Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 438 Aurora Auction

After finding a seat, Tang Wulin glanced around at the people around him.

The venue was very spacious, but there were very few attendees, only about thirty or forty people, and the vast majority of them were loners.

Only a few spots are reserved for two people traveling together; there are no groups of three like Tang Wulin's.

"Title Douluo!"

At this moment, Mu Ye quietly transmitted his voice to Tang Wulin, which startled him slightly.

"Everyone who has come to participate in this auction possesses an aura that should not be underestimated. Even if they are well concealed, judging from the auras revealed by some of them, there are at least more than ten Title Douluos in this venue, not counting us."

"I sensed the auras of two Super Douluo. Although I couldn't sense the auras of many of them, my intuition tells me that each of them is dangerous."

Upon hearing Mu Ye's telepathic message, Tang Wulin was startled. Even though Soul Master cultivation is much easier than before, Title Douluo are not as common as cabbages; they are not so easy to encounter.

As a result, there are now more than ten Title Douluos in this venue, and even two Super Douluos.

Tang Wulin's expression changed drastically upon hearing Mu Ye's subsequent words. Didn't he know Mu Ye's strength?

Even though his cultivation level is only level 94, with the secret techniques of the Body Sect, his combat power is definitely stronger than that of a Super Douluo. With his four-word battle armor and god-level mecha, he might even be able to put up a fight against a Limit Douluo.

And now, he actually says that there are people in this venue who make him feel very dangerous.

Although Tang Wulin knew this auction was no ordinary event when he saw the portal, he didn't expect the situation to be even more complex than he had imagined.

"However, the more extraordinary this auction is, the higher the chance of finding information about the Sky-Supporting Douluo from here," Tang Wulin thought to himself.

Before long, the people who came out of the spatial gate found their own seats and sat down. There were a total of forty-three people, divided into thirty groups.

Everyone was positioned at least ten meters apart, and with masks and cloaks, they didn't have to worry about being recognized by their figures.

As everyone took their seats, an auction table rose in the center of the hall, and a figure wearing a silver mask and a black cloak appeared on it at some point.

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this aurora auction. I am the host of this auction. You may call me Mr. A."

As Mr. A finished speaking, a terrifying spiritual and soul force erupted from his body, covering the entire area.

Even though it wasn't specifically targeted at him, Tang Wulin still couldn't help but feel a shortness of breath. Fortunately, this oppressive aura came quickly and went even faster, and was soon withdrawn by "Mr. A".

"So strong! He's just an auctioneer, yet he has this kind of strength!" Tang Wulin couldn't discern "Mr. A's" strength because of his low level, but Ya Li and Mu Ye were different.

"Limit Douluo! This Mr. A's strength has actually reached the Limit Douluo level!"

Mu Ye's deep voice rang out. He had already overestimated this auction as much as possible. But he hadn't expected them to actually have a Limit Douluo as the auctioneer. That alone had seriously impressed him.

"That's right, and not just any ordinary Limit Douluo," Ya Li's voice rang out. "He's probably reached the point of 'distinguishing truth from falsehood,' becoming a true quasi-god."

"What?!" Before Tang Wulin could even ask what a quasi-god was, Mu Ye exclaimed in surprise, asking Ya Li in disbelief, "Your Holiness, are you sure?!"

Yali said in a deep voice, "Of course, Ming and I often spend time together, even though we haven't reached that level. But we still have some understanding of the inner workings of that level. We can still make simple distinctions."

"This auctioneer, Mr. A, is probably no weaker than Ming back then, in terms of both soul power and mental strength."

As she spoke, a glimmer of hope flashed in Ya Li's eyes. Since a quasi-god was presiding over this auction, the power it belonged to must be considerable. Perhaps they could find information about Yun Ming here.

Mr. A's somewhat deep voice rang out, "Please rest assured, everyone. Since you have chosen to participate in this aurora auction, we will not let you down."

