Douluo: Starting by Taking Control of the Holy Ghost Cult's Saintess

At the same time, on the other side, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy also received an invitation. It was for the crucial top-tier auction at the Starlight Auction House, which was about to be held.

And the God-Sealing Platform that had sealed the Snow Empress was the grand finale item of this auction in the original novel.

Looking at the stack of exquisite, gold-stamped invitations, Old Ma's eyes narrowed slightly. He said, "What a Starlight Auction House! To actually be able to ignore the Star Luo Empire's official blockade of the hotel and deliver the invitations. Truly a grand gesture!"

Xiao Hongchen took an invitation, looked at it, and said, "It is indeed a top-tier auction. The auctioneer just now was right. This level of auction only happens once or twice a year. In the past, only members of the Star Luo imperial family, big merchants, and top-tier soul masters and soul tool masters could participate in this level of auction. There are definitely many good things inside, but the prices are also very high. This Starlight Auction House should just be trying to make a big killing off of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. There probably isn't any other meaning. Old Ma, what do you think?"

Old Ma glanced around at the members of the Sun Moon team and saw the light of hope in almost everyone's eyes. They were indeed the most outstanding soul tool masters of their age. They were bound to be curious about new and strange things. What's more, this kind of top-tier auction was not something one could easily participate in!

"Alright. We have been participating in the competition since we arrived in Star Luo. We should also relax a little. However, look more and talk less. Avoid all trouble as much as possible. The subsequent competitions are crucial and cannot be affected in any way. After the auction ends, immediately return to the hotel to rest."

"Long live Old Ma!" Meng Hongchen was the first to jump up. The other team members also had looks of joy on their faces.

At the side, Huo Yuhao held an invitation thoughtfully. The number of invitations was clearly not enough. At least, the six from Huo Yuhao's group were excluded. And he absolutely had to go to this auction. It was just that to rashly snatch things in front of Xiao Hongchen and the others would probably have a bad influence.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao gave a look to Ning Tian beside him, then left the Sun Moon combat conference room without a word and went directly to the first floor of the Star Emperor Grand Hotel.

Before long, the Starlight auctioneer Qing Ya, having distributed the invitations, came downstairs gracefully. Huo Yuaho naturally had an impression of this auctioneer. He immediately flashed and appeared in front of her.

"Who are you?" The guards beside Qing Ya immediately blocked Huo Yuhao's path, looking at this uninvited guest with full vigilance, with a look as if they were about to make a move at the slightest disagreement.

"Little brother, is there something you need?" Qing Ya was not worried that someone would dare to make a move on her here. Right now, Huo Yuhao was wearing the uniform of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. No matter how one looked at it, he was just a preparatory team member of the Sun Moon team.

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, but the Monarchy of his left eye was directly activated.

"Hello, Auctioneer Qing Ya. I've found you because I would like a few invitations..."

The Sun Moon team's arrangement of their competition tactics also did not take too long. Afterwards, everyone returned to their own rooms to cultivate. It wasn't until after dinner that they each changed into casual clothes, took the invitations to the Starlight Auction House, and, under the leadership of Old Ma, including Ju Zi, the group once again came to the Starlight Auction House.

To their surprise, the members of the Shrek participating team had also arrived here at the same time. The two groups of people walked towards the auction house entrance one after the other.

The auctioneer Qing Ya was waiting at the entrance. Dressed in a long black dress, she looked even more noble and elegant under the illumination of the night lights, her pretty face full of gentleness.

Wang Yan and she looked at each other, his gaze somewhat infatuated. "Hello, Auctioneer Qing Ya. We meet again."

Qing Ya clearly saw the strange look in his eyes. A subtle arc lifted at the corner of her mouth. Immediately, a look of joy appeared on her face as she said, "Welcome, all distinguished guests, to tonight's auction."

Wang Yan said, stuttering slightly, "How did you know we would definitely come today?"

Qing Ya shook her head and said, "I didn't know. But my task is to receive all distinguished guests well. Regardless of whether you come or not, I will wait here until the auction officially begins. And also the members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, please all follow Qing Ya."

As she spoke, she once again gave Wang Yan and Old Ma a charming smile, and only then did she walk in front gracefully.

Standing behind, Xu Sanshi whispered in Bei Bei's ear with a low laugh, "If this female auctioneer smiles at our Teacher Wang a few more times, I'm afraid Teacher Wang's soul will be hooked away. She really has a mature charm!"

Bei Bei glanced at him.

"Idiot," he said, and had already caught up with the people in front and walked into the Starlight Grand Auction House.

In the rear, Old Ma also glanced at the Wang Yan who was charmed by Qing Ya until his seven souls had left their apertures, his heart filled with infinite disdain. How can this teacher from Shrek Academy have so little composure, to be charmed like this by a mere common powder and rouge?

