Chapter 243: A Hundred Years to Become a Python, Ten Thousand Years to Transform into a Flood Dragon!

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: A Hundred Years to Become a Python, Ten Thousand Years to Transform into a Flood Dragon!

“The second auction treasure, is none other than a Soul Crystal!”

Swipe!

Under everyone’s gaze, Ye Yan swiftly unveiled the red silk atop the gold-engraved jade plate.

On the jade plate lay a Soul Crystal the size of an infant’s fist.

The Soul Crystal was dark blue, with patterns resembling fine scales on its surface. Under the light of the Luminous Pearl, it emitted a dazzling and resplendent brilliance, faintly showcasing a winding silhouette with three sparkling stars within!

Surrounding the winding silhouette was a menacing cloud rising, with glimpses of thunderlight!

“Damn, what’s going on! It’s just a Three-star Soul Crystal, how did it make it into the second round of treasures?”

“Exactly! Even if it’s a top-grade Three-star Soul Crystal, its value is only around four million taels. Compared to the Swimming Technique, it’s not even on the same level.”

“When has Lingyun Pavilion ever made a mistake? There must be something deeper here. Let’s watch and see!”

“I’m curious to see what makes this Three-star Soul Crystal special!”

Seeing the second treasure was just a Three-star Soul Crystal, everyone was greatly disappointed.

Luo Cheng’s eyes, however, became even more intense upon seeing the Soul Crystal.

“It really is that!”

At the moment the red silk was unveiled, he clearly felt the Dragon Energy in his Dantian becoming more active!

Even the dormant Nine-colored Scale in his Dantian was emitting traces of Nine-colored Divine Light!

“I must secure this Soul Crystal in the auction!”

Luo Cheng’s mind was fervent.

It was his first time seeing such a change in the Nine-colored Scale!

This Soul Crystal must possess something extraordinary!

Hearing the doubts in the venue, Ye Yan lightly smiled, her red lips gently parting:

“Ladies and gentlemen, indeed, this is just a top-grade Three-star Soul Crystal. However, it is different from ordinary top-grade Three-star Soul Crystals.”

“As we all know, a snake becomes a python after a hundred years of cultivation, a python becomes an anaconda after a thousand years, and an anaconda morphs into a dragon after ten thousand years!”

“This Soul Crystal comes from a three-hundred-year-old Three-star Demon Beast Earth Rain Snake, which was slain just at the moment it was shedding to become a python! This stage is equivalent to martial artists stepping from the Tongxuan Realm into the Awakening Vein Realm, capable of summoning winds and rains.”

“A Ninth Layer Awakening Vein Realm expert from our Lingyun Pavilion has personally appraised it. This Soul Crystal retains a trace of the Earth Snake Martial Soul bloodline’s transformation will! It’s a rarity seen once in a hundred years.”

“If a Third Layer Peak Tongxuan Realm expert were to obtain this Soul Crystal and comprehend this trace of will, their chances of breaking through to the Awakening Vein Realm would increase by at least fifteen percent!”

Ye Yan’s gentle words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.

The entire auction hall exploded in an uproar, the astonishing noise rising to the sky, as if to overturn the whole auction house.

“The chances of breaking through to the Awakening Vein Realm increased by at least fifteen percent!”

“Impossible, there’s actually such a divine object in the world!”

“What realm are you in? How dare you doubt a Ninth Layer Awakening Vein Realm expert? When has Lingyun Pavilion’s treasures ever been faulty!”

“Wow, increasing the breakthrough chance to the Awakening Vein Realm, this is a real treasure. Surely the Sect’s geniuses will fight over it. There’ll be a good show to watch!”

Staring at the Soul Crystal on the jade plate, everyone’s breathing quickened.

Especially those Tongxuan Realm artisans, their eyes were fixed.

Ascending from the Tongxuan Realm to the Awakening Vein Realm is immensely significant for martial artists, it’s a leap that transforms fish into dragons, a crucial ordeal!

A martial artist who takes this step immediately faces a vast expanse, able to move with the wind and summon rain, instantly becoming a true Cultivation Spirit Practitioner!

At that moment, the martial artist’s strength and status would undergo a seismic change!

Even if it only increases their chances by fifteen percent, the value of this Soul Crystal is immeasurable!

Especially for those with the potential to ascend to the Awakening Vein Realm, it’s even more valuable!

Of course, who wouldn’t believe they have potential?

“Haha! Good thing I didn’t win the earlier bidding! Otherwise, how would I have the fortune to bid on this Soul Crystal! With a fifteen percent increase in breakthrough rate, my ascension to the Awakening Vein Realm is just around the corner!”

On the viewing stand, Qin Ming’s earlier frustration vanished.

As long as he could ascend to the Awakening Vein Realm, he’d have the power to slap down ten or eight Third Layer Peak Tongxuan Realm martial artists in one go, and he’d become an Inner Sect disciple. His status within the Sect would be entirely different.

So, in every aspect, the significance of this Soul Crystal exceeds that of the Flame Trace Sword!

