Soul Tool are a highly profitable industry. The number of low-level Soul Tool allowed to flow out of the Sun Moon Empire each year is enough to make them a fortune.
Therefore, it is a well-known fact on the continent that the Sun Moon Empire is wealthy.
However, since the Sun Moon team is here to participate in the competition, they naturally won't bring that many Gold Soul Coin.
Therefore, Ma Sheng and his group are indeed not as wealthy as Xuan Zi imagined.
" Elder Ma, we're afraid the money we brought isn't enough to buy this Soul Beast to accompany the embryo. How about we sell some Soul Tool to raise some money?"
Xiao Hongchen suggested that Princess Xu Jiujiu had specifically mentioned that she could accept the sale of items.
Upon hearing this, Ma Sheng fell into thought, but then Kong Xuan spoke up, "This is probably a trap set by the Star Luo Empire for us; what they want is our Soul Tool."
Upon hearing this, Ma Sheng immediately realized, " Kong Xuan is right. It seems they've been trying to cover both sides; they planned this all along."
As he spoke, he noticed the calmness on Kong Xuan's face.
Then he realized that he had been so focused on asking Xiao Hongchen, the grandson of the Mingde Hall, that he had forgotten to ask Kong Xuan, the grandson of the Worship Hall Master.
Thinking of this, he quickly asked, " Kong Xuan, how much money did you bring with you?"
Kong Xuan smiled without saying a word, but simply extended his right hand.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, a golden card appeared between Kong Xuan's right index and middle fingers.
"A gold card from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect?!"
Ren Jun exclaimed in surprise. As a member of the Heavenly Soul Empire, he was naturally more familiar with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Therefore, he immediately recognized that the gold card in Kong Xuan's hand came from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and the number of tiers on the pagoda indicated the gold card's value.
The gold card in Kong Xuan's hand was engraved with a nine-story pagoda on the front, clearly indicating that this was the highest-level nine-story gold card, with a credit limit of at least one hundred million!
Compared to the others, Kong Xuan came to participate in the competition this time with full preparation. Although it was uncertain whether the God Sealing Altar would appear, he still managed to get this gold card from his grandfather, which was more applicable in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms!
"That's right!"
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "This card contains two hundred million Gold Soul Coin; no one can take it from the God Sealing Altar!"
Even though many of those present were wealthy tycoons from the Sun Moon Empire, they were still shocked by Kong Xuan's "inhuman extravagance."
Ma Sheng laughed heartily, "Good! It's quite a waste that this God Sealing Altar has fallen into your hands. If you develop Twin Martial Souls, you might become the first Limit Douluo of our Sun Moon Empire in the future!"
Kong Xuan smiled to himself, thinking that even without the God Sealing Altar, he could still become Limit Douluo.
Besides, the Limit Douluo is just the beginning; this is far from his final destination.
Furthermore, Kong Xuan could only scoff at Xu Jiujiu's claim that fusing with Soul Beast embryo might yield a new Martial Soul, and he didn't believe it at all.
Having followed Electrolux and Yun Ming in their research on Soul Spirit for so long, his understanding of Martial Soul and Soul Ring far surpasses that of people of this era.
The mysterious person who used the God Sealing Altar hadn't even conducted the experiment, so how could he dare to claim that he could grant Soul Master a Martial Soul?
As the auction began, the price of the Soul Beast embryo quickly rose to one hundred million Gold Soul Coin.
Kong Xuan remembered that in the original novel, Xiao Hongchen suddenly raised the price by 20 million, eventually acquiring the Soul Beast embryo for 150 million.
Kong Xuan, however, was not so aggressive. He gradually increased the bid and eventually won the last item at 138 million.
To ensure the smooth running of this top-tier auction, the Star Luo Empire has deployed four Titled Douluo to oversee the event and prevent any attempts to steal the treasures.
Soon, the Level 9 Soul Tool, the God Sealing Altar Platform, containing the Soul Beast embryo, was delivered to VIP Room No. 3 and handed over to Kong Xuan.
Everyone gathered around out of curiosity, but it was no different from what they had seen on the screen before.
Within this God Sealing Altar, only a white stream of energy could be seen, but it was impossible to determine what kind of Soul Beast it was.
