Auction House

After entering Heaven Dou City, Yang Dong followed the address provided in the previous letter.

The seven sects all had their own strongholds in Heaven Dou City. The Wind Sword Sect's stronghold was located in the southern district of the city, and after asking around a little, he found its exact location.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

After a round of knocking, a middle-aged man appeared at the door.

The instant he saw Yang Dong, his brows lifted. Clearly, he had recognized who had come.

"Yang Dong?"

"Yes, Uncle Tianlang."

Yang Dong answered respectfully. Yang Tianlang was the Second Elder of the Wind Sword Sect's Elders' Hall and possessed formidable strength. He and Sect Master Yang Tianyi were cousins, so he could be considered a true member of the sect master's faction.

"Come in. It's been years, and you've already grown into such a handsome young man."

A smile appeared at the corner of Yang Tianlang's mouth. Back then, when he learned that Yang Dong possessed only level-one Innate Soul Power, he had said nothing, but deep down, he had felt somewhat disappointed.

But now, it seemed he had truly underestimated this nephew of his.

"Thank you for thinking of me, Uncle Tianlang. I also have a request to make this time, and I need your help."

Yang Dong did not beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

"Uncle Tianlang, my Soul Power has already reached level thirty, and I need to add a Soul Ring to my martial soul. There are no suitable Spirit Beasts in the Spirit Hunting Forest near Nuoding City, so I thought there should be suitable ones near Heaven Dou City?"

What?

Level thirty?

Yang Tianlang's eyes widened. Had he heard that correctly?

"Y-you, what level did you just say you were?"

Yang Tianlang stared at Yang Dong in disbelief.

"Level thirty."

Hearing the same answer again, Yang Tianlang took a deep breath. He looked at Yang Dong as if he were looking at a monster.

A Soul Elder not yet thirteen years old—perhaps not even some Title Douluo had cultivated this quickly?

Then he thought of the Wind Sword Sect's current situation. Basically, everyone had taken Yang Yuan's side.

If they learned that Yang Dong's talent was this astonishing, what would they think?

"Good, good, good!"

Yang Tianlang was extremely excited. He paced back and forth, looking joyfully at Yang Dong beside him.

"Not bad, not bad. You really are remarkable."

"Dong'er, there's no rush to add your Soul Ring. There will be a banquet the day after tomorrow. After attending it, Uncle will take you to obtain your Soul Ring, and then we'll head straight for the Chuyun Principality."

Yang Dong had no objections upon hearing this.

Although Spirit Beasts could not provide Yang Dong with soul skills, their vast Soul Power was key to activating his panel skills. When he had reached level twenty, Yang Dong had tried absorbing Spirit Beast Spirit Rings from lower-year Spirit Beasts, but the result had been failure.

Therefore, his third Soul Ring had to come from a thousand-year Spirit Beast. But for Yang Dong as he was now, facing a thousand-year Spirit Beast alone would be courting death.

"Heaven Dou City is quite interesting. You arrived at just the right time—there's an auction today. I'll take you to see it for yourself!"

Yang Tianlang was in an excellent mood because of Yang Dong's arrival. He led Yang Dong outside, something quite rare for him to do.

Originally, Yang Dong did not want to go, but he could not refuse Yang Tianlang's enthusiastic invitation and ultimately followed him out.

"If you see anything you like at the auction, just tell Uncle. As long as I can afford it, I'll get it for you!"

Yang Tianlang scratched his head. He did not know how to get along with a child, so all he could do was spoil him. There couldn't be anything wrong with spoiling a child, right?

After walking for quite some time, Yang Tianyi brought Yang Dong before a rather peculiar building.

It was peculiar because the entire building was perfectly round, like half a sphere turned upside down on the ground. The only design on its exterior was a hammer-shaped emblem.

By Yang Dong's estimate, this inverted hemisphere was at least five hundred meters in diameter and perhaps eighty meters at its highest point. In Yang Dong's memory, this was the first time he had seen such a towering structure.

"This is the Heaven Dou Auction House, the largest auction house in the entire Heaven Dou Empire."

Seeing Yang Dong's somewhat stunned gaze, Yang Tianlang explained at the right moment.

With Yang Tianlang leading the way, there was naturally no melodramatic scene of someone blocking them from entering. Following the milky-white marble floor, the two eventually entered a private room.

"Honored guests, this is the list of items being auctioned today. You may look through it in advance."

After taking the list, Yang Tianlang casually handed it to Yang Dong beside him. "Here, tell Uncle if you see anything you like."

So generous?

Yang Dong gave Yang Tianlang a suspicious glance. No matter how he looked at him, his uncle did not seem to possess the aura of a wealthy tycoon.

"Do you have any Soul Bones for sale here?"

With a faint smile, Yang Dong glanced at his uncle again before turning to the attendant.

Cough! Cough!

Yang Tianlang's face instantly turned green. Soul Bones? Did this brat really think he had that much money?

"Sorry, sir, there are no Soul Bones being sold at today's auction."

The attendant maintained a professional smile and did not show the slightest contempt because of Yang Dong's question.

After hearing the attendant's reply, Yang Tianlang hurriedly urged, "All right, you may leave now. I'll call for you if I need anything."

He was a little afraid—afraid that this nephew would think of some other expensive item. If he could not afford it, would his dignity as an uncle not be utterly ruined?

"Cough, Dong'er, Soul Bones are extremely rare. Even at the Heaven Dou Auction House, there might not be a single Soul Bone put up for sale in an entire year. Let's not think about that, all right?"

Holding back his laughter, Yang Dong nodded at Yang Tianlang to show that he understood.

"This auction house even sells people?"

As he continued reading, Yang Dong frowned. In the item listings, he had already seen many people being sold as slaves, all of them rather beautiful girls.

"They buy and sell everything here."

A trace of mockery flashed across Yang Tianlang's face before he deliberately said in a relaxed tone, "What, did you take a fancy to one? Uncle can buy one to be your maid."

"I'd better not. I'm afraid my mother would break my legs when she sees me."

Yang Dong shook his head and continued reading.

"Hm?"

After flipping further through the list, Yang Dong's gaze settled on an image. It depicted an ancient, unadorned longsword.

"Immaculate Sword, forged from Outer-Heaven Meteorite Iron, a rare divine weapon?"

After murmuring the description, Yang Dong's eyes showed interest. He truly lacked a weapon that suited him. The longsword he currently wore simply could not withstand intense combat, and he was genuinely interested in this Immaculate Sword.

"Immaculate Sword?"

"Looks like you're quite interested in it?"