A Bite of Douluo Continent

A fool from a humble background, relying on his superior talent, repeatedly suppressed Shrek Academy, yet Shrek Academy turned a blind eye.

Given the prestige of the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire, what's the big deal about sending someone to help? That's just a commoner!

Such a trivial matter resulted in my expulsion from school, and even my father personally sent someone to plead for me, but it was to no avail.

That was clearly a deliberate attack!

shame!

If he becomes the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, he will definitely make Shrek City bow down!

How dare a mere city stand against the empire!

Driven by a sudden surge of anger, Dai Tonghua made this blatant move against Shrek Academy, intending to disgust them and vent her anger. Little did she expect that the clown would be herself.

Cao Rang directly exposed his identity as the eldest prince, and his words carried a provocative undertone that the heir to the empire was unworthy of his position.

He could already foresee that once the auction ended, these rumors would fill the entire Star Luo City and become known to countless people.

For a fleeting moment, Dai Tonghua considered sending someone to silence everyone present at the entire large-scale auction.

But that's just wishful thinking.

With a livid face, Dai Tonghua got up and left the private room under the cover of her servants.

He's embarrassed himself enough here; it's time for him to leave.

Chapter 140 Ten Thousand Years of Torso Bones

As Cao Rang revealed the identity of the owner of VIP room number one, Dai Tonghua left the room with a livid face, causing a certain degree of commotion in the venue.

It's currently the time for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, and people from all over the continent are converging here. The guests at the Starlight Auction House are of very different backgrounds, and the involvement of a prince of a country is no small matter. For a moment, the auction has become more turbulent.

Qi Han, holding Gulu and eating watermelon, was deeply shocked.

He naturally recognized Cao Rang's voice. He didn't have a good impression of the eldest prince, who seemed to have a bad temper, but he agreed more with Cao Rang's words.

A future monarch of a country should be wise and insightful, but the current Crown Prince of Xingluo only shows his pettiness and impulsiveness.

However, he's just a cook who's temporarily opened a shop in Xingluo City; he'll have to go back to Shrek City eventually.

Such a major event involving the imperial family has nothing to do with a cook like him who's just watching the show, right?

I think so...

Thinking about his friendly relationship with Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, as well as the prime minister who had just visited Hanshi that evening, Qi Han suddenly became somewhat uncertain.

Xu Yilian on the stage was frustrated. Such a grand event had turned into this mess. Fortunately, she was experienced in auctions and quickly rekindled the atmosphere in the auction hall.

As one precious item after another, prepared in advance, appeared, the guests gradually calmed their chaotic thoughts and refocused their attention on the auction hall.

Rather than being suppressed, these undercurrents are likely to resurface once the auction concludes.

Qi Han held a list of auction items in his hand, which was available at every seat.

Such large-scale auctions are often promoted in advance, without revealing all the items, but a portion of them are shown to keep auction participants looking forward to the event.

Qi Han was new to the area and was unaware of this matter until he saw the auction list.

Unfortunately, the items on the auction list were not of much interest to Qi Han.

For example, rare and precious materials that can enhance cultivation, or things like soul bones.

Even rare and precious ingredients are out of the question; Qi Han is tired of using them in his cooking every day, and he can't use them himself either, because the system won't allow it.

As for the soul bone...

To be honest, Qi Han really wanted it. This thing could not only strengthen the corresponding body parts, but also give him an extra soul skill. It was truly a good thing.

However, the system spoke up again, saying that future missions would reward Qi Han with soul bones, which would definitely satisfy him, so there was no need to buy them now.

So Qi Han decisively gave up.

Can purchased soul bones be as fragrant as those given by the system?

As the auction proceeded in the order listed in the auction catalog, Qi Han began to worry.

Honestly, many of the auction items were true treasures, but Qi Han basically had no use for them. Was he really going to waste such a good opportunity to take advantage of the system?

