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

Chapter 564 The Heart of the Ice God

"One hundred and fifty million!" came a voice filled with gritted teeth.

The female auctioneer's smile grew even wider; the higher the price of the auctioned item, the more commission they, the auctioneers, would receive.

This Four-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass is an ancient and rare species, an absolute treasure that ice-attribute soul masters would find incredibly rare and precious. Major powers looking to cultivate future generations would never pass up such a treasure.

Nan Fusheng, who was in VIP room number six on the second floor, could see more clearly than others that the sound of gritting teeth had just come from VIP room number four.

"One hundred and sixty million Federal Credits." A confident voice rang out from Box Number Two!

The fourth VIP room gave up. They had seen through the wealth and power of the second VIP room and realized they couldn't compete with them, so they had no choice but to give up.

"One hundred and seventy million!" A staggering figure came from VIP box number eight, causing a stir among the bidders in the hall.

"Two hundred million!" But the voice from the second VIP box was even more resolute.

The entire room fell silent!

This time, finally no one else placed a bid.

"Two hundred million for the first time, two hundred million for the second time, and for the third time, sold!" The gavel fell, and the deal was done!

The first item up for auction today, the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Four-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, fetched a staggering 200 million.

Of course, this was just a good start; few of the subsequent auction items reached 200 million.

A thousand-year-old dragon scale fruit sold for seven million!

Millennium Sea Dragon Marrow sold for 7.5 million!

millennium……

(P.S.: The original work mentions that thousand-year-old spiritual objects are generally worth between several million and tens of millions.)

The evergreen vine sold for 170 million!

Undoubtedly, while these thousand-year-old spiritual objects are quite valuable, their prices are incomparable to those of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual objects.

As the auction progressed, Nan Fusheng couldn't help but yawn out of boredom. After all, whether it was a thousand-year-old or ten-thousand-year-old spiritual object, these things weren't of much value to him.

Because in the Dragon Valley Small World, the Water and Fire Dragon Kings have successfully and initially conceived a small-scale Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

The moment they were successfully conceived, Nan Fusheng planted the thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old spiritual objects he had previously collected, and also sowed many seeds of spiritual objects.

In terms of nurturing rare and precious materials, it has also achieved a growth rate of five times. After all, the strength of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings is still too low, so a five-fold increase is already quite impressive.

"After the transformation, the Dragon Valley Small World now has a basic complete ecosystem. The weak soul beasts that Fusheng No. 1 released into it are gradually adapting to the environment."

"With the Water and Fire Dragon Kings in charge, the soul beasts should behave themselves. Perhaps the next step could be to try introducing or creating some soul beasts with powerful bloodlines so they can live there."

Nan Fusheng began to think about the Dragon Valley Small World. Originally intended as a base, it has now been transformed by Nan Fusheng into a small ecosystem.

Nan Fusheng's next plan for the Dragon Valley Small World is to allow some powerful soul beast races to enter. So what if soul beast resources are scarce now?

Don't forget, he's the man who created an entire Emerald Bird race with his bare hands using only the blood of a single Emerald Bird.

Even if all the soul beasts die out, so what? As long as he has enough samples, he can still cultivate a large number of soul beasts.

As for management issues? The Water and Fire Dragon Kings should be able to keep them in check.

If all else fails, one can do what Qingque did: directly transform the strongest member of the clan into an avatar. Relying on the survival-of-the-fittest nature of the soul beast clan, it wouldn't be difficult to make them obey.

"Moreover, as the Emerald Bird clan multiplied and thrived in the Dragon Valley Small World, Qing Que also seemed to have undergone certain changes."

Nan Fusheng discovered this problem by chance. It happened when he brought Qingque back to the Dragon Valley Small World and asked the purple-white crystal for Qingque's food.

"That must be the fortune of the Azure Demon Bird clan, which has gathered in the Azure Sparrow." Even without relying on the power of the Lord of Mysteries, Nan Fusheng was still able to roughly see the Azure Sparrow's abnormality with his strong spiritual power.