"My actions just now were merely to demonstrate to everyone that our auction house has the capability to guarantee your safety. At the same time, please do not attempt to use any underhanded tactics, otherwise, I may regard it as a provocation against our Aurora Auction House."

"Alright, I'm sure you all don't want to hear any more of my long-winded explanations. So without further ado, let's begin the auction." Mr. A took out a gavel and tapped it on the table.

"Then, let's proceed according to the usual rules. Our Aurora Auction will provide ten items for auction first. After that, if anyone has items they would like to display, they can submit them for auction themselves, or I can act as a witness. Finally, there will be a free exchange session."

"So, the first item up for auction is the soul bone of the Blue Ring Octopus King, a poisonous sea spirit beast."

As Mr. A announced this, a crystal-clear soul bone appeared out of thin air in his hand. From its appearance, the soul bone closely resembled a human's left arm.

"As you can see, this is a left arm soul bone. I believe everyone here understands the value of a soul bone without me having to explain. This left arm bone is 56,000 years old, making it a rare and top-grade soul bone."

Starting bid: 1 billion Federal Credits, with each bid increment no less than 100 million Federal Credits.

Hearing Mr. A's announcement, Tang Wulin was secretly surprised. The scale of this auction was truly astonishing, with the first item being a soul bone.

"1.5 billion Federal Credits." Soon, someone started bidding. Soul Bones are something that will never lack a market, no matter where you are.

"Two billion Federal Credits!"

"Two billion Federal Credits!"

Hearing the terrifyingly high bids, Tang Wulin couldn't help but gasp inwardly; these participants were truly wealthy!

He was familiar with the Blue-Ringed Octopus King, a type of soul beast. This sea soul beast had extremely weak close combat abilities and no special elemental abilities. However, its venom was terrifyingly potent.

The venom of a thousand-year-old Blue Ringed Octopus King is enough to kill anyone below the Title Douluo level. And the venom of a ten-thousand-year-old Blue Ringed Octopus King would probably be too much even for a Super Douluo to withstand.

Of course, although its poison is incredibly potent, its physical body is extremely weak. Therefore, such spirit beasts rarely reach a cultivation level of a thousand years.

As time went on, the price of the soul bone quickly reached five billion. By this point, fewer and fewer people were bidding, and the price increase became increasingly slow. Clearly, those who participated in the auction were not fools.

However, neither Mu Ye nor Ya Li chose to bid. The soul bone's attributes were incompatible with theirs; if the attributes were suitable, they might have even competed for it. Unfortunately, none of them possessed the poison attribute.

In the end, this soul bone was bought by someone whose desktop was marked with 1314, for 5.2 billion federal dollars.

"Congratulations, Mr. 1314, on winning this auction item. Our auction operates on a cash-on-delivery basis. Please make your payment." Mr. A smiled and struck the gavel.

"Hmm." The person in 1314 nodded, then casually tossed a card to Mr. A.

After receiving it, Mr. A swiped it on a machine, nodded, and used his soul power to highlight the soul bone and card before handing them back to 1314.

"Now, the next item for auction is a special rare and precious herb that grows only in the deep sea. It is a herb that is 50,000 years old but has not developed sentience or become a soul beast: Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower."

As Mr. A recounted the story, a herb that emitted both blue and red light appeared in the center of the hall, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary herb.

When this flower appeared, Tang Wulin could clearly feel that many people's gazes suddenly became extremely intense.

Is this flower really that famous? Tang Wulin was very puzzled.

Adhering to the principle of asking questions when unsure, Tang Wulin immediately asked the elder beside him, "Teacher, is this Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower very precious?"

"Yes, it's more than just precious; for a water-attribute soul master, this thing is absolutely priceless."

Makino nodded and continued, "This Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower is known as the treasure of the sea, and it only grows in the depths of the ocean. In addition, the growth of each Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower requires a large amount of blood from sea spirit beasts."

"This flower takes a thousand years to form, and when it blooms, it attracts a large number of sea spirit beasts to compete for it. This is because this flower can help spirit beasts purify their bloodline."

