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"She's too terrifying, not at all like a human."
Hu Liena's eyes, filled with killing intent, concealed deep fear within them.
As a trial participant dispatched by the Spirit Pagoda to the City of Slaughter, she had originally thought of herself as a pride of heaven. But the appearance of the Bloodthirsty Sword Demoness shattered her proud heart.
On the side, Tang San also wore a solemn and fearful expression. He had already recognized Shui Bing'er's identity.
"Let's hope we don't encounter her."
What Tang San feared most now was being arranged to fight alongside Shui Bing'er. Her nearly terrifying strength had caused him severe psychological trauma several times.
...
In the Sun Moon Empire, within a soul beast forest, a figure clad in plain clothes and wielding a large sword was locked in combat with a ten-thousand-year fire attribute Fire Leopard.
After battling for a while, Ji Juechen finally seized a moment of vulnerability from the Fire Leopard. Blocking the flames it spat out with his sword, he approached it.
Then, a glimmer of cold light flickered between his palms as a Frost Pearl shot towards the Fire Leopard.
"Bang!"
With a bang, the Frost Pearl exploded at the Fire Leopard's brow, instantly enveloping its head in extreme cold, freezing its eyes.
"It's really effective!"
Ji Juechen's eyes lit up. The effect released by the Frost Pearl was even stronger than he had anticipated! Then, Ji Juechen leaped into the air, preparing to end the Fire Leopard's life with a sword technique.
However, just as the longsword was about to descend, a roar suddenly erupted from the Fire Leopard's mouth, shattering the ice around its eyes!
A beam of flames erupted from the Fire Leopard's mouth, hitting Ji Juechen in mid-air.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A series of explosions rang out as Ji Juechen's figure plummeted back to the ground. Due to the formidable defense of the Sword of Judgment, Ji Juechen appeared somewhat battered but was overall unharmed.
"One isn't enough, huh? I knew it. Take this!"
With a determined expression, Ji Juechen's face revealed a fierce look as he once again leaped into the air.
Manipulating the Sword of Judgment to release consecutive slashes, Ji Juechen's right palm suddenly emitted a glimmer of cold light, ejecting the last Frost Pearl!
"Bang!"
The Frost Pearl swiftly shot forward, appearing in front of the Fire Leopard's brow, followed by another explosion.
The third surge of extreme cold power entered the Fire Leopard's body along with the previous two, causing its charging speed to slow down.
At this moment, Ji Juechen keenly noticed that besides slowing down the Fire Leopard's speed as shown on the surface, a portion of the extreme cold power inside the Frost Pearl had also penetrated the Fire Leopard's skin and entered its body.
"Beast, meet your end!"
With a determination to give it his all, a fierce expression emerged on Ji Juechen's face as he leaped into the air once again.
Controlling the Sword of Judgment to release a series of slashes, Ji Juechen's right palm suddenly emitted a glimmer of cold light, ejecting the last Frost Pearl!
"Bang!"
The Frost Pearl swiftly shot forward, appearing in front of the Fire Leopard's brow, followed by another explosion.
The third surge of extreme cold power entered the Fire Leopard's body along with the previous two, causing it to freeze in place!
Witnessing this scene, Ji Juechen's eyes were filled with astonishment. Although he had vaguely guessed, he never expected that the combined extreme cold power of three Frost Pearls could actually freeze a ten-thousand-year Fire Leopard on the spot!
Crack!
Without thinking too much, Ji Juechen leaped down from mid-air, raising his sword and beheading the frozen Fire Leopard. A black ten-thousand-year soul ring rose into the air.
However, just as Ji Juechen was about to retrieve the Sword of Judgment, it suddenly trembled, emitting a buzzing sound!
"Bzz, bzz, bzz—!"
Ji Juechen's pupils immediately contracted as he discovered the reason why the Sword of Judgment was trembling: it had come into contact with the residual aura of extreme cold power.
"What incredible ice!"
Ji Juechen recalled the encounter with Huo Yuhao during the competition. However, compared to the extreme cold power within the Frost Pearl, Huo Yuhao's ice was undoubtedly inferior!
...
"Welcome, two of you, to this auction."
At the entrance of the Mingxin Auction, Shui Wuya and Han Feng appeared, and a maid received the two admission tickets handed over by Han Feng with a professional smile.
Shortly after, the auction officially began, and Shui Wuya and Han Feng took their seats at the back of the auction venue. The auctioneer first went on stage, delivering a speech, and then proceeded to the auction segment.
"Iron Spirit Root, advanced soul tool material, usable for crafting seventh-grade soul tools..."
The first item up for auction was the Iron Spirit Root, a medicinal herb that grew in frigid areas and could infuse its medicinal properties into soul tools during crafting.
"Ten thousand gold soul coins!"
"Fifteen thousand gold soul coins!"
"Twenty thousand gold soul coins!"
...
After the auctioneer introduced the auction items, the auction venue was filled with the sound of bidding.
In the end, the Iron Spirit Root sold for a whopping twenty-two thousand gold soul coins!
For the next hour, dozens of advanced soul tool materials were auctioned off one after another, and Shui Wuya also chose to bid at opportune moments, acquiring several high-level soul tool materials suitable for him. Although he didn't need them for the time being, he knew they would come in handy when he advanced to the ninth-grade soul tools.
After the auction of advanced soul tool materials concluded, the auction venue moved on to auctioning high-level soul tools, totaling about a dozen items.
Among them, the highest-grade item was an eighth-grade fixed-mount soul cannon, also the highlight of the auction, stunning the entire venue upon its appearance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the regulations of Mingxin, auctioning super high-powered weapons like the eighth-grade fixed-mount soul cannon is generally not allowed in the auction venue."
"However, due to the repeated requests from the maker of this eighth-grade fixed-mount soul cannon, Master Nameless, hoping to fetch a higher price, Mingxin Auction has applied for special permission to auction it!"
As the eighth-grade fixed-mount soul cannon gleamed on stage, the auctioneer immediately introduced its origin, causing a frenzy among the guests.
In fact, many guests had come here today specifically for this eighth-grade fixed-mount soul cannon!
After an intense bidding war, the eighth-grade fixed-mount soul cannon was auctioned off at a sky-high price of nearly twenty million gold soul coins.
Throughout the entire bidding process, Shui Wuya and Han Feng didn't even lift their paddles.
Because the maker of that eighth-grade fixed-mount soul cannon was none other than Han Feng himself!
Two days before the auction began, Han Feng personally handed it over to the auction house for consignment.
...
After the auction ended, Shui Wuya and Han Feng returned to their inn.
(End of chapter)