Chapter 313 Negotiation

Xu Sheng, seeing this, leaned over and whispered a few words to Gui Mei…

After listening, the latter was bewildered and said, "Huh? It's just this issue, and you need to specifically ask me??"

"Really... I've had enough of you!"

Though saying that, he still told the other the answer to the question…

It was then that Xu Sheng stood up, signaling, "Thank you, Elder Gui, I will leave temporarily, this place is in your hands!"

"If you encounter something we need, be sure to bid for it!"

Gui Mei, showing impatience, waved his hand, "Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and scram; you really are troublesome. It was a wrong choice to come with you from the start!"

If possible, he truly wanted to abandon the other here and rush to Martial Soul City immediately!

Xu Sheng did not say much either and left the place in a way that would not attract attention as much as possible...

Once his presence had disappeared, Gui Mei crossed his arms and coldly said, "To think he's still a kid, yet he loves giving orders so much!"

After speaking, he watched the auction stage with interest, "But today's auction items are indeed interesting. Even in the Tiandou Empire, such quality soul bones would only be auctioned in the later rounds!"

Meanwhile, the price of the soul bone had already been argued up by several times, but it was still successfully bid on...

The female auctioneer, holding a brilliant smile, announced, "Congratulations to guest number thirty-six, who has successfully bid for this soul bone at a price of seventy thousand golden soul coins. Its effects will certainly not disappoint you!"

"Now, let's move on to our second item!"

After saying that, she clapped her hands...

Swiftly, two strong men brought up a huge, ancient box...

But they did not hurry to open it...

The female auctioneer then continued, "The next item is quite unusual and very useful for certain specific Soul Masters, but for most Soul Masters, it's rather worthless!"

By doing this, she was also creating suspense for the auction item to prevent it from being passed over...

The Soul Masters below instantly felt a sense of bewilderment...

"What?? This thing is distinct for Soul Masters?? Could it be another soul bone?"

"What kind of soul bone needs two or three strong men to carry it up? In my opinion, it must be some kind of antique."

"Tch, if it's something useless, I'm not interested. After all, who would spend money on trash!"

"That's true, but you could at least open the box and show us what the thing is. This is ridiculous!"

"Heh, it's probably something that's not easy to sell off, otherwise, why waste time talking about it!"

"Hurry up and open the box, don't waste our time. We're here to participate in the auction, not to listen to your nonsense!"

Seeing the mood was off, the female auctioneer, who initially wanted to build up anticipation, quickly changed her mind...

At her signal, the heavy box was hastily opened, revealing its contents...

Without a doubt, there was a soul beast that had been anesthetized and was in a deep sleep!

Upon sensing with spiritual power, one could realize that its cultivation level had reached the limit of a thousand-year soul beast, just one step away from breaking through to become a ten-thousand-year soul beast!

This revelation caused all the bidders present to show their surprise...

"Hiss... it's actually a live soul beast. But presenting such a thing at an auction, is the auction house serious?"

"Exactly, this sort of thing, if you're not careful after buying it, you might end up as its food. And, if I'm not sensing wrongly, its cultivation level is already very close to ten thousand years!"

"No wonder she said those things before. Like soul beasts, these living creatures start with high bids, but if you buy them, you'd only end up killing them to extract soul rings, which isn't very useful!"

Seeing the situation, the female auctioneer had no choice but to reveal a mixed expression of smiles and tears, steeling herself to answer, "Esteemed guests... the starting bid for this item is one hundred thousand golden soul coins, and each increase must not be less than ten thousand golden soul coins!"

Despite anticipating it, she didn't expect it to be this unpopular!

Oh well, getting the base price will have to do!

But soon, her expression became increasingly ugly...

Because there was simply no one willing to bid!

"A thousand-year soul beast for a hundred thousand golden soul coins, I have money, but I'm not stupid!"

"Exactly, the auction house this time truly didn't treat us like human beings, to actually bring out such a thing!"

"Hmph, whoever loves it, buy it. I'm certainly not going to be the big fool!"

"Nor will I, but it'd be another story if this soul beast had a soul bone!"

"Dream on, if it's confirmed that a soul beast has a soul bone, the price wouldn't just be a hundred thousand golden soul coins, it would be a sky-high price to acquire!"

The female auctioneer swallowed, trying once more to warm up the crowd, "Um... dear guests, if you buy this soul beast, perhaps it will reveal a soul bone, and its value at that time will far exceed its current price!"

However, most people were still unmoved...

In the end, it could only conclude with an unsuccessful bid...

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Soon after, Gui Mei sensed that something was amiss...

"Strange, how come Xu Sheng has been gone for so long? Could he be up to some mischief again?"

"This won't do, I have to check on him, to avoid any accidents!"

Just as he was about to rise, Xu Sheng's figure appeared beside him...

"Elder Gui, sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Gui Mei narrowed his eyes, interrogating, "Why were you gone for so long? That place isn't even a few hundred meters from here, right?"

"I have told you many times, this is the Xingluo Empire, the Spirit Hall Sub-Hall isn't that widespread!"

Xu Sheng chose to apologize without hesitation...

"I beg your pardon... I was delayed by some minor matters. Let's not talk about that. Elder Gui, have you found anything we need?"

Gui Mei came back to his senses and shook his head in denial, "No, there's a high probability it won't appear in this auction!"

Xu Sheng expressed his calmness, "Not there? Such an important item certainly won't be easily presented!"

Gui Mei suddenly interrupted, "So then, what should we do next? We surely can't keep waiting here for that item to appear, right?"

If we waste too much time here, the Pope might also become angry!

Xu Sheng sat back down, casually replying, "No need for such trouble. After the auction ends, Elder Gui, just accompany me to the VIP room!"

The reason he left earlier wasn't to play!

It seemed Gui Mei remembered something and said in surprise, "The VIP room? Could it be that you've made contact with the auction house staff?"

He had truly underestimated this guy!

Xu Sheng did not deny it, "Mm."

Gui Mei stared at him for several seconds before he finally sighed, "Alright, since you're so confident, then I won't say more!"

"But if we fail again this time, you must return to Martial Soul City with me immediately!!"

He was already very tired and didn't want to look for more trouble!!

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