Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 302 Misjudging the Sacred Body by Innate Talent (Daily 10,000 words)

"That's settled then, isn't it? Being able to eat is enough; why do you necessarily have to know how to cook?"

"If you have to know how to manufacture it to use it, then it's over. Yuhao will never be able to cook meat dishes in his life, because although he can grow vegetables, he can't raise pigs."

To be honest, Wang Dong's words, though crude, were quite reasonable. Wang Yan originally only intended for everyone to learn how to use soul tools, but Xu Sanshi got stuck on a pedant and insisted that only those who could make soul tools could do so.

If Huo Yuhao had to do everything himself, he would find it impossible to move an inch.

Huo Yuhao is already quite versatile. He has a smattering of iron, planting, stealth, combat, and soul tools. He has mastered various combat and life skills, but he doesn't know how to raise pigs or weave. Does that mean he doesn't wear clothes or cook meat dishes?

After Wang Dong unlocked his potential, he became extremely receptive to soul tools, wanting to use them for everything. He even tried using close-combat soul tools, having a great time playing with a short sword.

That makes sense.

Xu Sanshi nodded in agreement, definitely not worried about not being able to eat Huo Yuhao's food in the future.

Seeing that everyone agreed with his opinion, Wang Yan's face showed a look of excitement.

"Alright, everyone, let's go inside. The auction is about to begin."

After entering the auction hall, a five-meter-wide staircase covered with a red carpet extends downwards.

After going down about twenty meters, we finally saw the registration desk.

Clearly, Wang Yan had made ample preparations before arriving, and all he needed to do upon arrival was collect his number.

A young girl in a long red dress led them inside.

Passing through an old-fashioned wooden door, the scene suddenly changed, and all that could be seen was a golden expanse.

A wide, magnificent passageway extends deep inside, paved with jade and gilded, and even the lampshades are carved from the finest crystal, making it the epitome of luxury.

Looking at the familiar decorating style, Huo Yuhao cursed under his breath in exasperation.

Needless to say, it must have been something my cheap ancestor demanded ten thousand years ago. That's his aesthetic sense. He even made mandatory regulations on the decoration style of Shrek Academy's Treasure Pavilion. As the base of my cheap ancestor, Star Luo City naturally couldn't escape it either.

Seeing the two rows of waitress girls standing there, wearing long dresses that revealed large expanses of their fair skin, Huo Yuhao nodded in relief.

Sure enough, he knew it.

Wang Yan said in a low voice, "This is the largest auction house in Xingluo City. Everyone was able to come here thanks to Dai Yueheng, through his personal connections. However, Xiao Tao is busy cultivating, and the others are still recuperating, so none of them came."

Guided by the hostesses, the group put on the masks provided by the auction house and sat in the first row of Auction Hall No. 12.

Looking at the masks distributed at the auction, Huo Yuhao sighed. These things couldn't block mental detection either. If someone wanted to spy on him, these things were basically useless. They were probably an old tradition from ten thousand years ago.

The ancestral laws cannot be changed; that's the gist of it.

At this point, the auction hall was already about 70% full of bidders.

A moment later, a beautiful and melodious female voice came from all directions: "Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House. Our auction is about to begin. Please take your seats."

A woman in a purple dress then walked onto the stage; she was today's auctioneer, named Qingya.

Perhaps following the Xingluo Xu family's consistent style of being concise and to the point, the opening remarks of the auction were brief, and the main topic was quickly introduced.

The previous items weren't anything special.

The first item was a level three soul-guided paralysis ray. Wang Dong said it was just right for his use, as he was in need of a control-type soul tool. So he directly raised the price from two thousand gold soul coins to a whopping five thousand, securing the soul tool with irrefutable force, which attracted the attention of onlookers.

"It would be good if this thing could fetch 2,500. Let me know if you want to bid on it next time, and I'll bid for you."

Seeing Wang Dong's nouveau riche behavior of not caring about money at all, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

"Oh"

Wang Dong nodded somewhat embarrassedly, but no other suitable soul tool appeared afterward.

Wang Yan made frequent moves, bidding on more than a dozen level three to five soul tools, almost sweeping up the entire auction.

The second to last item up for auction was a level 4 baby bottle, which Wang Yan also spent a fortune to acquire. In fact, Huo Yuhao wanted to remind Wang Yan that they weren't particularly short of baby bottles.

As far as he knew, He Caitou, who used the fortress strategy, had at least four healing bottles on him. If he wasn't careful, he would easily run into a group of troublesome opponents. So Qian Duoduo directly gave him six healing bottles, which he basically couldn't use up.

Ever since Huo Yuhao was chased once, Qian Duoduo, that timid old hen who was afraid her disciple would suffer, really pulled out all her treasures, ignoring the ridiculous rule that the soul tools used must be made by the soul master himself.

My disciple's safety is the most important thing. You, Lao Yan, gave Yuhao a soul bone to make a close-combat soul tool. How could our soul tool department treat Huo Yuhao badly?

In addition, Wang Dong also had two baby bottles, which he bought at a small auction at Shrek Academy. Everyone else had a baby bottle forcibly stuffed into their hands by Huo Yuhao before setting off on their mission. However, these bottles had to be returned after the competition, as level 5 baby bottles are quite valuable.

Fortunately, Huo Yuhao didn't say anything after thinking about it for a while. It wasn't like Wang Yan was paying for it himself; the academy was reimbursing him, so there was no need to save money.

So far, Wang Yan has only spent 100,000 gold soul coins.

Given Shrek Academy's deep pockets, they probably wouldn't care.

Pushing the cart off the stage, Qingya walked to the front of the auction platform and lowered her voice: "Distinguished guests, our mysterious grand prize is about to be unveiled, which is also the last item up for auction tonight."

Huo Yuhao sat up straight, and his eyes lit up when he scanned the area with his mental probe.

The auction house in Xingluo City really has an unreliable eye for quality. They tried to sell a Soul Devouring Blade for 100,000 gold soul coins before, but it failed to sell and went unsold more than ten times. I never expected them to produce such a good item this time. I really didn't expect that at all.

The appraisers at this Starlight Auction House must be born with a divine body that can't see through anything, right? How can they not recognize any good stuff?

The elegant auctioneer's introduction was still ongoing.

"Originally, this item shouldn't be here. But to thank our distinguished guests for their continued support of Xingguo, with the permission of our chief auctioneer, we have specially added this item to the auction."

"Although it is very expensive, I believe that everyone who truly understands it will feel it is worth the price. Now, let our hostesses bring out this mysterious gift."

The cart was slowly pushed onto the stage from one side, and the color of the drape was changed to a bright and eye-catching red.

(End of this chapter)