Mingde Hall

Ye Xishui spread out her injured right hand. The hand that had once been white as jade now bore a large patch of lightning-burned marks, a shocking sight.

"Ultimate Lightning? Since when did a Limit Douluo Expert with the Ultimate Lightning Attribute appear on the Douluo Continent?"

Long Xiaoyao heard the news and likewise could not remain calm.

This was an Ultimate Attribute, and the Ultimate Lightning with such powerful offensive force at that. It made them realize how serious this matter was.

This expert definitely had not appeared out of thin air. There had to be unknown secrets behind him, which forced them to grow wary.

At that moment, Ye Xishui lightly waved her right hand, and not far ahead, the Golden Invitation slowly came before her.

"This was left behind by that expert just now."

Ye Xishui spoke calmly.

She and Long Xiaoyao looked over the contents of the invitation together, and endless confusion could not help but surface on their faces.

"Starry Sky Auction House?"

The corners of Ye Xishui's lips lifted slightly, revealing an intrigued smile.

"Interesting. I'd like to see just who is behind this Starry Sky Auction House."

The next moment, she put the invitation away, planning to go to Starry Sky Auction House in three days to find out the truth.

"I'll go with you. The lightning attribute completely counters your Evil Power. No one knows what this Starry Sky Auction House is really planning."

Long Xiaoyao looked at Ye Xishui with a face full of worry, his eyes filled with concern, and proposed going with her without hesitation.

Hearing this, Ye Xishui was slightly startled. After a moment of silence, she said nothing more.

Her gaze slowly fell to the last line on the invitation. When she saw that the grand finale auction item this time was actually an Ultimate Fire Martial Spirit, a trace of confusion and shock flashed through her eyes.

"Do you think there really is someone on the entire Douluo Continent who can create an ownerless Martial Spirit, one that can even be added to a Soul Master?"

Ye Xishui frowned slightly, her tone full of doubt.

In her understanding, all of this sounded far too unbelievable, so strange that it was hard to believe.

"It might be true. The other party was able to cultivate a Limit Douluo Expert with an Ultimate Attribute without us knowing anything about it. The methods they used must be terrifying, beyond our imagination."

Long Xiaoyao's expression was grave as he analyzed it seriously, a hint of wariness showing in his eyes.

"That's true. The answer will be revealed in three days."

Ye Xishui nodded lightly. Long Xiaoyao's words made a certain amount of sense to her, and she spoke slowly.

After that, she carefully put the invitation away and waited for the auction three days later.

Sun Moon Empire, Mingde Hall.

Lei Yao arrived there silently, like a ghost.

His gaze was deep as he stared fixedly at the enormous building ahead. Around the building was a layer of invisible yet powerful energy shield, like an indestructible barrier blocking his approach.

Seeing this, Lei Yao slowly opened his right hand, and a nine-story purple divine tower instantly hovered into view.

The entire tower emitted a mysterious purple glow. Its surface was covered in purple-black lightning, like lightning dragons gathering their strength to strike, containing powerful and terrifying Destruction Power.

At the same time, the nine Soul Rings around him flickered one after another.

Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red.

Six black and three red. If anyone else saw such a heaven-defying Soul Ring configuration, their jaws would surely drop, and they would not dare believe their own eyes.

"First soul skill: Nine Firmaments Power."

Lei Yao murmured the name of the soul skill in a low voice, and the first Soul Ring on his body suddenly flashed with dazzling light.

"Crackle!"

In an instant, a vast amount of berserk Thunder Power surged out of his Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Martial Spirit like a raging flood, blasting fiercely toward the shield ahead.

"Boom!"

Along with a violent rumble, a crack appeared in the shield ahead.

Seeing this, the corners of Lei Yao's lips lifted slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

With a wave of his large hand, a Golden Invitation flew straight into the shield like a golden bird.

After doing all this, Lei Yao did not linger. His figure flashed, and he vanished from the spot like an illusion.

Only the damaged shield and the lingering scent of lightning in the air remained.

In the deepest part of Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen was fully focused on refining a soul tool.

"Not good!"

All of a sudden, Jing Hongchen's expression changed drastically. He sharply sensed that the Ninth-Level Soul Tool he had arranged around Mingde Hall had actually been forcibly broken open by someone with absolute strength.

His heart jolted. In a flash, he disappeared from where he was and arrived outside Mingde Hall.

When he saw the damaged shield ahead and the Thunder Power spread throughout it, a solemn look flashed through his eyes.

His brow furrowed tightly, his heart filled with confusion and shock.

"Who exactly is this person, to be able to break through a Defensive Ninth-Level Soul Tool in such a short time without me noticing at all?"

Jing Hongchen muttered to himself, endless doubts rising in his heart.

Moreover, the aura of Soul Power spread throughout the barrier felt astonishing to him. This power far exceeded his imagination.

At once, Jing Hongchen also began to suspect a Limit Douluo.

But after carefully examining this Thunder Power, it clearly did not fit.

Among the three Limit Douluo Experts currently existing on the Douluo Continent, not one of their Martial Souls had a thunder attribute.

Thus, Jing Hongchen could only classify this incident as the work of a Titled Douluo Expert with an extremely powerful thunder-attribute Martial Soul.

"What is this?"

Jing Hongchen suddenly noticed the Golden Invitation hovering in the air not far away.

He hurried forward and caught it, then carefully read its contents. His heart was equally shocked.

Very soon, he calmed down, put the invitation away, and inwardly planned to go to Starry Sky Auction House in three days to find out what was going on.

Barring any surprises, that unknown expert was probably the person behind Starry Sky Auction House.

Very soon, Lei Yao had sent out all the invitations in his hands.

He did not linger in the slightest and returned directly to Starry Sky Auction House.

Jiang Li was fully focused on preparing for the auction in three days.

All kinds of precious auction items were laid out before him, and a trace of anticipation showed in his eyes.

Seeing Lei Yao suddenly appear, he subconsciously asked, "How did it go? Were all the invitations delivered?"

"They've all been delivered. As for those three Limit Douluo Experts, I personally handed the invitations to them."

Lei Yao's expression was calm as he spoke slowly.

"In that case, we'll prepare for the auction three days from now. During these three days, I'll have to trouble you and Ling Yun to keep watch over Starry Sky Auction House's safety at all times."

Jiang Li nodded slightly, a hint of solemnity appearing on his face as he assigned Lei Yao an important task.

That was to prevent any accidents from happening during these three days.