Armipotent

Chapter 2047: Splurging (2)

The next Beast Spirit was for Delia. The huntress finally found the Beast Spirit she liked, an owl. It was a battle-type spirit called Ignis Phantasm. Its pointy ear made it look like it had a pair of horns; it had snow-white feathers and sharp yellow eyes.

The owl had white feathers, but Ignis Phantasm was known for its camouflage ability and its illusion magic. On top of the camouflage, it was known for its advanced stealth ability that could trick even the eyes of God Rank. It was also capable of silent flying, not making any noise when it flew.

People would say that even wind made a noise, but not the Ignis Phantasm. With those kinds of abilities, people would think it might be quite weaker in combat, but no. It had a skill called Invisible Wind. It could not be seen, making no noise, and it had a piercing ability on top.

Not a little who died to this guy when they underestimated the owl. It was natural for most people who were ignorant about Ignis Phantasm to underestimate it because of its size. It was around twice the size of an adult’s palm. It did not have an imposing battle-type Beast Spirit. In fact, it looked like a harmless Beast Spirit on the outside.

As the fifteenth item of the auction, it also had a high rank. The host mentioned it was at the edge of the Demi-God Rank. It was closest to the God Rank, something the host never mentioned in the previous Demi-God Rank Beast Spirit. The starting price was 200 million, which quickly shot up to 500 million in less than a minute.

Azhug mentioned it was last sold at 670 million at the market, but it was a young Ignis Phantasm, not a Demi-God Rank Ignis Phantasm. The Ogre estimated that people were willing to pay up to 1 billion to 1.2 billion for this one. For those people who liked Ignis Phantasm might pay this up to 1.5 billion.

That was a lot for one Beast Spirit. The pair of Primo Euchurion was the highest item, but it was a pair, while this was just one. The Chief Caretaker warned Tang Shaoyang how much people were willing to pay for Ignis Phantasm.

They expected a fierce bid, but to their surprise, they gave up at 1.15 billion. Li Shuang got it with 1.15 billion, and Delia handed all the money in her pocket since it was the Beast Spirit of her choice. She took out her 430 million, everything she had.

The next Beast Spirit was a massive stag with a massive crystalline antler. It was a unique white-furred stag with black and gold stripes on its body.

It was called Sacrecio, and it was a battle-type Beast Spirit. The host reminded them that the remaining Beast Spirits would be the battle-type. This was a battle-type Beast Spirit, albeit more to the gentle side. The wild Sacrecio tended to avoid interaction, not attacking anyone at sight, but never underestimated its battle prowess.

Its combat ability was commendable, but the real value of Sacrecio was its antler. A touch of its antler could heal any external wound. It might not be able to instantly heal the severe or deep wound, but it would stabilize the wounded to pass the critical moment.

Of course, the antler was a precious and rare material for Alchemists that could increase the healing potion’s effectiveness, or any potion with healing attributes. Elnar didn’t say it aloud to buy it, but he said that the antler would significantly advance their medical situation.

Tang Shaoyang wanted to have it; he wanted to have Beast Spirit as much as he could. He chose this class to increase his attribute in mind. Having more Beast Spirits was his goal. He needed more reason, a justification to buy it, until he sensed Cecilia’s emotional fluctuation.

Cecilia’s eyes shone brightly when she spotted the stag. There was a clear desire that she wanted to buy it, but she realized that she had used her choice for the poor Bey Bear. Tang Shaoyang was quite sensitive to their emotions, and he could pick up on her desire. He was thinking of how to buy the stag and give it to Cecil.

Tang Shaoyang was not the only one who noticed it; her mother also noticed her daughter’s desire to buy the stag. She didn’t have a similar sense to Tang Shaoyang, but as a mother, she could tell it in a single glance.

"I think I like this one. It’s nice to see, and maybe I want to try to ride it with Cecil sometime if possible," Viona checked her pocket, and she was slightly surprised to see her money.

She thought she might have around 500-600 million, and just found out her total money was 870 million. She was surprised, but it made sense when she thought about it.

Viona was pushing herself hard to the God Rank, just like how Lu An pushed himself to the God Rank. She had reached the Demi-God Rank a month earlier, finishing her trial with a perfect score, facing all waves. She took a new talent from the trial, following the guide the Tang Empire made for Tarrior and others.

This 870 million was the result of her effort. Just like the others, she didn’t really pay attention to it, given how little value it had in the Tang Empire. Everything was served on a silver platter for her.

"I have 870 million on me."

Li Shuang raised her thumb, not even giving a second thought to join the bidding war. Viona was the most reserved among them, and when she made a request, Li Shuang agreed without a second thought.

Sacrecio’s starting price was 350 million, in the lower-end, considering how much Ignis Phantasm’s starting price was. However, just like the owl, the stag easily surpassed 1 billion, and Li Shuang obtained it with 1.29 billion.

Most of the Beast Spirit they bought was so expensive, and Tang Shaoyang did not really expect they would be splurging this much. Li Shuang took the fund from the treasury, so did he. He took out 5 billion without Li Shuang’s knowledge, and 5 billion was clearly not enough for an auction.

Even though he really hadn’t used it because Li Shuang had been taking the money from the others and adding it to her own money. Li Shuang had not used more than 3 billion of the Tang Garden’s actual funds. He just realized now that his wives were also rich.

"Congratulations on winning your fifth Beast Spirits of the night!" That was the host’s last words before he motioned backstage for a new item. The sixteenth item was another battle-type called Salamandria.

A seven-meter-long salamander with pitch black skin and a lot of red dots all over its body. Its eyes were full crimson, and there was a short spike following its back up to the tail. It was another Beast Spirit that was close to reaching the God Rank.

The starting price for this one was 400 million and was sold to the seventh VIP for 1.35 billion. During the bidding war, the host kept glancing at the Cladeos Booth, hoping for them to bid, but no one was interested in Salamander.

The seventeenth item came out, and Tang Shaoyang’s four daughters screamed in disgust. It was a giant frog the size of a car. That was not what made it disgusting; the green slimy substance on its skin was what made them disgusted.

The auction had introduced a few types of poisonous Beast Spirits, but this one was at another level. That slimy substance was not useless. It was the frog’s defense mechanism. Not only did it contain a fatal poison for touching, but it also had a corrosive attribute. The saliva in its tongue contained even more fatal poison that could cause an instant death if it ever entered your system.

This thing was called Malidan Venom, named after the world where it came from, Malidan. Another selling value for it was the fact that it was a God Rank Malidan Venom. It was not rare, as people could find it in Malidan, but to capture it was another thing. The fact that Cladeos managed to nurture it to the God Rank was amazing.

Even Azhug made a rare comment, "That one is nasty to take care of, but I will manage it somehow if you are interested. But I don’t recommend it unless you have a specific use for it."

If he was looking for a reason to buy it. It was to make the antidote for its poison because who knew they might encounter this nasty thing in a battle. He could add this to Yu’s project and promise to reward him with another cultivation technique, or maybe he could try to look for Flame Essence for his Chief Alchemist when he visited the Sacred Realm.

"If the poison is as fatal as you describe, we might want to get this one just to create an antidote for the poison. We don’t know whether our enemy will do this kind of nasty stuff."