As Mu Ying's sweet voice slowly announced the news, the huge venue instantly fell silent.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the stage, involuntarily wondering what was in the small box in the maid's hand.
Seeing that everyone's emotions had been stirred up, Mu Ying stopped keeping them in suspense and immediately took the box, placed it in front of her, and opened it.
"The final item in this auction... a drop of the essence blood of the divine beast Phoenix! Starting price is fifty million, with each bid increment no less than five million!"
These words were spoken.
Everyone present looked at the wooden box in Mu Ying's hand without prior arrangement.
Inside was only a transparent container the size of a fingernail, with a blood-red liquid flowing inside.
"A mythical beast, the Phoenix? What's that? I've never heard of any of the mythical beasts appearing in this auction house!"
"It's absolutely a lie! Not only have we never even heard of the name Phoenix, but even if there really is a Phoenix mythical beast, it has long been a legendary existence. How could they possibly obtain its essence and blood?"
"That's right! Divine beasts are incredibly precious. For ordinary people like us to even catch a glimpse of them from afar is a blessing from our past lives, let alone their precious essence and blood!"
The crowd below the stage was buzzing with discussion.
Clearly, without the corroboration of testing equipment, they find it hard to believe the authenticity of the phoenix blood essence.
It's not just because there are no records of phoenixes on the Ling'an Continent.
The main reason is...
These people couldn't even see the divine beast in its true form, so naturally they couldn't believe that anyone could obtain the essence and blood of a divine beast.
Even Loris and others who trusted Lu Yuan the most couldn't help but have doubts.
Shopkeeper Lu's skills in raising pet cubs are indeed superb, but isn't it a bit too fantastical to expect to produce genuine divine beast blood essence?
"Hmph! What phoenix essence blood? He just uses good things to nourish you a few times, and once you trust him completely, he'll fleece you again!" Kong Lin, who had been holding back his anger, finally found a point to complain about and spoke sarcastically to Zhao Qianqian and the others.
His words were not only implying something about Zhao Qianqian and others.
More importantly, it was meant for the heads of the families present.
Don't think that Lu Yuan is capable just because he sells some good stuff at an auction!
To put it bluntly, they're treating all of you like pigs, fattening you up before slaughtering the rest!
really.
After hearing Kong Lin's words, many people began to feel dissatisfied with Lu Yuan.
They were actually fooled by the Xuanzhen-level and Diling-level pet cubs that Lu Yuan took out, and almost believed his nonsense!
The essence blood of divine beasts is so rare that it would be an extremely precious treasure even in the capital, let alone in this small Yunlei City.
Lu Yuan is just the manager of a small pet shop. He only has the opportunity to hold such a luxurious auction because of everyone's love and support. How can he get the essence blood of a divine beast?
It must be a scam!
Seeing the suspicious expressions on the faces of the various family heads, Kong Lin knew that he had achieved his goal and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.
No one who dares to offend him ever ends up well!
He has recovered the money he lent to Sun Shili with interest, and at the same time, he fired Sun Shili's parents from the company and completely kicked them out of Yunlei City.
Now all that's missing is this kid surnamed Lu!
He's determined to ruin this auction today, to make that brat surnamed Lu lose all his reputation and get him kicked out of Yunlei City!
Mu Ying also sensed the strange atmosphere in the auction house.
To be honest, like most people, she didn't believe that the phoenix blood essence in her hands was real.
But as a competent host, she still smiled and introduced to everyone: "The phoenix's attribute is fire, so if a fire-attribute beast absorbs this drop of phoenix blood essence, its talent will definitely evolve, and its potential and bloodline level will have a small chance of increasing!"
The words were spoken.
The entire room was completely silent.
Everyone stared blankly at the box in Mu Ying's hand, as if they couldn't believe it.
But then, a series of shocked exclamations rang out.
"My goodness! Is my talent destined to evolve?"
"Not only that, didn't you hear her last sentence, 'There's a small chance that potential and bloodline level will increase'? Such a treasure is simply unheard of!"
"Hmph! It sounds fake, everyone, don't fall for it! Didn't you notice that even the host on stage looks skeptical?" someone in the seating area of Yuanshou Manor stood up and said.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Mu Ying.
really.
A closer look reveals that, like most people, her expression reflects her skepticism about the authenticity of the phoenix blood.
"She works at the Divine Beast Auction House. Even the people inside don't believe that the Phoenix Essence Blood really exists. We only saw it from afar, so we can't believe it even more!"
"That's right! If the Phoenix Essence Blood were really as effective as she described, how could the owner be willing to put it up for auction? A normal person would choose to use it themselves! So she must be lying to us!"
The people from Yuanshou Manor stood up one after another, taking turns to analyze the situation for everyone.
Seeing their confident expressions, many people present believed them.
"The owner of this mythical beast auction house is really going too far! He's treating us like fools! Don't let me find out who he is, or I'll beat him to death!"
"What are you still looking for? The boss is sitting in the very middle of the first row, isn't he? He looks no more than twenty years old, there's no way he could have gotten such a precious treasure!"
"Exactly! In my opinion, those pet cubs that were auctioned off before were definitely not bred by him personally. He probably bought them from somewhere!"
Everyone in the auction room turned their attention to Lu Yuan, who was sitting in the front row.
The initial fervor in their eyes was gone, replaced by resentment and hostility.
Wang Ye, sitting next to Lu Yuan, felt it most acutely and couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Fortunately, eyes can't kill, otherwise he would have died a million times over by now.
In contrast, Lu Yuan remained calm and composed, as if he wasn't the one bearing the resentful gazes of the crowd.
That's truly admirable!
Just as the atmosphere in the auction room was becoming increasingly strange, someone suddenly raised their paddle.
"Fifty million!"
Everyone turned to look, and their eyes widened in surprise.
"It's actually the City Lord?"
Lore sat in the auction house all night, not even bidding when everyone was scrambling to buy pet cubs, but now, faced with a drop of phoenix blood of unknown authenticity, he actually made a bid.
Everyone looked at each other, puzzled as to what Lore had intended to do.
Even Lu Yuan was surprised.
He anticipated that the efficacy of the phoenix blood essence would be questioned by many, and even prepared for the auction to fail.
But to everyone's surprise, the city lord was the first to step forward and bid.
Lu Yuan turned his head and met Luo Lei's slightly smiling eyes.
"Boss Lu, I didn't expect you to have such a good thing as Phoenix Essence Blood. It was worth waiting all night!"
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