Chapter 216: The Golden Legend
After hearing Ling Yun's instructions, Gu Yuena nodded slightly.
Once she understood how to use the wheel, she placed her hand upon it and activated her divine power.
In an instant, the massive wheel began to spin violently, releasing beams of multicolored light—
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and gold…
These colors continuously intertwined and shifted across the turning wheel.
Jiang Li's gaze remained fixed on the artifact, curious to see what kind of treasure Gu Yuena could draw from it.
Each color represented the rarity of the item being drawn.
Red was the lowest grade, while gold signified the supreme level—the true legendary treasure.
In all his past attempts, Jiang Li had only ever drawn items within the red, orange, yellow, and green tiers. He had never once touched the rarer, higher ones.
That had long made him suspect whether the wheel truly functioned as it should.
After all, could his luck really be so abysmal that, after thousands of spins, he had never drawn a single great treasure?
Now, he saw this as an opportunity to verify whether others would face the same fate—or if he alone had the misfortune of perpetual mediocrity.
A deep hum resonated through the hall as the wheel's spinning gradually slowed. Suddenly, it erupted in a dazzling beam of light.
A radiant gold brilliance burst from the artifact, soaring toward the heavens. For a brief moment, the entire auction hall was awash in golden glow.
Everyone realized that whatever she had drawn must be a peerless treasure.
The sheer spiritual pressure emanating from the act confirmed it without question.
"My heavens! No way—she actually pulled a golden legend on her first try!"
Jiang Li stood dumbfounded, unable to believe his eyes.
It was unquestionably gold. The divine artifact itself had unleashed its full power, something that only occurred when a gold-tier treasure was drawn.
His expression twisted in helpless frustration. How could this make sense?
As the wheel's master, he had never managed to get anything worthwhile. Yet this woman, on her very first spin, had drawn a golden-tier item!
Above the wheel, a lotus flower appeared—its leaves a soft emerald green, while each petal was etched with faint golden patterns.
Even the aura flowing from the lotus seemed to resonate faintly with that of the divine artifact itself.
"A plant? What an intense life force."
"Is that the treasure she drew? Did the Star Auction Pavilion underestimate this artifact? How could she obtain something so precious on the very first spin?"
"What a pity… If I had known this, I wouldn't have hesitated to bid for it."
The gathered soul masters all expressed their envy and regret.
No matter how one looked at it, that lotus was a rare and priceless treasure.
The fact that it could resonate with a divine artifact spoke volumes—it was likely a divine-grade treasure itself.
"What powerful vitality... the old sword wound within me, left by the God of Shura, is actually starting to heal under this energy."
"So this is the power of fate? How interesting."
Gu Yuena gently accepted the glowing green lotus, murmuring in awe.
Long ago, she had fallen into slumber for tens of thousands of years after the Dragon God was besieged by the ruling gods of the Divine Realm. From that battle she had emerged as the Silver Dragon King—yet the sword energy left within her by the God King of Shura had never faded.
Her long sleep had been an attempt to heal this wound.
Even after all those years, the damage had not fully recovered. Ordinary powers were incapable of mending it.
And now, a single, unknown lotus had actually eased her ancient injury. That alone told her that this flower's origins were extraordinary.
"Nine-Yao Divine Lotus: a divine-grade immortal herb said to heal all wounds, restore the dead, and regenerate flesh and bone. The ultimate treasure of recovery."
The name surfaced in Jiang Li's mind. His mood darkened even more.
A treasure like this was no less valuable than a true divine artifact.
Up to this point, the only known divine-grade immortal herb on Douluo Continent had been the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.
Even so, that herb paled in comparison to the Nine-Yao Divine Lotus.
If immortal herbs were to be ranked, the Heartbroken Red would be at the lower tier of the divine grade, while the Nine-Yao Divine Lotus was unquestionably of the highest tier.
Such rarity left Jiang Li with no choice but to sigh at Gu Yuena's impossible luck.
"Wait…"
A faintly strange look crossed his face.
He realized Gu Yuena was gravely wounded, and the divine artifact had allowed her to draw precisely a treasure capable of healing all injuries.
Was this mere coincidence?
Given the artifact's name—the Wheel of Fate—could it be that destiny itself favored the soul beast clan?
He shook his head lightly and set the thought aside.
Everything about this was governed by fate.
Even as the wheel's master, he had no control over its outcome. The fact that Gu Yuena had drawn such a treasure simply meant her destiny was blessed.
Through spiritual transmission, Jiang Li informed Ling Yun of the lotus's details so that she could officially announce it.
"Congratulations. Through the Wheel of Fate, you have successfully drawn a divine-grade immortal herb—the Nine-Yao Divine Lotus," Ling Yun said with a radiant smile.
Even she was astonished upon learning its properties. She hadn't expected the Wheel of Fate to actually produce such a miraculous treasure, just as her pavilion master had claimed.
Gu Yuena showed faint confusion. She was unfamiliar with divine-grade immortal herbs and the Nine-Yao Divine Lotus in particular.
Still, the pure vitality it released had already begun soothing the ancient sword injury within her body. Clearly, this was no ordinary treasure—luck was on her side today.
Other factions such as the Body Sect and the Holy Spirit Cult were equally puzzled, never having heard of the lotus before.
However, when the people of Shrek Academy heard the words "divine-grade immortal herb," shock flooded their faces.
"Teacher… could this Nine-Yao Divine Lotus be comparable to the Lovesick Heartbroken Red our ancestor Tang San once obtained?" Yan Shaozhe asked Mu En in disbelief.
The Heartbroken Red, born of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, was itself a divine-grade immortal herb—one that had once saved Xiao Wu's life after she had sacrificed her body and soul.
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