Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 121—The Legendary Top Auction?

After finishing her first dessert, Qian Lingyun put down her cutlery, waved to the waiter, and ordered another sweet wine pudding.

This time, she didn't raise the price, not because she didn't want to hold a grudge, but simply because... she was busy eating and didn't have time to hold up the sign.

"Three thousand gold soul coins, once!"

"Three thousand gold soul coins, twice!"

After several inquiries that no one made a bid, the auctioneer began the final three rounds of bidding.

At this point, the auctioneers at Starlight Auction House demonstrated the grandeur of a top-tier auction house.

It's worth noting that small auction houses usually try to delay the last three bids as much as possible, hoping for others to raise the price, but Starlight Auction House calls out the bids three times in a row.

"Bang!" The auction gavel struck the table. "Sold. This Level 3 Soul Guidance Paralysis Ray belongs to VIP number 166. Thank you for your generosity."

The auction continued, and as expected, as a special session for soul tools, it featured all sorts of good stuff. The vast majority of these were soul tools ranging from level three to level five.

In the following time, Wang Yan, with his wealth, bought more than a dozen soul tools, almost buying up all the items in the auction. However, due to the deliberate interference of a certain bad girl, he spent an extra three hundred to one thousand gold soul coins on each item.

By this point, Wang Yan could basically conclude that the person in the bathrobe, number 111, was there to oppose him, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Because this girl simply raised the price a few times without any method or logic, yet those items were all auctioned off by our side.

The other party had no intention of auctioning anything at all.

Because the engraving knife that should have appeared at this auction was bought by Qian Lingyun not long ago.

Therefore, the carving knife was not listed as the final mysterious item in this auction.

It wasn't until the last item was brought out that Qian Lingyun finally perked up; she knew that another opportunity to make others bleed had arrived.

With a brief and humorous introduction, the auctioneer picked up the item from the cart.

It was a silver necklace with a metal pendant shaped like a baby bottle, about the size of an adult's thumb.

The auctioneer spoke eloquently about the knowledge of charged soul tools, giving all the participants present some understanding of them.

"A level 7 baby bottle was auctioned at our Starlight's top auction, which caused quite a stir. It was eventually sold for seven million gold soul coins, setting a record for the highest price ever paid for a baby bottle in the entire Douluo Continent."

"The starting price for this auction item is 6,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 100 gold soul coins higher."

"Seven thousand gold soul coins!" someone shouted, holding up a sign.

"Eight thousand gold soul coins!" Qian Lingyun tentatively raised the price.

Not to be outdone, someone held up a sign that read: "Nine thousand gold soul coins!"

Soon, the auctioneers raised the price of the item to 11,000 gold soul coins!

"Twenty thousand," Wang Yan announced, once again dampening the enthusiasm of all the bidders with a high price.

He had made several attempts to lower the bids of other auctioneers in his own way, but a guy who didn't play by the rules disrupted his rhythm and even made him bid a lot more expensive than the normal price.

This time, he plans to use the qualification certificate issued to him by Shrek Academy to directly acquire this item at auction.

Of course, some people were still unwilling to accept this. After all, the actual price of this level 4 baby bottle was around 20,000 gold soul coins.

"Twenty-one thousand," a deep voice sounded from behind.

Wang Yan replied without changing his expression, "Twenty-five thousand."

The entire room fell silent once again.

Until Qian Lingyun raised the sign again: "Twenty-five thousand five hundred."

"Why is it number 111 again? Why doesn't she bid against others and instead picks on me?" Wang Yan rubbed his forehead in frustration, seemingly having forgotten that he had bought almost all the items at this auction...

"Twenty-five thousand five hundred gold soul coins, once!" the auctioneer called out loudly. "Any further bids?"

"Twenty-six thousand gold soul coins!" Qian Lingyun didn't wait for anyone else to bid and started bidding against herself.

"Please wait a moment! VIP number 111, what is this…?" The auctioneer looked at Qian Lingyun with surprise, only to find that she didn't even bother to look up, but simply explained in her languid voice:

"I was feeling pretty bored, so I raised my bid for fun. Forget about the previous bid of 25,500, now my bid is 26,000."

"This woman is insane! She's bidding against herself when there's no competition!"

This was the consensus among most people present, but strangely, she sat up, extended her right index finger toward Wang Yan, and gently hooked it, as if to express something.

"Thirty thousand!" Wang Yan took off his glasses and stood up, making one last tentative increase in price.

"Thirty thousand gold soul coins, anyone want to raise the price?" The auctioneer turned his gaze to Qian Lingyun, but this time, Qian Lingyun just smiled slightly and shook her head.

"Thirty thousand gold soul coins, once! Twice! Three times! Sold!" The auctioneer brought down the gavel, announcing the ownership of the last item in this auction.

Wang Yan won the auction item he wanted, but he was not happy at all. He was still sullen when he returned with the soul tool he won at the auction.

Just after the Shrek team left, the auctioneer encountered Qian Lingyun, who was about to leave, and curiously went up to greet her.

"How about that? I didn't buy a single item at the auction and you still made extra commission. Happy?" Qian Lingyun smiled slightly, did some quick calculations, and said, "Today, that guy spent at least ten or twenty thousand extra gold soul coins. You must have gotten quite a bit of commission from that!"

"Hehehe, this is all thanks to you!" The auctioneer scratched the back of his head shyly, looked around, and whispered, "Soon, our auction house will be holding a top-tier auction."

"Only the most distinguished guests are invited by us, and auctions of this caliber only happen once or twice a year."

"Only members of the royal family, major merchants, and top-tier Soul Masters and Soul Instructors can participate in auctions of this caliber. I can guarantee that there will be plenty of good items up for auction, but their value will also be extremely high."

"If you are interested in this top-tier auction house, there are three ways to do so. The first is to verify your funds. If you have sufficient assets and collateral, I can take you to our boss and have him prepare an invitation for you."

"Secondly, we'll auction off more items in a short period to raise your current level. Once you're at a high enough level, we'll naturally send you an invitation."

"As for the third..." Before the auctioneer could finish speaking, Qian Lingyun took out the contract from her storage soul tool that requested the Starlight Auction House to auction the Devouring Dragon Soul Bone, and said jokingly, "The third is to have your auction house auction high-value items for me, and then participate in the auction as a participant, right?"

"Ahem, you already know?" The auctioneer took the contract from Qian Lingyun's hand, glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Your contract does indeed qualify you to participate in a top-tier auction. Once the auction date is confirmed, I will send you an invitation."

"Thank you for your trouble!" Qian Lingyun nodded, retrieved her contract, and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)