Douluo Continent: Targeted Thoughts, Winning Over Bibi Dong at the Start

Chapter 52 The Scheme of the Star Luo Empire

Ten days passed quickly, and Qin Heng, relying on his powerful mental strength, managed to completely master all three books.

He visited Zhou Ling's residence again.

When Zhou Ling learned that Qin Heng had mastered the three books in just 10 days, she looked on with surprise.

The conditions she set were already very demanding, enough to eliminate 99% of the people. Those who could fully master three books within a month were geniuses among geniuses. Unexpectedly, Qin Heng was able to master these three books within 10 days.

Zhou Ling's first reaction was disbelief, but after some testing, she discovered that Qin Heng had indeed completely mastered the three books.

After a long silence, Zhou Ling asked, "Can you tell me what your martial soul is?"

"My martial soul is the Illusionary Eye, a mental-type ability." As he spoke, a third eye appeared between Qin Heng's eyebrows.

Zhou Ling's pupils contracted. As a teacher at the Star Luo Royal Academy, she had a wide network of connections and had naturally heard that a person with the title of Illusionary Eye had appeared at the Starlight Auction House 10 days ago.

The student before me also possesses the Illusionary Eye Martial Soul, which must be related to that Your Majesty.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ling's attitude towards Qin Heng instantly became much more amiable, and she began to teach Qin Heng about the relevant knowledge of soul tools that very day.

After Qin Heng left that evening, Zhou Ling personally went to see the dean of Xingluo Royal Academy and, through the dean, informed the royal family of Qin Heng's relevant information.

"A second owner of the Illusionary Eyes?" Xu Jiujiu looked surprised after receiving the message from his elder brother.

But she soon realized that this young man was the key to winning over that prince.

Xu Jiujiu immediately ordered Zhou Ling to teach Qin Heng properly, and to teach him whatever style or type of soul tool Qin Heng wanted to learn.

If they could win over a level 95 Douluo through Qin Heng, especially a rare mental-type titled Douluo, it would be a huge win for the Star Luo Empire.

More than a month passed quickly, and only two days remained until the auction.

Qin Heng successfully completed the Level 1 Soul Master assessment today and became a glorious Level 1 Soul Master.

Qin Heng's formidable learning ability and his talent in soul tools left even Zhou Ling, a level six soul master, speechless.

In less than 50 days, Qin Heng went from a complete novice in soul tools to a level 1 soul tool master. This speed is probably the fastest among the top geniuses in the Sun Moon Empire.

In fact, Qin Heng spent more than just practicing with a level one soul tool during those 50 days; he also devoted a lot of time to cultivation. Otherwise, he could have broken through to become a level one soul master in a month at most.

"Teacher Zhou, I won't be coming to study tomorrow or the day after," Qin Heng said after putting away the soul tool he had carved.

"Why didn't you come? Is something wrong?"

"Well, my grandpa said he'd take me to some kind of auction to broaden my horizons."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling remembered that the Starlight Auction House's annual grand auction was the day after tomorrow.

Two days later, Qin Heng created a clone, which was led by his main body to the Starlight Auction House.

The closer Qin Heng got to the Starlight Auction House, the more attention his main body and clone attracted.

The existence of the Illusionary Douluo is not a secret in the eyes of the true high-ranking officials of the Star Luo Empire.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the auction house, Qin Heng keenly sensed several gazes fixed on his clone, including even the mental probing of a Title Douluo-level figure.

Qin Heng manipulated his clone and snorted coldly, unleashing a surge of immense spiritual power.

"Hiss~" On the top floor of the Starlight Auction House, a burly male Soul Master next to Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire covered his head and gasped.

"My dear Xuanji, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Your Majesty. That Illusionary Eye Douluo's spiritual power is already comparable to that of the Immortal Physician. I just tested him, and I was directly suppressed by the spiritual power he released."

"So, he really is a level 95 Spirit-type Title Douluo," Xu Jiawei said.

"That should be correct. Only a Title Douluo with a mental cultivation level can possess mental power comparable to a Level 96 Super Douluo at Level 95," said Xuanji Douluo.

"Since that's the case, then let's stop testing him. We should try our best to befriend him. Aren't his juniors still studying in our Star Luo Empire? This is the best opportunity for me to win him over."

On the other side, Qin Heng and his clone went to the VIP room with the invitation. In the VIP room, a beautiful maid with a curvaceous figure was waiting.

"Welcome, distinguished guests. I am Nan'er, a maid from Starlight Auction House. You are both honored guests..."

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"Alright, you can leave now!" The clone interrupted the maid, telling her to leave.

A hint of resentment flashed in the maid's eyes. She had been specially chosen to serve these two people, one of whom was said to be a level 95 Title Douluo.

She had previously hoped that her perfect figure would win the favor of this titled Douluo, allowing her to escape the auction house. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned!

After the maid left, she went to report to the supervisor with a resentful expression.

The supervisor looked Nan'er up and down. To be honest, even he, who was used to seeing beautiful women, was drooling over Nan'er. But the other person was unmoved. No wonder he was a titled Douluo.

"Alright, this isn't your fault. You can go now!"

Nan'er bowed in agreement, then turned and left.

Soon, Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu also learned that Nan'er had been kicked out. The two siblings thought in unison, "It seems that this sage is not interested in women. We'll have to find another way to win him over."

After some open and covert maneuvering, the auction officially began.

As is customary, items auctioned at auctions are typically ranked from lowest to highest value, and this time was no exception.

The first item up for auction was a snow lotus that was over 500 years old. It could assist ice-attribute soul masters in their cultivation. The starting bid was 1000 gold soul coins, and it eventually sold for 4000 gold soul coins.

The things that appeared afterward became increasingly valuable, but the vast majority of them were useless to Qin Heng.

Soon, the auction was halfway through. Qin Heng had only bid on a few soul tools. Soul tools that could be auctioned either had special effects or were high-level soul tools of level 6 or above.

Qin Heng was very interested in these kinds of soul tools, and he took them all whenever he came across them.

There was a one-hour intermission after the first half of the auction.

It was called a halftime break, but in reality, it gave everyone time to raise money.

After the second half of the auction began, Xu Jiujiu went on stage herself, and the first item she brought out caught Qin Heng's eye.

"Distinguished guests, what I hold in my hand is an 8th-level offensive soul tool. Although it's not a fixed soul cannon, its power is considerable, comparable to a full-force attack from a level 93 or 94 Title Douluo. The starting bid is 10 gold soul coins, with each bid increment no less than 1."

Ten thousand gold soul coins.

The starting bid for the second half of the auction was 10 gold soul coins, but this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the guests. The price of the soul tool rose steadily and finally settled at 52 gold soul coins. The bidder was Qin Heng.