Starlight Auction House

Fortunately, Jin Peng and Yu Bo reacted in time and moved to stop Yu Tianqi's Blood Explosion Technique. Otherwise, the two of them would have nearly ended up sharing a table with Xuan Zi.

After Jin Peng and Yu Bo explained, Ye An understood just how dangerous the situation had been—Yu Tianqi's Blood Explosion Technique was usually used on his enemies. He used his first four soul skills to strengthen his body, wounded opponents with the spikes of his Martial Soul until they bled, then detonated their blood with the Blood Explosion Technique to inflict devastating injuries.

But if the situation became critical, Yu Tianqi also had a life-for-life method: just as he had done earlier, he would detonate the blood flowing from his own wounds, which would then trigger the blood within his body and create a chain of explosions.

If he did that, Yu Tianqi would certainly not survive, but his enemies would find it difficult to survive the chain of explosions as well.

Jin Peng and Yu Bo had acted in time, interrupting Yu Tianqi's subsequent chain explosions halfway through.

Evil Soul Masters like this... were truly bizarre.

"Young Sect Master, how should we deal with this fellow?"

As Blood Shadow Douluo Yu Bo spoke, he subconsciously moved a little farther away from Yu Tianqi.

Being so close to this man made him feel somewhat unlucky. After all, his Martial Soul was his own blood, while Yu Tianqi's soul skill could unleash the Blood Explosion Technique. Though Yu Tianqi could not possibly harm him with his cultivation, he still instinctively wanted to stay farther away from the man.

Ye An lowered his head and looked at Yu Tianqi, who lay on the ground like a dead dog, and began to think seriously.

Yu Tianqi fed on the flesh, blood, and bones of Soul Masters and soul beasts to strengthen himself. Without question, he was an Evil Soul Master. Every Evil Soul Master deserved to be executed, and killing him would certainly not be wrong.

But... simply killing him seemed rather wasteful.

Perhaps he could use Yu Tianqi to gain even more?

After all, Yu Tianqi was also a disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. An Evil Soul Master had emerged from the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and this Evil Soul Master had nearly harmed the Young Sect Master of the Body Sect.

If they used this opportunity to make trouble, they could definitely squeeze the Heavenly Dragon Sect for compensation.

The only pity was that this man was not from the Earth Dragon Sect.

If he had been from the Earth Dragon Sect, Ye An might have been able to use this opportunity to directly obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow in the Earth Dragon Sect's secret grounds.

"Please have Uncle Peng and Uncle Yu restrain him for now. Once we return to the Body Sect, my teacher can personally demand an explanation from the Heavenly Dragon Sect."

At those words, Jin Peng and Yu Bo's eyes both lit up slightly.

To be honest, the Body Sect had not done this sort of thing in a long time. For one thing, they had already plucked nearly all the wool from the nearby small sects and families. For another, very few people had dared to provoke the Body Sect recently.

Though this was not much different from outright robbery, it was always more convenient to have a justified pretext.

"No problem. Leave this fellow to me. I guarantee that he'll remain completely intact until we return to the Body Sect."

Jin Peng nodded with a smile, then casually lifted Yu Tianqi with one hand before hiding away with Yu Bo once more.

After crossing the Star Luo Mountains, Ye An and Zhang Lexuan quickly arrived at Star Luo City, the imperial capital of the Star Luo Empire.

As the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City was unquestionably the largest city, known as the Imperial Capital That Never Fell. Even in the future, when the Sun Moon Empire swept across the three great empires, the Star Luo Empire would hold out the longest.

Of course, that might also have had something to do with the close connection between the Star Luo Empire and the protagonist, Huo Yuhao.

Speaking of Huo Yuhao, Ye An had previously hesitated over whether he should visit the White Tiger Duke's Estate.

The White Tiger Duke's Estate was not actually far from Star Luo City. It lay fifty li northwest of the city. Based on the timeline, Huo Yuhao should have been only four and a half years old, not yet five. He had not awakened his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul yet, and his life was still a living hell.

In the original work, Du Busi had personally said that Huo Yuhao's Innate Soul Power was only a pitiful rank one, which was also related to his childhood experiences. Long-term malnutrition and poor development had caused his Innate Soul Power to be only rank one.

If he could have had a good childhood, Huo Yuhao's Innate Soul Power should have been somewhat higher.

But after considering it, Ye An still abandoned the idea.

As the child of destiny nurtured by the Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao should have been watched by Tang God-King from the moment of his birth. If Ye An rashly appeared and changed Huo Yuhao's life, Tang God-King might notice him...

So, it was better to let Huo Yuhao temporarily grow according to his established storyline.

As for the future...

Who could say for certain what would happen in the future?

After all, there were still a full seven years before the plot began.

Ye An had come to the Star Luo Empire for the Starlight Auction House, so upon arriving in Star Luo City, he naturally headed straight there.

From the outside, the Starlight Auction House looked like a very small auction house. The exposed portion of the building was not large, but its interior held a world of its own.

After entering the auction house, they followed a five-meter-wide staircase downward, completed registration, and passed through an ancient wooden door before reaching the true Starlight Auction House.

"I didn't expect the interior of this auction house to be decorated so luxuriously..."

Zhang Lexuan surveyed her surroundings, a trace of curiosity showing in her eyes. Although she had once been a direct descendant of Moonwatch Viscount, she had never attended an auction, much less seen an auction house decorated like this.

Ye An held Zhang Lexuan's hand and entered the auction hall.

To gain bidding privileges at the Starlight Auction House, one needed not only sufficient assets but also an evaluation and verification of the bidder's identity. However, with Uncle Peng and Uncle Yu, two Super Douluo, present, the Starlight Auction House expedited the verification process. Ye An and Zhang Lexuan were thus able to catch this second-tier auction.

It was also because of Jin Peng and Yu Bo's strength that Ye An and Zhang Lexuan were both wearing red masks.

A red mask signified an exceptionally distinguished guest within the auction house.

Thus, Ye An and Zhang Lexuan were led by an attendant all the way until they took their seats in the auction hall.

"Welcome, honored guests, to the Starlight Auction House. Our auction is about to begin. Please take your seats."

As a pleasant female voice spread out from all directions, the auction hall immediately fell silent, and the lights that had previously been shining gradually dimmed.

Soon, a woman in a red gown stepped onto the stage from one side of the auction hall. She appeared to be under thirty, with dignified and beautiful features and a faint smile on her face.