"Twenty-two million!"
Inside Box No. 7, Xiao Lin continued raising the price.
Offering such a high bid of 22 million gold soul coins at once was enough to make many competing factions withdraw. Whatever they planned after—whether robbery, murder, or anything else—Xiao Lin didn't care.
After all, once he bought it, he would immediately run straight to Ning Fengzhi.
And if things got loud enough, Dugu Bo might even turn up.
With three Titled Douluo protecting him, what ghost would he be afraid of?
Very soon, as Xiao Lin's price reached 22 million, many factions backed down.
Besides the steep cost, the truth was that this relic map was even less reliable than the Dou God Cloak they had auctioned earlier.
A single map selling for so much? That was already far too inflated.
And the merchants behind the auction would surely have searched the site themselves—Only when they failed to find anything would they choose to sell it.
"Brother Xiaolin, great news!"
In the box, Ning Rongrong cheered as the auction hall quieted down.
If nothing unexpected happened, the map was basically his already.
"Mm."
Xiao Lin replied calmly.
He touched the arm-ring on his forearm, deep in thought.
Somehow, after he studied the Dou God Cloak for a while, it had transformed into the shape of a ring.
And even stranger—the cloak now gave him a peculiar sensation. Just by willing it, he could make the Dou God Cloak transform into various forms.
A shield.A weapon.And other shapes.
This bizarre feeling instantly told Xiao Lin that this was no ordinary item.
It was practically a divine artifact.
And the two Dragon Kings had confirmed this as well:
This Dou God Cloak was a so-called divine artifact.
Xiao Lin could use it this way only because his physical strength was extremely high—meeting the requirements of the item.
His spiritual power was also comparable to that of a Soul Douluo, allowing him to manipulate the Dou God Cloak's transformations.
The auction house's appraisers likely lacked Xiao Lin's power, which was why they failed to discover the cloak's true nature.
But to actually turn it into a divine artifact, it would be best to have it become something akin to a soul bone, unique to Xiao Lin.
According to the two Dragon Kings, the cloak must become like a soul bone.
Then, once Xiao Lin ascended to godhood, it would naturally become an artifact.
But turning the Dou God Cloak into something like a soul bone was difficult.
Xiao Lin had thought about it for a long time, and finally came to a solution: use the properties of external soul bones.
If he was lucky, an external soul bone could merge with other soul bones.
If at that moment the Dou God Cloak also merged successfully, then perhaps it would become a special form of external soul bone.
And given that it could transform using Xiao Lin's soul power—
Wouldn't it basically become a Qiu Long Staff–tier indestructible armor?
His long-dreamed-of Emperor Armor was unexpectedly being realized through this Dou God Cloak.
Because of how powerful the cloak was—
Xiao Lin went all in.
He had to win the final item: the Ancient Great Wilderness Kingdom Relic Map.
With Tang San present, that relic definitely hid something valuable.
Tang San's protagonist-luck treasure-sense only grew stronger with time.
"Twenty-two million gold soul coins once—anyone else willing to raise the bid?"
"Twenty-two million gold soul coins twice!"
The old auctioneer scanned the gigantic auction hall. Seeing no one bidding further, a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.
Pity.The big idiot was gone.
The map sold for only 22 million.
He knew the truth: the relic map was very likely fake.
Not that the relic didn't exist—But their auction house had already used the map to search for the Great Wilderness Kingdom's relic.
Despite sending so many people, they found nothing. They no longer believed anyone else could find anything either.
Their first auction item—that treasured sword—was most likely the last valuable item from the ruins.
Soon, under countless watching eyes, the auctioneer struck the golden gong.
"Congratulations to the customer in Box No. 7 for successfully acquiring the Great Wilderness Kingdom Relic Map."
"Our staff will deliver it shortly…"
Success!
Inside Box No. 7, Xiao Lin looked at the relic map he had just won and felt something… off.
A treasure like this—Yet not a single villain jumped out to fight over it?
Had Tang San's protagonist aura stopped working?
Hiss—Did he get scammed?
Or perhaps a big battle would break out soon?
Nervously imagining things, Xiao Lin's expression grew serious.
"Brother Xiaolin, you look… unhappy?"
Ning Rongrong frowned, noticing his strange mood.
"It's nothing. Maybe I'm overthinking."
Xiao Lin shook his head and dropped the thoughts.
"Lin-ge, may we come in?"
At that moment, Tang San's voice came from outside.
"Come in, the door's unlocked."
As soon as Xiao Lin finished speaking, Tang San and Xiao Wu entered excitedly.
"Lin-ge, this is great! We got two treasures so cheaply!"
Hearing that, Xiao Lin felt his heart ease.
"Really? You're sure both are treasures?"
He asked curiously.
"Of course! From the clues I saw, I'm certain this Great Wilderness Kingdom was extraordinary. If we find the relic and the treasure inside, we'll be rich!"
Tang San fully trusted Xiao Wu's intuition. A highly advanced civilization couldn't possibly leave no backup plan.
Therefore, there must be treasure in the relic.
It all depended on whether they could find it.
"Right—Lin-ge, how's the Dou God Cloak?"
Tang San suddenly asked curiously.
"I thought that cloak wasn't simple. Maybe I can even study it and design a new soul tool."
Tang San was excited, remembering what he had glimpsed earlier.
"You take it. Look for yourself."
Xiao Lin didn't explain much; he simply handed the Dou God Arm-Ring to Tang San.
Soon, Tang San began studying it right inside the box.
"Incredible… it's actually structured like this?"
Gradually, Tang San uncovered the same secret Xiao Lin had—his face full of disbelief.
This cloak could absorb a soul master's soul power and transform into any form needed. Tang San couldn't help but crave it.
Right now, aside from the Clear Sky Hammer, he only had hidden weapons for attack.
But the Clear Sky Hammer couldn't be exposed yet—and had no soul rings.
So when he saw the Dou God Arm-Ring, he wanted it badly.
But knowing it would help Xiao Lin far more, Tang San returned it to him.
Yet just as Tang San handed the arm-ring back—
Tang San's voice rang out again from outside the box.
"Lin-ge, may I come in?"
The voice outside spoke.
(End of Chapter)