The Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul Goes Up for Auction, Tang Hao Attempts to Seize It by Force!
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at the look Bibi Dong gave her.
That wasn't all. Qian Renxue also spoke up angrily.
"What are you looking at?"
"The highest bidder wins!"
"Is there money on my face?"
Qian Renxue was extremely unhappy with Bibi Dong now and wouldn't give her the slightest hint of a pleasant expression, even if Bibi Dong was her mother.
What a joke. They had finally managed to meet, yet Bibi Dong couldn't even speak to her properly. Why should she, Qian Renxue, give Bibi Dong a pleasant look?
Bibi Dong grew angry at Qian Renxue's words. Without stopping to think, she immediately raised the bid. "Thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
"Forty thousand Gold Soul Coins." This time, the bidder wasn't Qian Renxue, but Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen. He wanted the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul too.
"Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins!" Qian Renxue immediately said.
"Sixty thousand Gold Soul Coins!!" Bibi Dong said again.
"Seventy thousand Gold Soul Coins!!!" Qian Renxue continued bidding.
Gulp~
Watching Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong rush to outbid each other, Dai Mubai swallowed, a sheen of sweat on his face.
The starting bid was just one Gold Soul Coin, but these two rich ladies had raised it straight to ten thousand, then kept raising it ten thousand at a time. They didn't treat Gold Soul Coins like Gold Soul Coins at all!
Although Dai Mubai was the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, he had fled to the Heaven Dou Empire without bringing many Gold Soul Coins. Counting every last one, he had only a few thousand.
Simply put, he, Dai Mubai, was very likely to come away from today's auction without a single grain to show for it...
Dai Mubai's mind raced as he thought frantically.
He was trying to figure out how to obtain the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Bloodline.
If he didn't obtain the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Bloodline, his Martial Soul couldn't evolve. If his Martial Soul couldn't evolve, he couldn't stand against his elder brother Dai Weisi. And if he couldn't stand against Dai Weisi, what awaited him was either death or being reduced to a cripple, a fate even worse than death itself.
In short, no matter what, he, Dai Mubai, had to obtain the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Bloodline!
While Dai Mubai was thinking, a fourth bidder appeared. Smiling, he spoke with confidence written all over his face. "What's the fun in raising it ten thousand Gold Soul Coins at a time? How about this? I'll name a figure: one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
The bidder was none other than Ning Fengzhi, in seat number three.
Behind Ning Fengzhi stood the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was said to be rich enough to rival a nation.
When it came to gold and silver, it had never feared anyone.
That was why he was so confident when bidding.
He believed he could win the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul at auction.
Ning Fengzhi had barely made his bid when he received a voice transmission.
"Sect Master Ning, may we talk?"
The moment Ning Fengzhi received the transmission, he was so surprised that he froze.
Before Ning Fengzhi could react, another voice transmission reached his ears.
"I'm number eight, in seat number eight. Tang Hao."
This time, Ning Fengzhi was startled. At the same time, he turned his gaze toward seat number eight.
Ning Fengzhi knew only one Tang Hao, and he cautiously sent a tentative voice transmission back.
"Tang Hao? His Excellency Haotian? You came too?"
Meeting Ning Fengzhi's gaze, the cloaked Tang Hao nodded to him. Then he continued transmitting. "Yes, it's me, Sect Master Ning. I want that Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul. As long as you can help me obtain it, I'm willing to pay any price, even join your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as an elder and serve it."
Upon receiving this transmission from Tang Hao, Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up at once, and his heart stirred.
Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao?
Ning Fengzhi truly wanted him!
Tang Hao was a genuine Peak Douluo. Unlike most Titled Douluo, whose ninth Soul Ring was a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, Tang Hao's ninth Soul Ring was a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. His Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer, and he was known as the Titled Douluo with the greatest strength. Besides being a nine-ring Titled Douluo, Tang Hao was also one of the few divine smiths on the continent!
Back then, Tang Hao had faced three veteran Titled Douluo just after entering the Titled Douluo realm.
All three veteran Titled Douluo had been at the peak level, without exception.
