When he saw the mermaids and sea dragons, Su Ming's pupils instantly shrank. That scene was somewhat familiar to him, and the memory of the black-robed man who had destroyed Dark Mountain appeared in his head. He had also cast a similar Art in the end. He had brought out a beast skin to cover his body and turned into a ferocious beast.
"Brother Su, you must have heard of the Beast Transformation Art before. This is an Art that Western Sea Clan inherited from the Ancients of Berserkers. You won't be able to find a single person who is not from Western Sea Clan in the entire Land of South Morning who can use this Art." A proud look appeared on Zi Shan's face as she spoke languidly beside Su Ming.
Su Ming fell silent.
As the old voice echoed in the air, the seawater above the stone pillar on the platform at the center of the auction hall distorted, and an old man's body appeared, standing there.
That old man wore a long blue robe. That robe was so big that it covered the stone pillar under his feet. Some of the robe even hung down. His hair was also blue. If it was not because of the old look on his face, it would be difficult to tell his age at first glance.
"My fellow tribesmen from the land of Freezing Sky, I am Feng Shao Feng of Western Sea Clan. It is my honor to be able to come here and host this auction. This time, Western Sea Clan has prepared a lot of rare items for my fellow tribesmen from the land of Freezing Sky. I am not good with words, so I won't say anymore.
"The first item for this auction …" As the old man spoke, the nine sea dragons circling around him stopped roaring. The songs of the nine mermaids also gradually faded away. Only the old man's words continued echoing in the air.
When he finished speaking, a mermaid immediately swung her tail towards him. Her hands had been empty just a moment ago, but at that moment, as a layer of water rippled between her hands, a purplish black skull immediately appeared on her hands. She lifted it up, and as she did so, she swam around in a circle so that everyone could see that skull clearly.
It was a skull. It did not look like it belonged to a Berserker, because not only was it as big as a basin, there were also a few bone spikes on the skull that were shining with a cold, ferocious light. It was clear that this was the bone of a ferocious beast.
In particular, there was a symmetrical gap between his eyebrows. It looked as if he had grown a third eye!
With the appearance of the skull, a strong sense of oppression spread out in all directions. This sense of oppression was so strong that even the seawater seemed to show signs of solidifying. If that was all, it would not have been a big deal. The seawater around the skull also showed signs of freezing. As the mermaid swam around, it was as if a circle of ice had formed.
"Based on our usual practice, we will not give a detailed introduction to the first item. It will all depend on your judgment. The only thing I can say is that when this beast was alive, its power was equivalent to that of a person who attained great completion in the Bone Sacrifice Realm!
The starting bid for this bone is one hundred thousand stones, and the starting bid is one thousand stones. "The old man's eyes flashed, and his voice spread out like thunder.
There were thousands of people in the auction hall, and many of them had arrived early in the morning. At that moment, when the old man's voice rang out, the hall fell silent.
Perhaps there were some people who liked to make a ruckus in this sort of place and talk about it, but most of the people who came to this place chose to remain silent. The more valuable an item was, the fewer people would know about it. Besides, most of the people who were invited to this place were very independent, and there were very few people who would buy what others said.
"One hundred and ten thousand." A voice rang out from the crowd around the auction hall. The moment that voice rang out, quite a number of people immediately looked over. The person who spoke was a man, but he wore a bamboo hat on his head, so his face could not be seen clearly.
This sort of attire was not uncommon in this place.
"One hundred and twenty thousand!"
"One hundred and thirty thousand!" Perhaps it was because someone had placed a bid, but gradually, more and more people began calling out their bids.
Su Ming stood in the ninth room and looked at the purplish black beast bone with a calm gaze.
"Brother Su, have you taken a fancy to this item? This beast bone is the only thing left behind by a powerful ferocious beast with a cold attribute after it died. One of the Clan Elders of Western Sea Clan obtained this beast when he ventured out. According to him, this beast was trying to reach the Berserker Soul Realm, which is equivalent to the Berserker Tribe's Berserker Soul Realm, but it failed in the end. It was burned by the freezing fire, and besides the skull, its entire body was reduced to ashes.
"The reason why this skull could not be destroyed by the freezing fire is because there is a wisp of the ferocious beast's soul hidden within it. If there's someone skilled in those strange Arts who can nourish this bone, they will definitely gain something."
Su Ming swept his gaze across the beast bone, and after a long while, he shook his head.
"Two hundred and ten thousand!" A dark voice rang out from within the auction hall. The person who spoke was the man with the bamboo hat who had placed the first bid just now.
Once he placed his bid, no one else spoke for a long time. The blue-haired old man smiled faintly.
"Two hundred and ten thousand. This item now belongs to you!"
"Next, we'll be auctioning off the second item. This item is rather interesting …" The old man's words came to a halt, and one of the sea dragons wandering around the area roared and charged towards the old man. Its body distorted and it turned back into a human. It lifted its arms high into the air, and a black stone blade appeared in its hands!
That blade was very crude, and only the shape of a blade could be vaguely seen. However, its surface was filled with bumps and hollows, and there was nothing special about it at first glance.
