The three yellowed sheets of paper bearing the sword moves ultimately fell into the hands of Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu.
Sitting on the sofa, Qian Daoliu looked at the yellowed papers in his hands and studied them in his mind with the utmost care and concentration.
After briefly studying them in his mind, Qian Daoliu said to Second Worship Golden Crocodile Douluo, "Second Brother, take my seat. I'm going to a quiet room on the second floor to study and learn the three sword moves. For the remaining auctions, if you can't make up your mind or reach a decision, do everything you can to assist that woman Bibi Dong."
Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded slightly and answered Qian Daoliu, "All right, Big Brother."
Having received the answer he wanted, Qian Daoliu nodded in satisfaction and went up to a quiet room on the second floor for the second time.
Sitting on the sofa where Qian Daoliu had been, Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at Lin Yuan on the stage.
Under Golden Crocodile Douluo's gaze, Lin Yuan walked over to the next glass case, the fifth one.
With a rustle, Lin Yuan whisked the red silk cloth off the glass case, revealing the auction item inside.
A monkey came into view of every Soul Master and Soul Beast present.
The monkey was small, only the size of an adult's head. Its fur came in two colors: green on its body and silvery white on its head. Its eyes were a dazzling bright gold, its tail was nimble, and its teeth were snow-white.
Zhu Zhuyun commented on the monkey, "What a cute little monkey."
Dai Weisi, who was also looking at the monkey, said, "It's my first time seeing a monkey with a green body and a white head. I wonder what it's called."
Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI, who stood beside Di Tian, asked, "Lord Beast God, have you ever seen that monkey? I never have."
In response to Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI's question, Di Tian kept his eyes on the monkey in the glass case as he answered, "Like you, I've never seen one either."
Di Tian's answer startled Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI.
Beast God Di Tian, whose true form was the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, was the strongest Soul Beast on the Douluo Continent, without exception. Was there a Soul Beast that even one as powerful as him had never seen? That was something Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI had never expected, nor dared to imagine.
After recovering from her surprise, Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI grew interested and curious about the monkey in the glass case.
Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI shifted her beautiful eyes to Lin Yuan and, with interest and curiosity in her heart, asked him, "Boss Lin, could you introduce this auction item?"
Lin Yuan quickly answered Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI, "Of course."
After answering Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI, Lin Yuan began introducing the auction item under the fixed gazes of everyone present.
"Guests, you should all be able to see that, like the previous item, this one is a Soul Beast."
"The previous Soul Beast was a Qilin. This one is a monkey."
"That monkey is the only one of its kind on the continent today. Its name is Wuzhiqi."
"Wuzhiqi was born with the immense strength of a hundred thousand jin and a body as tough as vajra. It can be a land Soul Beast or a sea Soul Beast. It fights better in the sea than on land, simply because it has a natural affinity for water, is close to water, and is skilled in water. Given the same cultivation age, no Soul Beast in the sea would be a match for Wuzhiqi. Not the Demon Soul Great White Shark, not the Evil Spirit Orca, and not even the mighty Deep Sea Demon Whale."
"Because it is so overwhelmingly powerful in the water, Wuzhiqi has been given an honorific title."
"Great Sage Water Ape!"
"Wuzhiqi's current cultivation age is ten thousand years."
"Don't look down on it just because its cultivation age isn't high."
"Let me put it this way. There's a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest. If that Titan Giant Ape went up against Wuzhiqi, all it could do would be to take a savage beating."
"Whoever wins Wuzhiqi at auction will gain its loyalty."
After hearing Lin Yuan's introduction of the auction item, Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up. Staring intently at Wuzhiqi in the glass case, he thought, A ten-thousand-year Wuzhiqi can fight a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape? That means Wuzhiqi's combat strength is equivalent to two ordinary Titled Douluo? I have to get it! I absolutely must get it!
Gulp~
When Lin Yuan finished, the deeply shaken Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI swallowed apprehensively.
Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI parted her lips, the disbelief on her face plain to see.
"Born with the immense strength of a hundred thousand jin?"
"Th-this is definitely a Soul Beast and not a divine beast?!"
"Even some divine beasts aren't as monstrous as Wuzhiqi, are they?"
When Hell Demon Dragon Zi JI finished speaking, Di Tian, whose eyes burned with excitement beside her, spoke. "Wuzhiqi truly is formidable. Although its cultivation age is very low, a mere ten thousand years, that doesn't matter. With those bugs that can speed up cultivation and growth, Wuzhiqi can quickly increase its cultivation age, and it can become the seventh super Soul Beast of my Great Ferocious Land!"
As he spoke, Di Tian had only one thing to say about Wuzhiqi.
He was determined to have it!
Lin Auction House, a quiet room on the second floor.
After stepping into an unoccupied quiet room, Qian Daoliu sat down cross-legged on the spot, just as Qian Renxue had done earlier.
After placing all three yellowed sheets in front of his abdomen, Qian Daoliu circulated the Soul Power within him and began refining them.
As Qian Daoliu refined them with his Soul Power, the three yellowed sheets slowly turned into specks of light. The lights rushed toward Qian Daoliu, each vying to be first, and entered his body.
Boom!
Qian Daoliu's consciousness entered his spiritual sea.
In the spiritual sea, an old man appeared before Qian Daoliu.
His hair hung loose and disheveled, and he was so unkempt that he looked like a beggar.
"Boy, open your eyes wide and watch closely. I'll demonstrate the three sword moves only once. How much you ultimately learn is up to you." When the old man finished speaking, a sword appeared in his hand.
The first sword strike brought forth two snakes: Green Snakes in Both Sleeves!
The second sword strike sent Sword Qi cascading like the Milky Way hung upside down: Six Thousand Li!
The third sword strike opened Heaven's Gate: Sword Opens Heaven's Gate!
After watching all three strikes, Qian Daoliu immediately closed his eyes tight and carefully recalled them in his mind.
Boom!
The moment Qian Daoliu opened his eyes, powerful Soul Power and chilling Sword Qi erupted from his body at once.
The Soul Power and Sword Qi fused to form an area. Anyone who stepped into it would be subjected to their combined attack.
Boom!
It wasn't over yet!
Another power erupted from Qian Daoliu's body.
That power came from Qian Daoliu's Martial Soul, the Six-Winged Angel.
It was sacred power, one of the Six-Winged Angel's three great powers!
"A domain! I've comprehended a domain!"
From that moment on, Qian Daoliu became the second Soul Master on the continent, after Bibi Dong, to master two great domains.
His domain?
It would one day be named the Sacred Sword Domain.
The birth of the Sacred Sword Domain was inseparable from the three sword moves.
"Ten million Gold Soul Coins!"
The first to speak up and bid on Wuzhiqi was neither Ning Fengzhi nor Di Tian.