Chapter 145: Two Months Later, The Auction Begins
Therefore, Jiang Li specifically delayed the auction for one month to allow various forces to gather more gold soul coins.
As two months passed, all major forces had eagerly awaited the start of today's auction and arrived early.
The vast majority of forces, such as the Star Luo Empire, the Body Sect, and the Sun-Moon Empire, had successfully taken their seats, just waiting for the auction to begin.
At that moment, the door not far away opened, and suddenly a powerful aura spread out in all directions.
Xu Tianran narrowed his eyes and lightly tapped the armrest. "The Shrek people are here."
At the entrance of the hall, Xuan Lao, with messy hair and gnawing on a chicken leg, walked in with Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er following behind.
The previously noisy hall suddenly quieted for a moment before erupting in even more intense discussions.
"Xuanzi really broke through!"
In the Star Luo Empire's box, Xu Jiawei's teacup tilted slightly, a trace of shock still visible in his eyes.
He clearly felt the soul power fluctuations surrounding the seemingly disheveled elder, and it was the unique pressure of a Limit Douluo.
Before, they had sensed the emergence of a Limit Douluo-level aura from Shrek Academy.
They had been half-believing, but after seeing the aura released by Xuan Lao today, they had no choice but to believe the result.
Duke Baihu, Dai Hao, stood at the front of the Star Luo Empire delegation, instinctively placing his hand on the sword at his waist.
He remembered that three months ago, Xuan Lao was still a Super Douluo at level 98, and now, this speed of breakthrough was simply terrifying.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, he caught sight of the people from the Spirit Hall entering, and his pupils shrank.
Zhong Liwu, in a black robe, with a skull mask that gleamed coldly under the lights.
Unlike usual, today he was only accompanied by four elders, but with every step he took, the strange rhythm of stepping on spatial nodes made several perceptive experts frown simultaneously.
Inside the Shrek box, Yan Shaozhe had been watching the distribution of forces around them, especially focusing on the just-arrived Zhong Liwu.
Upon sensing the aura he released, Yan Shaozhe narrowed his eyes, and an ominous feeling rose in his heart.
He turned to the rarely serious Xuan Lao and asked, "Xuan Lao, do you sense anything?"
Xuan Lao tossed the chicken bone aside, wiped his greasy fingers on his clothes, and, for the first time, looked unusually grave. "That kid Zhong Liwu... something's off."
Although Zhong Liwu had deliberately suppressed his aura, as a Limit Douluo, Xuan Lao could still detect the soul power fluctuations that felt as deep and obscure as an abyss.
"Could it be that Zhong Liwu also broke through and reached that new level?"
Xian Lin'er, naturally also sensing Zhong Liwu's change, came to the unbelievable conclusion.
If Zhong Liwu had indeed broken through to Limit Douluo, the situation would become even more complicated.
The atmosphere, which had become slightly relaxed due to the emergence of another Limit Douluo from Shrek Academy, immediately evaporated at this moment, and everyone began to consider their next steps.
"Possibly, but we can't be sure yet."
Xuan Lao spoke gravely.
At this moment, Zhong Liwu, having noticed Xuan Lao's sharp gaze, revealed a meaningful smile before ignoring him and heading directly to his seat to await the start of the auction.
As each major force took their seats, the auction officially began.
At that moment, countless light points suddenly descended from the auction stage, and a graceful figure emerged from the center. It was Ling Yun.
"Thank you all for coming to the Starry Auction Pavilion."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.
"Considering the circulation issues of gold soul coins after the opening of the Starry Vault, we specifically delayed the auction for a month to give everyone enough time to gather the necessary funds, so that you can purchase the items you desire without missing out."
As she said this, Ling Yun's gaze fell upon several of the major forces.
After all, the forces that had spent the most gold soul coins were those who had benefited the most from the Starry Vault opening.
Now, two months had passed, and they should have gathered the necessary gold soul coins.
"Without further ado, let's start the first auction item."
Ling Yun gently clapped her hands, and a crystal pillar rose in the center of the stage, with an odd bluish stone floating at its top.
The stone's interior seemed to contain flowing liquid, which occasionally formed feather-like shapes or transformed into a dragon form.
"The first item for auction, the Rare Martial Soul Awakening Stone."
Ling Yun lightly tapped her fingers, and a huge light screen immediately expanded in the air.
"This item can guide mutations during martial soul awakening. Not only can it give birth to rare martial souls, but it can also improve the quality of the martial soul."
The light screen shifted to show an awakening ceremony of a member of an ice family.
When the boy's hand touched the awakening stone, his ordinary Ice Phoenix martial soul suddenly burst into dazzling blue light, with snowflakes falling as his wings stretched.
"Ultimate Ice!"
Ning Qitian from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect suddenly stood up, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tower appeared faintly in his palm.
As the owner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tower, he understood more than anyone the importance of martial soul quality.
The light screen continued changing, showing various martial soul evolution examples: the Fire Lion evolving into the Three-Headed Lion King, the Green Vine evolving into the Ghost King Vine...
The entire hall was in an uproar.
Du Bu Si's forehead tightened, his mind thinking of the many disciples of the Body Sect, who were weak due to poor martial soul awakenings.
If, as the Starry Auction Pavilion claimed, this Rare Martial Soul Awakening Stone could enhance the quality of an awakened martial soul, it would be akin to continuously creating geniuses.
Though uncertain whether martial souls would mutate in a completely favorable direction, he was unwilling to give up even the slightest possibility.
"Hm?"
Even the usually meditative Di Tian opened his eyes, a strange gleam flashing in his golden pupils.
Such a treasure capable of causing martial soul mutations was indeed rare.
Having lived in Douluo Continent for so many years, he had never seen such a rare item.
Thinking about the items previously auctioned by the Starry Auction Pavilion, every one of them contained marvelous effects.
"One thing to note," Ling Yun's voice brought everyone back to their senses. "The probability of martial soul mutation is at most fifty percent, and it's proportional to the original strength of the martial soul."
"In other words, the higher the martial soul's level, the greater the chance of mutation with the Rare Martial Soul Awakening Stone."
"For example, ordinary martial souls have less than a 10% chance of mutation, while top-tier martial souls have nearly a 50% chance."
Ling Yun looked around the entire hall, slowly stating some of the drawbacks of the Rare Martial Soul Awakening Stone.
"Then let me ask," a soul master from below asked the critical question, "Could this awakening stone cause a bad mutation when the martial soul awakens?"
If this stone could cause a martial soul to weaken, then it would certainly not be worth the cost.
(END CHAPTER)
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