The two groups of people walked all the way to the end before separating. Two young girls in long golden dresses respectively came forward to greet them. After first bowing slightly to everyone, and having a simple conversation with Qing Ya, they then turned to the wall, raised their right hands, and pressed virtually on the wall. In an instant, a water-ripple-like light pattern appeared. When the light gradually stabilized, the young girl then pressed her palm on it. A horizontal light pattern swept from top to bottom. With a buzzing sound, the wall slowly opened to both sides, revealing a passage.

Unlike the magnificent gold and jade outside, this passage was a pure white. Not a cold white, but a special feeling full of a soft texture. Whether it was the ground, the ceiling, or the walls, they were all paved with a semi-transparent white jade. There were faint dark patterns under the jade, but the style of the dark patterns could not be seen clearly. But compared to the passage outside, it was clearly a sublimation.

A soft white light shone through from above, below, left, and right. On both sides of the ceiling were lines formed by a faint blue halo.

Qing Ya followed Wang Yan into the same private box and explained softly, "This is our auction hall number one for hosting top-tier auctions. Only the most distinguished guests will be invited to enter here to participate in the bidding. I am also basking in the light of all the distinguished guests today. Otherwise, with my previous auctioneer level, I would not be qualified to enter here."

This was a room of about two hundred square meters. The decoration inside was extremely luxurious, filled with precious wood, jade, and various decorations that one could tell at a glance were not cheap. The decoration here was filled with an air of extravagance, yet it also gave a strange feeling that you had to praise as elegant.

From the entrance to entering the private box, Wang Yan's gaze had not left Qing Ya. He said with a smile, "Looking at Auctioneer Qing Ya's attire, it seems you've been promoted!"

Qing Ya smiled faintly and said, "That is thanks to the guest who bought the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife that day. It was precisely because the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife was auctioned off last time that I accumulated enough performance to be promoted to a black-level auctioneer." As she spoke, her lotus steps moved slightly, and she sat on the wide sofa. The sofa was made of some unknown beast hide. The long white fur was exceptionally soft. When a person sat on it, there was a comfortable feeling of sinking in, yet it also had very good support.

Wang Yan, as if possessed by a ghost, sat down next to Qing Ya. He silently praised the grand gesture in his heart. At the same time, he smelled the faint, pure body fragrance coming from the beautiful auctioneer beside him, which made his whole person feel a little light-headed.

Wang Yan's face was slightly red. Don't look at the fact that he was not young, but he had never been married, and had not even had much contact with women. He had devoted his whole body and mind to the research of various aspects of soul masters. At this time, being so close to a beautiful woman full of mature charm, he was more or less a little flustered.

The members of Shrek all sat on the comfortable sofa. Auctioneer Qing Ya and the young girl in the long golden dress both stayed behind. Qing Ya stood on the side of the sofa and said with a smile, "Now, please allow me to explain the rules of our top-tier auction to all the distinguished guests..."

On the other side, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy had also entered their private box. Xiao Hongchen had been paying attention to Ju Zi's expression all along. After all, with him pulling strings, Huo Yuhao and the others had not been able to get an invitation to the auction.

To his surprise, Ju Zi was just looking at the auction items on the soul tool screen with great interest, seemingly without half a bit of unusual emotion.

After the participating teams of the two major academies had entered their own private rooms, Huo Yuhao's group of six finally put on wide black cloaks and, under the guidance of a hostess, entered the auction house.

Last time, relying on Ning Tian's status in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to buy that carving knife, the personal information the six of them had faked had already been kept on file. After getting the invitations from Qing Ya, now participating in this top-tier auction, they would naturally not be blocked.

The six of them sat down in the private room. On the jade table were placed various drinks and food. Huo Yuhao discovered that just among these precious fruits, he had actually never seen a single one.

A hostess walked to the smooth wall in front and pressed it lightly. In an instant, a layer of a soft halo shone on the entire wall. The light gradually became stronger, and the wall actually gradually transformed into a huge screen.

Huo Yuhao knew that this kind of thing was a light-guiding screen specially customized by the Starlight Auction House from the Sun Moon Empire, which could transmit images through a special method. Its core formation was not driven by soul power, but came from a type of ore from the Sun Moon Empire.

What did it mean for an ore to drive a soul tool? It meant that a soul tool master could use a soul tool without outputting soul power! The significance of this for the world of soul tools was simply too great.

Perhaps the Sun Moon Empire had not yet found a way to replace soul power to drive offensive soul tools, but this light-guiding screen had already let them see the leading degree of the Sun Moon Empire in the field of soul tools.

The times are progressing, and soul tools are constantly developing. The contact between the Sun Moon Empire and other countries has never been much. No one knows for sure to what extent the Sun Moon Empire has reached in the research and development of soul tools.

The light-guiding screen gradually became clear. On both sides, some patterns appeared respectively, while in the center, a place that looked like an auction stage was presented. The auction stage did not look large, and it appeared very clear on the light-guiding screen.

