"Congratulations to guest number one! You have successfully won this auction item, the Emperor Auspicious Beast Qilin!"
As Lin Yuan finished speaking, the auction hammer came down hard, its crack echoing throughout the first-floor auction hall.
He then opened the third glass case and delivered the sleeping Auspicious Beast Qilin to Di Tian.
There was drool at the corner of the Auspicious Beast Qilin's mouth.
Clearly, she was sleeping very, very soundly.
Looking at the Auspicious Beast Qilin floating before him, Di Tian did not take her into his arms. He still needed to bid on other items, so it would be inconvenient to care for her. He turned to the Emerald Swan Bi Ji beside him and said, "Bi Ji, take good care of the Auspicious Beast."
Bi Ji parted her delicate lips and answered, "Yes, Lord Beast God."
With that, Bi Ji carefully gathered the Auspicious Beast Qilin into her arms.
Resting against Bi Ji's peaks, the Auspicious Beast Qilin slept even more soundly.
Looking at the Auspicious Beast Qilin in her arms, Bi Ji murmured, "Little Qiu'er, I never expected that this trip would let me bring a sister back for you."
The Little Qiu'er Bi Ji spoke of was none other than the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, was female.
The Auspicious Beast Qilin was female as well.
Come to think of it, now that the Star Dou Great Forest had gained an Auspicious Beast Qilin, would the two great boosts it received stack?
At the thought, Bi Ji could not help looking forward to it.
Without wasting any time, Lin Yuan walked over to the next glass case, the fourth, after auctioning off the item in the third.
Watching Lin Yuan stand before the fourth glass case, Dai Weisi, the Star Luo Empire's eldest prince, muttered, "I hope this item is a little worse, not too good."
Dai Weisi had a reason for saying that.
The better the item, the more guests would compete for it.
The more guests competing, the harder it would be for him to win it.
Having finally managed to attend an auction at the Lin Auction House, Dai Weisi really did not want to go home empty-handed. So let there be an item he could win, one the other guests here would look down on.
Of the nine auction items, three had been sold, leaving six. None of the remaining six was ordinary, especially the God-Level Martial Soul Slaughter Angel and the divine artifact Dragon-Slaying Saber. Lin Yuan believed they would definitely fetch even higher prices, so they were destined to be beyond Dai Weisi's reach. There were only four items Dai Weisi had even a slight chance of winning, and it was only a slight chance.
With a rustle, Lin Yuan swept the red silk cloth off the fourth glass case with one hand.
At once, Dai Weisi shifted his gaze from Lin Yuan to the case.
Inside, Dai Weisi saw three sheets of paper.
Each sheet was roughly the size of an adult's palm.
Every one of them was yellowed.
A glance was enough to tell that the paper was very old.
"The item this time is three sheets of paper?" Dai Weisi asked, surprised and taken aback.
Dai Weisi had seen many auction items, but before today, he had never heard of paper being put up for auction, much less seen it.
Even as he spoke, Dai Weisi, who was no fool, knew full well that the three yellowed sheets were definitely not as simple as they appeared.
But just how extraordinary were they?
He did not know yet.
After looking at the item in the case for a few moments, Dai Weisi turned his gaze back to Lin Yuan.
He continued to wait for Lin Yuan to introduce it.
Beside him, the sharper-eyed Zhu Zhuyun spoke up. "All three sheets are densely covered in writing."
Hearing her, Dai Weisi asked instinctively, "There's writing? What does it say?"
Zhu Zhuyun shook her head. "It's too far away, and the writing is too small. I can't make it out."
Once Zhu Zhuyun had finished, Lin Yuan began introducing the item.
"Everyone, unlike the Martial Soul Evolution Pill and the Auspicious Beast Qilin before it, this item is useful to both Soul Masters and Soul Beasts. The Martial Soul Evolution Pill was only useful to Soul Masters, and the Auspicious Beast Qilin was only useful to Soul Beasts. For Soul Masters and Soul Beasts who wield swords in particular, this is truly an item not to be missed."
The moment the words "wield swords" left Lin Yuan's mouth, the eyes of two people and one beast lit up.
One was Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Though he did not wield a sword, his Uncle Jian, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, did.
The other was the Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, whose soul power had reached Level 99. Although his Martial Soul was not a sword, he too wielded one, and he was so good at it that he had earned the honored title of Angel Sword.
As for the beast, he was Di Tian, the strongest Soul Beast present. He also wielded a sword. Though he did not use it often, he did wield one.
Di Tian's sword?
It was called the Black Dragon Sword!
Lin Yuan's introduction to the item was still going; he had not finished.
"As you can see, there are three sheets of yellow paper in the glass case. Each one bears a sword technique of considerable power."
"The sword technique on the first sheet is called Green Snakes in Both Sleeves."
"The sword technique on the second sheet is called Six Thousand Li."
"The sword technique on the third sheet is called Sword Opens Heaven's Gate!"
"All three sword techniques are powerful. Even the weakest is comparable to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill."
"As for the strongest sword technique?"
"All I can say is that it is comparable to a divine skill."
"The starting bid for the three sword techniques is one Gold Soul Coin!"
Below the stage, Bibi Dong sat on a sofa and offered her assessment. "Green Snakes in Both Sleeves? Six Thousand Li? Sword Opens Heaven's Gate? The names of these three sword techniques are quite good, and their power is nothing to scoff at either. They're a great opportunity that's hard to come by. Unfortunately, I don't wield a sword, so they have nothing to do with me."
After speaking, Bibi Dong sighed.
Qian Daoliu had taken an interest in the first item, the Martial Soul Evolution Pill, so she had not bid on it.
Bibi Dong had bid on the second item, the Four-Word Full-Set Battle Armor, the Black God Set, but had ultimately failed to win it.
There was no need to mention the third item, the Auspicious Beast Qilin. It was useless to Soul Masters, so Bibi Dong had not bid on it either.
This item was much like the third: it was of little use to Bibi Dong and was not meant for her.
She had no idea when she would finally win an item at this auction.
Soon, someone made a bid. "One million Gold Soul Coins!"
The bidder was Ning Fengzhi.
Once again, he was bidding on Sword Douluo Chen Xin's behalf.
Thinking back, Ning Fengzhi had already won the Martial Soul Green Lotus Sword and the Four-Word Full-Set Battle Armor, the Black God Set, for Sword Douluo Chen Xin. If he added this item, Sword Douluo Chen Xin would be strong enough to join the ranks of the "three invincibles" and become the fourth invincible: the Invincible Sword!
Qian Daoliu followed Ning Fengzhi's bid closely. "Two million Gold Soul Coins!"
Without missing a beat, Di Tian raised Qian Daoliu's bid. "Three million Gold Soul Coins!"
Looking at the five glass cases remaining on the stage, Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen thought to himself.
I wonder when the Immortal Herb will come up. I hope it's soon. The sooner I win it, the sooner I can put my mind at ease.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of pounding on glass rang out.
It came from the fifth glass case.
That case was covered by a red silk cloth.
A thought popped into Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi's mind. The next item is a living creature, just like the last one!