Empire Makes Its Move? The Powerful Heavenly Star Academy!

Savage Martial Pavilion had always remained aloof in the Land of Barbarian Martial Hundred Cities ever since the Empire was founded.

It had never taken part in any competition.

Yet now, it could not resist making a move.

In terms of strength—or influence—

Savage Martial Pavilion was far inferior to Begonia Pavilion and the Glazed Sect.

However, Savage Martial Pavilion stood backed by Spirit Hall.

And Spirit Hall was controlled by the Papal Hall.

The Empire had been founded by Empress Yao, a former Pope of the Papal Hall.

Begonia Pavilion and the Glazed Sect could still be provoked.

But Savage Martial Pavilion absolutely could not.

Once provoked, the experts of Spirit Hall would descend!

Spirit Hall was a terrifying force ranked among the top three of the Upper Seven Sects on the continent.

Leaving Title Douluo aside for the moment—

It was said that Spirit Hall had quite a few Peerless Douluo, and there were even rumors of a divine inheritance within.

The Empire, the Papal Hall, and Spirit Hall were one entity.

On the continent, no force could compare to them.

Did Savage Martial Pavilion entering the fray mean the Empire was making its move?

Previously, although Yao Feng came from the Medicine God Hall and was also an offering elder of the Empire—

He had participated in the auction under his own name, rather than as an offering elder of the Empire.

Thus, while everyone had been shocked by his identity, they could still accept it and were not overly terrified.

"Savage Martial Pavilion? Are you participating in the auction on behalf of the Empire? If you represent the Empire, do you have a decree from Spirit Hall, the Papal Hall, or the Empire?"

Upon hearing the words from another private room, the Pavilion Master of Savage Martial Pavilion felt his heart skip a beat.

He knew that he seemed to have made a mistake.

Without a decree, one absolutely could not act under the Empire's name.

He simply wanted this pill too badly. In his eagerness, he had spoken without thinking it through, leading to this situation.

He very much wanted to say that he represented the Empire, as that would intimidate some people.

But when he thought of Her Majesty Empress Yao, the current ruler of the Empire, he gave up on the idea.

If this matter reached the Empire, he would no longer be Pavilion Master. He would likely be thrown straight into an imperial prison.

Knowing that he had misspoken, the Pavilion Master of Savage Martial Pavilion hurriedly explained:

"Everyone, Wu was too eager to bid and spoke carelessly, saying the wrong thing. Wu wishes to bid on this item personally; there is no decree from the Empire. I have caused everyone to misunderstand!"

"Since there is no decree from the Empire, then I can bid without concern!"

On the fourth floor, Lin Shu had just been about to expel the Pavilion Master of Savage Martial Pavilion.

After all, he had established the rules beforehand.

No one was allowed to use their power to oppress others at the Langya Auction House. They could only bid fairly.

If the Pavilion Master of Savage Martial Pavilion truly used his identity as the Empire's representative to intimidate others from bidding—

Lin Shu would certainly throw him out.

Although the Empire was powerful, Lin Shu controlled three hundred Title Douluo and did not fear it.

However, since he was not using his power to oppress others, Lin Shu could not be bothered to say anything more.

"The Glazed Sect bids 1.8 million Gold Soul Coins!"

"Begonia Pavilion bids 1.9 million Gold Soul Coins!"

"The Blade Sect bids 2 million Gold Soul Coins!"

"Heavenly Star Academy bids 3 million Gold Soul Coins!"

???

Heavenly Star Academy.

Everyone was greatly shocked upon hearing this.

The Eastern Martial Region had one academy, two sects, three pavilions, and four clans.

The four clans were the four great families whose members possessed plant-type martial souls.

They were:

The Mei Family, which possessed the Profound Ice Plum Blossom martial soul.

The Lan Family, which possessed the Heavenly Heart Sea Orchid martial soul.

The Zhu Family, which possessed the Thousand Leaf Heavenly Bamboo martial soul.

