Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 30 Opening and Level 7 Decomposition Cannon

As the golden light on the light-guiding screen slowly receded, a melodious voice suddenly rang out:

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Shrek City Joint Auction. I am Qing Yu, the auctioneer in charge of this auction. Next, I will introduce today's twelve lots to you all in turn."

As soon as she finished speaking, auctioneer Qingyu performed the aristocratic etiquette commonly used in the Three Kingdoms with an elegant and calm posture. Then she slightly turned sideways and reached out to press a silver button.

A moment later, the auction table beneath her feet made a crisp clicking sound, then slowly rose up. The crystal walls surrounding the auction table slowly retracted, and a ball of light shimmering with a golden halo appeared, circling and floating up one after another, exactly twelve in number.

The first golden ball of light slowly fell on the silver metal exhibition stand. As the golden halo surrounding it dissipated, the true appearance of the items inside was finally revealed.

It was a grayish-white soul bone, which reflected a vague and illusory feeling like clouds and mist under the soft soul guide light. Judging from its appearance, it should be a right leg bone without a doubt.

"Dear guests, please take a look. This soul bone is called the Right Leg Bone of the Cloud Chasing Moon. It comes from a Wind-Erosion Mist Bird that has cultivated for over 40,000 years. The soul bone itself is over 80% intact. After multiple appraisals by our auction house's professionals, the soul skill attached to this soul bone has been solidified. The effects of this soul skill are invisibility and short-range extreme acceleration, which can instantly increase the speed by over 200%."

After Auctioneer Qingyu gave a brief oral introduction, the soul guide screen automatically split into two halves, one half was responsible for the soul bone display, and the other half contained all the information about the soul bone.

When the time was almost up, Auctioneer Qingyu spoke softly again:

"Chasing Clouds and Moons' right leg bone. The viewing time is five minutes. The minimum starting price is 5.2 million gold soul coins. Each bid must be no less than 50,000 gold soul coins."

"I believe that all the distinguished guests participating in today's auction are experts. Qingyu will not waste your time by saying anything more. After the viewing time is over, you can bid on your own. If no one raises the bid within one minute, the auction will be successful. The winning item will be immediately delivered to your box by a special person. As for the fees, they will be settled together after all the auctions are completed."

This five-minute viewing time not only allows participants to carefully observe the quality of the soul bone through the soul guide screen, but also gives hesitant participants a certain amount of time to think and communicate.

Many rules may seem useless, but they can actually be quite effective. Existence is a matter of reason, especially in such a solemn occasion, where there won't be any tedious or unnecessary procedures.

"A fine soul bone that's over 40,000 years old can only be the first lot. What a shame! If this soul bone wasn't unsuitable for me, I would have gotten it at all costs."

Wu Ming said in shock but with some regret.

Until now, she only has one left leg bone left in her body, and her family has paid a lot of price just for that left leg bone.

This shows that for a soul master, it is extremely difficult to find a soul bone that is of the right age and suitable for him.

Han Ruoruo nodded lightly, shifting her gaze away from the exquisite soul bone, and then explained:

"The reason the United Auction House is called the United Auction House is not only because so many forces jointly participated in its construction and wielded power, but it is also the largest underground trade and intelligence center in all of Shrek City. It connects countless forces, possesses the most information channels, and has the fastest supply of goods. As long as the treasure you desire isn't so precious that it only appears once every thousand years, the auction house will use every means known to you to find it and deliver it to you."

"Of course, this is assuming you can afford the high price."

Having said that, Han Ruoruo changed the subject and continued:
"The joint auction brings together the strengths of hundreds of auction houses. The items auctioned are all selected from the countless treasures provided by various auction houses and countless forces in Shrek City. Naturally, the quality is extremely high."

"After all, the joint auction is their main external brand. If they don't bring out some impressive items, it would be a shame to waste time and energy on organizing a joint auction." Wu Ming showed an expression as if he understood but didn't say anything more.

Shu Yan's face was calm, he just watched the numbers changing on the soul guide screen quietly, and didn't say anything...

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After the first item was auctioned at a high price of 6.1 million gold soul coins, the next three items were still soul bones, and the parts were the right leg bone, right arm bone, and torso bone respectively.

Unfortunately, although the quality of these three soul bones is extremely good, and can even be regarded as the best among the same type of soul bones, none of them is suitable for three people.

It wasn't until the fifth lot that it finally caught the attention of the three people.

The first to appear were seven soul-guided shells that shone with a unique silver metallic luster. They were just quietly displayed on the cold metal display stand, but they could still cause the surrounding space to fluctuate slightly and even create visible waves.

Shu Yan felt a familiar breath, which was the fluctuation of spatial attributes.

The core formations of these seven soul-guided shells all possess extremely rare spatial attributes.

"These are seven level five fixed-type soul guide shells, all of which have extremely rare spatial properties, and surprisingly, not a single one is of standard design... If I'm not mistaken, they all come from Mingde Hall. Besides the same core spatial magic array, each one also comes with different effects."

There was some surprise in Han Ruoruo's voice. The Han family had focused on the development and sale of soul guides in recent years, and as the most powerful heir to the next generation of the family head, she naturally had some knowledge and experience of many soul guides. At the same time, she also knew that all the auction houses in the three countries of the original continent had not yet seen any fixed-type soul guide shells above level six produced by Mingde Hall.

The fifth-level fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells are the highest-level fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells that the three countries of the original continent can obtain from Mingde Hall.

"It's very rare, but if there are only these seven level five fixed-type soul guide shells, it shouldn't be enough to appear at such a high-end auction..."

Shu Yan said softly. Although he was not a soul engineer, he had a certain appreciation for soul guides. These seven level five fixed-type soul guide shells were definitely the best of the best. But it was obvious that even if there were ten more such fixed-type soul guide shells, their combined price would be far less than the minimum starting price of five million gold soul coins.

As Shu Yan finished speaking, the pleasant voice of Qingyu Auctioneer rang in his ears again:

"Dear guests, perhaps you are also curious about why the fifth-level fixed-type soul guide shells appear in an auction of this scale, but I want to tell you that these seven fifth-level space-attribute fixed-type soul guide shells are just a small gift for you after you bid on this fifth lot..."

"Next, please enjoy the soul guide, the seventh-level decomposition cannon!"

The soul guide screen in front of them flashed again, and then the scene on the screen switched again. The original seven soul guide shells disappeared, and instead, a special soul guide cannon with a strange appearance and novel style appeared in front of everyone.

This soul cannon was over two and a half meters long, and its overall shape resembled a spear. A little further back, it had an umbrella-shaped tip, and further back, a long handle that gleamed with a cold light. Only the part on one side, designed for hand or shoulder use, was slightly thicker. If it weren't for the unique aura of a soul cannon emanating from its entire body, someone would have mistaken it for a special soul spear...

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(End of this chapter)