After hearing Bibi Dong's latest bid, Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan beside her, felt the corners of his mouth twitch uncontrollably, again and again.
Three million Gold Soul Coins?
That was roughly the entire sum the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan currently possessed.
They had bid so many Gold Soul Coins on the very first item. What would happen when the later ones came up?
Ning Fengzhi frowned upon hearing Bibi Dong's words.
He didn't know whether what she had said was true.
All Ning Fengzhi knew was that he had to keep bidding, until Bibi Dong couldn't afford to go any higher and he could win the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul!
So Ning Fengzhi spoke up and called out a new bid. "Three million and one Gold Soul Coins."
Yes, Ning Fengzhi's new bid was just one Gold Soul Coin higher than Bibi Dong's.
Ning Fengzhi wouldn't raise his bids too sharply afterward, either.
He had to save where he could and spend where he must. Parting with more than three million at once pained even Ning Fengzhi.
As soon as Ning Fengzhi made his new bid, the corners of Bibi Dong's lips rose in a faint smile. She spoke to Lin Yuan. "I don't want it anymore. Let him have it."
Bibi Dong had seen Ning Fengzhi's determination to win the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul.
So be it. She would let Ning Fengzhi have the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul.
But before yielding it to him, Bibi Dong certainly wasn't going to let him get his hands on it so easily.
To make Ning Fengzhi suffer, and to put herself in a better position to bid on other items and treasures later, Bibi Dong had called out the sky-high price of three million Gold Soul Coins, just to put a serious dent in Ning Fengzhi's wealth and make him suffer a heavy loss.
Where there's a first time, there'll be a second. If they can auction a Tool Martial Soul this time, they can auction other Beast Martial Souls next time. I didn't get this one, but I'll definitely get the next one, Bibi Dong thought to herself, comforting herself.
After hearing Bibi Dong's words, Lin Yuan promptly asked the room, "Would any other guest like to bid higher?"
Gulp~
Ning Fengzhi swallowed, his palms sweating as he grew nervous.
In his heart, he prayed that no one else would bid.
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
"Congratulations to guest number three on winning the first item in the Lin Auction House's first auction, the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul!"
When Lin Yuan finished speaking and the result was announced, Ning Fengzhi, who had been terribly nervous, let out a sigh of relief.
Relief showed on his face, as though he had escaped death.
He had finally secured the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul.
"Uncle Jian, I got it." Ning Fengzhi turned to look at Sword Douluo Chen Xin behind him.
"Thank you, Fengzhi." Sword Douluo Chen Xin looked at Ning Fengzhi, his face full of gratitude.
"We're family. There's no need for thanks." Ning Fengzhi smiled and offered the courteous reply.
Lin Yuan opened the glass case and took out the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul. Then, using the power bestowed by the system, he sent it over to Ning Fengzhi.
As they looked at the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul, greed appeared in the eyes of Soul Masters including Ci Xue, She Long, Gu Rong, Yue Guan, Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai.
A soldier who didn't want to be a general wasn't a good soldier.
A Soul Master who didn't want to possess Twin Martial Souls wasn't a good Soul Master.
They all wanted the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul.
Unfortunately, it didn't belong to them.
"Uncle Jian." Looking at the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul before him, Ning Fengzhi spoke, gesturing to Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
Without a second thought, Sword Douluo Chen Xin hurriedly reached out with both hands and cradled the tiny, exquisite Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul in his palms.
"If you want to refine the Green Lotus Sword now, you can use the quiet room on the second floor," Lin Yuan reminded Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
"Many thanks, Boss Lin," Sword Douluo Chen Xin replied respectfully. He couldn't wait to go up to the second floor.
With the first item finished, it was naturally time for the next.
Lin Yuan lifted the curtain covering the second item.
As the curtain rose, a cluster of cyan flames appeared before everyone present.
"Fire? Cyan fire? So this item is a cluster of cyan flames?" Curiosity appeared in Dai Mubai's eyes.
"It's definitely no ordinary fire," Zhu Zhuqing said with certainty, staring fixedly at the cyan flames.
"However extraordinary it is, it's still just fire. How strong can it be? Can it be stronger than Hongjun's Phoenix Evil Fire?" Dai Mubai said with a smile.
Dai Mubai had seen quite a few powerful flames.
The strongest among them was Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Evil Fire.
Not only was its temperature high, but it also carried evil thoughts.
It could have a considerable effect on people.
After Dai Mubai finished speaking, Lin Yuan raised his voice and introduced it to everyone present.
"This cluster of cyan flames is the second item in this auction."
