Douluo Continent: I Have a Diverse Order-Taking Platform

Chapter 137 Laughing at the Mortal World: I Want to Check the Cards! (6k) (Please Subscribe)

"Should we buy this knife?"

From the lengthy explanation, the Shrek Academy members had already learned about the effects of this level-eight soul tool.

And that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that it came from Mingdetang. If we disassemble it and reverse-engineer it, we might be able to obtain related technologies.

"purchase!"

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Yan nodded emphatically.

Just after he joined the auction, Wang Dong'er suddenly leaned close to Liu Yuan's ear, as if biting it, saying, "There's something I'm really curious about." Her warm breath made Liu Yuan feel a ticklish sensation.

So he instinctively backed away. "What are you doing, you little brat?"

"Hey!"

Seeing this reaction, Wang Dong'er smiled mischievously.

Why are you hiding?

Liu Yuan rolled his eyes at him. "Why do you think I'm hiding? If you want to ask, just ask properly. Don't cause trouble."

"cut-"

Wang Dong'er crossed her arms over her chest.

If you don't want to tell me, I'm not going to ask.

But her eyes darted around, and she couldn't help but ask, "Isn't Mingde Hall a very powerful force in the Sun Moon Empire? It's said to be an organization, so it must be at odds with the three great empires of Douluo. Then why—"

"Why is this knife still here?"

Before she could finish her question, Liu Yuan spoke up to complete it.

"Hmm," Wang Dong'er nodded slightly, indicating that she was right.

"The first one is corruption and smuggling within the Sun Moon Empire. Do you believe it? They even dare to sell level nine soul tools," Liu Yuan said, holding up one finger.

"How is that possible?"

Wang Dong'er looked incredulous.

That's a level nine soul tool!

Among the Soul Masters of Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent, only those of the Sun Moon Empire can create them.

The reason is that none of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, including Shrek Academy, has a single level nine Soul Master.

Therefore, a level nine soul tool is clearly a strategic weapon!

How can this even be sold?

"Let's see how it goes." Liu Yuan leaned back and lay down on the sofa. "I just wonder if there will be any level nine soul tools at this auction."

Wang Dong'er immediately had a flash of inspiration.

"Shall we make a bet?"

Before Liu Yuan could even respond, Di Qiu'er, who was standing to the side, turned her gaze towards him.

"What do you want to bet?"

"With just a glance and a single word, Gu made Wang Dong'er swallow her words. There was no way around it; Di Qiu'er's punch hurt too much."

Unfortunately, I can't beat them.

Forget it, let's avoid the limelight for now and just be patient!

I'll let you be smug for a little while longer.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—

Don't underestimate Dong'er's poverty!

Seeing the two of them like this, Liu Yuan, who was used to it, didn't bother to pay any attention.

However, Huo Yuhao's voice came from beside her ear.

"elder brother."

"What's wrong?" Liu Yuan turned his head away.

Then, Bei Bei, Ma Xiaotao, and a few others who seemed rather uninterested in the auction of soul tools, along with Huo Yuhao, eavesdropped on his own speech.

Clearly, they want to hear more.

such as--

"Uncle-Master, please continue."

Ma Xiaotao urged, "Just like you can't only take a dump halfway, you can't say half a sentence either. What about the second situation?"

"You're my senior uncle, not my junior uncle!" Liu Yuan teased, giving Ma Xiaotao a meaningful look. How dare she urge her senior uncle like that? It's utterly upside down!

"The second possibility is that the Sun Moon Empire deliberately let it go." He tapped his fingers on the sofa. "If it were me, I would sell one generation, showcase one generation, keep one generation secret, and develop another. It's a win-win situation—making money and clearing inventory."

There wasn't a single fool present.

Hearing Liu Yuan mention four "generations," he couldn't help but gasp. This meant that the Sun Moon Empire's soul guidance technology was already extremely advanced.

"Such deep scheming!"

The words, tinged with a hint of heaviness, came from Beibei's mouth, and the others nodded in agreement.

Only Wang Dong'er: "—"

Actually, she didn't think the Sun Moon Empire would do such a thing. Since even she, as the smartest person, hadn't thought of this, how could the people of the Sun Moon Empire have?

Fortunately, Di Qiu'er didn't know about her thoughts.

Otherwise—

Di Qiu'er: You call yourself the smartest? If you ask me, you should call yourself the most intelligent person ever!

During their conversation, Wang Yan, who was focused on the auction, not only won the Level 8 melee soul tool, but also twelve Level 6 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells.

Then, the seven lots that followed were presented to the audience one after another.

This star-studded auction lived up to its reputation as a top-tier event, showcasing only rare and exquisite items.

