Douluo Continent: The Spirit-Eyed Detective Huo Yuhao

"Hahahaha, man-made diamonds are purer than natural diamonds, and so is man-made soul power. Compared to the soul power that soul masters painstakingly condense with their bodies, our machines convert it more efficiently and with greater purity."

"Therefore, soul-guided charging stations that combine electricity and soul power can completely replace the existence of soul masters, and the profession of 'charging soul masters' may no longer be needed in the future. In a true sense, it has achieved the goal of 'ordinary people being able to freely use soul tools'," Huo Yuhao continued.

The profession of Energy Recharger is something no one would want to do unless they're desperate. After all, once you become a Soul Master, everyone wants to be the boss, so why would you want to be someone else's power bank? To train this kind of low-attribute Soul Power, you have to sacrifice your own strength and future.

"As long as you carry a soul-guided power bank with you and install these soul-guided charging stations everywhere, whether you are a soul master or a soul-guided device, you can replenish your soul power anytime, anywhere."

"I believe this is our future, the future of humanity."

With Huo Yuhao's last words, the outcome of this competition was no longer in doubt.

He Caitou won the championship, while Xiao Hongchen won the silver medal.

"I... lost..." Xiao Hongchen lowered his head, his pride seemingly shattered.

"Don't be discouraged, young genius Soul Master. The future of humanity is also in your hands." Huo Yuhao hung the silver medal around Xiao Hongchen's neck.

“Mr. Huo…” Xiao Hongchen looked at the Soul Master she admired and cheered up again, “Can I also go to Shrek City to learn about electric soul tools? If… if I can also learn under Mr. Huo, I think I will never lose to him.”

He looked at He Caitou, who returned his smile without arguing with him.

"Want to be an exchange student? Haha, you're welcome anytime." Huo Yuhao readily agreed, "If you want to learn, I'll teach you."

"Knowledge does not decrease when shared; it only increases."

As for the risk of the Sun Moon Empire stealing our technology...

"Haha, go ahead and learn if you want! I won't stop you from learning anything, because I'll always be one step ahead of them!"

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Starlight Auction House

Huo Yuhao and his companions were invited to attend tonight's auction at the Star Luo Empire's premier auction house.

Huo Yuhao was treated as a VIP among VIPs, not only because of the Star Luo Emperor's courtesy to him, but also because he had previously acted like a nouveau riche in this auction house, buying whatever he saw and scattering gold soul coins everywhere, making the auction house a fortune.

There's nothing Huo Yuhao can do; the one thing he has plenty of right now is gold soul coins, which he can earn back by selling grilled fish for two days.

In Shrek City, even a Title Douluo who wants to eat fish has to ask Huo Yuhao for permission first; that's how powerful Huo Yuhao, the fish market tycoon, is.

Of course, he wasn't buying randomly; Huo Yuhao discovered that there were quite a few good items at the auction.

For example, he had previously seen a living gold disguised as a murder weapon.

He bought it on the spot. It was called the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife. There was a rumor that it could kill its master with evil energy, but he could get rid of that level of evil energy with a wave of his hand, revealing the life-giving gold inside.

Although it wasn't as big as the one he got from the hawksbill turtle before, it was still a good treasure.

"What good stuff will we get tonight? Maybe we should film it all?" Huo Yuhao thought, preparing for another round.

"Don't buy any random, useless stuff." Wang Dong rolled her eyes at him. This guy bought a bunch of random things but quickly lost interest and then dumped them on her. He clearly didn't want them either, and there was almost nowhere to put them.

The auction begins.

The beautiful young auctioneer smiled sweetly and, after performing a complex but very elegant ceremony, began to introduce the items for auction.

"Isn't this... the Star Crown Martial Soul?" Huo Yuhao recognized Xu Jiujiu.

"Don't just use 'Martial Soul' to refer to a person; her name is Xu Jiujiu," Wang Dong complained.

The previous items were mostly uninteresting to Huo Yuhao, until the soul bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion caught his attention.

"Yuhao, you must capture that soul bone." Within the Sea of ​​Spirit, Ice Emperor suddenly spoke.

Chapter 112 Deception

"Ice Explosion, huh? It's really powerful." After listening to Ice Emperor's explanation, Huo Yuhao nodded. "Although I've already learned Corpse Explosion, Ice Explosion is definitely more convenient to use."

He had previously studied the "Death Messenger" and successfully replicated the method of using the Corpse Explosion Technique.

