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

Chapter 439 Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone

"Alright, I hereby declare the auction officially over."

"Now it's your auction time. If you have any items that are difficult to sell, you can bring them out. You can choose to exchange them for Federal Coins or barter."

"All auction items will be conducted in my presence. If there are any items whose exact value is unknown, you can also have them appraised by me. It's free."

With all ten items sold, the aurora auction finally came to a close.

However, the auction was clearly not going to end so easily. With Mr. A's announcement, the auction quickly moved on to the next stage.

Mr. A tapped the table with his gavel. "Well then, if anyone has items they wish to sell, please bring them out. Otherwise, we'll move on to the final step."

After a moment of silence, a person wearing a green cloak quickly raised their hand. "I have items I wish to sell."

"Alright." Mr. A nodded. "Then, please, VIP number 2323, bring out the item you wish to auction."

"Hmm." Number 2323 nodded, then took out a spherical object containing a purplish-black tortoise. "What I want to auction is this ten-thousand-year-old soul spirit: the Nether Tortoise. I want to exchange it for a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual item that can help increase vitality, or a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual item that can improve cultivation."

The turtle in No. 2323's hand was not large, about a foot in diameter, and its body was purplish-black, but it had a pair of white eyes. Its white and shining eyes were filled with a cold aura.

"A Nether Turtle!" Tang Wulin exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the purplish-black turtle.

The Nether Turtle is an extremely rare soul beast that lives only in the darkest and coldest places, absorbing yin energy to survive.

The growth of the Nether Turtle is extremely slow. When it is first born, the Nether Turtle is less than an inch long, and it only grows an inch every thousand years. In other words, the Nether Turtle in the hands of number 2323 has a cultivation of ten thousand years.

The most powerful aspect of the Nether Turtle is its ability to refine Yin energy. If it encounters a Soul Master whose Martial Soul is compatible, its amplifying effect is so great that it can even allow the Martial Soul to evolve directly.

Let alone ten thousand years old, even a Nether Turtle with a thousand years of cultivation is extremely rare. Unexpectedly, this person, number 2323, actually possesses a ten-thousand-year-old one.

"I have a ten-thousand-year-old Thunder Fruit here. Although it doesn't greatly increase cultivation level, it can greatly enhance a Soul Master's physical strength, while also increasing the Soul Master's resonance and immunity to lightning attributes. I wonder if you would like to exchange it."

Soon, someone proposed a transaction to number 2323, and Mr. A did not stop them, but just watched them silently.

"So this is the model, allowing people to freely trade and exchange goods that are difficult to sell," Tang Wulin thought to himself.

This aurora auction is really something else. Besides selling the items, they also allow clients to conduct free transactions. Although it's all happening under their watchful eyes, isn't that a form of protection for the clients?

With a quasi-god in charge of the transaction, and the other party overseeing it, the possibility of problems arising is extremely small.

Tang Wulin was unaware of the identities of the others, but considering the origin of their invitations, it was clear that they were specifically sent to Fors and Nan Fusheng.

Tang Wulin could easily guess that the others were probably also wealthy and powerful. He would gather these people of status and position and have them trade away some items that were difficult to sell.

If this relationship is developed well, it will definitely become a huge network in the future. At the same time, it can also provide access to some extremely scarce resources.

Just like this ten-thousand-year-old Nether Turtle, such a thing is an extremely rare and sought-after super spirit for soul masters with dark attributes or martial souls that lean towards death and darkness.

For some reason, Tang Wulin thought of his former classmate, "Immortal Xu Yucheng," who was once on the list of young geniuses. If he could obtain this Nether Turtle, it might allow his Dark Demon Scythe Martial Soul to evolve.

While Tang Wulin was lost in thought, many others offered ten-thousand-year-old spiritual objects and other rare treasures, hoping to exchange them for the Netherworld Turtle. Unfortunately, none of their offerings caught Number 2323's eye.

"I have a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual plant here. I wonder if you would be interested?" At this moment, a person whose desktop was labeled 4343 suddenly said.