Even the seventh item to be auctioned, a high-level long-range soul tool called "Heaven-Opening Earth-Piercing Cannon," while its functions were rather lackluster, was still the work of a level nine soul tool master. After all, the core magic array of this soul tool was level nine, and its level eight designation was merely a limitation of its own material.

Therefore, it is of great use in research.

Therefore, even if its function is mediocre, its price is still far higher than the previous six items.

As for why it's described as "chicken rib"—

That's because although it's an eighth-level soul tool, it requires a titled Douluo-level expert to use, and it can only be used once a day.

Even though it can unleash a level 95 Super Douluo's attack after use, the charging time is long and it can only target a fixed target, making it useless in battles of the same level.

As for the end—

Wang Yan had intended to bid on it, but due to the price and the fact that there were two more precious items to be won, he could only sigh in despair.

But he soon realized how wise it was not to take the photos.

On the soul-guided screen in the room, Xu Jiujiu's beautiful figure appeared for the eighth time. She smiled and said, "The next two items will be the highlights of today's auction. I believe all of you distinguished guests will be interested, so be sure to seize the opportunity. Some of these items are rare finds, and you might not even find another one like them on the entire continent."

"For example, our final item, the eighth one, is still a soul bone, but all the previous soul bones pale in comparison to it, because there is a world of difference between them."

"Everyone, please look."

Just as the long conversation had piqued everyone's interest, a flash of light appeared on the optical screen, and a piece of the left arm bone, magnified many times over and displaying a deep green color, appeared.

A verdant halo flowed and rippled across the left arm bone, as if it were filled with a verdant liquid. A faint white mist exuded a chill, and the tiny, translucent ice crystals on its surface were like gemstones.

Moreover, the aura emanating from this left arm bone is in no way weaker than the ninth soul ring of some titled Douluo.

"The Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone!?" Before the soul bone could even be introduced, Huo Yuhao exclaimed in surprise, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"elder brother!"

After exclaiming in surprise, Huo Yuhao turned to look at Liu Yuan, who nodded knowingly.

Noticing their conversation, Wang Yan thought he had guessed what they were thinking, so he said, "If it's the soul bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion, then it would be very suitable for Yuhao."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Jiujiu's alluring voice rang out. Although it was slightly lower, it was even more beautiful and melodious, and the temptation was even stronger.

"This soul bone comes from an Ice Jade Scorpion that is over 50,000 years old. That's right! It's the Ice Jade Scorpion with the ultimate ice attribute. I think if an ice attribute soul master has this soul bone, there is a 99% chance that they will transform into the ultimate ice attribute. Moreover, this soul bone also has a solidified soul skill called Ice Explosion."

At this moment, the entire room fell silent, for they were all utterly shocked by this soul bone.

The value that this Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone is currently showing is no less than that of a 100,000-year Soul Bone for any ice-attribute Soul Master, and may even be greater!

That's an ultimate attribute!

Everyone desires this.

In the past, the three Soul Masters of Shrek Academy with ultimate attributes left behind a powerful legend; now, in this Soul Battle Tournament, ultimate ice, ultimate wood, and ultimate power have appeared one after another, allowing the world to truly see the power of ultimate attributes.

Xu Jiujiu's words undoubtedly ignited the passion within the ice-attribute soul masters in the auction house.

Moreover, there must be quite a few ice-attribute soul masters participating in this top-level auction right now.

"It seems the competition is fierce."

Wang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "But Yuhao, don't worry, the academy will definitely help you bid for this Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone."

But just as he began preparing for the auction—

"etc!"

Liu Yuan suddenly spoke up, stopping Wang Yan.

"Teacher Wang, although we are determined to get this Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone, Yuhao and I just said that we didn't mean to auction it off directly."

"Oh?"

Wang Yan felt he really didn't understand. What did he mean by being determined to get it, even though he didn't intend to auction it off directly?

Before he could figure it out, Wang Dong'er, who was standing to the side, suddenly realized what was going on.

I understand!

"Are they planning to expose something inside?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a crisp "slap" was heard, and Di Qiu'er slapped Wang Dong'er on the back of the head across Liu Yuan.

What kind of blunt truth is this?!

This earned him an angry glare from the latter!

Wang Dong'er: (OA⊙Ten)

Don't go too far!

Do you really think I won't fight back?

Just as a fight was about to break out, Liu Yuan reached out and blocked the line of sight between Wang Dong'er and Di Qiu'er, and said to Qingya, who was looking at him with some suspicion, "It's not right to talk about the inside story."

He paused for a moment, as if carefully considering his words, "Do you know? The major powers actually know very little about the Ice Jade Scorpion, a soul beast. But the Sea God Pavilion in Shrek Academy is not among those who know very little."

Liu Yuan was using the tiger's skin as a banner. Besides him, only Huo Yuhao and Di Qiu'er had any real contact with the Sea God Pavilion. Of the others, only Bei Bei could be considered half a member.

