The Highest... Can It Hurt a Titled Douluo?!

In just one minute, the price of the Zhuge Crossbow had been driven up to 2,500 Gold Soul Coins!

Inside the auction hall, the wave of excitement nearly blew the roof off.

"2,500! My heavens!"

"Whoever gets their hands on this thing, their family status will probably rise right along with it!"

An ordinarily dressed Soul Master pounded his thigh hard, his face flushed red, his voice filled with barely concealed regret and longing.

"More than just a rise in status—this thing is practically a Soul King-level bodyguard that doesn't need Soul Power to operate!"

"With it, I could hunt Hundred Year Soul Beasts alone in the Royal Soul Hunting Forest!"

"You'd use something like this for that?"

A middle-aged Soul Master beside him chimed in, his eyes fixed firmly on the black box onstage.

"Easy for you to say. At this price, people like us can only watch."

"Sigh, if only I could get one. Even just one..."

Quite a few people sighed helplessly. Empty pockets were their greatest pain.

Others began entertaining different thoughts, their eyes flickering uncertainly.

"Say, could this thing's design... be replicated?"

"Shh! Keep it down! Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

"Things are valuable because they're rare. Do you think someone capable of making this is some ordinary person? If you managed to copy it, wouldn't they take you out?"

"Besides, look at that craftsmanship. Forged from Profound Iron, with Iron Essence bolts—it won't be easy to replicate."

"But what if we can? We'd use it ourselves and keep quiet. As long as we can reproduce seventy or eighty percent of its power, then..."

All kinds of thoughts surged through the crowd—greed, desire, calculation, all tangled together.

On the second floor, inside Red Box 1.

Wu Chen held a teacup and glanced sideways at Liu Shaobing, whose expression was still rather unpleasant.

"Hey, Shaobing, listen to me."

"You spent 1,800 on a ring just now. Look at this instead."

"Buy this Zhuge Crossbow, set it outside the City Lord's Mansion, and who would dare disrespect you?"

"Isn't this far more practical than that ring?"

Liu Shaobing snorted coldly and did not reply.

Of course, he knew the Zhuge Crossbow was worth far more than that ring, but he had already thrown most of his liquid funds into the previous bid.

Watching the frenzied bidding below now, he felt a fire building in his chest.

He turned his head and quietly gave several instructions to the guard standing respectfully behind him.

The guard nodded and silently withdrew from the box.

Liu Shaobing looked back toward the auction stage, a trace of imperceptible coldness flashing in his eyes.

He had missed this one, but he believed there would definitely be something suitable for him later!

The next moment, an arrogant voice crashed down across the Auction House like a heavy hammer!

"5,000 Gold Soul Coins!"

The voice came from Red Box 3!

Whoosh—!

The entire auction hall instantly fell silent.

Everyone seemed to have been struck by a paralysis spell. They stiffly turned their heads toward Red Box 3.

5,000?!

It had jumped straight from 2,500 to 5,000?!

This... this was a direct doubling!

After a brief deathly silence came an even fiercer uproar!

"Who? Who placed that bid?!"

"Are they crazy? The crossbow is powerful, but 5,000 Gold Soul Coins..."

"Who exactly is in Red Box 3?"

"Gasp... Do we even need to guess? It must be one of the heads of the Four Major Powers!"

In a corner, Tang San nearly failed to keep himself composed.

The corners of his mouth curled upward, and he nearly burst out laughing.

5,000 Gold Soul Coins?

When he had made the Zhuge Crossbow, the Profound Iron and Iron Essence had cost, at most, only a few dozen Gold Soul Coins combined!

And after selling it, the price had increased by more than a hundred times?!

Money in this world... was far too easy to make!

"Brother! You..."

Xiao Wu could no longer hold back. She let out a quiet cry, her eyes widening into perfect circles.

Tang San reacted quickly and covered her mouth with one hand.

"Shh! Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."

