At the auction, Qing Ya, the auctioneer, brought out one item after another.
After the Shrek Inner Court students scrambled to buy them, each item eventually sold for a decent price.
Yu Daoyun casually bought quite a few things for Tang Ya. Whenever he came across something useful to him, he bid on it without hesitation.
These few rounds of bidding also showed the Shrek Inner Court students just how wealthy Yu Daoyun was.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan really did have deep pockets.
Beibei, on the other hand, remained silent, lost in thought.
Perhaps the girl he loved had changed her heart, or perhaps Yu Daoyun had dealt him a blow. Whatever the reason, he was quiet.
Just then, Qing Ya brought out another porcelain bottle and said, "Honored guests, allow me to introduce this item. It is extremely valuable, but only effective for Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls."
Ma Xiaotao called out impatiently, "Get on with it. Everyone's busy."
She was growing impatient because her Evil Fire was stirring again, and she wanted to find somewhere to vent it.
Qing Ya smiled faintly and raised the porcelain bottle. "This item is ten drops of true dragon blood. Our Starlight Auction House's princess bought it from a merchant from the Sun Moon Empire, at a cost of forty million Gold Soul Coins. Our auction house guarantees that it is genuine dragon blood."
"It is said that the Sun Moon Empire once hunted a Silver Dragon and obtained a large number of its scales. That readily explains where this blood came from."
"There is one more condition: whoever wins this item must agree to one request from our princess. Therefore, this item is being auctioned only to Soul Masters with top-tier Martial Souls, Inner Court teachers, or capable Titled Douluo."
"The starting bid for this item is forty million Gold Soul Coins."
Simply put, this was a test of means, as well as a way to determine whether a Martial Soul's potential met the Starlight Auction House's standards.
The price was an excuse. What they really wanted was to recruit talent.
So Xu Jiujiu, the person behind the Starlight Auction House, had set her sights on Shrek Academy, hoping to find a suitable person to invest in.
As soon as the dragon blood appeared, the teachers and Inner Court students who had been watching from the sidelines erupted.
True dragon blood!
This was true dragon blood, a treasure so rare that money couldn't buy it. How had the Starlight Auction House acquired it? And why hadn't they used it themselves?
Everyone knew how rare such a thing was.
But soon, no one cared to question where it had come from. They only wanted to bid and get their hands on it. Even a Titled Douluo would be moved by something so seldom seen.
Among the Inner Court students, Ma Xiaotao's eyes instantly reddened.
If she drank the true dragon blood, could it strengthen the Fire Phoenix bloodline within her and drive out that damned Evil Fire?
But she didn't have that much money!
So Ma Xiaotao turned her gaze to her teacher, Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe had naturally come to the auction too, just to join in the excitement. He hadn't expected to encounter something as precious as dragon blood.
Yan Shaozhe shook his head. "It won't help. This stuff won't do you any good at all. On the contrary, it could make you explode. I'll help you find another solution."
Ma Xiaotao could only look away regretfully.
The dragon blood wasn't meant for her.
Meanwhile, Yu Daoyun stared at the porcelain bottle, his gaze growing heated.
Dragon blood could help him break the seal, but the forty-million price was admittedly a little steep. It was equivalent to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone.
The card Mu En had given him should cover it.
Soon, the bidding began.
Dai Yueheng was the first to stand and call out, "I bid forty-three million. I need this dragon blood."
As the eldest son in his family, he needed something like this more than anyone.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul evolved once every ten thousand years. Why couldn't their Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul do the same? Because they lacked something like dragon blood to help it along.
If it really worked, he could evolve his Martial Soul.
But in the next moment, Beibei rose from his seat and called out, "Forty-five million Gold Soul Coins!"
After speaking, he fixed his gaze on the dragon blood.
With this bottle of dragon blood, perhaps he could completely elevate his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline and turn it into Mu En's Holy Dragon of Light Martial Soul.
Then Yu Daoyun wouldn't be a match for him anymore.
Onstage, Qing Ya smiled faintly. "Is there anyone willing to bid higher?"
Yu Daoyun raised his bidding paddle and called out, "Fifty million!"
At that price, all the students participating in the auction sucked in a sharp breath and turned to look at Yu Daoyun.
He could even come up with fifty million Gold Soul Coins? This guy was seriously rich!
Beibei's expression darkened at once.
Beibei felt his blood pressure surge. He was convinced Yu Daoyun was deliberately trying to stop him from getting the dragon blood.
So Beibei gritted his teeth and raised the bid again.
Beside him, Xu Sanshi was dumbfounded. He stared at Beibei in disbelief.
Hadn't this guy just said he had no money? Had he been pretending all along?
Life was like a play, and it all came down to acting.
"Seventy million!"
At that moment, Yu Daoyun called out another figure that left everyone present speechless, crushing Dai Yueheng, who had still been bidding.
Seventy million Gold Soul Coins was an astronomical sum. No one could casually produce that much.
Yet Yu Daoyun had.
Even Qing Ya, the auctioneer onstage, was stunned.
It was him again—the genius youth with the Golden Dragon Martial Soul.
Not far away, Yan Shaozhe had been enjoying the show, but suddenly sensed something was wrong. This is bad.
The boy was bidding so casually that Mu En must have put him up to it.
No matter how high the bidding went, the Martial Soul Department would be paying in the end. They were practically sending money to the Star Luo Empire.
So when Beibei was about to bid again, Yan Shaozhe stopped him.
Beibei asked in confusion, "Dean, why won't you let me bid anymore? I need this."
Yan Shaozhe replied calmly, "This isn't suitable for you."
Then was it suitable for Yu Daoyun?
Beibei felt deeply aggrieved. He wanted to argue with the dean, but swallowed his words.
In the end, Yu Daoyun won the item with a bid of seventy million.
After the auction ended, Yu Daoyun hurried straight to the auction house's back room to complete the transaction. He wanted to get the dragon blood as soon as possible, then return and cultivate in seclusion to break the Golden Dragon King's seal.
Tang Ya, quite naturally, didn't approach Beibei. She waited outside to return to the academy with Yu Daoyun.
At that moment, they were in the auction house's back room.
Qing Ya handed the porcelain bottle to Yu Daoyun and cautioned him, "Be careful when you use it. The power of dragon blood is extremely violent."
"I know."
Yu Daoyun nodded, then asked, "What was the condition your auction house mentioned?"
Just then, a young woman wearing a Gilded Crown stepped out of a private room in the auction house. She was none other than Xu Jiujiu, the princess of the Star Luo Empire.
Xu Jiujiu said sweetly, "So you're Dragon God Douluo's disciple? You truly have an extraordinary bearing. I'd say you have the makings of a Limit Douluo!"
Yu Daoyun's mouth twitched.
That was a dangerous thing to say. The last person who'd said something like that had three meters of grass growing over their grave.
Yu Daoyun said bluntly, "Your Highness, just tell me what you want. If I can do it, or can do it in the future, I'll agree."
"There's no need for that now. We'll talk once you've grown stronger," Xu Jiujiu said.
Yu Daoyun took the dragon blood and turned to leave.
They could talk about the future when it came. For now, he'd take the benefits and be on his way.
Qing Ya and Xu Jiujiu exchanged a glance.
Qing Ya asked, puzzled, "Your Highness, we traveled thousands of miles to hold this auction here just to deliver dragon blood to him. Was that really worth it?"
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