Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III to Pit Tang San

"I..." Gong Xue was at a loss for words. She had only spoken that way because she was outspoken and somewhat indignant.

"Alright, go away and calm down. When are you going to be able to control your temper? You're not a child anymore," Gong Lan scolded Gong Xue again.

Since her older sister had spoken, Gong Xue could only meekly remain quiet to the side.

At this moment, the auctioneer's voice rang out again. "Four hundred thousand! The VIP in Box Number One has bid 400,000 Gold Soul Coin. Any further bids?"

The room fell silent. At this price, how could anyone possibly bid higher? Even if someone were foolish and had too much money, they wouldn't spend it on a Cat Girl. Besides, this was only the first item up for auction; there were many more valuable items to be bid on later!

Seeing that no one was bidding anymore, the auctioneer wasn't disappointed. After all, the price of the first item had already far exceeded its original value by several times, meaning he had already made a huge profit.

"40 Gold Soul Coin once, 40 Gold Soul Coin twice, 400,000 Gold Soul Coin three times, sold! This Cat Girl now belongs to the super VIP in the number one VIP box." The auctioneer smiled and picked up the auctioneer's gavel, slamming it down on the auction table to announce the successful transaction.

After the transaction was completed, Gong Lan, in the No. 1 VIP room, finally voiced her doubts. "I know you had your reasons for bidding on that Cat Girl, but I don't understand why you paid such a high price. It really didn't need to be that high."

Not only Gong Lan, but also a group of girls sitting in the private room thought the same way.

Gong Yu smiled slightly and said, "We're not short of money. I'm too lazy to haggle with those poor bastards, so I'll just raise the price all at once. It'll save me the trouble."

Upon hearing this, Gong Lan frowned and said, "But that would be too wasteful, and giving so much money to the Heaven Dou Auction House for nothing is simply not worth it."

"Hehe... a bit wasteful, isn't it!" Gong Yu smiled calmly and said, "Lan'er, do you really think my money is so easy to take?"

Gong Lan shook her head. Although she didn't understand what Gong Yu meant, she knew that Gong Yu had a ulterior motive in saying those words.

Gong Yu continued, "Do you remember what I told you before?"

"Young Master said a lot of things, but which sentence are you referring to specifically?" Gong Lan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Gong Yu said, "I said from the beginning that they will no longer receive money from us, and I wasn't joking."

Upon hearing this, Gong Lan's eyes widened instantly, as if she understood the meaning behind Gong Yu's words, and she asked, "Does Young Master intend to eradicate the influence of the Heaven Dou Auction House completely?"

"You've been silent for a year or two," Gong Yu said calmly. "It seems that without your actions, the human trafficking business has resumed. Don't you want to do something big to deter those speculators?"

"So, Young Master intends to target the Heaven Dou Auction House, a powerful organization with a deep background, to intimidate the world." Gong Lan instantly guessed Gong Yu's thoughts.

Gong Yu shook his head and said, "It wasn't me who did it, it was you who did it."

Gong Lan nodded, then looked at her sisters beside her and said, "Sisters, it seems it's time for us to make our move again. This time, we have to uproot this damned auction house."

Upon hearing Gong Lan's words, the girls beside her became excited.

But Gong Yu felt a bitter taste in her mouth. It was a bit too wishful thinking for them to think they could uproot the deeply entrenched Heaven Dou Auction House with just one action.

However, since they are determined to eradicate Heaven Dou Auction House, Gong Yu will naturally help them. He has already searched the Dark Web and found out some of the influence of Heaven Dou Auction House.

It would be possible to have the branches of the Dark Web operate separately in various locations to eliminate all the known forces, but those forces are only a portion of those forces related to the Heaven Dou Auction House.

Seeing the girls' excited expressions, Gong Yu smiled and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that. After the auction, go back and make your preparations. We'll act tonight, taking advantage of the hype surrounding the Soul Master Elite Tournament, and create a sensation across the entire continent on the eve of the tournament."

The women all nodded, then fell silent and continued watching the auction.

Soon, another item was brought up for auction, this time just a small cart, and the contents of the cart were not covered with a red cloth.

On stage, the auctioneer introduced the item: "The next item, hailed by the auctioneer as the most exquisite weapon of the day, is called 'Shadow Shooting.' Distinguished guests, don't let its small size fool you; its power is astonishing."