"System, can your reward be cashed out? Or you could just give me a million gold notes," Qi Han suggested.

【impossible. 】

"But as you can see, none of these lots are suitable for me. You wouldn't have already known that none of the lots were suitable for me, so you deliberately gave me this task as a reward, would you?"

The system paused for a moment before speaking.

[The system will reimburse the host for purchasing the second, final item in the auction.]

Whether it was a misperception or not, Qi Han seemed to hear the emotion of depression in the system's voice for the first time.

The second, final item in the auction?

Qi Han subconsciously glanced at the auction list.

There are three items as the finale of this large-scale auction, but only the first one has been revealed. It is a torso soul bone of the 100,000-year level, with a starting price of one million gold soul coins. Judging from the current situation, the final price may be tens of millions.

After all, the soul bone is based on the head and torso, and it is 100,000 years old.

At this moment, Qi Han didn't even know what the second final item was, but since the system said so, this second final item should be quite suitable for him, right?

A hint of smugness crept into his heart. If the first item, the grand finale, was so precious, the second one certainly wouldn't be any less valuable; it might even be a priceless treasure worth tens of millions.

I originally planned to take advantage of the system, but I've ended up draining the system dry.

No wonder I could detect a hint of frustration in his voice.

Qi Han wanted to get some information out of the system, but the system seemed to have accidentally let something slip and was now so depressed that it ignored Qi Han.

With a clear goal in mind, Qi Han's mindset immediately changed. While watching the other bidders bid fiercely and enjoying the spectacle, he happily petted the cat with both hands.

Gulu was now completely familiar with Qi Han's scent and nestled into his arms without any hesitation.

I wonder what will happen to this little guy in the future. If he really grows to over a meter long like a Maine Coon, it will probably be difficult to pet cats in the future.

But probably not, since this little guy only looks like a Maine Coon, but its bloodline is still that of a Misty Cloud Cat.

Ji Yunruo's martial soul is the Mist Cloud Cat, so Qi Han did some research. Even when the Mist Cloud Cat grows up, its size won't change much; it will be about the same size as a normal cat from his previous life.

Qi Han and Gulu in his arms tilted their heads and looked at each other, seemingly out of place in the frenzied atmosphere around them.

Soon, all the previous items had been auctioned off, leaving only the last three items as the grand finale. The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and even Qi Han couldn't help but focus his attention on the central display stand.

"Everyone should already know what the next item is. That's right, it's our first and final item, the torso bone of a 100,000-year-old Earth Fire Dragon!" Xu Yilian couldn't help but raise her voice a few decibels. Even in Starlight Auction House, the largest auction house in the Star Luo Empire, 100,000-year-old soul bones are rarely seen, let alone torso bones.

"Everyone should know how precious soul bones are. A ten-thousand-year soul bone is already priceless, and a one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone is even more precious."

"Among the soul bones, the torso bones and skull are the most prized. The value and importance of these two soul bones far exceed that of the limb soul bones, and their prices are also higher."

"This 100,000-year-old torso bone comes from a fire dragon. Fire dragons are among the top-tier sub-dragons, so it goes without saying how precious the soul bones they produce are."

"At the same time, this soul bone also carries two soul skills. One of them is a domain-type soul skill called the Domain of Burning Heaven. Yes, it is a domain-type soul skill that can only be produced by a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and the probability is extremely low. The other soul skill is called the Body of Blazing Flames, which is also a soul skill that is extremely suitable for fire attribute soul masters."

Two maids carefully carried a huge tray, on which lay the soul bone. The torso soul bone was a spine connected to a complete set of ribs and sternum, and its entire body was fiery red, like a piece of fiery red crystal. The spine had ferocious bone spurs and traces of dragon patterns, making it look extremely fierce.

"A 100,000-year-old Earth Fire Dragon Soul Bone, starting price one million gold soul coins, with each bid increment no less than one hundred thousand gold soul coins." As Xu Yilian announced the bidding rules, the venue erupted into frenzy after a brief silence.

