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The competition session was quite boring.
At least that's the case for Chen Ming.
In the match that did not pose any challenge, although he did not rely on spirit rings or spirit skills, and did not even fully enjoy the blessing of his martial spirit, he did not need to exert any effort, and Long Aotian was able to lead the team to victory.
Even if Long Aotian fails, there is Yuan Liu behind him to protect him.
Long Aotian is indeed very strong, his personal talent far exceeds his martial soul qualification, but after all, his martial soul is lacking.
The Yuan Liu martial soul flow is unique in the Body Sect. The soul skill mechanisms and values are top-notch. The most important thing is that he has also comprehended the sword force.
No matter how hard the opponent struggles, after he finally manages to deal with Long Aotian, he will find that the even more terrifying Yuan Liu is standing behind Long Aotian.
What? You said that Yuan Liu is a support system? It is only responsible for helping Long Aotian to continuously perform soul skills?
Sorry, Yuan Liu is a strong attack system!
Unfortunately, until the end of the round-robin competition, this extremely sinister lineup had not been discovered by the opponents. Judging from the level of the teams participating in the competition, it is estimated that only the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy can dig up this easter egg.
At the end of the round-robin match, the main team undoubtedly won the first place in the group and entered the top 16.
Up to now, the competition has been going on for half a month.
During this half month, Chen Ming would also attend various major auctions and occasionally buy some items.
At the same time, he was also waiting for a top auction.
Now, this top auction is finally here.
Starlight Auction House.
This is an auction house invested by the Xingluo royal family and has a strong foundation.
Chen Ming and others were led by the auctioneer to the box in the front row.
The team in box number one is undoubtedly the Shrek team. The main team is only ranked number three. As for number two, it is the Sun and Moon Royal Team that spent gold soul coins.
"Now is the most important moment. The Starlight Auction is holding such a top-level auction, and it just happens to coincide with the break of the competition. Haha, so many people are invited to participate, and even I am looking forward to what good treasures they can bring out." Lei Zhen said.
Top-level auctions are rarely held, because in order to reach the level of a top-level auction, a finale item is essential, and the quality must be recognized by the continent, such as top-grade soul bones or eighth-level or even ninth-level soul guides.
At least three finale items of this quality must be prepared, otherwise it will definitely not qualify for a top auction.
The auctioneer in charge of guiding the main team was named Qingli. After she led everyone to the box, she waited for everyone to take their seats.
The box is a full two hundred square meters in size and can accommodate at least twenty people. The desks are all carved from jade, and the sofas are made from the skin of some unknown soul beast. It is extremely luxurious.
The ten people from the Body Sect were relatively calm this time. After a brief moment of surprise, they found a seat and sat down.
Qingli came to a smooth wall and pressed it lightly. Suddenly, a soft halo shone on the wall. The light became stronger, and the light and shadow became clearer. In the end, the entire wall turned into a huge screen!
Chen Ming looked at this scene with surprise.
If my feeling is correct, there is no soul power running on this screen.
Qingli looked at everyone's surprised expressions, smiled slightly, and explained to everyone.
"This is a light-guided screen that our auction house specially customized in the Sun-Moon Empire. It can transmit images in a specific form. Its core development is not driven by soul power, but comes from a kind of mineral from the Sun-Moon Empire." Lei Zhen showed a gleam of brilliance, and his soul power fluctuated unconsciously.
Sensing the terrifying escape of Lei Zhen's soul power, Qingli immediately explained: "Dear guests, don't worry. The energy of this ore is very soft and weak. It cannot activate attacking soul guides and defensive soul guides. It can only be used as a source of energy for special soul guides such as optical screens."
Of course she knew the reason why Lei Zhen's soul power was turbulent.
If it is really possible to activate a soul guide without soul power, then wouldn't it mean that any ordinary person, as long as they have enough of that kind of ore and master a powerful soul guide, can be comparable to a soul master? After listening to Qingli's explanation, Lei Zhen's emotions calmed down.
He thankfully said, "Fortunately, the sect did not stand still and began to gradually accept soul guides a thousand years ago."
He followed the path of unity of man and instrument, and of course he was most aware of the turmoil caused when this path first appeared. It can be said that it had caused quite a bit of impact within the Body Sect.
After that, the Body Sect gradually stopped rejecting soul guides.
Chen Ming remained silent.
This was really his influence. At the beginning, he accidentally met the predecessor who pioneered the path of the unity of man and weapon in the Body Sect. He beat the other party severely, even broke his weapon, and then threw him a soul-guided spear, which directly influenced the history of the Body Sect.
Qingli explained that the jade could only be used for daily use with low-power soul guides, but the development of soul guides has overturned too many previous perceptions.
In the tide of the times, who can be sure that there will be no more mature soul guidance technology in the future? The energy provided by jade is weak, what about soul power? Isn't this jade just a substitute for a baby bottle?
If Milk Bottle's technology is improved, and then someone develops the technology to artificially transform soul power, Milk Bottle will no longer need a soul master to inject soul power, and the entire continent will inevitably undergo unprecedented changes.
Chen Ming knew that the conditions for this change were ripe and the technology was in place, but he didn't know how long it would take for the explosive spread to ignite.
There were food and drinks in the box, all free of charge. After the ten people from the Body Sect had a brief tasting, Qingli also spoke up to remind them.
"Dear guests, our auction today is about to begin."
As soon as she finished speaking, the image on the optical screen began to change, the golden light converged, and a melodious voice surrounded everyone's ears.
"Welcome all distinguished guests to the Starlight Auction House's top auction. Today we have prepared a total of nine precious items. The values of the items will be displayed to you from low to high. I hope that all distinguished guests will be satisfied."
The platform on the screen was filled with a light white mist, and a young girl in a red dress stood solemnly on the platform.
"Hello everyone, I am today's auctioneer Jiujiu. I am honored to host this top-notch auction. Your time is precious, so I won't waste any more time. Let's get straight to introducing today's first lot."
After talking for a long time, she smiled sweetly, performed an elegant courtesy, and made a please gesture with her right hand.
The scene changes, and an object occupies the center of the screen.
Displayed in the center of the screen was a knife, a knife that exuded a domineering aura.
Xu Jiujiu's voice appeared at the right time to explain to everyone.
"The Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Sword is an eighth-level melee soul guide. The materials are extremely precious, and it even contains a piece of Tyrant Tiger's ten-thousand-year-old right arm bone. The soul guide who made this sword solidified the soul skill of this soul bone and integrated it into the sword. The soul skill is called Tyrant Sword Slash. At the same time, this sword itself can increase the attack power of the same type of soul skill by 50%."
"When using this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Sword, every strike will have the effect of Tyrant Sword Slash. This effect can be completely superimposed with the soul master's soul skills of the same type. At the same time, with the guidance of the exquisite soul guidance array, the soul power consumed by Tyrant Sword Slash can be reduced to one third of the normal situation!"
"Finally, this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Sword comes from the Mingde Hall of the Sun and Moon Empire. I think the three words Mingde Hall are enough to describe its quality."