As he spoke, the auctioneer picked up the Shadow Shooting from the tray. "Even our appraisers don't know how this weapon was made."

Once used, this weapon can instantly fire thirty-six steel needles. These needles can penetrate a one-centimeter-thick steel plate within a fifteen-meter range and are coated with a paralyzing toxin. At the same time as firing the needles, a cloud of mist will also be used for concealment.

This is a rare and valuable defensive weapon. It can fire three times in total, and if used properly, it can easily render an opponent unable to resist in combat.

After listening to the auctioneer's introduction, Gong Yu was also stunned. He didn't expect that even Little Scumbag would come to participate in the auction.

However, upon closer examination, it's easy to understand. After all, the hype surrounding the auction of Tang Hao's Soul Bone by the Heaven Dou Auction House has spread throughout the continent. As Tang Hao's son, it's quite normal for Tang San to appear here.

However, what puzzled Gong Yu was that Tang San had lost half a leg in an explosion half a month ago; had he recovered yet?

Chapter 145 Ning Fengzhi's Assumptions

Inside the No. 1 VIP box, upon seeing the Shadow Shooting, Gong Xiao immediately felt the urge to bid for it.

As a blacksmith, seeing such an exquisite object naturally made her want to buy it and study it, but after looking at it a few more times, she didn't ask for a price.

In her opinion, although the Shadow Shooting was finely crafted, the forging technique was really clumsy, not even reaching the Thousand Refinement with Spirit. She wouldn't even take such a poorly made thing for free.

"Xiaoxiao, aren't you planning to buy it and study it?" Gong Yu asked. He had noticed that Gong Xiao was interested, but he didn't know that Gong Xiao had given up on bidding because she thought the "Hidden Shadow Shooting" was poorly made.

Gong Xiao shook her head and said, "Young Master, I am already Spirit Forging Master, how could I possibly be interested in such a crude piece?"

After obtaining her Fifth Soul Ring, Gong Xiao's strength increased once again. With sufficient strength to support her, her forging technique was upgraded to Spirit Forging.

Gong Yu smiled slightly and said, "It's better not to take a picture. That thing looks exquisite, but the forging technique of the person who made it is indeed a bit clumsy. I'll tell you a secret, that thing was actually forged by Tang San."

Upon hearing this, Gong Xiao scoffed, "No wonder it turned out to be such a pathetic thing. If it had been forged using Spirit Forging techniques, its power would have increased many times over."

Gong Yu was amused by Gong Xiao and said, "Currently, there are only two Spirit Forging masters in this world, you and me. Others have not yet reached the level of Spirit Forging. No, it should be said that many people have reached the level of Spirit Forging, but they don't know how to break through to the level of Spirit Forging."

So even if Tang San wanted to undergo Spirit Forging, he couldn't. Besides, why bother with Spirit Forging something so useless?

"The travels you mentioned, young master." Gong Xiao nodded, realizing she might have been taking it too seriously.

Next, everyone continued to look at the field. The Shadow Shooting was quickly dismissed, and it was Ning Fengzhi who won it again, spending 10,000 Gold Soul Coin.

Ning Fengzhi thought that he could take it back to his sect and have the blacksmith shops under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School study it and find a way to mass-produce it.

However, Ning Fengzhi was just assuming things; he didn't know that Tang San had tampered with all the Hidden Weapon Hidden Weapon he created to prevent plagiarism, making them impossible for anyone to study.

After the item was auctioned off with Shadow Shooting, another item was brought up for auction, this time on a small cart, and the contents of the cart were also not covered by a red cloth.

"Young Master, is it your Level 6 Soul Tool?" Inside the No. 1 VIP box, Gong Lan spoke excitedly as soon as she saw the item being auctioned.

At this moment, Gong Xiao also spoke up, "Young Master, aren't you afraid of the technology being leaked when you put that Soul Tool up for auction?"

Gong Yu shook his head and said, "Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking? It's impossible for the technology to leak. The Soul Tool I make are all equipped with self-destruct arrays. If anyone tries to disassemble them for research, the array will be activated and then self-destruct instantly."

At this point, Gong Yu smirked smugly and said, "Besides, even if those blacksmiths were to research it, they wouldn't be able to figure it out. Magic arrays aren't something everyone understands, and even if someone did, no one could forge Spirit-Forged Metal."

