Auction House

As always, eating, studying, and the Promotion Tournament made the day pass quickly.

However, throughout the day, Tang Wuyang Four were pointed at and discussed countless times, naturally because of yesterday's incident at the gate.

What puzzled many people was that Tang Wuyang Four had not received any punishment from the academy. Everything continued as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Even more students gathered around Wu Changkong, and many teachers even joined them.

Yesterday's battle had raised the Cold and Arrogant God's prestige at the academy to another level. He was no longer merely the Girls' idol, but the idol of the entire academy.

Yet Wu Changkong himself had no reaction to any of it and remained As always.

In the match against Class Two of First Grade after school, Tang Wuyang, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie did not need to exert much effort. Their opponents had only one Soul Master with a yellow Century Soul Ring.

Against Tang Wuyang Four's coordination, they had no ability to fight back. Under Tang Wuyang and Gu Yue's fire support, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie easily defeated them.

Three battles, three victories. Coupled with yesterday's incident at the gate, Grade One Class Five had become the most eye-catching presence in Eastsea Academy's Intermediate Department.

Tomorrow was Rest Day. After Rest Day, they would face the time to challenge Class One of First Grade.

Class One of every grade was completely different from the other classes, because it gathered the finest geniuses of that year.

At Eastsea Academy, there had not been a single record in twenty years of Class One in the same grade being defeated by a lower-ranked class during the Promotion Tournament.

After dinner, Tang Wuyang, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie were preparing to return to the Dormitory when Gu Yue blocked their path.

"What are you three doing tomorrow? Tell me honestly right now, or don't blame me for being rude!" Gu Yue planted her hands on her hips, looking extremely fierce.

She was not exceptionally beautiful, but she was quite pretty. Seeing her like this was truly hard not to find amusing.

"What we're doing has nothing to do with you. Why should we tell you?" Xie Xie snorted.

Gu Yue curled her lips. "I heard you talking while you were eating. You're going out tomorrow."

"Fine if you won't tell me. I'll go find Teacher Wu right now and ask him for extra training. Neither of you will be getting away tomorrow."

"Anyway, we're about to compete against Class One, so it's the perfect time for some extra training."

"Why are you so annoying?" Xie Xie glared furiously at Gu Yue.

Gu Yue gave a cold snort. "I'm annoying. So what? Are you going to tell me or not?"

Tang Wulin hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Gu Yue, I wanted Xie Xie to take me to the Auction House tomorrow to have a look. I've never been there before."

Gu Yue turned her gaze to Tang Wuyang. "Wuyang, are you going too?"

Tang Wuyang Nodded and answered firmly, "Um~, I've never been either. I want to take a look."

Gu Yue smiled. "Then let's go together!"

Xie Xie looked disgusted. "Who wants to go with you? This is our business. Why should we bring you along?"

Gu Yue said, "I never said I wanted to go with you. Look at you. Going with Wuyang is enough for me."

Xie Xie looked at her doubtfully, then at Tang Wuyang, who was only nine but already remarkably handsome. "Don't tell me you like Wuyang?"

"No way. How old are you? Isn't this developing a little too early?"

The Brothers had always been rather popular at the academy. Especially with the Promotion Tournament approaching, their outstanding performances and delicate features had earned them quite a few female fans.

"Are you looking to die?" Gu Yue raised her hand, and an Ice Ball flew toward him.

Xie Xie hurriedly dodged. "Haha, I guessed right, didn't I?"

"I'm going to tell Teacher Wu that you're misbehaving at such a young age."

"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish." Gu Yue lunged forward, rays of light lighting up in her hands as she chased after Xie Xie.

The Brothers exchanged a glance and watched the two helplessly. They had long grown used to this sort of squabbling and could only raise their hands and retreat from the battle zone together.

In the end, early the next morning, the four of them still set out together.

"Xie Xie, where is the Auction House?" Tang Wulin asked curiously as they walked.

Xie Xie glanced at Gu Yue, who was smiling as she walked beside Tang Wuyang. "At East Sea Museum, of course! Eastsea City's Auction House is jointly operated with the museum."