Therefore, no one exposed his words. With the banner of "Sea God Pavilion" unfurled, Qingya also became serious. "What would you like to say, esteemed guest?"

Liu Yuan pointed to the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, "The Ice Jade Scorpion clan has one characteristic: they are exceptionally proud. Aside from those they acknowledge, any Soul Master who wants to absorb the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, unless they possess the ultimate ice attribute, will only face one outcome."

boom!

Liu Yuan didn't continue speaking, but simply made an explosion gesture with both hands, appearing quite indifferent.

But Qingya's expression changed completely.

If this is true, then if this soul bone is bought by someone else, Starlight Auction House will suffer a heavy blow to its reputation.

After all, where else in this world is there an ultimate ice soul master? If that's the case, if they were to be taken away by other ice-attribute soul masters, they would be doomed.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao also stepped forward.

He proved it with his Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul, which became the last straw that broke Qingya's spirit.

So she hurriedly contacted the auction house, and from time to time, words like "Shrek", "Sea God Pavilion", and "Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul" came through her communication soul tool.

A short while later, Xu Jiujiu's figure reappeared on the Soul Guidance Screen, bringing a message: "Due to the extreme rarity of this item, the auction house has decided to extend the viewing time by another ten minutes to allow our distinguished guests time to consider."

After a long time, no one came to their door.

Because Liu Yuan and his group had made everything clear, and with the "Sea God Pavilion" banner in place, they believed it. So what they needed to do now was to verify the authenticity of the news as quickly as possible.

While the Starlight Auction House was frantically dealing with this mess, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was doing the exact opposite, expressing its determination to acquire the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone.

"We absolutely must get our hands on it!"

Xiao Hongchen can no longer sit still!

He admitted to having personal motives, as his younger sister was of the ice attribute. But he also assured that his purchase of the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone was primarily for public good.

Whether others believe it or not, he himself believes it.

"Shrek Academy's reserve team already has three Soul Masters with ultimate attributes! And we, the Sun Moon Empire, have learned a lesson in just how powerful ultimate attribute Soul Masters are! So we absolutely cannot repeat that mistake!"

"If we lack countermeasures, they will grow stronger and completely turn the tide. When will our Sun Moon Empire be able to regain its glory!"

"So no matter what, we have to take the gamble!"

Xiao Hongchen spoke with great passion and fervor, much like a pyramid scheme leader. However, it must be said that his viewpoint was unanimously agreed upon by others.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Xiao Hongchen said, "Therefore, we must bid for this soul bone. And currently, the only person most qualified to absorb it is Meng."

"agree."

"Can."

"That's settled then—"

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Everyone in the team agreed, even Old Ma expressed his approval. This immediately brought a smile to his face.

What Xiao Hongchen never expected was—

"Bang!"

"One hundred million!?" Seeing the amount flashing on the soul guide screen, Xiao Hongchen's eyes widened in anger, and he slammed his fist hard on the table!

No matter how precious the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone is, it doesn't necessarily make ice-attribute ice the ultimate form. So who on earth would be so heartless as to drive the price of a soul bone to such an extreme?!

It's a setup!

I was definitely set up by capital!

I need to have my license checked!

"Brother, forget it, forget it—"

Seeing her brother looking sullen, Meng Hongchen quickly grabbed him and stopped him.

"We can't compete with them."

In the current situation, it's highly likely that even the auction house itself has become the referee. What else can be done?

"Compared to the uncertainty of the ultimate ice, it's better to keep the funds on the main auction items."

"Damn it!" Although Xiao Hongchen cursed angrily, as Meng Hongchen said, if they continued to bid, they would have to give up the last item.

And the last one is definitely the most precious.

Watching helplessly as the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone was auctioned off for 100 million gold soul coins, Xiao Hongchen could only sit down angrily. Even with Meng Hongchen's attempts to comfort him, he kept muttering, "These guys can't take a joke! They already put it up for nothing, and they still..."

Listening to her brother's nagging, a hint of helplessness flashed across Meng Hongchen's face. As for whether she herself felt disappointed—to be honest, she certainly did. After all, who wouldn't want their martial soul to transform into its ultimate attribute?

But unfortunately—

It can only be said that if it's not meant to be, you shouldn't force it.

Meanwhile, inside room number one.

After a long while, he pushed open the door and entered. "Brother, the soul bone has been retrieved."

"It's good that you filmed it."

Just moments ago, Xu Jiujiu had already explained what had happened. And the decision to have the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone auctioned off by the Starlight Auction House was naturally made by Xu Jiawei.

"It's just a pity—" After saying that, Xu Jiawei looked at the wall, as if he could see the room where the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was located through the Soul Guidance Screen.

Xu Jiujiu: "—"

She naturally knew what her brother was regretting.

