After a brief silence, DouDou's voice faded and someone immediately shouted out a bid.
"Eleven thousand gold soul coins!"
"Twelve thousand!"
"I'll offer 15,000!"
Bidding was incessant; the allure of the soul bones was irresistible to the soul masters present.
The price quickly climbed, breaking through 20,000 gold soul coins in the blink of an eye.
"Twenty-five thousand!"
"Twenty-six thousand!"
The Soul Masters in the ordinary seats gradually became somewhat exhausted, and their voices became sparse.
The real competition often takes place in the VIP boxes.
"Thirty thousand gold soul coins!"
A slightly hoarse voice came from a private room on the second floor.
DouDou's smile grew even sweeter.
"Thirty thousand gold soul coins! Is there anything higher?"
"Thirty-one thousand!"
"Thirty-three thousand gold soul coins! This distinguished guest has bid thirty-three thousand gold soul coins!"
DouDou's voice carried just the right amount of persuasiveness.
At this moment, in a private room on the second floor.
Jiang Shaocheng held the wine glass and gently swirled the red liquid inside.
He listened to the quotes outside, a hint of disdain on his lips.
"A bunch of country bumpkins."
He put down his wine glass and bowed to a middle-aged man beside him who was dressed in a magnificent purple robe and had a gloomy face.
"Your Excellency, although this soul bone is relatively young, its rarity and spiritual attribute make it quite remarkable!"
The purple-robed bishop didn't even lift his eyelids, only letting out a faint "hmm" sound from his nose.
Jiang Shaocheng felt a slight chill in his heart, but his smile widened.
"I have dared to take the liberty of capturing him for His Excellency the Bishop, as a small token of my appreciation."
After saying that, he pressed the bidding button on the soul guide device inside the private room.
"Forty thousand gold soul coins!"
The moment the price was announced, the room quieted down considerably.
The bidder's determination was demonstrated by directly increasing the price by 7,000 gold soul coins.
DouDou's voice rang out at just the right moment.
"Forty thousand gold soul coins! A guest from our VIP box on the second floor has bid for forty thousand gold soul coins!"
"Are there any higher ones?"
Jiang Shaocheng looked at the purple-robed bishop with a fawning smile on his face.
"Your Excellency, what do you think..."
The purple-robed bishop then slowly opened his eyes and glanced at him.
"You're so thoughtful."
The simple four words filled Jiang Shaocheng with overwhelming joy.
The internal hierarchy of the Spirit Hall is as follows: Spirit Branch Hall, Spirit Sub-Hall, Spirit Main Hall, Spirit Holy Hall, and Spirit Pope Hall.
This person is the Hall Master of the Martial Soul Main Hall of the Barak Kingdom, whose status is two levels higher than his, the Hall Master of the Soto City Branch Hall.
If I could gain his favor, even just a recommendation, and be transferred to a higher-level Martial Soul Sub-Hall as its Hall Master, my future would be much brighter!
Those 40,000 gold soul coins were well spent!
It was totally worth it!
Jiang Shaocheng was excited; he could almost see his future transfer.
...
Inside another VIP box.
A young man, dressed in fine clothes and with an air of elegance, frowned slightly.
"Forty thousand gold soul coins, the people from the Spirit Hall are quite generous."
He is none other than His Highness the Prince of the Kingdom of Barak.
Liu Shaobing, the city lord of Soto City who was standing next to him, quickly advised him.
"Your Highness, please calm down."
"The first item up for auction often fetches the highest premium, since everyone is really eager to participate."
"However, based on the experience of the last auction, the best items are always at the end."
"This three-thousand-year-old soul bone is not bad, but it may not be the best."
Liu Shaobing carefully observed the prince's expression.
"Moreover, there's no need to confront the Spirit Hall head-on."
Upon hearing this, His Highness's brows relaxed somewhat.
"Lord Liu is right."
"Then let's take another look."
...
Just when everyone thought the struggle for this soul bone would temporarily subside, a clear female voice rang out from another private room.
"Fifty thousand gold soul coins!"
The sound wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the entire auction hall.
Another direct price increase of 10,000!
DouDou's eyes lit up.
"Fifty thousand gold soul coins! Another distinguished guest has bid fifty thousand gold soul coins!"
"It seems they're determined to get their hands on that bewitching fox skull!"
In the private room where the bid was placed, Ning Rongrong was idly swinging her legs.
She pursed her lips.
"A thousand-year-old soul bone? I wouldn't even look at that."
"If we're going to do that, it'll have to last for ten thousand years!"
"However..."
Her eyes darted around, and a sly smile appeared on her face.
"It's fine to buy it and store it in the warehouse."
"This soul bone attribute is quite suitable for support-type soul masters."
"When I return to the sect, I'll put it up for auction. Surely the senior brothers and sisters, as well as the elders, will give me some face?"
"Hehe, maybe I can even make a small profit!"
...
Meanwhile, in a secluded box on the top floor of the auction house.
Ning Fengzhi sat upright, listening to his daughter's clear and crisp price quote, his brows furrowing involuntarily.
Gu Rong, the Bone Douluo beside him, grinned, his tone tinged with resentment.
"It's all your fault, Fengzhi."
“I told you long ago to just get Rongrong a ten-thousand-year soul bone, but you insisted on letting her train on her own.”
"Now look what's happened, she's even trying to snatch a thousand-year-old soul bone."
Gu Rong paused, then said with some concern.
"Fortunately, the rules of this auction house are that all items are handed over only after the auction is over."
"What if Rongrong absorbs this three-thousand-year-old soul bone directly?"
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