Chapter 128: Endless Mustard Seed Space
Star Auction Pavilion.
Jiang Li, dressed in a dark robe, stood by the window, casually playing with a gleaming golden soul coin between his long fingers.
His gaze was deep like an abyss, staring outside the window, but his thoughts had already drifted towards the system space.
In the system space, there were piles of golden soul coins, their quantity so vast it was staggering, as if it were a brilliant golden ocean.
There were more than enough golden soul coins to last forever.
Aside from these, there were also various items obtained through the lottery. To Jiang Li, these items might not seem particularly valuable, but to most people on the Douluo Continent, they were another story.
However, at this moment, Jiang Li frowned deeply, a look of worry on his face. He was troubled by how to deal with these items.
Just as Jiang Li was lost in thought, a light, graceful footstep approached.
"Master, here is the total number of golden soul coins obtained from this auction."
Ling Yun's voice was clear and pleasant. She gently placed the ledger on the table, her movements graceful and elegant.
Jiang Li slowly turned around, and with his long fingers, he gently flipped open the ledger. His eyes quickly scanned the densely packed numbers.
As he read, his frown deepened, and he sighed deeply, his tone filled with helplessness.
"Another auction dominated by the strong, leaving no opportunities for ordinary people."
This was indeed a frustrating situation.
He wanted to use the auction to obtain more precious golden soul coins to enhance his strength through the lottery.
Therefore, every item put up for auction was carefully selected, each one a treasure of immense value.
The moment these treasures appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of many powerful individuals from across the Douluo Continent.
With their massive wealth and strength, they eagerly participated in the bidding.
While ordinary soul masters also longed for these treasures, their financial power was limited. Faced with the fierce competition from the powerful, they could only sigh in disappointment, unable to participate at all.
In the end, almost all of the auction items were claimed by powerful soul masters.
Lei Yao stood by, watching Jiang Li's troubled expression, and said, "Master, this is inevitable. The five items at every auction are far too precious. Those kinds of treasures are beyond the reach of ordinary soul masters."
Jiang Li nodded slightly, but he was privately thinking. He planned to liquidate some of the other items in the system space to convert them into usable resources.
After all, if he kept drawing from the lottery like this, the useless items would continue to pile up, which was a huge waste.
"System?"
Jiang Li silently called out in his mind, his voice tinged with anticipation.
"Can you provide a way to handle idle items?"
[Beep! Detected the host's query, system prompt: A large number of items obtained through the lottery can be traded directly for gold soul coins. All transactions conducted within the Star Auction Pavilion that involve gold soul coins will be counted as the host's income.]
The system's prompt echoed in Jiang Li's mind, like a lightning bolt cutting through the night.
A gleam of light flashed in Jiang Li's eyes, and a confident smile tugged at the corner of his lips. "I see…"
Since the system had given a method for direct sales, Jiang Li knew this was a rare opportunity that he had to seize.
The Star Auction Pavilion only held auctions one day per month. Though a lot of gold soul coins could be earned in a single day, Jiang Li's ambitions were far greater than that. He never complained about having too much money.
He turned his gaze firmly towards Lei Yao and Ling Yun, his voice steady and powerful: "Prepare yourselves. I'm going to make some changes to the upcoming arrangements for the Star Auction Pavilion."
That night, the Star Auction Pavilion seemed to be enveloped in a mysterious force, glowing brightly.
Countless strange light clusters danced around the room, resembling stars twinkling in the night sky.
Jiang Li stood at the center, exuding a powerful and mysterious aura, with a system interface glowing with a soft blue light floating before him.
"System, begin the lottery!"
Jiang Li gave the command without hesitation, his voice firm and resolute, filled with a sense of determination.
[Beep! Starting lottery...]
With the system's prompt, a fantastical lottery journey began.
For the next three days, Jiang Li nearly exhausted all the golden soul coins in the system for the lottery.
During these three days, the top floor of the Star Auction Pavilion was constantly bathed in strange light, with various mysterious forces colliding in the air.
One treasure after another slowly appeared from the void, each exuding unique light and powerful energy.
There were herbs flashing with seven-colored light, soul tools engraved with ancient runes, and soul bones radiating astounding waves of energy.
In the span of three days, time passed quickly amid the intense and thrilling lottery.
Jiang Li looked at the last 10 million golden soul coins remaining in the system and sighed in relief.
For these three days, his task had been to spend all his golden soul coins, making wild attempts at the lottery, and now he had only one last chance left.
"Hopefully, the last lottery will bring me something worthwhile."
Jiang Li murmured to himself.
Though he had obtained many precious treasures over these three days, enough to hold dozens more grand auctions, he still had higher expectations.
He was hoping the last lottery would give him something even more satisfying, something truly shocking.
As soon as the words left his mouth, the system interface suddenly erupted with unprecedented nine-colored light. The dazzling glow illuminated the entire auction pavilion.
[Beep! Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Endless Mustard Seed Space]
A nine-colored crystal slowly fell into Jiang Li's hand, and the crystal seemed to contain a vast universe within it, countless stars flowing inside, so beautiful it took one's breath away.
Jiang Li carefully held the crystal, clearly feeling the immense power of space contained within. That power was mysterious and mighty, as if it could contain everything in the world.
"This is…"
Jiang Li murmured in surprise, his eyes filled with shock and delight.
[Endless Mustard Seed Space: An infinite space independent of the Douluo Continent, capable of changing its internal environment at the host's will. The flow of time can be adjusted.]
The system's introduction made Jiang Li's eyes light up, and he said excitedly, "This is perfect!"
At this moment, Jiang Li had been struggling with how to handle the mountain of items in the system space.
Though the Star Auction Pavilion had a large internal space, it had already been filled with seats. Opening up new areas for sales would be extremely troublesome and would waste a lot of time and effort.
Unexpectedly, the Endless Mustard Seed Space he obtained from his final lottery was like a timely rain, perfectly solving this problem that had been bothering him for a long time.
He immediately took Lei Yao and Ling Yun to a secluded corner on the first floor of the auction pavilion.
The nine-colored crystal hovered in the air, emitting a soft and mysterious glow.
As Jiang Li slowly poured his soul power into the crystal, a phantom space gate began to form. The gate seemed to connect to another mysterious world, emanating an alluring aura.
"Let's go, let's see what's inside."
Jiang Li stepped through the space gate first, his tone filled with anticipation and excitement.
The scene behind the door left the three of them in shock.
It was an endless space, with a brilliant starry sky above them. Countless stars flickered with light, as if they were within arm's reach.
"This... this is like a small world!"
Lei Yao exclaimed in awe.
Jiang Li nodded in satisfaction, his eyes full of confidence, "This will be our 'Star Treasury'."
This place was boundless. According to the system's description, the Endless Mustard Seed Space had no end, and it could even accommodate all the soul masters of the Douluo Continent.
(END CHAPTER)
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