Just moments before the Starlight Auction House placed its bid of 100 million gold soul coins, they received news that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had offered 50 million gold soul coins.

It's easy to see that they were determined to win.

If Xu Jiawei hadn't known that there was an ice-attribute soul master in the current Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, and that if that soul master got the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, he would likely absorb it on the spot, preventing the level nine soul master from taking the soul bone back to the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Jiawei would have still tried to use this soul bone to trick them.

In this way, when the 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryos appear, they will be able to extract even more benefits. And these benefits will not have to be shared with Shrek Academy.

Then, after Xuanzi has finished intercepting and killing everyone, he will "pick up" the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone along with the 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo—a business with no cost!

However, due to the realities of the situation, they had no choice but to spend a lot of money to extinguish their hopes.

"Brother, what should we do with this soul bone?" Xu Jiujiu's eyes flickered. She knew very well the real intention behind putting this Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone up for auction.

"The objective remains the same."

After a moment's thought, Xu Jiawei made a decision.

"At that time, we will hand over this soul bone to Taotie Douluo in exchange for some benefits that are more favorable to us, and try to gain as much initiative as possible."

Although soul bones are precious, they have no use for them.

Even if it were to be used—for a nation, soul bones and such are far less important than soul guidance technology.

As an emperor, one must always know how to make choices.

"good!"

At this very moment, inside room number seven.

"OMG!"

Σ（OAOII）

Xiao Xiao's mouth dropped open, her face filled with disbelief.

One hundred million gold soul coins!

What an astronomical figure!

While she was shocked to find out who had offered 100 million, she also felt sorry for Huo Yuhao.

But soon she learned the truth.

"Oh? It was bought at an auction!"

Once Xiao Xiao understood the inside story, her intelligence quickly returned to its peak.

"One hundred million gold soul coins, but no one else will—"

Can you see through it?

Xiao Xiao didn't say the last three words aloud, but her eyes conveyed that very meaning.

Huo Yuhao was also curious about this.

"Of course I'll see through it."

When Huo Yuhao asked him, Liu Yuan admitted it.

"Any smart person could see something fishy going on. But this is a top-tier auction, and the people here aren't ordinary. So they can naturally sense that the auction house isn't doing this to inflate prices, but because there's something wrong with the items. No one will expose them; as long as they save face, that's fine. As for the others—they probably think there are some rich fools among them."

Upon hearing this, Wang Dong'er, who was standing nearby, revealed an awkward yet polite smile in a corner that was not being seen.

She doesn't consider herself "anyone else".

Do you believe it?

At this moment, the soul guidance screen in front of them shone with golden light once again, and everyone's spirits were lifted!

But when the golden light faded and everyone saw that Xu Jiujiu had changed into a golden palace dress, their expressions became even more serious.

Because when an auctioneer is wearing gold clothing, it means that the next item to be auctioned is worth hundreds of millions!

"What kind of item could be worth hundreds of millions?"

Wang Yan and the others muttered to themselves, unaware that Liu Yuan, who had just been relaxed and carefree, had subconsciously sat up straight and his expression had become serious.

He was determined to get the Snow Emperor's embryo!

But the problem is—

Did Master Xuan borrow the money?

Just as Liu Yuan was thinking this, Xu Jiujiu's voice reached everyone's ears. "Distinguished guests, today's main auction item will be exceptionally valuable. Frankly speaking, it's even difficult to measure its worth in monetary terms."

"Look, everyone!"

After a long while, he gestured with his right hand, and a white tray appeared on the screen. On the tray was a wooden stand, which was inlaid with at least a hundred gems of various colors.

On this small wooden support, a wisp of air rippled slightly.

This mass of air was white, condensed and undispersed. Watching it dart left and right, trying to break free of the encirclement, one could tell it possessed sentience and was no ordinary object.

However, the wooden support below was constantly emitting a layer of golden light to imprison it, rendering its efforts futile.

"What exactly is that?"

This was such a peculiar object that everyone had never seen before. While Xu Jiujiu kept it a secret, the curiosity in everyone's hearts was constantly being piqued.

Seeing that everyone was already impatient, the true nature of the auction item was revealed after a long while.

"This treasure, sealed within the level-nine soul tool 'Conferred God Platform,' is precisely the embryonic form of a 100,000-year-old soul beast when it transformed into human form!"

"Furthermore, according to the research of the powerful figure from the Sun Moon Empire who provided us with this embryo, a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo in this state will not only inevitably provide a 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone, but also has a certain probability of giving the absorber a new martial soul!"

"Of course, this will cause the 100,000-year-old spirit ring and spirit bone to disappear. But enabling a spirit master to possess twin martial spirits, I think—it's a worthwhile deal!"

"Even if we fail, it won't be a loss. We'll still get the 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone."

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