Douluo Continent, I, Huo Yuhao, defy fate with my spiritual eyes.

To prevent Wang Dong'er from making a surprise return, Miss Ma decided to escort Huo Yuhao back. However, Huo Yuhao changed his mind and decided to visit Jubaoge instead.

Ma Xiaotao readily agreed, grabbed Huo Yuhao, and spread her magnificent phoenix fire wings to fly straight towards the Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion is a base set up by various merchant guilds in the Douluo Continent at Shrek Academy, and it contains rare and precious treasures collected by these guilds.

Even if you don't have something, you can post a bounty and let the various chambers of commerce collect it.

Huo Yuhao already knew about the magnificent treasure appreciation event. He saw Ma Xiaotao from afar, and a pretty woman stepped out from a group of maids wearing gold short skirts and greeted her warmly.

"It's been a long time, Sister Tao!"

Ma Xiaotao put her arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulder and introduced him to him.

"This is Xiaoyun. I always asked her to handle things when I came to Jubaoge before."

Huo Yuhao nodded and greeted him.

"Hello, Sister Xiaoyun!"

Xiao Yun had never seen a Soul Master be so polite before, and her usually fluent and warm words became stammering.

"M-Sir, hello there too!"

Looking at the polite and well-behaved Yuhao, Ma Xiaotao was almost overwhelmed with maternal love and liked this cute junior even more.

She looked at the uneasy Xiaoyun and comforted her.

"My brother wants to buy some things today. Just do as he says, don't be nervous."

"Okay, sir, please come with me."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyun calmed down and demonstrated excellent professionalism by leading the way.

The first floor of Jubaoge is a huge exhibition hall, which mainly displays samples of basic materials, such as refined iron, plants and low-level soul tools.

Huo Yuhao wasn't very interested in any of these and went straight to the second floor.

The second floor wasn't as opulent as the first floor, and it was much smaller overall. Various rare and precious materials were displayed in glass showcases.

Huo Yuhao even saw several ten-thousand-year-old soul bones deep inside.

Looking at the treasures one by one, Huo Yuhao was a little dazzled. His gaze wandered around and suddenly stopped on a dark brown crystal.

This is...

A memory flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind, and he instantly recognized the item: the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue!

This is a wonderful thing! It improves physical condition, enhances soul power, and has no side effects. It's practically a perfect treasure.

No, there are still a few side effects...

Thinking of a shameful scene, Huo Yuhao glanced at Ma Xiaotao unconsciously, then immediately turned back.

Ma Xiaotao was a little confused. She looked at Huo Yuhao, thought for a moment, and then her eyes lit up. She pointed to the black crystal and said to Xiaoyun.

"Write this down for me, I want to give it to my younger brother."

Then he looked at Huo Yuhao smugly.

Xiaoyun nodded, taking notes in her notebook as she read them aloud.

"One portion of weathered millennium whale glue, 6,800 gold soul coins."

Huo Yuhao was surprised that Ma Xiaotao would buy the item and give it to him after just one glance, even though he had no intention of doing so.

Scratching his head helplessly, Huo Yuhao felt like he was living off a woman and wanted to salvage his image.

"Sister Tao, I have money, I want to buy it myself."

"Oh, consider this my apology to you. It's not much, so it's on me."

Huo Yuhao wanted to argue a bit more, but Ma Xiaotao acted as if she didn't care about him at all, pretending not to hear him, and just pulled Huo Yuhao forward.

There's no other way; Huo Yuhao will have to be a kept man for once.

As they continued walking, the value of the goods increased, and some of the strange treasures even piqued Electrolux's curiosity.

"Yuhao, wait a minute, let me see what this is."

Huo Yuhao paused, standing in front of a display case. Inside was a fist-sized, irregularly shaped, bluish-purple stone with a surface covered in dense holes, enough to make anyone with trypophobia tremble.

Strands of blue-purple electricity flowed through the hole, and every now and then a few strands of purple electricity would break free from the hole and strike the insulating shield, leaving a charred patch.

Upon closer inspection, one can see numerous charred marks on the protective cover.

"This is?"

Xiaoyun noticed that Huo Yuhao was interested in this, so she quickly introduced it to him.

"This is a stone we found on a high mountain. It seems to have fallen during a thunderstorm and contains an extremely powerful aura of thunder."

Stopping to observe Huo Yuhao, Xiaoyun noticed he was deep in thought and cautiously added to his comment.

"However, its thunderous aura is too violent and difficult to control, which greatly reduces its value. Now, it can be taken away for only 20,000 gold soul coins."

The general situation matches up, but Xiaoyun deliberately downplayed some facts, such as the extent of Leiting's brutality.

After receiving it, three of the protective shields had already been broken, which was a major headache for the merchant guild behind Jubaoge.

Huo Yuhao appeared to be pondering something, but he was actually communicating with Electrolux.

"Elder Yi, is this what you wanted?"

Electrolux said it with certainty.

"Yes, a meteorite from a thunderstorm, riddled with holes filled with purple lightning—it must be the Thunder Abyss Purple Lightning Stone!"

"What is this?"

Huo Yuhao was puzzled, and Electrolux thought for a moment before giving a general explanation of its function.

"Let me put it this way, after I get it, I can modify it into a training tool. I can use its lightning to stimulate your body and improve your physical strength. Although it's a bit small, it should only be enough to raise your physical attributes to the third ring."

Improve physical strength! Or even leapfrog to the third ring!

That's a really good thing! Huo Yuhao urgently needs to improve his physique so that he can play a better role in his journey to the far north.

Huo Yuhao nodded politely and said to Xiaoyun.

"This is interesting, please write it down for me."

Xiaoyun was overjoyed. She had helped the Chamber of Commerce resolve this trouble, and with her contributions over the years, she might be able to get promoted to supervisor!

However, Ma Xiaotao noticed something amiss, pulled Huo Yuhao aside, and whispered a dissuasion.

"Yuhao, this thing is unusually volatile. I see even the level four protective soul tools are showing signs of cracking."

Seeing the obvious concern in Ma Xiaotao's eyes, Huo Yuhao felt a warmth in his heart and grinned.

"It's alright, Sister Tao, I have a way to use this stone."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao insisted, Ma Xiaotao did not continue to dissuade him, but only told Huo Yuhao to be very careful.

After recording the Thunder Abyss Purple Lightning Stone, the group continued forward. Huo Yuhao bought some medicinal herbs to nourish the soul and materials to make body-refining artifacts, and his gold soul coins were reduced to only 40,000.

After finishing their shopping, Huo Yuhao went to the front desk to pay, while Ma Xiaotao continued to wander around casually, looking at things until she saw something that made her eyes widen.

Standing on the display stand, gazing intently, her pink pupils focused solely on that precious item.

It was a soul tool, a bracelet carved from fire marrow jade, its color warm and lustrous like molten jade, with golden-red patterns winding around it like dodder.

Exquisite and captivating, grand and majestic, and with its fire attribute perfectly suited to her, Ma Xiaotao took a liking to this soul tool at first sight.

This is a sixth-tier soul tool called the Crimson Flame Condensing Heart Ring. It can increase cultivation speed and improve the quality of fire-attribute soul power. It can also be charged normally and release a shield in times of crisis.

These features made Ma Xiaotao even more smitten; it was as if they had been meticulously crafted just for her.

But when she saw the price, Ma Xiaotao's excited eyes cooled down.

A whopping 350,000 gold soul coins!

Even though Ma Xiaotao is a Soul Emperor, she spends most of her time in the inner courtyard and doesn't actually have much money.

Just when she was about to give up and leave.

"Please buy this for me."