Chapter 87: A Bountiful Harvest
Starting bid: 50 million gold soul coins, with a minimum increment of 5 million per bid.
At this point, the audience in the main hall had already become numb to these astronomical figures. Since they had no chance of affording it, they might as well just sit back and watch how high the filthy rich VIPs in the private rooms were willing to go.
"60 million gold soul coins!" The VIP in Room 3 was the first to bid.
"80 million gold soul coins!" The VIP in Room 2 followed aggressively.
"90 million gold soul coins!" Room 3 refused to back down.
"100 million gold soul coins!" The VIP in Room 4, who had already spent 50 million in the previous round, suddenly raised the bid to 100 million without hesitation.
"..."
A brief silence filled the venue.
Inside Room 2
A young man sat calmly, his eyes flickering as he observed the bidding displayed on the screen, seemingly deep in thought.
This young man was Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou Empire.
Or rather, that was the identity he had assumed.
In reality, the real Xue Qinghe had been assassinated long ago and replaced by none other than Qian Renxue, the daughter of the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall. Her ultimate goal? Seize control of the empire from within.
At that moment, Qian Renxue was carefully weighing her options.
As the Crown Prince, she technically had access to vast amounts of wealth after all, the Heaven Dou Empire lacked many things, but gold soul coins were never one of them. If they wanted to mint more coins, they could.
And given the immense value of soul bones, no price was truly too high after all, these artifacts could be passed down for generations.
Had Qian Renxue been the actual Crown Prince, she definitely would have spared no expense to acquire the soul bone for the royal family. But the problem was… she wasn't.
As a fraudulent prince, she would never personally obtain this soul bone it would simply go to another member of the imperial family.
So to her, this purchase was meaningless.
Instead, she deliberately pretended to be struggling financially and placed a modest bid of 105 million gold soul coins.
The Real Battle Begins
"130 million gold soul coins!" The VIP in Room 4 a noble from the Star Luo Empire raised the bid significantly.
"140 million gold soul coins!" The Spirit Hall representative in Room 3 countered.
This time, Room 2 remained silent.
Room 4 hesitated.
At this point, the price was borderline unreasonable.
It wasn't a question of whether they could afford it they could. The real question was whether it was worth it.
"140 million gold soul coins, going once!"
The Spirit Douluo auctioneer raised his hammer, deliberately slowing down the countdown.
Silence.
"140 million gold soul coins, going twice!"
Just as the hammer was about to fall, Room 4 made a last minute bid.
"145 million gold soul coins!"
This time, they only increased by 5 million, signaling that they were nearing their limit.
The auctioneer's voice trembled with excitement.
"145 million gold soul coins! Any further bids?"
At that moment, Room 3 struck again.
"150 million gold soul coins!"
Silence.
At this point, no one else was willing to bid.
Realistically, a 60,000 year old head soul bone would normally sell for 100 million at most. The fact that it had reached 150 million was already far beyond expectations.
Only the wealthiest powers the two great empires and Spirit Hall could afford such an absurd price. No other sect or noble family could even dream of making such a purchase.
"150 million gold soul coins, going once!"
"150 million gold soul coins, going twice!"
The auctioneer paused dramatically, but this time, no new bids came.
With no other choice, he reluctantly raised his hammer for the final strike.
"150 million gold soul coins SOLD!"
BAM!
The sound of the hammer sealed the deal.
"Congratulations to our honored guest in Room 3, who has successfully acquired this extraordinary 60,000 year old head soul bone!"
Inside Room 1
Ye Cheng could hardly believe the final price.
A single head soul bone had sold for 150 million gold soul coins?
He had expected the auction to go well, but this was beyond his wildest imagination.
Clearly, choosing to auction the soul bones publicly was the right decision.
Without the auction house's massive publicity campaign, as well as the carefully curated guest list, these soul bones never would have fetched such ridiculous prices.
The Auction Ends
One by one, the other guests began leaving the venue.
At that moment, a knock sounded on Ye Cheng's private room door.
Sanjiu, one of the five sisters, was closest to the entrance and opened the door.
Standing outside was the Spirit Douluo auctioneer, beaming with joy as he entered and respectfully presented a gold card.
"Your Excellency, this card contains the full proceeds of the auction: 230.1 million gold soul coins."
Ye Cheng raised an eyebrow but did not immediately take the card.
Instead, he asked flatly, "Full amount? What does this mean?"
Under normal auction house rules, the venue would take a 10% commission.
By that logic, his earnings should have been reduced by at least 20–30 million gold soul coins.
Yet here they were, handing him every single coin.
It didn't add up.
The Spirit Douluo elder smiled and bowed slightly.
"Your Excellency, surely you jest."
"It was our great honor to auction such priceless soul bones on your behalf. Charging you a commission would have been unthinkable."
In reality, the auction house had gained far more than just money.
This record breaking event had solidified their reputation, establishing Heaven Dou Auction House as the undisputed number one auction house on the continent.
The sheer prestige and influence they had gained far outweighed the value of the gold soul coins.
As a result, they were more than willing to waive their commission if only to secure Ye Cheng's favor.
Seeing how sincere they were, Ye Cheng accepted the card without further argument.
In addition, the auction house also gifted him all the items he had bid on for free.
And finally…
The five identical sisters were also packaged and gifted to him.
Walking Out of the Auction House
As Ye Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing stepped out of the venue, they were no longer alone.
Now, five stunningly beautiful, identical young women accompanied them each possessing a distinct aura despite their matching faces.
This trip had been an overwhelming success.
A massive fortune. Countless treasures. And five rare beauties.
Indeed a bountiful harvest.
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