Everyone, seeing the main event was here, all perked up. Those watching the show waited to watch, while those who wanted the Martial Soul evolution method felt somewhat uneasy in their hearts.
Afraid their Soul Bones weren't enough.
Li Qing scanned the entire hall and said loudly, "Firstly, I need to state one point. Martial Soul evolution is not that simple. It's not that if you acquire the method, your Martial Soul will definitely evolve."
"Those who hold this idea had best dispel it early. Don't come back later and blame me for not explaining beforehand."
"Secondly, unless it's a 100,000-year Soul Bone, otherwise, the age limit's priority with me is not as high as quality, or you can use multiple high-year Soul Bones to compensate for quality."
Yue Guan frowned slightly.
Wasn't he saying that who the specific trade went to would be decided by him? This way, Spirit Hall's desire to monopolize the Martial Soul evolution method was basically hopeless.
Fortunately, they hadn't intended to monopolize from the start.
Because even if they chose to bid for all three methods, afterwards, Li Qing could also privately trade with other forces, and the other parties would absolutely not watch them become the sole dominant force.
But if that guy deliberately targeted Spirit Hall, he would likely have to pay a heavy price today.
As for killing him afterwards to retrieve the Soul Bones...
They had already been alerted, and getting their hands on it wouldn't be that easy, unless they added Serpent Spear and Ci Tun to force a kill, but provoking Dugu Bo wasn't a good thing.
At least he couldn't bear this responsibility, he had to go back and ask Bi Bi Dong for instructions.
Li Qing said, "Bidding starts now. Please clearly state the approximate age limit, location, and originating Soul Beast of the Soul Bone."
"10,000-year Rourou Rabbit right leg bone."
As soon as Li Qing finished speaking, Yue Guan reported a 10,000-year Soul Bone; except for the three words Rourou Rabbit which made Li Qing pause, it had no other appeal.
"Next!"
Yue Guan didn't care at all, because he hadn't expected to secure a method just with one Rourou Rabbit Soul Bone.
"20,000-year Purple Magnolia torso bone!"
Ao De Biao's bid made Li Qing's eyes light up, because Purple Magnolia was a life-type plant Soul Beast, and if he had to balance life and death attributes, if there were no other options, 20,000 years wasn't impossible.
"Continue!"
He had to first probe the depths of each family for the first method; only then could he maximize his profits, so Li Qing didn't show any desire for life-type Soul Bones.
Ning Fengzhi wasn't in a hurry to bid.
Anyway, there were still two more methods afterwards, so let Spirit Hall and the seven great families compete for this first one; it was a good opportunity to probe their depths to facilitate the subsequent competition.
Yue Guan said, "Add a 30,000-year Swift White Tiger left leg bone."
"Add a 20,000-year Great Strength Vajra Bear right arm bone."
As soon as Yue Guan finished speaking, Ao De Biao reported the Soul Bone he had just acquired, because it was something obvious; if he didn't report it, others would always know they still had reserves.
"Ni ma..."
Yue Guan almost couldn't hold it in; when he was bidding for Soul Bones, he jumped out to cause trouble, and now for the Martial Soul evolution method, it was still him; that guy was clearly disgusting him.
He simply didn't bother to add more.
Because he guessed that unless he was completely drained, Li Qing wouldn't give the method to Spirit Hall, so the first two methods were likely out of reach; he couldn't reveal his hand too early.
"10,000-year Shadow Owl torso bone plus 20,000-year Mysterious Ice Python head Soul Bone."
Xue Qinghe spoke; these were the only two Soul Bones above 10,000 years that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family possessed; although she knew it was likely hopeless, she still had to give it a try.
"Not enough!"
Although the Shadow Owl torso bone was quite compatible with Li Qing's Martial Soul, its value wasn't as high as the Purple Magnolia, and the other one couldn't be compared to the Great Strength Vajra Bear right arm bone at all.
After all, Li Qing didn't have an ice-attribute Martial Soul.
Hearing this, Xue Qinghe shook her head as if regretful, and then stopped speaking, as if saying, "I'm out, it's your turn to perform now."
"Is there anyone else who wants to increase their bid? If not, then this first method will belong to Earl Ao De Biao."
Li Qing scanned around and cursed inwardly, "These guys are too sly, knowing there are two more methods afterwards, so they're unwilling to go all out for the first one, right?"
"20,000-year Golden Eagle torso bone plus 20,000-year Demon Rat left leg bone."
Demon Rats are not mice, but kangaroos; their leg bones are considered relatively high-quality Soul Bones; coupled with the Golden Eagle torso bone which is relatively compatible with Li Qing's Martial Soul, they could barely suppress Ao De Biao.
Ning Fengzhi made the bid without expecting to win, but rather to do Li Qing a favor and help raise the price.
"Are you still adding?"
Li Qing looked at Ao De Biao; the value of the two Soul Bones Ning Fengzhi bid for was less than Ao De Biao's two in his heart, but this didn't prevent him from asking for a higher price.
Ao De Biao added a 20,000-year Blazing Lion left leg bone, and after that, no one else increased their bid.
After the deal was made, an auction house attendant went to Ao De Biao to retrieve the Soul Bone and hand it to Li Qing; the latter stated that the method would be given to them together after the auction ended.
As for the auction house's commission...
Naturally, it was impossible to settle with Soul Bones; Dugu Bo had already paid the auction house enough Gold Soul Coins; Dugu Bo didn't say exactly how much, and Li Qing didn't ask either.
The second auction began, and Ning Fengzhi directly bid the two Soul Bones from before.
Although Yue Guan didn't expect to win this round, he still added a 20,000-year Soul Bone on top of the original bid, simply because he didn't want Ning Fengzhi to have it too easy.
Ning Fengzhi added another 20,000-year level Soul Bone, and then successfully secured it.
For the final round, Yue Guan directly bid all four Soul Bones from before; now it was Ning Fengzhi's turn to disgust him, bidding four 20,000-year Soul Bones in one go.
"I demand inspection."
Yue Guan was enraged; that guy Ning Fengzhi was purely disgusting him; he dared to guarantee that the current Ning Fengzhi absolutely couldn't produce four 20,000-year Soul Bones.
"Just say whether you're adding or not."
Li Qing ignored his 'unreasonable' request; it was obvious he wanted to trick him.
Yue Guan was furious but helpless; who told him to make the first move? He added another 30,000-year Blazing Beast right arm bone, and Ning Fengzhi also didn't continue to disgust him.
Li Qing secretly sighed in regret.
Among the five Soul Bones Yue Guan bid, two were rewards from the original Soul Master Tournament; only the 60,000-year Spiritual Wisdom head bone couldn't be forced out.
What a pity.
After collecting the Soul Bones, Dugu Bo led Li Qing, Yue Guan, and others to a separate room; Li Qing took out three compiled books and handed them to them.
The three of them immediately took them and started flipping through.
Li Qing said, "Dugu Yan's Martial Soul evolution relied on heavenly materials and earthly treasures. This contains records of over a hundred types of heavenly materials and earthly treasures; whether you can find ones compatible with your Martial Souls will depend on your luck."
"Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum!"
Seeing the heavenly material and earthly treasure recorded on the first page, Ning Fengzhi, Ao De Biao, and others all looked towards Yue Guan, because wasn't the other party's Martial Soul this very thing?
Li Qing suddenly remembered a question at this moment.
Dugu Bo didn't recognize other immortal herbs, but how could he not recognize the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum? He and Chrysanthemum Pass were old rivals, how could he not even recognize the other party's Martial Soul?
Afraid of eating it and turning effeminate?