Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 291 Starlight Auction

"Are the highlight items for this year's auction ready?"

Xu Jiujiu, dressed in a gorgeous gold auction gown, turned gently in front of a full-length mirror inlaid with various gemstones, checking whether her posture and etiquette were appropriate.

Beside her stood a maid in a long white dress, holding a wooden tray with various cosmetics and ornaments, her posture dignified and elegant.

She was Xu Jiujiu's personal maid, whose family had served the royal family for three generations. She was her confidante and knew many royal secrets.

"Your Highness, everything is ready."

"The two final auction items, the left arm bone of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion and a level nine soul tool, are already stored in the auction house's vault."

"Several Soul Douluo-level experts are protecting us at all times, so the protection is practically flawless and there will be no problems."

As she combed her hair, Xu Jiujiu said softly:
"Apart from the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone, the other auction items this year were rather mediocre."

“In previous years, a level nine soul tool would have been enough to shake the Three Kingdoms.”

"Unfortunately, since the revolution of soul tools began in the Tiandou Plain, although soul tools of this level are still few and far between, they are not out of reach."

"Low-end soul tools have become dirt cheap thanks to the new soul tool factory, and ordinary people can afford them."

"Soul tools below level seven can no longer be auctioned."

The maid remained motionless, her voice soft and gentle, like a thin veil brushing against one's face.

"But doesn't this just prove that our Douluo Three Kingdoms is thriving?"

"Once our Star Luo Empire can also replicate high-precision soul-guided machine tools, we will have a say in the field of soul-guided devices."

"High-precision soul-guided machine tools are not so easy to imitate."

"We only have a superficial understanding of low-precision soul-guided machine tools. The royal soul masters have yet to crack the encrypted core array of Xilu City and can only slowly analyze it through the publicly available theories of Xilu City."

After a long while, he lowered his eyes slightly and sighed.

The higher one's position, the more terrifying Xilu City becomes; their soul guidance technology is in no way inferior to that of the Sun Moon Empire.

Fortunately, they belong to the Douluo Three Kingdoms, where the number of strong individuals is limited, so they don't pose too much of a threat.

Because of the immense allure of the Soul Guidance Machine Tool, the three great empires have tirelessly sent spies to try and steal the technology from Xilu City, but so far they have come up empty-handed.

Just as she was about to put the rouge in her mouth, she caught a glimpse of a shadow out of the corner of her eye, and a familiar spiritual force surged through her. She immediately spoke to the maid:

"Qingping, you can go out first."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

The maid in the white dress didn't ask any further questions. A maid's duty is to obey orders. She gave a slight bow and then left the room.

"Should I address you as Lord Gojo Satoru or His Excellency Huo Qiqiang?"

After a long while, she turned slightly and revealed a smile.

Huo Yuhao did not hide his presence. If he had intended to, he could have easily done the kind of thing that Ping Ran does in adult comics.

"Should I call you Xu Jiu'er, or Xu Jiujiu?"

"We're even."

Xu Jiujiu pouted and said, "Hey, at least I only changed one word."

"You not only completely changed your name, but you also changed your appearance!"

"If it weren't for the distinctive features of the White Giant, I wouldn't have recognized you."

Huo Yuhao revealed a dangerous expression as he looked at the blonde girl in front of him and said:

"Oh ho? You know about the White Giant?"

"Isn't this a nice-sounding name?"

"Then what the hell was that Giant Mountain Super Powerhouse back then?"

How did you come up with this name?

"I really need to control you!"

After a long while, he suddenly felt the air around him solidify, and his body felt as if it were sinking into a quagmire, making every step extremely difficult.

"You, you're a senior figure in the Soul Master world! It's a bit unethical of you to treat a junior like this!"

That's a lie. If we're really talking about seniority, Huo Yuhao has only been in the Soul Master world for two and a half years at most, which is much lower than Xu Jiujiu's seniority. Strictly speaking, he is the junior.

"Go ahead and yell, your Uncle Huo is definitely going to teach you a lesson today."

The terrifying mental power shielded the entire room from all senses, causing everyone who passed by to subconsciously ignore the place, including Qingping, Xu Jiujiu's personal maid.

The room was filled with the crisp sounds of flesh colliding and the mournful cries of teeth breaking; the sounds intertwined, creating an eerie rhythm.

It's enough to make those who don't know the truth blush with embarrassment.

If Huo Yuhao hadn't mentally shielded them, all sorts of strange rumors and gossip might have appeared on the Magic Network the next day.

About half an hour later, Huo Yuhao sat comfortably in a chair, while Xu Jiujiu, standing to the side, was flushed and dared not speak out in anger.

She saw Huo Yuhao swaggering into a chair, so she sat down directly opposite him. The redness and swelling on her buttocks made her jump up involuntarily.

Between being angry and feeling humiliated, she ultimately chose to feel humiliated.

"So what are you doing here?"

"If you're only after a beating, watch out!"

Huo Yuhao's dark eyes gleamed with interest as he inquired:

"What are you careful about?"

"Tell your brother?"

