"Did it work?"
Xiao Lin watched the elderly auctioneer raise his mallet, and he quietly let out a sigh of relief.
If he could buy it at this price, he might still have enough money to bid on later treasures.
"Sixteen million!"
Suddenly, a voice containing barely restrained emotion sounded out as another private booth raised the bid.
Xiao Lin turned toward the sound.It was that same booth again.
Right now, Dai Mubai's expression was twisted with rage. He clenched his teeth so hard his face distorted.
He couldn't understand—why was it that nobody else knew the true use of the Dou God Cloak, yet someone was willing to spend a fortune buying it?
Were the people of the Heaven Dou Empire all idiots?
So easily deceived by that old fraud of an auctioneer?
Sixteen million was the highest he could possibly afford. Anything higher and he was out.
In truth, he didn't even have enough to begin with; he had to borrow from Xue Beng just to reach sixteen million.
The matter of the Dou God Cloak was something he absolutely couldn't let his father—the emperor—know.
Even more, he couldn't let Davis find out.
Otherwise, he'd have zero chance of getting the Dou God Cloak.
Since he couldn't perform Martial Soul Fusion with Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai had pinned all his hopes on the legendary battle god inheritance.
Otherwise, his future would be nothing but running away his whole life…relying entirely on Ma Hongjun and Oscar's power to protect him.
Even though he'd mentally prepared for that possibility…once he saw the possibility of reversing his fate, he couldn't let it slip away.
Even if he had to steal—or rob—he was determined to get the Dou God Cloak.
Dai Mubai made up his mind: if that guy in booth 7 won the cloak, he wouldn't mind killing.
But before he could go further down that thought—
Xiao Lin raised the bid again.
This time, Xiao Lin called out seventeen million.
This left the wealthy guests utterly confused.
Sure, the cloak was said to be related to some "Dou God," but in the long history of the Douluo Continent, when had there ever been a "God of Battle"?
Even legends of deities were extremely rare.
The rich guests didn't want to buy something so useless.So not long after, Xiao Lin's bid became the final bid.
CLANG!
The crisp sound of the mallet echoed through the hall—Xiao Lin had successfully won the Dou God Cloak.
"Very good. Congratulations to the guest in booth 7 for winning the Dou God Cloak. We will have a service attendant bring it to your private room shortly. Please prepare payment."
The auctioneer handed the cloak to a waiting attendant and moved on to introduce the next item.
Inside booth 7, Xiao Lin quietly exhaled.
Only seventeen million for the cloak.He still had money for one more treasure.
He wondered whether Tang San—the walking treasure detector—would spot the real treasure next.
Also, he needed to make Tang San start selling the Zhuge Divine Crossbow to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Being broke was really nerve-wracking.
Funny—Xiao Lin used to think he'd never manage to finish spending all his wealth.
On the other side—inside Dai Mubai's booth.
Dai Mubai's eyes were filled with killing intent. He had expected this outcome.
After all, this wasn't the Star Luo Empire.He didn't have that kind of money.
But he had already decided to kill. With a cold snort, he left the booth, face gloomy as a storm.
"Fatty, let's go."
"Huh?"
Ma Hongjun froze.
They came to buy things, and now they were leaving?
Even if Dai Mubai didn't want to bid anymore, he still needed to buy a top-tier fire-attribute or ice-attribute treasure!
"Fatty, if you really want something, tell that idiot Xue Beng to buy it for you."
Dai Mubai snorted. With Xue Beng licking their boots, Ma Hongjun didn't need to spend a single coin.
To rope in the three of them, Xue Beng had to bleed a little.
Ma Hongjun nodded quickly and followed him out.
Soon, they arrived at Oscar and Yu Xiaogang's booth.
"Boss Dai! Fatty!"
Oscar stood up excitedly.
He was only here to snack on fruit and watch.
"Did you buy anything?"
Oscar's question directly poked Dai Mubai's wound.
"No. Oscar—leave."
Dai Mubai's killing intent intensified, accidentally waking the fainted Yu Xiaogang.
"You guys…?"
Yu Xiaogang woke up ready to argue with Xiao Lin, but noticed their expressions seemed… wrong.
"Master, let's go. The auction is almost over."
Dai Mubai spoke coldly. Yu Xiaogang immediately scowled.
He finally found Xiao Lin's group—how could he willingly leave?Especially when there was a girl whose potential wasn't inferior to Xiao Lin's—a soul master with the strongest beast spirit, the Golden Dragon.
"You all go first. I'll stay."
Yu Xiaogang didn't want to leave, and Dai Mubai couldn't force him.
So the three of them left the auction hall.
Not long after, Dai Mubai told the other two to leave ahead of him.
"Boss Dai, what are you planning?"
"I have something to take care of. You two go back."
Without looking back, Dai Mubai walked into a dark alley where streetlights didn't reach.
"The guy in booth 7—whoever you are, you're already dead."
His eyes were cold and vicious.
The place he was heading for—the black market.
There, you could buy anything.Including a person's life.
To be safe, Dai Mubai was even prepared to spend a million gold soul coins to hire a Contra-level assassin.
Back at the Divine Source Rare Treasure Auction.
Inside booth 7.
Xiao Lin was using the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's black card to make payment when he noticed something strange—
The service attendant before him seemed… startled.
His eyes flashed with shock, then he quickly lowered his head in an attempt to hide it.
But Xiao Lin wasn't an ordinary person.
He had two ancient Dragon Kings behind him.
They had seen all kinds of people. That kind of eye movement meant only one thing:
Something was wrong.
"Xiao Lin, be careful of that attendant."
Hearing the Ice-Fire Dragon King's warning, Xiao Lin secretly grew vigilant.
Of course—this auction was likely the spies' last chance to strike.
Since Spirit Hall probably wouldn't act against him, he couldn't think of a better opportunity than right here.
And after reading plenty of novels, Xiao Lin knew—
People often targeted the treasures winners carried out.
So—fight or not fight?
Xiao Lin quickly decided—hide behind a big thigh.
Once the auction ended, he'd go straight to Rongrong's father.
With two Title Douluo there, nobody could touch him.
Just as Xiao Lin was thinking, the auction reached its final stage.
"Congratulations to the guest in booth 14 for winning… Now, our final item—the climax of this auction—is the relic map of the Great Wilderness Ancient Kingdom!"
"If anyone can locate the ruins of this ancient kingdom, unimaginable benefits await!"
"It is said the Great Wilderness Ancient Kingdom was a civilization with extremely advanced soul tool technology. The treasures within must be countless…"
(End of Chapter)