The Starlight Auction House wasn't far from the Star Luo Empire Hotel. After Qian Chen finished speaking to the nine members of the Shrek Team, he led them on foot. A few minutes later, they arrived at the entrance of the Starlight Auction House.
The Starlight Auction House was bustling with activity, attracting officials, nobles, sects, and strong teams like Shrek Academy.
When the Shrek Academy Team arrived, they also encountered the Zhengtian Academy Team. However, in just a few days, the atmosphere at the Zhengtian Academy Team completely changed.
The ordinary team members were fine, showing no signs of anything amiss. However, their team leader and captain, Ye Wuqing, looked quite worried, their expressions revealing their deep concern.
Qian Chen smiled inwardly, knowing that Pan Long had done as he requested, sending some members of the Watch Valley with fierce or sinister appearances to loiter around the hotel where the Zhengtian Academy Team was staying. And it was because they had something to hide that they reacted this way.
Qian Chen glanced at Yu Mengdi, who quickly lowered her head in fright. Qian Chen ignored her and went straight to the receptionist at the Starlight Auction House, where he took out his invitation.
The receptionist unfolded the invitation, glanced at it, and jumped to her feet, hurriedly saying, "Honey, VIP! I'll have someone take you to the VIP area right away."
After saying that, the receptionist immediately beckoned two extremely beautiful maids and said, "Quickly, take these distinguished guests to their private area."
"Yes." The two maids then led the way for Qian Chen and his group until they disappeared into the depths of the Starlight Auction House.
Yu Mengdi, along with her teachers and classmates, could only stand in line outside with a regular invitation. They waited until they reached the front of the queue.
The receptionist took the invitation from the Zhengtian Academy, frowned, and said, "This invitation to the academy only allows one team leader to accompany two team members. You have too many people."
The team leader of Zhengtian Academy Team had no choice but to glance at Ye Wuqing and say, " Wuqing, you and I definitely need to go in and take a look. There's one more spot, Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei, you two discuss it yourselves."
Qian Chen led all his students directly in, with maids leading the way. Meanwhile, Yu Mengdi's Zhengtian Academy Team didn't even get a chance to enter. This stark contrast instantly filled Yu Mengdi with sadness and disappointment.
"I think I'd better not go. I didn't bring many Gold Soul Coin with me to this Soul Master Tournament," Yu Mengdi said in a low voice.
"Alright, you can go back now," the teacher from Zhengtian Academy Team said immediately.
Yu Mengdi immediately turned around and went in the opposite direction of the crowd, no longer waiting for the other Zhengtian Academy members who, like her, could not enter the Starlight Auction House.
Yu Mengdi had heard of the power of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago. Seeing that she didn't even have the qualifications to enter the auction house today, Yu Mengdi felt indescribably sad.
"If the Angel Clan were still as powerful as they were ten thousand years ago in this Douluo Continent, perhaps I wouldn't be in this situation," Yu Mengdi could only think with a bitter smile.
Qian Chen and his group of eleven, guided by two extremely beautiful maids, arrived at a private room. The room was well-stocked with tea, pastries, fruits, and snacks, and was extremely spacious; even twenty or thirty people could sit there without feeling crowded.
A maid introduced Qian Chen and the others, saying, "Distinguished guests, the auction here is extremely private. Unlike the main hall, there's no need to wear masks for secrecy."
The maid pointed to a button and said, "Distinguished guests, simply press this button to indicate that you wish to make a bid, just like raising a paddle in the lobby. Then, you can speak into this voice Soul Tool and state your price."
After the maid finished her introduction, she stood in the VIP room, ready to serve Qian Chen and his group of eleven people tea and water at any time.
As time passed, the auction finally began. Princess Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire, dressed in her finest attire, arrived at the auction stage.
Xu Jiujiu appeared, the entire auction hall instantly became lively. Many of the people who came to the auction today were there specifically to catch a glimpse of this stunningly beautiful imperial princess.
The private room where Qian Chen was located had a very good view. He could see at a glance that there were many people in the hall below, staring at Xu Jiujiu with impure eyes. Qian Chen could only hope that in the end, his fourth brother Pan Long, would be able to overcome all difficulties and win the heart of his beauty.
After Xu Jiujiu to deliver her opening remarks, she finally announced, "Alright, today's auction is officially beginning." Then, the maids of the Starlight Auction House began pushing carts carrying up one rare and precious item after another.
Xu Jiujiu explained each item in detail. Then the guests began bidding. However, these ordinary rare treasures were not cultivation resources and did not attract the attention of Qian Chen and his group. They did not bid even once.
After auctioning off a dozen or so ordinary treasures, the main event of the day finally began. Resources for Soul Master' cultivation, or powerful Soul Tool, finally made their appearance.
Soon, an eighth-level melee Soul Tool called the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade was brought out. Xu Jiujiu immediately gave a detailed introduction to the guests.
Qian Chen glanced at the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, then at Xu Sanshi, and said, " Sanshi, your defense is good, but your attack power is too weak. This Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade is perfect for you!"
Xu Sanshi naturally knew this, but he couldn't use it right now. To truly unleash the power of this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, one needed to be Soul Saint.
"No need, Dean. I'm still Soul Ancestor, and I don't have enough Soul Power to power this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade."
"It's alright. You can't activate the skills of the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, but the blade itself is a powerful melee weapon. You can just use it as a melee weapon; that's fine too. Once you reach a certain level, you'll be able to activate the skill effects of this Soul Tool."
After listening to Qian Chen's story, Xu Sanshi was still tempted. He quite liked this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade.
Qian Chen continued, "Your heroic act of saving your classmate during the danger you encountered in the Ming Dou Mountain Range deserves a proper reward."
After Qian Chen finished speaking, he pressed the button for the bidding function and then made a bid on the telepathic Soul Tool: "One million five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coin."
Qian Chen Qian Chen's bid silenced the entire auction house for a moment. He had raised the price too much; the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade had just been hovering around 900,000 Gold Soul Coin.
After Qian Chen made his bid, the entire auction hall quieted down considerably. A dozen seconds later, still no one raised the price. Xu Jiujiu, it was finally said, "The VIP in the VIP room has raised the bid to 1.5 million Gold Soul Coin. Are there any other guests who wish to bid?"
"One and a half million Gold Soul Coin, first time."
"One and a half million Gold Soul Coin, second time."
"One and a half million Gold Soul Coin, third time. Congratulations to this distinguished guest for winning the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade."
Xu Jiujiu, he stood on the auction stage and announced the auction results with composure and poise.
In a corner of the Starlight Auction House, a one-armed boy sighed in his seat. He was Dai Yueheng, who had left the Shrek Academy Team after losing his right arm.
Although he lost his right arm, he didn't want to give up and remain a useless person forever. He also had a younger brother Dai Luoli, who was born out of wedlock.
He had hoped to buy the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade to increase his combat power, but unfortunately, someone else snatched it away. Dai Yueheng felt he was incredibly unlucky.
Suddenly, Dai Yueheng clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and whispered, " Xuan Zi, Shrek Academy, I will never let you get away with this!"