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"This will be the most precious slave at this auction!"
The auctioneer's eyes gleamed with fervor. "She lacks martial souls, lacks spiritual power, yet possesses a strength comparable to soul masters. Even great soul masters would struggle to defeat her in a one-on-one battle!"
"We found her on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, naked and wild like a beast, only capable of roaring, devoid of any humanity."
"At first, we thought she was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form. We even had a Soul Douluo inspect her, but unfortunately, it was ultimately determined otherwise."
"She's simply a human child who grew up in the wild, reaching the age of six with no guidance, perhaps raised by wild animals or soul beasts."
Guang Ling looked at Tang San puzzledly. "Brother, can humans be raised by ordinary wild animals or soul beasts from a young age?"
"Yes," Tang San affirmed decisively.
On Earth in his previous life, there were feral children, raised by wolves or apes. Similarly, on the Douluo Continent, it wasn't impossible for abandoned infants to be raised by soul beasts.
Of course, the silver-haired, violet-eyed girl before them didn't fit this scenario.
The auctioneer and the Soul Douluo had already ruled out a near-correct answer.
"As you can see, this little girl is wild but incredibly powerful. Only a prison made of secret silver can contain her. Even gloves made of refined iron cannot withstand her teeth," the auctioneer grew increasingly frenzied. "And, I can reveal another piece of information. The Soul Douluo who inspected this little girl initially had a chunk of flesh torn off by her."
"Who was that Soul Douluo?" someone shouted.
"Hehe, that's a secret. Otherwise, our Luó Wǎng Auction House would offend a Soul Douluo," the auctioneer said mysteriously, then continued, "Next, we will officially auction off this girl, starting at a bid of one hundred thousand gold soul coins!"
"Two hundred thousand!" Ning Fengzhi was the first to bid, raising it by a hundred thousand. Like Xue Qinghe, he believed this peculiar girl possessed an extremely powerful martial soul, though conventional methods might struggle to awaken it.
Even if they were wrong, this girl possessed innate strength and had a record of breaking through a Soul Douluo's defense—even in the worst case scenario, the Soul Douluo lacked any offensive abilities but was still a Soul Douluo!
When this girl grew up, her strength should rival that of a Soul Douluo who didn't use soul skills or spiritual power.
A Soul Douluo was already among the top three powerhouses, second only to Titled Douluo!
"Three hundred thousand!" Xue Qinghe, using a female voice, which was actually his original voice, added another hundred thousand on top of Ning Fengzhi's bid.
"Three hundred and twenty thousand."
Xue Xing, unwilling to be outdone, also sought to acquire the girl.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand."
"Four hundred and ten thousand!"
Other nobles and merchants chimed in one after another, causing the price to skyrocket, quickly reaching seven hundred thousand.
"One million!" Xue Qinghe directly raised the bid by three hundred thousand, stunning the entire venue. No one knew who this bidder was, to raise the price so high.
"One million two hundred thousand." Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly, adding two hundred thousand. In terms of wealth, his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could be said to be as wealthy as a nation and could rival both the Tang and Xing Luo countries simultaneously.
"Hmph! Two million!" Xue Xing snorted coldly, pushing the price to two million, immediately deterring a group of people.
Just as Ning Fengzhi was about to continue bidding, a figure in black robes approached him, whispering a few words in his ear. His expression changed abruptly, and he left the scene directly.
This scene led some to believe that Ning Fengzhi, who hadn't revealed his identity, might have been a plant from the Luó Wǎng Auction House, raising the price and then leaving after achieving the desired goal.
However, most people paid no mind. After all, they believed the price for the girl on stage was worth at least around ten million gold soul coins.
"It seems something's happened to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Xue Qinghe naturally recognized Ning Fengzhi's figure and knew that his withdrawal from the auction must have had other reasons. "But, with one less competitor, it's not a bad thing. Otherwise, I'd feel embarrassed asking my teacher for more funds."
"Now, the only person to watch out for is Tang San... If he bids, should I compete?"
At this moment, Wang Chen also realized the identity of the girl on stage and was ninety percent sure: "Young Master, we must secure her. She's crucial to you!"
"Oh? Do you think so?" Xue Qinghe noticed Wang Chen's excitement. The face beneath his mask grew dark. "I can't tell. Are you actually interested in the little girl?"
"I dare not!" Wang Chen hurriedly apologized, wanting to explain. But faced with Xue Qinghe's piercing gaze, he momentarily didn't know how to explain.
After all, Xue's desire for control was extremely strong. How could he explain that he knew the girl was the Silver Dragon King in human form? And furthermore, he wasn't entirely certain whether the girl on stage was indeed her.
After all, according to the Douluo series, the Silver Dragon King was still asleep at this time, and before she was swept away by the turbulent flow of time in the Divine Realm, would she dare to come out for a walk?