And the Ju Family, which possessed the Sunflower Chrysanthemum martial soul.

The three pavilions were:

Begonia Pavilion, which possessed the Begonia martial soul,

Netherworld Pavilion, which possessed the Netherworld Cat martial soul.

And Prison Pavilion, which possessed the Death Scythe martial soul.

The two sects were the Glazed Sect and the Blade Sect.

Above them stood Heavenly Star Academy, known as the strongest force in the Eastern Martial Region.

This academy had been passed down for over two thousand years, perhaps even longer.

Heavenly Star Academy gathered the most outstanding prodigies from across the Eastern Martial Region.

Even the younger generations of other top forces would go to Heavenly Star Academy to study.

Heavenly Star Academy was also the only force located in the Eastern Martial Region that was ranked among the Middle Seven Sects on the continent.

Moreover, it was the foremost of the Middle Seven Sects.

Rumor had it that the headmaster of Heavenly Star Academy came from the Star Clan, an extremely mysterious family on the continent.

Their strength had even reached the level of a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.

As for the Star Clan...

This force was exceedingly mysterious. It was said to be a family left behind by a Divine Being.

Even the Empire did not know its true strength, so it had not been listed among the Upper, Middle, or Lower Seven Sects.

There was no helping it. Even the Empire could not investigate it clearly, so it naturally could not rank it. It was considered a Transcendent Force existing beyond the Empire's reach.

"I never expected Heavenly Star Academy to send someone as well!"

"This is an academy that ranks among the very best on the entire continent!"

"More than that! If Heavenly Star Academy issued a notice, who knew how many powerful graduates across the continent would be willing to lend their support. Those are all top prodigies. After graduation, their minimum achievement is level seventy Soul Sage. Soul Douluo are countless, and there are quite a few Title Douluo as well!"

"That's right. Some of the powerful forces in the Eastern Martial Region have graduates of Heavenly Star Academy among them!"

On the fourth floor.

Lin Shu was also surprised.

"Heavenly Star Academy actually came!"

Lin Shu had entrusted certain matters regarding the auction to the Fifth Elder and Eighth Elder.

Therefore, Lin Shu did not know who had come, nor had he asked.

After all, no matter who came, he could intimidate them with his three hundred Title Douluo subordinates.

What surprised Lin Shu was that Heavenly Star Academy had actually sent someone.

This academy had always focused on teaching soul masters and rarely emerged to take part in competition.

Its appearance here naturally surprised Lin Shu.

Speaking of which, Lin Shu had some connection with Heavenly Star Academy.

He had once participated in Heavenly Star Academy's entrance examination.

He simply had not succeeded.

It was an academy where true geniuses and monsters gathered.

Moreover, even Title Douluo took part in teaching within the academy.

But now that Lin Shu had the system, he naturally did not care about those so-called geniuses and monsters.

After being briefly surprised, Lin Shu stopped paying attention.

In any case, the stronger the forces that came, the better it was for him.

The stronger the forces, the more resources and wealth they had. As a result, the auction prices would also rise higher.

Naturally, Lin Shu was delighted.

Heavenly Star Academy had raised the price straight to 3 million Gold Soul Coins in one move.

This instantly made many forces guarded by Title Douluo abandon the idea of bidding.

There was no helping it. Even with the strength of their entire clans, they could not gather that many Gold Soul Coins.

Now, only around a dozen forces could continue participating in the auction.

"The Mei Family bids 3.05 million Gold Soul Coins!"

"The Ju Family bids 3.1 million Gold Soul Coins!"

"..."

One force after another made their bids, each one a major force in the Eastern Martial Region.

Lin Shu could not help but look toward Su Qian.

Lin Shu always felt that too many major forces had come to this auction.

The Langya Auction House's publicity alone seemed far from capable of producing such results.

"Su Qian, once this auction ends, I want to see exactly what you are planning."

Since she had promoted it in secret like this, Lin Shu believed she definitely had some scheme in mind.

There could not possibly be something so free in this world!