Heading to the Auction House

The main reason why Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen have a good relationship is because of the Ultimate Ice attribute of Huo Yuhao's Ice Fang White Tiger, which makes her somewhat unable to resist its power.

After experiencing Huo Yuhao enhancing her power with Ultimate Attribute several times, she had become somewhat obsessed with the power of Ultimate Ice.

The reason he didn't get along well with Xu Yanxue was mainly because the two were too similar—both were extremely aloof and arrogant.

When people with similar personalities meet, there are only two possibilities: they either get along very well or they can't stand each other.

Unfortunately, Ling Luochen and Xu Yanxue are the latter. The biggest example is that every time Ling Luochen teaches Xu Yanxue, Xu Yanxue always ignores Ling Luochen completely. What's most infuriating is that Xu Yanxue's self-control is even stronger than Ling Luochen's, Soul King!

This is why Ling Luochen can get along well with Huo Yuhao, but not so well with Xu Yanxue.

Of course, another reason is that during their time together, Ling Luochen saw the shadow of her deceased younger brother in Huo Yuhao, and therefore couldn't help but regard him as her own brother.

She even replaced Ma Xiaotao as Huo Yuhao's older sister in the original story, becoming Huo Yuhao's older sister herself.

This led to their relationship becoming increasingly familiar and close.

Just as Huo Yuhao was still deep in thought, Ling Luochen's voice rang out again. "Yuhao, I know you have objections to Teacher Wang Yan's command, because I myself am somewhat resistant. But let's not make things too tense. Many people in the academy feel the same way, so we should try to avoid talking about things related to academy honor. You can use the excuse that it's too strenuous to use the protective shield to enhance Spiritual Detection."

Huo Yuhao sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Senior Ling, you're right. I was a bit too hasty this time. But from childhood to adulthood, I've always heard from my mother how great Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect were ten thousand years ago."

"Therefore, when I heard that Teacher Wang Yan wanted to cheat to protect Shrek's honor, I felt as if my heart had been betrayed."

"You've heard about it, haven't you? It's the incident where, during my first year of university, I helped senior Bei Bei cheat and beat Xu Sanshi, at his urging, right?"

Ling Luochen nodded in confirmation. Although he didn't know why Huo Yuhao would bring this up at this time, Ling Luochen was still willing to listen to him.

"Back then, after the teachers found out, I got a severe scolding and was made to reflect on my actions. If it weren't for my Grandmaster intervening, I probably would have been expelled from Shrek long ago. Now, Teacher Wang is trying to do the same thing for Shrek. I don't know what to do now."

"Mingdu competitions, so why can't you cheat in the first one but you can in the second? Is Shrek's Glory really that important?"

Looking at the confusion in the young man's eyes, Ling Luochen sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. This concerns the academy's reputation over ten thousand years, so it's normal for some people to value it more than their own lives."

"The glory of the Shrek Academy is the glory of every Shrek Academy, and also a responsibility. Shrek Academy has maintained its superior status for millennia thanks to its unparalleled educational methods, and the Soul Master Tournament is the best proof of this."

"In order not to tarnish this honor, both the regular team members and the reserve team members are required to give their all and show the spirit of Shrek. At most, the requirements for you reserve team members are a little more lenient than those for us regular team members, after all, your main stage is the major competition five years from now."

"Alright, let's leave these matters here for now. Continuing this discussion won't change the fact; Yuhao, you should get some rest."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao knew the truth, so after nodding, he said goodbye, "I understand, see you tonight, Senior Ling!"

However, just as Huo Yuhao was about to leave, Ling Luochen grabbed Huo Yuhao hand and said, word by word, "Have you forgotten? You should call me Sister Luochen!"

"Yes, Sister Luo Chen!"

Upon hearing the word "Sister Luo Chen, "Ling Luochen let the other person go and waved goodbye.

After dinner, everyone changed into ordinary clothes and gathered in the hall again. Once everyone had arrived, Wang Yan led them to the Starlight Auction House once more.

There they met the auctioneer named Qing Ya again. She was wearing a black dress, which made her look even more noble and elegant under the night lights, and her pretty face was full of gentleness.

After Wang Yan and Qing Ya had a conversation, the group entered the Starlight Auction House under Qing Ya's guidance.

However, the interaction between Wang Yan and Qing Ya aroused the gossip-loving interest of many people present.

In Xu Sanshi's words, it seemed as if Wang Yan's soul had been bewitched.

Led by Qing Ya, the group continued their journey into the Starlight Auction House, soon passing the auction venue where Wang Yan and his reserve team were participating.

They continued walking until they reached the end of the auction house. Just as everyone was puzzled, two girls in long gold dresses appeared before them.

After bowing slightly to everyone, they exchanged a few words with Qing Ya, and then one of the girls turned to the wall and pressed her right hand against it.

Soon, water-ripple-like light patterns appeared on the wall, and then the layers of light gradually stabilized.

The girl placed her palm on it, and a horizontal ray of light swept down from top to bottom.

Then, with a hum, the walls slowly opened to both sides, revealing a passage.

Unlike the opulent gold and glitter outside, this passageway is pure white. It's not a cold white, but rather a special kind of white with a soft, textured feel.

The floor, ceiling, and walls were all paved with a translucent white jade. Beneath the jade were faint, subtle patterns, though their exact design was unclear. However, compared to the outside passageway, it was clearly a more refined and elegant space.

Soft white light shines through from above, below, left, and right simultaneously, while lines formed by pale blue halos appear on both sides of the roof.

Led by Qing Ya, the group followed the white passageway to their destination: Auction Hall No. 1, where the top-level auction would be held.

Being invited to this top-tier auction is undoubtedly reserved for the most distinguished guests. Even the auctioneer leading them, Qing Ya, is not qualified to enter at will.

I was only able to get into this place this time mainly because of the Shrek Academy.