Undoubtedly, that fortune was only beneficial to Qingque, with no drawbacks.

"It's too early to tell anything yet. After all, Qingque only possesses the fortune of the Emerald Demon Bird clan. Perhaps when there are more soul beast races in the Dragon Valley Small World, we can see whether Qingque can truly bear the fortune of the soul beast race."

As Nan Fusheng pondered, his thoughts began to wander elsewhere.

"The main body has arrived." Just then, Aquarius's voice came from beside him. Nan Fusheng then came to his senses and looked towards the auction stage.

A golden cart covered with a red cloth was pushed onto the auction stage. This color, which was originally somewhat tacky, seemed very harmonious in the magnificent yet elegant hall of the auction house.

The female auctioneer's face was filled with excitement. "Next, we're going to auction what can be said to be the most important item in the history of our auction house. We've been preparing for this item for a very, very long time."

"Today's auction has gathered almost all the most important guests from across the continent. Here, on behalf of the Tian Dou Auction House, I would like to once again thank you all for coming. I'm sure you've all been waiting impatiently. So, let's begin."

"Although you, our distinguished guests, should already know something about this item from various sources, as the auctioneer, I still want to give you a detailed introduction to this treasure that can be described as a divine artifact."

As he spoke, the auctioneer's expression turned serious, and the lights in the hall dimmed considerably, with only a single golden beam shining on the cart on the stage. What, then, lay beneath that red cloth?

"The origin of this auction item must be kept secret by this auction house. But its existence is enough to influence the future. It is not a rare treasure, nor is it a rare metal. It is something whose original origin is unknown to anyone. We have given it a name: the Heart of the Ice God."

As he spoke, the auctioneer suddenly pulled back the red cloth beside him.

The moment she lifted the red cloth, everyone's gaze was simultaneously drawn to what lay beneath it. Everyone's eyes froze.

It was a glass box, but the material of the glass was unknown. Inside the box was something that looked like a gemstone.

It is only about the size of a longan, presented in the shape of a teardrop, with countless tiny facets on it, and is ice blue all over.

Although it wasn't very large, when golden light shone on it, it immediately reflected countless magnificent rays of light, and instead of being golden, it turned into an ice-blue color.

The dazzling icy blue light transformed into rays that crisscrossed the entire auction stage. The mere refraction of the light sent a chill down one's spine.

"Although it may look like just a diamond, I believe you distinguished guests can already see how extraordinary it is from the refraction of light. To date, nine Title Douluos have lost their lives in pursuit of it."

"This has been verified by us in detail. I believe that you, our distinguished guests, can guess some of its function from its name. Yes, its ability is cold, extreme cold."

"We've tested it with instruments, and the temperature around the Heart of the Ice God remains between -200 and -237 degrees Celsius year-round. In other words, its temperature consistently hovers around absolute zero. We have reason to believe that it is the core of coldness, originating from the far north."

"After detailed testing, it was found that the energy it contains is enormous, and should be between the energy intensity of the core of a level 9 fixed-position soul-guided artillery shell and a level 10 fixed-position soul-guided artillery shell."

"Moreover, the Ice God's Heart itself possesses extremely pure energy, being the purest ice attribute. Among the Title Douluos who died for it, besides those who died in battle, three others perished from being attacked by its chilling aura after coming into contact with it."

"Therefore, even now, no one knows how to use it or how to utilize its energy. However, we boldly predict that in human history, if we want to create a fourth god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided projectile, it will be the best core material. Without exception."

These words immediately sparked a flurry of discussion throughout the auction hall!

The terrifying power of god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs has already been proven. The entire Shrek City was leveled by two god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs.

Even with so many powerful figures from Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, they couldn't stop the terrifying power of this god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannon. One can only imagine how terrifying its effect was.