However, the condition for using Corpse Explosion is that there must be a large number of corpses, which is a big limitation. If it were Ice Explosion, it could produce them directly.

"It seems necessary to get my hands on that Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and study it." Huo Yuhao's thoughts wandered again. "Maybe I can even deduce other explosion techniques based on these two explosion techniques, like fire explosion, wind explosion, or all sorts of random explosion techniques. My explosion magic can improve again, hahaha."

"If I could replicate the Ice Blast spell with my ice magic, it would fulfill one of my regrets," said the Ice Empress. As the ruler of the Ice Jade Scorpion, not inheriting this rare Ice Blast spell had always been a great regret of hers.

"To be honest, seeing the soul bones of this fellow clansman, my desire to study them actually outweighed my anger. It seems I've been too influenced by you guys... I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing." Hyotei sighed and remarked.

"Were you influenced by us? Actually, I think you've always been pretty cold-blooded, Bingbing," Tianmeng Bingcan said with a sigh, her tone still as irritating as ever.

"roll!"

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"Envoy, I knew you would want this Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, so here it is." Emperor Xingluo came directly to Huo Yuhao's VIP room and delivered the soul bone.

"Give it to me? Sure." Huo Yuhao didn't stand on ceremony, taking the soul bone and tossing it into his storage device. "But since you already decided to give it to me, why put it up for auction first?"

"Actually... I'm sorry to say, but we really don't have anything good to offer at this auction. This Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone is already our most valuable item, so we planned to put it up for auction first to make a good impression before giving it to you. I searched the entire treasury and finally found something that, with some packaging, might fetch a sky-high price. We were planning to save it for last to rip off those people from the Sun Moon Empire. Envoys, please don't buy it." The Star Luo Emperor whispered, "Uh... don't talk nonsense."

"Is this a scam? Is this the last item up for auction...?" Huo Yuhao looked at the display stand, where the last item was being pushed up, and the scene was quite grand.

If this item is truly valuable, the Sun Moon Empire is indeed the most likely and capable of purchasing it, because the wealthiest party at this auction, besides them, is the Sun Moon Empire, a major power in soul tools.

Huo Yuhao didn't think much of it; it was none of his business, and he wouldn't be so kind as to specifically remind the Sun Moon Empire that the item in the auction was a fake.

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When the last item was brought to the stage, the auction's large screen turned gold. As the golden light gradually faded, Princess Jiujiu reappeared on the screen, now wearing a long gold dress.

Wearing a gold auction outfit means that the final price of the next item in the auction may exceed 100 million gold soul coins, which is a common practice at Starlight Auction House.

"Distinguished guests, you should be able to tell from Jiu Jiu's attire just how precious our final item will be today. Frankly speaking, in my opinion, its value is beyond measure in monetary terms."

"As everyone should know, there is a legend that has been passed down for thousands of years and is known to every household on our Douluo Continent. That is the legend of the Shrek Seven Devils becoming gods ten thousand years ago."

"It's less a legend and more history, the history of our Douluo Continent that is clearly recorded!" Xu Jiujiu said solemnly, his voice ringing out, drawing everyone's attention.

"This is a real fact, and it proves one thing: that a Soul Master who cultivates to the limit can ascend to become a god!"

This fact inspired countless Soul Masters to cultivate, sparking wave after wave of "god-like fever." These Soul Masters, regardless of whether they followed the righteous or evil path, tried countless methods, but all failed without exception.

"Why is she bringing this up? Could it be that the next item up for auction..." In the VIP room of the Sun Moon Empire, Xiao Hongchen's eyes widened.

Although there are no records of anyone becoming a god in the Sun Moon Empire, there are many legends about it, and they have also studied the story of the Seven Devils of Douluo Continent becoming gods.

Not only did Xiao Hongchen show the same "Could it be?" expression, but most of the Soul Masters attending the auction also displayed similar expressions.

"Pfft... No way, hahaha, is this how you scam people? That's a bit too unethical. Do you really think anyone would believe this?" Huo Yuhao couldn't hold back any longer; he had a pretty good idea of ​​what the Star Luo Empire was trying to sell.

"At this point, I'm sure you've all guessed what this last item is. That's right, it's a chance to become a god!"

Xu Jiujiu lifted the cloth covering the item, revealing its true appearance.

It was a statue, a lifelike stone statue. As for the appearance of this statue, almost everyone in the Douluo Continent recognized it; it was the Sea God.