Then, he took out a large black flower. The flower was entirely black, with interspersed white marks on it. You could vaguely see that the white marks formed what looked like a pained human face.

"Waaaaah—"

As the black flower was brought out, a series of eerie weeping sounds suddenly rang out in the hall.

"That's the Human-Faced Ghost-Weeping Flower!"

Mu Ye's gaze turned cold; with his keen eyesight, how could he not discern the origin of this flower?

The Human-Faced Ghost-Weeping Flower is an incredibly malevolent creature. Its creation requires a vast amount of blood, and this blood must primarily be human. The more blood, the older the plant.

The method of using the Human-Faced Ghost Weeping Flower is also very simple: just take it directly. After taking it, the resentment within will be washed away, and as long as you can get through it, your spiritual power will greatly increase.

If they don't survive, they may develop dementia or become a vegetable. In severe cases, they may die.

Ten thousand years ago, in an era before the Douluo Continent was unified, this flower could only have been born because the four empires of Tianhun, Douling, Xingluo, and Riyue were constantly clashing, and small-scale battles were inevitable.

Only on the battlefield where battles rage on can such malevolent things be born.

However, since the establishment of the Federation and the expulsion of people from other empires, this flower has disappeared from history. After all, with unification achieved, the possibility of war has decreased, and naturally, the conditions for something that requires a large amount of blood to grow no longer exist.

Unexpectedly, he encountered something like this here today. A ten-thousand-year-old Human-Faced Ghost-Weeping Flower—its birth requires the blood of at least two hundred thousand people.

"Evil Soul Master!"

Makino turned his gaze to number 4343. Although the cloak concealed the presence, he could still sense that number 4343's aura was incredibly cold.

"No wonder people say this auction is shady; it turns out even these sewer rats are participating."

Tang Wulin and Ya Li had clearly noticed this as well, their eyes filled with coldness. The destruction of Shrek Academy was inextricably linked to those evil soul masters. Now that they had encountered someone who appeared to be an evil soul master, how could they not be hostile?

Fortunately, they were still intelligent enough that even though they were extremely resentful, they did not do anything outrageous.

They came here to find news of the Sky-Supporting Douluo. They absolutely could not act rashly before obtaining accurate information. Not to mention, there was a quasi-god watching them from above.

A hoarse voice from number 4343 rang out, "While this Human-Faced Ghost Weeping Flower cannot extend your lifespan or dramatically increase your cultivation level, it can help you refine your spiritual power."

"This Human-Faced Ghost Weeping Flower is 35,000 years old. If your spiritual power reaches the Spirit Abyss Realm, using it will automatically raise your spiritual power by one level, and it can even temper your spiritual power, making it more solid."

"If your mental strength reaches the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm, then using it can even increase your chances of breaking through to the Spirit Domain Realm by 20%."

"There are risks, of course, but as the saying goes, high risk, high reward. If that Nether Tortoise weren't so useful to me, I wouldn't have traded it for it. So, are you in or not?"

Number 2323 hesitated for a moment, as if considering whether it was worth it, before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "Change."

As he spoke, Number 2323 used his soul power to enhance the Nether Turtle in his hand and handed it to Mr. A. Number 4343 also handed the Human-Faced Ghost Weeping Flower to Mr. A.

"Hmm, the items are fine, the transaction is complete." Mr. A took the items from both parties, seemingly appraising them, before handing over the items needed by both parties using his soul power.

"This auction must have been held quite a few times. These people seem to have a lot of faith in Mr. A's reputation." Tang Wulin thought to himself, it seems that this auction has a pretty good reputation.

The two parties in the transaction could not trust each other, which is why Mr. A acted as an intermediary to facilitate the transaction.

An auction only needs to act as an intermediary; this way, others will be willing to put their valuable items up for exchange. This auction can also attract more people to participate.

They may not see any tangible profits, but the intangible value of their reputation is the best return in itself. Once the Aurora Auction grows and becomes more successful, will they still have to worry about not making money?