After a long time, he said through gritted teeth:

"you!"

"You wait for me!"

"When you fight Shrek Academy, tell your daughter to be careful!"

"Watch out, or I might take it out on her!"

Huo Yuhao was delighted. Even if Xu Jiujiu's strength were multiplied by two, it wouldn't be enough to defeat Xia Die, since the Star Crown Martial Soul focuses more on functional support.

"My dear princess, you should save your breath." "Of the seven people in your team, the two most crucial offensive units collapsed the moment they saw Butterfly."

"You guys are really unlucky. It just so happens that both of your offensive types are related to the dark attribute, and one of them, the Nether Lion, even has the Necromancer trait."

"Even without Butterfly Treasure, Bai E's ultimate light is enough to give you a hard time."

After a long while, she looked like a wilted eggplant, her face drooping.

Huo Yuhao is right. They have discussed it internally, and this year their lineup is completely countered by Shrek Academy.

There's no need to say more about Xia Die; her combat prowess is undeniable. That purple dragon left a deep impression on everyone, especially those with low mental strength who found it incredibly powerful.

Even without using the power of destruction, Captain Bai E could crush the backbone of the Star Luo National Academy with just the ultimate light.

Light and dark attributes are equally powerful and mutually restraining, but ultimate light perfectly restrains both ordinary light and dark attributes.

Only the ultimate darkness can restrain it.

Even her star crown is suppressed in the face of ultimate light.

Everyone at Xingluo National Academy was praying that they wouldn't face Shrek Academy in the knockout stage, because that would be a really bad loss.

It would be best to face them in the quarterfinals or semifinals, that way the record would look better.

Seeing her listless expression, Huo Yuhao stopped teasing her and said seriously:

"Alright, I do have something important I'd like to discuss with you."

"One matter concerns the Starlight Auction, and the other concerns the safety of your Star Luo Empire."

"You are the only person I know who can speak for the Star Luo royal family."

Xu Jiujiu immediately straightened her expression. She could sense Huo Yuhao's seriousness, especially since he had mentioned that it was related to the safety of the Star Luo Empire.

"Please say."

…………

the next afternoon
In the conference room on the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel.

Wang Yan and Aglaia summoned all the members of the regular team and reserve team to this place to announce something.

Bai E and the others arrived at the conference room one after another and found their seats. After being treated by Elder Zhuang, they had all recovered to their peak condition.

Seeing this, Wang Yan coughed lightly and said:
"classmates."

"Tonight is the start of the Starlight Auction, the largest auction in the Star Luo Empire."

“This level of auction brings together top-quality rare and precious materials from the mainland. Many of these items can only be seen here.”

"To compensate all students for their losses, the academy specially arranged for Director Aglaia to bring sufficient funds so that all students can freely choose the items they like."

"The first and most crucial Starlight Auction will feature nine items, as is customary in previous years."

"However, the format has suddenly changed this year. The invitation that arrived this morning said there will be sixteen auction items this year!"

"Don't worry if you don't find your favorite auction item. There will be various smaller auctions later on, and you'll eventually find something suitable."

After Wang Yan finished speaking, Na Ke Xia pointed her finger in the direction of Bai E and Mai Demos and fired two small green bullets, which hit the two men directly in the head.

"Hey!"

Bea and Medemus immediately released their tightly clasped hands.

Don't get me wrong, they weren't experiencing the local Chengdu culture, but rather competing to see who had the strongest grip.

"There are also yellow-purple chimeras and golden-red chimeras."

"You two, stop your lovey-dovey talk! Did you hear what Teacher Wang Yan said?"

"Why don't you get up and repeat it?"

Bai'er hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"I heard it! I heard it!"

"I know I was wrong!"

However, this guy didn't admit his mistake. He had barely regained his composure when Xia wasn't looking when he secretly approached Medemos and said:

"Hey, Medmoss, does it hurt?"

"I train my hand and arm strength every day."

"Have you admitted defeat?"

Medemos glanced at his slightly trembling and reddened hands, and lowered his voice to say:

"Stop pretending."

"If it hurts, just say so. There's no shame in it."

Bai E secretly glanced at Na Ke Xia and said:
The word "pain" doesn't exist in my dictionary.

"You didn't perform well just now, dare to try again?"

"What's next?"

A cold voice reached their ears. Xia, who had been standing opposite them just moments before, had appeared behind them without them noticing.

His eyes gleamed red as he looked at the two of them and said:

"He looks very energetic."

"After the auction, remember to write up the 'Analysis Report on Gehrman's Martial Soul' and show it to me."

"If the report contains too many errors, make me copy the textbook on martial spirit research and analysis ten times."

"Understand?"

Bai Er nodded rapidly, like a chick pecking at rice.

Just then, Aglaia's heavenly voice rang out.

"Alright, we should get going. There's still an hour before the auction starts."

"We can grab a bite to eat on the way."

Xia glanced at the two of them, waved to signal everyone to get ready to leave, and Bai'e and Maidemus breathed a sigh of relief before following Feng Jin and the others.

(End of this chapter)