Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

"The White Tiger Duke's Mansion? Why are you asking that?"

Zhang Lexuan turned her head and looked at Xu Tianming with some confusion.

Xu Tianming said, "Among our Shrek Academy's ancestors, the number one ranked Evil-Eyed White Tiger Dai Mubai is the ancestor of the White Tiger Duke lineage. Since the teacher said to let me go out and see the world and broaden my horizons, it's naturally better to see more and ask more questions."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan suddenly realized.

"I see, that makes sense. It's always a good thing to broaden one's horizons."

As she spoke, she looked at Xingluo City, roughly determined its location, and then pointed to a place outside Xingluo City, saying, "I don't come to Xingluo City often, but the White Tiger Duke's Mansion should be over there."

Xu Tianming looked in the direction she was pointing and silently memorized the location.

If you have the chance, you can take a look.

However, for now, we should go to Xingluo City to participate in the top auction of Xingguang Auction House.

...

The three landed a few kilometers from Xingluo City. As the capital of the Xingluo Empire, flying soul tools are definitely prohibited in Xingluo City. If they were to approach Xingluo City in a flying soul tool, they would most likely be attacked by Xingluo City's air defense forces.

Upon entering Xingluo City, the streets are extremely wide, with the main road large enough to accommodate more than a dozen carriages side by side. The streets are bustling with activity, and the shops on both sides are lined up one after another, including luxurious luxury stores and food stalls with fragrant aromas, making it dazzling to the eye.

"Star Luo City, a city that has existed on the continent for tens of thousands of years, has undergone countless renovations. In terms of historical heritage, it should be one of the oldest cities on the continent..."

Zhang Lexuan walked in front, introducing the place as she went.

However, she hadn't actually been to Xingluo City many times, so her introduction was rather brief.

Before long, the three arrived at the foot of a magnificent and luxurious building.

Looking up, the five large characters of Xinghuang Hotel gleamed in the sunlight.

The entire Star Emperor Hotel has seven floors, is entirely gilded, and is decorated with countless crystal chandeliers, almost entirely in a royal style.

"The Star Emperor Hotel is considered the most luxurious hotel in the Star Luo Empire, and it should rank among the top three on the entire continent! To stay here, besides having enough gold soul coins, you also need to have a very high status. However..."

Zhang Lexuan walked into the hotel lobby and took out the VIP card.

"However, we are guests invited by the Starlight Auction House, and our food and lodging are all included. We don't need to spend a single copper soul coin."

Soon, the three of them checked in to their respective private luxury suites, where they were served by staff throughout the process, and the service was impeccable.

The top auction was held three days later. It was the first time Ma Xiaotao and Xu Tianming had been to Xingluo City, so Zhang Lexuan simply took them around Xingluo City for three days.

The Starlight Auction House looks magnificent, but its building area is not large.

But when the three of them actually entered, they discovered that the building above was just the entrance to the Starlight Auction House; the real auction house was underground!

Guided by the staff, the three of them walked down the stairs for more than 20 meters. After completing some formalities, they entered Auction Hall No. 1, where the top-level auction was to be held.

Invited guests at top-tier auctions do not bid against others in the lobby. Firstly, it would lower their status, and secondly, those who can participate in such high-level auctions are all established figures who do not want to compete face-to-face with others for items, as this could easily lead to unnecessary conflicts.

Therefore, all VIPs participating in the auction had their own private boxes.

The private room for Xu Tianming and his two companions was extremely large, about 200 square meters, and the decoration was extremely luxurious. All kinds of decorations were filled with an atmosphere of extravagance, but they did not make people feel disgusted. Instead, they even had an elegant feel to them.

Xu Tianming showed an extremely surprised expression.

He had attended auctions, but not many times. After all, he had been sidelined by Xu Tianran since his martial soul awakened, and he rarely appeared at major events.

Of course, even so, he was still worldly-wise.

The private boxes at Mingdu's top auction house are even more luxurious and extravagant than this!

However, he needs to act like he's never seen the world before, otherwise it'll be easy for others to notice something.

Seeing Xu Tianming's stunned expression as he looked left and right, Zhang Lexuan chuckled and said, "These are all the private rooms at top-tier auctions. You'll get used to it."

This was clearly not her first time at such an event.

A maid in a long gold dress operated the soul-guided device in the private room while explaining the rules of the auction.

The maid reminded everyone that the auction was about to begin when the soul guidance screen in the room started to emit a pale golden light.

Xu Tianming also dropped his naive and ignorant attitude and looked at the soul guidance screen in front of him.

The auctioneer was a beautiful woman with an excellent appearance and figure. She looked to be around thirty years old and exuded a mature charm. Every move she made was captivating.

Isn't it Xu Jiujiu?

Xu Tianming looked at the beautiful auctioneer, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

But he quickly realized what was happening.

Xu Jiujiu hosted the auction two years later at the top-level auction during the competition. At that time, Xu Jiujiu was about eighteen years old, and now she is about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Being fifteen or sixteen years old in this kind of setting is indeed a bit too young.

"Hey, hey, hey, is it really that good-looking? Your eyes are practically sticking out of your head!"

Ma Xiaotao pouted and unconsciously straightened up, showing off her naturally well-developed figure.

Although she was only seventeen or eighteen years old, her figure was just as developed as the beautiful auctioneer in the Soul Guide Screen.

Xu Tianming blinked and said matter-of-factly, "Who doesn't love to look at beautiful women? Besides, the auction items haven't even appeared yet, so if we're going to look, we can only look at the auctioneer."

Zhang Lexuan shook her head helplessly as she watched the two bickering again.

"Alright, the auction is about to begin. If you see something you like, bid boldly. Don't worry about the money; the academy has a quota for the auction."

Xu Tianming didn't stand on ceremony and nodded directly.

Soon, the auction officially began, and the first item appeared on the Soul Guidance Screen.

It was an irregularly shaped object with a diameter of about half a meter, its surface jet black with a dark blue sheen.

"This is... Deep-sea black iron?"

Zhang Lexuan recognized it immediately.

The beautiful auctioneer on the Soul Guidance Screen was also introduced.

"Deep-sea black iron is one of the rare metal materials for making soul tools. Such a large piece of deep-sea black iron is extremely rare. Its material strength is enough to make a level 6 soul tool. If used well, it is enough to make a dozen or even dozens of level 6 soul tools!"

Starting bid: 300,000 Gold Soul Coins!