Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

"what?"

Upon hearing Ma Xiaotao's voice, Xu Tianming's fighting instincts had not yet dissipated, and he almost subconsciously squeezed the ankle he was holding.

The next second, Ma Xiaotao's foot reached its maximum speed. Before Xu Tianming could even see it clearly, she pulled her ankle out and kicked him directly in the chest!

It was incredibly powerful!

He kicked Xu Tianming, who was caught off guard, sending him flying more than ten meters away!

"Forehead..."

Zhang Lexuan, who had walked over, blinked at the sight, somewhat surprised.

Ma Xiaotao's face was flushed. The lingering sensation of Xu Tianming pinching her ankle seemed to still be there, giving her a tingling electric shock-like feeling, making her cheeks as red as a monkey's bottom.

"Sister Lexuan, he's being a pervert! He pinched my foot!"

Seeing Zhang Lexuan's strange look, Ma Xiaotao stomped her foot hard on the ground, her eyes filled with anger.

Almost no one knows that her ankles are one of the most sensitive parts of her body.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're just making baseless accusations! What do you mean I'm being a thug? Don't you know how much force you used when you kicked me? I was just instinctively retaliating. Sister Lexuan already told me to stop, but you kept hitting me!"

Xu Tianming walked over, clutching his chest, and said irritably.

This woman has absolutely no sense of martial ethics!

Ma Xiaotao stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at Xu Tianming: "Don't you know you can't just touch a girl's feet?! You still did it! Humph!"

Everything else was fine, but the pinch Xu Tianming gave her was really hard for her to handle.

This was the first time in her life that someone had ever pinched her ankle; it felt so strange.

Xu Tianming was taken aback and wanted to say something in rebuttal, but Zhang Lexuan smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, alright, you two, stop arguing."

She looked at Xu Tianming and said with a laugh, "Tianming, you really can't just touch a girl's feet. If you do, you have to take responsibility."

Then she looked at Ma Xiaotao: "Xiaotao, Tianming didn't do it on purpose. In a sparring match, it's impossible to perfectly control yourself. You kicked him too, so we're even."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and said nothing more.

It's not a big deal in itself.

We've known each other for so long, this little thing is just a minor incident.

Xu Tianming looked at Zhang Lexuan and asked in confusion, "Sister Lexuan, is there something you need?"

Over the past few days, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao have been taking turns sparring with Xu Tianming, as they both need to improve their cultivation.

Not to mention that Zhang Lexuan's cultivation level is already at the late stage of Soul Saint, and she is about to break through to Soul Douluo.

Zhang Lexuan nodded and took something out of the storage soul tool at her waist.

It was an envelope with gilded starlight on it, looking exceptionally gorgeous. It was made of dark silver black iron-patterned cardboard, and the surface was covered with a layer of starlight crystal powder, shimmering with a dazzling light.

The sealing wax features a five-clawed golden dragon with a seven-pointed star emblem, and a tiny star-like sapphire is inlaid in the center. The lettering on the envelope is in gold foil, indicating the origin of the envelope.

【Starry Empire - Starlight Auction House】

[To Shrek Academy, the No.1 Academy on the Continent]

[Red-level VIP - Exclusive Invitation]

"An invitation?"

Xu Tianming took the envelope with some curiosity, opened it, and took a look.

The letter inside contained a lot of gibberish, but its core message was an invitation to Shrek Academy to attend the Starlight Auction House's top-tier auction. It also included a Starlight Crystal Card, which should be a VIP card.

Zhang Lexuan explained, "Of the four great empires on the continent, apart from the Sun Moon Empire, which has a bad relationship with our Shrek Academy, the top auction houses of the other three empires basically send an invitation letter every year, inviting the academy to participate in their annual top auction."

"It's not just the Star Luo Empire, but also the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire. They all send these kinds of invitations, and usually it's just a few teachers from the inner academy who go."

Xu Tianming raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Is this kind of top-tier auction only attended by teachers from the inner academy?"

Shrek Academy only sent a few teachers from its inner court to attend the empire's most prestigious auction.

Ma Xiaotao crossed her arms and said, "Don't think that the teachers in the inner academy have a low status! To teach in the inner academy, one either needs to be at least a Soul Saint in cultivation or have extremely high attainments in a certain field. These people would have very high status outside!"

"In fact, to be precise, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion can also be considered among the teachers of the Inner Academy..."

Zhang Lexuan nodded: "The top auctions of the three great empires do indeed have many good items, but they are held only once a year, and there are top auctions of three empires every year. With so many events, the probability of finding truly good items decreases."

"In this situation, unless the invitation specifically emphasizes the presence of some rare treasure, the elders will generally not go."

"Of course, the elders may not think much of it, but for some of the teachers in the inner court, and for us inner court disciples, there are still many good things at the auction."

She looked at Xu Tianming and said with a smile, "Old Mu said that he wants me to take you two to the top auction at the Starlight Auction House this time so that you can broaden your horizons."

Although Xu Tianming is only thirteen years old, it's always good for him to see more of the world and broaden his horizons.

Xu Tianming readily agreed.

Speaking of which, he is from the Sun Moon Empire and also spent a year in the Heavenly Soul Empire, but he has never been to the Star Luo Empire.

Moreover, if he remembered correctly, the Starlight Auction of the Star Luo Empire... seemed to involve a fortuitous encounter!

The next day, the trio met again at the academy gate and headed towards Xingluo City.

Shrek Academy is located in the middle of the three major empires of the original Douluo Continent. It is adjacent to the Star Dou Great Forest, with the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire to the north, and the Star Luo Empire to the south.

Since Star Luo City is located in the northern part of the Star Luo Empire, Shrek Academy is not far from Star Luo City. Even if you walk there, it won't take long.

However, Xu Tianming wouldn't walk there; instead, he borrowed three flying soul tools directly from the Soul Guidance Department.

Flying is much faster than running, and you can also practice using the flying soul tool.

For the first hour of their journey, the three of them spent getting used to the flying soul tool. Once they had a firm grasp on it, their speed increased rapidly.

In less than half a day, the three of them arrived near Star Luo City from Shrek City.

Looking at the magnificent and bustling city in the distance, Xu Tianming suddenly turned his gaze to the surrounding area and asked Zhang Lexuan, "Sister Lexuan, do you know where the White Tiger Duke's Mansion is in the Star Luo Empire?"

If he remembered correctly, Huo Gua should still be at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.