Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 424: Temporal Beacon

What did this mean? It meant that this Temporal Beacon was in its raw form, not leaked from the divine realm but naturally formed, and it had somehow ended up in this plane. Such a large Temporal Beacon was beyond valuation. Simply put, such a large Temporal Beacon would last for tens of thousands of years even in a newly developing divine realm. It was enough to expand territory over a vast area. For a divine realm that controlled multiple mortal planes and extracted nutrients from them, this was crucial.

It might be useless in the hands of those Demon Emperors, but if this thing fell into Tang San's hands... he knew how to handle a Temporal Beacon!

Tang San felt a bit anxious at this moment; he was really afraid that a Demon Emperor would suddenly step forward and say "I want it" and then offer an astronomical price.

If not for the fear of being discovered by the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor, Tang San wanted to give himself a stroke of luck right now.

Fortunately, the competitor he was worried about did not appear. The entire venue remained silent. No one wanted to spend five thousand naturae coins to buy a useless item.

"If... no... guest bids..., then... we... will have to... regretfully..."

A bid was already made as the Blue Fox auctioneer was about to end the bidding.

"Number... three... three-six... five... thousand... naturae... coins..." the auctioneer said slowly, with an equally slow surprise on his face.

Tang San had made his move!

He had to acquire the Temporal Beacon, even if it meant using up all his resources. It was useless in the hands of a Demon or Nymph Emperor, but in his hands and with careful processing, it would become a divine artifact beyond imagination.

He never imagined there would be so many good things on this plane. It was exhilarating. With today’s gains, Tang San was already delighted with this auction. It had already far exceeded his expectations. Now that he had this Temporal Beacon, he didn’t even need to look at the last two headline items to feel absolutely content.

After three slow calls, the gavel fell. Tang San secured the so-called Stone of Slowness without any suspense.

Tang San let out a massive sigh of relief, his face full of satisfaction. He almost had to stop himself from rushing over and grabbing the Temporal Beacon with his own hands so he could feel at ease.

After the Temporal Beacon was wheeled away, the Blue Fox auctioneer finally breathed a big sigh of relief, having finally escaped the annoying sluggish state. Did someone really buy this thing? It was that mysterious 336 person again. Who are they? They must have spent nearly ten thousand naturae coins by now!

The auctioneer couldn't help but glance in Tang San's direction. Tang San didn't want to be so high-profile, but when faced with irresistibly good items, all that caution went out the window.

Tang San placed another communicator on his ear and injected some bloodline power to activate the communication.

"Brother Xu, may I collect the money from yesterday's auction for the bloodline array disc for Master Lou? He bought some things at the auction and must pay later."

This communicator was naturally from the Aetherhorn Merchant Association. The auction was probably over for Tang San, but he needed to pay for all the items he had bid on before he could leave.

—Not a problem, brother Asura. We’re ready. When does the master need it? We’ll wait at the settlement place in the Great Beast Fighting Arena.

Asura said, "I'll settle things on behalf of the array master, right away. I’ll head over after the rare item auction day ends. Thank you for your assistance, Brother Xu. Master Lou is delighted with this auction. It’s a pity the Chrono Array disc is so difficult to make; the master said he was very fortunate to succeed this time. Next time you have good samples of essence blood, I can talk to him on your behalf."

—Of course, thank the master for me! What happened yesterday was an eye-opener. The ones who got the disc are the Skyway Merchant Association; they will probably have funding problems soon, hahaha! Please ask Master Lou to look after us more. In the future, any essence blood the master needs, as long as we have it, we’ll prioritize it for the master, and we can deduct its value when the discs are delivered to us.

The Chrono Array disc had brought tremendous shock to this auction. Although the grand auction wasn’t over yet, the Aetherhorn Merchant Association had already received numerous orders and inquiries, becoming the talk of the town. Xu Ziran's desired effect had been fully realized. And this was just the beginning; the array discs Asura had delivered were not limited to the Chrono Array. The Chrono Array disc was unique, but that didn’t mean it was the only good array disc. What it did mean was that with the high price of the Chrono Array Disc, the value of these other discs naturally soared as well, enough to make the Aetherhorn Merchant Association considerable profit.

In this situation, the reliance of the Aetherhorn Merchant Association on the array master naturally reached its peak.

While Tang San was talking with Xu Ziran, the second-to-last rare item was already being brought onto the auction stage.

It was a fossil—more precisely, a skeleton. A gigantic skeleton. Judging by its shape, it looked like a dragon but without wings.

"The second-to-last rare item today is this skeleton. It’s said to be the skeleton of a Sea Dragon. Judging by its size, this Sea Dragon was likely a true ruler of the ocean, a Great Demon King-level being. If we disregard the one in Kali City who might be a sea overlord turned Sea God, then this should be the strongest being in the Endless Blue Sea. It’s said that the bone marrow contained in Sea Dragon bones is a great supplement, nourishing any bloodline, especially those with water elements, providing significant benefits. This skeleton, judged by Your Majesties, is highly active and definitely contains bone marrow. Its bones are also precious treasures that can be used to make weapons. The starting bid is five thousand naturae coins."

"Five thousand five hundred naturae coins!" A bid was immediately raised.

Compared to the previous Stone of Slowness, the value of this Sea Dragon Great Demon King’s skeleton was much easier to calculate. The hard bones could be used to make weapons, and the bone marrow was a valuable supplement. This was a top-tier rare item, much easier to utilize. In the hands of skilled craftsmen, its value would undoubtedly shine brilliantly.

Tang San was also interested in this item. If the bone marrow were as miraculous as claimed, it would significantly enhance the eldest senior brother’s bloodline power. The only downside was that Wu Bingji’s attribute was ice, and thus the water element was good but not optimal.

When the bidding price exceeded ten thousand naturae coins, Tang San had already dismissed the idea of bidding. The cost-benefit ratio was too low. It was better to save the money for something else. As for making weapons from the Sea Dragon bones, Tang San wasn’t interested at all; despite their hardness, they lacked flexibility. They were inferior to the top-grade alloys he forged himself. He was already very satisfied with the massive piece of Black Crow Stone he had acquired.

Ultimately, this Great Demon King-level Sea Dragon skeleton sold for a high price of sixteen thousand naturae coins.

"Next, we have our final item of the day, the concluding piece of the rare item auction. Let's bring it up."

Transporting the Sea Dragon skeleton was laborious, so it took a while to get it off the stage. It could not be carried up and down the narrow mountain paths, of course, so it had to be hoisted up and transported by flying demonic beasts, with special approval from the Ancestral Court.

By the time it was gone, Tang San had already stood up from his bidding cave. If this last item didn’t pique his interest immensely, he was ready to leave and seize every moment to hurry back to Kali City.

A huge cart was slowly pushed up to the podium. As it was brought into the venue, the rapidly dropping temperature in the air was noticeable even from the mountain peaks.

An item with the ice attribute?