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

Chapter 292 The Must-Eat List in the Fantasy World: Secret Realm Map
"Is this the auction house?"

"This is my first time here, Butterfly. Have you been here before?"

Feng Jin shook Xia Die's shoulder beside her, her pink-to-blue twin ponytails swaying slightly in the air as she curiously looked around the auction house.

Although this is the most prestigious auction house in the Star Luo Empire, the exterior of the Starlight Auction House is not luxurious, and its size is roughly the same as that of the RT-Mart shopping mall commonly seen in the Tiandou Plain.

The exterior still features the art sculptures favored by the Star Luo Empire. The sculptures are lifelike, mainly depicting mountains, rivers, and magnificent battle scenes, showcasing the traditional culture of this region.

Thousands of years ago, when the Star Luo Empire's royal family was still the Dai family, the Star Luo Empire revered military might even more than it does now, and there was even a PUBG tournament within the royal family.

Following the example set by the emperor, gladiatorial arenas and fighting arenas became ubiquitous throughout the empire.

When the Xu family came to power, the cultural atmosphere of the Star Luo Empire shifted towards poetry, the arena was basically reduced to ruins, and the Royal Chicken Dinner Tournament was discontinued.

However, the influence of the White Tiger lineage can still be faintly seen in past poems.

"I...I've never been to an auction house either."

"However, Shrek City and Xilu City do have auction houses of roughly the same size."

“The auction house in Xilu City isn’t far from my home. If you’re interested, we can go together next time you go back to Xilu City.”

Xia Die responded softly to Feng Jin beside her, feeling the girl's body temperature and energetic spirit. Her face showed a hint of anticipation, like a little girl who wanted to go out and play with her friends.

For Xia Die, there was no need to go to the auction house to find the resources she wanted. If there were any suitable treasures there, Adam would send them over without Huo Yuhao having to say anything.

Xilu City's ability to collect rare and precious materials far surpasses that of the Starlight Auction House.

If she wanted, she could flaunt her pile of medicinal herbs at home as if they were food, and no one would care.

But she wouldn't do that.

That means Huo Yuhao's soul bones are all ice-type, otherwise he would have already equipped her with a complete set.

The girl, who looked more like a strawberry cake than Roman, happily hugged Xia Die's arm and shook it, saying:
"It's a deal then, Butterfly!"

"When we get back to Shrek City or Xiru City, we must go to the auction house there together!"

Seemingly having overheard the conversation between Feng Jin and Xia Die, Aglaia, who was walking at the front, gently turned her head and said in a slow and ethereal voice:
"It seems I forgot to tell you."

"When you return this time, all of you can go to the Treasure Pavilion in Shrek City."

"You can all choose items unconditionally within the prescribed limit."

Xu Sanshi, standing behind, quietly nudged Bei Bei and said:
"Treasure Pavilion?"

"Is that place related to Shrek Academy?"

The relationship between Jubaoge and Shrek Academy is not public; only the students of the inner academy know about it.

After all, Jubaoge was, in a sense, a place that collected protection money. Cities in the Tiandou Plain would secretly offer Jubaoge a sum of money if they wanted protection.

The same was true in Xilu City before, but since Bai E and his friends came to Shrek Academy, enthusiasm has risen, and no one cares about this policy anymore.

Moon also intended to change this abnormal relationship.

Beibei felt a soreness coming from the sensitive soft flesh of her waist, and suddenly touched Xu Sanshi's waist with her palm covered in electric current.

This made his eyes widen, his hair stand on end, and he almost jumped up, as he finally broke free from his internet addiction.

"I'm really going to give you a shock!"

"The head of the Treasure Pavilion is Elder Lin of the Sea God Pavilion. He is the most senior person besides the Ancestor and Elder Xuan. Well, now there should also be Elder Long."

"In short, as a high-ranking member of the academy, Elder Lin is in charge of the academy's finances. Now you should understand the relationship between Jubaoge and the academy, right?"

"Also, don't talk about this. It seems the academy is trying to cover it up."

