Inside the venue, Ning Liu was somewhat speechless.
The Dream Return Pill and the Cloak of Concealment received a lukewarm response at the auction, and the system only offered a return multiplier of one hundred times.
What left him speechless was that what was returned was all gold soul coins.
A total of 8.5 million gold soul coins is an astronomical figure for an ordinary soul master.
But for Ning Liu now, this money is simply something he casually tosses to Liuli Tian for the sect's daily construction and development.
His expectations went far beyond that.
DouDou's voice rang out again on the auction stage.
"Distinguished guests, the mystery has been solved: it is an extremely rare piece of bezoar from a ten-thousand-year-old mountain-shaking demonic ox!"
She gently raised her jade-like hand and pointed to the bezoar on the maid's tray, which emitted a thick, earthy yellow glow.
"The Mountain-Shaking Demon Bull is a rare species among ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, possessing immense strength and astonishing defense."
"After hunting it down, a senior Soul Master thought he would get a Soul Bone, but unexpectedly obtained this large piece of bezoar."
"According to our auction house's appraisal, this bezoar contains the essence of the flesh and blood of the Mountain-Shaking Demon Bull. Although it is not a soul bone, if a master alchemist obtains it, he may be able to refine it into a miraculous pill that can enhance the physical strength of a soul master and even help him break through bottlenecks!"
Inside the venue, Ning Liu was also watching intently.
He had high expectations for this item.
In the original Douluo Continent novel, the inner cores of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent are no less wondrous than soul bones, and can even be directly absorbed as soul rings.
He put the bezoar at the auction with that very intention.
If the system could return a high-quality soul beast core to him, perhaps he would find a place for the seventh soul ring of his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
DouDou's voice rang out again on the auction stage.
"The inner core of the Ten-Thousand-Year Mountain-Shaking Demon Bull, starting bid: 100,000 Gold Soul Coins!"
"Each bid increase must be no less than one thousand gold soul coins!"
"The auction now begins!"
However, compared to the previous lively speculation about soul bones, the appeal of bezoar seems to have plummeted.
The scene became somewhat deserted for a moment.
"Bezoar? I thought it was a soul bone, what a waste of my excitement."
"That's right. You can buy a bezoar for 100,000 gold soul coins. Even though it's 10,000 years old, it's not a soul bone, so its use is ultimately limited."
"That's not how it works. How could a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone have a starting bid of only 100,000 gold soul coins?"
In a corner, Xuan Yi, the sect leader of Xuan Shui Sect, had a glint in his eyes.
"A bunch of idiots!"
Xuan Yi sneered inwardly.
"The bezoar from the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mountain-Shaking Demon Bull, this is a real treasure!"
"If it falls into my hands, I could refine Breakthrough Pills, Qi-Consolidating Pills, and..."
"These ignorant fools!"
He picked up his teacup, took a sip with feigned nonchalance, and then slowly raised his number plate.
"1100,000 gold soul coins".
Xuan Yi's voice still carried a hint of nonchalance, as if he were just casually buying a trinket.
In another private room, Tang San's body also trembled slightly.
The bezoar of the ancient, mountain-shaking demonic bull!
This thing is incredibly useful to him!
Directly devour and absorb!
Hunting a suitable ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, and capturing it alive so that he can absorb it, would be risky and difficult for Flander, a Soul Saint.
After all, it would be difficult to suppress the counterattack of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast before its death.
Even if successful, its energy would be extremely violent, making absorption extremely risky.
Tang San is currently only absorbing some hundred-year-old soul beasts!
But this bezoar is different.
After a soul beast dies, the energy in its body, whether it's the soul bone, inner core, or bezoar, will be much gentler after sedimentation, making it safer and more controllable to absorb.
Tang San could almost foresee that if he obtained this inner core, his soul power would have a very high chance of breaking through the level 40 barrier!
With that in mind, he no longer hesitated and directly raised the price by nearly 50,000.
"150,000 Gold Soul Coins!"
"Um?"
Xuan Yi frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
"There are actually people who recognize its value?"
He thought he could easily snag a bargain, but unexpectedly, a surprise attack came out of nowhere.
He glanced in the direction of Tang San's private room, feeling somewhat annoyed.
But when Xuan Yi thought of the disciples in the sect who were eagerly awaiting their return, and the sect's enormous daily expenses, he felt a pang of heartache.
Gold Soul Coins don't just fall from the sky; you should save them whenever possible.
He raised the sign again, still with that stingy look on his face.
"151,000 gold soul coins".
"puff!"
Someone in the audience couldn't help but laugh.
"This distinguished guest, adding a thousand each time, are you determined to compete with a thousand gold soul coins?"
"Although the Xuan Shui Sect is a reclusive sect, it shouldn't be this shabby, right?"
A few words of moderate discussion immediately reached Xuan Yi's ears.
Xuan Yi's old face flushed slightly, and he cursed inwardly.
"Managing a sect involves everything from firewood and rice to oil and salt; what aspect doesn't require gold soul coins to manage? This old man is just being frugal!"
Tang San didn't care what Xuan Yi was thinking.
His only goal was the gallstone of the ancient, mountain-shaking demon bull.
Once he reaches level 40, he will be able to absorb his fourth spirit ring, and his strength and physical attributes will experience another qualitative leap.
At that time, absorbing century-old soul beasts might be much easier.
Two hundred thousand gold soul coins!
Tang San made another offer.
He wanted to use this method to tell everyone that he was determined to obtain this inner elixir.
Two hundred thousand!
Xuan Yi's teeth were grinding together.
This price is starting to cross his psychological threshold.
Although he recognized the value of the item, two hundred thousand gold soul coins was no small sum.
"You wretched brat!"
Xuan Yi harbored resentment in his heart.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally put down the number plate in his hand.
"Forget it, there should be other good things later, no need to hang yourself on this one tree."
Seeing that no one else was bidding, DouDou on the auction stage smiled.
"Two hundred thousand gold soul coins, for the first time!"
"Two hundred thousand gold soul coins, for the second time!"
"Two hundred thousand gold soul coins, for the third time!"
"clang!"
DouDou made the final decision.
"make a deal!"
"Congratulations to our distinguished guest for successfully acquiring the Ten Thousand Year Mountain-Shaking Demon Ox Yellow!"
Tang San's face immediately showed a look of satisfaction.
If you can't get a heaven-defying opportunity like a 100,000-year-old immortal herb, then so be it.
This bezoar alone was enough to make his trip worthwhile.
Meanwhile, inside the stadium.
A system notification sounded in Ning Liu's mind.
[Ding! The auction of the Millennium Mountain-Shaking Demon Ox Gallstone was successful!]
[Auction Price: 200,000 Gold Soul Coins!]
[Randomly returning a multiplier.]
[Congratulations, host, for triggering a thousandfold return! The return reward is being generated...]
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