After all, at most, a top-grade Three-star Treasure Sword can enhance combat power by about thirty percent, which is far from the importance of ascending to the Awakening Vein Realm.

For a moment, Qin Ming even felt grateful to Luo Cheng for preventing him from winning the earlier bid.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have the confidence to pocket this Soul Crystal.

Of course, gratitude is gratitude, Luo Cheng still needs to be killed.

At most, let him die quickly!

Seeing that she had sufficiently stirred the crowd’s appetite, Ye Yan smiled gently and said:

“The starting bid for this top-grade Three-star Soul Crystal that can amplify the chance of ascending to the Awakening Vein Realm is fifteen million taels, with each bid increment no less than one hundred thousand taels!”

“Sixteen million taels!”

“Sixteen million five hundred thousand taels!”

“Seventeen million taels”

As soon as Ye Yan finished speaking, bids began to rise one after another!

“Hmph! Twenty million taels!”

Impatient, Qin Ming stood up, raising the bid to twenty million taels in one go!

“Did I hear that right! The price shot up to twenty million taels in an instant!”

The crowd was dumbfounded.

Those martial artists who initially had thoughts of bidding instantly lost their spirits, gnashing their teeth in frustration.

There was no help for it; having the potential to ascend to the Awakening Vein Realm is one thing, but having the money to bid is another.

“Twenty-one million taels!”

After a moment of calm, someone bid again.

Qin Ming wasn’t surprised, but he was determined to win this Soul Crystal, immediately calling: “Twenty-four million taels!”

“He increased the bid by three million taels again!”

The crowd smacked their lips, amazed at how these Sect Disciples were extravagantly wealthy, unlike them who had to scrimp and save even in their daily cultivation, living in outright poverty!

The previous bidder was a middle-aged swordsman who pondered for a long time before not bidding again.

“Twenty-five million taels!”

At this moment, a crisp female voice rang out.

Qin Ming looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the bidder was Yan Qingshuang, his brows furrowing heavily as he immediately bid again:

“Twenty-eight million taels!”

Yan Qingshuang lightly furrowed her brows and did not bid again.

Having awakened the Nine-star Sword Martial Soul and comprehending Human Sword Integration, she was fully confident in her ability to ascend to the Awakening Vein Realm! She had bid out of curiosity about the bloodline transformation will contained in the Soul Crystal.

This curiosity wasn’t worth spending thirty million taels.

Moreover, she was also interested in the Flame Trace Sword.

Seeing Yan Qingshuang give up, the stone in Qin Ming’s heart finally settled.

He didn’t have the confidence to compete against this top genius from the Luoxia Sect’s Outer Sect, knowing that the other party surpassed him in both strength and wealth.

“Thirty million taels!”

Just when Qin Ming thought the Earth Rain Snake Soul Crystal was in the bag, a sinister voice suddenly rang out.

“Cheng Gong!”

Seeing who had bid, Qin Ming’s face darkened. He hadn’t expected Cheng Gong to cut in at this moment.

“This Soul Crystal is mine! No one should think of taking it!”

Qin Ming screamed furiously in his heart, and shouted, “Thirty-four million taels!”

Thirty-four million taels was his entire fortune!

He wanted to seal the deal with one bid!

Cheng Gong’s face was calm. Though his strength might be a notch below Qin Ming’s, his wealth was not. He bid again:

“Thirty-five million taels!”

“Damn it!”

Qin Ming’s forehead veins throbbed violently, and he turned his head toward Ren Qian and the others: “How much fortune do you each have left?”

Cheng Junxian said: “After buying the Rock Splitting Spear, I only have one million taels left.”

Ren Qian said: “I have three million taels left!”

“Alright! Give it all to me! I’ll pay you back double in the future!”

After gathering all their fortunes, Qin Ming shouted: “Thirty-nine million taels!”

The crowd clicked their tongues.

Thirty-nine million taels, more than double the starting bid! This wealth might as well be stones from the ground!

Cheng Gong sneered, without a second thought, he increased the bid by another million taels: “Forty million taels!”

“Damn it!”

Bang!

Qin Ming smashed the chair beneath him to bits with one palm, his eyes fixed on Cheng Gong, his face black as a pot bottom!

In contrast, Cheng Gong was in a very good mood, casually tossing a piece of pastry into his mouth.

Successfully securing the Earth Snake Soul Crystal, with hopes of ascending to the Awakening Vein Realm, was one achievement.

Seeing Qin Ming suffer, Cheng Gong was extremely gratified!

“Forty million taels, going once. Any more bids?”

Ye Yan’s gaze swept over the crowd, smiling as she asked, not expecting any more bids.

Forty million taels had already exceeded her expectations, after all, increasing chances by fifteen percent doesn’t guarantee an ascension to the Awakening Vein Realm, as there are many influencing factors.

Just when everyone thought this thrilling auction was coming to a conclusion.

“Forty-five million taels!”

A clear and bright voice broke the silence.

Upon hearing this, the previously pleased Cheng Gong’s face changed, and he looked towards the leftmost private room, his sharp gaze like a substantial blade!

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