"The same applies to human soul masters. It can enhance the potential of water-attribute soul masters and also has a certain probability of causing benign mutations in their martial souls."

"There was once a lucky person with innate soul power of level two who managed to eat a thousand-year-old deep-sea spirit blood flower. In the end, his martial soul successfully evolved, and he cultivated to the level of a titled Douluo."

"Even a thousand-year-old Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower has a certain probability of causing a Soul Master's Martial Soul to evolve, let alone this one, which is as old as fifty thousand years old. The effects of this flower are definitely no less than those legendary rare treasures."

"Even a water-attribute soul master with mediocre talent could probably have the potential to break through to the Super Douluo level by eating this flower."

"I never expected to get something like this at an auction. A 50,000-year-old deep-sea spirit blood flower—it was probably saved by some 100,000-year-old sea spirit beast for a breakthrough. And yet, the people at this auction snatched it away."

Listening to Mu Ye's explanation, Tang Wulin finally understood the value of this flower.

In the center of the venue, Mr. A was explaining the effects of the Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower, "So, the starting price for the Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower is: one billion Federal Credits, and each bid must be at least one hundred million Federal Credits."

This time, Makino also participated in the bidding twice, but in the end he was narrowly defeated. The Deep Sea Spirit Blood Flower was bought by another person whose table was marked with 2233 for four billion Federal Credits.

"This price seems to be much lower than the soul bone I just bought!" Tang Wulin was very puzzled. How could a herb that could give someone the potential to become a Super Douluo and even cause their martial soul to evolve be bought for such a low price?

Seeing Tang Wulin's expression, Mu Ye smiled and said, "What's wrong? Do you think the price was a bit low?"

"Mm." Tang Wulin nodded.

"Hehe, that's because the first and second auction items are different in nature."

"Different in nature?"

Mu Ye chuckled and explained, "The first item up for auction is a soul bone. Soul bones can be passed down through generations. In contrast, herbs don't have this effect. Although they can make soul masters stronger, they are ultimately disposable. In terms of value, they naturally can't compare to soul bones."

"Moreover, the prices of the items auctioned this time were actually far lower than their market prices. In a normal auction, they would definitely promote their products in advance to attract those who truly need them, so that they could sell them at higher prices."

"But I don't quite understand the tactics of this Aurora Auction. They don't seem to care about the value of the items they're auctioning; instead, they just rush through the auction. I wonder if they have some other scheme in mind."

As he spoke, Mu Ye couldn't help but frown. He didn't believe that anyone would do such a losing business; there was probably some kind of scheme involved.

"Then, the next item to be auctioned is the third item..." As Mr. A spoke, one by one, items that were considered extremely precious by outsiders were placed in the hall.

Tang Wulin couldn't help but feel his eyes were opened. The scale of this auction was truly extraordinary. The items auctioned were basically rare and exquisite treasures that would be hard to find elsewhere.

Tang Wulin even saw soul bones three times in the following auction items, and each one was no less than 50,000 years old, with the oldest one reaching 72,000 years old.

The remaining auction items were either extremely precious natural treasures or some extremely rare special items.

"That's right, these soul bones seem to be mostly from sea spirit beasts." Tang Wulin couldn't help but notice this.

"It seems that the soul bones obtained at this Aurora Auction are basically all obtained by hunting sea soul beasts in the ocean. How many innocent soul beasts must have been killed!" Tang Wulin couldn't help but feel a deep disgust for this behavior.

The Federation is already extremely short of resources, and the land-based spirit beasts have been hunted down to almost nothing. Yet, there are still people who act so recklessly and wantonly, hunting down sea spirit beasts.

How could this not make Tang Wulin deeply resentful? He was a student who had received an excellent education from Shrek Academy!

Of course, no matter how dissatisfied he was, Tang Wulin didn't do anything. Those who could participate in this auction were obviously not good people.

He's a weakling; he'd better just follow the rules.

(End of this chapter)