Out-of-Print Evil Eye, Online Bidding

"To you, Eastsea City is too small. Sooner or later, you'll leave it behind, but there are some people you need to pay attention to."

Hua Yichen reminded him in a low voice, "For example, that one. Eight Star Saint Craftsman—Mu Chen! He's the junior disciple-brother of the current Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua. If you can get on good terms with him, it'll benefit your future."

The two of them were in a state of Spiritual Sharing, so Huo Yuhao naturally noticed the middle-aged man as well.

Soul Tools were the direction he truly excelled in. Leaving aside whether he had any talent for forging, even if he did, he could not possibly spend large amounts of time on it. He did not have that much energy to spare.

That high-level blacksmith was a hurdle he could not avoid if he wanted to make Battle Armor and Mecha!

Over here, Huo Yuhao and Hua Yichen had noticed Mu Chen, and Mu Chen and his daughter naturally also saw them getting out of the car.

"Pagoda Master Hua is here for the auction too?"

Seeing that it was Hua Yichen, Mu Chen was somewhat surprised. Especially when he saw Huo Yuhao beside Hua Yichen, astonishment stirred even more in his heart. "This child is?"

As far as he knew, Hua Yichen's juniors should not be in Eastsea City. Then a child who could have Hua Yichen personally accompany him...

"His name is Huo Yuhao. He just awakened his Martial Soul and needs some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to build a solid foundation. Since Tianhai Auction House has them, there's no need to request them from headquarters."

Hua Yichen revealed a polite smile.

"Yuhao, greet President Mu Chen."

"Hello, President Mu."

Huo Yuhao gave a respectful salute, then nodded to the girl beside Mu Chen.

"Hello, Miss Mu."

One did not slap a smiling face. Seeing Huo Yuhao salute so politely and properly, even if Mu Chen did not want to get too close to the Spirit Pagoda, he could only smile and nod. Then he signaled his daughter with his eyes to say hello.

When Mu Xi saw her father's signal, she greeted Hua Yichen and Huo Yuhao in turn, then immediately looked toward the museum with barely restrained eagerness.

"This girl has been interested in forging since she was young. She persisted with it for two years starting at the age of five, and I couldn't outstubborn her, so I agreed to teach her. However, girls do have shortcomings in terms of natural strength. I brought her here this time to find some suitable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to supplement her body, and to maintain her figure while we're at it, so she doesn't end up turning into a tomboy. That's why she's a little excited. Please don't take offense."

Mu Chen showed a helpless yet doting smile and offered Hua Yichen and Huo Yuhao an apologetic look.

"Dad!!!" Mu Xi's face reddened, and she turned back in embarrassment and irritation to glare at Mu Chen.

If he wanted to explain, then explain. Why did he have to bring up the reason they had come... And besides, she would never turn into a tomboy because of forging!

She glanced at Hua Yichen and Huo Yuhao. Seeing that neither of them showed any strange expression, she finally seemed to let out a breath of relief and walked toward the museum without waiting for Mu Chen.

Seeing this, Mu Chen smiled helplessly and said, "Sorry you had to see that, Pagoda Master Hua."

"She's a child. It's good for children to be lively." Hua Yichen smiled and shook his head. "The auction is about to begin as well. Let's go in together."

"All right."

As Mu Chen agreed, he quietly set his gaze on Huo Yuhao.

A genius with Innate Full Soul Power, valued by Hua Yichen?

The threshold for admission to the auction was very high. Ordinary people needed to pay one million Federal Coins as a deposit, but with Hua Yichen and Mu Chen's identities, they naturally did not need to.

The four of them received number plates and masks from the auction house. They did not split up, and simply headed to the auction hall together.

"Ten thousand years have passed, and this custom still hasn't changed? What use is wearing a mask supposed to be?"

Huo Yuhao fiddled with the mask while silently complaining.

Auctions ten thousand years ago had been the same. They insisted on giving everyone who entered a mask, as if that thing could hide one's identity. Who knew who had left behind that rule... He had never heard that Tang Buddha had this kind of habit.

On the other side, Mu Xi looked at the mask in her hand, then looked at Mu Chen's chest and said oddly, "Dad, isn't it useless even if you wear a mask? Your badge gives away your identity."

