I Was Just Luckier

In reality, while it was said that humans and soul beasts coexisted in harmony, that was actually limited to the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North. The rulers of those two great soul beast gathering places had contracts with the Spirit Pagoda, and there were also many Inherited Soul Spirits standing on their side, so soul masters would not offend them.

But the Evil Demon Forest and the Sea Soul Beasts were another matter.

After all, people were always greedy...

The Evil Eye Tyrant Master had vanished ten thousand years ago, and the Sea Soul Beasts had no ruler, much less would they sign a contract with the Spirit Pagoda. So, with the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North having become forbidden lands for soul masters, how could the soul masters possibly let the soul beasts there go?

Yes, the Soul Spirit Contract left behind by Spirit Ice Douluo required the soul beast's willingness, but ordinary soul rings and soul bones did not need to care about the soul beast's wishes!

And so, over the past ten thousand years, large numbers of soul masters poured into the Sun Moon Forest and the ocean, causing the Sun Moon Forest to disappear completely and leaving the near seas with no soul beasts at all.

This directly caused soul beasts to become scarce, and indirectly made soul spirits that could provide multiple soul rings increasingly precious. The status of soul spirits rose, especially those at the ten-thousand-year level and above.

Although the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North had both reached cooperation with the Spirit Pagoda, ten-thousand-year soul beasts were not cabbages, and not every soul beast was willing to be made into a soul spirit.

In this era, the value of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit was even higher than that of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, let alone in a second-tier city like Eastsea City.

So the moment the auctioneer finished speaking, fierce bidding rang out.

"One hundred ten million!"

"One hundred thirty million!"

"Two hundred million!"

Mu Xi stared blankly at the Evil Eye Tyrant. Although a single eye looked terrifying, that was a rare Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit, and it looked even stronger than her father's soul spirit.

Moreover, it also possessed the Fire Attribute, which meant... it was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit suited to her!

Mu Xi's eyes instantly lit up, and she turned to look at Mu Chen.

"Dad?"

Mu Chen noticed this scene, rubbed Mu Xi's head, and said with a smile, "All right. The family's Inherited Soul Spirit is on me. This soul spirit can be left for the future you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he directly raised the bid.

"Three hundred million!"

This had already far exceeded the price of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit, but how could a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit be something money could buy?

The Spirit Pagoda claimed to sell Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirits and had even clearly marked the price at one hundred million, but everyone knew that when it truly reached that level, getting a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit actually depended on connections...

Huo Yuhao looked at the price climbing higher and higher, then turned his head to look at Hua Yichen beside him. "It came for me, right?"

It was said to have two attributes, but the person best suited to an Evil Eye Tyrant soul spirit was still a Spiritual Attribute soul master. For it to appear at this timing, and as a final auction item added at the last minute, no matter how one looked at it, it was far too much of a coincidence.

Hua Yichen nodded. "There are no airtight walls in this world. The special treatment you've been receiving at the Spirit Pagoda lately has clearly drawn attention."

Why do I feel like this is your fault?

Huo Yuhao thought of his recent living situation and was rather speechless.

Hua Yichen wandered around the Spirit Pagoda all day, using the excuse of giving guidance to meet him in full view of everyone. It would be strange if that did not attract attention.

Were Branch Pagoda Masters this idle nowadays?

In the early days when the Spirit Pagoda was first established, everyone had been so busy they could barely stop...

It was only because Huo Yuhao did not say it aloud. Otherwise, Hua Yichen would definitely have nodded and admitted it.

In Eastsea City, he really was very idle.

After all, Eastsea City was too small for Huo Yuhao. But for him, Hua Yichen, could it be considered big?

As one of the Eighteen Heavenly Pillars' Pagoda Masters, he was a Three-Word Battle Armor Master, a Titled Douluo!

Hua Yichen did not know what Huo Yuhao was thinking. He merely looked at the soul spirit and asked, "The Evil Eye Tyrant is a top-tier soul beast of the Spiritual Attribute and one of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirits most suited to you. The Spirit Pagoda currently has some internally as well, but as far as I know, even the best among them only have two attributes, and they may not even be as good as this one. Do you want this soul spirit?"

"No need to trouble yourself over me. A Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit is still far too early for me." Huo Yuhao shook his head.

A ten-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant soul spirit was attractive to others, but not to him.

After all, the Evil Emperor was asleep in his Spiritual Sea!

Among the three great soul beast gathering places, Di Tian and the Snow Empress could be negotiated with, but the Evil Emperor, who had cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult ten thousand years ago, was not negotiable!

When Huo Yuhao had first sought him out, he had conveniently wiped out the Evil Spirit Masters' headquarters in the Sun Moon Forest first.

