The Shen family head in VIP Room Nine said displeasantly, "Mr. Du, Mr. Xu, are you two doing this on purpose?"
"Fine then, since you two wish to snatch it away, I'll accompany you to the end. Four hundred and fifty million!"
The Du family head in VIP Room Six chuckled again, but this time, his laughter was clearly strained.
"It seems Mr. Shen is determined to get it. Since that's the case, I shall not compete further. My purse is a bit light, after all."
The Xu family head in VIP Room Eight paused, then also said with a smile, "I only have four hundred and fifty million high-grade spirit stones on me. Since Mr. Shen is set on it, I won't join the fun."
Hearing their words of withdrawal, the Shen family head finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that four hundred and fifty million high-grade spirit stones was all the fortune he possessed.
If these two had continued to bid, he would have had to reluctantly give up.
At this moment, the Shen family head was secretly gloating.
To prevent any further unexpected turns, he urged, "Miss Xia Luo, since no one is bidding further, shouldn't you announce the result?"
Xia Luo smiled and said, "Mr. Shen is absolutely correct! If no one bids further, I will indeed announce the result."
Then, her gaze swept across the auction hall, her smile unwavering, she declared, "Four hundred and fifty million high-grade spirit stones, first call!"
"Four hundred and fifty million high-grade spirit stones, second call!"
"Four hundred and fifty million high-grade spirit stones, thi—"
Just as Xia Luo's auction hammer was about to fall, from VIP Room One, that familiar voice rang out again, "Four hundred and sixty million high-grade spirit stones!"
Upon hearing this, the Shen family head's face in VIP Room Nine instantly turned dark.
In his opinion, the person in VIP Room One, deliberately waiting until Xia Luo was about to announce the result to bid, was clearly targeting him.
His heart burned with rage.
But there was nothing he could do, as he had no more spirit stones on him.
"Guest from VIP Room One offers four hundred and sixty million high-grade spirit stones. Are there any higher bids?" Xia Luo asked with a hint of excitement.
"Four hundred and seventy million!" Zi Ling Ling finally spoke.
This was her first bid, so everyone turned their curious gazes to VIP Room Two.
"What's going on? Is the person in VIP Room Two going to contest with the one in VIP Room One?"
"Huh? The person in VIP Room Two is a woman!"
"Four hundred and seventy million high-grade spirit stones, this woman from VIP Room Two really dares to bid!"
"Lavish spending! This is truly lavish spending! The woman in VIP Room Two is truly a gem who shines brightly when she appears!"
"..."
The man in VIP Room One clearly paused and asked, "Does the young lady also require this Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood?"
Zi Ling Ling smiled and replied, "Young sir, this Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood is indeed extremely important to this humble one. I hope you can yield!"
The man in VIP Room One remained silent for a moment, then said, "Young lady, I never yield things. However, I currently have only four hundred and ninety million high-grade spirit stones left. If you bid more than this, then I will have no choice but to yield."
Zi Ling Ling raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is what you say true, sir?"
The man in VIP Room One said indifferently, "Naturally! If I lose to you in terms of wealth, I will willingly concede!"
Zi Ling Ling beamed and replied, "In that case, thank you, sir! I bid five hundred million high-grade spirit stones!"
The utterance of "Five hundred million high-grade spirit stones" caused an uproar in the auction hall.
This amount was no longer just lavish spending.
"I concede defeat. This Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood is yours, young lady!" the man from VIP Room One said calmly.
His voice remained cool and clear, without a hint of anger, as if he were stating a trivial matter.
Xia Luo stared in a daze for a moment, then quickly announced, "Five hundred million high-grade spirit stones, first call!"
"Five hundred million high-grade spirit stones, second call!"
"Five hundred million high-grade spirit stones, third call!"
"Sold!"
With that, the auction hammer in her hand fell heavily, emitting a dull thud.
Xia Luo excitedly said, "Please have the etiquette staff deliver the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood to VIP Room Two!"
"Understood!"
The etiquette staff finally snapped back to reality, unbelievably approached the display stand, and with slightly trembling hands, picked up the tray holding the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, walking unsteadily towards VIP Room Two.
Everyone watched the etiquette staff, hoping to catch a glimpse of Zi Ling Ling, who had spent a fortune.
However, their expectations were doomed to disappointment.
Because, the moment the etiquette staff entered VIP Room Two, Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, Shangguan Yu Lin, and Shen Liu Xing, layered one after another, blocked the doorway.
The four of them condensed their divine senses into a wall, obstructing everyone's gaze from spying on Zi Ling Ling.
Zi Ling Ling looked at the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood placed before her and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Old Du in the Nine Spirit Ring was so excited that his beard trembled violently.
Now, the materials for refining his physical body were complete: the tendon-drawing Jianmu branch, the bone-drawing Blood Vine Coral Bone, the blood-drawing Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, and the Rebirth Flower. All that was left was the脉之引 (Pulse-drawing).
However, he had a premonition that obtaining the Pulse-drawing would not take much longer.
Seizing an opportunity when Xiao He and the etiquette staff were not paying attention, Zi Ling Ling directly collected the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood into the Nine Spirit Ring and said to the etiquette staff, "The items I consigned previously, after deducting your chamber's commission, are just enough to pay for the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood. Please have Master Dong deduct it directly. If there's a shortfall, this card still has forty million!"
As she spoke, she handed the black gold VIP card to Xiao He.
Xiao He smiled and said, "Young lady, there's no need to rush. You can wait until the auction ends before settling with Master Dong."
Zi Ling Ling exclaimed in shock, "Is that permissible?"
Xiao He nodded and smiled, "Of course. With your black gold VIP card, these things are not a problem!"
Zi Ling Ling nodded and said, "Very well! Then we'll settle after it's over. Coincidentally, I also need to make another transaction with your chamber."
Xiao He smiled and said to the etiquette staff, "You may go first. I will handle the rest."
"Yes!"
The etiquette staff acknowledged and retreated.
Outside the VIP room, Xia Luo maintained her dignified smile and announced, "The next item to be auctioned is the final item—Kui Niu Tendon!"
"What? Kui Niu Tendon? Did I hear correctly?"
"Kui Niu is a divine beast! The tendon of a divine beast, this is too unbelievable!"
"Who says it isn't! No wonder the Nine Domains Chamber kept the last auction item a secret!"
"Tsk tsk! If the Nine Domains Chamber had directly revealed the Kui Niu Tendon, they would probably have been besieged by various powers!"
"..."