Lin Xishan raised his eyebrows and glanced over there. Out of decorum, he didn't say anything and increased the bid by another thousand.
The person in the red seat raised the bid by another hundred.
The auctioneer's heart skipped a beat. Based on his experience, these two were about to cause trouble.
Just as he was considering what words to use to remind the two bidders—especially the person in the white seat—to stop while they were ahead, Lin Xishan pressed the button for "one hundred thousand."
This time, for some unknown reason, that person didn't raise the bid again, only letting out a soft chuckle.
Although it was faint, Lin Xishan still heard it clearly.
The voice was crisp, like the gentle ringing of a silver bell, and Lin Xishan couldn't help but tilt his head.
However, when he just used his Fiery Golden Eyes, he couldn't see through that person's true strength; it seemed some kind of power was interfering with Lin Xishan's ability.
Things having reached this point, Lin Xishan was not prepared to stay any longer. Over three hundred thousand had vanished by more than a third in an instant. If he played this game for two more rounds, Lin Xishan would have to choose between pawning an Immortal Herb or forcibly running away.
However, just as Lin Xishan was preparing to settle the bill and leave, the auctioneer's words made him want to take another look.
"This necklace was excavated from the wreckage of the final voyage of the famous explorer, Mr. Grenat. The gemstone embedded within it can soothe a person's Spirit and nurture their soul. If worn for a long time, cultivation speed can be increased by more than ten percent!"
After the auctioneer finished the introduction and lifted the red cloth covering it, Lin Xishan felt the two dragons within his body tremble slightly.
"Kid, don't mess with that." The will of the Fire Dragon King transmitted into Lin Xishan's mind through his spirit ring, and the Ice Dragon King followed up with an agreement.
Lin Xishan released his Fiery Golden Eyes to scan it and unexpectedly sensed an exceptionally compatible aura. Inside that earthy-yellow egg on the necklace was an extremely dense aura of earth elements.
This was an inner core condensed within the body of a high-level earth elemental existence!
The reason he said "existence" was because Lin Xishan's Fiery Golden Eyes did not sense any bloodline power.
It was as if this thing was simply earth element that had gained sentience.
Lin Xishan looked at the money in his card, then looked at the dozens of Immortal Herbs in his storage space, and finally decided to pawn an Immortal Herb whose attributes did not match his own.
"This auction item should not have appeared at this time, so I must make a special clarification: this item has a flaw. That is, it must be used by a Spirit with earth element power dense enough for it to recognize, otherwise the body will turn to sand!"
The auctioneer continued.
Lin Xishan didn't take this point seriously. After all, to put it plainly, what kind of earth element on the Douluo Continent could be denser than the God of Earth Cassius?
Gritting his teeth, he pressed the button for one hundred thousand.
The starting price for this necklace was five hundred thousand; adding one hundred thousand made it six hundred thousand.
This was almost half of all of Lin Xishan's assets. He could accept pawning at most one Immortal Herb, which was worth about one point eight million.
It wasn't that an Immortal Herb was only worth that little; for example, if he gave the Qiluo Tulip to the Ning family, the money he could get would be calculated in the hundreds of millions. But the problem was that this wasn't a normal sale; it was for paying off a debt, so it would certainly only be calculated at the lowest price.
Just as Lin Xishan was still calculating, that guy in front started again.
Raising the bid by one hundred thousand, raising the bid by one hundred thousand, raising the bid by one hundred thousand...
As if wanting to directly suppress the entire venue, he added one hundred thousand thirteen times in one breath.
One point nine million! A full one point nine million! This price was almost enough to secure a high-quality Spirit Bone.
Lin Xishan took a deep breath, comforting himself that eight or nine out of ten things in life go against one's wishes; he had just run into a lunatic targeting him, so what could he do?
The auctioneer's mouth was twisted with joy. After the gavel fell, Lin Xishan also lost interest and stood up to walk out.
Lin Xishan sat for a while longer, watching the person in the red area, before walking out of the auction center.
As soon as he stepped out, a waitress immediately came up to him. This waitress's long dress was silver, and her appearance was even prettier; although she couldn't be called a stunning beauty, she was still of a quite high standard.
"Distinguished guest, please follow me." After bowing to Lin Xishan with extreme respect, the silver-skirted girl made a gesture of invitation.
Just over one hundred thousand, and he was already considered a distinguished guest? The service attitude was decent.
The emotions in Lin Xishan's heart calmed down a lot, and he then walked leisurely, following the waitress.
Led by the silver-skirted girl, he walked into a room next to the auction center.
The room was very spacious but decorated very elegantly, with comfortable white leather sofas and four kinds of exquisite fruits placed on a round coffee table.
On the sofa, a youth with pale golden hair was sitting there, his legs naturally crossed in front of him, and his movements had a hint of alluring charm.
The door closed naturally, and then two figures appeared behind Lin Xishan, their spirit power covering the entire room, isolating all sound.
"Are you few, by any chance, preparing to avenge Xue Beng?" Lin Xishan knew the plot, so he was not panicked at all at this moment. He calmly raised his head and flicked his fingertip; the power of the earth spread, naturally controlling the marble on the floor to extend.
A magnificent stone throne formed opposite Qian Renxue, its aura in no way inferior to the royal thrones of the two Empires.
Slowly sitting down, Lin Xishan looked calmly at Qian Renxue.
Snake Lance and Porcupinefish, who were guarding Qian Renxue, looked at each other. Although the spirit power isolation they had set up together did not absolutely seal off spirit power, logically speaking, it should not have allowed Lin Xishan to use his spirit power so easily.
"Of course not. A mere Xue Beng, why is he even worth mentioning?" Qian Renxue said calmly.
"Then what business do you have with me?" Lin Xishan asked calmly.
"I am merely thirsting for talent. Having seen your methods, I just wanted to make friends with you." Qian Renxue curled the corners of her lips and then said calmly.
Lin Xishan smiled, then nodded and said, "Make friends?"
Qian Renxue nodded, but heard Lin Xishan say, "That is not appropriate. We cannot become friends at the moment."
"Why?" Qian Renxue sat up slightly. It was evident that she was very interested in befriending Lin Xishan, the youngest Spirit Emperor in history with the best super spirit ring configuration.
Lin Xishan calmly held up two fingers and then said, "Two reasons."
"I would like to hear the details." Qian Renxue said as she looked at Lin Xishan, her eyes at this moment fixed tightly on him.
"First, at the auction just now, you teased me quite a bit. Even a clay figurine has three parts of earthen temper, let alone me?" Lin Xishan said as he slowly lowered one finger.
"Regarding this matter, I can offer you a solemn apology." Qian Renxue stood up. "I absolutely had no intention of teasing you; I just wanted to attract your attention."
Lin Xishan curled his lips. "Second, forgive my presumption, but in my view, you are not sincere."