Chapitre 172: CROWN
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What followed next was a comical performance.
Li Changfeng, one of the higher-ups of the auction house, stepped forward to try his best to make up for his mistake.
However, the more he did so, the uglier it became. Everyone present didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What was supposed to be a grand auction had now turned into a lame performance.
In the end, the starting bid for the final treasure of the auction house was a hundred thousand golden soul coins.
However … no one bought it. Not a single one. No one was willing to buy it.
Everyone had already seen the effects of the Blood Crown. It was completely useless! The auctioneer from before was still vomiting blood and unconscious …
Was the lesson not painful enough?
After that, Li Changfeng sent another three or four people to demonstrate the power of the crown again. However, they all failed.
Everyone was thoroughly disappointed. The Blood Crown's popularity hit rock bottom. It became a piece of scrap metal in many people's eyes. Even if it was given away for free, no one would want it.
The Heaven Dou Auction House had no choice but to suffer in silence. They had spent a lot of money to promote the Blood Crown. Just the publicity fee alone was in the millions. Now, no one was even willing to buy it for a hundred thousand golden soul coins. What a huge loss.
The auction started high and ended low, just like that. The guests came in high spirits but left in disappointment.
Not long after, they left the auction house one after another.
"Sigh, what bad luck"
Li Changfeng looked at the empty auction house and shook his head helplessly. When he first bought the Blood Crown, he spent over a million golden soul coins. Now, not a single one bought it.
What a huge loss.
He lowered his head to look at the broken crown in his palm. A wave of anger surged in his heart, and he threw it away.
The rusty iron crown flew more than ten meters in the air and came to a remote corner. Just as it was about to fall into a puddle of dirty water, a fair hand suddenly stretched out and caught the iron crown.
"I want this Blood Crown" Fang Xuan held the broken crown and looked calmly at Li Changfeng.
"Prince Fang Xuan?"
Li Changfeng was stunned. He was a little surprised.
"What did you say? You want this useless crown?"
"Yes, here are a hundred thousand golden soul coins"
Fang Xuan nodded seriously. With a flick of his slender and powerful fingers, a brilliant golden card spun through the air and landed in Li Changfeng's palm.
From the first time, he saw the Blood Crown, Fang Xuan felt a familiar aura from this ancient and broken iron crown. He racked his brains, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
He gave up on thinking about it and prepared to bring the Blood Crown back for further research.
Fang Xuan's slender fingers brushed past the skull of the Blood Crown. It was cold and austere, and a faint smell of blood permeated the air. Fang Xuan quietly sized up this strange iron crown, his eyes filled with doubt.
The Blood Crown was dark brown as if it was made of fresh blood.
The skull on top of it gave off a fiendish aura, making it look sinister and evil. It didn't look like an authentic treasure.
Moreover, although the Blood Crown was called a crown, it was less than five inches in diameter. It was very small and couldn't be worn on the head at all. It was more like a slightly larger bracelet.
Fang Xuan couldn't help but be puzzled. He didn't know what the true use of this thing was.
"General Manager Li, please prepare a secluded room for me. I have something to do, and I don't want anyone to disturb me"
Fang Xuan stared at the General Manager Li.
After the auction ended, Shui Binger and Huo Wu left one after another.
However, he didn't leave. Firstly, he wanted to absorb the Glorious Golden Torso Bone. Secondly, he wanted this useless Blood Crown.
He didn't know why, but he felt that this item wasn't simple. It had an extraordinary origin.
"As you command, Your Highness. The Heaven Dou Auction House will fulfill your orders"
Li Changfeng accepted Fang Xuan's hundred thousand golden soul coins as a small consolation for his hard work over the past few days. He looked at
Fang Xuan with gratitude and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please follow me"
After he finished speaking, he led Fang Xuan to the auction house's inner lounge.
As they walked down the long corridor, Fang Xuan asked curiously, "Oh right, General Manager Li, you said that this Blood Crown once blocked an attack from a Titled Douluo. Is that true? You didn't make that up on purpose, did you?"
"How is that possible"
Li Changfeng laughed bitterly.
"I, Li Changfeng, am a businessman. I pay attention to my reputation. Although I've exaggerated the value of auctioned items to earn more money over the past few years, I wouldn't dare to lie in front of you, Your Highness. I can guarantee with my life that this item did block an attack from a Titled Douluo. In the past, it has occasionally revealed its strength. It can easily block an attack from an ordinary Soul Sage. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to make such a big fuss and put it up for auction"
Li Changfeng was in high spirits as he boasted about the Blood Crown nonstop.
His saliva flew everywhere, and he almost brought the inanimate object to life. However, he suddenly thought of today's embarrassing incident and stopped talking. He sighed helplessly
and said, "But I don't know what happened today. It couldn't even block an attack from a Soul Sage. Sigh, I'm unlucky"
"Then, how did this Blood Crown get discovered …" Fang Xuan said.
"I picked it up" Li Changfengn confessed.
"Picked it up?!!"
Fang Xuan's eyes widened.
… …
Not long after, Fang Xuan was led by Li Changfeng to a secluded secret room.
This place was near the inner part of the auction house. There were very few people in the corridor outside, and no one would disturb him. It was a pretty good place. It was very suitable for absorbing the soul's bones and cultivating them.
"Your Highness, please rest well here. If you need anything, feel free to look for me" Li Changfeng bowed respectfully to Fang Xuan and turned to leave the room.
The secret room suddenly quieted down. Fang Xuan let out a long breath of turbid air and sat cross-legged on the tidy floor. He looked up at the Golden Glory torso bone in his hand, and his deep eyes gradually lit up.
His eyes were resolute as he focused his mind and began the process of absorbing the soul's bone.
Three days passed in a hurry.
Black hair casually fell on his face. Fang Xuan, who had been silent for three days, suddenly trembled. He suddenly opened his eyes, and two rays of light shot out from his eyes. He emitted a dazzling light from head to toe.
"After three days, I've finally absorbed the Golden Glory torso bone"
Fang Xuan's face revealed an excited smile. He gradually clenched his fists, and the golden soul power in his body surged and roared like waves. It was much stronger than before.
After absorbing this fifty-thousand-year torso bone, his strength in all aspects had increased by a lot. His soul power had directly broken through to Rank 53.
He had improved by another step.
Now, he could easily feel an endless stream of soul power gathering from his limbs and bones. His entire body was filled with explosive power, and his strength had increased by a lot.
Other than breaking through to the next rank, there was something else that was even more worth being happy about.
Fang Xuan's lips curled into a mysterious smile. He muttered thoughtfully, "This time, I've
obtained an incredible soul skill …"
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone