The Third Auction (5): The First Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone!

System Prompt: Fire Element True Dragon Egg (Perfect). Time required to hatch: seven sevens, forty-nine days.

Hatching conditions: place in an environment with a high concentration of fire elements, or nurture it daily with pure Soul Power or medicinal liquid rich in vitality. Depending on the actual situation, it may hatch early!

Bonus: one Ancient Dragon Soul Contract. The host may use this to sign a master-servant contract with the True Dragon, following each other in life and death, never leaving nor abandoning each other.

A string of system notifications rang out one after another in Ning Liu's mind.

Ning Liu's heart trembled.

A perfect-quality True Dragon Egg, and the hatching conditions were actually this simple? There was even a soul contract.

"System, after this dragon egg hatches, how strong will it be? And how should it be fed?"

Ning Liu silently asked in his heart.

Beep beep. A True Dragon hatchling possesses combat strength comparable to a Hundred Year Soul Beast the moment it breaks its shell, and it also carries innate bloodline suppression.

A True Dragon with a hundred years of cultivation can fight a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, and with ten thousand years of cultivation, it can rival a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

It mainly feeds on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, all kinds of heavenly treasures and earthly treasures, spirit pills and miraculous medicines, and may also consume small amounts of energy-rich flesh and blood.

Ning Liu's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

As expected of a True Dragon! A hatchling comparable to a Hundred Year Soul Beast, and once it grew up, it would be even more terrifying!

However, he needed to prepare a dedicated hunting ground for it.

He remembered the Hundred Thousand Year Golden-Eyed Void-Tearing Tiger the system had rewarded him with earlier. Even now, it was still in his system space!

The Heaven Dou authorities had built Soul Hunting Forests in every city. He could learn from that.

That way, the two soul beasts would at least have somewhere to go.

On the auction stage, the auctioneer Doudou's voice rang out again, still sweet as ever.

"Honored guests, I'm sure everyone is still savoring the fierce bidding over that Earth Fire Rock Dragon Egg just now."

"The next item up for auction is likewise extraordinary."

She clapped her hands lightly.

Two tall maids carefully carried a jade tray covered in red silk onto the stage.

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn over.

"This auction item is a soul bone."

Doudou's voice entered everyone's ears clearly.

A soul bone.

The moment those two words were spoken, the sound of countless people sucking in cold breaths rang out throughout the hall.

Countless blazing gazes all focused on that jade tray in unison.

Even the important figures in the various VIP boxes all cast their attention over at this moment.

"Moreover, this is a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone."

Doudou threw out another bombshell.

Inside the top-floor box, Ning Rongrong's little mouth fell slightly open.

"Wow, Senior Brother, it's a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone."

She tugged at Ning Liu's sleeve.

"How come I didn't see this one on the list earlier either?"

Hearing this, Ning Liu did not say anything.

Doudou lightly raised her jade-like hand and slowly lifted the red silk covering the jade tray.

A crystalline arm bone, emitting a faint purplish-black glow, appeared before everyone's eyes.

The arm bone was roughly the length of an adult's forearm. Strange patterns seemed to flow across it, and it faintly exuded a dangerous, cold aura.

"This is a Ten Thousand Year Crimson Tail Golden Ring Snake Left Arm Bone."

"Its age is as high as twelve thousand years."

Doudou's introduction rose and fell with practiced cadence.

"As everyone knows, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone is certain to come with a powerful soul skill."

"The soul skill attached to this Crimson Tail Golden Ring Snake Left Arm Bone is called Crimson Snake Poison Ring."

"After it is activated, it can release a ring-shaped zone similar to a domain with the user at its center. Enemies within the poison ring will continuously suffer poison corrosion, have their Soul Power circulation obstructed, and move sluggishly."

"This soul bone is especially suitable for soul masters with poison-attribute martial souls, or those who excel in control and weakening."

Doudou gave a detailed explanation of the soul bone's traits and the people it suited.

Inside the auction hall, after hearing that it was a poison-attribute soul bone, the heat in many soul masters' eyes faded somewhat.

Poison-attribute soul bones were powerful, but the number of soul masters they suited was relatively small.