Xu Sanshi's body still trembled from time to time, and the residual electric current was still surging in his body, so his voice was now tinged with an electronic tone.

"Yes, yes, I understand."

"Um, um, could you, could you help me turn off the power?"

"Ming, I have to play in a match tomorrow."

According to the draw results this afternoon, Shrek Academy will face off against the Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy of the Spirit Fighting Sect tomorrow.

If nothing unexpected happens, the reserve team and the regular team will take turns playing. Elder Zhuang asked Bai E to observe for a while longer, as the power of destruction is too dangerous and must be treated with extreme caution.

Shrek Academy has existed for ten thousand years, and this is the first time that the ultimate light and the power of destruction have appeared, especially on the same person. No one has any experience with this before.

As for Xia Die, they believed that as a passionate young lady, she must have her own cultivation method, so they didn't need to worry about her too much.

The group stepped into the auction house, where the interior space was much larger than what was visible from the outside, with a corridor that seemed to stretch on forever.

A beautiful woman in a black dress had been waiting for a long time. When she saw the Shrek Academy emblem, her eyes lit up and she immediately came over.

"Hello everyone."

"I am Qingya, a black-level auctioneer at Starlight Auction House."

"It's to handle the auction for the distinguished guests of Shrek Academy."

“Your clothes have changed so much, I almost didn’t recognize you.”

The clothes worn by Bai E and the others were no longer the eerie dark green outfits with earth beast patterns on the chest, but new blue and gold school uniforms that were quite artistic and powerful.

This is the new school uniform designed by Aglaia according to Shrek Academy's requirements, and it has been gradually replacing the old school uniform within the academy.

Moon believed that if reform was to be carried out, it should be thorough, leaving no detail overlooked.

The dormitory has already been renovated. We've hired a designer from Xilu City to carry out a comprehensive renovation, and construction is expected to begin around the winter break.

Of course, Bai E still kept the yellow-purple storage soul tool that Huo Yuhao had given him on his wrist; it was his last stubborn adherence to his aesthetic sense.

Just as the Bull Warrior never takes off his mask, Bai E will never give up his yellow and purple symbol!

He's even been considering whether he could shroud the dark purple part with an extreme light when activating his Destruction Stance, creating a highly saturated bright purple.

Just imagining it makes me feel cool!

"Hello, auctioneer Qingya, please take us to the auction hall."

Qingya bowed to Aglaia, Wang Yan, and the others, then smiled, revealing alluring dimples on her cheeks.

"Please come with me."

Qingya led them to the end of the passageway, where two maids dressed in gold gowns were already waiting on either side.

Upon seeing the elegant auctioneer, they stepped aside with impeccable manners, a sight to behold. Qingya placed her palm on the wall, and a blue light scanned it from top to bottom—this was the Douluo Continent version of the biometric authentication system.

Long ago, the Sun Moon Empire was the first to design such a system, which was later passed on to the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

In Xilu City, this technology has been iterated to the same level as in the previous life, with four authentication methods: pupil, fingerprint, soul power, and mental power.

The walls slowly opened on both sides, revealing a bright room inside, which was about two hundred square meters.

The decor is much bolder, with white jade walls, chandeliers made of jewels, and furniture made of precious wood.

Qingya led everyone to a sofa in front, made of some kind of animal hide, and they sat down.

Two maids dressed in long gold dresses immediately brought over various exquisite pastries and placed them on the table.

Qingya approached the white jade-like wall and gently pressed it. A light screen appeared on the wall, gradually becoming clearer and displaying an auction stage.

"This is a soul guide screen imported from the Tiandou Plain. If you have any items you like, you can bid on them through the screen."

Then, Qingya led two maids to one side of the sofa and stood quietly waiting.

Seeing this, Aglaia smiled and said:

"Please have a seat, Qingya Auctioneer."

"You are Welcome."

Qingya offered a few words of flattery and then sat down on the sofa. Soon, a blonde figure appeared on the screen.

