First Task

Ding: The host has met the requirements. The first task will now be issued.

Task: Complete an auction within one month.

Task Reward: Martial Soul Awakening.

Martial Soul Awakening?

Su Mu stared fixedly at those four words. On the Douluo Continent, one had to awaken a Martial Soul in order to cultivate.

It could be said that a Martial Soul was the foundation of everything.

Without a Martial Soul, no matter how many heavenly treasures or precious Soul Bones one possessed, they would be useless.

Since he had transmigrated here, Su Mu could not possibly spend his entire life holed up in this Auction Pavilion. He naturally wanted to see both poetry and distant horizons.

For that, he needed formidable strength as his guarantee for traveling the world.

And Daji was, after all, an external force!!

So here came the problem.

Since it was an auction, there had to be auction items. The more precious the treasures, the more attention they would attract, and the more auction points he could obtain for the system to automatically convert into Luck Value, allowing him to unlock new system functions.

Even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice.

Where was he supposed to find auction items?

Although the system shop could currently exchange for some rare items, such as:

Boots of Speed, Jungle Knife, Gem of Knowledge, daggers, and so on...

They were all the most basic pieces of equipment, but the enormous "0" in the lower-right corner of the system made Su Mu realize something.

He was still dirt poor!!

As for the other function, Lucky Treasure Hunt, it was also in line with the mechanics of King of Glory. It was simply a lottery draw, and one draw required 1,000 Luck Points...

That was not something he could afford either.

"System, can you lend me some Luck Points? Or let me make a zero-down-payment purchase of system goods and repay in installments?"

Aren't all kinds of credit card payments, Huabei loans, and installment purchases popular these days? Systems face plenty of competition too; you need to keep up with the times...

Give me some startup capital, and I'll be able to complete tasks better!

This is a win-win partnership, mutually beneficial and advantageous in every way.

I'm good, you're good, everyone being good is what truly matters.

Ding, does the host wish to get something for nothing?

Lu Xun said: "Relying on heaven, relying on earth, relying on the system does not make one a true man."

"Lu Xun never said that..."

Host, please focus on the main contradiction. Who said it is not important. The core message is that you should not complain about difficulties; think of solutions yourself.

Zhu Chongba started with nothing but a bowl...

"Stop right there!!"

"You really are the most ruthless one. Your family must be major bamboo shoot growers..."

Are you mocking me?

I am not!

The system was useless, but Su Mu had thought of another way!

As the saying went, while the neighbors stockpile grain, I stockpile guns; the neighbors themselves are my granary.

He had learned from the system that, on the current Timeline of Douluo Continent, Tang San and the others had already joined Shrek Academy and were preparing to depart for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts and obtain Soul Rings.

This was truly a pie falling from the sky.

When Tang San killed the Man Faced Demon Spider in the Star Dou Great Forest, he obtained the upgradable External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances. It would eventually evolve into the Sea God's Eight Wings, slaughtering in all directions and ruling the Douluo Continent.

Wasn't Tang San's stuff his stuff too?

"Daji, come with me to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow."

"Alright. Daji will work hard to do things Master likes."

The next day, as the first ray of sunlight spilled in, Su Mu set off with Daji.

Yet just after Su Mu left, a tremendous uproar erupted within Spirit City.

Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong wore a ceremonial golden gown that shimmered with treasure light. A Nine-Curve Purple-Gold Crown rested upon her head, and she held a nearly two-meter-long scepter embedded with countless gemstones.

Her nearly flawless face carried an icy, decisive aura of killing intent.

"Reporting to Your Excellency the Pope."

A Cardinal rushed into the council hall in a panic, his expression frantic.

Bibi Dong's delicate brows furrowed tightly. A dignified Cardinal, yet he had not the slightest composure. The sky was not falling, so why was he in such a frantic rush? Her expression turned cold. "What is it?"

"Reporting, reporting to Your Excellency the Pope."

The Cardinal's back was soaked with sweat, not from exhaustion, but from shock that sent cold sweat pouring down his body.

"Your Excellency the Pope, this morning, while the silver-armored guards were on patrol, they discovered a nine-story tower in the square before the Papal Palace. It is roughly a hundred meters tall, even taller than the Six-Winged Angel Statue."

"Do you have a death wish?" Bibi Dong's gaze sharpened as killing intent erupted from her. "Have you lost your mind and come here to amuse yourself at my expense?"

Impossible!!

That was Bibi Dong's first thought.

Her bedroom was within the Papal Palace, only a few kilometers from the square.

With the strength of a Titled Douluo, there was no way she would fail to sense the commotion caused by constructing a hundred-meter-tall tower.

Moreover, a nine-story tower a hundred meters high was an immense undertaking. Even if Spirit Hall devoted all its resources to it, it would take several months.

There was absolutely no force on the Douluo Continent that could carry out such a massive project overnight right beneath her nose!!

Was he treating her like a fool?

Had Bibi Dong become too weak to raise her blade, or had this Cardinal gotten too full of himself?

"Your Excellency the Pope, I would never dare deceive you with my own head on the line." The Cardinal hurriedly defended himself.

He found the matter unbelievable as well. With his experience, he could not imagine what kind of force could erect such a towering building overnight beneath Spirit Hall's nose.

But he was precisely the one responsible for patrol security within the Papal Palace district.

When the captain of the silver-armored knights reported it to him that morning, he had refused to believe it and even sprayed out the tea in his mouth...

How could that be possible?

But when he saw it with his own eyes, that majestic structure standing in the square...

He suddenly slapped himself twice.

It hurt. It really hurt!!

This was not a dream!!!

That was why he had rushed here to report it.

A building had appeared within his jurisdiction, taller than the Six-Winged Angel Statue, and he had not noticed a thing beforehand.

This was a grave dereliction of duty.

One had to know that Your Excellency the Pope was known for her iron-fisted methods...

The Cardinal knelt on the ground and slammed his forehead heavily against the floor. Even through the red carpet, he knocked himself bloody.

"Your Excellency the Pope, whether it is real or not, you will know at a glance. My loyalty can be witnessed by the sun and moon. I would never dare deceive you by staking my status, life, and future."

"Very well. I will go out and see for myself."

"If there is nothing there, then take your own life."

Tap, tap, tap.

Bibi Dong stepped down gracefully and regally from the papal throne in crystal high heels.

The sun was shining nicely today. She could take this opportunity to get some fresh air and dispel the foul mood.

These Red-robed Archbishops truly were getting worse with every generation. They even dared to utter such an outrageous lie.

It was time to straighten out the affairs of the Church and make an example of someone.

A series of crisp footsteps rang out as Bibi Dong walked along the red carpet and out of the council hall.

The Cardinal followed behind her with his body bent respectfully. His emotions had risen and fallen violently in such a short time—the shock brought by the nine-story tower and the fear of his uncertain fate had left his face pale.

Fortunately, Your Excellency the Pope was willing to inspect it personally.

This truly was not due to incompetence or negligence on his part!!

Because this was a miracle of the gods!!

Sure enough, when Bibi Dong stepped out of the council hall and arrived outside the Papal Palace, her view suddenly opened wide.

Her autumn-water eyes widened uncontrollably as well.