Meanwhile, elsewhere, in the Star Dou Great Forest's Great Ferocious Land.
The Great Ferocious Land was the most secretive and dangerous place in the Star Dou Great Forest, without exception.
For tens of thousands of years, not a single human Soul Master had set foot in the Great Ferocious Land. Besides the six super Soul Beasts, an Emperor Auspicious Beast, and a cultivation accelerator, there was also a divine beast in the Great Ferocious Land.
That divine beast had no name, but bore the exalted title of Silver Dragon King!
Before the Silver Dragon King, whose power was immense and whose identity was extraordinary, all had to bow and submit without exception, whether it was Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI and Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff Scarlet King, whose cultivation was around two hundred thousand years, or Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, whose cultivation had surpassed eight hundred thousand years. When greeting her, they had to humble themselves even further and respectfully address her as "my lord."
As ripples disturbed the tranquil lake, a head emerged from the water and came to rest above the surface.
It was not a dragon's head.
It was a human head.
Her features were exquisite and her face breathtakingly beautiful. Her brow bones were sharp as blades, and her face commanded respect without anger. One look was enough to tell that she had long stood above others. She had a pair of dazzling purple eyes and a head of splendid silver hair. Her skin was white as snow. She looked human, but in truth she was not. She was the strongest being in the Great Ferocious Land, the Silver Dragon King!
Before the Silver Dragon King, a third of two rounded peaks showed above the water. Her body was drenched in lake water.
The Silver Dragon King had been asleep, recovering from her injuries, but she had suddenly been awakened just now.
A dream had startled the Silver Dragon King awake.
She had dreamed of the great battle in the Divine Realm long ago.
In that battle, she had joined forces with the Golden Dragon King, leading a host of powerful beast gods against the Divine Realm's three God Kings and a host of human gods.
In the end, they were defeated. She was gravely injured and forced to flee to the lower realm, while the Golden Dragon King was imprisoned in the Divine Realm.
After recalling the dream, the Silver Dragon King felt a powerful longing. Raising her head to gaze at the azure sky, she murmured, "Golden Dragon King, are you all right?"
Not long after she finished speaking, the Silver Dragon King spoke again. This time, her voice was loud, ringing throughout the entire Great Ferocious Land.
"Di Tian!"
"Where are you?"
A voice soon rang out in answer to the Silver Dragon King.
"My lord, the Beast God has gone out on business and is not currently in the Great Ferocious Land."
The one who answered the Silver Dragon King was Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King, one of the Great Ferocious Land's six super Soul Beasts.
Apart from Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King, Di Tian had taken the other four super Soul Beasts of the Great Ferocious Land to the Lin Auction House in Suotuo City to attend its second auction. He had not taken Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King because the Great Ferocious Land needed a powerful Soul Beast to stand guard, and defense was what Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King did best. So Di Tian had left him behind to guard the Great Ferocious Land.
After hearing Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King's words, the Silver Dragon King immediately released her spiritual power to search the Great Ferocious Land.
Having searched the Great Ferocious Land, the Silver Dragon King indeed found no trace of Di Tian.
The Silver Dragon King did not give up. She continued searching, expanding her range.
In the end, the Silver Dragon King's vast spiritual power searched the core and inner regions of the Star Dou Great Forest, but she still could not find Di Tian. This made her curious. Frowning, the Silver Dragon King asked Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King, whose cultivation was around five hundred and fifty thousand years, "Tell me where Di Tian went and what he went to do."
Faced with the Silver Dragon King's question, Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King did not dare delay for even a moment. He promptly answered her, "As you command, my lord!"
"My lord, this is what happened. That day, Zi JI and Scarlet King left the Great Ferocious Land and went to the Lin Auction House in Suotuo City, in the human world..."
After taking some time, Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King told the Silver Dragon King everything he knew.
After hearing Demonic Eye Demon Tree Myriad Demon King's account, the Silver Dragon King had an idea.
She would go take a look at the Lin Auction House.
The auction hall on the first floor of the Lin Auction House.
The competition for the current lot, the three sword arts, continued.
"Thirty million Gold Soul Coins!"
Beast God Di Tian, whose true form was the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, called out the high price of thirty million Gold Soul Coins.
Right after Di Tian, Ning Fengzhi made his bid. "Thirty-one million Gold Soul Coins!"
To help Uncle Jian, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, become the fourth "invincible" in the continent's Soul Master World, and to help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect climb a hundred-foot pole and advance still further, growing stronger and better, Ning Fengzhi would not give up competing for the three sword arts unless he had no other choice.
Soon, Qian Daoliu bid, "Forty million Gold Soul Coins!"
"Forty-one million Gold Soul Coins." Di Tian's bid was still only one million Gold Soul Coins higher.
"Forty-two million Gold Soul Coins." Ning Fengzhi likewise raised the bid by only one million Gold Soul Coins.
"Fifty million Gold Soul Coins." Just as before, Qian Daoliu made a very high bid the moment he spoke.
The instant the words "fifty million Gold Soul Coins" left Qian Daoliu's mouth, Di Tian and Ning Fengzhi both looked at him. Faced with the gazes of the man and the beast, Qian Daoliu said without a care, "If you want it, bid. What are you looking at me for? Are there Gold Soul Coins on my face?"
Di Tian and Ning Fengzhi remained silent, neither answering Qian Daoliu.
Both of them felt that Qian Daoliu was here to cause trouble.
Just then, a flash of inspiration crossed Qian Daoliu's mind.
Qian Daoliu then spoke again with a smile.
"You two, don't forget, there are five more lots coming up. Three of those five are a divine artifact, an Immortal Herb, and a God-Level Martial Soul. None of them is ordinary. Leaving the other two aside for now, those three alone are no worse than the current lot. So don't compete with me for this one. Focus on the later lots instead. It wouldn't do to lose the greater for the lesser!"
Qian Daoliu had only one purpose in saying this: to persuade Ning Fengzhi and Di Tian to give up competing with him for the current lot.
After hearing Qian Daoliu's persuasion, Ning Fengzhi and Di Tian looked at each other.
Ning Fengzhi lowered his gaze and thought seriously.
The three sword techniques?
They could help Sword Douluo Chen Xin become a new "invincible."
An Immortal Herb?
A God-Level Martial Soul?
A divine artifact?
They could likewise help Sword Douluo Chen Xin become a new "invincible"!
So be it. He, Ning Fengzhi, would give up on the current lot.
Of course, even if he gave up, he would not let Qian Daoliu obtain the current lot so easily.
"Fifty-five million Gold Soul Coins," Ning Fengzhi bid.
"Sixty million Gold Soul Coins," Di Tian also bid.
"Sixty-one million Gold Soul Coins," Qian Daoliu bid.
Ning Fengzhi and Di Tian fell silent again.
Before long, Lin Yuan asked the room, "Would any guest like to bid higher?"
Crack!
The auction gavel finally fell on the block.
Qian Daoliu successfully secured the current lot!
Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi looked at the fifth glass display case. "The living creature last time was an Auspicious Beast. I wonder what the next living creature will be."
Bo Saixi was very curious.