Chapter 127: The Super Dragon Abyss Boat and Whale Glue

If Lingxu wants to go out to sea, he must have a boat of his own capable of withstanding the winds and waves of the ocean.

He remembers that Tang San and the others obtained it at an auction when they went.

The fact that Tang San could easily obtain it at auction suggests it might not be rare, or that even better ones could be bought here in Hanhai City.

In the evening, Lingxu took Luo Liu'er and Luo Yun'er with him to enter the Hanhai Great Soul Arena.

Going there was, of course, not for competition, but for the auction held that night.

With Luo Yun'er and Luo Liu'er on his left and right, Lingxu drew the public's gaze as soon as they entered the auction venue; everyone who could enter the auction was a Spirit Master, with no ordinary people present.

The items being auctioned were also related to Spirit Masters!

"The Great Soul Arena?"

Lingxu suddenly thought that since his party was going to enter the ocean, they would inevitably have to fight Sea Soul Masters in the future, yet none of them had any combat experience related to Sea Soul Masters.

It seemed he would have to stay for two more days; it was just that along the way, Lingxu had overlooked one thing.

Aside from himself, they all lacked experience fighting other Spirit Masters; going to participate in the Sea God's God Trial without any experience at all would make it very difficult to pass in the future.

Thinking of this, Lingxu had already made a decision in his heart.

Upon entering the auction hall, Lingxu paid ten Gold Soul Coins to buy a plaque and deposited one hundred Gold Soul Coins as a guarantee to gain entry.

By the time the three of them entered, the auction had already been underway for a while.

The interior was dimly lit, with only the faint fluorescent glow from the plaques in everyone's hands; the plaques were naturally a symbol of identity and a necessity for bidding.

He found a seat and sat down, but at the very moment he sat,

a new auction item had already appeared on the auction stage.

The host announced in a loud voice: "The item we are about to auction next is a Soul Guidance Device suitable for long-distance ocean voyages, known as the conqueror of the sea: the Super Dragon Abyss Boat."

Upon hearing this, Lingxu whispered: "It comes at just the right time. A Super Dragon Abyss Boat? Why does it have the word 'super' in it?"

At the same time, an etiquette lady belonging to the auction house brought up a brocade tray covered with a red cloth onto the auction stage.

On the brocade tray sat an item that looked quite strange.

The object was shuttle-shaped, with a dragon-head-shaped front, a tail resembling an upright fish tail, and four fins on each side that looked like fish fins. It was milky white throughout, as if carved from jade, and measured about one foot in length from head to tail.

Even from thirty or forty meters away, Lingxu could feel the energy fluctuations coming from it.

At the same time, the auctioneer began to introduce it loudly: "This Soul Guidance Device is the Super Dragon Abyss Boat. There is currently only this one; it is an item passed down from ancient times. Those who frequently attend our auctions might know that we previously auctioned a Dragon Abyss Boat, and this is an upgraded version of that previous one."

"The previous Dragon Abyss Boat was suitable for near-shore use, while this Super Dragon Abyss Boat is suitable for both near and far. They both come from an ancient heritage site, and their numbers are extremely limited. According to the consignor, there are a few Dragon Abyss Boats, but there is only this one Super Dragon Abyss Boat."

"Now, let me introduce it in detail: the Super Dragon Abyss Boat has a very unique function; it requires a Spirit Master to use soul power to activate it before it can reveal its true form."

"Its true form is about forty-eight meters long, four times that of the ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat, with a maximum diameter of six meters, and it can accommodate fifty to one hundred passengers at the same time."

"It can go up and down in the ocean; it can sail on the surface of the sea and can also submerge into the seawater."

"The previous ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat could dive to a maximum depth of three hundred meters, while this one can dive to a depth of two thousand meters."

"With it, you no longer need to fear any wind or waves while sailing on the ocean; once the wind and waves are huge, you can immediately dive into the deep water. It can be called a heaven-sent life-saving treasure boat. This item is extremely appropriate for viewing the scenery in the sea or for use as a life-saving device. When it turns into its main body, it is completely transparent, allowing one to see the scenery in the ocean from any angle, which is exceptionally magical; this effect is about the same as the ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat."

"But there is one point that the ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat absolutely cannot compare to: the ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat can withstand soul skill attacks from century-level Spirit Beasts, yet this Super Dragon Abyss Boat, according to our tests, can withstand the attacks of most thousand-year Spirit Beasts, and even an ordinary ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Master would find it difficult to break through its defense for a while."

"There are all kinds of ferocious and terrifying Sea Spirit Beasts in the deep sea; having this Super Dragon Abyss Boat is absolutely the most effective guarantee for life. If the seller were not in urgent need of Gold Soul Coins, they would not have brought it out for auction."

"The starting price is fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and each increment cannot be less than one thousand Gold Soul Coins. We will now begin; please place your bids."

Just after the host made the announcement, someone immediately started bidding fifty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins.