Then, for some unknown reason, the Evil Emperor's brain had short-circuited and he made a decision similar to the original work: fighting him to the death, letting him absorb his soul ring, and plotting to possess his body.

Mm, he had lost soul spirits like the Snow Empress, but correspondingly, the stronger Electrolux was still there!

Was this not delivering a gift right to his door?

And so, the Evil Emperor became his soul spirit and even contributed a head soul bone...

Therefore, the extinction of the soul beasts in the Sun Moon Forest was related to him, and the Sea Soul Beasts had also, in a roundabout way, suffered disaster earlier because of him.

But Huo Yuhao had never boasted about his own character, nor did he accept moral coercion!

He had created the Soul Spirit Contract so that the Snow Empress, the Extreme North, and other soul beasts that had helped him could live less painfully in this era. It was done with selfish motives. Lending the Star Dou Great Forest a hand was incidental.

As for the Sun Moon Forest and the Sea Soul Beasts... aside from the clan of Mermaid Princess Li Ya, Huo Yuhao had not cared about any of them. The former could fend for themselves, and the latter could go look for the Sea God. He was not a god; he was a person. He did not have the ability to keep everyone under control, nor did he believe he had to be responsible for every soul beast!

Seeing Huo Yuhao refuse, Hua Yichen chuckled and shook his head, then said through Sound Transmission into Line:

"Keeping your feet on the ground is a good thing, but as a member of the Spirit Pagoda, you shouldn't look down on yourself either. I told you, with your aptitude, you'll receive the highest level of attention from the Spirit Pagoda!"

His Martial Soul was already of the Spiritual Attribute, and his innate Spiritual Power had reached three hundred. This was the only example Hua Yichen had ever seen in his life, and it also meant that Huo Yuhao would leave everyone far behind in the realm of Spiritual Power. He might even break through to the Divine Origin Realm and reach... the same level as the Heaven Supporting Douluo!

Thinking of this, Hua Yichen looked at the auctioneer and said flatly, "Six hundred million Federal Coins!"

He had doubled the price in one move, fully displaying Hua Yichen's determination to obtain it.

The hall instantly fell silent. Many people turned their gazes toward Hua Yichen, secretly frowning.

Mu Chen also looked at Hua Yichen with tightly furrowed brows. "Pagoda Master Hua, the Spirit Pagoda shouldn't be lacking Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirits, should it?"

"President Mu, you must be joking. Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirits are precious even within the Spirit Pagoda, let alone a top-tier Soul Spirit like the Evil Eye Tyrant. I don't want to miss it."

Hua Yichen smiled faintly. He did not use Sound Transmission into Line and simply said it aloud.

Hearing this, most people withdrew their gazes unwillingly and gave up any thought of competing.

Comparing liquid assets with a power as wealthy as a nation like the Spirit Pagoda was simply a fool's dream.

There were also some who turned their gazes toward Huo Yuhao, clearly knowing more of the inside story.

Mu Chen's expression shifted several times before he finally sighed.

"Ah, forget it..."

The auctioneer spoke in a rapid voice, as if afraid someone would raise the bid again, and said at the fastest speed of his life, "Does anyone else wish to bid? Six hundred million Federal Coins once! Twice! Three times! Sold!"

Outside the museum, Hua Yichen went to receive the various auction items, while Huo Yuhao waited for him beside the Soul Guidance Car.

Mu Xi walked out of the auction house and saw Huo Yuhao from afar. Her brows lifted slightly, and she walked straight over.

"Hey, did Pagoda Master Hua bid for that Soul Spirit just now because of you? I saw him looking at you after he won it."

"You could say that." When Huo Yuhao saw Mu Xi's displeased expression after hearing this, he asked, "You wanted that Soul Spirit?"

"Hmph, I didn't want it."

Having had her thoughts exposed, Mu Xi was like a cat with its fur standing on end and flatly denied it. "I was just curious how impressive someone who could make Pagoda Master Hua personally accompany him and even provide him with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirit could be."

"But from the looks of it now, you don't seem like much."

His appearance was ordinary, and only his bright azure eyes could be considered distinctive. But he did not have the arrogance or sharpness those geniuses ought to have, and he was far inferior to the geniuses Mu Xi knew.

Huo Yuhao did not show any unusual reaction. He only smiled faintly and said, "My talent really isn't good. I'm far from being comparable to true geniuses. I'm just... a little luckier, that's all."

"Then your luck really is pretty good."

Mu Xi curled her lips, turned away with a cold expression, and left. "I hope your talent is worthy of that Soul Spirit."