"The museum has a dedicated Auction Item Display Area, and auctions are held there regularly."

"We're just going to the Exhibition Area for a look. There are also notices there about when auctions begin."

Tang Wuyang looked at Tang Wulin with curiosity in his In Eyes. "Older brother, you still haven't told me why you suddenly want to look at Spirit Fruit."

Tang Wulin brushed it off. "I just suddenly felt like it. We're only going to take a casual look."

East Sea Museum was located slightly south of the center of Eastsea City. It was a complex of Ancient and Simple buildings, consisting of one Main Building and two Subsidiary Buildings.

The Main Building displayed specimens of various rare Soul Beasts, historical artifacts chronicling Eastsea City's development, and objects from different eras.

The Subsidiary Building on the left was the Auction Item Display Area Xie Xie had mentioned. As for the auction venue itself, it was in the High-level section of the Main Building.

The Subsidiary Building containing the Auction Item Display Area required no admission ticket, and people could enter directly. Quite a few visitors had come to look around.

The Subsidiary Building had four floors. Though it was only a Subsidiary Building, it was enormous, with a width of two hundred meters from the outside.

As the second-largest city in the Eastern Coastal Region, and with this being its only Auction House, its scale was easy to imagine.

From the First Floor to the Fourth Floor, everything was an Auction Item Display Area, with items displayed according to different categories and grades.

Of course, certain particularly rare and expensive items were only displayed in specialized locations, where not just anyone could see them.

The moment they entered, the four saw an enormous sign indicating that the First Seal of the Auction Item Display Area was divided into two major sections: the Soul Tool Zone and the Non-Soul Tool Zone.

Among them, the Soul Tool Zone was further divided into several areas, including the Rare Metal Zone and Soul Tool Finished Product Zone.

"Where should we go first?" Xie Xie vaguely guessed that Tang Wulin had come to the Auction House for a reason, so he asked him directly.

Tang Wulin said, "Let's go to the Non-Soul Tool Zone. I want to see whether there are any auctions for the kind of Spirit Fruit I told you about."

"Older brother, do you really want to buy one?"

Tang Wulin denied it. "I don't want one. I'm just curious and want to take a look."

Although Tang Wuyang had his doubts, seeing his Older brother evade the question again, he guessed that Tang Wulin did not want to reveal the reason.

"Then let's go take a look." Clearly not his first time here, Xie Xie led the other three into the Auction Item Display Area with practiced ease.

"This is the Spirit Fruit Zone. Look for yourself." After arriving at a spacious rectangular room, Xie Xie stopped.

The room was roughly three hundred square meters. All kinds of Spirit Fruit and rare plants were displayed within, with labels outside every Spirit Fruit.

Tang Wuyang had no need for these Spirit Fruit. Gu Yue, who was equally uninterested, pulled him ahead, gradually widening the distance between them and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie behind them.

After walking around the First Floor, they saw many things they had never heard of, as well as some familiar forged products.

And at one of the display cases, Tang Wulin found his target.

Kongling Fruit, fifty years old. Space Attribute Spirit Fruit. Rare. Nourishes Space Attribute Martial Souls and has a certain effect in increasing Soul Power.

Starting price: Two Hundred Thousand Federation Coin. Estimated sale price: Two Hundred Forty Thousand to Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Federation Coin.

The Kongling Fruit looked crystal-clear and was entirely Silver-gray. Under the lights, a faint silver-white Blue Halo flowed within it.

"Yes, that's it." Xie Xie appeared from somewhere and leaned close to Tang Wulin. "This is the Kongling Fruit."

Tang Wulin said, "But this isn't a Century one!"

Xie Xie said, "This is an auction. The more precious the auction item, the higher the floor it's on."

"The First Floor only displays ordinary auction items. I think there should be Century ones on the Second Floor."

"But we can't go to the Second Floor."

Tang Wulin asked, "Why not?"

Xie Xie said, "To visit the auction items on the Second Floor, you have to pay a deposit and register for bidding qualifications."

"Or you can visit freely if you're a Level Three Professional or above."

"A deposit? How much?" Tang Wulin asked.