The allure of creating the core of a god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell is immense. Those qualified to attend this auction today are all top figures from various powerful factions. They are either legendary leaders or representatives of their respective powers.

Everyone understands what it means to possess a god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell—it's a huge strategic threat!

Inside VIP Box Number One.

As Qian Gu Dongfeng listened to the auctioneer's enthusiastic presentation, a cold smile crept across his lips.

If it weren't for the fact that the true owner behind the Heavenly Dou Auction House was the Central Legion, whom he was unwilling to provoke, he wouldn't need to personally auction off this Heart of the Ice God.

He also knew secrets that the auctioneer would never reveal. This Heart of the Ice God had already been studied by countless personnel from the military and the federal government. The auctioneer was right; it did indeed qualify as the core of a god-killing fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell.

In reality, however, it is simply impossible to achieve. This is because it is not only extremely cold, but it also isolates itself from contact with any other energy source, making it impossible to mobilize its internal energy through any soul tool or soul guidance array.

Otherwise, this Heart of the Ice God would never have appeared at the auction.

Of course, since the East Wind has come for it, it naturally knows how to use it properly.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Gu Yuena beside him, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

The auctioneer's introduction was finally over. Regardless of whether the Heart of the Ice God could be used, one thing was undeniable: it was definitely an ice-attribute artifact.

"Alright, the auction will begin immediately. The starting price is five billion Federal Credits, and each bid must be at least one hundred million Federal Credits."

Without a doubt, this is an astronomical price. The Federation hasn't seen such an auction price in a long time. Moreover, this is even without confirmation that the Heart of the Ice God is truly a divine artifact.

If it were truly a divine artifact, it wouldn't be put up for auction. Auction houses are designed to attract various powerful forces to gamble on whether they can figure out how to use the Heart of the Ice God.

Whether it's used to make god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs or for other purposes, as long as it's usable, its value far exceeds the starting bid.

"Distinguished guests, the bidding may now begin," the auctioneer said with a smile. But after she finished speaking, there was an awkward silence.

No one spoke; all eyes were fixed on the Heart of the Ice God on the auction stage.

Fifty billion federal dollars is no small sum. Even for many major powers, mobilizing that much cash is not an easy task.

The auctioneer wasn't in a hurry; such exceptional items weren't easy to sell.

This auction price isn't high considering the energy contained within the Ice God's Heart. Even if it ultimately fails to sell, it's not a big deal. There's no pressure from above to force it to be sold.

After a full three minutes, she reminded everyone again, "Distinguished guests, you may now place your bids."

"Fifty billion." This time, someone finally made a bid; it was a bidder sitting in the dark corner on the left.

"Alright, five billion." The auctioneer perked up immediately upon hearing a bid and responded promptly.

"Fifty-one billion!" another bid rang out.

The most important thing after taking back the Heart of the Ice God is to study it, to study its function, and how to utilize the energy within it.

The bidders here today aren't just those who, like Qian Gu Dongfeng, know that the military hasn't been able to unravel the secrets of the Ice God's Heart. Many others know this as well. But they still hope to take it back and study it further.

The reason is simple: if the method of using the Heart of the Ice God were discovered, its value would be worth hundreds of billions. Divine artifacts are extremely rare and hard to come by!

Such a valuable item is naturally not something everyone can participate in. Only a very small number of people can participate. Four bidders placed their bids. The price kept rising and quickly reached 5.9 billion Federal Credits.

This price isn't much considering the energy contained within the Heart of the Ice God. However, because there's no definite method for using the Heart of the Ice God, the participants in the auction weren't particularly enthusiastic.

As the auctioneer made the bids, he kept describing the many benefits of the Heart of the Ice God. He even said things like, "With the Heart of the Ice God, you can keep anything from decaying for ten thousand years."

Inside Box 6, Nan Fusheng couldn't help but smile. This auctioneer was really good at making introductions. It's not like you're buying a coffin; what's the use of something that won't decay for ten thousand years?

(End of this chapter)