Chapter 122 [Yang gives rise to Yin] Acquired

A woman with an enchanting figure, dressed in a bright red qipao, walked gracefully onto the auction stage with light steps.

Beneath the high-slit skirt, her graceful curves were faintly visible, and her eyes carried a natural, seductive charm.

Her gaze drifted, charmingly scanning the closed private booths, and as her vermilion lips parted, her voice was soft and seductive to the bone.

"Good evening, gentlemen. I am the auctioneer for tonight, Xiao Hua."

"And now, I declare... the Huoye Auction has officially begun!"

She raised her delicate hand, picked up the sandalwood gavel on the stage, and gave it a light swing; a crisp \"thud\" echoed throughout the hall.

As soon as she finished speaking, two burly men stepped out from the shadows on both sides of the auction stage.

Their faces were flushed and their breathing heavy as they worked together to carry an enormous, pitch-black skeleton, stepping onto the stage with heavy, deliberate strides.

The skeleton was exceptionally heavy; the moment it was set down, the sturdy auction stage couldn't help but tremble slightly, emitting a dull boom.

Almost at the same instant, the giant light screen behind Xiao Hua suddenly lit up, and lines of clear information slowly emerged.

The woman pointed her slender finger at the massive skeleton, her voice sweet yet carrying a professional calmness:

"Please take a look, everyone. This is the skeleton of a Flower-Stealing Dragon. Traces of Star Spirit Flower nectar still remain within the crevices of its bones. It originates from the large-scale Card Domain [Dragon Realm] and is a blue card creation material."

"The starting price is 300,000 federal currency, with minimum increments of 30,000."

Before she could finish, bidding voices immediately rose one after another from the private booths.

"350,000!"

"400,000!"

"470,000!"

The bids skyrocketed, and in just a short moment, the skeleton was driven up to the high price of 700,000 federal currency.

Gu Ye sat in his booth, watching the numbers soar, his brow furrowing imperceptibly.

With the price inflated to such an extent, it was clear that there were many wealthy Card Masters at this auction.

Time passed bit by bit.

One auction after another concluded. Rare materials, rare cards, and strange artifacts took turns appearing. The bidding was constant, and the atmosphere grew feverish, bordering on madness.

After a full hour and a half, it was finally time for the [yang polarity producing yin flower].

On the auction stage, Xiao Hua's expression also became a bit more serious.

"Next up is a special auction item of mysterious origin: the unknown card, yang polarity producing yin flower."

She paused, her voice lowering slightly with a hint of gravity. "This item also comes from the Dragon Realm. It was retrieved from the depths of an adult Flame Empress Dragon's nest by our auction house. To recover it, we lost three Platinum-level Card Masters."

The entire hall suddenly fell silent.

A Platinum-level Card Master was considered a top-tier expert, even in the entirety of Huoyang City.

Something obtained at such a heavy cost was definitely extraordinary.

"As for the specific effects of this card..."

Xiao Hua gave a soft, somewhat helpless smile. "To be honest, even our shop's top Card Appraiser cannot fully identify it."

"But we can guarantee that this is absolutely a high-grade card-making material."

"Therefore, the starting price is 10 million federal currency, with minimum increments of 500,000."

As soon as she said this, the entire hall instantly erupted into an uproar.

Discussions, doubts, and complaints echoed from various booths.

"What is your Huoye Auction House doing? You don't even know the effects, yet you dare to auction it?"

"Exactly! If we buy it, we'll have to pay someone to appraise it ourselves. If it's just a green-grade piece of junk material, wouldn't we be suckers?"

"Hmph, how is this any different from gambling? I detest gambling and drugs with a passion!"

Listening to the widespread doubt, Xiao Hua maintained a professional smile, but a faint, imperceptible gloom flashed in her eyes.

She was already certain in her heart that this mysterious item would likely fail to sell again.

Just as the hall was in a state of commotion...

A calm, indifferent voice that clearly reached every corner of the hall suddenly rang out.

"10.5 million."

The moment the voice fell, the entire auction house went eerily silent; one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was stunned.

Xiao Hua was startled at first, but then a surprised and charming smile instantly bloomed on her face as she immediately raised the gavel.

"10.5 million for the first time! Are there any higher bids?!"

Just as her voice fell, an aged voice came from another booth.

"11 million."

Gu Ye's eyes turned slightly cold. He glanced indifferently at that booth and spoke again without expression.

"11.5 million."

This time, the other side was silent for a moment before the voice spoke with feigned open-mindedness.

"Since young friend likes this flower so much, this old man won't take what another loves. I'll let you have it."

The tone sounded generous and magnanimous, but Gu Ye could clearly sense the hypocrisy hidden deep within those words.

But Gu Ye also adhered to the principle of speaking human to humans and ghost to ghosts, so he replied:

"I am a flower enthusiast and enjoy collecting rare blossoms. Thank you for your generosity, elder. I shall accept it then."

After his words, there were no more bids from the audience.

"11.5 million for the third time!"

"Sold!"

The gavel fell heavily, and Gu Ye successfully won the [yang polarity producing yin flower].

Before long, a maid respectfully delivered the sealed card to the booth.

Gu Ye completed the bank transfer on the spot and pocketed the card, which radiated an ancient and mysterious aura.

Night Dwelling Phoenix, who had been silent deep within his sea of consciousness, finally breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

But in the next instant, her beautiful brows suddenly furrowed.

Her gaze pierced through the booth, staring intently at the auction stage below. Her eyes turned slightly cold as she whispered to herself:

"Soul-Locking Array... no, there's also the Spirit-Confusing Illusion Array. Several malevolent arrays are layered together."

"The person who set this up can barely be considered to have achieved minor mastery in arrays."

Her tone was light, carrying a hint of condescending disdain.

"Unfortunately, before me, it's not even worth a glance."

Having said that, Night Dwelling Phoenix gave a light tap with her jade-like finger.

A drop of condensed spiritual energy, black as ink and shaped like a teardrop, seeped silently from her fingertip. It vanished without a trace as it merged into the architectural foundation of the entire auction house.