Trade

What had Huo Yuhao done?

Very simply, he had merely sold a few blueprints.

As a former "God-level Soul Engineer," making Soul Tools was as easy as breathing for Huo Yuhao.

After obtaining his first Silver Radiance Soul Ring, Huo Yuhao had begun selling Soul Tools at the Treasure Pavilion and accepting commissions for any custom Soul Tools below Rank 9.

Gradually, nearly everyone in Shrek City who cared about Soul Tools heard that a top-tier Rank 8 Soul Guide Master had arrived in the city.

As his reputation grew, probing followed.

From simple initial orders to the later, sensitive Fixed Soul Cannons, Huo Yuhao accepted every commission and completed them all flawlessly.

There were even rumors that the works of this "Master Tianmeng" had been dismantled, studied, and examined by several Rank 8 Soul Guide Masters, who had called them art!

Especially after Huo Yuhao casually revealed that he possessed "Innate Level 9 Soul Power" and had "just turned forty," the various factions within Shrek City could no longer remain calm.

Forty years old, Innate Level 9 Soul Power, and capable of flawlessly producing the vast majority of Rank 8 Soul Tools—what did that represent?

It meant that what limited this "Master Tianmeng" was absolutely not knowledge, but his Soul Power Level!

As long as this "Master Tianmeng" broke through Rank 90 and became a Titled Douluo, he would most likely directly become a Rank 9 Soul Guide Master!

One had to know that all Rank 9 Soul Guide Masters on the Douluo Continent were currently in the Sun Moon Empire. Yet now, an unaffiliated individual with a high likelihood of becoming a Rank 9 Soul Guide Master had suddenly appeared in Shrek City. Nearly every faction had begun considering recruiting him!

At the same time, the name "Tianmeng" began spreading wildly through the information networks of the various factions.

The shock, greed, excitement, and other emotions they produced were all absorbed from afar by Huo Yuhao's Seed of Emotion, turning into streams of pure Power of Emotion that slowly yet steadily strengthened his body and Soul Power cultivation.

In a sense, as long as Huo Yuhao stirred up trouble, the Seed of Emotion could absorb more emotions, allowing his Soul Power to increase rapidly.

And if he wanted to cultivate even faster, Huo Yuhao could not stop stirring things up.

When he entered the room, he saw only three people.

One was an elegant, noblewoman seated on the sofa. Beside her stood a girl in a long dress, around eight or nine years old. Farther away was a middle-aged man calmly watching him. Judging from his aura, he was a Rank 92 Titled Douluo.

However, aside from them, another Titled Douluo was hidden in the shadows beneath the Noblewoman's feet. Judging from his aura, he was a Rank 95 Super Douluo.

Are they taking me this seriously?

Huo Yuhao's expression did not change. He calmly walked over and sat down on the sofa opposite the Noblewoman.

"This is last week's commission."

Huo Yuhao placed a Storage Ring on the table, looking entirely businesslike.

The Noblewoman paused slightly, revealing a breathtaking smile. She then extended her slender jade-like fingers, took the Storage Ring, and handed it to the girl beside her for inspection.

The girl's expression remained calm. Clearly, she had known in advance. She took the Storage Ring and quickly inspected the items within, then nodded to the Noblewoman beside her.

Understanding, the Noblewoman turned to Huo Yuhao and smiled. "Master Tianmeng is truly impressive. Even a custom order for twelve Rank 8 Fixed Soul Cannons was completed so quickly."

As she spoke, the Noblewoman took out a gold card and a ring, placed them on the table, and pushed them toward Huo Yuhao. "This is the remaining payment, as well as the item Master Tianmeng ordered from our Treasure Pavilion last time."

Huo Yuhao nodded calmly and directly placed the gold card into his Storage Soul Tool. He then briefly checked the item inside the ring. After confirming there was no problem, he put the ring away as well.

Just after putting his things away, the Noblewoman opposite him suddenly spoke as though making casual conversation.

"I heard that Master Tianmeng has yet to choose a faction to join?"

Huo Yuhao remained silent and did not answer. He merely raised his head slightly, his gray eyes settling upon the Noblewoman before him. Then his somewhat hoarse voice sounded.

"Is your sect planning to invite me?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao speak, the Noblewoman smiled and shook her head.

"Our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect knows our own limits. We cannot take in someone who is destined to become a Rank 9 Soul Guide Master, especially one who is not from the Sun Moon Empire."

The Noblewoman calmly shook her head.

The reason their Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had endured for ten thousand years was precisely because they knew how to maintain good relations with every side, was it not?

A Rank 9 Soul Guide Master was indeed an enticing prize, but there was no helping it. Their Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect truly was not suited to accepting such overwhelming fortune.

The Noblewoman looked at Huo Yuhao and spoke with a smile.

"Our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect wishes to make a trade with Master Tianmeng."

Huo Yuhao relaxed slightly. A faint ripple passed through his disguised gray eyes, as though he were curious about the Noblewoman's proposed trade.

The atmosphere stalled slightly as Huo Yuhao and the Noblewoman stared at each other. After a long while, the first to lose patience was instead the girl seated beside the Noblewoman.

The girl became somewhat restless. Her gaze repeatedly shifted from Huo Yuhao to the Noblewoman beside her, then from the Noblewoman back to Huo Yuhao.

Second by second, time passed, and the atmosphere gradually became increasingly silent.

Then suddenly, Huo Yuhao spoke, breaking the nearly frozen atmosphere.

"The terms."

The Noblewoman revealed a captivating smile before speaking.

"First, any materials you purchase from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect in the future will be sold to you at a ninety percent discount. The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect will also do its utmost to gather any materials you require.

"Second, you will have purchasing privileges worth one hundred million Gold Soul Coins at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect each year, and those privileges will reset annually.

"Third."

The Noblewoman paused slightly and took out a fruit that emitted a faint golden glow before continuing.

"This is a Golden Soul Jade Fruit. It can greatly enhance the consumer's Spiritual Power without any side effects. If consumed by a Soul Douluo, it can also increase their chances of breaking through to become a Titled Douluo to a certain extent."

The Noblewoman smiled.

You could say that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was weak, but you could never say that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect lacked money!

For the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, as long as a problem could be solved with money, it was not a problem!

Did they know what money power was? (Leans back strategically.)

"And... the price?"

Huo Yuhao did not reveal much emotion. He had expected the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to try recruiting him, but he had not expected the conditions they offered to be so generous.

They really are rich.

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly.