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

Chapter 565 Sky-High Price

Six billion.

Soon, with a bid from a major power, the price of the Heart of the Ice God was raised again.

Inside VIP Box Number One.

Gu Yuena's gaze was indifferent, as if this Heart of the Ice God had nothing to do with her.

However, the reason she and Qian Gu Dongfeng are here today is because she told Qian Gu Dongfeng that if she had this Ice God's Heart, she could use it to suppress her mind and break through to the Spirit Realm spiritual level in the shortest possible time.

Her martial soul is elemental manipulation, allowing her to control multiple elements simultaneously. Her mental strength is more crucial to her than to any other soul master. In fact, it could be said that the strength of her mental strength determines the speed at which her cultivation progresses.

Of course, the claim of enhancing her spiritual power was just a lie she used to appease Qian Gu Dongfeng. Her spiritual power had already reached the Spirit Realm, but she still said it, all for the sake of the Ice God's Heart.

The Myriad Beast Platform was still not stable enough and needed a powerful divine object to serve as its core, so the Ice God's Heart, which she had seen by chance, became her target.

"If the Dragon God's core were still intact..." Gu Yuena thought with some resentment.

Although she was a disciple of Tianfeng Douluo Leng Yaozhu, she was valued by Qian Gu Dongfeng after she successfully passed the preparatory spirit transfer envoy assessment.

Gu Yuena is too young, only twenty-one years old, yet her cultivation has already broken through to the eighth ring. She is definitely the future of the Spirit Pagoda.

More importantly, it was Gu Yuena's research on artificial souls that gave the Spirit Pagoda its current prominence.

Although there are always some people within the Spirit Pagoda who suppress Gu Yuena, these are only temporary. Artificial spirits are the future trend of spirit masters, and it is absolutely impossible to block them.

In Qian Gu Dongfeng's view, Gu Yuena was being suppressed simply because his elder brother wanted to promote his own disciple to a higher position, which is why he didn't want Gu Yuena to make too many achievements.

But what's the use? The Spirit Pagoda isn't a place where one person can have their own say. Even if his elder brother can suppress Gu Yuena for a while, can he suppress her forever?

Artificial, ten-thousand-year-old spirits will inevitably enter the market, no matter what. Recently, it seems that my elder brother has also realized the situation, so he hasn't done much to stop the artificial, ten-thousand-year-old spirits from entering the market.

In Qian Gu Dong Feng's view, this was undoubtedly a sign of his elder brother losing power, and it seemed that even the councilors who supported his elder brother were losing their support.

People are happy when they are happy.

Seeing that his elder brother seemed to be losing power, Qian Gu Dongfeng immediately launched an offensive, taking the opportunity to propose that Gu Yuena be nominated as one of the four great spirit messengers.

Although she has not yet reached the level of a Title Douluo, in view of Gu Yuena's contributions to the Spirit Pagoda, Qian Gu Dongfeng still defied the objections and promoted her to one of the four Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Envoys.

The only slight drawback was that his elder brother hadn't given up yet and suggested that Fors also become one of the four Spirit Masters, which actually went through.

What gives her the right?!

Although Fors is very beautiful, beauty can't put food on the table!

Since Fors joined the Spirit Pagoda, he has made virtually no contributions and has barely even made a move. Therefore, in Qian Gu Dong Feng's eyes, his elder brother is practically obsessed, relentlessly pushing his disciple to the top.

"Forget about those upsetting things. Let's focus on getting the Ice God's Heart for Nana first."

Qian Gu Dongfeng shook his head, no longer dwelling on those unpleasant matters. In the end, this world still reveres strength. So what if Fors was placed among the Four Great Spirit Masters? Without the strength, she would never be able to hold onto that position.

The most important thing now is to help Nana get what she wants. That's why Qian Gu Dongfeng came in person this time.

How could he not try to win over Gu Yuena, who possesses extraordinary talent?

He had asked Gu Yuena several times what reward she wanted, after all, her research was extremely important to the Spirit Pagoda. Qian Gu Dongfeng wanted to completely bind Gu Yuena to the Qian Gu family's cause.

Gu Yuena hadn't wanted anything at first, but when Qian Gu Dongfeng told her about the recent auction at the Tian Dou Auction House and mentioned the Ice God's Heart, it caught her attention.

Although she could only see it from the picture, Gu Yuena quickly told Qian Gu Dongfeng that she had to obtain the Heart of the Ice God. Once she got it, her spiritual level would break through to the Spirit Realm, and she could advance to the Title Douluo level within a year.

