Chapter 188: The Rebirth of the Undead
"The specific function and side effects of this bloodstained white cloth are roughly as follows. Without further ado, the starting bid for this third auction item is 50 million Gold Soul Coins, with each increment being no less than 10 million Gold Soul Coins."
After a careful introduction, Jiang Li saw that the timing was right and struck his auction hammer.
The auction officially began.
"50 million Gold Soul Coins!"
At this moment, Zhong Liwu from the Spirit Hall raised his bidding paddle without hesitation.
Although this bloodstained white cloth indeed had a powerful effect, it must not fall into the hands of other forces.
Moreover, according to the description, this blood contained a powerful evil force.
If the evil power could be extracted and researched, the resulting benefits would be immeasurable by money.
With all these factors in mind, he was still willing to bid for it.
"60 million Gold Soul Coins!"
At this time, Elder Xuan from Shrek Academy saw Spirit Hall increasing the bid, and without hesitation, he raised his paddle to continue the competition.
The mission of Shrek Academy was to ensure that this auction item did not fall into the hands of Spirit Hall.
"70 million Gold Soul Coins!"
Now, Ning Qitian from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also began to bid.
Although the side effects of this item were large, the ability to unleash divine-level combat power was enough to make it the foundation of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Even if they won, they wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
A slight mistake could require sacrificing one's life to truly unleash divine-level combat power.
This treasure could only be used when the sect was about to face destruction.
"90 million Gold Soul Coins!"
At this point, the Undying Poison from the Body Sect made his move, but this time, it was not a tentative bid. He was determined to secure this item no matter what.
In previous auctions, the Body Sect had hesitated too many times and missed out on too many treasures.
Although this bloodstained white cloth had great side effects, he was willing to take it as the foundation of the Body Sect.
This would also subtly intimidate other forces and prevent them from messing with the Body Sect.
…
As time passed.
The price of the auction item soared, and Jiang Li looked at the competing forces, all of which were the top existences on the Douluo Continent.
However, as the price increased, most of the forces gradually withdrew from the competition.
Soon, ten minutes had passed, and Jiang Li, seeing fewer and fewer competing forces, understood that the auction was nearing its end.
"500 million Gold Soul Coins!"
As the Undying Poison called out this price, all the forces in the hall fell silent.
Zhong Liwu from Spirit Hall, who had initially intended to continue raising the bid, was stopped by Feng Ling, who sat beside him.
"Let's give up on this auction item. We can't think of everything as simple. This thing can unleash divine-level combat power, but the price paid is not something a soul master can bear."
"And I feel that even if an ordinary soul master sacrifices all of their lifespan, martial soul, and soul power, they still won't reach divine-level combat power."
Feng Ling shared her thoughts.
"There are still two more auction items. We can't miss out on the upcoming treasures because of this one."
After hearing Feng Ling's words, Zhong Liwu thought for a moment and then agreed with her suggestion. He put down his bidding paddle and stopped bidding.
Let the Body Sect have it.
After all, the Body Sect currently didn't have an Ultimate Douluo. Even if they obtained this item, it wouldn't pose much of a threat to Spirit Hall.
After the Undying Poison from the Body Sect called out the bid of 500 million Gold Soul Coins, and no other force raised the bid, Jiang Li confirmed the outcome of this auction.
"500 million Gold Soul Coins once!"
"500 million Gold Soul Coins twice!"
"500 million Gold Soul Coins three times!"
"Since no one is continuing the bid, I announce that the third auction item, the bloodstained white cloth, is sold for 500 million Gold Soul Coins!"
After confirming that no one was raising the bid, Jiang Li declared the item's final owner.
The Undying Poison from the Body Sect, upon hearing that he successfully acquired the item, let out a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness it wasn't taken by another force.
After the transaction was completed, Jiang Li allowed everyone to take a short break and prepare for the auction of the fourth item.
…
After a brief pause, Jiang Li lightly waved his right hand, and a gray orb suddenly appeared on the auction table.
The surface of the orb emitted a very strong soul power fluctuation.
As the orb appeared, everyone's gaze once again gathered on the auction table, and they immediately began to use their spiritual power to sense it.
However, just like the previous auction items, no one could discern what was inside the orb, no matter how hard they tried.
The only thing they could feel was the powerful soul power released from the orb's surface, making everyone even more curious about what the fourth auction item could be.
At this moment, in Ho Yuhao's spiritual sea, the voice of Electrolux echoed as he sensed the aura.
"This energy... it's so familiar."
"Teacher, can you tell what this is?"
Hearing Electrolux's response, Ho Yuhao was slightly surprised.
He noticed that the energy emanating from this object didn't seem to belong to the category of soul power.
Since his teacher now said that this energy felt familiar, could it be possible that this orb came from the world where Electrolux was from?
"This orb should be related to necromancy. The power it emits is highly similar to the power I control. What exactly it is, we will have to wait for the introduction," Electrolux replied, his gaze fixed on the orb through Ho Yuhao's spiritual sea, as he seemed to fall into memories.
He was just a fragment of divine consciousness, and many memories were unclear to him.
"I'll now introduce the fourth auction item. We've previously auctioned similar items. This is of the same type as the 'Heaven Devouring Spiritual Technique' that we auctioned before."
Jiang Li continued to tease the crowd, heightening their curiosity.
Sure enough, many forces were shocked upon hearing this, especially Spirit Hall.
They had paid an enormous price to obtain the "Heaven Devouring Spiritual Technique" and were even attacked by other forces as they left Star Auction Pavilion.
However, in the end, the "Heaven Devouring Spiritual Technique" had significantly boosted Spirit Hall's strength.
One could say that without the "Heaven Devouring Spiritual Technique," Spirit Hall would not have achieved the strength it had now.
Zhong Liwu's gaze burned as he stared at the gray orb. If this item really had a similar function to the "Heaven Devouring Spiritual Technique," he would stop at nothing to acquire it and not let it fall into the hands of other forces.
"Could this auction item also be an evil item?"
Mu Lao from Shrek Academy, upon hearing this, felt uneasy.
He had the feeling that something wasn't right. Why was Star Auction Pavilion releasing so many items related to evil recently?
Could Star Auction Pavilion have ties with Spirit Hall?
But soon Mu Lao shook his head. Given Star Auction Pavilion's foundation, Spirit Hall couldn't compare.
If there were any ties, they wouldn't have let so many items slip away at the previous auctions.
Many forces, including the Body Sect, Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sun Moon Empire, shared Mu Lao's concerns, secretly wondering if Star Auction Pavilion had connections with Spirit Hall.
"This fourth auction item contains a spell called the 'Rebirth of the Undead.' This spell has no other use, but its only incredible feature is: it can resurrect the dead, but it will turn them into undead creatures."
Jiang Li no longer kept it a secret and directly revealed the nature of the fourth auction item, describing its powerful and domineering effect.
The crowd was stunned upon hearing that it could resurrect the dead.
The concept of undead creatures was unclear to everyone.
Undead creatures had never appeared on the Douluo Continent, which made everyone even more curious about how undead creatures differed from regular soul masters.
(END CHAPTER)
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