"Uh, okay, I guess I was overthinking it. But you'll have to teach me how to inscribe a self-destruct formation later, young master." Gong Xiao slapped her forehead, realizing that her worries were a bit unnecessary.

As the group was talking, the auctioneer's voice rang out again in the auction hall. He pointed to the Soul Tool and introduced it, "This is an offensive Soul Tool. The user can input Soul Power into it and then fire an attack beam."

Soul Master below the Soul Emperor level will die if hit. Even Soul Emperor may die if they are hit if their defense is inadequate, and even if they don't die, they will definitely be seriously injured.

The destructive power will be significantly reduced against Soul Saint level opponents, but it will still cause some damage. Against higher-level Soul Master, the destructive power of this Soul Tool will be weakened again, but it will not be completely ineffective.

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After the auctioneer's introduction, the room erupted in noise as people began whispering among themselves, considering the true value of the item.

Within the white area, Ning Fengzhi stared intently at the Soul Tool on the auction stage, as if he already considered it his for the taking.

Beside Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo also stared intently at the Soul Tool, but his thoughts were much simpler. He looked at Ning Fengzhi and said, "Fengzhi, we must bid for that Soul Tool. That way, Rongrong will have a real means of self-defense."

Ning Fengzhi nodded, but he had his own thoughts, so he said, "Uncle Jian, I have no objection to giving that Soul Tool to Rongrong."

However, we need to take it back and study it first. Maybe we can mass-produce it, and then we can equip all the direct descendants of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Ning Fengzhi started making assumptions again. Fortunately, Gong Yu was unaware of his thoughts, otherwise she would have laughed her head off.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin nodded, thinking that Ning Fengzhi was very farsighted. If he could really equip all the direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would no longer need to support so many useless guest elders.

It's important to understand that within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, many guest elders only enjoy the benefits without doing any work. As a result, many guest elders and Sword Douluo dislike them. However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has no choice but to keep those people around, since their inaction serves as a deterrent to outsiders.

Ning Fengzhi then added, "However, I think we still need to find the person who forged that Soul Tool first. It would be best if we could get him to join our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. If that's not possible, we can settle for second best and buy the technology to manufacture Soul Tool from him. Even if we fail to research it successfully, as long as we have the technology, we can still produce them."

Sword Douluo thought Ning Fengzhi's words made sense, but he still had a question, so he asked, "What if that person doesn't sell the technology?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi was taken aback at first, then smiled confidently and said, "If he won't sell the technology, then let's take another step back and buy a batch of finished Soul Tool from him. I believe that as long as the price satisfies him, there is no deal that cannot be made in this world."

With the financial resources of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, even if the price of finished Soul Tool is high, we can afford it. Furthermore, once we buy a batch of Soul Tool, we can continue our research; I believe we'll eventually discover something."

During their conversation, the auctioneer on stage finished his introduction and announced the start of the bidding, "The starting price for this item is 500,000 Gold Soul Coin. Each bid must be at least 10,000 Gold Soul Coin higher. This is a one-of-a-kind offensive Soul Tool. Interested VIPs should not miss this opportunity."

Upon hearing the price, the people in the room gasped. Many had intended to bid earlier, but after hearing the price, many backed down; it was simply too expensive.

Chapter 146 Bibi Dong

Generally speaking, those who complain about the price are those who seem rich but actually don't have enough liquid funds. But truly wealthy people don't think 500,000 Gold Soul Coin are expensive.

That's why, even though many people backed out, there were still quite a few people vying to bid.

Of course, those who rushed to bid also had their own purposes, namely, they, like Ning Fengzhi, wanted to buy the Soul Tool back for research.

Once we figure out how to manufacture that thing, it will definitely be mass-produced, and then we'll be able to make more money than we can spend.

"Five hundred and one thousand!" Someone shouted out the price as soon as the auctioneer finished speaking.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand!" came the next bid.

The price in the market kept fluctuating, and in just a short time, it had reached a height of 1.03 million.

Within that white area, Ning Fengzhi's expression was somewhat excited, but he did not immediately call out a bid. He closed his eyes slightly, waiting for the commotion from the small fry to subside.

The bidding continued for a moment, then finally subsided. At the same time, a middle-aged man who had been sitting silently in the red zone spoke up calmly, "One million two hundred thousand!"