Upon hearing this news, Qian Gu Dongfeng was overjoyed and immediately brought Gu Yuena over.

His tireless efforts in nurturing Gu Yuena were naturally driven by ulterior motives.

It was all for his beloved grandson, Qian Gu Zhangting. Ever since the child ended his seclusion and happened to meet Gu Yuena, he had become completely devoted to her, constantly asking his grandfather all sorts of questions.

As someone with experience, Qian Gu Dongfeng could tell at a glance that his grandson had probably fallen in love with Gu Yuena at first sight.

After all, he was all too familiar with that look in his eyes. Wasn't that the same look he had when he fell in love with Yao Zhu at first sight?

Qian Gu Dongfeng naturally wanted to matchmake his grandson with his love, but Leng Yaozhu blocked it on the grounds that Gu Yuena was still too young.

With Gu Yuena's exceptional promotion to Spirit Transmission Envoy, in terms of status, ability, talent, and appearance, she is undoubtedly the best candidate for his granddaughter-in-law in Qian Gu Dongfeng's heart! No one is more suitable than Gu Yuena.

Qian Gu Zhangting has just emerged from seclusion. In the past three years, he has made steady progress, and at the age of thirty-one, his cultivation has already reached the level of a Title Douluo of the ninety-fourth level!

Yes, it's level ninety-four. As a descendant of the ancient clan, when Qian Gu Zhangting broke through, the 100,000-year-old soul spirit gave him a three-level boost, and the other level came from absorbing soul bones.

With the unwavering support of the ancient clan, he is only one step away from reaching the level of a Super Douluo.

Qian Gu Zhangting is now pursuing Gu Yuena with all his might, hoping to win her favor.

In this situation, how could the eternal east wind not lend a helping hand to Sun Tzu?

So today he brought Gu Yuena with him, determined to obtain the Heart of the Ice God at any cost.

In the future, Gu Yuena will also be able to quickly reach the Title Douluo level. With her talent, she and her grandson are a perfect match, and they will be the mainstay supporting the entire Spirit Pagoda in the future.

After Gu Yuena got together with her grandson, he, as her grandfather, was also able to get closer to Gu Yuena's teacher: Tianfeng Douluo Leng Yaozhu.

For example, as a grandfather, it shouldn't be a problem for him to show some concern for Gu Yuena.

Under the pretext of supervision, he would occasionally visit Leng Yaozhu's office to inquire about the progress of Gu Yuena and Qian Gu Zhangting, and then take the opportunity to have some time alone with Leng Yaozhu.

After spending so much time together, he was convinced he couldn't win Yao Zhu's heart. Qian Gu Dong Feng thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.

"Six billion for the first time, six billion for the second time!" The auctioneer's voice was almost a roar.

Today's auction price for the Heart of the Ice God was truly disappointing. The instructions from above were to aim for a bid in the tens of billions range. But surprisingly, the bidders were few and far between, showing little enthusiasm.

"Seven billion." Just then, a voice rang out, as if bestowing an imperial decree upon the auctioneer. It was Qian Gu Dong Feng from Box Number One who had made his bid.

"Seven billion, for the first time." After asking around again and no one raised the price, the auctioneer began the countdown.

She started introducing the product again with great enthusiasm, but still no one made an offer.

"Ahem." Qian Gu Dong Feng coughed lightly.

What sounded like a faint whisper to others was like a thunderbolt to the auctioneer. She felt as if her blood was boiling. A profound sense of dread washed over her!

As the chief auctioneer of the Heavenly Dou Auction House, she was certainly no ordinary person; her cultivation was also quite formidable. However, faced with this cough, she felt as if her very soul was about to be shattered.

"Seven billion for the second time."

"Seven billion, third..." Nothing is more important than one's own life, so the auctioneer immediately dared not make any more moves, just as she was about to bring down the gavel.

"Seventy-five billion." A deep voice rang out, causing the auctioneer to stop his gavel. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the person from box number six had made the bid.

"Seventy-five billion for the first time, seventy-five billion for the second time..." The auctioneer was overjoyed again; it was certainly a good thing that someone was willing to raise the price.

"Eighty-five billion!" Qian Gu Dongfeng, from Box Number One, spoke directly, forcefully raising the amount by one billion. This was to express his determination to win, and also to scare away the other participants.

Eighty-five billion is no small sum. Even if the people here are all leaders of various forces, it would still be a huge financial burden to come up with such a large amount of money at once.

