Obtaining a Vermillion Bird 

As the auction kept on going, the more valuable objects started being sold which had a higher degree of competition. But even then most of the items were still being bought by Felix's women. 

Finally, half of the auction had been completed, and after a short interval, the truly valuable items were being auctioned. 

These included cultivation techniques, rare resources, special treasures, objects which fell down from the above realm, and so on. 

From this point onwards the bidding only took place between those on the top three floors, since those in the lower floors didn't have enough capital to outbid them. 

Still, those in the room number 9 didn't slow down and continued buying with the same momentum. 

Felix was truly bored by now, because he didn't have any interest in the items being sold. Be those cultivation techniques, pills, or whatever they were, Felix could buy them all from the system.

Even though Athena and Freya also showed interest in what was being auctioned, he just lied there on top of Sophia's breasts looking like he was ready to fall asleep any second. 

Luckily something finally caught his eye, as he looked at the next item to be auctioned being brought out. 

On the stage, Gloria was still dressed in the same skin tight red dress as she stood beside a huge cage which had a small but bright red bird inside it. 

The bird looked different because it had a long tail, and it's two wings were quite wide, which along with its sharp beak and bright colour made it look like a burning angry bird. 

"What we have for auction next is a very special item. It's a real life pure Blooded Vermillion Bird.... From the Dao Realm."

As soon as she said those words the whole auction quieted down with everyone breathing rough, and looking at the bird haughty bird greedily. 

Still, there were a few that didn't understand why the bird was not being sold as the final item, when it was more than worth to be the best item of the day. 

"Unfortunately given how strong the bird is, we were only able to capture it since it was very seriously injured. Therefore you can't control it, and once you remove the seal on it, most likely no one would be able to control it anymore."

Hearing Gloria everyone finally understood why it was not being sold as the final object. It was because the bird couldn't be controlled to fight, and since it was sealed its strength was weaker than a regular bird during fighting. 

All in all, it could only be bought to be shown off as a collector's item, and nothing more than that. 

"But there's no need to be too disappointed. Even though you can't control it, or use it to fight for you, we do have something which will make you all very interested in her. And it's this."

Saying so Gloria infused her Qi into a talisman in her hand after which the silver small collar around the bird's neck glowed. 

The next moment burning hot flames burst out with the cage at the centre of it, as the flames slowly started dying out the stunned audiences saw a scene which completely captured them. 

Inside the cage now stood a woman surrounded by flames with a proud look on her face as she looked at everyone there with clear disdain. 

"Even though we can't do anything to put out the flames around her, which are burning everything they touch, you all understand what you can do without the flames right?"

As the collar around her neck once again glowed and returned the woman into the form of a bird, everyone started whispering to see if they had a way to put out the flames which had already melted half of the cage's thickness in just a few seconds. 

After all, given how most men sought after pretty looking women, there's no way one would give up on the chance to sleep with the Vermillion Bird woman just due to the threat of a little fire. 

They'd just wait until they have a solution before they bed her Because she couldn't escape from them, and all of her powers were sealed as well. 

Now all they needed to do was buy her, and they'd obtain the eternal bragging rights to become the man who'd get to have sex with a real Vermillion Bird. 

As the atmosphere was getting tense and everyone was waiting for Gloria to announce the opening bid, a cold voice came out from room number 9.

"She belongs to me."

Along with the voice, a huge pressure descended and forced every single to one to the brink of fainting as blood trickled out of their seven orifices. 

Well everyone except the Vermillion Bird which despite not being pressured showed a little fear in its eyes. 

Even a long while after the voice and pressure both disappeared, no one made a sound while Gloria was still trying to shake the dizziness away. 

Getting to her feet with her back covered in cold sweat, Gloria weakly said, "Since the honoured guest wants it, he can have it."

Sure she could try to threaten him by using the Golden Circle Guilds influence and strength, but given how great just the pressure was, she knew that the person wasn't someone she or the guild could even touch a hair on without dying. 

In fact, she had only ever felt like this before, and that was when she met one of the strongest individuals on the continent. But even then she wasn't as scared as she was now. 

It almost felt like the one who spoke wasn't even a human, but an anarchic beast who would swallow her up at any moment.