Chapter 145: Soul-Enhancing Pills and Soul-Restoring Pills
Hearing this, Prince Xue Xing's fingers subconsciously stroked the armrest of the chair, his brows furrowed.
He noticed that although Dugu Bo looked worried, he still sat quietly beside the young man in blue. This posture was obviously unusual.
"Uncle, you said you could have Poison Douluo accompany you... Who is this young man?"
"Why haven't I heard him mention it?" Xue Beng added softly upon seeing this.
Prince Xue Xing waved his hand gently, his eyes still fixed on Dugu Bo's direction, and said in a deep voice, "Don't say any more. Wait until the auction is over, then go over and ask."
Hearing this, Xue Beng nodded obediently. At this moment, he was no longer as dandy as before, but instead showed a bit of caution.
On the auction table.
The auctioneer was slightly startled when he saw someone suddenly raise the price to 220,000 gold soul coins.
The audience looked at each other in bewilderment, clearly feeling that this price far exceeded the Soul Guidance Ring's actual value. Several people who had originally intended to bid shook their heads and gave up on raising the price.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand gold soul coins, first time!"
"Two hundred and twenty thousand gold soul coins, the second time!"
"Two hundred and twenty thousand gold soul coins, third time! Deal!"
The auction hammer fell heavily, and the sapphire ring was finally won by Tang Chuan.
Dugu Bo stood aside with a gloomy face, then sighed helplessly.
The auction continued, and the treasures on the stage were dazzling.
There were weapons, armor, maps, herbs, clothing, ancient books... and so on.
There was even one time when Tang Chuan looked at the young girl who was pushed up with some astonishment. She was not very old, maybe only in her teens, but her figure was astonishingly developed, and her little face was full of timidity.
"Starting price: 100,000 Gold Soul Coins!"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the audience suddenly became excited.
"One hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Two hundred thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!"
The usually polite nobles now all had greedy eyes, and bidding clamored for the item. Finally, the price soared to nearly 800,000 Gold Soul Coins, and it was bought by a fat man wearing a golden mask.
"Doesn't the Heaven Dou Empire have a clear ban on human trafficking? How dare these people..." Looking at the scene in front of him, Tang Chuan frowned and turned sideways to whisper to Dugu Bo beside him.
Dugu Bo sneered upon hearing this, a sarcastic look appeared on his old face, and he said:
"Haha, banning human trafficking? When rules are established, they bring huge benefits to those who break them."
Having said that, a meaningful light flashed in his turbid eyes.
"Rules have always been tailored specifically for the lower classes. The nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire are incredibly powerful. Do you think they'll truly follow those so-called rules?"
Tang Chuan noticed that when Dugu Bo said this, there was a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, as if he had seen through the world.
Nodding slightly, he looked deeply at the nobles who were bidding frantically below the stage, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the armrests of the chairs, and his voice was filled with a vicissitude that was inconsistent with his age.
"Indeed, this world is ultimately one where strength reigns supreme. As long as the benefits are great enough and the fists are strong enough, who would abide by those so-called rules?"
At this point, a black figure suddenly flashed through Tang Chuan's mind. It was a man with long hair like a waterfall, standing among a sea of corpses and blood, looking up to the sky and laughing.
"The strong make the rules, the weak follow them. Following the rules is not a skill..."
"Real skill is breaking the rules and enjoying the benefits without being punished. And the real great skill is destroying the old order, establishing a new one, and continuing to enjoy the benefits."
Dugu Bo was slightly stunned.
He had never seen such a fierce expression on a young man's face. In those eyes, which should have been clear, there was now an ambition and sharpness that was totally inconsistent with his age.
At this moment, another auction item was pushed up.
They were two exquisite white jade bottles, shining with a warm luster under the light.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo patted Tang Chuan's shoulder lightly, raised his eyebrows, and said seriously: "Boy, your pills are finally going to be auctioned."
As he spoke, he deliberately frowned and lowered his voice.
"When you have money later, remember to pay me back."
Tang Chuan rolled his eyes at him unhappily. "Isn't it just over 200,000 Gold Soul Coins? Why are you so stingy?"
Dugu Bo immediately blew his beard and glared, pretending to be annoyed and said, "Humph, you brat! More than 200,000 yuan is not money? I don't think I can spend that much money in a year!"
"Okay, okay, I'll give it back to you! Don't come looking for me with the residual poison in your granddaughter's body."
"No, no, no! I don't want the money anymore. Is it okay if I don't want it anymore?"
As the two men were quipping quietly, the auctioneer began introducing them:
"Dear guests, the next two lots are truly unprecedented."
He carefully picked up the first jade bottle.
"This item is called the Soul Enhancement Pill. It can increase the soul power of a Soul Master below level 40 by two levels in a very short period of time, without any side effects. However, it cannot be used to break through the title of Soul Master, such as a level 29 Great Soul Master breaking through to level 30 Soul Venerable."
Then he raised the second jade bottle.
"And this Soul-Restoring Pill is even more miraculous. It can quickly restore a Soul Master's depleted soul power, allowing them to regain the ability to fight when their soul power is exhausted."
As the auctioneer finished speaking, the entire auction hall was in an uproar.
There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and everyone was looking at each other in surprise, with disbelief written on their faces.
Several Soul Masters were so excited that they stood up from their seats, staring at the two jade bottles with burning eyes. If the auction house did not have a strong backing, these people would have snatched them away directly.
Looking at the jade bottle on the stage, Xue Beng's face suddenly lit up with joy. He grabbed Prince Xue Xing's arm beside him, his voice trembling slightly with excitement:
"Uncle, this... this... I didn't expect there would be such a rare item on the mainland! I have been deliberately slacking off in my cultivation all these years in order to let Xue Qinghe relax his vigilance against me."
"If I can get this, I can take it when my soul power is about to reach level 40. It will definitely save me a lot of time in cultivation!"
Hearing this, Prince Xue Xing narrowed his eyes, nodded thoughtfully, and said:
"This Heaven Dou Auction House is part of my royal family's property, so there shouldn't be any problems with their inspection of the items. They claim this elixir has such efficacy, so it shouldn't be fake."
At this point, he patted Xue Beng on the back and said, "Don't worry, Beng'er. I'll help you take a picture of it later."
At the same time, not far away.
Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo looked at each other, and a gleam of light flashed in their eyes at the same time.
"Rongrong's current soul power level is just over 30. This pill is simply tailor-made for her. Uncle Gu, no matter what, we have to buy it."
Ning Fengzhi gently stroked the jeweled scepter in his hand and said in a deep voice.
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