As soon as the bid was placed, the hall fell silent. Some people looked at the expressionless old man and could only sit back down dejectedly; they had no power to compete with the people from the red zone.

"Hehe... Tuoba Xi, your Holy Dragon Sect isn't lacking in attack power, why do you need to buy that thing? To hatch dragon eggs?" A middle-aged man turned around and said with a forced smile.

"Huyan Zhen, stop with your sarcastic remarks. It's not like you don't want to snag that thing." Tuoba Xi clearly didn't get along with the middle-aged man, and then sneered, "Of those bidding here, how many lack offensive capabilities? They're just after the value behind that Soul Tool!"

"That's true. Of those bidding here, how many aren't actually after that thing for research?" With a dismissive laugh, Huyan Zhen stated directly, "One million three hundred thousand."

"One million four hundred thousand."

One million five hundred thousand.

In less than ten minutes, to the astonishment of everyone in the room, Huyan Zhen and Tuoba Xi, like vicious dogs fighting over food, raised the price to 1.8 million.

"Two million." Ning Fengzhi, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly spoke up in the white VIP area.

"Hmph... trash from the white zone, daring to compete with us for food." Huyan Zhen cursed as soon as he opened his mouth, though his voice wasn't loud, it wasn't quiet either.

After he finished cursing, he glanced at the white area and saw Sword Douluo's murderous gaze.

"Hmm... Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin." After clearly seeing who was sitting in the white VIP area, Huyan Zhen was also taken aback, realizing that he had scolded them a bit hastily.

Then, Sword Douluo's cold voice rang out. "Huyan Zhen, if you have the guts, say another word, and believe me, I'll kill you on the spot, and no one will dare say a word."

Everyone around naturally heard Sword Douluo's voice and looked at Huyan Zhen. They saw that Huyan Zhen's face was flushed red, and he was very aggrieved, but he dared not say another word.

"Damn it, Ning Fengzhi, that useless piece of trash who can never break through to level 80, actually went to the white area to play dumb and take advantage of others." Huyan Zhen cursed inwardly, but he had no mood to continue bidding. After all, how could the Elephant Armor Sect compare with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in terms of financial resources?

Even if you count them all, the combined wealth of all the forces present probably wouldn't amount to half of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's.

As Huyan Zhen's voice fell silent, Tuoba Xi of the Holy Dragon Sect also stopped talking. He naturally had no ability to compete with Ning Fengzhi in terms of wealth.

Similarly, some people who originally planned to bid backed out after seeing Ning Fengzhi's offer.

Inside the No. 1 VIP box, Gong Xue said angrily, "That damned Ning Fengzhi! He's cutting off our source of income! With him making such a bid, who would dare to follow suit? Putting aside the fact that our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is already wealthy, just the title of one of the Upper Three Sects is enough to scare away many people."

The women all nodded, agreeing that Ning Fengzhi somewhat detestable.

Upon hearing Ning Fengzhi's voice, Gong Niuniu's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles cracked.

Gong Yu turned his head and glanced at Gong Niuniu. He didn't want to ask, but seeing Gong Niuniu like this, he was a little worried, so he asked, "Niuniu, do you have a grudge against that Ning Fengzhi?"

As soon as Gong Yu finished speaking, the other girls all looked at Gong Niuniu.

Gong Niuniu nodded silently, but did not speak.

"Can you tell us about it?" Gong Yu asked again.

"Young master, can I not tell you?" Gong Niuniu was unwilling to speak, not because she distrusted Gong Yu and the others, but because she wanted to take revenge herself.

"Alright, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. But before you truly become strong, I don't want you to cause trouble for Ning Fengzhi. And if you need our help, you must tell us." Gong Yu nodded. Since Gong Niuniu still didn't want to talk about it, he naturally wouldn't force her.

"I understand, thank you, young master!" Gong Niuniu nodded as well.

Gong Yu smiled slightly, as if he had thought of something, and then said, "Since Niuniu have a grudge against Ning Fengzhi, then we can't let him get that Soul Tool so easily. Niuniu bid against him, I'll give you a limit of ten million, you can swindle him out of a fortune, and vent your anger first."

Upon hearing this, Gong Niuniu immediately smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay."

However, just as Gong Niuniu finished speaking, other sounds rang out.

Two million one hundred thousand.

It was coming from a private room; it was a woman's voice.