Ning Fengzhi held his teacup, his gaze lingering on the metal plate for a moment before he shook his head slightly, clearly not optimistic about it either.
Having just experienced the merciless crushing of 100 million gold soul coins, Dai Mubai now looked down on this insignificant fragment, feeling that it was simply a waste of everyone's time.
Inside the Spirit Hall's private room, Bibi Dong didn't even lift her eyelids, as if the existence of this auction item didn't attract her any attention whatsoever.
On the auction stage, DouDou listened to the discussions below the stage, completely unaffected.
She cleared her throat:
"Distinguished guests, I know that the value of this fragment is immeasurable. It is precisely because it is full of unknowns that it is even more interesting to explore, isn't it?"
"Perhaps it really is just a fragment of some ancient instrument, but what if it points to a hidden realm, or hides a lost soul guidance technology?"
"One hundred thousand gold soul coins is just the beginning. For those with true vision and courage, this could be a life-changing opportunity!"
After she finished speaking, the room remained silent.
After a long while, a slightly aged voice rang out from a corner: "110,000 gold soul coins."
The crowd looked in the direction of the voice and saw a simply dressed old man wearing thick glasses, carefully examining the projection on the auction stage.
"110,000! This distinguished guest has bid 110,000 gold soul coins!"
DouDou immediately seized the opportunity and raised her voice a few decibels.
"Is there anything even higher? In the pursuit of history and the yearning for the unknown, sometimes, a small fragment can unveil a long-forgotten story!"
"120,000."
From another direction, a somewhat lazy-sounding young voice rang out, seemingly just a casual shout.
Ning Liu leaned back in his chair, seemingly unconcerned.
"150,000!" The old scholar seemed somewhat unwilling and raised the price again.
"Sixteen thousand," the lazy voice added.
An awkward silence fell over the scene, as if after these two, no one else was interested in the item.
A light sheen of sweat appeared on DouDou's forehead.
"160,000 Gold Soul Coins! This esteemed guest has bid 160,000!"
Prince Xuexing snorted coldly, feeling that this auction was becoming increasingly unprofessional, even using such things to make up the numbers.
If even things like this can be sold, he might as well take more things from the Heavenly Dou Empire's treasury next time.
A hint of disappointment flashed in DouDou's eyes.
"160,000 Gold Soul Coins for the first time!"
"Sixteen thousand gold soul coins, second time!"
"160,000 Gold Soul Coins, third time!"
clang!
The auction gavel fell, its sound particularly clear amidst the somewhat empty anticipation.
"Sold! Congratulations to this distinguished guest for successfully acquiring this mysterious fragment of a star map compass!"
DouDou forced a sweet smile onto her face, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally sold it.
Almost at the same instant the auction gavel fell, the system's voice sounded in Ning Liu's mind again.
[Ding! The auction item "Fragment of a Broken Star Map Compass" has been successfully sold!]
[Auction Price: 160,000 Gold Soul Coins!]
[Triggering a 100x return!]
A hundred times?!
Ning Liu sighed.
It seems I lost my gamble!
What will this be?
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Douluo Star Map!]
Douluo Star Chart?!
In Ning Liu's mind, the item called Douluo Star Chart was slowly unfolding.
It is not a physical entity.
It was more like a dynamic painting directly imprinted deep within his consciousness.
Countless stars twinkled, and the light outlined mountains and rivers, with the ocean's contours clearly visible.
Ning Liu's breathing almost stopped.
This is hardly a local map.
This is clearly the entire Douluo Continent!
Every corner, every territory, was presented to him with unimaginable precision.
A thought sent a jolt through him.
He always believed that the continent beneath his feet was the entirety of the world.
The Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, along with their subordinate kingdoms and the Soul Beast Forest, occupy all known territory.
But the star chart told him that this was not the case.
The Douluo Continent is actually a giant sphere!
What shocked him even more was that on the other side of this sphere, across the endless blue ocean, there was a vast and boundless land!
The area of that continent was in no way inferior to the land where he was now located.
What exactly exists on that continent separated by an endless sea?
Is it a more powerful Soul Master civilization?
Or is it a soul beast race that has never been seen before?
Or perhaps, a completely different power system?
Could there be other divine successions?!
The unknown, fear, but even more so an indescribable excitement suddenly welled up in his heart.
Ever since he finished reading the Douluo Continent novel, his goal has always been to build a power, compete for resources, and become a god.
At this moment, it seems a bit... small.
Building up a force is necessary.
But the speed must be increased!
On the auction stage, Dou Dou's voice pulled Ning Liu back from her stunned thoughts.
However, this time, her voice was no longer as sweet and melodious as before.
Instead, it carried a hint of barely perceptible... annoyance.
"Distinguished guests, the next item to be auctioned is the final and most anticipated item of this auction."
He paused for a moment, seemingly trying to compose himself.
However, his tone was still somewhat strange.
"This item... is very special."
She pointed with her delicate hand, and a maidservant gracefully walked up carrying a tray.
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