Chapter 73: Ten Thousand Years of Whale Jaw
"Next, we will auction an extremely rare treasure. The male guests and married female guests present are in luck."
After saying this, the auctioneer on the high platform clapped his hands, and a maid dressed in cool clothes came up with a tray.
After placing the tray in front of him, the auctioneer smiled and said, "Whale Jaw. I believe you have all heard of it, and many guests should have taken it before. But have you heard of whale jerky of the ten-thousand-year level?"
"Ten-thousand-year-level whale jerky?"
As soon as the auctioneer said this, some people present immediately showed interested expressions.
For them, whale jerky is not a particularly rare item, but whale jerky of the ten-thousand-year level is indeed very rare.
This is because whale jerky comes from the brain of whale-like soul beasts. These soul beasts live in the deep sea and are very difficult to hunt.
If it is a hundred or a thousand years old, it's not a big deal, but ten-thousand-year whale jerky requires at least a Soul Saint to lead a hunting team. That's a very demanding requirement.
Not to mention that the number of Soul Saints is small—even if one leads a team, the vast ocean is still extremely dangerous.
Therefore, unless they happen to encounter a suitable whale soul beast while trying to add a soul ring to their descendants, Soul Masters generally do not take the initiative to hunt ten-thousand-year whale soul beasts. This leads to a shortage of ten-thousand-year whale glue.
The ten-thousand-year whale glue on the auction table likely comes from such a rare encounter.
"Whale glue has a miraculous effect of strengthening yang. Proper consumption can increase interest when doing that thing, and ten-thousand-year whale glue is the best among them."
As he said this, the auctioneer took off the cloth covering the tray, revealing a piece of dark yellow crystal the size of an adult's fist in front of everyone in the auction hall.
After showing the ten-thousand-year whale glue for a while, the auctioneer shouted to the audience, "Ten-thousand-year whale glue! The starting price is 10,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must not be less than 1,000 gold soul coins. The auction starts now!"
As soon as the words fell, the price of this ten-thousand-year whale glue rose sharply.
"11,000! 12,000! 13,000!"
Not long after, the price had already risen to more than 30,000 gold soul coins—and it was still climbing.
"A piece of whale glue is worth so many gold soul coins? I think they're really crazy."
Seeing this intense scene, Huo Wu was a little dumbfounded. It's just an aphrodisiac—why is it so sought after?
After hearing this, Huo Wushuang and Yu Tianxin simply smiled and said nothing.
Aphrodisiacs to men are like beauty to women. If they weren't quite confident in themselves, they probably wouldn't be able to resist snatching it up.
After all, ten-thousand-year whale glue is extremely rare, and such a large piece is enough to last a long time.
As time passed, the competition for this ten-thousand-year whale glue neared its end.
"Eighty thousand! A red VIP has bid 80,000 gold soul coins! Is there anyone who can bid higher?"
When he said this, the auctioneer was a little excited. Although ten-thousand-year whale glue is precious, its uses are limited, and it's not significantly different from the hundred- or thousand-year kind. He originally thought it would go for around 50,000 gold soul coins, so 80,000 was beyond expectations.
Just when he thought the auction was over, a higher price made his eyes go wide.
"Ninety thousand! A red VIP has bid 90,000 gold soul coins!!"
The auctioneer was stunned. He thought 80,000 was the limit, but someone had surpassed it.
Below, Shui Bing'er, Yu Tianxin, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang all looked at Mo Hui with surprised eyes.
"I didn't expect you, Mo Hui, to be such a person!"
After a moment, Huo Wu came back to her senses and looked at Mo Hui with teasing eyes.
Yu Tianxin hesitated and said, "Brother Mo, did you press the wrong button? Although this ten-thousand-year whale glue is rare, it's not worth 90,000 gold soul coins."
Even though it's rare, it's just a gimmick. If you really want to strengthen virility, whale glue that's hundreds or thousands of years old is already enough.
"I didn't press the wrong button. This ten-thousand-year whale glue is useful to me," Mo Hui replied without changing his expression.
Ten-thousand-year whale glue is rare in the world. If he missed this chance, it might be very difficult to find another, unless he personally hunts a ten-thousand-year whale soul beast later.
But by that time, whale glue wouldn't mean much to him anymore.
"Great, brother."
Huo Wushuang gave him a thumbs-up.
On the other side, Shui Bing'er's face turned slightly red. But seeing Mo Hui's calm expression, she began to wonder: could it be that he didn't buy it for himself, but for his elders?
Nowadays, whale glue is still widely associated with aphrodisiac effects because it only takes a small amount to achieve that effect. As for its benefits in improving physical fitness, those weren't discovered until much later.
And the effect of increasing soul ring absorption periods? That's out of the question. Right now, even the understanding of soul ring durations is rudimentary in Douluo Continent. Yu Xiaogang merely summarized a few things and gained massive fame—proving how underdeveloped soul theory still is.
"Ninety thousand gold soul coins once... Ninety thousand gold soul coins twice... Ninety thousand gold soul coins three times—deal! Congratulations to this red-area VIP for successfully bidding on this rare ten-thousand-year whale glue!"
No one continued to compete with Mo Hui. It was just an aphrodisiac, after all—a non-essential item with substitutes. Reaching 80,000 was already considered excessive. Bidding higher would be irrational.
Maybe a prodigal who didn't care about money would do it, but clearly there were no such people in this audience.
"The next item is a fine soul guide. Ingeniously shaped like a ring, the entire piece is black..."
After the ten-thousand-year whale glue auction ended, the auctioneer moved on to the next item. Mo Hui would be able to collect his whale glue from the backstage once the auction concluded.
Tiandou Auction House truly lived up to its reputation as a world-famous auction house. The various commodities that appeared afterward amazed Mo Hui. He also took the opportunity to buy a few more books, including a notebook from a Titled Douluo.
Yu Tianxin and the others didn't come in vain either—each of them successfully bid on something they liked.
Shui Bing'er won a light-blue necklace, Huo Wu acquired a top-level sparring sandbag, Yu Tianxin bought a stone with blue electric light, and Huo Wushuang got a unique soul guide.
When Mo Hui finally returned to his room, it was already late at night.
Looking at the bright moon hanging high above and feeling the still, windless air, Mo Hui smiled helplessly and said, "Pidgeot, it's up to you next."
"Beep~"
A green light flashed, and a majestic bird—similar in size to Mo Hui, with a brown back, cream face, abdomen, and wings, and long red feathers on its head—appeared before him.
After absorbing its fifth soul ring, Pidgeot had finally evolved completely and reached its final form—Pidgeot!
Mo Hui leapt onto Pidgeot's back, and together they turned into a green flash, soaring thousands of meters into the sky.
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