"Kalman!"
"I'm considered one of Spirit Hall's old hands too!"
"We're resigning this time because of little Mu. We plan to move the whole family to Heaven Dou City!"
"Azurewood Town is simply too small!"
"The nearest junior Soul Master Academy is over a hundred kilometers away, and it isn't easy to get into either!"
"For our son's future, we have no choice. We can't hold the child back, can we?"
Xia Feng spoke, playing his trump card.
"I see!"
"Oh, right, I forgot to ask. What exactly are little Mu's Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power like?"
Kalman nodded, then asked again.
"His Innate Soul Power is level six, and his Martial Soul is the mutated Light-Hiding Sword. He inherited his mother's Martial Soul."
Xia Feng spoke frankly and openly.
"A mutated Martial Soul, the Light-Hiding Sword!"
"Level-six Innate Soul Power?"
"No wonder you two care so much!"
Kalman nodded. Level-six Soul Power was neither high nor low, but in a small place like this, it could still be considered genius-level.
If he cultivated diligently, becoming a Soul Emperor in the future was practically guaranteed. If he encountered a fortunate opportunity, he might even have a chance of becoming a Soul Sage!
"Alright, then!"
"I'll approve your papers right away."
"Once little Mu graduates, you can come find me. You'll always be welcome here."
Kalman escorted his two old friends to the gate. Before they left, he did not forget to reassure them.
"Thank you, Bishop Kalman!"
The two bid farewell to their old friend and set off on their journey.
Heaven Dou Royal City, Heaven Dou Auction venue!
"Distinguished guests!"
"Next, please allow me to introduce today's first finale item. It is—a 2,300-year One-Horned Azure-Scaled Python torso bone!"
"This Soul Bone came from the mutated soul beast, the One-Horned Azure-Scaled Python, and it contains a trace of true dragon bloodline."
"Moreover, among the six Soul Bones, torso bones are the rarest. Its rarity is no less than that of an ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. According to the appraisal, the starting bid is five million Gold Soul Coins!"
"Distinguished guests, don't miss this opportunity!"
As the host finished speaking, a Soul Bone was brought onto the auction stage, triggering a wave of cheers.
"A 2,300-year torso bone!"
At the auction, Dugu Bo stared at the Soul Bone on the stage. His heart was stirred, but his feelings were complicated.
"What is it?"
"Father?"
Seeing her father caught in a dilemma, Dugu Xin was rather puzzled and spoke up to ask.
"It's nothing!"
"This Soul Bone's age is somewhat low. I'm considering whether to buy it!"
After pondering for a moment, Dugu Bo spoke to his son.
"A 2,300-year torso bone from a mutated soul beast, the One-Horned Azure-Scaled Python. This Soul Bone suits me very well, and it even has a trace of dragon bloodline."
Dugu Xin was tempted as well. After all, he still did not possess a single Soul Bone!
"Dragon bloodline?"
"The Jade Phosphorous Serpent also carries a trace of dragon bloodline. If Xiner absorbs this Soul Bone and his Martial Soul evolves, perhaps the tragedy can be avoided!"
Dugu Bo's wife had been harmed by Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison while giving birth, losing her life at a young age.
This had become an enduring pain in Dugu Bo's heart!
Watching his only son grow up day by day, Dugu Bo was deeply anxious. He did not want to see a white-haired man bury his black-haired son.
"I've decided. I'll buy this Soul Bone!"
For his son's future and very survival, Dugu Bo secretly resolved to obtain this item no matter what.
"The starting price is actually as high as five million?"
"Soul Bones in this era truly are priceless treasures. Fortunately, this is only a thousand-year Soul Bone!"
"If it were a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Seeing this, Xia Mu thought to himself.
Hundred-year and thousand-year Soul Bones were quite common, but Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were different. They were known as treasures born of rivers of blood and could trigger a large-scale war.
That alone spoke volumes.
The upper three sects and lower four sects had stood firm for hundreds and thousands of years because of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones within their sects.
These were the foundations of their sects. The Clear Sky Sect possessed a set of inherited Soul Bones, each over fifty thousand years old, truly top-tier treasures.
Spirit Hall's inherited Soul Bones were even more astonishing!
The Qian Clan's six inherited Angel God Armor Soulbone Set pieces were each 99,999 years old. Once combined into divine armor, they could advance to one hundred thousand years.
For an ordinary sect or noble family, gathering a full set of thousand-year Soul Bones was already an impressive foundation.
"Six million!"
"Seven million!"
"..."
"Ten million!"
"Fifteen million!"
"Twenty million!"
The price soared all the way, quickly reaching twenty-one million. Competition for this Soul Bone was extremely fierce.
"Twenty-two million!"
Dugu Bo raised his hand. To acquire this Soul Bone, he had nearly emptied all his savings.
At present, Dugu Bo was only a high-level Soul Emperor, while his son Dugu Xin had just turned eighteen a few months ago.
Dugu Xin's Innate Soul Power was level seven. He was currently a level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster, only one level of Soul Power away from becoming a three-ring Soul Elder.
Perhaps this Soul Bone would be his opportunity!
"Twenty-two million!"
"Once!"
"Twice!"
"Three times!"
"Congratulations to this distinguished guest for winning this Soul Bone!"
"The next finale treasure is a storage Soul Tool. This treasure is extremely special because it contains ten cubic meters of space and can store living creatures!"
"This Soul Tool is—the Wishful Hundred-Treasure Satchel. According to the appraisal, the starting price is one million!"
"Each bid increase must be no less than five thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
"Distinguished guests, don't miss it!"
As the words fell, the venue erupted once more, simply because this Soul Tool was too special.
"A storage Soul Tool with only ten cubic meters of space, and you dare sell it for one million Gold Soul Coins!"
"It may be able to store living creatures, but isn't that price a little too outrageous? This is daylight robbery!"
Everyone began discussing it at once.
Although Soul Tools on the market were rare and expensive, a storage ring with the same amount of storage space generally cost no more than one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!
Because it could store living creatures, the value of this storage Soul Tool had instantly increased tenfold.
No wonder everyone else was unhappy!
After all, no one's Gold Soul Coins were blown in on the wind. One should save where possible and spend where necessary—who wanted to be taken for a fool?
"One million and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
Xia Mu raised his placard. He had set his sights on this storage Soul Tool. This was the Wishful Hundred-Treasure Satchel!
Not only could it hold people, it could also store Immortal Herbs.
This item had originally been part of Dugu Bo's collection, but after purchasing the Soul Bone, Dugu Bo was short on funds and chose not to join this bidding war!
"Congratulations to this distinguished guest!"
"You have won the Wishful Hundred-Treasure Satchel!"
The hammer fell, and the matter was settled.
During the following auctions, Xia Mu also purchased five pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, spending one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
One of the pieces of Whale Rubber was as old as eighty thousand years. Its starting bid had been thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and after fierce bidding, Xia Mu ultimately bought this exceptional piece of Whale Rubber for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins!
(In Douluo Dalu II, thousand-year Whale Rubber sells for several thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue should not cost more than one hundred thousand!)
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