"Sister Ningguang, this gem!" Lu Jingming's face showed a strange expression. What was Möbius doing? What exactly did she want?
"You should know in your heart who entrusted me with its auction," Ningguang said, somewhat helplessly. Among the people Lu Jingming summoned, there were always a few even she couldn't handle, which gave her a headache. Herta was one, and Möbius was naturally another.
Lu Jingming unconsciously rubbed the rim of his teacup, his brows slightly furrowed. If he had known this, he shouldn't have given that gem to Möbius so easily. Who knew she would put it up for auction? Lu Jingming lowered his gaze, dark light swirling in his eyes. He already had a vague guess about Möbius's goal in doing this.
Möbius's style of doing things had always been unrestrained. She was not a conventional person, so how could she ask him for instructions on everything? But Lu Jingming knew that although Möbius was willful, she would not do anything to harm him. It was precisely for this reason that he turned a blind eye to many of her actions. After all, it was easier said than done to truly restrain Möbius.
In VIP Room No. 3 of the auction house, most of the Shrek Academy members were present.
"Little Yuhao, bid for this gem!" Electrolux's voice suddenly rang in Huo Yuhao's spiritual space, low and powerful. Huo Yuhao was slightly stunned, his eyes full of surprise: "Elder Yi? Is there anything special about this gem? Do you recognize it?"
Normally, Electrolux spent most of his time in slumber and rarely appeared. Now that he had suddenly spoken, there must be something fishy. Electrolux's voice carried a hint of fatigue: "I don't know what this gem is, but I can feel that it is beneficial for your spiritual power cultivation and can also repair my divine sense."
Although he couldn't know the exact origin of the gem, the feeling that it was beneficial to himself and Huo Yuhao was incredibly clear. Huo Yuhao's eyes instantly lit up, his spirit invigorated: "Okay, I'll immediately ask Teacher Wang Yan to help me buy it."
While improving his spiritual power was important, what was more crucial was that this might help Electrolux repair his divine sense. No matter the cost, he absolutely couldn't miss it.
"Teacher Wang Yan, this gem is useful to me. As you know, I have a spiritual-type martial soul. With this gem, my cultivation speed should greatly increase." Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Yan eagerly, his eyes full of anticipation.
Wang Yan nodded without asking further, and immediately began operating the soul tool in front of him. He carried Shrek Academy's funds, which were originally prepared for the students. Since it was beneficial to Huo Yuhao, they naturally couldn't miss it.
Finally, after a fierce bidding war, Wang Yan successfully bid for this spiritual soul tool gem for 1.8 million. For a soul tool gem that could assist soul masters in cultivation, such a price, while not low, was within a reasonable range. After all, it only enhanced spiritual power, and its specific effect was still unknown.
As this gem was sold, the auction continued, with precious items appearing one after another: fixed-soul tools, soul bones, rare soul tool metals, all fetching astonishingly high prices.
"The next item, all distinguished guests should be interested in, because it comes from Lady Herta!" Xu Jiujiu's voice carried a hint of allure, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
In Box No. 4, Xiao Hongchen and others sat up abruptly, their eyes fixed on the soul tool screen in front of them, full of anticipation. They hadn't paid much attention to the Mingde Hall soul tools before, and only Ma Rulong had bought a soul bone. But at this moment, everyone's interest was piqued to the extreme.
Soon, the soul tool screen changed, and an extremely magnificent golden armor appeared before everyone. The armor was streamlined overall, with molten patterns on its surface like flowing flames. The phoenix feather-shaped blade wings extending from the joints emitted a dangerous yet captivating aura. On the phoenix-head shaped helmet, the crimson crystal-embedded eyes were like burning flames. The cloak, formed by condensed flames on the back, gently fluttered in the wind, exuding majesty and dominance.
"A Tier 9 soul tool, the Blazing Sky Sacred Armor, made from the trunk bone of a 10,000-year-old Blazing Flame Bird, combined with top-grade soul tool metal, Molten Star Steel. It possesses the defensive power of a Titled Douluo."
"Not only that, the Blazing Sky Sacred Armor is equipped with a Nirvana Circulation System, which can absorb the enemy's attack energy and convert it into stored energy. It also has a Blazing Feather Propulsion Array on its back, a total of 108 miniature jet ports, with a maximum speed comparable to a Super Douluo."
"And its solidified soul skill, Blazing Sky Judgment, after three seconds of charge-up, has a power equivalent to a Super Douluo's full-strength attack!"
"Distinguished guests, this Blazing Sky Sacred Armor only requires a Soul Douluo's cultivation to wear. Once worn, you will possess the combat power of a Titled Douluo. The viewing time is twenty minutes, and the starting price is 10 million gold soul coins."
Xu Jiujiu's voice was sweet and full of temptation. Every word was like a bombshell, stirring up huge waves in everyone's hearts.
In VIP Room No. 3, Ma Xiaotao's eyes instantly lit up. Her gaze locked onto the Blazing Sky Sacred Armor, her eyes full of yearning: "Teacher Wang Yan, buy it!" Her tone was resolute, leaving no room for doubt.
Wang Yan gritted his teeth. Although he hesitated, he still nodded in agreement. If it were anyone else, he would never dare to make such a decision easily. After all, tens of millions of gold soul coins were not a small sum, and he had no right to dispose of them at will. But Ma Xiaotao was different. She was Yan Shaozhe's disciple and a key cultivation target for Sea God Pavilion in the future, possibly even becoming the Pavilion Master of Sea God Pavilion. She had the right to use Shrek Academy's resources.
