39: The soft and fragrant rabbit appears

“Next up is the fifty-fifth item, the extreme cold spirit flame.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Yang, who had been listless, suddenly perked up, his eyes brightening like a puppy catching the scent of food.

Over the past two days, he had scoured almost all of Qingyang City but couldn't find the Ice-in-Fire, so it was unexpected to find it at the auction.

“This extreme cold spirit flame being auctioned today contains energy that has reached the peak of the Spirit Rank. It’s an excellent choice whether for Fire-Type Beasts to absorb, as a collectible, or as a gift.”

“Starting bid: one hundred thousand spirit coins.”

As the voice faded, the price displayed on the large screen soared, and after reaching four hundred sixty thousand spirit coins, it began to climb slowly.

The rarity of this item was similar to mystic spirit grass, but mystic spirit grass was a general-purpose auxiliary material, while this extreme cold spirit flame was a one-time consumable.

Therefore, its value was slightly lower than that of mystic spirit grass, which could be used long-term.

At this moment, Su Muqing, prompted by Luo Yang’s soft whispers, also began to participate in the bidding.

Each increment was small, always adding two thousand spirit coins after the highest price appeared on the screen, slowly pushing the price up.

“Five hundred twenty-three thousand spirit coins, third call. Sold! Congratulations to the guest in Box 50 for acquiring the extreme cold spirit flame.”

Only after Liang Jingsi uttered the word “sold” did Luo Yang’s tense spirit relax, a faint smile gracing his lips.

Soon, the extreme cold spirit flame was delivered to their private box. Su Muqing confidently pulled out her gold card, instructing the attendant to swipe it for payment.

The extreme cold spirit flame, a Type of Ice-in-Fire, was literally encased in a block of ice. It was about the size of a palm, and through the half-meter square ice block, one could see it slowly pulsating within, truly like a flame quietly burning with ice as its fuel.

Luo Chen could feel that ever since the extreme cold spirit flame entered the box, the temperature was rapidly dropping, which clearly wasn't something the ice block encasing it could achieve.

This sensation of temperature drop only vanished after Luo Yang put the extreme cold spirit flame back into his storage bracelet.

The subsequent auction items became increasingly precious, many of them Spirit Rank Beasts with the potential to advance to King Beast, attracting numerous eager customers.

Among them were the Icy Snow Spirit Fang, Crystal Butterfly, Cloud Mountain Finch, and more.

Several of these Beasts even piqued Luo Chen's interest, making him want to buy them for research.

These Beasts seemed quite rare in the Qingyang City area, making them relatively precious. He wondered how the Liang Corporation managed to acquire them.

Luo Chen also got a sense of the typical price for high-tier Spirit Rank Beasts.

For instance, the Icy Snow Spirit Fang, which looked like a cross between a tiger and a lion, was currently a Spirit Beast Seven-star. Its appearance also fit human aesthetics, and it was ultimately sold for one million three hundred fifty thousand spirit coins.

The Crystal Butterfly had a beautiful and dreamy appearance, and was a Spirit Beast Eight-star. However, its Skills were more focused on support, so its selling price was not as high as the Icy Snow Spirit Fang, only selling for one million two hundred seventy-five thousand spirit coins.

The Cloud Mountain Finch appeared as the third-to-last item, and it was also the most valuable item presented so far today.

It was a true King Beast Breed. Although its current Rank was only Spirit Beast Three-star, if this Beast were given to a junior in the family or contracted by a Spirit-Rank Beast Master and carefully nurtured, it would definitely produce a King-Rank Beast Master.

Therefore, its bidding price soared, and even people in the first few boxes couldn't resist bidding. It was ultimately purchased by Box 3, the Qin Family of Liuyun City, for three million four hundred fifty thousand spirit coins.

“Now we have two items left. Esteemed guests who haven't bid today, you absolutely cannot miss these next two items; they are guaranteed to give you a surprise.”

“The second-to-last item, commonly known as the grand finale, I won't introduce too much. Please look at the large screen.”

Liang Jingsi moved to the side, fully revealing the view of the large screen behind her, and then a text introduction lit up on the large screen.

“race: Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit (King-Ranked Breed)

Rank: Spirit Beast One-star

Type: Life-Type

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills:

1. Gentle Aroma (Mystic-Tier): The Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit spontaneously releases a Gentle Aroma that can calm the mind. Prolonged exposure can enhance resistance to mental attack Skills.

2. Spirit Affinity (Earth-Tier): The Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit anchors three plants as its Spirit Affinity. As long as enough energy is consumed, it can replicate these Spirit Affinities. The replicated Spirit Affinity has no reproductive capacity and cannot be propagated by division. (The energy level of the Spirit Affinity cannot be too different from that of the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit.)

3. Life Crystal (Mystic-Tier): The Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit consumes energy to condense Life Crystals. Life Crystals contain rich life energy, and ingesting them can continuously produce healing effects for Beasts.”

The information was basically the same as what the Eye of Truth revealed, but they had simply removed the ‘State’ column.

“Another King Beast Breed? Why are King Beast Breeds like cabbages at today’s auction? This is already the second one.”

“This one is even lower in Rank than the previous one. Why is it listed after the Cloud Mountain Finch?”

“Exactly. The Cloud Mountain Finch at least has some offensive Skills, but this one is all auxiliary Skills, without even the ability to protect itself.”

“Uh, buddy, this is an Excellent-grade King Beast Breed. Not only does it advance quickly, but learning Skills of its Type will be very easy. If it doesn’t have offensive Skills, just teach it some.”

Similar comments were endless.

In Box 3, Qin Zhou and other members of the Qin Family were seated.

After reading the Skill description of the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit, Qin Zhou’s breathing became heavy.

A young man beside him, who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen, seeing Qin Zhou's excited reaction, asked curiously, “Second Uncle, what’s so special about this Beast?”

“Xiao Mu, let me ask you, what is the value of the dragon yang grass in our family?”

The young man thought his second uncle was testing him. “One stalk is worth two million spirit coins, and it’s still priceless.”

Qin Zhou nodded. “You’re right. The production of dragon yang grass is scarce. If we had this Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit, our family might no longer have to worry about the production of dragon yang grass in the future.”

The young man turned back to carefully examine the Skill description of the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit, then belatedly murmured, “So that’s it.”

Qin Zhou stared eagerly at the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit displayed on the stage, wishing he could just go down and snatch it now.

He didn't know how others valued this Beast, but to him, the value of this Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit surpassed even that of the Mermaid obtained during this secret realm expedition.

dragon yang grass was a crucial material for their family's unique Beasts to advance to King Beast. They might even be able to cultivate King Beasts with higher dragon blood concentration, and their family would consequently enter a period of vigorous development.

While some in the hall might not yet have realized the true value of the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit, those in the private boxes had all caught on.

They were just waiting for Liang Jingsi to announce the start of bidding.

Liang Jingsi estimated that everyone had finished viewing the Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit’s information, then gracefully walked to the stage.

“This Beast comes from Chenyang Pet Store in Qingyang City.” Liang Jingsi's eyes darted around as she suddenly made this announcement.

Regardless of what different thoughts people in the hall and boxes had after hearing this, she continued:

“The Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbit, starting bid one million spirit coins. Each bid increment must not be less than ten thousand spirit coins. The bidding now begins.”

In Box 3, Qin Zhou had been waiting for her to say these words for a long time, so as soon as Liang Jingsi’s voice fell, he had already entered a number on his tablet.

“Five million spirit coins, Box 3.”