It Should Have Been Bei Bei's

The Treasure Pavilion in Shrek City hosted the Treasure Appreciation Fair. Its wealth network stretched across the nations and sects of the Douluo Continent.

The purpose of holding this fair was to win the favor of Shrek students.

To that end, those sects and nations even allowed Shrek students to buy on credit, letting them spend in advance and showing them every possible courtesy.

Looking at the luxurious building, Jiang Bai and his group of four headed toward the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion.

At the entrance, Xue Ying poked its head out of Jiang Bai's arms. Its green eyes spun as it sensed quite a few good things inside.

Not only was the Treasure Pavilion immensely wealthy, but its taste was excellent as well. For example, the eight young women in long dresses at the entrance made for a beautiful sight.

"What are you looking at?"

Xiao Xiao raised a hand to block Jiang Bai's view, while Huo Yuhao beside him was attacked in the waist by Wang Dong.

"Just looking around."

"Me too."

"Hmph." X2

Watching Wang Dong act like a little girl, Jiang Bai did not even know what to say. This young lady had probably forgotten that she was pretending to be a boy.

After entering the Treasure Pavilion, Jiang Bai's group presented their invitations, and someone from the front desk immediately came to guide them.

Shrek's invitations were specially made. Every Treasure Pavilion employee had to recognize them to avoid slighting distinguished guests.

Since they were students of Shrek Academy, the four received the highest level of attention, surrounded by several beautiful young women.

A rich fragrance flooded his nose. Jiang Bai's nose twitched, and he felt somewhat unaccustomed to it. The scent was too strong.

"Welcome, four honored guests, to the Treasure Pavilion's Treasure Appreciation Fair. The fair is being held on the second floor. Please feel free to look around, and if you see any treasures you like, register to purchase them on the west side."

The young woman in the white dress leading them spoke, then continued, "If you wish to buy on credit, you may go ahead for an appraisal."

After speaking, the young woman in white pointed toward the appraisal area not far ahead.

That was where the value of Shrek students was specifically assessed.

"Please take us to the appraisal first."

Huo Yuhao spoke. He was rather curious about what price he was worth at Shrek.

"Of course."

Hearing Huo Yuhao's request, the young woman in white nodded and continued leading them forward.

There were also quite a few Treasure Pavilion collectibles along the way. Although they were openly displayed outside like this, this was Shrek, after all. Almost no one dared entertain any improper thoughts.

Suddenly, Wang Dong seemed to spot something. Her eyes fixed intently on a soul bone ahead.

[Golden Radiance]

[Price: ...]

Huo Yuhao followed Wang Dong's gaze. Jiang Bai looked at it once before shifting his eyes away, while Xiao Xiao was drawn in by the soul bone's appearance.

The soul bone was completely golden, like a piece of solidified sunlight. A faint halo flowed across its surface, and merely standing there and looking at it gave one a sense of warmth.

"There are quite a few things here. As expected of an academy that once produced a god."

The Ice God had also seen quite a few precious treasures and could not help agreeing. Shrek Academy truly deserved to be called a force that had produced a god.

However, these were all mortal objects. In the Ice God's eyes, the true foundation the Asura God had left behind at Shrek should have been that Golden Tree. Yet the Ice God had always felt that there was something wrong with it.

Elsewhere, Huo Yuhao withdrew his gaze from Wang Dong, who was admiring the soul bone, because he had been drawn to a Soul Tool blueprint.

It was a blueprint for a Rank 7 Soul Tool. Though it was incomplete, even that small portion completely captured Huo Yuhao's attention.

"The Soul Tools of the Douluo Continent are still far behind those of the Sun Moon Empire."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao looked at Jiang Bai in surprise.

"Brother Jiang, do you understand Soul Tools?"

After asking, Huo Yuhao felt that it had been a pointless question. He had clearly seen quite a few Soul Tools on Jiang Bai before, so Jiang Bai should understand them to some extent.

At the very least, he was not like most soul masters on the Douluo Continent, who despised Soul Tools.

Huo Yuhao truly did not understand that. Why did the vast majority of soul masters on the Douluo Continent hate Soul Tools? He simply could not figure it out.

"A little."

Jiang Bai could not make Soul Tools, but he liked using them.

They were especially useful for sneak attacks. Of course, Jiang Bai still thought it would be nice if this era had mechs.

But that would probably have to wait another ten thousand years.

Even if the concept of mechs were proposed now, the metals would not be able to keep up.

Led by the young woman, the group arrived at the counter.

They began filling in their information. In the section for martial soul information, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao did not list their second martial souls. Those were still secrets outside the academy, and almost no one knew about them.

Even so, Jiang Bai guessed that Xiao Xiao's and Huo Yuhao's names would be marked in bold red here.

After all, Jiang Bai knew that one of the owners behind this Treasure Pavilion was an elder of the Sea God Pavilion.

After some time, once the front desk staff finished their evaluations, everyone learned their credit limits.

Jiang Bai had a limit of fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, Wang Dong had one hundred thousand, Xiao Xiao had three hundred thousand, and Huo Yuhao had the unlimited limit from the original story.

"Yuhao got rich in an instant."

