Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue, Ning Tian and Wu Feng

With his objective achieved, Huo Yuhao left the slovenly middle-aged man's room without delay.

Since it was still early, why not check out this so-called "Treasure Appreciation Meeting"? A thought stirred in Huo Yuhao's mind.

He retraced his steps to the first-floor lobby of the Treasure Pavilion, where he was warmly guided by a young girl in a white dress up the golden staircase to the second floor.

The second floor was a massive exhibition hall with incredibly luxurious decor, but what drew the most attention now were the dozens of display stands of varying sizes before Huo Yuhao.

The precious exhibits on display were dazzling, all protected by large crystal glass covers.

The girl in the white dress bowed slightly to Huo Yuhao, explained a few transaction details, and then respectfully withdrew.

Huo Yuhao walked forward, examining the various items behind the glass covers.

The variety of exhibits was vast, ranging from rare natural treasures and high-level Spirit Guidance Devices to even spirit bones on display!

It was worth noting that the atmosphere on the second floor was quite quiet. There weren't many people attending—only a few dozen scattered throughout the hall.

The first thing to catch Huo Yuhao's eye was a golden-red spirit bone in one of the display cases. It hovered in the center, constantly emitting a faint golden-red glow.

Huo Yuhao looked at the description below the stand: "Ten-thousand-year Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone. Price: 9.5 million Gold Soul Coins."

"Hiss." Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted sharply.

A single spirit bone like this cost nearly ten million Gold Soul Coins?

Huo Yuhao thought of the spirit bone he had just obtained from Dai Huabin yesterday.

The two bones were from the same part of the body. Even without knowing its exact age, it had to be worth at least a few million Gold Soul Coins, even if it were inferior to this one.

And such a treasure, worth millions, was currently lying quietly in his storage ring.

A ripple of emotion stirred in Huo Yuhao's heart.

Following this, Huo Yuhao viewed most of the exhibits in the hall, greatly broadening his horizons.

Unfortunately, for the vast majority of the items, Huo Yuhao's pockets were far too shallow.

In this setting, his 100,000 Gold Soul Coins were barely enough to cover the basics.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Huo Yuhao stumbled upon the only item with a relatively low price.

He stood before a smaller display stand containing a very inconspicuous black crystal.

Not only was it dull and lusterless, but its surface was covered in rough cracks, looking weathered and cheap.

The description below read: "Thousand-year Whale Glue. Consuming it can improve a Spirit Master's physical fitness, strengthen the body, and enhance the endurance of muscles, bones, and meridians. Thousand-year Whale Glue is typically golden-yellow; this piece is five times the volume of a standard one. Unfortunately, due to prolonged storage and weathering, its quality has declined. Therefore, it is being sold at 60% of the price of standard Thousand-year Whale Glue."

"Price: 6,000 Gold Soul Coins."

Huo Yuhao examined the black crystal with interest. It was a coincidence that after customizing his Spirit Guidance Device, this was the only item among the many exhibits on the second floor that he could actually afford.

Wait, why not use the Sharingan to look inside this black Whale Glue? A sudden idea struck him.

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes, and the next second, when he opened them, his clear black pupils had transformed into a bloody red, adorned with two black tomoe.

Under the vision of the Sharingan, Huo Yuhao saw straight through the interior of the black crystal.

"Purple? Shouldn't this thousand-year Whale Glue be yellow?" Huo Yuhao wondered.

In his vision, the interior of the black crystal radiated an extremely dense, purplish-black Spirit Power. It was thick and exceptionally pure—clearly no ordinary object.

Oh? Could it be that this Whale Glue wasn't obtained from a thousand-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale, but from a ten-thousand-year-old one, and its exterior only turned black after a long period of weathering? If so, that would explain it! A bold hypothesis formed in his mind.

In that case, I absolutely cannot miss this. Huo Yuhao felt a surge of joy, though his face remained expressionless as he waved to a girl in charge of transactions on the east side of the second floor.

The girl hurried over to him: "Sir, have you taken a liking to an item in one of the display cases?"

Huo Yuhao nodded calmly and took a gold card from his robes, handing it to her. "I want this Thousand-year Whale Glue. Wrap it up for me, and take the payment from this card."

The girl nodded, took the black crystal from the stand, and reached out to take the gold card from Huo Yuhao's hand.

"Wait!" A sharp, delicate voice suddenly rang out.

Two girls came jogging over from another display stand not far away.

Both girls were quite pretty and appeared to be around Huo Yuhao's age, roughly twelve.

One followed the other. The girl in front wore a pink dress and had short blonde hair. Her features were delicate and cute, with large water-blue eyes, long eyelashes, and a few charming freckles on her cheeks.

The only drawback was her somewhat underdeveloped figure; one could only say she had "future potential."

The girl behind her had short, fiery red hair and skin as fair as jade. Her refined features carried a hint of heroic spirit, and her gaze was cold, giving off a sense of being unapproachable.

Unlike the blonde girl, the red-haired girl's figure was already quite womanly.

Well, no "future potential" needed; she was already in her prime.

The girl in front looked slightly anxious, as if terrified that Huo Yuhao would buy the item before they could stop him.

Unfortunately, they were too late. Huo Yuhao was already holding the wrapped black crystal, and his card had already been handed to the girl in charge of the transaction.

According to the rules of the Treasure Pavilion, once money and goods were exchanged, the transaction was final. The item belonged to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao frowned and glanced at them, then, right in front of them, tucked the Ten-thousand-year Whale Glue into his storage spirit ring.

The girl at the counter returned the gold card to Huo Yuhao and bowed apologetically to the two newcomers: "My apologies, esteemed guests. Once a transaction is completed in this pavilion, the ownership of the exhibit cannot be contested. Please feel free to browse elsewhere."

After speaking, he bowed respectfully once more before withdrawing.

Huo Yuhao put away his gold card with a calm expression and strode toward the exit of the Treasure Pavilion, showing not the slightest intention of acknowledging the two people before him.

The golden-haired girl was taken aback by this, but her eyes darted around a moment later, and a cunning smile appeared on her face.

"Wait a moment!" the girl called out to Huo Yuhao from behind.

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