Douluo Continent: Heavenly Mystery System

Chapter 27 Fierce Competition at the Auction

Sword Douluo and Ye Xiaofeng arrived at the Imperial Capital Auction House, which was also packed with people. Everyone was fighting tooth and nail for a coveted item, and even if the price offered was higher than the item's value, someone would still raise the price.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the auctioneer for this auction, Lingling. Now we will be auctioning the first item, a 50-cubic-meter soul tool storage ring. The starting price is 50 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 5 gold soul coins higher." A female auctioneer dressed in a cheongsam showed the soul tool storage ring to the audience.

"I'll offer 55," a middle-aged man immediately bid.

"Auctioneer number 22 has already bid 55. Is there anyone else bidding?" Lingling asked the crowd with a smile.

60 Gold Soul Coins

65 Gold Soul Coins

80 Gold Soul Coins

Ye Xiaofeng thought the soul tool storage ring was pretty good and suggested giving it to Bing'er, since they didn't have any storage rings yet, making it very inconvenient to store items.

Ye Xiaofeng held up the sign "1 million gold soul coins" and smiled slightly.

"This 22-year-old has already bid 100 million. Is there anyone willing to bid higher? This is a rare opportunity." As the auctioneer, Lingling's job is to sell each item for a higher price, which will increase her commission.

"I'll offer 150 million." Ye Xiaofeng saw Chang Sheng's offer and was clearly still bothered by what happened in the previous sect competition.

"It seems that contestant number 88 also really likes this item," Lingling said when she saw Changsheng make a bid.

Ye Xiaofeng got angry when he saw this disgusting guy and immediately added another 200. "50 million gold soul coins"

Suddenly, Ning Rongrong snatched the sign from Chang Sheng's hand, proclaiming "300 million."

Auction houses have rules; you can't bid without an auction board. When Chang Sheng saw the young sect leader and Elder Gu, he quickly stood up and gave his seat to Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong came to the auction house this time to prevent Ye Xiaofeng and Sword Douluo from having a pleasant auction.

Sword Douluo glanced at Ning Rongrong's arrival, then noticed Bone Douluo beside her, who was also looking at Sword Douluo with a smug smile.

Sword Douluo knew that Rongrong had been summoned by this dark-skinned fool. Judging from Rongrong's bid just now, it seemed like she was going against the two of them. As a young sect master, she lacked nothing, so what did she need a storage ring for?

"Contestant number 88 bids 300 million, 300 per bid!" Lingling shouted enthusiastically again. The original price of this storage ring was only 100 million, but now it has tripled.

"Feng'er, there's no need to bid anymore. Let's look at the next item." Sword Douluo knew that even if Ye Xiaofeng offered money, it wouldn't be enough to buy it.

"3 million twice, 3 million three times, sold!" Lingling's hammer sealed the deal.

"The next item to be auctioned is the second one—'Hidden Sand Shot.' A young man commissioned this item to our auction house a week ago. After testing, its attack power is within ten meters and can penetrate a 1-centimeter-thick steel plate. The appraiser valued it at 50. As before, each bid must be increased by no less than 5 gold soul coins. By the way, this item is quite good for support-type soul masters to use for self-defense. The bidding officially begins," Lingling explained in detail.

Ning Rongrong saw the item, "100 million gold soul coins," and thought it would be a good way to make up for her lack of attack power and also serve as a means of self-defense.

The others were furious when Ning Rongrong asked for a million dollars so readily, wondering why she couldn't take it slow. But with Bone Douluo beside them, they could only shut up quickly.

"500 million gold soul coins," Ye Xiaofeng said, seeing that Ning Rongrong had caused him to miss the bid earlier.

"My God, contestant number 22 has bid 500 million gold soul coins in one go! Is there anyone who bids higher?" Ye Xiaofeng's bid stunned everyone, even Lingling.

"I'll offer 600 million."

"I'll offer 700 million."

"I'll offer 800 million."

"I'll offer 900 million."

"I'll offer 1000 million." Ning Rongrong was unwilling to lose to Ye Xiaofeng. She didn't lack money; she only cared about what she liked.

"Since the young sect leader likes it, then I will gladly give it up." Ye Xiaofeng didn't raise the price, and it had already exceeded the original price of the veiled insult. To Ye Xiaofeng, it was of no use. Raising the price was just to rip off Ning Rongrong once again.

"You... very well, I'll remember you!" Ning Rongrong stomped her foot angrily. It wasn't that she was worried about the money, but that she couldn't stand Ye Xiaofeng being more smug than her.

……

The auction continued into the afternoon, but neither of them bid again, and they coexisted peacefully for a while during this period.

"Next is the highlight of this auction—the Soul Master Armor. This armor was crafted by the master craftsman Lou Gao. Its defensive capabilities can withstand a full-force attack from a Soul Saint in their Martial Soul True Form state. The starting price is 2000 million, with each bid increasing by 500 million. The bidding has now officially begun."

"5000 million gold soul coins, let's see who dares to challenge this prince for it!" Prince Xuexing raised his sign and unleashed his ultimate move.

"Oh my god, number 1 has bid 5000 million gold soul coins! Is anyone else going to bid?" Lingling shouted.

Prince Xuexing is not someone that can be offended by ordinary people. Even if they have money, many people dare not bid. This is the last thing the auction house wants to see.

"I'll offer 6000 million," Ye Xiaofeng raised his paddle directly, showing he had no fear of any prince.

"You dare to talk to this prince..." Prince Xuexing was about to scold Ye Xiaofeng, but when he saw Sword Douluo Chen Xin next to Ye Xiaofeng, he quickly shut his mouth.

Even though he was the younger brother of Emperor Xueye, he dared not be presumptuous enough to offend a super titled Douluo, especially a powerful attack-type Sword Douluo.

