Chapter 111

Bang~ Bang! ~

The sound of his heart beating violently echoed, a strong sense of tension spread, and Lan Yu was scared to death.

His eyes were red with anger.

He... he regretted it; he shouldn't have come to compete with Xu Nian'an, and he shouldn't have bet ninety percent of the money on his card.

He regretted it; he wanted Xu Nian'an to take over, even if just once.

Unfortunately, no one is stupid enough to take over a Xuan Water Pill for over five million one hundred thousand.

"One!"

"Congratulations to this gentleman for winning the first auction item for five million one hundred thousand gold soul coins!"

Bang!

As the hammer representing the transaction confirmation fell heavily from the auction host on the stage, Lan Yu, who had just stood up and kept mocking Xu Nian'an, instantly went limp.

Bang!

He slumped into his seat, his eyes lifeless, and a sense of fear grew in his heart.

Five million... this is a full five million; even in this capital of Douling where every inch of land is worth gold, it's not a small sum.

Thinking that he had exhausted nearly five million of his family's funds just because he was competing with someone else, Lan Yu only felt his whole body go cold.

Clatter~

When the price of the first auction item was confirmed, the scene exploded instantly.

"Holy crap, am I mistaken? The final transaction price of this Supreme Xuan Water Pill is confirmed at five million one hundred thousand!"

"A sky-high price for a pill; with this price, you could have gone to pick a ten-thousand-year spirit bone."

Clap clap clap!

Just at this moment, an untimely sound of clapping rang out.

"Yo, whose brainless young master is this again, spending five million one hundred thousand gold soul coins just to buy a Xuan Water Pill; truly generous!"

Xu Nian'an's mocking voice rang out.

Ma Xiaotao turned her head to look at Xu Nian'an, and seeing his cheeky look, she couldn't help but snicker.

Previously, Xu Nian'an had always shown a mature side in front of her; Ma Xiaotao originally thought Xu Nian'an was born mature, but she didn't expect him to have this side of being a prankster.

"You're really bad."

Leaning against Xu Nian'an's ear, Ma Xiaotao whispered.

Xu Nian'an hugged her casually and stroked Er Gou's dog head.

"If I weren't bad, how could you love me?"

Bang!

"It's you, it must be you!"

"If it weren't for you, how could I..."

Lan Yu slammed the table and stood up; he was prepared to be a sore loser, even though it was very shameful.

But, shame is shame; five million gold soul coins is real money.

"A shill!"

"This person must be a shill for your auction; I'm telling you, I, Lan Yu, won't pay you a single cent of this five million one hundred thousand gold soul coins!"

Hearing this, Xu Nian'an raised his eyebrows.

But he didn't take his words to heart.

Wanting to renege on a debt?

And in the Douling Empire at that; Xu Nian'an smiled.

Even if the royal family came today, they would have to pay him the five million one hundred thousand in full.

Otherwise, even if it were the royal family, they would have to detain the person.

Xu Nian'an looked at the auction stage.

Bang bang bang! ~

The doors on all sides of the auction house closed instantly, the scene turned dim, and in an instant, it became an airtight chamber.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black; a middle-aged man slowly descended from the sky, his eight soul rings flashing wildly.

He was clearly a Soul Douluo.

He beckoned with his large hand, instantly pulling Lan Yu into his grasp.

"Slandering the reputation of my Xuanming Auction out of thin air; today, even if Old Master Lan came, he would have to give me a good explanation!"

Seeing this scene, Xu Nian'an smiled.

The reason why the Xuanming Sect can have extraordinary influence in the Douling Empire is not because of the status of Xu Nian'an and Xu Sanshi.

To possess this extraordinary influence, their strength naturally wouldn't be bad; on the surface, there are five Titled Douluo, nearly twenty Soul Douluo, and Soul Saints can be found in every city of the two great empires.

This is the confidence of Xu Nian'an, a top-tier rich second generation from the continent.

