Chapter 151: Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Essence

Private booths like these number no more than twenty in the whole auction, but now each private booth has a noble guest.

"Second Seat, Da Li, you've arrived, please sit." Xue Qinghe nodded, indicating they should sit on the soft couch beside him.

"So you two are the guests spoken of by Qinghe, that's something I didn't expect," Ning Fengzhi said lightly.

He recognized Bai Baoshan, but his gaze lingered more on Tie Li.

Bai Baoshan laughed heartily and began chatting with Ning Fengzhi.

As a junior, Tie Li naturally could not speak freely; this also matched his wish to avoid revealing anything before them.

It's possible they know the Fenglei Sect even better than he does!

"Lord Ning, with the financial power of your Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, no one should be able to outbid you."

The conversation turned to the auction, inevitably reaching the final highlight—the soul bone—where the items are compared by each side's wealth.

Among the SoulMasterForce present, who can surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect in wealth?

"I'm curious about this soul bone's attributes," Ning Fengzhi said lightly, and, as Bai Baoshan had said, he wasn't at all worried about the final price, because the bone would certainly be his.

The only factor Ning Fengzhi must consider is the bone's age; ideally over fifty thousand years, since only bones older than fifty thousand years provide substantial boosts to the two titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

If the attributes match, a thirty‑thousand‑year bone could also be acceptable.

Given the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's wealth, it's been years without the two titled Douluo obtaining a soul bone to strengthen them, which shows how rare high‑age bones are.

As the imperial Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe saw the Tian Dou auction as a royal affair; when his teacher brought up the soul bone, he smiled calmly and said,

"This bone comes from a fifteen‑thousand‑year‑old white spirit beast, a head soul bone second only to the torso bone, suitable for soul masters with mental or auxiliary attributes."

"Giving it to Rong Rong would be fine," the Sword Douluo remarked nearby.

Ning Fengzhi nodded in agreement; Rong Rong's talent is indeed outstanding, but among the Shilake Seven Freaks she ranks near the bottom. If she received a ten‑thousand‑year soul bone, the gap would shrink dramatically.

Obtaining a soul bone early in a soul master's career yields the greatest benefit; as the bone merges into the body, each increase in Soul Power Level, to varying degrees, enhances the bone.

When a soul bone integrates with the physique, it becomes part of your body; each rise in Soul Power Level upgrades both soul power and physique, and since the bone is part of you, it amplifies as your soul power grows.

In later stages, to absorb a bone you must have a high‑age bone for noticeable gains; a thousand‑year bone or an ordinary ten‑thousand‑year bone adds too little.

Given the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's status and wealth, Ning Fengzhi and the Sword Bone Douluo would never take low‑tier bones, which would waste space; if a suitable bone were found but a low‑tier one occupied the spot, it would be a great loss.

During the idle chat, the auctioneer on the Pai Mai Tai announced the start of the auction.

"Our first item is rather special: a concealed weapon called the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, hand‑launched, its power equivalent to an attack from a strong‑offense Battle Soul Sect."

Two more staff members stepped onto the stage to demonstrate the weapon's power before the crowd.

"This little gadget is interesting," Xue Qinghe said with some interest.

Ning Fengzhi smiled, took an identical Zhuge Divine Crossbow from his coat and handed it to Xue Qinghe.

"Teacher, could this have come from your hand?" Xue Qinghe asked, surprised.

"It was made by Rong Rong's companion at Shilake Academy; when we first met, I was also amazed."

Then Ning Fengzhi mentioned many things, all pointing to Tang San, and Bai Baoshan finally caught on.

"The Ning Sect Master said, could it be…"

"Exactly!"

"Alas!"

At the mention of Tang San, Bai Baoshan couldn't help sighing; such an outstanding prodigy soul master was forcibly driven away because of Snow Star Prince and the Fourth Prince.

Whenever they think of it, the three Committee Members feel a wave of regret.

Ning Fengzhi explained the usage techniques of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and Xue Qinghe was quite interested.

At the auction, the price of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow kept climbing.

For auxiliary soul masters or the Hunting Soul Group, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow is extremely valuable, but to major powers or high‑level soul masters, it isn't worth that price.

Yet the final transaction price was not disappointing.

The second auction item, the third auction item…

All were very fine items; with so many SoulMasterForce present, the selling prices far exceeded the items' intrinsic value.

"The eighth item, a Bingli Armor forged in Geng Xin Cheng, has decent defense; our tests show it can withstand attacks from a Soul King;

During its forging, ice‑glass scales and blood bone were added, granting a good attribute boost to ice‑type soul masters…"

It is armor crafted with hundred‑fold forging skill; Tie Li could discern its layers just by sight, and the blacksmith who forged it must possess extremely solid forging ability.

Like the first item, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, high‑level soul masters or major powers only go through the motions; once it exceeds their mental estimate, they abandon it.

In terms of price, it is actually a bit lower than the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

Everyone waited for the final centerpiece—the soul bone—to appear; that is the main event.

There were seventeen items total; by the sixteenth, the auction hall's atmosphere had become subtle.

The sixteenth item was valuable, but they all wanted to save their Gold Soul Coins to bid on the seventeenth item—the soul bone!

"The sixteenth item, Ten‑Thousand‑Year Blood Essence, should be familiar to everyone: even a Thousand‑Year Blood Essence can greatly accelerate a soul master's cultivation speed; the value of this Ten‑Thousand‑Year Blood Essence is left for you all to decide."

On the auction stage at the front of the hall stood a blood‑red crystal emitting a faint red glow.

The Ten‑Thousand‑Year Blood Essence's value rivals that of a thousand‑year‑level soul bone; a Thousand‑Year Blood Essence can help a soul master quickly raise their Soul Power Level, while Ten‑Thousand‑Year Blood Essence can multiply that speed several times.

"Teacher, if we pool our Gold Soul Coins, can we obtain this Blood Essence?" Tang San looked at the master beside him, his eyes filled with intense longing; he knew the Ten‑Thousand‑Year Blood Essence's worth all too well.

"San Ge, do you have any plan?" Ning Rongrong asked nearby.

"Recently I met my grand‑uncle; he gave me a celestial spirit herb. If we combine Ten‑Thousand‑Year Blood Essence with that herb and the Ten‑thousand‑year Spirit Herb we obtained earlier in Shui Xin Zhi Di, I'm confident we can raise our Soul Power Levels to Forty Level within two years."

(End of chapter)