Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 153 Ling Luochen's Benefits

The bidding price eventually stopped at 110 million. If this soul bone hadn't been so perfect for Ma Xiaotao, she wouldn't have asked for such a high price.

After the auction ended, Qingya pressed a switch on the screen, and the soul-guided screen slowly cracked open from both sides, revealing a secret passage in front of everyone. Each VIP room had a secret passage to ensure the safe departure of VIPs, and Starlight Auction House did a flawless job in this regard.

Before leaving, Dai Yueheng's Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, Wang Yan's Fixed-Motion Soul Guidance Cannonball, Ling Luochen's Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Ma Xiaotao's Gilded Fire Phoenix Left Arm Bone were all delivered to them by Starlight Auction House.

The group quietly returned to the Star Emperor Hotel.

The two members of the Body Sect gave up after learning that Shrek Academy was bidding for the 100,000-year soul bone. They didn't believe that the continent's top academy wouldn't send a Title Douluo to secretly protect their team; they didn't want to die. They decisively gave up. If they had a Title Douluo elder present, given the Body Sect's style, they wouldn't have given up so easily. The Body Sect was notoriously ruthless and particularly fond of courting death.

After returning to the Star Emperor Hotel, Ji Lin went to Ling Luochen's room.

"Bang, bang, bang," Ji Lin reached out and knocked on Ling Luochen's door.

He came to find Ling Luochen as soon as possible because he was afraid that Ling Luochen would fuse with the soul bone immediately, and then it would be too late.

The door opened, and Ling Luochen's pretty face appeared before Ji Lin. When she saw that it was Ji Lin, a look of surprise flashed in Ling Luochen's eyes. This was the first time Ji Lin had taken the initiative to come and find her.

Ling Luochen stepped aside, gesturing for Ji Lin to enter.

After Ji Lin entered the room, Ling Luochen closed the door, led Ji Lin to sit on the sofa, and made Ji Lin a cup of black tea, saying, "Why are you here looking for me instead of spending time with your Qiu'er?"

Ji Lin reached out and took the red tea, took a sip, and said, "Sister Luo Chen, I came here because of the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone."

Ji Lin went straight to the point, skipping over Ling Luochen's troublesome question.

Ling Luochen frowned, thinking that Ji Lin suddenly wanted the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone. She bit her red lips lightly, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, said, "If you want it, I can give it to you."

"Pfft." Ji Lin almost spat out his tea. He knew Ling Luochen had misunderstood.

He quickly explained, "Sister Luo Chen, you've misunderstood. I don't want the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone. I'm here to remind you that this Soul Bone probably requires the ultimate level of ice to absorb. The Ice Jade Scorpion is a super Soul Beast, and it is proud by nature. Its Soul Bone cannot be absorbed unless it is of the ultimate level."

Ling Luochen looked at Ji Lin suspiciously and asked, "So, only you can absorb this soul bone?"

Ji Lin waved his hand and said, "No, you've forgotten my Ultimate Transformation. I can help you transform your Martial Soul into Ultimate Ice first, and then you can fuse with this Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone. That way, the conditions for you to absorb this Soul Bone will be met. I came to you because I was afraid you would fuse with the Soul Bone by yourself. My suggestion is to fuse with the Soul Bone after the competition and back at Shrek Academy. After all, no one knows if there will be any accidents along the way that will affect the competition."

After hearing Ji Lin's explanation, Ling Luochen finally understood what Ji Lin meant. He wasn't looking for her for his own sake, but because he was worried about her safety, which was why he came to find her as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Ling Luochen looked at Ji Lin with incredibly gentle eyes. She went to Ji Lin's side, reached out and hugged her, and whispered, "Thank you, Ji Lin."

Ji Lin was hugged by Ling Luochen, burying his head in her chest, feeling the soft touch on his cheek and smelling the faint scent of milk. He relaxed completely, put his arm around Ling Luochen's waist, and said in a muffled voice, "This is what I should do, Sister Luochen. Whether as your junior or as a friend, I would never stand by and watch something happen to you."

He hadn't expected Ling Luochen to be so direct, her action was off the charts, and she gave out these perks without any hesitation.

He had only come to remind Ling Luochen not to rush into fusing the soul bone, but he didn't expect to reap such a benefit.

Ji Lin quickly left Ling Luochen's room, where Wang Qiu'er was still waiting for him to return and cultivate.

Back in the room, as expected, Wang Qiu'er was sitting cross-legged on the bed cultivating. When she saw Ji Lin return, she opened her eyes and looked at him, saying, "You're back."

Ji Lin nodded and said, "Yes, I have already reminded Sister Luo Chen not to fuse her soul bone for the time being. I plan to help her fuse her soul bone after we return to the academy."

Upon returning to the Star Emperor Hotel, Ji Lin immediately told Wang Qiu'er about everything, including the 100,000-year-old gilded fire phoenix left arm bone.

Ji Lin came to the bedside and sat down next to Wang Qiu'er.

Wang Qiu'er sniffed lightly, her expression a half-smile, and said, "The scent on you, is it Ling Luochen's?"

Ji Lin froze. Oh no, he'd forgotten about that. Sister Luo Chen, you did that on purpose, didn't you?

Ji Lin argued, "That's the scent from Sister Luo Chen's room. I've been in her room before, so it's normal to have some of that scent on me."

"╭(╯^╰)╮Hmph!" Wang Qiu'er snorted lightly and said, "Let's just say that's how it is."

Ji Lin chuckled, reached out and pulled Wang Qiu'er into his arms, then lay down on the soft bed and said, "Good Qiu'er, let's start cultivating. There's a competition tomorrow."

Silent all night.

Early morning, sunny day, rising sun, Xingluo Square.

After breakfast, standing by the window in the hallway, I could clearly see the sea of ​​people at Xingluo Square in the distance. A dense, dark mass of heads. The noise was so loud you could hear it just by opening the hotel window.

The round of 16 to 8 will consist of four matches per day, spanning four days. Unsurprisingly, Shrek Academy, as the reigning champions, will be the first to take the stage. Facing their formidable opponent this round is the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, the number one academy of the Douling Empire, which boasts five Soul Kings.

When Ji Lin and the others reunited and were about to go downstairs under Wang Yan's guidance, they ran into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, who were also about to go downstairs.

The leader of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team was another elder besides Elder Ma. He smiled and nodded to Wang Yan, and Wang Yan returned the gesture.

Despite being arch-rivals, they maintained a polite distance on the surface.

Xiao Hongchen spotted Ji Lin at a glance. He smiled and said to Ji Lin, "I'm really looking forward to meeting you on the field. I hope you won't disappoint me."

Ji Lin frowned. He wasn't interested in Xiao Hongchen; who would want to meet a guy? He immediately retorted, "Uncle, who are you?"

"M-Uncle?" Xiao Hongchen stared at Ji Lin in disbelief, pointing to his own nose and saying, "You...you're talking about me?"

(End of this chapter)