Xie Xie looked at him strangely. "It seems you really want a Century Kongling Fruit. Otherwise, why are you taking this so seriously?"

Tang Wulin sighed. "Don't ask. Just tell me already."

Noticing the fleeting bitterness in Tang Wulin's eyes, Xie Xie could not help frowning. "Wulin, did something happen to you?"

Tang Wulin shook his head. "I don't want to lie to you, but I can't tell you either. If you won't tell me, I'll ask myself."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xie Xie hurriedly said, "Get along, I'll tell you. The deposit is One Hundred Thousand, and only then can you enter the Second Floor."

"To reach the Third Floor, you need One Million. The higher you go, the more valuable the auction items are. And the deposit isn't refunded."

One Hundred Thousand?

Tang Wulin had actually saved up some money over the past few months. He did have One Hundred Thousand.

But the words "not refunded" made him hesitate.

Then he immediately remembered Xie Xie's mention of Level Three Professionals. "Can any type of Level Three Professional do it?"

Xie Xie said, "Of course. A Level Three Professional is already part of the Elite Class. But you're still quite far from the third level corresponding to us Soul Masters, Soul Grandmaster, aren't you? I'm almost there."

Soul Master?

Tang Wulin was naturally still far from Level 20, but he was also a Forging Master!

After completing missions at the Forging Master Association these past days and learning more about the association, the Brothers had learned that Thousand Forging was the Admission Threshold for a Third-Level Forging Master.

It was only because Mang Tian had forbidden them from revealing it that neither of them had gone for the Third-Level Forging Master Assessment.

After leaving the Auction House, Tang Wuyang deliberately pulled Tang Wulin back, falling behind Xie Xie and Gu Yue.

"Older brother, what exactly is going on? What happened?" Tang Wuyang looked at Tang Wulin seriously.

Tang Wulin hesitated slightly. "Wuyang, there's a Dragon Inside Body, a Silver Dragon."

"My Second Martial Soul also seems to be related to that Dragon."

"There are also Eighteen Seals on that Dragon."

"A strand of Divine Consciousness told me that I need to obtain a Spirit Fruit and five drops of Dragon-type Soul Beast blood to Breakthrough seal the First Seal. Otherwise, I'll die." As he said this, Tang Wulin could not help giving a Wry Smile.

Hearing those words, Tang Wuyang's eyes widened abruptly.

He had not expected his Older brother to have a situation similar to his own.

That meant he should originally have been like his Older brother, needing certain external objects to Breakthrough seal the seal.

But now, because the seal in his body had been replaced by the Golden Dragon King's divine sense, that requirement had been erased.

Seeing Tang Wulin's low spirits, Tang Wuyang did not mention his own situation so as not to worry him. He merely comforted him, "It's Okay, Older brother. Didn't that Divine Consciousness say so? As long as you get those things, it'll be fine."

"Teacher is coming this afternoon. We can suggest that we take the Third-Level Forging Master Assessment. That way, we can earn more rewards. If we work hard together, I'm sure we'll save enough soon."

Tang Wulin pursed his lips. How could he fail to understand that Wuyang intended to use his own recent earnings to buy Spirit Fruit for him as well?

Seeing this, Tang Wulin did not refuse. Instead, he simply Nodded at Tang Wuyang.

The four did not eat lunch outside and instead returned to the academy to eat at the Canteen.

It was not that they did not want to eat outside, but Tang Wuyang's appetite was simply too astonishing. Adding Tang Wulin, whose appetite was twice or even three times Xie Xie's, the Brothers were unwilling to let Xie Xie and Gu Yue treat them. Returning to the academy for free food was more cost-effective.

"Wuyang and I are going to the Forging Workshop this afternoon. You two should go back and cultivate as well."

Tang Wuyang seemed to think of something and added, "Right, if you have time, gather some information about Class One. We still know nothing about them."

Xie Xie knew the Brothers' habit. Every Rest Day, they went to the workshop.

"Fine, go ahead. Isn't it just Class One? I can handle them by myself." Xie Xie said arrogantly.

"Watch your mouth, or the wind might cut your tongue."

