Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 349 - 324: Successfully Auctioned

The atmosphere at the Shendu auction was rather quiet, forming a stark contrast to the lively scenes during earlier auctions, making many people aware of an anomaly. Gradually, fewer people began to call out.

"Thirteen hundred and fifty."

When this price was called, a while passed before someone else called out.

"Fourteen hundred."

This time, no one raised the bid for a long time.

The person who called out fourteen hundred couldn’t help but regret their impulsive bidding.

Fourteen hundred Purple Gold Dragon Coins was clearly not enough to buy something that could withstand an Emperor-level attack without damage.

Just like everyone knows, you can’t buy three hundred pounds of gold for three hundred bucks.

This only pointed to one problem.

This item had a pitfall unknown to him.

Especially as he noticed many people looking at him with eyes full of pity and schadenfreude, making him even more uneasy.

The auctioneer said, "Fourteen hundred, once."

"Fourteen hundred, twice."

"Fourteen hundred, three..."

"Fourteen hundred fifty."

Li Cunxu, who had remained silent, suddenly called out.

The person who had bid fourteen hundred felt relieved and silently celebrated that someone took over his bid.

The auctioneer called again.

"Fourteen hundred fifty, once."

"Fourteen hundred fifty, twice."

"Fourteen hundred fifty, three times."

"Sold, congratulations to guest number 888 for winning the Ink Jade Monster Hand."

Two-thirds of the audience cast schadenfreude glances.

"Honey, did Uncle explain why the Ink Jade Monster Hand shouldn’t be auctioned?"

"Uncle explained that the Ink Jade Monster Hand steals things."

"Stealing things, what kind of pitfall is that?"

"Uncle said the Ink Jade Monster Hand is very skilled at stealing, even Emperor-level experts can’t stop it. Once you become its owner, it will steal your best treasure on the first day, and each day its kleptomania intensifies, stealing more and more."

"Well, I could sell everything and convert it into virtual Purple Gold Dragon Coins in the bank. That way, it can’t be stolen, right?"

"Uncle said if there’s nothing to steal, it will take your organs, your limbs, and even your heart and brain."

The man was shocked, "This thing is so dangerous."

"Yes! It’s very dangerous."

"By the way, where does the Ink Jade Monster Hand hide the things it steals? Over the years, it must have taken a lot of good things. If it could be found, you’d get rich."

"I asked Uncle this question too. He said many strong ones were curious about this secret and wanted to know. So, in Shendu, many experts have bought the Ink Jade Monster Hand for research. However, over eighty years, while it has circulated among various experts at the Shendu auction, no one has figured out where it hides things."

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Li Cunxu obtained the Ink Jade Monster Hand and didn’t leave the auction immediately. Instead, he waited until it ended and bought several other resources that tempted him.

Leaving immediately after acquiring it would attract too much attention.

As soon as the auction ended, Li Cunxu returned immediately.

He needed to complete the evolution ritual quickly, or by midnight, the Ink Jade Monster Hand would start stealing things.

The most valuable thing on him was the Celestial Pavilion Ring, and he didn’t want it to be stolen. Besides, the law of stealing within the Ink Jade Monster Hand would melt down whatever was stolen, meaning that anything it took would never be returned.

Back at the hotel, without traffic jams, the journey home was smooth, and he arrived by nine-thirty.

As Jiang Lingyun was about to return to her room, Li Cunxu stopped her.

"Lingyun, before you return to your room, come to mine. I have something good to share with you."

Li Cunxu used hot water to dissolve half a pound of honey bought at the auction for a hundred Purple Gold Dragon Coins.

"This is an epic, lord-level resource, Drowsy Honey. Drinking it for the first time can greatly enhance Spiritual Power. However, it has a slight side effect, producing a strong drowsiness."

"Summon all your Golden Brocade Mice to enjoy it. Although they are not of the spirit type, enhancing their Spiritual Power will help them too."

Li Cunxu divided a pot of honey water into eight cups and pushed them in front of Jiang Lingyun.

Jiang Lingyun summoned seven Golden Brocade Mice to enjoy it. The honey water made from Drowsy Honey was delicious, and the seven mice almost burrowed into the cups to drink it.

Jiang Lingyun picked up her cup and noticed the honey water in the glass pot was already poured out, and she remembered Li Cunxu had only bought half a pound of Drowsy Honey.

"Boss, aren’t you drinking?"

"Drowsy Honey has limited enhancement to my Spiritual Power, and I have things to do tonight, so I can’t sleep."

Jiang Lingyun drank the honey water, but she didn’t fall asleep immediately. The drowsiness effect of Drowsy Honey would take some time to take effect.

Thus, Li Cunxu chatted with Jiang Lingyun for a while.

Jiang Lingyun said, "Boss, why did you auction that black hand? It gives me an extremely dangerous feeling."

Li Cunxu replied, "That hand is crucial for Chi Xiaoxiong’s evolution."

Before he could finish, Jiang Lingyun fell asleep.

Her seven Golden Brocade Mice also fell asleep, snoring heavily, with two falling asleep before climbing out of their cups.

Li Cunxu didn’t make Jiang Lingyun sleep out of ill intent, but simply to bask in her fortunate aura. However, there were some secrets he didn’t want her to see, like the divine endowment.

Little White Spider asked, "What exactly is the connection between the Ink Jade Monster Hand and Chi Xiaoxiong’s evolution?"

Chi Xiaoxiong, who was fiddling with the Ink Jade Monster Hand, looked over as well.

Li Cunxu explained, "In the distant past, there was a Holy Panda with a ’Stealing Black Hand’ talent. Due to its restless hands, it was exiled from its tribe and wandered the Divine Guard Continent alone. It was during a time of chaotic warfare among gods when the God of Stealing was discovered by the Divine King while stealing and was angrily killed by a tossed cup. The God of Stealing’s divine nature coincidentally found its way to the Holy Panda.

With the power of the divine nature, the Holy Panda evolved into a new species form—the Holy Thief Panda.

The Holy Thief Panda was not the end of evolution; after fully absorbing the divine power, it evolved into the Divine Thief Panda."

Chi Xiaoxiong listened intently.

"Time is merciless, and time is terrifying. Even the Divine Thief Panda standing at the peak of Emperor Nine could not resist the erosion of time and died of old age. Before dying, it hoped for the reemergence of a second Divine Thief Panda in the world, so it used all its power to condense this Ink Jade Monster Hand, containing the Divine Thief Panda’s legacy."

"However, due to the terrifying law of stealing within the Ink Jade Monster Hand, it has started stealing things autonomously."

"Alright, it’s time for Chi Xiaoxiong to evolve. Cut your hands to let blood flow, then place both hands on the Ink Jade Monster Hand."

Essentially an item of inheritance, the Ink Jade Monster Hand activated its inheritance mechanism and transformed into a black light, entering Chi Xiaoxiong’s body. Chi Xiaoxiong’s body then burst forth with the light of evolution.