Rusted Crown

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"Nine million"

Salas' expression changed drastically the moment he heard those calm and composed words.

"Who is it?"

Salas' expression was ashen as he abruptly sat up from the sofa. A powerful aura erupted from his body and sent the group of masseuses around him flying.

Salas quickly walked out of the room with an uncertain expression on his face. He turned to the source of the voice, only to find a sharp gaze directed at him. He was stunned for a moment before he said in a low voice,

"Fang Xuan"

The person who had overpowered Salas at this critical juncture was none other than Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan crossed his arms and glanced at Salas indifferently. He completely ignored the platinum bishop of the Martial Soul Hall.

During the Soul Master Preliminaries, Fang Xuan reckoned that he was already on Salas' must-kill list.

Since they were already enemies, he couldn't be bothered to give Salas any face. He couldn't even be bothered to deal with him.

Fang Xuan's indifferent reaction infuriated Salas even more.

"Fang Xuan! Are you going to go against me?"

Salas' expression was dark as ever as he stared coldly at Fang Xuan. He said in a low voice, "Withdraw your bid now, and I can pretend that nothing happened. You'll still be a friend of the Martial Soul Hall."

Salas' words caused a commotion in the auction house.

Many people could hear the threat in Salas' words, and their expressions changed. Discussions broke out all around them. They were all bewildered as they waited to see how Fang Xuan would react.

"Hmph, Bishop Salas, becoming a friend of the Martial Soul Hall might not be as valuable as you think"

Fang Xuan snorted coldly and said without batting an eyelid, "This is an auction house, and it's also the Heaven Dou Imperial Auction House. I'm afraid it's not the Spirit Hall's turn to be impudent. Here, you can take whatever you want with your abilities, as long as you can afford it"

"You … Fine! Fine! Fine!"

Salas pointed at Fang Xuan, and his face turned green and white. In the end, he flung his sleeves and returned to his room.

"Tsk"

Fang Xuan pursed his lips. He wasn't afraid of Salas' threat at all. He was determined to obtain this golden soul bone.

After a brief interlude, the auctioneer announced in a loud voice, "Congratulations, the Glorious Golden Torso Bone has been won by Fang Xuan. The final price is nine million gold soul coins"

There was a burst of warm applause all around.

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"There are six million gold soul coins in here"

When it was time to pay for the auction, Fang Xuan handed a purple-gold card to the auctioneer, Li Changfeng. After pondering for a moment, the soul tool ring on his right hand flashed, and a rainbow soul bone appeared in his palm.

This soul bone was the Skull of Wisdom from the Ten Thousand Year Illusion that Shi Nian had dropped.

This soul bone was not suitable for Fang Xuan to absorb, so there was no point in keeping it. He could sell it for money and exchange it for a suitable soul bone for himself.

"As for the remaining three million, I'll use this soul bone to replace it"

After receiving the rainbow soul bone from Fang Xuan, Li Changfeng's eyes lit up. He exclaimed, "A skull soul bone"

"Yes, this soul bone is called the Skull of Wisdom. It's a gemstone-type soul bone that's suitable for auxiliary-type soul masters. Although it's just an ordinary ten thousand-year soul bone, it's a rare skull soul bone that can increase spiritual power. I think it should be more

than enough to replace the remaining three million." Fang Xuan said plainly.

"Of course! Of course" Li Changfeng beamed and carefully kept the purple-gold card and soul bone.

Following that, he flipped his right palm, and a circular crystal tray appeared in his palm.

The fifty-thousand-year Glorious Golden Torso Bone lay quietly in the middle of the tray.

"Your Highness, this is your soul's bone"

Li Changfeng smiled and respectfully handed the golden soul bone to Fang Xuan. Glorious Golden Torso Bone.

Fang Xuan's eyes surged with radiance. He held the golden soul bone in his hands and felt a little excited.