It was also at this moment that someone next to Lingxu began to comment: "This is what you call a useful thing; being able to withstand the attacks of ordinary ten-thousand-year Sea Spirit Beasts is what makes it a treasure."

"The previous Dragon Abyss Boat was truly too much of a 'chicken rib'; it failed to sell several times and could only be sold at a starting price of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"If you want to cash out, you still need this Super Dragon Abyss Boat."

"I bid sixty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

After the man next to him finished speaking, he immediately raised his plaque, raising the price to sixty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Compared to the ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat, the Super Dragon Abyss Boat would definitely make people go crazy.

Although this was a coastal city and most were Sea Soul Masters who had their own means in the sea,

the ability to withstand ordinary ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts and most thousand-year Spirit Beasts—such a powerful defense was definitely the biggest selling point of this Super Dragon Abyss Boat.

Up to the noble circles, if they obtained this Super Dragon Abyss Boat, they wouldn't have to worry about safety issues when going out to sea for fun.

Down to mercenary organizations, they wanted to obtain it even more; with it, they could even go into the deep sea.

And further down to individuals, everyone wanted this Dragon Abyss Boat.

With this, one had an extra protective umbrella on the sea.

For a time, the price of this Super Dragon Abyss Boat began to soar.

In no time, it broke one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins; compared to the previous lack of interest in the ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat, the gap between the two was truly too large.

Everyone definitely wants good things.

Luo Liu'er and Luo Yun'er just watched, and after seeing Lingxu's gaze, Luo Liu'er said: "Young Master, do you also want this Dragon Abyss Boat?"

Lingxu nodded and said: "This Dragon Abyss Boat will be useful in the future."

"But wait a moment; the price hasn't reached its peak yet."

The bidding on the scene remained intense, but when it reached two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, the price began to slow down.

Previously, the increments were basically five thousand to ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, but now they were one or two thousand, occasionally reaching five thousand.

"Two hundred thirty-three thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Two hundred thirty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Two hundred forty-six thousand Gold Soul Coins."

At this point, someone might have been unable to sit still and directly raised their plaque, saying: "Three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

When this three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins was spoken, someone also recognized the bidder's identity.

He is the son of the Hanhai City Lord, and this price is also very high; ordinary nobles simply cannot afford it, and even those who could seem to have no desire to offend the City Lord's Mansion.

This Super Dragon Abyss Boat belongs to the City Lord's Mansion without a doubt.

"Three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, going once!"

"Three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, going twice!"

"Three hundred..."

"I bid three hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

Just when everyone thought the hammer was about to fall for the third time, who would have known someone else would bid, and actually increase it by fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins at once?

Lingxu was in a position slightly toward the back of the auction, while the City Lord's son was at the very front.

"Good fellow, to actually dare to compete with the City Lord's Mansion, how brave!"

"Three hundred and sixty thousand Gold Soul Coins," the City Lord's son Hai Qing said loudly.

With this Super Dragon Abyss Boat, he could take a group of beauties, dive a thousand meters deep, and then everyone could take off their attire and start a shameless party.

In the transparent underwater environment, it would be beyond comfortable.

He had tried the previous ordinary Dragon Abyss Boat, but he dared not go into the deep sea at all, and in the shallow sea, he might be discovered by other Spirit Masters.

The Super Dragon Abyss Boat's defense, size, and various advantages were all taken into account; bringing along thirty or fifty goddesses, this was what he truly wanted.

Lingxu saw the other party increase the bid by ten thousand Gold Soul Coins at a time, estimating that he probably didn't have many Gold Soul Coins.

"Four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins," Lingxu spoke up.

Seeing this, Hai Qing turned his head to look toward the back and said, "Some things require one to see if they have the strength to possess them."

This counted as a threat; once the words fell, he turned back, raised his paddle, and said, "Four hundred thousand and one thousand Gold Soul Coins."

He was only willing to pay one thousand more Gold Soul Coins; the threat just now was also to make the other party give up voluntarily.

After all, everything he had on him added up to only four hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins; if it exceeded that, he would have nothing, and he couldn't scrape together that many Gold Soul Coins in a short time.

"Four hundred thousand and one thousand Gold Soul Coins, going once!"

"Four hundred thousand and one thousand Gold Soul Coins, going twice!"

"Four hundred thousand..."

"Four hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

"This is my strength," Lingxu spoke up.

Having money is actually a kind of strength, while the strength Hai Qing spoke of referred to soul power and combat ability.

Lingxu took a look; this person was in his early twenties, his soul power was not high, only a Soul Elder, though there were four people by his side.

Two bodyguards, who still had some strength, were both Soul Emperors.

Then there were two beautiful women by his side, looking seventeen or eighteen years old, whose soul power was relatively low, both only at the level of ten-something.

They belonged to those with low talent, yet they were still Spirit Masters, eating a bit of a "youth rice bowl."