Chapter 141 Life Crystal

It's true that the first item for auction was revealed, but only the 100,000-year-old torso bone was disclosed; more specific details were not revealed.

It wasn't until Xu Yilian gave a detailed explanation that everyone realized the true value of this soul bone.

The fact that this soul bone is a 100,000-year-old soul bone and a torso soul bone is enough to push it to an astronomical price. Not to mention that this soul bone originated from a dragon-type soul beast. Although it is only a sub-dragon, the Earth Fire Dragon is already a top-tier existence among sub-dragons, almost comparable to a true dragon.

Moreover, the soul skill within this soul bone is actually the most precious domain-type soul skill among 100,000-year-old soul skills.

The starting price of one million gold soul coins is far too low relative to its intrinsic value; it's probably just a threshold for bidding.

"Five million!" The first bid from a guest in a VIP room reached that price.

In the VIP rooms on the second floor, most people came prepared, their purpose being the three final auction items. At this moment, the auction area on the first floor was quiet.

That makes sense. Under normal circumstances, auctioneers who aren't even qualified to enter the private rooms wouldn't have the financial resources to auction off such a high-profile item.

Five million was just the beginning. Soon the bidding price soared, breaking through the ten million mark, and showed no signs of stopping.

Qi Han's prediction was correct. The value of a 100,000-year-old torso bone did indeed exceed 10 million gold soul coins. With the addition of dragon-type soul beasts and domain-type 100,000-year-old soul skills, the final transaction price of this soul bone could probably double again.

When the bidding on the second floor finally began to slow down, the price of the item had reached 18 million gold soul coins. At this moment, even in the private rooms on the second floor, many people with insufficient funds chose to withdraw.

Ultimately, the 100,000-year-old torso bone was sold to Room 3 for 21 million gold soul coins and acquired by Shrek Academy.

This price has broken the record for the highest transaction price in the history of Starlight Auction House.

Xu Yilian seemed very excited, after all, such a transaction price came from her own hands. Her voice was filled with excitement, "Congratulations to Room 3 for winning the first final item at a price of 21 million gold soul coins! Now let's take a look at the second final item, which is a special item."

Qi Han subconsciously straightened his back. Was this the auction item the system had prepared for him?

Special? Qi Han was curious to see just how special it was.

Soon, a maid brought over a small tray covered with a red cloth.

Even before it had truly appeared, a rich sense of life emanated from beneath the red cloth, permeating every guest.

Qi Han felt completely relaxed, his body felt much more comfortable, and he was much more energetic. His face had a healthy rosy glow. In his arms, Gulu sensed this strong life force and gradually relaxed as well. The fur on its body seemed to shine a little brighter.

The auction of the 100,000-year-old soul bone just now terrified Gulu. It was only a soul beast that was less than ten years old. Suddenly sensing the aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it would have probably fled in a frenzy if Qi Han hadn't tried his best to calm it down.

All the guests' expressions turned serious. Although they didn't know what the item was, the powerful life force it exuded upon its appearance suggested that it was something extraordinary.

Being placed as the second and final item in the auction indicates that Starlight Auction House considers it to be more valuable than the first and final item.

"Distinguished guests, to be honest, there were originally only two items to be auctioned as the finale of this grand auction. However, five days ago, at the request of a friend from Starlight Auction House, this item was moved up to the finale. According to the rules, this finale item was not provided by the auction house and must comply with the special auction rules set by the provider of the item."

Xu Yilian's face showed a hint of helplessness. "As per the request of the auction item provider, I will not provide any introduction or explanation of this item, and I will not even mention its name. The auction item provider left a message for me to pass on to all the distinguished guests."

"The treasure will be obtained by the one destined to receive it."

"The second item to be auctioned, starting at ten million gold soul coins, with each bid no less than one million gold soul coins. Bidding will now begin."