At that moment, Xia was sitting on the sofa browsing the internet. After glancing at it, she said:

"It's about to begin."

"On the stage is Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire, who is also a participant in this competition and your future opponent."

"The opponent's martial soul is very interesting."

Qingya felt a little embarrassed. She was just about to introduce Xu Jiujiu when Na Kexia beat her to it.

"That's right, this is our princess, and she is also the only gold-level auctioneer in the auction house."

"The auction is only held at this time of year."

Aglaia glanced at Na Kexia and noticed that he was watching Di Tian's forum program, "Identifying Popular Dragon-Seeing Videos on the Magic Network."

"Stop playing with your magic net."

"No matter how you design it, I will not approve your Earth Beast project."

At that moment, Xia glanced at her and snorted coldly:
"Do I need your approval?"

"Even if I go out to set up a stall, I won't use your money."

"I will handle everything myself."

"And Aglaia, you'll regret this one day!"

Aglaia smiled sweetly.

"I am waiting."

"Ms. Xia, please remember to bring me your lesson plans for this semester in a few days."

"If it doesn't meet the requirements, it will have to be sent back for rewriting."

At that moment, Xia clenched her fists, and the man's blush spoke louder than any words.

For him, the thing more terrifying than death was working with Aglaia, and what was even more terrifying was that Aglaia was his boss!
Wang Yan and Bai E, among others, trembled in fear; just by looking at them, one could feel the tension between the two.

Wang Yan was afraid of being mistakenly injured, after all, the other party was also his superior. He was quite grateful to Na Ke Xia, because the other party had been taking the brunt of the dean's firepower.

"I must treat Professor Anaxagoras to a meal sometime."

"So Teacher Xia was also asked to write a report back then, hehe."

Feng Jin secretly glanced at Hong Wennai and found it quite amusing.

Soon, Xu Jiujiu's actions interrupted everyone's thoughts; a tattered map appeared on the red tray in her hand.

"Distinguished guests, welcome to the Starlight Auction."

"The first item to be auctioned this year is this map in my hand."

"According to our auctioneer's estimate, this map is tens of thousands of years old, and it was made from the hide of an unknown soul beast."

"It is entirely golden and extremely tough, possibly some kind of unknown super soul beast."

"Even after ten thousand years, this map still carries a certain aura. The person who could make this map from this animal hide must be extraordinary."

"The target the map points to may contain the other party's legacy."

"However, this map is very damaged, and a lot of information needs to be deciphered, so the starting bid is 200,000 gold soul coins, which can be exchanged for 10 Dream Coins."

Medemos's body suddenly trembled. The aura on the map drew his attention, and his subconscious told him that this map was very important!
Xia Die, who was leaning against Feng Jin, felt that the map looked familiar, and then her purple eyes widened slightly.

She thought to herself:

“I think I’ve seen this map in my father’s study.”

“My father said at the time that he was making the maps look old.”

"Father, good or bad."

This map is not from 10,000 years ago, but from last year.

Huo Yuhao made it from the skin of a golden-haired lion mastiff, and dripped it with the essence blood of the golden-haired lion mastiff, which was probably for catching Medmos.

This map points to the Thunderous Hell Vine Canyon, where Huo Yuhao keeps his golden lion mastiff soul ring and soul bone, as well as the 100,000-year-old Thunderous Hell Vine soul bone and the fiery glue of the Fiery Apricot.

In a fantasy world, it's perfectly reasonable to unexpectedly obtain a map of a secret realm.

There are always strong people who like to leave their legacy everywhere, seemingly to benefit future generations, but actually just to show off.

Tell those who come after me that I was incredibly awesome when I was born, incredibly awesome when I was a teenager, even more awesome when I was young, incredibly awesome when I was middle-aged, and left behind a legacy in my later years: never forget just how awesome I was.

Although Douluo Continent is a fantasy novel, similar things do exist, such as the ability to inherit self-created soul skills and soul bones, although they are rare.

In a world where blood ties are maintained, these things are usually left to the younger generation of the family.

(End of this chapter)