An Absurd Appraisal Method

Heaven Dou Auction House.

The auction house was an off-white building. Four tall women stood at its entrance.

These women had clearly been selected with great care. Not only were they tall and curvaceous, but their faces were exquisitely beautiful as well.

Though they were far inferior to Bai Yu and Mu Junwu, whom Bai Yuan had created, and to the naturally breathtaking Gu Yuena, they could still be considered goddesses in the eyes of the world.

Seeing Bai Yuan approach directly, his bearing and looks both extraordinary, one of the four women stepped forward three paces and bowed humbly. "Esteemed guest, is there anything I can help you with?"

Following behind Bai Yuan, Bai Yu sat on Gu Yuena's forearm, her figure concealed by an illusion. She curled her lips. "Master, you need to keep an eye on Master! Look at him, coming alone to a place full of women."

Bai Yuan barely maintained his expression. "I'm here to sell something. It's just a tiny bit valuable, so I need your best appraiser. Of course, it would be much simpler if a Titled Douluo could appraise it."

The beautiful woman's lips twitched, but her professional composure allowed her to keep her smile in place.

"Please follow me, esteemed guest." With that, the beautiful woman took small, quick steps into the auction house.

The interior did not feel particularly opulent. The floor was paved with off-white marble, while the surrounding walls were decorated with elegant relief carvings.

The woman leading the way walked a few steps at a time before stopping and gesturing for them to proceed. Bai Yuan and the invisible Gu Yuena followed quietly.

She led Bai Yuan and the others all the way to a room beside the main hall, beneath a plaque bearing the words "Appraisal."

The beautiful woman explained to Bai Yuan, "This is where valuable items are appraised. Please take out the item you wish to auction first and provide an explanation."

Bai Yuan nodded.

Di Tian, hidden in space, flicked his hand.

The next moment, Xiao Wu appeared out of thin air. Her entire body was bound in vines, and her mouth was stuffed shut with them as well.

The beautiful woman's eyes widened, while her red lips hung half-open in shock.

She was shocked not only because Bai Yuan had conjured something out of thin air, but also because the item he had brought to auction was an exceptionally beautiful young girl.

"Sir, we do not auction slaves here."

An awkward smile appeared on the woman's face.

In truth, such a young and beautiful girl would certainly fetch a high price if she were sold. But this was a legitimate auction house.

Bai Yuan shook his head. "I'm not selling a slave. She is a reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Kill her, and you'll obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone."

The beautiful woman's mouth fell open again.

A reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

That was something that had existed only in legends.

The three elderly men who had been concentrating on appraisals within the room all looked up at once.

But after only a few seconds, the oldest-looking of the three, whose hair and beard were entirely white, sneered. "A reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Boy, do you think those things are Chinese cabbage? I only heard a year ago that two reformed Soul Beasts had appeared, and now you've brought another one?"

Bai Yuan was somewhat speechless.

Ning Rongrong lowered her head awkwardly.

Although she had not been the one to falsely accuse Bai Yuan back then, it was because of this matter that she had become a prisoner and ended up being betrayed by that scumbag.

Bai Yuan said blandly, "Don't rush to a conclusion. Why don't you invite a Soul Douluo down first?"

The old man sneered. "Do you think Soul Douluos are so easy to invite? Do you think you can see one just because you ask?"

Bai Yuan raised a brow. "If you won't invite a Soul Douluo or a Titled Douluo, are you capable of determining whether she's a reformed Soul Beast?"

The old man rose from his seat, his face full of pride. "As the chief appraiser of Heaven Dou Auction House, this old man has appraised all manner of treasures for more than fifty years. Naturally, I know how to determine whether she is a reformed Soul Beast."

"Oh?" Bai Yuan was immediately interested.

According to his senses, the old man before him possessed, at most, the cultivation of a six-ringed Soul Emperor. He was curious how someone like this could determine whether Xiao Wu was a reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Bai Yuan said, "Then go ahead and determine it. But you cannot kill her. Killing her would mean losing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and you cannot bear the consequences."

The simplest way to determine whether someone was a reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was to kill them. If a Soul Ring and Soul Bone appeared, then they were a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

After saying that, Bai Yuan watched the old man with a measure of vigilance, preventing him from suddenly making a move.

Before Tang San was lured out, Xiao Wu had to remain alive.

The old man smiled disdainfully. "Killing a Soul Beast is the most inferior method. This old man has seen far more than a junior like you."

Bai Yuan could not be bothered to respond.

The old man spoke to Xiao Wu instead. "As far as this old man knows, reformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts have no martial souls. If you were forcibly captured and falsely accused, then release your martial soul."

Bai Yuan's face instantly darkened.

He had never imagined that the old man's method for appraising martial souls would actually be the nonsense Tang San had fabricated in order to frame him.

That Tang San truly harmed people without end!

Xiao Wu froze for a moment before hurriedly releasing her martial soul.

Two yellow and one purple Soul Rings swiftly rose around her.

During the year she had been imprisoned underground with nothing but food, Xiao Wu had seized every moment to cultivate diligently. Her Soul Power had now reached level thirty-three.

Moreover, a reformed Soul Beast did not need to hunt Soul Beasts for its first six Soul Rings, so breaking through had naturally been quite easy.

The old man's eyes lit up.

Xiao Wu was at most fourteen or fifteen years old, yet she had already reached three Soul Rings at such an age. Her future was bound to be limitless!

Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. As far as he knew, Xiao Wu's third Soul Ring skill was Teleport, allowing her to teleport over short distances.

Logically speaking, she could have escaped the vines' restraint long ago, yet she had not run.

Clearly, Xiao Wu understood that even if she broke free from the vines, she still would not be able to escape. That was why she had been waiting for an opportunity.

Bai Yuan sneered inwardly. She really knows how to keep her cool. But since you've let me know you're at level thirty, there's no way I'm letting you get away.

The old man spoke coldly at that moment. "Brat, I've already appraised it. This is a living, breathing human. You actually dared to bring someone here to fool Heaven Dou Auction House? Are you tired of living?"

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black—six Soul Rings rose from beneath the old man's feet, and the powerful pressure of a Soul Emperor bore down on Bai Yuan.

"Consider these one hundred Gold Soul Coins payment for taking this little girl as my disciple. As for you, you can get lost."

The beautiful woman at the side changed expression slightly. She had been the one to bring him in, and she did not know whether she would be implicated.

A cold smile appeared on Xiao Wu's face.

Even she had not expected that Tang San's lie, which had once falsely accused Bai Yuan, would actually become his lifesaving talisman.

As for Bai Yuan's strength, Xiao Wu had been buried in the ground the entire time and had not witnessed the final battle. Her impression of him remained at the hotel, where he had tied up Ning Rongrong before fleeing in panic.

"Get lost? What if I say no?" Bai Yuan truly did not know what to say anymore.

He had not wanted to cause trouble, but this old man had actually used Tang San's method of framing others to appraise Xiao Wu—and had even entertained the idea of taking her as his disciple.