As soon as he finished speaking, the auction hall fell silent for a moment, then immediately erupted into a buzz of discussion.
"No need to activate the Martial Soul?"
"A weapon? What is that?"
"Could it be one of those large ballistae used by the military? Are they being auctioned off here?"
"Are you kidding me? That kind of thing is powerful, but it's also bulky. How could it possibly kill a Soul Master so easily?"
Doubts, speculations, and disbelief arose one after another.
In the corner, Flander paused slightly, subconsciously glancing at Tang San beside him.
This kid used quite a few tricks on Zhao Wuji during the entrance exam!
However, Tang San remained calm, as if he hadn't heard the surrounding discussions.
Even so, he still felt a faint sigh in his heart.
The world's understanding of mechanical devices is pitifully limited!
Among the hidden weapons of the Tang Clan, his Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was not considered a truly deadly weapon.
If I were to bring out an even more advanced hidden weapon for auction on that day, wouldn't they be so shocked that their eyes would pop out?
Xiao Wu, who was standing next to Tang San, gently tugged at his sleeve and leaned closer to ask in a low voice.
"Brother, are you really going to auction that off?"
"That's something you've been working on for a long time."
Tang San turned his head, stretched out his finger, and gently stroked the tip of Xiao Wu's pert nose.
“You went shopping with Ning Rongrong last night, and your eyes were practically glued to all those pretty pieces of jewelry. You didn’t buy anything, I saw it.”
Xiao Wu's cheeks flushed instantly, and she muttered stubbornly.
"Hmph, that's not true! I...I have money!"
Tang San chuckled twice and didn't say anything more, but his eyes were filled with tenderness.
On the auction stage, Ang Lee remained calm and composed despite the commotion below.
He slowly shook his head, and his voice rang out again, carrying the感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a deep feeling of being someone who has been through it all) of someone who has been through it all.
"To be honest, I, Li An, have worked at the Soto City Auction House for decades and have handled at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, rare treasures."
"But I have never seen such a peculiar auction item in my life."
Despite their words, some people in the audience were clearly getting impatient and started urging them to hurry up.
"Manager Li, stop keeping me in suspense and take it out to see!"
"What exactly is it?"
Ang Lee chuckled, no longer keeping people in suspense.
He raised his hand and clapped.
Soon, two strong servants laboriously carried a heavy iron plate onto the stage.
Behind the iron plate, a hundred-year-old soul beast was tied up, struggling and roaring incessantly. Judging from its fur and mane, it looked like an armored wild boar known for its brute strength.
The iron plate, along with the soul beast, was placed heavily in the center of the auction stage, emitting a dull thud.
Everyone's attention was drawn to this, wondering what was going on.
Just then, the spatial soul tool ring on Li An's hand flashed with light.
A box, entirely black and oddly shaped, only a foot long, appeared in his hand.
The box has a smooth surface without any patterns, yet it exudes a cold, metallic feel.
Li An paused for a moment, then raised the black box in his hand high and displayed it to the entire audience.
"Please look, everyone. This item is called the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!"
His voice was clear and powerful.
"This crossbow is made of black iron and contains sixteen crossbow bolts made of black iron essence!"
"Each crossbow bolt is infused with the deadly venom of a century-old mandrake serpent!"
"These sixteen poisoned crossbow bolts can be fired simultaneously in an instant!"
Then, Ang Lee emphasized his words.
"According to our tests, within a distance of fifty meters, its instantaneous explosive power is enough to pose a huge threat to the defensive soul skills of a four-ring offensive soul master!"
"What?!"
"Sixteen rounds fired simultaneously?"
"It can even break through the Soul Sect's defenses?"
"Tonified with poison? The venom of a hundred-year-old datura snake is no weakling!"
Exclamations and murmurs erupted instantly, like a pot exploding in a frenzy.
Many Soul Masters wore expressions of disbelief.
It can pose a great threat to the Soul Sect without requiring soul power to activate it?
How is that possible!
However, what Ang Lee said next was even more thunderous.
"And that's not even the scariest part."
He looked at the shocked expressions on the faces of the crowd below and spoke, word by word.
"If the distance is close enough, say within ten meters, and the other party is completely unprepared..."
"Even a Soul King level expert, if they urgently use their soul power to protect themselves, might not be able to escape unscathed!"
"Most importantly, it is not a soul tool!"
"Activating it requires no soul power!"
boom!
The entire venue erupted!
If before it was just shock, now it's mind-blowing!
No soul power required! A threat to a Soul King at close range!
This is no longer a weapon; it's a deadly weapon capable of changing the balance of power in a war!
Second floor, inside red 3 private room.
"Smack!"
With a loud bang, Zhang Chen slammed his hand on the table and abruptly stood up!
His eyes widened as he stared intently at the black box on the auction stage, his breathing becoming heavy.
"Such a thing actually exists!"
"I'm determined to have this!"
At this moment, a tidal wave of emotions was surging within him.
If, if every ordinary soldier under his command could be equipped with such a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow...
Doesn't that mean he suddenly has hundreds or even thousands of subordinates who can threaten Soul Sects or even ambush Soul Kings without needing soul power?!
This has an unimaginable impact on the military's combat effectiveness!
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