Ambition!

"The next item is a Level Four Soul Guidance Ray with a paralysis effect. Its power is equivalent to a Soul King's full-strength strike. When its paralysis effect hits a Soul King, it can paralyze them for one second; the same goes for a Soul Ancestor."

"This Soul Tool has relatively low usage requirements. A Soul Elder can use it, though the user must control their Soul Power carefully. According to our tests, a Soul Elder's Soul Power can only sustain two Soul Guidance Rays. It is an extremely practical Soul Tool."

"The starting price is ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. Bidding begins now..."

"People on Douluo Continent really are rich!"

As the Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction was in full swing, Xu Tianyang and the others appeared in a room at the top of the pavilion.

The room was filled with precious wood, jade, and all manner of decorations that were clearly worth a fortune. The broad sofa was made from the hide of some unknown beast, its long white fur exceptionally soft. Sitting on it gave one the comfortable sensation of sinking in, yet it still offered excellent support.

Xu Tianyang and the others sat on the sofa. Various drinks and foods had been laid out on the jade table before them.

They looked ahead. The wall there had transformed into a massive screen, clearly displaying everything happening in the auction hall.

"People on Douluo Continent really are rich!" Xu Tianyang clicked his tongue as he watched the bidding below. Soul Tools that could only sell for ten thousand each on Sun Moon Continent were selling here for more than triple the price.

Especially Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—he spent money like water. So far, he had bought seventy percent of the Soul Tools, making the people around him grit their teeth in frustration.

Yet when they saw the two people seated beside him, they had no choice but to sober up and curse that filthy rich bastard inwardly.

"This is only the beginning. The two continents have never been in contact, so Soul Tools will fetch relatively high prices. They will gradually fall later on." Xu Yunxiao did not care much about the profits from this auction. What concerned him more were the people below.

Quite a few factions had come to this auction, including more than thirty Soul Saints. Their attitudes most likely represented the attitudes of the forces behind them. This was a chance to roughly gauge which factions could be won over and which were hostile.

"Father, although the two continents will not truly come into contact for another year, Sun Moon Continent can already vaguely be seen from Douluo Continent. Since we personally revealed this news, Sun Moon Continent has stepped onto the stage. People from Douluo Continent can reach Sun Moon Continent by ship, so the Empire's borders must be properly guarded. In my estimation, the border will be chaotic for a while before the new order stabilizes." Xu Tianyang withdrew his gaze from the auction, his tone carrying a trace of gravity.

"I know. After this, the Empire will invite the various forces of Douluo Continent to visit the Sun Moon Empire, showing them our goodwill and strength. As long as the Upper Three Sects, the Lower Four Sects, Spirit Hall, and the two great empires do not get any crooked ideas, the rest are merely minor irritations, nothing worth worrying about!" A sharp glint flashed through Xu Yunxiao's eyes as he considered the various situations that might arise in the future.

"In my view, unless we fight a battle, some people will not settle down." Xu Tianyang's voice was low. He had long guessed at the mindset of certain people. To the people of Douluo Continent, the Sun Moon Empire, which possessed Soul Tool technology, was a prized treasure—a hen that laid golden eggs. Without powerful military deterrence, they would never extinguish the thoughts in their hearts.

As it happened, the Sun Moon Empire also needed a powerful war to prove its strength, to show that it was not something any random stray could covet.

As for who that opponent would be, that depended on which faction lost patience first.

So long as it was not Spirit Hall, the Sun Moon Empire could handle any faction. Spirit Hall's several Super Douluo were simply far too overpowered.

They were practically Douluo Continent's all-star lineup. Before obtaining a National Guardian Artifact like the Level Nine Soul Tool Cannon, the Sun Moon Empire did not wish to provoke Spirit Hall either.

"Among the Upper Three Sects, the Clear Sky Sect has gone into seclusion. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has two Titled Douluo, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has one. Yet even with such strength, they are still suppressed by Spirit Hall. Even now, I feel that Spirit Hall's strength is unfathomable!" Xu Yunxiao said solemnly. After learning about the various forces on Douluo Continent, his wariness toward Spirit Hall had reached an extreme.

From what they had uncovered during this time, Spirit Hall did not seem to have many Titled Douluo. Other than the exceedingly mysterious Pope, it only had two level-ninety-five Super Douluo. Yet judging by how greatly the two empires feared them, their hidden strength was likely terrifying.

It was the intuition of a man in power.

Hearing Xu Yunxiao's assessment, Xu Tianyang could not help giving his father silent praise. He knew exactly what terrifying power Spirit Hall had hidden away.

It was power enough to change the heavens and earth.

Nearly ninety percent of Douluo Continent's Soul Masters were registered with Spirit Hall, and Spirit City alone contained nearly half of all the Soul Masters on the continent.

When Bibi Dong later established the Spirit Hall Empire, she was able to swiftly gather more than seventy percent of Douluo Continent's Soul Master forces. This showed just how great Spirit Hall's standing was in the hearts of Douluo Continent's Soul Masters.

It truly deserved to be called the Soul Master Holy Land.

For the time being, the Sun Moon Empire did not have the strength to confront Spirit Hall directly. It would have to wait until Spirit Hall abandoned its neutral stance before there would be a chance to destroy it.

"Spirit Hall acts far too domineeringly. The Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire both harbor considerable resentment toward them in secret. They will surely become a future threat. If the Sun Moon Empire wishes to unify Douluo Continent, it must wait for the right opportunity..."

As Xu Tianyang spoke, he looked up and found Xu Yunxiao, Feng Tianxiang, and Xu Nianshuang staring at him in surprise. The former two wore extremely strange expressions, as though they wanted to say something but held back.

Xu Nianshuang, meanwhile, looked at him with admiration, completely unconcerned by how shocking his words were.

"What is it?" Xu Tianyang was somewhat bewildered as he looked at his father and Uncle Feng.

"Tianyang..." Xu Yunxiao hesitated, then said in a strange tone, "I never expected you to have such great ambition, Tianyang—to actually want to unify Douluo Continent. Over the past year, after learning about Douluo Continent's strength, the most I had considered was doing business with them, exchanging resources, and developing ourselves."

"Huh!?" Xu Tianyang stared at Xu Yunxiao in shock. Then he recalled the actions of Xu Yunxiao and the others, his face darkening. It seemed he really was the only one who had treated Douluo Continent as an opponent. He had not expected his father to be on a different 'unified front' from him.

"Hahaha!" Seeing Xu Tianyang frown, Xu Yunxiao burst into laughter. "I never expected Tianyang to have such ambition."

"Good, very good!"

"However, my generation will not be able to accomplish this goal. It will have to depend entirely on you young ones."