Following this, because Jing Hongchen was no longer causing trouble, Xuan Zi's auction process began to go extremely smoothly.
Xu Jiujiu brought out another auction item.
"The next item is an Eighth-Rank defensive spirit tool, the Earth Armor! The starting bid is eight hundred thousand!"
"Eight hundred thousand!"
Xuan Zi raised his placard without hesitation.
He held his breath, staring fixedly at the opposite box.
His previous experiences of being outbid left him with lingering fears, and he was terrified that Jing Hongchen would jump out again to shout a sky-high price of several million.
However, this time, the opposite side remained quiet.
"Eight hundred thousand going once, eight hundred thousand going twice... Sold!"
As Xu Jiujiu's hammer fell, Xuan Zi felt his whole body lighten, followed by a surge of wild joy in his heart.
"Hahaha! Has that fat pig finally run out of money? Or is he scared?"
Xuan Zi laughed heartily, his previous gloom swept away. With a wave of his hand, he shouted heroically, "Come! Continue! This old man is going to empty this place out today!"
Piece after piece of rare, high-level spirit tools were being collected by Xuan Zi as if they were cheap cabbages.
Inside the Shrek Team box, the atmosphere was as lively as the New Year.
Looking at the various spirit tools piling up on the table, Xuan Zi had long since cast his previous theories—that "spirit tools are merely tricks" and "a Spirit Master's own strength is the foundation"—to the back of his mind.
He picked up one spirit tool after another, handing them out to his team members with unceasing delight.
"Gongyang Mo, this Earth Armor is for you! With it, even if a Spirit Douluo comes, don't even think about breaking your defense!"
"Xi Xi, these Wind Chasing Boots are for you! Let's see how that Xiao Hongchen catches you!"
"Xiao Tao, this Energy Gathering Cannon is yours! Blast them hard for me!"
A full twenty million gold coins!
Xuan Zi had spent almost all the cash he brought this time in one breath, arming the Shrek Team to the teeth.
Now, every member of the Shrek Team was equipped with at least two or three high-level spirit tools, and their combat power was terrifyingly stacked with money.
"As long as we can win, what does it matter if we use a few spirit tools?"
Xuan Zi looked at his fully armed team members, his eyes flashing with fanaticism. "Even if it means throwing money at them, I will crush that Sun Moon Team for me!"
In the royal box, Xu Jiawei watched this scene and nodded with satisfaction.
"That's enough."
He whispered to himself, "With Shrek's current equipment added to their original strength, they should be able to beat the Sun Moon Team. There is no need for me to continue..."
Xu Jiawei waved his hand at the attendant beside him: "Pass down the order to bring out the final main course."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
On the auction stage, after successfully selling dozens of spirit tools, the smile on Xu Jiujiu's face became increasingly mysterious and solemn.
The lights in the entire auction house suddenly dimmed, leaving only a single spotlight shining on the center of the stage.
"Distinguished guests, after this round of crazy bidding, I believe everyone's enthusiasm has been fully ignited."
"Then next, we will usher in the true grand finale of tonight, a supreme treasure that countless Spirit Masters dream of!"
As her words fell, two burly guards carefully pushed a cart onto the stage.
The cart was covered with a red cloth, but one could still feel a bone-chilling cold emanating from it.
"The first grand finale item—"
Xu Jiujiu abruptly pulled off the red cloth.
In an instant, an Extreme Ice current swept across the entire venue, and even the moisture in the air instantly froze into ice crystals, drifting down.
On the tray, a crystal-clear left arm bone lay quietly.
It was deep ice-blue all over, as if it contained the cold of the entire Extreme North Land, and deep within the bone, the faint light of a bright green scorpion could be seen moving slowly.
"This is a fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone from the Extreme North Land!"
Xu Jiujiu's voice became passionate as she began to introduce this Spirit Bone.
In the end, this Spirit Bone was successfully won by Xuan Zi for thirty million gold coins and gifted to Huo Yuhao.
At this moment, his pockets were truly cleaner than his face.
However, just at this moment, the lights on the stage changed again.
This time, all the lights went out, and only a beam of cold blue light descended from the sky, shrouding the very center of the auction stage.
An indescribable sense of oppression instantly enveloped the entire auction house. It was not the pressure of spirit power, but a trembling from the level of life itself.
"Everyone, tonight's auction is about to reach its final chapter."
"This item is the most precious, most mysterious, and most incredible existence ever auctioned in our Starlight Auction House!"
Following her words, a huge cage was slowly pushed up.
The cage was made of a special alloy, engraved with countless complex sealing Formations.
And in the center of the cage, a strange ball of light floated.
The ball of light was not large, only about half a meter in diameter.
But through that hazy halo, everyone could clearly see that inside the light ball, there was actually a tiny figure curled up like a baby.
"A 100,000-year Spirit Beast embryo!"
Xu Jiujiu began to continuously introduce this auction item, igniting the atmosphere of the scene once again.
"It finally... appeared!"
And Liu Yuan's heartbeat accelerated wildly at this moment.
He came to this auction for this very moment!
As long as he could win this, he would have the opportunity to use the "Heal Ball" in his hand to try to subdue the Snow Empress!
Once successful, he would not only gain a super fighter with Extreme Ice attributes and combat power comparable to a Limit Douluo, but he could even receive a brand-new reward from the System!
This was killing two birds with one stone!
"Dean!"
Liu Yuan turned his head abruptly, looking at Jing Hongchen with burning eyes: "I want this!"
Jing Hongchen was also shocked by that embryo.
As a Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer, he knew the value of this thing better than anyone.
And now, since Liu Yuan had spoken, there was even less reason to let it go.
"Don't worry, Xiao Yuan."
Jing Hongchen took a deep breath, a look of arrogance appearing on his face.
He slowly stood up, straightened his collar, and said with a smile:
"Just now, for that junk, I endured for a long time. Now..."
"It's time to let this bunch of bumpkins see what it really means to be wealthy enough to rival a nation!"
"I am determined to take this thing! It doesn't matter who comes!"
At this time, the atmosphere in the auction house had reached a fever pitch.
"Starting bid—one hundred million gold coins! Each increment must not be less than five million!"
Xu Jiujiu announced an astronomical figure that would scare an ordinary person to death.
But even so, the bidding voices erupted like a tsunami.
"One hundred and fifteen million!"
"One hundred and twenty million!"
"One hundred and twenty-five million!"
The big shots in every box went crazy; this opportunity to become a god was worth fighting for, even if it meant bankrupting themselves.
However, just at this moment, Jing Hongchen pressed the bidder directly and reported a number that instantly silenced the entire venue.
"One hundred and thirty million!"
This shout choked most of the competitors right back.
"One hundred and forty million!"
Just at this moment, someone else raised the price.
Jing Hongchen sneered, not even lifting his eyelids: "One hundred and fifty million!"
"..."
The audience was dead silent.
No one raised the price again.
Xu Jiujiu quickly tapped the hammer three times, signifying the auction was successful.
And after seeing this scene, Liu Yuan's eyes became increasingly fiery.
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