The young girl responsible for receiving them said, "In order to protect the privacy of all the distinguished guests participating in the top-tier auction, all participating guests will have their own exclusive room, just like the one all distinguished guests are in. Bidding and viewing of the auction items will all be conducted in our room. I am specially responsible for explaining the auction items in detail to all the distinguished guests. When bidding, there will be two female attendants to help you quote the price. You only need to say the price. All the food and drinks here are free. After bidding, the auction items will also be sent to the room at the first opportunity. You only need to settle the final bill uniformly. All distinguished guests can eat something first. Our auction is about to begin."

Everyone had just finished eating not long ago. Except for Xie Huanyue, they were not very interested in the food. And the drinks on the table not only tasted good but also had nutrients not inferior to the special food for the core disciples of Shrek Academy. Huo Yuhao casually took a small bottle of fruit juice. After drinking it, he felt warm all over, an indescribable comfort.

Just then, suddenly, the entire room was rendered in a layer of gold. The six subconsciously cast their gazes towards the soul tool screen opposite the sofa.

A soft golden light that was not dazzling emanated from the screen, attracting everyone's attention. And in every corner of the room, a faint golden light was also emitted. The originally warm and comfortable atmosphere immediately had a few more points of nobility.

The girl responsible for the introduction said, "Distinguished guests, our auction for today is about to begin."

The golden light on the soul tool screen gradually converged, and a melodious and pleasant voice sounded, "Welcome, all distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House top-tier auction. Today, we will present a total of nine precious auction items to all distinguished guests. They will be displayed to you in order of the value of the auction items from low to high. We hope all distinguished guests will like them."

The soul tool screen became clear again. The previous platform was already filled with a faint white color. In the center of the platform stood a young girl in a long red dress. It was precisely the princess of the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiujiu.

Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly. A wisp of a coldness that was there and not there was quietly released. The legitimate wife of that White Tiger Duke, that is, the mother of Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng, was precisely from their Star Luo Xu family.

Xu Jiujiu looked to be only seventeen or eighteen. Her beauty could even be compared with Jiang Nannan and Ma Xiaotao. And because she was a few years older than Jiang Nannan, her figure was even better. A red dress and gauze set off her ice-like skin and snow-white complexion, giving people a feeling of perfection.

"Good evening, all distinguished guests. I am today's auctioneer, Jiujiu. It is a great honor to host this top-tier auction. All distinguished guests' time is precious. Our auction will now begin. Next, will all distinguished guests please appreciate the first auction item of today."

As she spoke, she smiled sweetly, performed a complex but very elegant etiquette, and made a gesture of invitation with her right hand. In an instant, the screen changed, and an item was already presented on the soul tool screen on the wall.

"Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade, a level-eight close-combat soul tool. The material is extremely precious, including a right arm bone produced from a ten-thousand-year Tyrant Tiger soul beast, solidifying its soul bone skill, the Tyrant Blade Slash. At the same time, it can amplify the attack power of similar soul skills by fifty percent."

"Will all distinguished guests please pay attention. When using this precious close-combat soul tool to attack, every strike will be accompanied by the Tyrant Blade Slash effect. Its effect can be stacked with any similar attack soul skill. At the same time, through the guidance of a sophisticated core formation, as well as the effect of the energy contained in the soul bone itself, the soul power consumed by the Tyrant Blade Slash is only one-third of the normal situation."

"Finally, this Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade comes from the Illustrious Virtue Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. I think the three words 'Illustrious Virtue Hall' are enough to explain its quality. A seven-ring Soul Sage can use this blade. With it, it will be possible for a Soul Sage to challenge a Soul Douluo across levels. Viewing time, five minutes!"

The moment Princess Jiujiu's introduction was finished, a series of gasps sounded in the various private boxes. This was just the first auction item!

In the private box where the Sun Moon team was, Xiao Hongchen only sneered at this. "Just some trashy stuff eliminated from our Illustrious Virtue Hall's exhibition hall. I never thought it could be taken out as a supreme treasure in this Star Luo Empire and be auctioned at such a top-tier auction."

The other Sun Moon team members all nodded. They had all also seen this soul tool before. Although its grade was not low, after they had also upgraded to level-seven soul tool masters, they would naturally have better choices.

Ning Tian and the others stood beside Huo Yuhao, watching seriously. Although it was just an image, from this Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade, he felt a mighty, fierce might assaulting his face. On the wide blade, there was even a faint layer of what seemed like a blood-light, which was thrilling.

"No need to look. Since it's something the Sun Moon Empire is willing to take out and throw to the Star Luo Empire, its quality is just that," Huo Yuhao transmitted his voice to everyone. He knew that Xie Huanyue and the others had not seen such a high-level soul tool before, but this thing was just that. In the future, when they went to the Sun Moon Empire to develop, there would naturally be better soul tools for them to use.

If there were no accidents, this blade would be bought by Dai Yueheng, and then used in the tournament, only to be stomped by the even higher-class Judgment Blade.