novelzi Chapter 409: God-Slaying Sword
Chapter 409: God-Slaying Sword
Chapter 409: God-Slaying Sword
"Unfortunately, the dragon bead of this Starmoon Earth Dragon is not in the skeleton. The dragon bead is the essence of the Starmoon Earth Dragon, an absolute treasure for spiritual power cultivation.
"This Starmoon Earth Dragon is an adult, and its cultivation reached the tenth order. It had been absorbing the essence of the sun and moon for over a century before it was hunted. Although the dragon bead has been removed, everyone knows that the skeleton of a Starmoon Earth Dragon contains the essence of its bloodline. The marrow can be refined into essence blood, and the bones can be used to forge weapons.
"There was once a Starmoon Armor made from such bones that had the defense to withstand god-level attacks. The amount of essence blood that can be refined depends on the refiner's skill and luck. The bidding starts now, with an opening price of five hundred naturae coins!"
Undoubtedly, this Starmoon Earth Dragon skeleton was valuable. Such items could be seen at the Kali City grand auction, and they would be considered among the top items. Yet this was merely an opening item at the Ancestral Court's grand auction.
Did Tang San want it? Yes, he did! The resentment emanating from the skeleton indicated that its spirit wasn't entirely lost, meaning it hadn't been dead for too long. Refining the bone marrow into essence blood could yield a significant amount. However, five hundred naturae coins was too much, and the essence blood of a Starmoon Earth Dragon wasn't all that important for him.
The bidding began quickly!
It wasn't just Tang San who recognized the value of this Starmoon Earth Dragon skeleton. Many keen-eyed bidders at the auction quickly started driving up the price.
Six hundred, six hundred fifty, seven hundred, seven hundred fifty...
Finally, the skeleton sold for a high price of nine hundred naturae coins, making one marvel at how wealthy the Ancestral Court was.
The massive skeleton could be used to craft armor and refine essence blood. If handled properly, it could yield a profit of at least double, but the prerequisite was the ability to refine it and craft items from it. Undoubtedly, a prominent merchant association had bought this Starmoon Earth Dragon skeleton, as only they had the confidence to maximize its value.
This auction item made Tang San realize that finding a bargain here wouldn't be easy. Although there were many good items, the prices were clear to all, and many bidders were keen-eyed. Finding a successful bargain here would be extremely difficult.
The third auction item was a weapon. Spiritual items, after all, included not only natural treasures but also weapons and equipment, as long as they had some measure of spirituality.
Generally, armor rarely appeared in auctions because the body shapes of different demon and nymph clans were not uniform. Armor usually only suited one race rather than all races. In contrast, weapons had much broader use, making their value significantly higher than armor.
This was a sword; a greatsword, more specifically. The blade was dark gold in color, four meters long, and half a meter wide, clearly not meant for a smaller race. In fact, it looked a lot like a narrow door rather than a broad blade.
When the greatsword was brought up, the Golden Lion auctioneer's eyes glowed with desire. Clearly, he was less keen on selling it and more keen on owning it himself.
"This greatsword has a resounding name, the God-Slaying Sword. Under its blade, nine god-level powerhouses have fallen, including a Great Demon King. Its previous owner was the former patriarch of our clan. It is at the auction because our patriarch lost to his opponent and forfeited it. Today, it appears here. With special approval from the Ancestral Court, the bidding comes with a condition: the holder must, within ten years, challenge the Great Demon King who defeated our patriarch to a fight to the death! Only members of lion or tiger clans can participate in the bidding. Our two races have agreed that whoever wields it and defeats the formidable foe will become the new patriarch."
Undoubtedly, this was a special auction item, not aimed at all bidders. Only true members of the lion and tiger races could participate, and it was clearly targeted at the two great golden families. It was meant to inspire the younger generation.
Naturally, whoever obtained this greatsword would also shoulder the heavy responsibility of avenging the former patriarch.
The bidders on the three peaks were very calm. For the other clans, this was just a spectacle to watch. But for the lion and tiger races, this was undoubtedly a very important matter.
To defeat the patriarch of the Golden Lion Clan, even though that person wasn't a Demon Emperor, it had to be a top-tier powerhouse among Great Demon Kings, someone at the peak of the eleventh order.
In fact, the patriarch of the Golden Lion clan was at that level himself, yet even with the God-Slaying Sword, which was almost a divine artifact, he still lost to his opponent, even forfeiting the weapon. This opponent's strength was unimaginable. Defeating such an opponent was no easy task.
The lion and tiger races were close allies, and this opponent was clearly a formidable enemy for both. The fact that today's auctioneer was a Golden Lion was likely related to this situation.