"This statue of the sea god has been kept in the treasury of my Star Luo Empire for ten thousand years. According to records, it was carved by our country ten thousand years ago before the sea god became a god. It contains a trace of the sea god's divine power, which is why it has remained intact for ten thousand years."

Research has revealed an inexplicable energy fluctuation within the statue. We speculate that the statue holds the secret to godhood, and if it encounters a destined person, it might open a path to godhood.

Unfortunately, our Star Luo Empire has been researching this for ten thousand years without any results. Therefore, after discussion, we believe that continuing the research would only be a waste of money, so it would be better to sell it to someone destined for it at this auction.” Xu Jiujiu shook his head and sighed, as if he really regretted it.

After the introductions were finished, the atmosphere at the auction had reached its peak; the allure of becoming a god was too great for a Soul Master.

Why do Soul Masters strive? Why do they cultivate? Why do they become stronger? Isn't the ultimate goal to become a god or an ancestor? Such an opportunity, even if it's just a "possible" one, can attract tens of thousands of Soul Masters.

"I want it! I want it! I must buy it!" Xiao Hongchen was extremely excited and envious. As proud as he was, he felt that this was prepared just for him as soon as he heard the words "the destined one".

"One hundred and fifty million!" Xiao Hongchen shouted, stunning all the other competitors.

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Another VIP room,

There were only two people in this VIP room, both of whom looked to be in their forties.

"Damn it. If I find out who offered this price, I'll kill him." The speaker was tall, and most notably, his right arm was exceptionally thick, at least twice the size of his left arm.

The other person is small in stature, but has an unusually large head, making them look a bit like a bobblehead.

"Alright, let's talk about this later. We'll get it eventually. Don't forget our main business." Big Head said seriously, "You saw it during the competition. Huo Yuhao from Shrek Academy has a Spirit Eye Martial Soul. Eyes... such a rare physical martial soul, and it's a spiritual attribute, a twin martial soul, and it's also the ultimate ice, with a bit of a second awakening... Damn, how can he be so talented? I have to go on and on to explain it."

"In short, we need to invite him back to the sect, right?" Big Hand said directly.

“That’s right, but we can’t force it. They’re from Shrek Academy, so it’ll be difficult.” Big Head was very cautious. “They definitely have a Title Douluo leading the team. If it’s just the two of us acting recklessly, we’ll definitely die. Let’s go and greet them first. If that doesn’t work, we can go back to the sect and ask the sect leader for instructions.”

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"Yuhao, aren't you going to raise the price?" Wang Dong asked. Huo Yuhao, who usually wanted to buy everything, was surprisingly well-behaved this time.

"I don't want it, I hate idols." Huo Yuhao showed a disgusted expression, especially since he already knew that this was something the Star Luo Empire was using to bluff people.

Moreover, he hadn't forgotten that the divine consciousness they had struggled to resolve was most likely that of the Sea God.

“That’s true, Poseidon… I hate him.” Wang Dong scratched his head and said.

“Yeah, Poseidon is the worst.” Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement.

Once the topic was brought up, the Shrek members began discussing how utterly detestable the Sea God was.

"Oh right, before, in order to resist the power of faith in the Sea God's divine consciousness, they instilled the idea of ​​'hating the Sea God' in everyone in Shrek City." Huo Yuhao said with amusement as he watched the Sea God's denunciation meeting in such a harmonious manner.

Chapter 113 Divine Test?

Star Emperor Hotel

"Power, I need power!" After witnessing Huo Yuhao and his team's unparalleled strength on the field, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but feel a longing in his heart.

Proud as he is, how could he possibly submit to others? By any means necessary, he needs more power now.

"Poseidon statue, don't disappoint me..." In the dimly lit room, Xiao Hongchen carefully examined the statue he had obtained, hoping to find some clues to becoming a god.

Originally, such an important item should have been taken back through the secret passage of the Sun Moon Empire in Xingluo for safety, but he was too impatient and decided to keep the treasure for one night to take a look before sending it back.

The statue depicts a long-haired man holding a trident, consistent with the image of Tang San, the sea god, as described in the book.

But apart from being well-carved, there seemed to be nothing remarkable about it, and Xiao Hongchen couldn't see anything special about it.

"Is there some necessary activation method? Let's try inputting soul power." Xiao Hongchen thought for a moment, perhaps this stone statue, like a soul tool, needs to be charged with soul power to be activated?

He transferred his soul power into the statue.

"No response?" Xiao Hongchen had already transferred nearly half of his soul power into the statue, but it still didn't move an inch.