"What a pity. It's poison-attribute."

"If it were assault-type or agility-type, I'd fight for it no matter what."

"A skill equivalent to a domain—this level of Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone is something you can only encounter by chance!"

Discussion rose and fell throughout the hall.

"If Poison Douluo were here, he'd probably take it at any cost."

As soon as those words were spoken, many people found themselves agreeing deeply.

In a certain private room.

Dragon Duke let out a soft sigh.

"Poison attribute. It has nothing to do with us."

Snake Granny's face was full of regret as well.

"If it were any other attribute, even if we had to bankrupt ourselves, we'd still add this foundation to the family."

On the auction stage, Doudou cleared her throat, her voice rising once more.

"Ten Thousand Year Crimson Tail Golden Ring Snake Left Arm Bone. Starting bid: One Hundred Thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Each increase must be no less than One Thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Now, bidding begins."

The starting price of One Hundred Thousand Gold Soul Coins once again plunged the hall into a brief silence.

This price was already enough to make the vast majority of soul masters back down.

At the same time, in another VIP private room.

Prince Xue Xing wore a faint smile as he turned his head to look at Dugu Bo beside him.

"Your Excellency, this item seems rather compatible with you."

"If Your Excellency is interested, feel free to bid. All expenses will be borne by my Heaven Dou Imperial Family."

Dugu Bo did not answer immediately.

His jade-green eyes were fixed intently on the soul bone on the auction stage, his expression graver than ever before.

Prince Xue Xing naturally noticed that something was off about Dugu Bo.

"Your Excellency?"

"Could there be something wrong with this soul bone?"

Dugu Bo slowly shook his head, his voice somewhat hoarse.

"No. It suits me."

"It suits me very well."

"If this old man could obtain this soul bone, not only could my Soul Power improve another step, my Jade Phosphor Snake Poison would also rise to another level in power, and I would even possess a simplified version of a domain!"

Prince Xue Xing's brow lifted slightly. He still did not quite understand Dugu Bo's complicated expression at this moment.

"Then why does Your Excellency..."

Dugu Bo took a deep breath, as though calming the waves in his heart.

"There is something Your Highness does not know."

"This Crimson Tail Golden Ring Snake Left Arm Bone has very deep ties to my Dugu Family."

"Oh?"

Prince Xue Xing showed a look of interest.

Dugu Bo's gaze still did not leave that soul bone, and his tone carried traces of reminiscence and pain.

"In the genealogy of my Dugu Family, there was once a record."

"My great-grandfather once possessed a Crimson Tail Golden Ring Snake Left Arm Bone."

"Its age and features were exactly the same as the one on the stage!"

Surprise appeared on Prince Xue Xing's face.

"There was such a thing?"

"Then why was this soul bone not passed down?"

Dugu Bo shook his head, a trace of gloom flashing through his jade-green eyes.

"I do not know."

"In his later years, my great-grandfather went out to travel. After that, he mysteriously disappeared without a trace, and there was no news of him. This soul bone also vanished with him."

"I never expected that, after so many years, it would actually appear here."

Dugu Bo's tone was filled with emotion.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Prince Xue Xing, his expression solemn.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, Your Highness."

"To me, this Soul Bone carries extraordinary significance."

"Not only can it increase this old man's strength, more importantly, it is a relic of my Dugu family. If I can buy it back today, it will count as welcoming back an ancestral treasure."

When Prince Xue Xing heard this, the smile on his face deepened.

"You are too courteous, Your Excellency."

"To have the chance to lend you a hand is also this prince's honor."

Yet inwardly, he was making his own calculations.

What did Gold Soul Coins amount to?

A favor that could win over a Titled Douluo was far more valuable than Gold Soul Coins!

Such an opportunity came once in a thousand years.

Prince Xue Xing no longer hesitated. He directly pressed the bidding device in the private room.

On the Soul Guiding Screen at the center of the auction hall, a bright red number suddenly jumped.

Two Hundred Thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Doudou's voice immediately rose.

"Two Hundred Thousand Gold Soul Coins! A distinguished guest has directly bid Two Hundred Thousand Gold Soul Coins!"