The gods in the Divine Realm were very strict with lower realm divine-level powerhouses. If they didn't ascend within a hundred years, they would come down directly to deal with them, unless the divine-level powerhouse hid in the dark and didn't cause trouble.
For example, in "Wine God," Flames originally hid until she encountered Ji Dong, and when she came out, the Divine Realm Committee found her and sent the executioner, the God of Death, Hypnos, to enforce the law.
"From now on, refrain from baseless suggestions," Xue Qinghe issued his command, then began to bid again. "Two million one hundred and ten thousand."
"I bid three million!"
At this moment, the silver-haired girl inside the cage spoke up, as if not fully understanding the situation, as though she followed suit after hearing others' bids.
"Sorry, as an auction item, your bid is invalid because you cannot produce three million," the auctioneer chuckled, tapping the auction hammer once. "Two million one hundred and ten thousand once, do we have a higher bid?"
"Three million!"
This time, it was Xue Xing who spoke. He was determined to acquire the girl, but his gaze shifted towards private room number three, thinking, "I hope Tang San didn't bring that much money."
"Why can't I?" The girl was angry, shaking the secret silver cage vigorously. Even the two iron bars she grabbed distorted slightly.
Her strength was evident!
The auctioneer was startled and hastily ordered a large plate of barbecue and fruits to be brought to the front of the cage.
Seeing the food, the girl's eyes lit up. She dragged the plate closer, grabbed a piece of barbecue with her hand, and devoured it eagerly, her mouth oily.
"This little girl is quite cute."
Xiao Wu felt no fear towards this girl, who could be considered the ancestor of soul beasts. She even found her rather adorable.
This was because Xiao Wu had transformed into a human, apart from the essence of her cultivation, which was still somewhat beast-like. From head to toe, she had nothing resembling a soul beast.
Therefore, she couldn't sense it.
Perhaps, only when her martial soul possessed her body, could Xiao Wu perceive the unusual aspects of the other person based on the feedback from her martial soul.
"She is indeed cute, and her bloodline is extraordinary," Tang San smiled faintly. "Didn't I mention before how mysterious dragon bloodlines are? This one possesses pure dragon bloodline."
"Are you saying—"
After Tang San's reminder, Xiao Wu realized that the little girl might be like her, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, but pure-blooded dragon, emitting an aura of concealed identity.
It was unknown if it was related to Emperor Tian and the others.
But without a doubt, they had to buy her!
"Brother San, how much should we bid?" Listening to the increasing bids below, even reaching five million, Xiao Wu couldn't help asking, "How much money do we have?"
"You bid ten million first," Tang San gestured to Xiao Wu to relax. Money wasn't an issue for them now.
"OK!" Xiao Wu made a hand gesture and shouted, "Ten million!"
Instantly, the venue fell silent.
Then, someone else bid, "Ten million and ten thousand!"
"Twenty million!"
Xiao Wu seemed to have no concept of money and doubled the price directly.
Some wanted to deliberately raise the price, but considering Tang San's status as the Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall and his own strength, they hesitated involuntarily.
Although Tang San didn't want to intimidate others with his status and power, once he possessed the corresponding status and strength, and his identity was exposed, others would inevitably have to consider these factors.
Whether they feared him or wanted to please him.
Everyone present had to think twice before acting.
Just like in the natural world, the law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, and natural selection were the rules.
In human society, the weak needed to adapt to the rules of others and the rules of the larger society in order to survive, while the powerful could influence the entire social environment, thereby changing the rules because of them.
Xue Qinghe sighed, "This time, I only brought twenty-five million. I'm afraid I won't be able to get this girl."
As the price was called out as "twenty-five million," Xiao Wu directly raised the price to thirty million and ultimately won the last "item" of this auction.
"Respected Count, here is your slave and contract." When the auction staff brought the girl over, she was still in the cage, and they reminded, "This little girl is extremely wild, so we had to do this."
"Well, you can leave. We need to have a chat with her." Tang San dismissed the staff, looked at the girl who was still gnawing on a piece of barbecue, then tore up her slave contract, and asked, "What's your name?"
The girl ignored Tang San but glanced at Xiao Wu, then continued to eat the bone in her hand that she hadn't finished.
"Looks like she's quite stubborn," Tang San chuckled, his hands turning into dragon claws, and a pair of crystal-clear Eight Trigrams soul rings appeared on his forehead.
Suddenly, the strong dragon's might attracted the girl's attention. She even dropped the barbecue in her hand and seemed to be entranced by Tang San, murmuring, "Who are you?"
"Let me introduce myself, I'm Tang San, and you?"
The girl involuntarily said, "My name is Gù yuènà."
(End of this chapter)