Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 282 An Unexpected Joy

"Ten thousand!"

The voice of the burly man from the Black Tiger Gang rang out again.

Five thousand able-bodied men are the starting bid for this item, and ten thousand is twice five thousand, so the corresponding amount is twenty million.

"Ten thousand able-bodied men. This VIP has bid ten thousand able-bodied men. If no one else bids, the winnings will be shared by this VIP and the VIP who previously bid twenty million gold soul coins."

"Twenty-five million gold soul coins!" Zhou Lin calmly stated his offer.

To achieve this scale, Zhou Lin's abilities are undeniably impressive, even surprising Lin Chen.

"Twenty-four million." The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School also made a bid, closely following Zhou Lin's offer.

This amount is already quite astonishing, especially considering it's a level six soul tool.

Seeing that the price was so high, the man from the Black Tiger Gang did not raise the price any further.

"Sold! Congratulations to our two distinguished guests for securing this batch of Level 6 sealed baby bottles!" Qing Ning said with a smile.

With prices already at this level, both conscripts and gold soul coins are guaranteed to make a profit for the auction house.

"The next item to be auctioned is an eighth-level soul tool called the Eye of the Spirit."

Sometime later, Qing Ning had something that looked like an eye in her hand.

"The Eye of the Spirit is a detection-type soul tool. Its function is to detect the surrounding terrain and the location of the enemy. The key point is that it can even detect a Super Douluo-level powerhouse. I can guarantee that in this world, no soul master below level 96 can escape the detection of this Eye of the Spirit. If you are a mental soul master or have any mental skills, then that's another story."

"Now, distinguished guests may begin bidding. The starting price is 15 million gold soul coins, or 1,000 strong men. Each bid must be at least 1 million gold soul coins and 100 strong men."

Ultimately, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School acquired this Eye of the Spirit for 50 million gold soul coins.

"The next item is a bit unusual, please take a look."

A huge stone was pushed onto the wide table.

"This stone was discovered by our Heavenly Soul Empire hundreds of years ago, but no one has been able to open it. Whenever someone gets close, this stone emits a powerful soul force pressure, and only experts at the Title Douluo level can approach it. Moreover, it is exceptionally hard; even the most powerful soul tools of our Heavenly Soul Empire cannot break it in the slightest. Therefore, our auction house has every reason to believe that this stone contains a great treasure, or that the stone itself is an extremely rare material."

"Starting bid: 50,000 gold soul coins! Or, 50 able-bodied men!"

The auction room fell into a deathly silence once again.

This situation was within Qingning's expectations, after all, this big piece had failed to sell at auction many times, and Qingning had given up hope on it.

Nobody's a fool, and money doesn't grow on trees. Who would spend it to buy something useless and that takes up space?

Lin Chen looked at the stone and felt a strange sensation. He then used his mental power to probe into the stone.

As the mental energy penetrated deeper, the contents gradually became clearer.

Just as Lin Chen was about to get a full view, the thing inside suddenly emitted a huge pressure, forcefully pushing Lin Chen's spiritual power out.

Everyone present was startled by the oppressive aura emanating from the scene.

"Hehe, everyone, don't worry. Whenever a Title Douluo tries to use their spiritual power to investigate what's inside, they will release a pressure. It must be because the strength of everyone here is too great that it causes this."

This auctioneer has such high emotional intelligence; with just one sentence, he not only explained the reason but also subtly flattered the auctioneer.

Even so, no one was willing to make an offer.

"Sister Renxue, may I borrow your divine sense?" Lin Chen said to Qian Renxue within his spiritual sea.

"Mm." Qian Renxue nodded and then transmitted her divine sense to Lin Chen.

With the powerful divine sense injected into him, Lin Chen once again explored the interior of the boulder.

This time, even though there was resistance, it was quickly resolved by Qian Renxue's divine sense, and Lin Chen was able to see the full picture of what was inside.

It was a huge torso bone, engraved with dragon patterns, and on the back of this soul bone was a pair of wings shaped like an eagle.

Judging from the pressure it emitted earlier, the cultivation level of the soul beast produced by this soul bone would not be lower than that of the Beast God Di Tian. Lin Chen pondered in his heart.

Moreover, this soul bone did not emit any attribute fluctuations, which proved that this soul bone had no attributes, making it extremely suitable for him.

"In that case, this item will be..."

Just as Qingning was about to announce that the auction had failed, a bid appeared before them.

"Fifty thousand gold soul coins." Lin Chen, wearing a mask, raised his hand and said coldly.

Qing Ning was overjoyed and announced excitedly, "This distinguished guest has bid 50,000 gold soul coins. Is there anyone bidding higher?"

Still no one answered, and some people even looked at Lin Chen as if he were an idiot.

"50,000 Gold Soul Coins for the first time, 50,000 Gold Soul Coins for the second time, 50,000 Gold Soul Coins for the third time, sold!"

With a swift and decisive strike, Qingning immediately announced the sale, as if afraid that Lin Chen might change his mind.

This hot potato that was finally given away is absolutely not going to return to the auction house.

Both Qing Ning and Lin Chen were overjoyed.

Lin Chen obtained the soul bone without breaking a sweat.

Even he himself did not expect that he would come here just to try his luck and actually encounter such a good soul bone.

"Could it be that I'm also a being of destiny?" Lin Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Young friend Lin, how about I pay for the 50,000 gold soul coins for you?" Zhou Lin asked.

"No need, Uncle Zhou, I can afford the 50,000 gold soul coins." Lin Chen waved his hand and refused.

He had promised Zhou Mingxing that he would be registered as a guest elder in the Zhou family, but Zhou Lin did not seem to know him, which meant that Zhou Mingxing had not told Zhou Lin about this.

He was a strong-willed person and did not want to rely too much on the strength of others, so he did not accept Lin Chen's help.

What Zhou Mingxing wanted was for the Zhou family to flourish under his leadership. Lin Chen had already helped him so many times before, and he felt embarrassed to accept Lin Chen's help again.

Having guessed Zhou Mingxing's intentions, Lin Chen didn't ask Zhou Lin to pay for him, thus avoiding owing the Zhou family a favor.

The auction was still going strong, but Lin Chen had already lost interest.

Those soul tools are no longer of any use to someone with his level of cultivation, unless you have reached the tenth level of soul tool, but obviously there is no such technology now.

"Uncle Zhou, we'll be going now. We'll find a chance to have tea with you another time."