Night fell, yet the Starlight Auction House remained brilliantly lit.
The Starlight Grand Ceremony came only once every twenty years and was hailed as the highest-tier auction on the Douluo Continent. Bidders were arriving in an endless stream from every corner of Star Luo City, and lavishly decorated carriages could occasionally be seen passing through the VIP entrance into the Starlight Auction House.
The Shrek group arrived slowly beneath the night sky, drawing countless curious glances from passersby.
The round-robin stage had ended, and the Soul Master Competition was already more than halfway through. The faces of those who had represented Shrek Academy had long been deeply etched into the minds of the common spectators and major academies alike. On top of that, the men were handsome and the women beautiful, so they naturally drew plenty of attention.
Ling Bai, in particular, was the center of attention wherever he went. Some pretty girls with starry eyes even gathered their courage and came up to ask for the same kind of autograph Yu Mengdi had received.
Egged on by Dai Yueheng, Xu Sanshi, and the others, Ling Bai could not bring himself to refuse his fans. Still, he firmly held to his final bottom line and declined the Rose Hotel room cards the beauties had stuffed into his pockets. That was also the one thing that gave Ning Tian a little comfort.
From afar, they spotted Qing Ya standing before the Starlight Auction House's golden doors. Dressed in a long dark-purple gown, she appeared all the more gentle and alluring beneath the nighttime lights.
When she saw the Shrek group, Qing Ya quickly stepped forward to greet them. "Welcome, honored guests!"
"Auctioneer Qing Ya, you must have been waiting a long time."
Theory-oriented Soul Masters were adept at noticing details. The