He gently stroked the smooth surface of the golden soul bone with his fingers. A gentle and warm current flowed through his fingertips, causing Fang Xuan to click his tongue in wonder. This was indeed a rare and precious soul bone.

Speaking of which, this was the first time he had been so generous. In the blink of an eye, he had spent nine million without even blinking. It could be said that he was squandering money like dirt.

However, it was worth it.

He believed that this golden soul bone would not disappoint him.

"Fang Xuan, where did you get so much money? You bought this golden soul bone"

Shui Bing 'er blinked her eyes and looked at Fang Xuan curiously. She looked like she had discovered a new continent.

"I'm not telling you"

Fang Xuan casually kept the golden soul bone in his soul tool and glanced at Shui Bing 'er. Do you think I'll tell you that I stole this from Tang San?

After Fang Xuan bought the Glorious Golden Torso Bone, the excitement in the auction house did not dissipate. Instead, it grew crazily, and the cheers were like a tidal wave.

There were two great treasures in this auction that caused countless people to scramble for them.

The first was the fifty-thousand-year Glorious Golden Torso Bone.

As for the final treasure, it still hadn't shown itself.

According to the rules of the auction house, the later items were usually more precious.

Right now, even the fifty-thousand-year Glorious Golden Torso Bone could only be ranked second.

Many people were secretly guessing what kind of rare and precious treasure the final treasure would be …

Fang Xuan was also looking forward to it. Like many people, he came to the auction house to see the true face of this so-called "God-ranked treasure".

The auction was coming to an end, and the real answer was about to be revealed.

At this moment, the originally noisy auction house suddenly quietened down. Under countless burning gazes, a beautiful servant girl carefully brought up an item that was covered tightly with a black cloth.

Everyone's eyes sparkled as they stared unblinkingly at the mysterious item covered by the black cloth on the auction stage. They seemed to want to see the true face of this so-called "god-ranked treasure".

"Sorry for the long wait, everyone. Next, I'll reveal the true face of the last treasure in our auction house"

The auctioneer revealed a mysterious smile on his face.

Under everyone's burning gazes, he waved his hand and quickly lifted the black cloth on the stage. The mysterious treasure hidden under the black cloth gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

It was an irregular and strange iron crown. It looked like a crown, but it was half the size of a normal crown. It was only the size of a child's palm and was not suitable to be worn.

The iron crown was dark red and was full of rust. It was filled with the marks of time, and it felt like it had been through the vicissitudes of life. Furthermore, it was broken. In front of the iron crown, one could vaguely see a bloody skull engraved on it. It was filled with a

strong murderous aura.

"This is … a god-ranked treasure?"

Everyone was stunned. They looked at the broken skull iron crown with disappointment. It was far from the holy and noble appearance of the god-ranked treasure in their imagination.

"It can't be. After all this time, the so-called "God-ranked treasure" is just this piece of scrap metal"

"It's a fake. How could a god-ranked treasure be so shabby?"

"Sigh, your auction house is deliberately making fun of us, right? You made us look forward to it in vain"

The guests were very disappointed with the broken skull iron crown. For a moment, the whole place was filled with complaints.

In a private room on the third floor. Shui Binger and Huo Wu exchanged glances with each other. They couldn't help but reveal looks of disappointment. Although they didn't have much hope for a Divine Artifact to begin with, they were still greatly disappointed when they saw the item before them.

Fang Xuan had been observing this so-called "God-ranked treasure" since the moment the skull iron crown appeared. He gradually frowned and his eyes showed that he was pondering.

It was not a God-ranked treasure.

This was Fang Xuan's evaluation of the broken iron crown. He had seen Crazy 'Ole's god-ranked treasure, Red Rain, with his own eyes. Its power could be said to be destructive. Although the skull-iron crown in front of him was overflowing with a murderous aura, it was far inferior to the god-ranked treasure.

However, this aura … seemed somewhat familiar.

Fang Xuan quietly looked at the skull iron crown in the distance, his eyes emitting a deep light.