At that moment, a somewhat mocking voice rang out. "Four little trash fish from Class Five dare to brag here?"

Tang Wuyang, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue turned around at the same time, looking toward the source of the voice.

Not far from them stood several Intermediate Department Students who looked about their age.

The one who had spoken was a Youth with a Middle Part.

He was fairly handsome, but his lips were rather thin. Combined with his cutting words, it was hard to feel any goodwill toward him.

The people beside the Youth also looked at Tang Wuyang Four with contempt.

Xie Xie's expression turned icy. He slapped the table and Stood Up abruptly, about to walk toward them, but Tang Wulin grabbed him.

Tang Wulin whispered into Xie Xie's ear, "We've already caused Teacher Wu plenty of trouble lately. Try to endure it."

Xie Xie said coldly, "You guys are Class One, right? After tomorrow, you'll be Class Two."

The Middle Part Youth burst out laughing. "Sure. I'd like to see what ability you have to turn us into Class Two."

As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up. His body immediately grew several inches taller and seemed to become extremely supple. Two Yellow Rings rose beneath his feet at once.

Not only that, green scales appeared on his neck, and his eyes became Vertical Pupils.

Two Ring? A Soul Grandmaster?

Tang Wuyang Four were all shocked.

If the other side truly were Students from Class One of First Grade, then they should only be nine years old, just like them!

A nine-year-old Soul Grandmaster was absolutely unheard of.

Tang Wuyang stepped forward, blocking Gu Yue. Although the other side radiated a powerful Aura, he remained Yiran and fearless.

Tang Wulin, who had already been standing in front of Xie Xie, had a white Soul Ring rise beneath his feet. Blue Silver Grass surged from his palm in a Blue Halo.

"Haha, trash with only a Ten-Year Soul Ring dares to act arrogant? This is too funny."

"Don't worry, I won't deal with you now. Once we're on the Competition Stage, I'll let you understand the difference between geniuses and trash."

"Remember my name. Class One of First Grade, Wei Xiaofeng!"

After saying that, Wei Xiaofeng suddenly withdrew his Soul Power, returning everything to normal before turning and striding away arrogantly.

"Bastard!" Xie Xie was about to rush after him, but Tang Wulin pulled him back with a strand of Blue Silver Grass Entwine around his waist.

The instant the Blue Silver Grass around Xie Xie's waist loosened, Tang Wuyang stepped forward and placed his right hand on Xie Xie's shoulder. "Don't fall for it. He wants to provoke us into attacking, and then the academy will punish us. We'll talk when we reach the Competition Stage tomorrow."

A cold gleam flashed in Xie Xie's eyes. "Hmph! What's so great about Two Ring? We'll see."

Tang Wuyang said, "Older brother and I are going to the workshop first. Teacher Wu won't help us analyze our opponents. He always makes us solve things ourselves."

"Find a way to investigate Class One first. When we return tonight, we'll discuss some countermeasures."

Although Xie Xie was extremely unconvinced, Wei Xiaofeng's display of Two Ring strength still put considerable pressure on the four of them.

How could they possibly be certain of victory against such an opponent?

Two Ring at nine years old—he was absolutely a genius among geniuses. Under normal circumstances, even Class One in other grades would not have Two Ring Soul Masters until at least Third Grade.

Even Xie Xie, who considered himself exceptionally talented, was still slightly short of Two Ring.

"Fine! We'll teach them a lesson tomorrow." Xie Xie left first with a gloomy expression.

Gu Yue walked to Tang Wuyang's side and chuckled. "Ignore them. We'll definitely win."

Tang Wuyang turned to look at her. There was no arrogance in Gu Yue's eyes, only confidence.

In the previous matches, none of them had truly displayed their full strength. Especially Gu Yue—among the four, Xie Xie seemed to be the strongest.

But in truth, the truly powerful one was this girl at his side. Even Teacher Wu had praised her Talent.

Gu Yue patted his shoulder and left on her own. Her petite figure was soon swallowed by the crowd of other Students.

The Brothers exchanged a glance, and each saw their fighting spirit burning brightly in the other's eyes.