"This is..."

In the corner of the crowd on the left, in the center surrounded by guards, the young girl asked curiously.

"Vice President of the Xuanming Chamber of Commerce, level 85 Soul Douluo, Xu Jian..."

Hearing this, the purple-haired girl raised her eyebrows curiously.

"Interesting, truly more and more interesting."

And at this time, Lan Yu, who was caught in his hand like a small chicken, was trembling constantly.

"This... this... this..."

Finally, under pressure, Lan Yu paid the money extremely reluctantly.

Clatter~ Clatter~ Clatter!

The doors and windows were slowly opened; when the bright sunlight shone in again, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone, there were some accidents in today's auction; there will be some compensation later; I won't disturb your interest, you continue, you continue!"

The Vice President of the Xuanming Chamber of Commerce bowed and saluted, showing gentlemanly demeanor; if Lan Yu in his hand wasn't struggling desperately, he would be even more gentlemanly.

After saluting, he glanced in the direction of Xu Nian'an and nodded.

Then he glanced obscurely at the purple-haired girl surrounded by guards on the left.

Only then did he slowly retreat with Lan Yu.

Afterward, the auction continued; Xu Nian'an and Ma Xiaotao were chatting and laughing in the first row, with no intention of bidding.

"Brocade clothes made of thousand-year leather..."

"The third auction item, ten-thousand-year black fox sable..."

"The ninth auction item, thousand-year leopard wolf right leg bone, was consigned to our bank by a Soul Saint; according to what he said, he accidentally obtained it in the Star Dou Great Forest, it hasn't been absorbed, the soul skill is unknown, starting bid fifty thousand gold soul coins!"

The final transaction price was around two million five hundred thousand.

"Next is our main event, the tenth auction item, the integrated full-set offensive and defensive gear from our XM brand that hasn't gone on sale yet!"

A light flashed behind the auctioneer, and before long, a crystal screen appeared.

Two sets of heavily armed, thick armor appeared on the screen.

Clatter!

Instantly, the scene was noisy, and many flashes of light went off.

"Is this what the Xuanming Chamber of Commerce is preparing to sell next?"

"Finally waited for you."

A golden light flashed in the purple-haired girl's eyes; she was determined to win the next auction item.

"The auction items launched by XM this time, all clothing materials, leather, and even fur ornaments, are extracted from parts of thousand-year soul beasts."

"The main event includes the jade pendant Bathing Fire Heart, storage ring, Eternal Ring, chest armor, bracers, belt, knee guards, shoes... and other items, all built from level 3 soul tools; each item has its own function, body protection, movement speed, attack attributes!"

"Don't worry about the armor being too heavy to operate, because we have specially designed hidden storage-style soul tool treatments under the clothes of each part; each armor part has hidden storage space; usually, when the martial soul is possessed, it will appear as long as soul power is injected!"

"Are you still worried that your child can't beat someone of the same level?"

"Are you still worried that your child will be challenged by someone of a higher level?"

"Sir, the times have changed; the poor rely on martial souls, while we rely on technology!"

"If you love him, spoil her, support him, please purchase the XM brand, integrated soul tool!"

Listening to the auctioneer's passionate speech on the stage, everyone's worldview in the audience was shattered, and the purple-haired girl's pupils contracted rapidly.

She felt her head itching, as if she was about to grow a brain.

She seemed to have witnessed an ultra-era item!

No, this thing, her Star Luo Empire must also have it!

The screen slowly dimmed again, and the auction host slowly read out the final auction price.

"The starting bid for these two sets of level 3 integrated gear for a man and a woman is one million gold soul coins!!!!"

"Each bid increase must not be less than one hundred thousand gold soul coins."

One million gold soul coins, cheaper than the thousand-year right leg bone sold earlier, but this was just the starting bid!

"One million five hundred thousand!"

"Two million!"

"Two million five hundred thousand!"

(End of chapter)