Bibi Dong had bid on the Sunflower Manual, an internal cultivation method, not for herself, but for a man.
That man's name was Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang was Bibi Dong's first boyfriend.
Bibi Dong was terrifyingly strong.
Yu Xiaogang was terrifyingly weak.
Bibi Dong had bid on the Sunflower Manual for no other reason than to help Yu Xiaogang become strong.
What Bibi Dong didn't know was that the Sunflower Manual had a flaw.
That flaw was fatal to men.
Although Lin Yuan knew about the flaw, he hadn't mentioned it. He had done so deliberately.
What a joke! If he disclosed a lot's flaw, its price would fall, to say nothing of a flaw that serious. No normal man could accept it. Lin Yuan was no fool, so naturally he wouldn't mention it. He wanted to earn more Gold Soul Coins to get better rewards from the system.
After Bibi Dong placed her bid, the Snow Empress looked at the Ice Empress beside her. "Ice Empress, do you want it? If you do, I'll bid for it."
The Ice Empress shook her head without hesitation. As she shook her head, she replied, "No. You only have eight million Gold Soul Coins left, and you still have to bid on a hundred thousand tons of Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow later. What if it isn't enough? Save it for now."
"All right." The Snow Empress nodded.
Hearing the conversation between the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, Bibi Dong felt another surge of delight.
The Snow Empress, who had eight million Gold Soul Coins, wasn't going to compete with her?
That was good news!
It showed just how right her decision had been.
She had been right to have Qian Renxue fleece the Snow Empress of her Gold Soul Coins!
Meanwhile, elsewhere, in Spirit City, on Martial Soul Mountain, stood the Angel Sanctuary of the Worship Hall.
Inside the opulent, magnificent Angel Sanctuary stood an enormous Angel Statue.
The Angel Statue was made of pure gold.
Beneath the Angel Statue stood an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face.
The old man's surname was Qian, and his name was Daoliu. He was Spirit Hall's strongest member, with the title of Angel. Like Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, he possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and his Soul Power Level had reached level ninety-nine, a height beyond the reach of countless Soul Masters.
Just as Qian Daoliu stood beneath the Angel Statue with his eyes closed, resting and praying in quiet contemplation, a voice rang out from outside the sanctuary and reached his ears.
"Gui Mei requests an audience with the Great Enshrined!"
Hearing the voice, Qian Daoliu looked visibly surprised and taken aback.
Ghost Douluo Gui Mei?
One of Bibi Dong's most loyal subordinates.
What had brought him here?
Puzzled and curious, Qian Daoliu opened his mouth and replied, "Come in."
When Qian Daoliu had spoken, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei entered the Angel Sanctuary with the utmost respect.
"What is it?" Qian Daoliu asked Ghost Douluo Gui Mei directly why he had come to see him.
Questioned by Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, whose strength allowed him to look down on all under heaven, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei dared not let his guard down or show the slightest negligence, much less conceal anything. He spoke at once, answering truthfully.
"Great Enshrined, His Holiness the Pope has discovered three powerful Soul Beasts in Suotuo City in the Heaven Dou Empire. One has a cultivation age of a hundred thousand years. The cultivation ages of the other two are unknown, but they are certainly far, far above a hundred thousand years. His Holiness the Pope lacks both the manpower and the strength, so she sent me back to request your assistance, Great Enshrined."
"What did you say? One Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and two more Soul Beasts with cultivation ages far above a hundred thousand years?" Qian Daoliu's eyes widened, and he cried out in surprise. As he sought confirmation from Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, the surprise on his face grew even more pronounced.
"Yes, Great Enshrined," Ghost Douluo Gui Mei said solemnly.
Ghost Douluo Gui Mei continued, "Besides the three Soul Beasts, Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are also there."
This time, when Qian Daoliu heard Ghost Douluo Gui Mei's words, his brows drew together in deep furrows.
If Qian Daoliu remembered correctly, wasn't Suotuo City just an unremarkable little city in the Heaven Dou Empire?
So how had so many powerful Soul Masters and Soul Beasts gathered there?
Something was amiss!
Qian Daoliu's instincts told him that this was no simple matter!
Even someone as powerful as him had to take it seriously and treat it with importance.
"Is it urgent?" Qian Daoliu asked Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.
"The sooner you go, the better!" Ghost Douluo Gui Mei answered.
After receiving Ghost Douluo Gui Mei's answer, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu combined his Soul Power and spiritual power, making his next words resound throughout Martial Soul Mountain.
"Second, Third, Fourth, come see me at once!"
The Second, Third, and Fourth Qian Daoliu spoke of were Spirit Hall's Second Worship Golden Crocodile Douluo, Third Offering Azure Luan Douluo, and Fourth Offering Mighty Lion Douluo, respectively.
If he was going to help Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu could not go alone. Powerful as he was, there was strength in numbers, wasn't there? He therefore decided to call on Level 98 Golden Crocodile Douluo, level ninety-seven Azure Luan Douluo, and level ninety-six Mighty Lion Douluo.
The instant Qian Daoliu's voice fell, three figures raced one another to the Angel Sanctuary. They were Golden Crocodile Douluo, whose Martial Soul was the Golden Crocodile King; Azure Luan Douluo, whose Martial Soul was the Nine Heavens Azure Luan; and Mighty Lion Douluo, whose Martial Soul was the Blazing Lion.
Spirit City, Martial Soul Mountain, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo Hall.
Qian Jun and Jiang Mo Hall was the sanctuary of Spirit Hall's Sixth Offering Qian Jun Douluo and Seventh Offering Demon Subduing Douluo.
Standing at the entrance to the sanctuary, the two men, who looked much alike, both gazed toward the Angel Sanctuary.
As he watched the Angel Sanctuary, Seventh Offering Demon Subduing Douluo curiously asked his elder brother, Sixth Offering Qian Jun Douluo, "Brother, why do you think Eldest Brother called Second Brother and the others over?"
In response to his younger brother's question, Sixth Offering Qian Jun Douluo shook his head. "I don't know, but one thing is certain: this is no simple matter. Otherwise, he wouldn't have summoned three Peak Douluo at once."
Suotuo City, east gate.
A figure stood beneath the gate. Looking at the three characters for Suotuo City above it, he murmured to himself, "Suotuo City? I've finally arrived. I wonder if the Lin Auction House's auction has started. I hope it hasn't."
There were two other figures beside him.
The figure was a Titled Douluo.
The two people beside him were Titled Douluo as well.
A strong stench of blood hung around all three of them.
Suotuo City, the Lin Auction House, auction hall.
Looking at the Sunflower Manual in her hands, Bibi Dong felt her heart blossom with joy. As she carefully stroked it, she murmured inwardly, Xiaogang, wait for me. Once the auction is over, I'll bring you the Sunflower Manual. With it, you'll become strong! You don't need to thank me. It's what I should do.
Shrek Academy.
"Achoo!"
On the balcony of the dean's office, Yu Xiaogang, his hair cropped short, sneezed.
As soon as he finished sneezing, a thought popped into his head.
"Who's thinking about me?"
The next moment, Yu Xiaogang's eyelids began twitching.