"The mask just gives people a little psychological comfort. It doesn't do anything." Mu Chen's motion of putting on the mask paused, and he simply stopped wearing it.

This girl really held grudges.

Hua Yichen was even more direct. He put the mask into his Storage Ring.

Just as Mu Chen had said, this mask only gave people psychological comfort. It was not a Soul Tool that could change one's appearance. Who among the upper circles of Eastsea City did not know him?

News that he had brought Huo Yuhao to take part in the auction had probably already fallen into the ears of interested parties.

Or rather, this auction had been aimed at him and Huo Yuhao from the start.

Thinking this, Hua Yichen narrowed his eyes and strode into the auction hall.

Inside the auction hall, crystal chandeliers cast flecks of light across the domed ceiling. The circular auction hall was made with Deep Sea Silver and had an extremely high level of security.

Every seat was a comfortable genuine-leather sofa, and all kinds of food, fruit, drinks, and alcohol were arranged on the tables.

At present, the front rows were already full. Huo Yuhao's group of four was not picky either; they found seats in the middle and sat down, the two sides not far apart.

About half an hour later, the lights in the hall gradually dimmed, and the noise quieted along with them.

An auctioneer in a long red dress walked onto the stage from one side of the auction hall, and the lights in the venue converged on her.

"Welcome, honored guests, to the East Sea Auction. The annual auction is about to begin. The relevant lots have already been displayed over the past few months, so I'm sure everyone has some understanding of them. I won't waste words. The auction will begin immediately."

Without too much small talk, the female auctioneer walked behind a wooden, gilded podium and spoke with a smile.

A cart was pushed onto the stage, and the enormous white screen behind the main platform lit up with it.

"First is the first lot, the Thousand-Year Ice Spirit Fruit..."

The East Sea Auction had a habit of displaying its auction items in advance at the East Sea Museum, so everyone already knew what would be up for sale today. As the auctioneer's words fell, those who needed the Ice Spirit Fruit began bidding, and the atmosphere gradually heated up.

The later lots grew more and more precious. Among them, the Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue was one of the final few items. Produced by a Ten-Thousand-Year Demonic Whale, it was a deep yellow in color and of very high quality, and Hua Yichen won it for thirty million Federal Coins.

Along the way, Mu Chen also won several spirit fruits to strengthen his daughter's constitution.

However, if the lots were only these, they naturally could not have attracted so many important figures.

When it was time for the final lot, the auction house did not bring the item up. Instead, after some operations, they had the screen behind the stage display the item.

It was a creature caught somewhere between physical and illusory. It possessed an enormous eye, with countless tentacles growing around it. Just looking at it made Mu Xi feel a chill all over her body.

Huo Yuhao looked at this familiar creature, his eyes narrowing as well. He glanced at the calm-faced Hua Yichen, and understanding dawned in his heart.

So that was it. This auction... was aimed at them.

"Honored guests, this is today's final lot, an Inherited Soul Spirit—a thirty-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant!"

The auctioneer said with full emotion:

"Ever since the Evil Emperor, ranked second on the Ferocious Beast Ranking, mysteriously vanished, the Evil Eye Clan has been hunted by many soul masters. Now, this kind of Soul Beast is nearly extinct, with only a small number of Evil Eyes having turned into Soul Spirits and continued to exist. This is one of them."

"As everyone knows, among the Evil Eye Clan, the fewer abilities one possesses, the stronger one's strength instead becomes. In other words, the fewer Innate Soul Skills it has, the more formidable its strength. This Evil Eye Tyrant has only two attributes: fire and spirit. Its quality can be considered excellent."

"As an Inherited Soul Spirit, the soul master family it belonged to has run into some problems now, and had no choice but to dissolve its contract with it. They only hope that its new contractor will be strong enough. This is also the Soul Spirit's own requirement!"

Inherited Soul Spirits did not necessarily remain with a single soul master family forever. If a soul master family declined and its descendants proved unworthy, some Soul Spirits might not be willing to continue staying there.

Though the auctioneer spoke euphemistically, everyone understood. Clearly, the family the Soul Spirit belonged to lacked capable successors and no longer had the ability to accommodate this thirty-thousand-year Soul Spirit. Otherwise, they would not have handed the Evil Eye Tyrant over to the auction house.

"Starting bid—one hundred million Federal Coins. Each increase must be no less than ten million. Bidding begins!"