Ning Rongrong felt that she also needed this armor, which cost 6500 million gold soul coins, and she wouldn't let it go for nothing, especially since the person was Ye Xiaofeng.

"Young Sect Master, this armor is for men. How about I give it to you, and I'll owe you a favor?" Ye Xiaofeng smiled at Ning Rongrong. When you're under someone else's roof, it's best not to offend them too much. You should bow your head when necessary.

"I'm sorry, I overlooked that earlier. This armor is indeed a male armor," auctioneer Lingling said to Ning Rongrong, sounding a little embarrassed. Although the higher the price, the better for her, she still had to make it clear for the sake of the auction house's reputation.

"65 million gold soul coins twice"

"65 million gold soul coins twice"

"Give it to him, let him owe you a favor." Ning Rongrong was about to bid when Bone Douluo stopped her. Hearing Bone Douluo's words, Ning Rongrong still agreed, but she still couldn't be happy.

"6500 million gold soul coins, sold in 3 bids," Lingling declared once again.

"This auction is now over. We will announce the next auction later," Lingling said with a smile. This auction was undoubtedly the most successful one for her, who had just become a senior auctioneer. It looked like she would get a lot of commission.

Ye Xiaofeng paid the money and successfully obtained the armor. With Sword Douluo by his side, others could only envy him; they wouldn't dare to be jealous even if they had a thousand lives.

"Rongrong, what brings you here?" Sword Douluo smiled as he looked at Ning Rongrong.

"Is it only allowed for Grandpa Sword to bring his disciples, but not Grandpa Bone to bring me here?" Ning Rongrong retorted, but dared not lose her temper with Sword Douluo.

"Rongrong, if I had known you wanted to come, Grandpa Sword would have brought you here." Sword Douluo still smiled, his expression unchanged even though Ning Rongrong was throwing a tantrum.

"Rongrong, let's go. Don't believe that coward's words." Bone Douluo was unhappy and quickly led Ning Rongrong away to avoid the lie being exposed.

"Young Sect Master, don't rush off. Let's go to Heaven and Earth together..." Ye Xiaofeng thought he could ease the tension between them.

"You step aside, Rongrong, Grandpa Bone will take you there and let you taste Manager Li's cooking." Bone Douluo's lie was almost exposed by Ye Xiaofeng, so he quickly fawned over Ning Rongrong.

Sword Douluo shook his head helplessly. This simpleton was definitely talking badly about him to his little granddaughter. However, Sword Douluo then smiled slyly.

"Feng'er, it's getting late, we should head back." Sword Douluo glanced at Ye Xiaofeng, then turned and followed Ning Rongrong and Bone Douluo.

"Hey, you two tagalongs, why are you following me and Rongrong like this?" Bone Douluo looked at Sword Douluo and Ye Xiaofeng with displeasure.

"This isn't your place, why can't I come if you can?" Sword Douluo retorted directly.

"You..." Bone Douluo was so angry at Sword Douluo that he gritted his teeth. He never expected that Sword Douluo would use the words he said at noon to retort to him.

"I was unaware of your presence, and I apologize for not welcoming you properly," Manager Li hurriedly greeted the four people before him.

"Manager Li, I brought my granddaughter here to try your cooking. Don't disappoint me." Bone Douluo smiled at Manager Li. After all, Manager Li hadn't offended him, so there was no need to get angry with him.

"By the way, it's just the two of us," Bone Douluo said with a lewd grin.

"Hey, you idiot, are you blind? There are clearly four people, but you insist on saying there are only two. Could it be that you can't afford to pay?" Sword Douluo teased Bone Douluo in front of everyone.

"You're talking nonsense!" A titled Douluo was being mocked as someone who couldn't afford to pay for a meal. Luckily, it was Sword Douluo who was making the joke; if it had been anyone else, they would have been dead long ago.

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but laugh as she watched the two bickering at the door.

"Gentlemen, let's go to a private room. It's too crowded here." Manager Li couldn't stand it anymore. Two titled Douluo from the prestigious Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School were actually arguing in front of his inn. If word got out, it would definitely become the hottest headline.

The four of them went to the private room at noon. Since Ning Rongrong was there, Manager Li changed the order to tea and did not serve wine.

"Rongrong, what did this idiot say to you?" Sword Douluo smiled as he looked at Ning Rongrong.

"Hey, don't be so petty and judge others by your own standards!" Bone Douluo was anxious and quickly spoke up, not giving Ning Rongrong a chance to speak.

"You're going to the auction house, but the two of us can't go?" Bone Douluo quickly asked a series of questions.

"Please enjoy your meal, everyone. The dishes will be served shortly," Manager Li poured tea for the four of them and then quickly withdrew.

Ye Xiaofeng didn't say a word the whole way, silently accompanying them. For Ye Xiaofeng, the afternoon food didn't taste as good as before.

It wasn't that Manager Li's food was bad, but rather that Ye Xiaofeng's mindset had changed. After lunch, the four of them chose to return to their sect.

"What's wrong, Feng'er?" Sword Douluo could tell that Ye Xiaofeng wasn't in a good mood.

"Ah, it's nothing, Master. I just want to learn swordsmanship as soon as possible," Ye Xiaofeng quickly changed the subject.

"The most important thing in learning swordsmanship is your state of mind. When your mind is calm, then come and learn swordsmanship from me." As a grandmaster of swordsmanship, Sword Douluo's understanding of the sword transcends his own scope.

"Disciple understands, disciple takes his leave." Ye Xiaofeng didn't say anything and walked out of Sword Douluo's room.

After replaying the scene in the room, Ye Xiaofeng immediately lay down on the bed, lost in thought, trying to calm himself down, but the more he thought about it, the more chaotic his mind became.

Ye Xiaofeng eventually gave up and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

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