"Human Soul Tool Technology is truly amazing; this transformed Soul Beast is quite unlucky."
Gu Yuena's telepathic message made Kong Xuan glance at her. This true ruler of Soul Beast remained calm at the moment, showing no sign of being enraged by the Soul Beast embryo in the God Sealing Altar.
Kong Xuan then asked telepathically, "Can Na'er tell what kind of Soul Beast is in this God Sealing Altar?"
He had just passed through the Yun Ming Abyss in his Sea of Consciousness, and even with his Divine Power at the Yun Ming Divine Origin Realm, he couldn't detect anything.
So he set his sights on the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.
But Gu Yuena's subsequent telepathic message disappointed him.
"I can't tell anything either. Right now, what's in the God Sealing Altar is just a stream of energy. Perhaps only by opening the God Sealing Altar can we find out what kind of Soul Beast it is."
Kong Xuan was not disappointed upon hearing this, and directly stored the God Sealing Altar into his Space Soul Tool.
Regardless of whether it is the Snow Empress inside, he will not rashly open the God Sealing Altar without making thorough preparations.
After the auction ended, the guests in each VIP room left through separate, secret passages.
But sometimes secrets aren't secrets at all. For example, the fact that the Sun Moon Empire ultimately acquired the God Sealing Altar was known to many people that very night, at Xu Jiawei's behest.
After the God Sealing Altar appeared at the auction, Kong Xuan knew it was a conspiracy by the Star Luo Empire.
But he is not like Jing Hongchen; the God Sealing Altar is in his possession and will not be easily taken away.
As for the Body Sect's intervention, he had already planned it out.
You could even say he was waiting for the Body Sect to come knocking on his door; otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately arranged for Huo Yuhao to appear one after another.
On the night the auction ended, Xuan Zi didn't sleep a wink. He didn't even stay in his room; instead, he sat on the roof of the Star Emperor Hotel.
He spent the whole night checking the time and confirmed that Kong Xuan was not in a hurry to send the God Sealing Altar back to the Sun Moon.
Kong Xuan, who possessed the God Sealing Altar, gave Xuan Zi yet another reason to take action.
In the matches following the round of 16, Kong Xuan did not play again, giving the opportunity to the regular players.
Their strength was already formidable, and their successive victories over their opponents proceeded without any surprises.
During the semi-finals, Shrek was matched against the Star Luo National Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was matched against the Di'ao Academy.
As expected, the final result was the same as in previous years: Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy competed for the championship.
However, the strength displayed by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy this year far surpasses that of the past, leading many to believe that Shrek's championship title may be in jeopardy this time.
As the competition progresses, fewer and fewer colleges remain, and naturally, the number of matches each day decreases.
After the morning matches concluded, the entire afternoon was a rest period.
Huo Yuhao and Xu Wei had just returned from outside and entered the lobby of the Star Emperor Hotel when they were blocked in their way by the two men.
Both men were of average appearance, but their distinctive features were quite obvious.
One of them had a particularly large and longer right arm.
The other person was small in stature, but had an unusually large head, making them appear disproportionate.
Sensing the imposing aura emanating from the two men, Huo Yuhao and Xu Wei's expressions instantly turned serious, both realizing that these two were definitely experts.
The two tacitly changed direction, but were still blocked by the two others.
They felt a chill run down their spines, knowing that these two men were coming for them.
However, this is the Star Emperor Hotel, and it's currently the period of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, so no one would dare to make a move here casually.
Having figured this out, Xu Wei asked, "Seniors, is there anything I can help you with?"
The man with the thick right arm said in a low voice, "We've come to find him."
The "he" he was referring to was naturally Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao looked completely bewildered. He didn't recognize these two people at all and had no idea why they wanted to see him.
At this moment, the "big-headed doll" next to them spoke up, "We mean no harm, how about we go over there and have a chat?"
While he was speaking, he didn't notice that Huo Yuhao and Xu Wei simultaneously pressed the ring on the middle finger of their right hands.
This is a specially made Soul Tool; it has no offensive or defensive capabilities, but it can transmit messages!
At the same time, in a room on the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel, Kong Xuan, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Finally!"
"It's about time!"