Heaven Dou Empire, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The heavy stone door slowly descended.
Behind it stood the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen.
Four days ago, after winning the Immortal Herb Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum at the Lin Auction House, Yu Yuanzhen had returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. As soon as he got back, he entered seclusion to refine it.
In four days, he had refined most of the Immortal Herb's energy, or rather, its medicinal power. Not only had he risen from a Level 95 Titled Douluo to a Level 96 Titled Douluo, but he was also close to reaching Level 97.
Sensing his current strength, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but exclaim, "Immortal Herbs really are wonderful! If only I could get another one. With one more, I, Yu Yuanzhen, could hope to become a Level 98 Titled Douluo in this lifetime, a level even my father couldn't hope to reach!"
Whoosh!
As soon as Yu Yuanzhen finished speaking, the sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
The instant he heard it, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up, and his heart leaped with joy.
Five days ago, an invitation from the Lin Auction House had appeared after a similar sound.
So was he about to receive another invitation from the Lin Auction House?
As soon as he realized that, Yu Yuanzhen hurriedly looked toward the sound.
Before long, Yu Yuanzhen spotted a golden light. As he watched, it quickly transformed into an invitation.
[In three days, the Lin Auction House in Suotuo City will auction an Immortal Herb. His Excellency Yu of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is cordially invited to attend! This invitation entitles you to bring two companions.]
Immortal Herb! I will claim you, no matter what! With a clear glint in his eyes, Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen made his decision and swore an oath in his heart.
The vast sea, Sea God Island, Sea God Palace.
Deep within the exceptionally luxurious Sea God Palace stood a throne.
A woman sat on it, resting with her eyes closed.
Although the woman appeared to be only around thirty, she was actually over a hundred years old. That did nothing to diminish her breathtaking beauty, enough to topple kingdoms and cities.
Suddenly, a golden light flew into the Sea God Palace and stopped before the woman.
Sensing something approaching, the woman opened her beautiful eyes, which had remained closed for so long.
By the time she opened them, the golden light had vanished, replaced by an invitation.
The moment the invitation's contents entered her sight, the woman was struck as if by lightning. Her beautiful eyes widened, and shock spread across her face.
[In three days, the Lin Auction House in Suotuo City, Heaven Dou Empire, on the Douluo Continent will hold its second auction. In addition to Your Excellency Sea God, His Excellency Angel Qian Daoliu of Spirit Hall and His Excellency Haotian Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect have also been invited. If Your Excellency Sea God wishes to attend, remember to bring enough money. This invitation entitles Your Excellency Sea God to bring two companions.]
The woman was none other than His Excellency Sea God mentioned in the invitation.
Her title was Sea God Douluo, and her name was Bo Saixi.
Bo Saixi fixed her beautiful eyes on several words in the invitation, staring intently.
His Excellency Haotian Tang Chen!
He was her lover, whom she had not seen for decades and from whom she had not received the slightest bit of news in just as long.
Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City, Star Luo Imperial Palace.
Two golden thrones stood in the magnificent imperial hall.
One belonged to the Star Luo Empire's White Tiger Emperor, and it was occupied.
The other belonged to the Star Luo Empire's Spirit Cat Empress, and it was empty.
The White Tiger Emperor sat on his throne, his gaze fixed on Dai Mubai below. "So you came back to ask for Gold Soul Coins, and you need them to settle your bill at that Lin Auction House?"
Dai Mubai had returned to the Star Luo Empire two days ago.
The first thing he did upon returning was gather Gold Soul Coins.
Dai Mubai had mustered the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, yet had only managed to obtain five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. He had no way of obtaining the remaining five hundred thousand, so, with no other choice, he came to borrow the coins from his imperial father, the White Tiger Emperor.
Hearing his imperial father's question, Dai Mubai lowered his head and answered.
"Yes, imperial father. Please lend me five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins so I can settle my bill at the Lin Auction House."
Whoosh!
The moment Dai Mubai finished speaking, a golden light appeared, cutting through the air before stopping in front of the White Tiger Emperor.
Before the eyes of Dai Mubai, the White Tiger Emperor, and the eunuch attending the emperor, the brilliant golden light transformed into an invitation at a speed visible to the naked eye.
[In three days, the Lin Auction House in Suotuo City will auction items including a god-level Martial Soul, an Immortal Herb, and a divine artifact. The White Tiger Emperor is cordially invited to attend. This invitation entitles you to bring two companions.]
Heaven Dou Empire, the Clear Sky Sect, which had long since secluded itself in the mountains and forests, taking no interest in worldly affairs.
Atop a mountain peak, Howling Sky Douluo Tang Xiao was practicing his hammer techniques, his muscular upper body bare.
Suddenly, a golden light appeared before him.
"What is this?"
Looking at the golden light before him, Howling Sky Douluo Tang Xiao was utterly puzzled.
As soon as Howling Sky Douluo Tang Xiao finished speaking, the golden light transformed into an invitation.
[In three days, the Lin Auction House in Suotuo City will auction a Martial Soul Evolution Pill. Once taken, it can enable a Martial Soul to evolve. His Excellency Howling Sky of the Clear Sky Sect is cordially invited to attend. This invitation entitles His Excellency Howling Sky to bring two companions.]
After reading the invitation, Tang Xiao laughed disdainfully. "Auctioning a pill that can make a Martial Soul evolve? How absurd! If something that good existed, only a fool would put it up for auction, and only a fool would believe it."
With that, Tang Xiao prepared to annihilate the invitation with his Soul Power.
Just then, a servant hurried over and said to Tang Xiao, "Sect Master, the Third Lady has returned! She says she has urgent business with you and asks that you go see her at once."
"Yuehua is back? And she has urgent business? Where is she now? I'll go right over!" Tang Xiao asked the servant.
"She's waiting for you in your study," the servant answered truthfully.
Upon receiving the servant's answer, Tang Xiao set off for his study without the slightest hesitation.
Tang Yuehua was Tang Xiao's younger sister.
Unlike Tang Xiao, Tang Yuehua did not remain with the Clear Sky Sect in seclusion in the mountains and forests, taking no interest in worldly affairs. She lived undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire, gathering intelligence about the outside world for the sect, effectively serving as a chess piece the sect had planted outside.
Under normal circumstances, Tang Yuehua, this chess piece, would only return to the Clear Sky Sect once a year. Now that she had come back so suddenly, Tang Xiao could tell even with his backside that she definitely had important intelligence.
What intelligence was it?
Tang Xiao had no idea.
He was very curious.
He would find out when he asked Tang Yuehua.
PS: As for the auctions, Dapao will add another one later. That auction won't invite major figures like Bibi Dong, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu. Instead, it will invite some minor characters, such as Meng Yiran of the Exotic Beast Academy, Ye Lingling of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Huo Wu of the Blazing Fire Academy, and Feng Xiaotian of the Godwind Academy. If Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and the others kept coming, the opportunities would keep falling into their hands, and that really wouldn't be good.