The auction needed Dugu Bo to make an appearance.
Soon, two pieces of news appeared in Heaven Dou City. First, in seven days, an offensive Soul Tool capable of killing a Soul Saint would be auctioned. Buyers could inspect it on-site! Second, a cultivation technique would be auctioned in seven days! It was a technique that could be cultivated even before one awakened a Martial Soul!
The two pieces of news set all of Heaven Dou City ablaze. A day later, they seemed to have sprouted wings, flying to every corner of the Douluo Continent!
The Star Luo Empire, Spirit City, and every sect and faction!
Some people didn't believe anything so outlandish, but others did!
Heaven Dou City, the Crown Prince Mansion.
Qian Renxue mused, "Uncle Snake, do you think the offensive Soul Tool that suddenly appeared... is the same as the one Oscar supposedly had in the Star Dou Forest a couple of days ago?"
Snake Lance Douluo shook his head. "I can't say for sure! But their origins are far too mysterious. An offensive Soul Tool and a cultivation technique that can be practiced before awakening a Martial Soul... I'm afraid there's no smoke without fire!"
"That's right. Dugu Bo was the one who released the news, and he even vouched for it with his own reputation. It's hard to make sense of it!" Qian Renxue furrowed her brows, her mind heavy with thoughts.
"Your Highness, should we make preparations? If these things really exist, they certainly won't come cheap!"
"Then gather the funds."
Spirit City, Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong looked at the letter in her hand and asked, "Yue Guan, do the books in Spirit Hall's library mention offensive Soul Tools? Can one really kill a Soul Saint?"
"This subordinate... this subordinate isn't sure!"
Seeing this, Bibi Dong shook her head helplessly and thought, If Xiaogang were here, he'd surely know whether offensive Soul Tools capable of killing Soul Saint-level Masters really exist!
Yue Guan cautiously reminded her, "Your Holiness, since Dugu Bo said they could be inspected on-site... in this subordinate's opinion, it's probably true!"
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang was discussing the auction with the others.
Tang San sat beside Yu Xiaogang as his assistant and said, "I've never heard of a cultivation technique that can be practiced before awakening a Martial Soul! It's most likely fake!"
In truth, Tang San was panicking like crazy. He was practically cursing in his heart. Could it be the Mysterious Heaven Skill? Did another Tang Sect disciple transmigrate here? Is my theft of the sect's cultivation technique going to be exposed? Who would put the Mysterious Heaven Skill, a technique capable of revitalizing an entire sect, up for auction? This is betrayal! Betrayal of the Tang Sect! How dare you betray the Tang Sect? According to the General Principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, you deserve to die!
The promise of "on-site inspection" greatly boosted the news's credibility.
The auction took place as scheduled. The various factions and noble houses either attended in person or sent representatives.
At Dugu Bo's arrangement, Feng Xiaodi and Ozka entered a private room with Dugu Yan. Dugu Xue didn't come.
Feng Xiaodi chuckled. "I was lucky enough to attend an Immortal Court auction once. My grandfather took me along! The spectacle there was on a much grander scale than this! More than ten Peerless Douluo attended alone!"
"More than ten Peerless Douluo!"
Even after spending several days with Feng Xiaodi and the others, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were still shocked whenever they heard these tidbits.
"Of course! The treasures at our Immortal Court auctions are the real deal! Immortal-grade pills, Level 10 Soul Tools, or supreme arts of slaughter!"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan asked, "Didn't the Immortal Court make its Martial Path techniques public? Were the arts of slaughter kept secret?"
"Uh... those are arts of slaughter! Techniques capable of posing a fatal threat to Peerless Douluo! The Martial Path techniques made public by the Immortal Court are only the basics. To learn anything more advanced, you need talent and contributions, or a family inheritance."
"Oh, I see."
Feng Xiaodi continued, "There were three grand finale treasures at that auction! The Silver Moon Treasure Wheel, a Level 10 Soul Tool; a Universe Creation Pill; and a God-Tier Soul Ring!"
"What does a God-Tier Soul Ring mean?"
"It means a Million-Year Soul Ring!"
"Hiss!" Dugu Bo couldn't help sucking in a breath of cold air.
Dugu Yan's eyes were full of curiosity. Just then, the Soul Spirit Earth Dragon appeared on her shoulder and explained, "To face a Level 10 Soul Tool, even a Level 99 Peerless Douluo has to go all out. Otherwise, the slightest mistake could easily cost them their life!"
"Gulp!"
"The Universe Creation Pill can forcibly raise a Level 98 Peak Douluo's Soul Power by one level! Its ingredients include Immortal Herbs and the cores of Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old! But in the Immortal Court, killing Soul Beasts is illegal, so a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast core is incredibly rare! Only Soul Beasts that die naturally or have committed a capital crime will have their cores removed. That makes the Universe Creation Pill something you can only hope to encounter, never seek out!"
"Gulp!" x2!
The Soul Spirit Earth Dragon continued, "As for a God-Tier Soul Ring, let me put it this way: with one, you've already set one foot on the path to becoming a god! It's the foundation of godhood!"
"Becoming a god!" Dugu Bo's breathing quickened.
Those two words—becoming a god—had once been beyond his wildest imagination. Now they'd been brought up so casually!
I... Dugu Bo murmured to himself. Becoming a god... it's not impossible for me, either!
Then the Soul Spirit Earth Dragon dropped another shocking piece of information. "As far as I know, Elder Dugu's ninth ring is a God-Tier Soul Ring!"
"Hiss! Second Grandpa!" Dugu Yan's eyes went wide. She murmured, "When I get back, I'm definitely going to ask Second Grandpa to show me what a God-Tier Soul Ring looks like."
Clearly, Dugu Yan had already captured Dugu Xue's doting-grandfather heart!
"I'm so jealous~~" Feng Xiaodi sighed. "When Elder Dugu was in his teens, he cultivated and roamed the continent alongside Emperor Qingtian. Their bond was stronger than gold! Later, after Emperor Qingtian became a god, he personally condensed a God-Tier Soul Ring for Senior Dugu! It was also the Green Phosphorus Flood Dragon's innate Soul Ring! And that's not all. Guess what Senior Dugu's Soul Ring Configuration was like?"
"W-what was it like?"
"Black, black, black, black, red, red, red, red, green-gold!"
Dugu Bo: "I..."
Heaven had been unfair to him!
Dugu Bo felt a little unbalanced.
Why did Dugu Xue in another world get everything he could ever want, while he, in this world, had ended up so wretched?
Why didn't their world have an Emperor Qingtian?
How unjust is Heaven's way! Damn you, Qian Daoliu! Why did you only have one son?! And damn you, Qian Xunji, you useless piece of trash! You deserved to be hammered to death! Hoo... hoo... Dugu Bo took several deep breaths before finally suppressing his resentment at never having found someone powerful to rely on.
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