Three against one, they had thought victory was in their grasp and that they could easily take him down. To their surprise, they had lost in the end.
The three Titled Douluo defeated by Tang Hao had suffered a miserable, humiliating defeat.
One had fallen on the spot.
One had been gravely wounded.
And if the last one hadn't fled quickly enough, he would either have died or been gravely wounded too.
The one who had been gravely wounded hadn't fared much better in the end. He had eventually "died of his injuries."
Soon, however, the light in Ning Fengzhi's eyes faded. He promptly replied to Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao by voice transmission. "I'm terribly sorry, Your Excellency Haotian, but my Uncle Jian needs the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul. Uncle Jian has given so much to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with countless contributions and untold hard work. If I win the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul, I absolutely must give it to him. I can't let his heart grow cold. Your Excellency Haotian, the Lin Auction House has more items to auction afterward. If anything catches your eye, just say the word. Apart from the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul, I can bid on anything else for you."
"No room for discussion?" Tang Hao asked Ning Fengzhi by voice transmission, sounding somewhat regretful.
"None." Ning Fengzhi shook his head at Tang Hao.
Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao was indeed an excellent prospect.
But Ning Fengzhi couldn't wrong Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
"All right, then." Tang Hao's disappointment showed plainly on his face.
If Tang Hao obtained the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul, he wouldn't use it himself.
He would give it to his son, Tang San!
His son Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. With the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul added to them, he could become the first person on the Douluo Continent to possess Triple Martial Souls!
Tang San with three Martial Souls?
In Tang Hao's eyes, he had the makings of a god.
Unfortunately, Ning Fengzhi wouldn't help, and Tang Hao himself had hardly any Gold Soul Coins. He couldn't win the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul at auction.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in Tang Hao's mind.
On the Douluo Continent, strength reigns supreme and the strong are revered. Rules are there to restrain the weak. I'm not weak, so why should I follow the Lin Auction House's rules and spend Gold Soul Coins to bid on the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul? Wouldn't it be better to seize it by force?
With that thought, Tang Hao decisively rose from the sofa in seat number eight.
Under several watchful gazes, Tang Hao walked step by step toward Lin Yuan on the stage.
Watching Tang Hao approach him slowly, Lin Yuan saw his purpose and first asked a question he already knew the answer to.
"Planning to steal it?"
Tang Hao replied, "Since you already know, step aside and clear a path. I'll spare your dog life."
Hearing Tang Hao's answer, Lin Yuan's lips curled into a subtle arc, and he laughed disdainfully.
"Suppress!"
As the word left Lin Yuan's mouth, a powerful force poured down onto Tang Hao from above.
The force came without warning.
It was immensely powerful.
With a thud, Tang Hao fell to his knees.
Before that force, Tang Hao couldn't hold out for even a second before he dropped to his knees against his will.
That force didn't belong to Lin Yuan.
It came from the system.
Lin Yuan could control it.
What a joke. Without enough power, would Lin Yuan have dared to listen to the system and put so many treasures up for auction?
Another thud rang out.
Tang Hao's face came into intimate contact with the floor.
Now he couldn't even remain on his knees. He could only lie sprawled on the floor like a dead dog.
Looking at Tang Hao on the floor, Lin Yuan spoke solemnly.
"As the saying goes, without rules, nothing can be made square or round."
"Since you've come to my Lin Auction House, you must abide by its rules!"
"Considering this is your first offense, and that this is the Lin Auction House's first auction, it wouldn't be right to go too far with a guest. I'll make your punishment lighter. I'll give you two choices."
"First, I sever one of your arms to remind you never to seize things by force, and destroy your tongue so you know not to insult the auctioneer."
"Second, you provide two Soul Bones at least ten thousand years old as compensation, in exchange for your hand and your tongue."
"I'll give you ten seconds to consider. If you don't answer, I'll choose the first for you."
To the side, Bibi Dong felt a wave of lingering fear as she watched the scene.
Yes, just like Tang Hao, Bibi Dong had entertained the thought of seizing it by force.