The atmosphere inside the venue was much quieter than before.

"Body-forging recipe?"

A slightly disdainful voice came from the corner.

"Useful for children before their martial spirit awakens? Which major family doesn't have its own secret formulas that are far more effective than this scroll of dubious origin?"

The other person chimed in.

“Exactly. If it were an ordinary family, who would be willing to spend 100,000 gold soul coins to gamble on ‘a tiny bit’ of innate soul power? It’s not worth it.”

Not only those who spoke, but many others remained calm, clearly showing little interest in the object.

Their resources are more inclined to nurture those direct descendants and sect geniuses who have already shown their talent, rather than investing too much in unknowns.

DouDou's eyes flickered slightly, clearly anticipating this reaction.

"One hundred thousand gold soul coins, is there any distinguished guest willing to make an offer?"

Her voice was still sweet, but it lacked the passion it had just been.

After a moment of silence, someone started bidding, and the price slowly rose to 200,000 gold soul coins!

Inside the private room, the couple, Gaishi Longshe and his wife, seemed rather pleased.

"Two hundred thousand gold soul coins. Old woman, I think this is a good thing for the younger generation in my family."

Lord Long nodded as well.

“Our family has a weak foundation, so it’s always good to add some heritage. We’ll take it.”

At this price, there was no competition.

"Two hundred thousand gold soul coins once! Two hundred thousand gold soul coins twice! Three times! Sold!"

The small hammer in DouDou's hand fell.

"Congratulations to the guests in VIP room number three."

Inside the private room, the Dragon King and the Snake Queen exchanged a smile.

DouDou quickly adjusted and introduced the next item for auction.

"Next up is the seventh item in this auction!"

"This item is quite special. It is the complete operating rights and existing campus of the Ugan City Junior Soul Master Academy, a small city on the border of the Kingdom of Barak."

A waiter promptly presented a map and related materials, which clearly marked the location and basic information of the college.

"The college has complete facilities, a stable student body, and all necessary documents are in order. The original owner is elderly and wishes to transfer ownership."

"Starting bid: 100,000 Gold Soul Coins! Each bid must be at least 10,000 Gold Soul Coins higher."

These words caused a slight ripple in the room. Some second-rate nobles and well-off merchants seemed quite interested in them.

"110,000!"

"120,000!"

"I'll offer 150,000!"

Bidding was incessant, though not fierce, but steadily rising.

Finally, a slightly overweight businessman with a shrewd look on his face shouted.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand gold soul coins!"

The moment the price was announced, the room fell silent.

Seeing this, DouDou stopped delaying.

"350,000 Gold Soul Coins, sold! Congratulations to the distinguished guest in seat number 37 of Zone B!"

Inside the venue, Ning Liu's thoughts were elsewhere.

[Ding! The sixth auction item, 'Body Tempering Recipe,' has been successfully auctioned for 200,000 Gold Soul Coins.]

[Triggering a tenfold return! Congratulations, host, you have received two million Gold Soul Coins!]

[Ding! The seventh auction item, 'Rights to operate and site of a Junior Soul Master Academy,' has been successfully auctioned for 350,000 Gold Soul Coins.]

[Triggering a tenfold return, congratulations host, you have received 3.5 million Gold Soul Coins!]

A total of 5.5 million gold soul coins.

Ning Liu's expression remained largely unchanged at this moment.

Tang Hao's earth-shattering hammer blow and his domineering will still linger in his mind.

He needs power, far more than he currently possesses.

His attention then returned to the auction stage.

The next item will be unique.

Those were items randomly selected from system rewards, given as a previous title.

DouDou's voice rang out again, carrying a deliberately created air of mystery.

"Distinguished guests!"

"The next item, the eighth one, is something I'm ashamed to say. In all my years of experience hosting auctions under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, I've never heard of or seen anything like it."

She paused slightly, her gaze sweeping across the entire room.

"The effects of this thing can be described as unbelievable."

The auction room immediately erupted in discussion.

"Unheard of?"

"Could it be some kind of lost treasure?"

"Could it be some kind of special soul bone?"

Ning Rongrong had long forgotten her previous unpleasantness and moved closer to Ning Liu.

"Senior brother, what do you think it could be? She's making it sound so mysterious!"

Ning Liu smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying.

The last three items were all his, so naturally they weren't included in the auction list.

DouDou waited until the atmosphere in the room was just right before signaling a maid to bring out an exquisite wooden box.

She opened the box herself.

Inside the box, lined with fine black velvet, lay a simple, ancient-looking scroll. The scroll was made of some kind of unknown animal hide, and inscribed with strange, unrecognizable runes.

“This item,” DouDou’s voice carried a hint of barely perceptible solemnity, “is called the Soul Skill Imprint Scroll!”

She carefully picked up the scroll.

"According to the auction house owner, this item is a miracle of the lost era. Its function is to replicate and store any soul skill of a Soul Master or lower!"

The entire room fell silent for a moment, then erupted in an uproar.

"What? Copying a soul skill?"

"Soul Master and below? Does that mean that once copied, it will possess the strength of a Soul Master?"

"How is this possible? Even with soul tools, I've never heard of how to store and release soul skills!"

"According to records, there are some Soul Masters, Soul Skills, or Soul Bones that have similar effects!"

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