Douluo Continent: The Rebirth of Huo Yuhao

Chapter 31 Princess Xingluo

After dinner, the group of Sun and Moon returned to the Starlight Auction House, where they had previously participated in the auction.

This time, they followed the staff into Hall 1, which was even further inside than Hall 12, where they had previously attended the auction. Hall 1 of Starlight Auction House was where the real rare and precious materials were auctioned.

As soon as they entered the hall, led by the staff, everyone was stunned by the magnificent scene before them. Exhibition Hall No. 1 covered a vast area; if they hadn't walked through a long underground passage to get there, no one would have guessed that it was an underground exhibition hall.

The ceiling of Exhibition Hall One is painted with stars from the sky. If someone looks closely, they will notice that the arrangement of the stars here is exactly the same as the distribution of stars seen when standing at the entrance of the Starlight Auction House at midnight and looking up at the night sky! What a stunning achievement! The venue alone is enough to make one feel that the highest-level auction in the Star Luo Empire lives up to its reputation.

This place gives you the feeling that as long as you have money, you can get anything you want here!

Although everyone in the Sun and Moon group was shocked, there was one exception: Xiao Hongchen, the grandson of the Mingde Hall's master. The wealth of the Mingde Hall was beyond anything any of their imagination. Moreover, the Mingde Hall was the Starlight Auction House's largest client, and the soul tools produced by the Mingde Hall brought enormous profits to the Starlight Auction House. Naturally, Xiao Hongchen wouldn't treat the Starlight Auction House with any courtesy.

As they marveled, the staff led them to a private room. This room was located very close to the front, and its interior was extremely luxurious. It was clearly prepared for top-tier VIPs, and given their status, they could certainly afford it.

After the staff closed the door for them, they quietly waited for the auction to begin. However, although they had come here, apart from Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen, the others were destined not to have any satisfactory gains. Given their status in the academy and Mingde Hall, the items they could buy at an auction of this level were extremely limited.

Only Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen can mobilize enough funds to purchase the expensive items here. Xiao Hongchen, needless to say, likely has more funds than Elder Ma. Huo Yuhao, having consumed a Dragon Origin Pill during his Soul Master stage, could be considered the final, most valuable item at the Starlight Auction House! Given how much Jing Hongchen values ​​him, his available funds are no less than Xiao Hongchen's.

As time went on, the auction was about to begin.

A melodious voice rang out: "Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House's premier auction. Today, we will be presenting nine precious items for your viewing pleasure, arranged in ascending order of value. We hope you will all leave with a rewarding experience."

A light white layer had already enveloped the platform in the center of Hall 1, and in the very center of the platform stood a girl in a long red dress.

The girl looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Her beauty rivaled that of Meng Hongchen, and because she was several years older, her figure was even more exquisite. A red gauze dress accentuated her fair and delicate skin, giving her an air of perfection.

"Distinguished guests, I am your auctioneer, Jiu Jiu, and it is my honor to host this top-tier auction. Your time is precious, so let's begin the auction. Now, please take a look at today's first item." Without further ado, the young woman commenced the auction.

"Jiujiu? Xu Jiujiu? It turns out she's personally hosting this auction." Xiao Hongchen murmured after hearing the girl's self-introduction.

Huo Yuhao, who was standing right next to him, noticed the change in his expression and asked, "Brother Xiao Hongchen, do you know her?"

Xiao Hongchen was somewhat embarrassed by the misunderstanding with Huo Yuhao last night, but the fact remained that Huo Yuhao had secretly appeared in her sister's room. Therefore, she didn't know how to face Huo Yuhao at this moment, so she could only say expressionlessly and in a flat voice, "If I'm not mistaken, her full name should be Xu Jiujiu. She's a member of the Star Luo royal family, the youngest sister of the current Star Luo Emperor."

After Xiao Hongchen introduced Xu Jiujiu's identity, everyone was somewhat surprised. They hadn't expected such a distinguished member of the royal family to be the auctioneer for this auction. It seemed the Starlight Auction House had an incredibly powerful background.

Not only did the Sun and Moon Auction House recognize Xu Jiujiu's identity, but others in the other private rooms also knew the famous Princess Xu Jiujiu. They knew what her appearance signified: she was the only Gold-level auctioneer at the Starlight Auction House, and she only appeared when a priceless treasure worth hundreds of millions appeared at the auction. Her presence made the auction even more anticipated!

Amidst the various thoughts and intentions of the people in the auction hall, Xu Jiujiu brought out the first item for auction that day.

"The Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade is an eighth-level close-range soul tool. Its materials are extremely precious, including a right arm bone from a ten-thousand-year-old Tyrant Tiger soul beast, which solidifies its soul bone skill, Tyrant Blade Slash. It can also amplify the attack power of similar soul skills by fifty percent."

The first item Xu Jiujiu brought out for auction was extraordinary; a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone was already a priceless treasure. Not to mention it was also an eighth-level soul tool. Either item alone would have caused a frenzy among the crowd. And the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, with its soul bone skills solidified, would be even more valuable and its power even more terrifying.

This Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade was indeed produced by Mingde Hall, and this terrifyingly powerful level eight soul tool requires at least the cultivation level of a Soul Saint to activate. After allowing everyone to admire it for five minutes, Xu Jiujiu announced the starting price: 600,000 gold soul coins. However, this was definitely not the final price for the soul tool.

As expected, it was ultimately acquired by Dai Yueheng, the White Tiger Soul Emperor, for 1.6 million. That's a full million higher than the reserve price! Of course, such a price wouldn't tarnish its reputation.

The Sun and Moon faction showed absolutely no interest in bidding for this soul tool, or rather, they had no interest in bidding for any soul tool at all. Any soul tool that appeared in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms was an outdated product they manufactured. They wouldn't put up their truly latest products for sale.

Selling to them is for profit, so naturally they won't bid. Of course, without restrictions, they certainly wouldn't mind raising the price, but Starlight Auction House would never allow them to do so. So it's just a thought, not an action.

The next item auctioned was another soul tool, which was won by Shrek Academy. Old Ma secretly pondered, "Shrek seems to have developed a strong interest in soul tools lately. I need to report this to the Hall Master when I get back. Shrek's traditional strength is soul masters; if they decide to focus on soul tools recently, we must be prepared."

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

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