Xu Jiawei: 666

Mingde Hall's Soul Guide Technology surpasses that of multiple versions of Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Upon acquiring the Spiritual Metal, Jing Hongchen's plans for it far surpassed those of Douluo Three Kingdoms.

For team members?

Oh!

Even for his own Grandson, Jing Hongchen didn't spare a single piece of Spiritual Metal.

It's fair to say that until they acquire more and better Spiritual Metal, these resources are absolutely irrelevant to Soul Engineer below Level 9.

From this perspective, Xu Jiawei's speculation is correct.

The Sun Moon Royal Team does indeed have a trump card; it's no longer just about Spiritual Metal.

But it is precisely because of the Mingde Hall that the Sun Moon Royal Team's desire to win the championship is becoming increasingly strong.

Because if you miss this opportunity, you might never get another chance.

The Round-Robin Tournament is still ongoing.

At the same time, a piece of news that shocked all the teams quietly swept in.

The Starlight Auction House Starlight Auction Blacksmith Association will host auctions of Spiritual Metal to celebrate the competition.

Xu Jiawei:???

At this moment, even the Star Luo Royal Family behind the Starlight Auction House was stunned.

Because they were completely unprepared.

Before the competition, the Star Luo Royal Family did have high hopes, thinking that the Blacksmith Association would not miss this opportunity. However, with the Blacksmith Association auctioning off the construction slots for ten Blacksmith Association branches, and the appearance of the Body Sect disciple in the Sun Moon Royal Team, the Star Luo Royal Family almost gave up the idea of seeing Spiritual Metal auctioned again during the competition.

However, he never expected that the Blacksmith Association would be so despicable.

Without any warning, they're going to auction Spiritual Metal.

The ten slots released earlier were merely to dissuade the Star Luo Royal Family from making any prior preparations; why the sudden reversal?

Xu Jiawei guaranteed that Starlight Auction House obtained the so-called Spiritual Metal to be auctioned much later than the various battle teams learned that the auction included Spiritual Metal.

Blacksmith Association, have some decency!

Mastering core technologies is something special, isn't it?

While there was some cursing and swearing, Xu Jiawei didn't just hurl insults; he immediately made arrangements for the upcoming Auction.

Xu Jiujiu also exerted herself urgently, even skipping most of the matches and having a Substitute take her place so she could focus on the Auction.

The Round-Robin Tournament lasted a total of sixteen days.

The Starlight Auction began on the very day the Round-Robin Tournament ended.

This Auction is undoubtedly a preparation for the upcoming Promotion Tournament for the various teams.

The round of 16 is now decided, so who will be the next eight, and even the final four?

At this time, Soul Tool that enhance the strength of various teams will appear at the Auction to help them replenish their losses.

What's different this time is that all the top three teams Spiritual Metal. Any team with the potential to compete for third place will fight tooth and nail to improve their strength.

Indeed, Spiritual Metal now hold an unshakeable place in the hearts of Soul Master.

Teams hoping to compete for third place might consider exchanging a piece of Spiritual Metal for a custom slot, since a custom one would be more suitable for them.

Teams that have no hope of competing for the top three will still want to acquire Spiritual Metal. Even if it's meaningless to use them now, they can take them back and study them later. There are always suitable Soul Master in the academy.

Even teams that have already been eliminated are required to participate in this Auction.

"Ten Thousand Forgings First Grade Spiritual Metal, refined to the highest grade, will be auctioned off along with ten available slots."

When Xu Jiawei learned of this news, he cursed the Blacksmith Association under his breath.

The quota is undoubtedly more expensive, but no matter how expensive it is, the association will not be established until later, and there may be changes in the middle of the year.

However, because of this binding, the auction for this spot has its current value, and powerful teams, such as Shrek, Star Luo Royal Family, Heavenly Soul Royal Family, and Sun Moon Royal Team, will inevitably take turns bidding.

Even with home advantage, Xu Jiawei wasn't confident enough to snatch many spots from these people.

The starting price for this spot is simply too high; the entire Star Luo Empire could only possibly acquire two or three spots at most.

Moreover, each piece of Spiritual Metal is tied to a single spot, and this small amount of Spiritual Metal can intensify the competitive atmosphere during the auction, potentially leading to price increases far exceeding the value of a single piece of Spiritual Metal.

"This is a scheme to drain the resources from the backers of all the participating teams."

Starlight Auction House.

The Sun Moon Royal Team is located in VIP Box 3.

"Elder Ma, did you bring enough funds this time?" Su Ming asked.

Elder Ma patted the ring on his hand.

"Mingde Hall has plenty of money. Even if it's not enough, they can auction off a few Level 8 Soul Tool on the spot."

Su Ming nodded silently.

This auction seems to have attracted academies from all over the continent, but the Sun Moon Empire is at a huge disadvantage. Even though there are many academy teams, only the Sun Moon Royal Team dares to travel back and forth between Sun Moon and Star Luo Empire with a large amount of funds.

The Sun Moon and moon, Star Luo Empire, are, after all, in a state of war.

If you get robbed while crossing the border, you'll lose a fortune.

Therefore, the only way for major cities in the Sun Moon Empire to obtain a spot to build a branch of the Blacksmith Association is through the Sun Moon Royal Team.

The slots will be auctioned off in the name of the Mingde Hall, and then distributed to several major cities within the empire.

"This Auction now full. Thank you for your support. I am your auctioneer, Jiujiu."

Xu Jiujiu, dressed in palace attire, bowed slightly to everyone.

"To make a long story short, Jiujiu understand how excited you all Auction. Let's begin the auction now."

"Today's auction is the largest auction in the history of our Starlight Auction House."

"We have prepared a total of nine precious items."

"The items will be presented to our distinguished guests in ascending order of value."

"The first item up for auction is the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade. This is an eighth-level melee Soul Tool made of extremely precious materials, including a Right Arm Bone from a Ten Thousand Year Tyrant Tiger. Its Solidified Soul Bone Soul Skill is the Tyrant Blade Slash, and it can also amplify the attack power of similar Soul Skill by fifty percent."

As the sound Jiujiu, everyone was able to see the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade through the Soul Tool Screen in the private room. It was four feet and six inches long, with the widest part of the back of the blade being one inch. It was in the style of a Horse-Slaying Saber -slaying sword, and the guard was very wide and shaped like a tiger's head. The Core Array of this Soul Tool was located in this position.

Level 8 Soul Tool, Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade!

The first item was the lowest priced, yet it still reached the peak of what is typically offered at auction houses.

Let alone small Auction, even Medium Auction not necessarily have Level 8 Soul Tool as a minimum.

Moreover, this is a top-tier level Level 8 Soul Tool with Soul Bone at its core.

"Because of the energy contained within the Soul Bone itself, and the energy conversion mechanism, this Soul Tool only consumes one-third of the energy of a normal Eighth-Level Soul Engineer."

In other words, only Soul Saint can control this sword.

"Pity."

He sighed for Xu Jiujiu, seemingly very Regret.

"Spiritual Metal are still too rare. If this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade could be forged from Spiritual Metal, perhaps even Soul Emperor could wield it without losing its power."