"So, are there any other VIPs going to make transactions next?" Mr. A asked after the transaction was completed.

"I……"

"I……"

Clearly, the atmosphere here has started to heat up after the transaction, and these people are bringing out all sorts of rare items that are hard to find outside.

Tang Wulin even saw someone take out a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell, a type of weapon of mass destruction that is explicitly prohibited by the Federation.

Finally, that level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell was successfully exchanged by someone who paid a large amount of rare metals.

Of course, with success comes failure. Some people had to give up because the price was too high or they simply couldn't find a satisfactory item to trade.

"I have a 100,000-year-old soul bone here, and I would like to exchange it for a 100,000-year-old soul bone with star attributes. I wonder if anyone is willing to trade with me."

At that moment, an old voice rang out, instantly silencing the entire venue.

"A 100,000-year-old soul bone!" Tang Wulin, Mu Ye, and Ya Li all had their pupils shrink. Someone actually offered up a soul bone of this level for trade!

However, after hearing the other party's request, they felt it was perfectly reasonable. This must be due to incompatible attributes, hence the desire to exchange bones.

"This soul bone of mine is a right arm bone, produced by a 100,000-year-old Earth Dragon King. It is a genuine dragon soul bone, and I wish to exchange it for a 100,000-year-old star attribute soul bone."

True Dragon Soul Bone! Upon hearing this term, Tang Wulin and the other two gasped again. Putting everything else aside, the mere mention of "True Dragon" was enough to make this soul bone far more valuable than an ordinary 100,000-year soul bone.

"It's a pity that even though I have some soul bones, they are not of the star attribute."

Makino's gaze burned with fervor, but he couldn't help but sigh.

"I do have a 100,000-year-old soul bone here, but it's not of the star attribute; it's of the water attribute. As compensation, I'm willing to add an extra 70,000-year-old soul bone. I wonder if you'd be willing to make a deal with me?"

At this moment, another voice came, startling Tang Wulin and the others once again. It was another 100,000-year-old soul bone, and the offer was to add another 70,000-year-old soul bone in exchange.

"It's him!"

The three men's eyes narrowed again, because the one who proposed the deal was none other than Mr. A, the host of the auction.

"That's right. It's a free trade model now, and as the organizer, he's also eligible to participate. I'm afraid that's the purpose of holding this auction—to acquire some items that are useful to them as well."

A knowing glint flashed in the eyes of the three.

"I'm sorry, all I ask for is a soul bone with the Star attribute." At this moment, the person who took out a 100,000-year soul bone, whose desktop number was 1111, shook his head.

"Alright," Mr. A said, seeing this, and didn't insist.

"Is there anyone here who possesses a soul bone with the attribute of a 100,000-year-old star? I am willing to exchange it for this soul bone," Number 1111 shouted again, unwillingly, but no one around him responded.

Clearly, even Mr. A's offer failed to sway No. 1111, and they did not believe they could offer an item of equal value.

In the end, No. 1111 had no choice but to reclaim the soul bone.

The free trade model continued, but the following items, while not exceeding the value of a 100,000-year-old soul bone, were still rare treasures in the outside world.

Even Mu Ye tried a few times and successfully harvested several rare and precious herbs. However, judging from his pained expression, it was clear that he had suffered a loss.

But there was no other way; some of the herbs in it could effectively treat and nourish Zhenhua's body, so even though it was a bit of a loss, Muye gritted his teeth and bought it.

At worst, I can ask Zhenhua for reimbursement later.

As time went on, the number of people trading gradually decreased.

"Knock knock knock!"

Mr. A tapped the table and continued to ask, "So, is there anyone else who needs to make a transaction?"

As Mr. A finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent.

"Very good, it seems everyone has made a very good profit. Now, let's move on to the last part of the auction: the free exchange session."

"The main event is about to begin." Tang Wulin, Ya Li, and Mu Ye's gazes began to turn serious.

Now, let's see if this auction is just a charade. Will the news about the Sky-Supporting Douluo really come here?!

(End of this chapter)