Xiao Wu blinked her large eyes, made a couple of muffled sounds, and nodded. Excited light, however, still sparkled in her eyes.

5,000 Gold Soul Coins!

Something her brother had made had sold for so much money!

Her little mind began spinning rapidly. Later, she absolutely had to make her brother buy her that sparkling rabbit hairpin! And that one too...

Xiao Wu: (^ω^)

On the auction stage, Li An was stunned for a moment before finally reacting.

He did his best to calm his excitement, then shouted loudly.

"5,000 Gold Soul Coins! The honored guest in Red Box 3 has bid 5,000 Gold Soul Coins!"

"Any higher bids?"

He swept his gaze across the hall. This time, no one raised a paddle, and no one made a sound.

The price of 5,000 Gold Soul Coins was like a mountain, crushing everyone's hopes.

"5,000 Gold Soul Coins, going once!"

"5,000 Gold Soul Coins, going twice!"

"5,000 Gold Soul Coins, going three times!"

Bang!

A crisp hammer strike rang out, sealing the result!

"Sold!"

"Congratulations to the honored guest in Red Box 3 for successfully purchasing the Zhuge Crossbow for 5,000 Gold Soul Coins!"

Inside the Field Master's Office, Ning Liu smacked his lips.

5,000 Gold Soul Coins—this price had indeed exceeded his expectations a little.

Profound Iron was really just common stuff. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect probably could not even be bothered to store it separately in their warehouses.

Craftsmen really were incredible. A cost of a few dozen sold for 5,000—this profit margin was simply outrageous!

Just then, that cold mechanical voice rang out in his mind once more.

Ding! The Zhuge Crossbow has been successfully auctioned for 5,000 Gold Soul Coins. Random return multiplier being calculated...

Congratulations, Host: 100x return obtained!

Congratulations, Host: Tang Sect's fifth-ranked mechanical Hidden Weapon—Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life-Taking Gall obtained!

One hundred times?

Ning Liu frowned slightly.

Tsk...

It seemed the ten-thousandfold critical return from the first auction really had been a beginner's bonus.

The Zhuge Crossbow had caused a much greater sensation than the Profound Orchid Ring, yet it had only returned one hundredfold?

However, when the system's description surfaced in his mind, his small dissatisfaction instantly vanished.

Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life-Taking Gall: Consists of one large and one small metal sphere. The mother gall and child gall shoot forth, collide, and explode, releasing 360 Bone-Melting Divine Needles as fine as ox hair.

These needles specialize in breaking protective aura barriers (Soul Power defenses). The more Soul Power the user injects, the stronger the poisonous mist and divine needles become. At maximum power, they can inflict effective damage on a Titled Douluo!

At maximum... it could hurt a Titled Douluo?!

The upper limit of this thing was absurdly high!

Although the system had stated that its power was related to the user's injected Soul Power, reaching the level of harming a Titled Douluo surely required extraordinarily high Soul Power—perhaps even the power of a Soul Douluo or a Titled Douluo to activate it.

But that still did not change its terrifying value!

For Soul Saints and Soul Douluos, this was absolutely a life-saving weapon to keep in reserve!

With a thought, a pair of seemingly ordinary iron balls appeared in his hand, one large and one small, their surfaces covered in dense patterns.

Ning Liu did not hesitate. He directly handed the Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life-Taking Gall to Wang Wei beside him.

"Wang Wei, keep this safe."

He directly explained the system's instructions for use and precautions to Wang Wei.

Wang Wei silently accepted the iron balls without asking a single question, carefully storing them in his Space Ring.

On the auction stage, Li An wore a professional smile as his voice rang out again.

"Hehe, the ownership of the Zhuge Crossbow has already been decided."

"However, everyone, please rest assured. While the next few auction items may not be as earth-shattering as the first two, they are all rare treasures!"

"I believe there will definitely be one that catches your eye."

He paused and raised his voice.

"Next, please welcome the third auction item of this auction!"