The value of the Ice God's Heart is still unclear, yet a few fools are willing to spend money to gamble on whether they can unravel its mysteries.

"Nine billion!" A deep voice rang out again from VIP box number six.

"Ten billion!" Qian Gu Dongfeng made another offer without hesitation. He refused to believe that anyone would be willing to fight to the death for something whose value he didn't even know.

"One hundred and eleven billion." The people in VIP box number six seemed unwilling to get entangled with Qian Gu Dong Feng any longer, and raised the price by another billion.

The entire room fell silent. Even Qian Gu Dongfeng, who was in a private box, couldn't help but frown. Even though the artificial souls had recently made the Spirit Pagoda incredibly wealthy, that was still part of the Spirit Pagoda's overall profits, and Qian Gu Dongfeng couldn't possibly misappropriate it.

Moreover, in order to launch a ten-thousand-year artificial soul spirit in the future, they proactively reduced some of the profits from the thousand-year artificial soul spirit.

The construction of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform also requires a large amount of capital. It is a huge four-legged gold-devouring beast. Although it will bring huge benefits to the Spirit Pagoda in the future, it has not yet been put into the market.

In addition, in order to support Gu Yuena, Qian Gu Dongfeng had also taken resources from the Qian Gu Clan and poured them into the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, so he really doesn't have much money to draw on right now.

"12 billion!"

Qian Gu Dongfeng once again announced a price: 12 billion. This was his own personal savings, plus the maximum amount of funds that the Tian Dou City Spirit Pagoda branch could mobilize. He had no more money than that.

Although he still possessed a considerable amount of rare and precious materials and items, it was impossible for him to convert them into cash immediately. The Spirit Pagoda branch in Tiandou City also needed cash flow, and taking too much would affect the normal operation of the Spirit Pagoda there.

Therefore, 12 billion is the limit of Qian Gu Dong Feng.

"My friend, I am Qian Gu Dong Feng from the Spirit Pagoda. Would you do me the honor of relinquishing the Heart of the Ice God to me?"

The voice of "Eternal East Wind" drifted through the private room. For the sake of the Ice God's Heart, he didn't mind using other means. Anyway, the price was already high enough; the people behind this auction should be satisfied.

Qian Gu Dong Feng, the current master of the Spirit Pagoda, actually came to participate in this auction in person!

The guests on the first floor and some people in the private rooms on the second floor couldn't help but be slightly moved. Even though they were all leaders of various forces, their status was incomparable to that of Qian Gu Dongfeng.

"Hmph." Unexpectedly, a cold snort came from inside VIP room number six. "Giving you face? You think you're so great!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Gu Dongfeng in VIP room number one immediately felt embarrassed and his tone became somewhat unfriendly, "My friend, I believe I still have some influence, and I hope you can be so kind as to part with this."

As Qian Gu Dong Feng spoke, he also secretly mixed his spiritual power into it, sending it towards Box Six.

This is meant to intimidate the other party. If the people in Box Six weren't strong enough, they'd probably be shocked to the point of vomiting blood. This is Qian Gu Dong Feng's method: using superb techniques to infuse his spiritual power into his voice.

From the outside, he was just speaking normally, but it might not have been the case for the people in VIP room number six. If they didn't have a way to respond, they would have to swallow their anger.

"What, is the master of the Spirit Pagoda only capable of such low-level methods? If you want to make a move, our Eastern Navy Legion is not afraid of you." A mature female voice rang out, forcefully responding to Qian Gu Dongfeng and simultaneously thwarting his methods.

"Who are you?" Sensing the surging soul power fluctuations within Box Six, Qian Gu Dongfeng couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised and uncertain.

"Commander of the East Sea Legion: Aquaria. 14 billion. If you have the guts, then go ahead and go for it. Others may fear your Spirit Pagoda, but I'm not. Today I want to see just how arrogant this organization, which claims to be the richest on the continent, really is."

Aquarius's voice rang out, simultaneously raising the price by two billion, as if she were determined to fight Qian Gu Dong Feng to the bitter end.

Upon hearing Aquaria's name, Qian Gu Dongfeng's expression instantly turned somewhat ugly. For someone of his status, Aquaria's identity was naturally not a secret.

Although Aquarius's strength was not bad, it was still not enough for him. So what if the other party was the commander of the East Sea Legion? Their ancient clan was not without influence in the military.

But the most crucial thing is Aquaria's identity, which is what makes Qian Gu Dongfeng wary.

(End of this chapter)