In VIP Room No. 4, Xiao Hongchen also eagerly looked at Elder Ma: "Elder Ma, buy it! Our Hongchen family will pay for it!"
Elder Ma nodded slightly. Even if Xiao Hongchen hadn't said anything, he had the same intention. This soul tool not only came from Lady Herta but, more importantly, soul armor was the closest creation to humanoid soul tools. If they could research some insights from it, it would greatly help Mingde Hall in researching humanoid soul tools.
The twenty-minute viewing time was ostensibly for everyone to appreciate the exquisite craftsmanship of this soul tool, but in reality, it was to give them time to prepare funds.
"The viewing time is up. Distinguished guests, please start bidding!" Xu Jiujiu's voice rang out precisely, and the atmosphere of the entire auction instantly became extremely tense. Everyone knew that a fierce bidding war was about to begin.
On the screen, the price continued to climb, quickly breaking through 15 million gold soul coins, causing everyone present to secretly gasp in amazement.
In Box No. 1, Lu Jingming watched the constantly changing price, a faint smile playing on the corner of his lips. This Blazing Sky Sacred Armor was merely something Herta had casually made with leftover materials while crafting a soul tool for Changli.
Compared to the Fire Phoenix Armor on Changli, the Blazing Sky Sacred Armor was inferior, but even so, it could be considered top-tier among Tier 9 soul tools. Lu Jingming couldn't help but wonder, even with such a treasure not being the final item, what exactly would the last main event be? Although Haiyuan City had many treasures, very few could be put up for auction. He was eager to see what kind of surprise Ningguang could bring.
On the soul tool screen, the price competition became increasingly fierce. In the end, it was almost exclusively a contest between VIP Room No. 3 and VIP Room No. 4. When the price settled at the astronomical sum of 50 million gold soul coins, VIP Room No. 4 finally reluctantly chose to give up.
In VIP Room No. 4, Xiao Hongchen and the others looked gloomy, their faces filled with reluctance. However, they had traveled a long distance, and in the previous small auction, they had already spent a large amount of money buying soul tools produced by Herta. Now, they simply couldn't produce more funds in such a short time.
In terms of financial resources, Mingde Hall never feared anyone, but this time they were caught off guard due to insufficient preparation. Moreover, they never expected that Qunyu Pavilion would put a top-tier soul tool like the Blazing Sky Sacred Armor up for auction. If they were to continue bidding regardless of the cost, they would have to sell their existing soul tools to raise money, but there were still competitions ahead, so how could they easily sell their important equipment? In the end, they could only watch helplessly as Shrek Academy acquired this top-tier soul tool.
However, thinking that this soul tool required a Soul Douluo's cultivation to use and would not appear in this competition, they felt a little better.
The high price of 50 million gold soul coins not only shocked the participating contestants who were watching, but even Xu Jiujiu was quite surprised. She had originally thought that this Tier 9 soul tool would be good if it fetched 30 million gold soul coins, but she underestimated Herta's prestige, causing the price of this item to far exceed her expectations, soaring all the way to 50 million. This made Xu Jiujiu feel somewhat frustrated, because the items she was about to present, although equally precious, would probably find it difficult to surpass the price of the Blazing Sky Sacred Armor.
"Distinguished guests, next up will be the second-to-last item of this auction. It is equally precious, please take a look." As Xu Jiujiu's voice fell, the soul tool screen changed again, and a crystal-clear soul bone appeared before everyone.
This soul bone was entirely verdant, with green light flowing and fluctuating on it, as if there was liquid flowing within. From its appearance, it was a left arm soul bone, with a faint white mist swirling around it. Because it was magnified many times, everyone could more clearly feel its strangeness. On the verdant surface of this arm bone, there seemed to be embedded crystal-clear crystalline bodies, like carved gems. Compared to the few soul bones that appeared before, it immediately stood out, appearing exceptionally precious.
"Bastard!" The moment he saw this soul bone, the Ice Empress, who was in Huo Yuhao's spiritual space, instantly became furious, and angry emotions permeated the spiritual space.
"I believe all distinguished guests can see that this is a soul bone. It's a left arm soul bone with ice attribute, originating from the super soul beast of the Extreme North, the Ice Jade Scorpion."
"You all should know the power of the Ice Jade Scorpion. This soul bone inherited the Ice Jade Scorpion's ultimate ice attribute. If an ice-attribute soul master absorbs it, their own attribute will be greatly enhanced, and it's even possible to break through their attribute to ultimate ice!"
"However, there are pros and cons to everything. The advantage of this soul bone is that it is extremely powerful, with a lifespan of over 50,000 years, and it comes with the solidified soul skill Ice Explosion. This is a very rare ice-attribute soul skill. But there are also drawbacks. That is, it has very high requirements for the soul master who absorbs it. If the absorption fails, in severe cases, it can even endanger life."
Xu Jiujiu meticulously introduced this soul bone. In everyone's eyes, this soul bone was almost perfect: high lifespan, originating from a super soul beast, and with a solidified soul skill. These advantages were enough to drive all ice-type soul masters crazy. As for the absorption risk, in their opinion, absorbing soul bones inherently carried risks, so this was not a drawback at all.
The Ice Jade Scorpion was one of the overlords of the Extreme North. Its patriarch was even the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts. For ice-attribute soul masters, a soul bone dropped by an Ice Jade Scorpion was undoubtedly a coveted treasure.
Meng Hongchen from VIP Room No. 4 and Ling Luochen from VIP Room No. 3 had not been able to take their eyes off the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone since its appearance.