"Beast Retrieval!" The old man's voice was calm. Once it appeared, the people from Western Sea Clan immediately moved forward. With a swing of their sleeves, a ferocious beast that looked like a lion instantly appeared. That ferocious beast's eyes were bloodshot, and once it appeared, it lifted its head and roared towards the sky, but there was fear in its eyes. Just as it was about to retreat, the old man lifted the stone blade and pointed at the beast.
The tip of the blade pointed at the beast, and it instantly let out a shrill scream of pain. Its body started trembling, and as the people around burst into an uproar, the beast's body turned into a puddle of blood. Even its bones melted, and a wisp of green hair flew out from the puddle of blood. The shadow of a small beast could be seen faintly within that wisp of green hair. The moment it appeared, it flew straight towards the stone blade in the old man's hand and fused into it before disappearing.
"Soul Separation Stone!"
"That's a Soul Separation Stone!"
"How could someone be so extravagant as to use such a big Soul Separation Stone to make a blade?!"
Uproars rose into the air. Because of that, the appearance of the blade stirred up waves of sound. That stone had a great reputation, and its shape was very easy to identify. Its effects were especially rare, and only that stone could do that. That was why there were quite a lot of people who knew about it, but not many of them had actually seen it.
"That's right, this is a Soul Separation Stone Blade. I don't need to introduce this item too much. The starting bid is also 100,000!" The old man smiled faintly and spoke languidly.
"200,000!"
"250,000!"
"280,000!"
"300,000!"
Sounds of people shouting out bids instantly rang in the air, and the moment those voices appeared, the starting bid for the stone blade increased by several times.
Su Ming stood on the balcony and looked at the stone blade. A glint appeared in his eyes, and he looked at the old man holding the blade. The old man's expression remained the same and he still had a smile on his face. He looked very easygoing, but Su Ming could vaguely tell that there were some secrets hidden within the auction.
In truth, it was not difficult to guess. Western Sea Clan had never tried to hide it. There were quite a lot of people in the land of Freezing Sky who understood the inner workings of the auction. However, this was the rule. Even if they understood it, they could not change it.
'What a trick. They're using the auction that happens once every century as an excuse to bring out quite a lot of valuable treasures to stir up the greed of humans, and from then on, as they bid for the treasures, they'll cause conflict. In fact, after every single auction, there'll even be killings!
'The person holding the treasures will be committing the greatest crime of murder. Even if he manages to avoid being killed, he won't be able to avoid the countless people who are after him. Once there's a chance …
'With this method, they can weaken Freezing Sky Clan's strength … Right now, Freezing Sky Clan is also holding the same auction in Western Sea, and their goal is the same!' Su Ming shook his head. Even if he understood the goal of the auction, he still could not change it, neither could he leave, because there was something he desired in this place.
In the end, someone bought the Soul Separation Stone Blade at the price of 930,000 stone coins. Forget about the true value of the item and whether the person who bought it had profited from it or had paid a huge price for it. Based on how that person paid the stone coins in a hurry and left with the blade, perhaps what awaited him would be him running away again and again.
"I like the item I brought out this time, but it's a pity that I don't have enough money to buy it …" The blue-haired old man let out a long sigh and lifted his right hand. This item was not given to him by the mermaids or sea dragons, but he had brought it with him.
The moment he lifted his right hand, all the people's gazes gathered on him. In the old man's hand was a crane made of grass!
"Cranes are a strange beast from the other worlds. They're docile and are loved by the Immortals from the other worlds. We can't investigate the origins of this crane, but it's clear that it's not an item from the Berserker Tribe!
"I don't know the grass used to weave this crane, but …" The old man lifted his right hand and swung it forward. Immediately, the crane floated up, and with a gentle flash on its body, it turned into a real Immortal Crane. It flew around the area, and its graceful movements seemed to stir up soft sounds. As it flew, it swept its lifeless eyes across the area. The instant its gaze landed on the balcony in Su Ming's room, the crane shuddered slightly, but soon returned to normal and returned to the old man's hand, turning back into an item made of grass once again.
"There's an Art not belonging to the Berserker Tribe contained within it. From what I understand, this grass should be normal. It could turn into a real crane flying in the air because there's a God from the other worlds contained within it. It's also called … Dao!
"If there's anyone who can understand it, then I will congratulate them beforehand! "The starting bid for this item is still 100,000!" the blue-haired old man's voice traveled through the air.
A focused glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. When the Immortal Crane flew in the air just now, his divine sense had fluctuated slightly. It was as if there was also a faint divine sense on the Immortal Crane. That faint divine sense seemed to have noticed him, that was why the crane had looked at him just now!
"500,000!" A woman's voice traveled forth abruptly. That woman's voice was very gentle, but the moment she spoke, quite a number of people immediately recognized the owner of that voice!
She came from one of the few spots in the crowd where there was no one around. There was a woman in white with long hair standing in a rather empty spot, and her voice was calm.
She … was Tian Lan Meng! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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