Invincible Soul Emperor

”390,000 low-grade Spirit Stones!”

”410,000 low-grade Spirit Stones!”

”430,000 low-grade Spirit Stones!”

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The price of the Gold Star Lion King’s corpse continued to climb at a rate of 20,000 low-grade Spirit Stones with each bid.

This scene astonished everyone present. It was clear to all that the two bidders no longer cared about the corpse’s actual value; this was now purely a contest of Fighting Spirit.

Liu Wan’er couldn’t help but tug at Ye Qingchen’s sleeve and whisper cautiously, ”Master Ye, that’s about enough. The price is so high. What if the other party stops bidding?”

Ye Qingchen smiled and shook his head. With his Dual Pupil Martial Soul, he could read others’ thoughts directly. Although he hadn’t activated it, his long-term experience with the Dual Pupil Martial Soul had given him an almost inhuman grasp of human nature. The current price was very high, but it still hadn’t reached Feng Yuan’s bottom line.

However, Ye Qingchen didn’t want to push it too far. He stood up and announced, ”Young Master Feng Yuan, this is my final offer: 590,000 low-grade Spirit Stones. If you continue to raise the bid, then the Gold Star Lion King’s corpse is yours. But if you back down, then I will gladly accept it.”

After Ye Qingchen spoke, everyone finally understood that the one who had been bidding all this time was the City Lord’s son. No wonder he was so extravagantly wealthy. But who was Ye Qingchen?

No one in Northern Barrier City had ever heard of such a person who could spend Spirit Stones so lavishly.

Could he be an outsider? But how could an unknown youth from outside the city dare to provoke the City Lord’s son?

Hearing Ye Qingchen’s words, Feng Yuan snorted coldly. ”I’ve never been afraid of anyone. It’s just a few hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones. I can afford it. I bid 600,000 low-grade Spirit Stones!”

Ye Qingchen simply smiled, shook his head, and sat down, making no further bids.

At that moment, the auctioneer, as if waking from a dream, excitedly struck the auction hammer and announced that the corpse of the Gold Star Lion King belonged to Feng Yuan.

The auctioneer had good reason to be excited. The reserve price for the Gold Star Lion King had only been 60,000 low-grade Spirit Stones, and now it had sold for ten times that amount. This meant his commission would also be ten times larger.

With the auction of the Gold Star Lion King’s corpse concluded, the next item was brought to the stage. However, after the frenzied bidding war between Ye Qingchen and Feng Yuan, the subsequent auctions seemed somewhat lackluster.

In a private box upstairs, City Lord Feng Xiao and Vice-City Lord Xia Chengkai watched Feng Yuan with smiles. Xia Chengkai spoke first, ”Feng Yuan, it looks like you were just tricked.”

Feng Yuan shook his head nonchalantly. ”As long as it’s something I like, I must have it, no matter the cost. A few hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones are nothing. I’m not like that country bumpkin downstairs who backed down halfway through the bidding.”

Xia Chengkai laughed and looked at Feng Xiao. ”Brother Feng, your son truly has great Vitality Force.”

Feng Xiao smiled wryly and shook his head. ”You jest, my good brother. It’s all my fault for spoiling him. But Yuan’er, that young man downstairs… do you two have a grudge?”

Feng Yuan sneered, ”A grudge? He’s just a country bumpkin; what kind of grudge could we have? This is all because of Uncle Xia.”

This piqued Xia Chengkai’s interest. He smiled and said, ”Oh? I didn’t expect to be involved. Tell me, how does this concern me? I don’t even know the man.”

Feng Yuan curled his lip. ”Of course Uncle Xia wouldn’t know him. But this guy went to your residence spouting nonsense, insisting that your senior brother is his subordinate. He’s truly shameless and doesn’t know his place. He must have gone to great lengths just to curry favor with you. How could I stand by and watch him tarnish your reputation, Uncle Xia? So, I taught him a lesson. I just didn’t expect him to be so persistent as to follow me here.”

Feng Xiao chuckled and shook his head. ”After spending 600,000 low-grade Spirit Stones, do you still have enough left for that item later?”

Feng Yuan’s face was full of confidence. ”I have enough Spirit Stones. Excluding the 600,000 I just spent, I still have one million low-grade Spirit Stones. I can definitely afford it. Besides, here in Northern Barrier City, I doubt anyone would dare compete with me.”

Feng Xiao simply smiled without speaking. His wife spoiled their son far too much, and at times, even he felt helpless about it.

Xia Chengkai, however, grew pensive, mulling over Feng Yuan’s words as his gaze fell upon Ye Qingchen in the hall below.

Back in the main hall, Ye Qingchen was in high spirits after having duped Feng Yuan. Although none of the subsequent auction items were things he needed, whenever he saw something Liu Wan’er liked, he would bid on it and win it for her.

This made Liu Wan’er overjoyed. When she heard Ye Qingchen was going to pay with his Spirit Stones, she quickly refused. It was only under Ye Qingchen’s insistence that she finally gave a bashful nod.

As time passed, the auction drew to a close.

When it was finally time for the final auction item, Ye Qingchen gave it his full attention.

With a solemn expression, the auctioneer unveiled the final item: a set of six red formation flags.

Upon seeing these red formation flags, Ye Qingchen’s pupils suddenly constricted. His breathing quickened, and he found it impossible to remain calm.

The auctioneer began his introduction. ”The final and most anticipated auction item is now before you. I believe at least half of the friends attending today came specifically for this. I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. The final treasure is a set of seventh-level formation flags! This is not just any set of formation flags; it contains a complete Trapping Array, Illusion Array, Killing Formation, Defensive Array, and the most precious Spirit Gathering Array!

”I need not explain the effects of a seventh-level Spirit Gathering Array. You should all understand that with this Formation’s enhancement, one’s cultivation speed would at least triple! Most crucially, this entire set of Formations originates from the same source, so using them together will not increase their consumption.”

”Now, I declare the auction for the seventh-level formation flags officially open! The starting bid is 300,000 low-grade Spirit Stones! Each increment must be no less than 50,000 low-grade Spirit Stones.”

The auctioneer’s words made everyone’s breathing grow heavy.

A seventh-level Formation!

It was common knowledge that on the entire continent, even the strongest Array Masters could only set up ninth-level Formations, which were considered the absolute pinnacle.

And this was a complete set of Formations. What kind of person would be willing to auction off such a treasure?

At that very moment, Feng Yuan made a direct offer from his private box.

”500,000 low-grade Spirit Stones!”

As Feng Yuan’s words fell, the entire hall went silent.