Chapter 181: The 70,000-Year-Old White Dragon Fish Corpse

"You kid are interested in this thing? Once you bid, you can't regret it." Lou Gao gave Li Xuan a serious look, then said to Li Xuan in a flat tone.

Li Xuan gave no reply, only nodded firmly; such a special‑price item really is a once‑in‑a‑lifetime deal.

Soon, a maid fluttering around the auction house returned to the podium carrying a tray.

"I trust the distinguished guests have already seen the Giant Whale; now the auction begins, opening bid three hundred thousand Soul Coins, each raise must be at least ten thousand Soul Coins! Auction... begins!" The auctioneer struck the podium loudly and declared passionately.

It's thanks to the sea ban; otherwise this vessel wouldn't be sold so cheaply. After all, it's a top‑tier sea ship, and it's said the Soul Guide Device crafting skill was used on it.

"Three hundred twenty thousand Soul Coins!"

"Three hundred sixty thousand Soul Coins!"

……

The Giant Whale attracted many, so there were numerous bidders, and the price quickly rose to eight hundred thousand Soul Coins.

"One million!" Ning Fengzhi calmly raised the Auction Hand Card in his hand.

The sea ban has lasted decades; even if bought, it can't be used and can only serve as a collectible, so spending a million on a relic... many people hesitated, and no one continued bidding with Ning Fengzhi.

Bidders on the First Floor and Second Floor wore masks, so no one knew that Ning Fengzhi was participating.

"One million one hundred thousand Soul Coins." Lou Gao saw no further bids from the First and Second Floors, then pressed the raise button on the wall, joining this Token.

"A distinguished guest on the Fourth Floor bid one million one hundred thousand! Anyone else continue bidding?" The auctioneer, seeing Lou Gao raise his card, also excitedly raised his hand in salute to Lou Gao!

After all, the Fourth Floor guests are well‑known figures on Douluo Continent.

Ning Fengzhi turned his head, frowned slightly, and looked toward Lou Gao's private suite; the glass was one‑way, so he couldn't see inside clearly.

"Why is Lou Gao interested in such a thing? Never mind, it's not that valuable; my Seven Treasures Glazed Sect also has the more luxurious Seven Treasures Vessel," Ning Fengzhi muttered, adjusted his glasses, and stopped bidding.

As Ning Fengzhi lowered his flag, the auctioneer immediately began to bring down the gavel.

"One million one hundred thousand, first time!"

"One million one hundred thousand, second time!"

"One million one hundred thousand... third time, sold!"

Seeing the calm Ning Fengzhi, Li Xuan was also taken aback; the wealthy and magnanimous Ning Fengzhi hadn't continued to raise the price—what was the reason? Li Xuan's eyes were full of puzzlement.

But that's fine; I can save a lot of Soul Coins.

As the auctioneer's gavel fell completely, Li Xuan excitedly waved his hand.

Li Xuan knew that in a few years the sea ban would end, and the ship's value would skyrocket; whether he used it himself or sold it, Li Xuan would make a killing.

"Lou Lao, here's one million one hundred thousand Soul Coins; later I'll need you to help me claim this item." Li Xuan placed the one million one hundred thousand Soul Coins into a Soul Guide Device within the Palm Sky Bottle's space, then took the Soul Guide Device and handed it to Lou Gao.

I have to pay for the thing I auctioned myself.

"You kid succeeded in one go, not bad, and it's odd that Ning Fengzhi didn't contest you; that guy is famously proud," Lou Gao said smiling to Li Xuan. "I don't know, let's continue watching the auction," Li Xuan said, shaking his head, then said something to Lou Gao.

Just then, the door of the private suite was knocked.

Hearing the knock, Li Xuan jumped in fright, quickly slipped to the wall, fearing to be discovered.

Seeing Li Xuan's reaction, Lou Gao helplessly shook his head; the voice was clearly that of an auction staff member, probably delivering the ship to him.

Si Yu glanced at Lou Gao, then hurried forward and opened the door.

"Sir, hello, this is the item your suite won; have you prepared the Soul Coins?" the maid said with a smile, holding the tray toward Si Yu.

"Already prepared," Lou Gao tossed the Soul Guide Device to the maid.

"Thank you, gentlemen," the maid said after receiving the Soul Guide Device, handed the tray to Si Yu, and then turned and left.

Li Xuan immediately went to Si Long, unfolded the red cloth, lifted the Giant Whale from the tray, and placed it before himself for close inspection.

"It must have employed the Soul Guide Device craft, allowing items to be proportionally shrunk or enlarged. It's a pity this Soul Device Crafting Technique has been lost for ages," Lou Gao sighed, shaking his head.

"So the original form is a large ship, and this is just a compression via special means?" Li Xuan blinked and asked Lou Gao.

"That's natural," Lou Gao nodded.

"So that's how it is!" Li Xuan exclaimed, enlightened.

Li Xuan hadn't expected Douluo Continent's Soul Guide Device art to have advanced to this level, but now it's lost; Li Xuan felt deeply regretful.

This wasn't the time to study the Giant Whale, so Li Xuan only took out a box, placed the Giant Whale inside, and stored it in the Palm Sky Bottle's space.

With the Giant Whale, Li Xuan could research in his own domain, see if he could build similar sea ships, and then set sail with a fleet.

After the Giant Whale auction ended, the auction continued.

With the Giant Whale as a warm‑up, the subsequent Soul Guide Device auctions went smoothly; Li Xuan still had many Soul Guide Devices brought back from the Killing Treasure Vault, so he didn't purchase any more.

These Soul Guide Devices had rather ordinary functions; otherwise Li Xuan would have bought them.

"Xuan Ge'er, the next items should be several soul‑beast corpses, generally top‑quality soul beasts, about eighty percent of which can be dismantled for soul bones; they're just to warm up the upcoming soul bone auction," Lou Gao pointed at the display cabinet on the podium and said to Li Xuan.

"Now up for auction is a corpse of a 70,000-year-old White Dragon Fish. It's said this White Dragon Fish has been dead for over a hundred years, yet its body doesn't decay, making the chance of obtaining soul bone extremely high! Opening bid fifty thousand Soul Coins, each raise at least ten thousand Soul Coins! Auction... begins!" The auctioneer waved his hand, and a massive white fish corpse, over ten meters long, appeared on the podium.

A faint sweet, fishy odor filled the entire auction hall.

Seeing the huge fish corpse on the podium, Li Xuan's eyes lit up.

The inner core system of snake‑type soul beasts can be reclaimed; if this fish soul beast has an inner core, would the system reclaim it?

(End of Chapter)