Xiao Xiao spoke. Of the four, Huo Yuhao had originally been the poorest. Who would have thought that he would suddenly become the richest, instantly making a fortune?

"Hahaha."

Huo Yuhao gave a dry laugh and did not reply. He merely looked at the red card in his hand.

This credit system was the academy's way of making him owe the school more favors so that he would gradually become part of Shrek Academy.

However, Huo Yuhao did not want to use it.

"I have to say, this thing does look more premium than ours."

Jiang Bai took the red card from Huo Yuhao's hand. The material was anything but ordinary.

"Get something useful for now. It shouldn't be too expensive."

After saying that, Jiang Bai returned the card to Huo Yuhao.

"Alright."

Hearing Jiang Bai's words, Huo Yuhao, who had originally not wanted to use the red card, suddenly understood something. He had to use it, but he could not exchange it for anything too precious.

As Jiang Bai and the others wandered around, a familiar voice came from nearby.

"Bei Bei~"

Ahead, Xu Sanshi had an arm around Bei Bei's shoulders, appearing extremely intimate.

"Get lost."

Watching Xu Sanshi's ingratiating expression, a vein bulged on Bei Bei's forehead. This guy was usually quite normal. Why had he suddenly become so disgusting?

"Senior Brother Bei Bei?"

Recognizing Huo Yuhao's voice, Bei Bei looked up and happened to see the four of them.

"Little Yuhao."

There were quite a few core disciples from the outer courtyard at this Treasure Appreciation Fair, so Bei Bei was not surprised to see Huo Yuhao there.

"Seen anything you like?"

Bei Bei asked as he pushed Xu Sanshi away with one hand.

"There's an incredibly expensive soul bone over there."

Xiao Xiao spoke. The group often met because of Yuhao's grilled fish, and they had gradually become familiar with each other.

"Soul bones are bound to be expensive."

Bei Bei said. No matter what kind of soul bone it was, it would certainly be extremely costly.

"It's from a Golden Earth Dragon King and has the light attribute. It seems quite suitable for Senior Brother Bei Bei."

Jiang Bai spoke. He felt that, in the original story, this had been meant for Bei Bei, only for Huo Yuhao to snatch it away.

After all, Bei Bei had the Bright Sacred Dragon bloodline within him. Absorbing that soul bone might even stabilize his bloodline.

"It's just too expensive. We can only look at it."

Xiao Xiao said. It was simply too costly. Of the group, it felt like only Huo Yuhao could afford it now.

However, Xiao Xiao did not know the inside story. If Huo Yuhao wanted to buy that soul bone, he would need to use the red card. But if it were Bei Bei...

One sentence would be enough.

If he showed even the slightest interest, that soul bone would probably appear beside his bed tomorrow.

Bei Bei was Shrek Academy's biggest insider.

"You said it's a light-attribute Golden Earth Dragon King soul bone?"

Hearing this, Bei Bei froze for a moment, but his gaze soon lowered.

His relationship with his great-grandfather had not been very good lately. If that soul bone had appeared here, there was only one possibility.

The academy wanted to ease the tension between him and his great-grandfather.

But Bei Bei did not really want to go face Mu En.

There were many reasons for that.

"Unfortunately, there aren't any soul bones suitable for me here."

Xu Sanshi looked around. He had already examined quite a few treasures like soul bones, but most of the soul bones in the Treasure Pavilion did not suit him.

The suitable ones had cultivation ages that were too low, while those with suitable cultivation ages did not suit his attributes.

In the end, Xu Sanshi gave up and planned to patiently wait until he could return to his sect and inherit the family business.

After all, the Xuanming Sect was a reclusive sect, and with a rare item like the Profound Water Pill, it surely possessed some deep reserves.

"Then, Senior Brother Bei Bei, we'll go look around elsewhere."

Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong's eyes, which were nearly glowing. Many items not far away had caught Wang Dong's attention, and Huo Yuhao also wanted to browse around.

"Mm."

Bei Bei nodded absentmindedly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Elsewhere, Huo Yuhao's group of four wandered into the Whale Rubber section.

"So much Whale Rubber."

For some reason, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong covered their mouths without realizing it.

Whale Rubber was indeed a good thing, but the sensation of swallowing it was far too subtle.

Xiao Xiao, who wanted to absorb ultimate soul rings in the future, had eaten quite a bit of it with sponsorship from a certain senior. Just thinking about that taste now made her feel rather...

"Yuhao, why are you buying this? Isn't the thousand-year one next door better? Even if you don't want to use that red card, you could just ask me for money."

Seeing Huo Yuhao buy that low-quality Whale Rubber, Wang Dong hurriedly spoke. Wang Dong would never let Huo Yuhao eat such inferior stuff.

At the same time, Wang Dong thought, Even if Yuhao doesn't want to spend too much money on Whale Rubber, he doesn't need to buy something this low-quality, does he? At worst, I can buy it. What's mine is his, anyway.

"No."

Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head, then lowered himself and whispered, "I found a bargain. This one is ten thousand years old."

Hearing that it was ten thousand years old, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong both looked exceptionally shocked.

He found a bargain just like that?!