"Its name is Green Lotus Core Flame. It was born in desert magma, and it takes at least a thousand years to nurture it into existence. Its power has entered the ultimate realm; it is genuine Ultimate Fire. Just now, Third Highness thought that Green Lotus Core Flame was inferior to Phoenix Evil Fire. I have to say, Phoenix Evil Fire isn't even fit to carry Green Lotus Core Flame's shoes."
"Among those seated here, there are two who play with fire."
"One is Young Master Qian from Spirit Hall."
"The other is the Scarlet King from the Great Ferocious Land."
"Between the two of you, you command three kinds of fire: True Solar Fire, Sacred Fire, and Hellfire."
"All three are extraordinary flames, far above ordinary fire."
"But unfortunately, just like Phoenix Evil Fire, they can't compare to Green Lotus Core Flame."
"Of course, no matter how much I say, it would be better to demonstrate Green Lotus Core Flame directly."
"Would any guest be willing to come and test the power of Green Lotus Core Flame?"
Having said that, Lin Yuan let his gaze wander over the crowd.
"I'll do it!" The one who spoke was the Ice Empress.
"Good! Please!" Lin Yuan said with a smile, then opened the glass case.
The instant the glass case opened, a scorching wave of heat swept out in every direction.
Seeing this, the Ice Empress didn't hesitate. She immediately circulated the Soul Power in her body and hurriedly struck.
"Ice Emperor's Wrath!"
A vast quantity of Ultimate Ice surged forth in an instant, joined together as one, and then, under the Ice Empress's control, swept toward Green Lotus Core Flame to crush it.
Ice and fire soon collided.
The instant the two met, something the Ice Empress hadn't expected happened.
Sizzle-!
The Ice Empress's ice... vaporized on the spot!
Thick white mist immediately formed and spread throughout the room.
"What?!"
At the sight before her, the Ice Empress cried out in shock, her emerald-green eyes wide. The words "utter disbelief" might as well have been written on her face.
The Ice Empress gazed at Green Lotus Core Flame and murmured her assessment of it.
"In my life, I've encountered countless fires and suppressed all manner of raging flames with Ultimate Ice. I truly never thought I would lose today. Green Lotus Core Flame? It really is extraordinary! Even I'm tempted to take it, but unfortunately I can't. I can't bear the price of ice and fire clashing."
"Unless something unexpected comes up, Green Lotus Core Flame is the most powerful flame under heaven."
The Ice Empress's praise of Green Lotus Core Flame made Lin Yuan's smile grow even wider.
After closing the glass case, Lin Yuan spoke again, raising his voice without wasting any time.
"Like the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul, Green Lotus Core Flame has a starting price of one Gold Soul Coin. The auction starts now!"
No sooner had Lin Yuan finished speaking than someone spoke up and placed a bid.
"One hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
The bidder was none other than Qian Renxue, one of only two people present who played with fire.
From the wave of heat just now, Qian Renxue had briefly felt the power of Green Lotus Core Flame, an Ultimate Fire.
It was truly powerful!
So powerful that the True Solar Fire and Sacred Fire inside her had wanted to bow in submission, beyond her control!
In that case, she absolutely had to obtain Green Lotus Core Flame!
With Green Lotus Core Flame, Qian Renxue could become the strongest fire-attribute Soul Master on the Douluo Continent!
Qian Renxue, who played with fire, wanted Green Lotus Core Flame, and the Scarlet King, who also played with fire, wanted it just as much.
The Scarlet King didn't bid immediately.
He first looked at the Snow Empress beside him.
"Senior Snow Empress, could you lend me some Gold Soul Coins?"
Meanwhile, elsewhere, in a quiet room on the second floor of the Lin Auction House.
Inside the quiet room reserved for secluded cultivation, Sword Douluo Chen Xin sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
Boom!
Suddenly, powerful Soul Power and terrifying Sword Qi erupted from Sword Douluo Chen Xin's body.
That was right. Sword Douluo Chen Xin had successfully refined the Green Lotus Sword Martial Soul he had just obtained!
After he opened his eyes, a tiny emerald-green sword appeared in the palm of his left hand with a thought. It was none other than the Green Lotus Sword that Ning Fengzhi had spent more than three million Gold Soul Coins to win.
Looking at the Green Lotus Sword in his hand, Sword Douluo Chen Xin's gaze burned and excitement filled his face as he murmured to himself.
"Only now that I possess you do I understand why Boss Lin said you were a sword-type Tool Martial Soul that stood above the Seven Kill Sword."
"You really are powerful!"