"You... fine, you just wait for me," Hai Qing directly issued a harsh threat.

"Four hundred and fifty thousand, going once!"

"Four hundred and fifty thousand, going twice!"

"Four hundred and fifty thousand, going three times! Sold. Congratulations to this gentleman, number two hundred and sixty-six, for obtaining this auction item, the Super Dragon Abyss Boat. Please come to the backstage to settle the payment after the auction ends."

"Next, we will continue to auction the next item. This is a pair of Sea Blue Crystal Necklaces. The material is top-grade Sea Blue Stone from the deep sea. At the same time, this is also a Space Soul Guidance Device, with ten cubic meters of space."

"Besides this, wearing this Sea Blue Crystal Necklace also has the effect of avoiding water."

"The pair is auctioned together, starting bid at twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins! Each bid increase must be no less than one thousand Gold Soul Coins."

A Soul Guidance Device that can avoid water is actually somewhat of a chicken rib to a Sea Soul Master, but unfortunately, there is a ten-cubic-meter space inside.

For a Space Soul Guidance Device, the larger the individual space, the more valuable it is.

For example, a one-cubic-meter Space Soul Guidance Device can be bought for one thousand Gold Soul Coins.

But a ten-cubic-meter Space Soul Guidance Device cannot be bought for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins is merely the starting bid.

Just as the host called out the starting price, the Hanhai City Lord's son Hai Qing immediately raised his paddle and said, "Twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

At this moment, Hai Qing was somewhat angry; after he bid, no one dared to bid again.

After all, one could not offend the City Lord's Mansion for this. One must know that the Hanhai City Lord is a Spirit Douluo, and he has ten Soul Saints under his command; even the Spirit Hall branch here has to bow its head.

Who would dare to offend the City Lord's Mansion? In this Hanhai City, it can be said that the City Lord has the final say on everything.

"Gentleman number one bids twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, is there any higher?"

The host spoke up.

Selling it at the starting price is definitely losing money; this pair of Sea Blue Crystal Necklaces could sell for at least fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Two thousand Gold Soul Coins is truly a huge loss.

But he had no choice but to act according to the rules.

Seeing no one speak, the host could only continue, "Twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, going once."

"Twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins..."

"I bid fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

It was Lingxu who spoke again. Luo Liu'er and Luo Yun'er on his left and right sides did have Space Soul Guidance Devices, but the space was too small, merely the most basic one-cubic-meter Space Soul Guidance Device, only able to hold some things they used daily.

One cubic meter of space was simply not enough to use.

Moreover, this pair of necklaces was also suitable for girls to use.

"Brother Qing, this guy bid fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Let's not have it, it's too expensive."

The woman beside Hai Qing spoke up.

And Hai Qing, with a straight face, suppressed the impulse in his heart and said, "Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins is indeed a bit expensive. Forget it, let's not have it; after all, we still have one item to purchase."

"Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, going once."

"Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, going twice."

"Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, going three times."

"Congratulations to the gentleman in seat number 266 for winning this pair of Sea Blue Crystal Necklaces."

The host wiped the sweat from his forehead; fortunately, selling it for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins meant the auction house didn't lose money, though they wouldn't make a profit either.

After obtaining these two auction items, Lingxu waited for a while longer, but he did not care for any of the subsequent items.

Although many things were somewhat peculiar, he did not need them.

Just as Lingxu was preparing to stand up and leave, he heard the host announce that the next item was the final one of this auction, and also the grand finale item.

Hearing this, Lingxu paused for a moment.

The host said: "This is a piece of Whale Glue over five thousand years old. I presume everyone knows the function of Whale Glue. The portion of this piece is quite substantial, enough for at least three people to use. Since it is being auctioned all at once, the starting bid is 100,000 Gold Soul Coins! Each increment must be no less than one thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

Upon hearing this name, Lingxu fell into deep thought.

Lingxu did not seem to have seen the term Whale Glue while reading the *Douluo Dalu 1* novel; it was a product that only appeared in *Douluo Dalu 2*.

Although it did not appear in the *Douluo Dalu 1* novel, that did not mean it did not exist in this world; it could only be said that Tang San had not encountered it when he was here.

Millennium-aged Whale Glue is definitely a great tonic; in *Douluo Dalu*, Whale Glue is a special substance derived from a whale's brain.

It has excellent nourishing effects for a Spirit Master, capable of strengthening the body, enhancing the strength of muscles, bones, and meridians, and increasing one's endurance.

Therefore, if a Spirit Master needs to absorb a Spirit Ring beyond their level, using Whale Glue is definitely one of the best choices.

"Sister Yun'er, Sister Liu'er, let's wait a bit longer; this thing might be useful to us as well," Lingxu said, then turned and sat back down.

Five-thousand-year-old Whale Glue might not provide much improvement for Lingxu himself, but it would still be of great use to others; since he had encountered it, Lingxu naturally had to buy it.