The Quarterfinals Begin
"Bastard. Let me find out who made that bid, and I'll kill him."
A man with an especially muscular right arm roared.
"We'll find out who took it." On the other side, a big-headed man said, his eyes gleaming as he spoke.
Suddenly, the air throughout the auction room warped, shimmering with illusion-like ripples. He gestured, and an auctioneer walked over to him in a daze.
"Go find out who placed the bid and where they're from."
"Yes." The woman agreed, then turned and left.
At the same time, similar scenes were playing out in many of the private rooms. Many people were using all sorts of abilities to try to find out who had bought the Embryo. The Star Luo Empire, of course, wouldn't conceal the buyer's identity; this was exactly what they wanted.
Yu Rufeng and Elder Ma were no ordinary people either. Since Huo Yuhao had just pointed out the risks, they immediately wrote a letter with Xiao Hongchen and had a courier rush it back to Mingde Hall for Jing Hongchen's attention. It covered not only the Embryo, but also the God Sealing Platform.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong each put away the Soul Bones that belonged to them, while Ma Rulong collected the Fixed-Amunition Soul Cannonball. Then, they returned to their hotel room as if nothing had happened.
The quarterfinal against Shrek would begin in just one day, and everyone was making their own preparations for the battle.
Lin Xi was preparing his important secret weapon, Ma Rulong was checking their Soul Tool loadout, and Xiao Hongchen handed out Milk Bottles to everyone. With others keeping watch, Huo Yuhao fused with the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and added a fourth Core Array to the Spirit Slashing Blade.
That made the Spirit