Five days ago, Lin Yuan had faced a choice of nine out of ten.
Now, Lin Yuan faced another choice of nine out of ten.
Unlike last time, when Lin Yuan had made his choice before long, this time he pondered for ages, his furrowed brows forming a clear river, yet he still failed to reach a final decision.
The reason was simple: all ten options were excellent, and Lin Yuan truly did not know which one to give up.
The ten options were as follows.
[Option one: god-tier Martial Soul-the Slaughter Angel!] [Option two: Immortal Herb-Aromatic Silk Beauty!] [Option three: Soul Beast spirit pet-Wuzhiqi!] [Option four: one Martial Soul Evolution Pill!] [Option five: Auspicious Beast-Qilin!] [Option six: divine weapon-the Dragon-Slaying Saber!] [Option seven: a full set of custom-made four-word Battle Armor!] [Option eight: a sword manual with only three pages!] [Option nine: three Transformation Spirit Pills!] [Option ten: top-tier Tool Martial Soul-the Barrett!]
As Lin Yuan pondered which option to give up, Zhu Zhuqing's voice reached his ears. "Boss Lin, the ink is ready."
"All right, I'll be right there," Lin Yuan answered Zhu Zhuqing.
Forget it. Since I don't know which option to give up, I'll send out the invitations first.
The first invitation went, as always, to the pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, who possessed two top-tier Beast Martial Souls!
The second invitation went to the Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu!
The third invitation went to the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi!
The fourth invitation went to the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen!
The fifth invitation went to the current sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, Howling Sky Douluo Tang Xiao!
The sixth invitation went to the White Tiger Emperor of the Star Luo Empire!
The seventh invitation went to the King of Slaughter of Slaughter City!
The eighth invitation went to Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi of Sea God Island!
The ninth invitation went to the Heavenly Snow Woman of the Far North, the Snow Empress!
The tenth invitation went to the Emerald Swan of the Great Ferocious Land, Bi Ji!
Before writing the invitations by hand, Lin Yuan dismissed Zhu Zhuqing. "You can go. I'll call you if I need anything."
"All right, Boss Lin." After answering Lin Yuan, the reserved Zhu Zhuqing, who treasured her words like gold, left the study.
The door creaked as she pushed it open.
Then it closed again, carefully and quietly.
Once outside the study, Zhu Zhuqing grew worried and nervous.
Four days had passed since Dai Mubai left the Lin Auction House and returned to the Star Luo Empire to fetch Gold Soul Coins. He had promised to return within three days to settle his bill, then take Zhu Zhuqing and his auction item, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Bloodline, away with him. Yet there was still no sign of him. Could something have happened to Dai Mubai?
Only three days remained.
If Dai Mubai still did not come, then from that point on, Zhu Zhuqing would belong to the Lin Auction House-or rather, to Lin Yuan.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed Zhu Zhuqing's mind.
Becoming a person of the Lin Auction House, or rather, Lin Yuan's person, seemed like a good thing for Zhu Zhuqing, not a bad thing!
At the Lin Auction House, even powerful Soul Masters such as Spirit Hall's pope Bibi Dong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen did not dare act rashly or show the slightest disrespect. So long as Zhu Zhuqing stayed at the Lin Auction House and became one of its people, what could the Star Luo Imperial Family and her clan do to her? Would they dare touch her?
At that thought, Zhu Zhuqing had an absurd idea.
Dai Mubai, how about you don't come back?
In the Star Dou Great Forest lay the little-known Great Ferocious Land.
Beside a lake, the Emerald Swan Bi Ji, dressed in a long green palace gown, was treating the injuries of Beast God Di Tian, who had black hair and wore black.
Four days ago, after Beast God Di Tian arrived at the Lin Auction House, the already fierce battle had grown even fiercer.
In that battle, Beast God Di Tian had fought four Soul Masters alone: Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, Spider Emperor Douluo Bibi Dong, Angel Douluo Ye Qingmei, and Golden Crocodile Douluo. As the saying went, two fists were no match for four hands. With none of Qian Daoliu's group of four being weak, Beast God Di Tian had been unable to withstand them for a time and had fallen into a disadvantage. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI had given Di Tian the Dark Dragon King Essence Blood she had bought at auction but had not consumed.
The moment Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI gave it to him, Beast God Di Tian's strength had instantly risen several levels.
The battle's final outcome could be summed up in a few words.
Both sides suffered heavy losses.
They were evenly matched.
After returning to the Great Ferocious Land, Beast God Di Tian had immediately sought treatment from the Emerald Swan Bi Ji. She had treated him without sleep or rest for three days and three nights.
The Emerald Swan Bi Ji stopped circulating the Soul Power within her, and the green energy representing the power of healing ceased flowing from her hands.
The Emerald Swan Bi Ji's treatment was over.
As soon as she finished, she looked into Beast God Di Tian's eyes.
The Emerald Swan Bi Ji then parted her jade lips and asked curiously, "Lord Beast God, I've healed most of your injuries. The few hidden injuries that remain will take time to disappear, though you can also slowly erase them with the Soul Power in your body. By the way, Lord Beast God, I'd like to know what happened during your trip. How were you hurt so badly?"
Whoosh!
No sooner had the Emerald Swan Bi Ji finished asking Beast God Di Tian than a dazzling beam of golden light tore through the air, before he could say a word.
The golden light hovered before the Emerald Swan Bi Ji and Beast God Di Tian.
With the speed of a thunderbolt, in the flash of an instant, the golden light transformed into an invitation.
[Three days from now, the Lin Auction House in Suotuo City will hold its second auction. Her Excellency Bi Ji of the Great Ferocious Land is specially invited to attend. This invitation entitles the bearer to bring two companions.]
Looking at the invitation before him, Beast God Di Tian recalled what Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI had told him on their way back to the Great Ferocious Land, and his brows furrowed. He then answered the Emerald Swan Bi Ji with a serious, solemn, grave expression. "You'll know in three days."
In the Heaven Dou Empire stood Shrek Academy, an intermediate Soul Master Academy.
Knock, knock, knock.
An orderly series of knocks sounded at the door.
Inside the office, Yu Xiaogang called out, "Come in."
The moment the door opened, Yu Xiaogang looked over instinctively.
The next moment, Yu Xiaogang cried out, "Bibi Dong?! What are you doing here?!"
That was right. The visitor was Bibi Dong, who had come to deliver the Sunflower Manual, an internal cultivation technique, to Yu Xiaogang!
"Xiaogang, I'm here to help you become a peerless expert," Bibi Dong answered Yu Xiaogang with a smile.
Hearing Bibi Dong's words and seeing the unsettling smile on her face, Yu Xiaogang knitted his brows and backed away repeatedly. An intensely bad feeling, stronger than any he had ever felt before, rose in his heart.