Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yu Luomian slowly walked onto the auction stage.
He walked all the way to one of the targets and carefully examined the arrow that had embedded itself deep into the wood. Just as he was about to reach out to pull the arrow out, he was abruptly stopped by the host.
"Second Master Yu, wait. The arrow is coated in a deadly poison. As long as you touch the poison on the arrow, even if you have no wounds on your hands, the toxins will penetrate your skin and enter your body. Without an antidote, you will die within two minutes, even with the strength of a Spirit Douluo."
The host's warning made Yu Luomian's pupils shrink, and he hurriedly pulled his hand back.
Ling Yun, who was watching this scene from below, curled his lips in disdain. A Spirit Douluo was nothing.
Even with the strength of a Titled Douluo, if this poison invaded the body, although they could hold out for a while longer by relying on powerful spirit power, they would still be finished without an antidote.
In the memories Tang San left for Ling Yun, this poison was ranked third among all the poisons of the Tang Sect.
Even the poison attached to the Yama's Invitation, which killed the Spirit Saint Shi Nian instantly in the original work, was only ranked seventh.
It could be said that any one of the top three poisons of the Tang Sect was enough to make people tremble with fear.
Not far away, Dugu Bo heard the host's words and immediately showed an interested expression.
As the Poison Douluo, his title was Poison, and he had always felt that his own poison was unrivaled in the world.
But now, hearing the host say this, it seemed that this poison was more than a level stronger than his own.
So he stood up directly from his seat and rushed onto the auction stage in a single bound.
Ling Yun raised his eyebrows with a strange expression. Was this old guy going up there to serve as a negative example?
Sure enough, Dugu Bo completely ignored the host's attempts to stop him. He actually took off the gloves he was wearing and reached out with his right hand, without any protective measures, to pull the arrow from the target.
"Damn... this idiot, is he looking for death?"
Ling Yun slapped his forehead, looking speechless.
Dugu Bo's index finger had only just touched the arrow, and before he could even pull it out, his entire arm turned pitch black in less than five seconds, starting from his index finger.
In less than ten seconds, more than half of his body had turned pitch black. This result shocked Dugu Bo, and he hurriedly sat on the ground, wanting to start forcing the poison out.
However, after circulating his energy for about half a minute, not only was the poison not forced out, but Dugu Bo's entire body had turned pitch black, even his eyes were no exception; the whites of his eyes had completely disappeared. He looked even more exaggerated than a black person from his previous life.
This made Dugu Bo even more terrified, and it also opened the eyes of all the guests. Even Dugu Bo, who was known as the Poison Douluo, could not resist this poison?
Then if someone else touched this thing, wouldn't they be even more doomed?
Soon a full minute passed. Dugu Bo, who was desperately circulating his energy to block the toxins, coughed several times and spat out a mouthful of black blood. However, this did not mean he had forced the poison out.
It was just that because the poison had already entered his internal organs, his body could not withstand it, which was why he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
As the blood was spat out, Dugu Bo's spirit became even more listless.
Watching him in this state, Yu Luomian felt secretly relieved. Fortunately, he hadn't been stupid enough to touch the arrow earlier.
He glared fiercely at the host and shouted sharply, "Why haven't you handed over the antidote yet? Do you have to wait for the Poison Douluo to die in your auction house before you're willing to give it up?"
The host was also terrified at this moment. The key was that their auction house didn't have the antidote because the person who put it up for auction hadn't left one.
Just as the host was at a loss, Ling Yun walked onto the auction stage, holding two white Medicinal Pills in his hand and handing them to Dugu Bo's mouth.
Seeing the two white Medicinal Pills in his hand, Dugu Bo's face revealed a look of realization, and he opened his mouth to swallow the antidote.
Ling Yun glanced at him speechlessly and lazily scolded, "You idiot, you dare to try the poison I formulated? Let this be a lesson to you. Don't always act like your heart is higher than the sky. Otherwise, if you mess around with poison again next time, you might lose your life to the Yellow Springs at any moment. Remember that."
After Ling Yun finished speaking, he ignored the stunned looks of the crowd, walked slowly off the auction stage, and returned to Qian Renxue's side.
After Dugu Bo swallowed the Medicinal Pill and circulated his energy for about a minute, the poison on his body was quickly cleared away, and his unhealthy black skin returned to its original appearance.
However, because this guy brought it upon himself, his body was extremely weak, and the host had to call someone to help him down.
Because of this farce, this poison, which even the Poison Douluo could not resist, had become extraordinarily precious in everyone's eyes.
Yu Luomian no longer thought about testing the power of the Sleeve Arrow and returned to his seat.
Regardless of how powerful the Sleeve Arrow was, this terrifying poison that could take down even a Titled Douluo was enough to demonstrate the value of this Sleeve Arrow.
The host finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Poison Douluo hadn't died in the auction house; otherwise, their auction house would definitely have been in big trouble.
He calmed himself down and said to everyone, "Everyone has seen it now. This new weapon can not only be fired covertly and without any sound, but it also possesses extremely strong toxicity. It is truly the most practical Sharp Weapon for killing and looting. The starting price is 2500 gold coins, and each bid must not be less than 100 gold coins. The bidding starts now."
Because the Sleeve Arrow was extremely simple to make, had strong penetrating power, and was highly concealable, but its effective attack distance was kept to thirty meters, its range was not considered long.
In the appraiser's assessment, a starting price of 2500 gold coins was the most appropriate, but they had not considered that the poison Ling Yun extracted would be so outrageous.
So, as soon as the starting price of 2500 gold coins was announced, the entire auditorium was in an uproar.
"2800 gold coins!" "3000 gold coins!" "3300 gold coins! This treasure, my Zhou Family wants it!" "3700 gold coins! Your Zhou Family is nothing. Our Qian Family is wealthy and powerful; no matter how much it costs, I am determined to win it!"
At this moment, most of the bidders were members of small and medium-sized families. As for the Imperial Family represented by Qian Renxue, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, none of them had any intention of making a move yet.
"4300 gold coins! Whoever dares to compete with my Ye Family, I, Ye, will definitely come to their door to cause trouble!"
At this moment, a fierce voice came, and the tone sounded very arrogant.
Ling Yun raised his eyebrows. It seemed like the original work didn't mention any powerful Ye Family? Why were they so arrogant and domineering?
Qian Renxue saw Ling Yun's confusion. She smiled slightly and explained to Ling Yun, "The Ye Family is also considered a large Family. The Family has one Spirit Douluo-level powerhouse and several Spirit Saint-level powerhouses. Overall, their strength is not enough to compete with the top, but more than enough to look down on the rest. It's normal for them to be so arrogant when the Imperial Family, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have no intention of competing."
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