After a series of introductions without any reference value, the auctioneer finally called out the starting price.
"The starting price is 20,000,000 Life Crystals! Each increment must be no less than 500,000 Life Crystals! "
The price was not considered high as it was equivalent to an ancient relic of a lower level. However, an unknown relic with no special features apart from its tough material would most likely be used as a decoration. One could imagine that nobody would be willing to spend that much money under normal circumstances.
Even Yu Bo, the auctioneer, was worried that nobody would bid for the relic and it would be left unsold.
However, his worries were clearly unnecessary. The moment the starting price was announced, someone pressed the bidding button.
"21,000,000!"
It was not Lin Huang who made the bid. It was from VIP Room No. 1 on the third floor.
Even Lin Huang was stunned as he thought nobody would bid for the relic. He glanced at the room next door and pressed the bidding button as well.
"30,000,000!"
He increased the price to 30,000,000 in one go. It was obvious that he wanted the relic.
However, as soon as he made the bid, the room next door reacted again. The increment was not just a little bit.
"50,000,000!"
Lin Huang frowned as he was confused by the reaction from the person in VIP Room No. 1. Was the person purposely suppressing him to make himself look good or did he really know the value of the relic?
Although he was confused, Lin Huang pressed the bidding button again without hesitation.
"100,000,000!"
As soon as the bid was announced, the auction hall became lively.
"What's going on? Are the two Supreme members fighting? "
"VIP Rooms S1 and S2 are bidding against each other. Are the neighbors fighting? What happened to the harmony between neighbors? "
"This is going to be interesting. I wonder how it's going to end."
Many of the members in the VIP rooms on the second floor were watching. Some of them were suspicious. "Could the relic be a relic?"
Clearly, the 100,000,000 bid did not make the person back off. After a moment of silence, the person in VIP Room No. 1 made another bid.
"300,000,000!"
Lin Huang squinted his eyes and looked at the direction of the VIP room next door. He then pressed the bidding button again.
"1,000,000,000!"
"If this fellow continues to bid, there's a high chance that he knows the true purpose of this statue." Lin Huang frowned as he looked at the statue on the auction stage. He didn't expect to encounter such a problem on his first bid.
He had already offered one billion Life Crystals and Lin Huang must have known that a small increase in the price would be useless. If Lin Huang really wanted the statue, he would have to increase the price by a large amount. There was no need to waste billions of Life Crystals on an unknown ornament if it was just for the sake of being vindicated. A person who could become a super member of the Wanbao Auction would not be so irrational.
Moreover, the identities of all the guests in the VIP lounge were confidential. Even if you lost the bidding, there was nothing to be ashamed of, because no one knew who you were.
In less than a minute, the price of a statue had soared from 20 million to 1 billion, which was a full 50 times increase. Everyone was baffled, but at the same time, they were looking forward to the higher bid from VIP Room 1.
However, eventually, VIP Room 1 chose to remain silent.
Many of the members and super members in the other VIP rooms on the second and third floor suspected that there was a secret hidden in the statue. However, since the price had reached one billion Life Crystals, nobody dared to bid based on their baseless speculation.
"One billion Life Crystals, sold!"
As the auctioneer slammed the gavel, the ownership of the statue was finally settled. Lin Huang had successfully become the owner of the auction item.
"I've bid for it. Can you tell me what the God's Figurine is now?" Lin Huang quietly communicated with the stone tablet in his body.
"Do you know about protoss?" The stone tablet asked.
"I do. Is this thing related to protoss?" Lin Huang was even more curious about the God's Figurine now.
"The God's Figurine is the dead body of protoss. To be exact, it's an amalgamation of the fallen."
"Are you sure you're not kidding me?" Lin Huang did not believe it at all. "This statue is only the size of a palm and it's obviously made of wood. Are you telling me that it's the dead body of a protoss?"
"It's only the size of a palm because the particles of a protoss' body will collapse and be reconstructed after they die. It's a God's Figurine, just like how some stars will collapse and become white dwarfs after they die. As for why it looks like wood, it's because the main energy attribute of the God's Figurine was wood before it died. "
Lin Huang thought that the explanation made sense. However, he recalled something else all of a sudden. "That's not right. I remember a friend telling me that protoss have a perfect human form. However, this God's Figurine is clearly a mutated beast."
"Your friend is right, but all the Protoss actually have three bodies. One of them is the human form, which is called the mortal form. One of them is the original form that they were born in, which is called the source form. The other is the form that they turn into energy, which is called the God's Body.
"They usually use the mortal form of a human in their daily life.
"When they're in a real battle, they'll revert to their energy form and turn into the God's Body. The God's Body is usually huge. The more powerful they are, the bigger their body will be. Some powerhouses can even be as big as a galaxy.
"Meanwhile, the most powerful form of all protoss is the source form. In this form, they can unleash all of their abilities easily. However, there's a drawback to using this form. They can reconstruct their mortal form and God's Body if it's damaged. However, as soon as the source form dies, they'll really die.
"The form of the God's Figurine is how the dead protoss's source form looks like. It's their original appearance."
Lin Huang finally believed the stone tablet's explanation when he heard this.
"But this God's Figurine is only the size of a palm now. What exactly can it do?" He asked immediately.
"As long as there's Divine Energy, the God's Figurine can be reactivated."
"Reactivated? Do you mean they can be resurrected? "Lin Huang's eyes were wide open.
"No, the God's Figurine that's reactivated has no consciousness. It's just like a puppet."
"So, as long as I can reactivate it, it'll be equivalent to having a protoss to fight me?" Lin Huang understood it that way.
"You can say that. However, its combat strength isn't on the original god-level. It's determined by the strength of the soul that is inserted into it. If you insert a demigod-level soul into it, its combat strength will be on the demigod-level. If you insert a Virtual God's soul into it, its combat strength will be on the level of a Virtual God, "the stone tablet explained in detail.
Lin Huang recalled that he had obtained Wu Zhi's Virtual God's Combat Soul Card when he killed Zhu Xing. It seemed like he could use it now. However, as he thought about it, he realized that he would need this Combat Soul to elevate to immortal-level in order to cast his Life Furnace.
"According to its description, this God's Figurine can be used as a Life Furnace to store the Divine Fire in your body."
Xiao Hei's voice was heard all of a sudden. Clearly, it sensed Lin Huang's dilemma.
"Store the Divine Fire? The Divine Fire belongs to the spiritual category. Apart from the God's soul, aren't there only spiritual god items or god relics? "
"Since the God's Figurine is a protoss's body, it must've stored protoss's soul before. It should be able to be used as a container for the Divine Fire. You can try it when you get it. "
Xiao Hei fell into silence again after saying that.
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