Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 60 The True Dragon Egg

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been sleeping soundly in Huo Yuhao's sea of ​​consciousness, suddenly woke up.

He secretly observed the item being auctioned using his mental power, and said to Huo Yuhao with some surprise, "Huh? How could this be? It really is an ancient ice dragon."

"This feeling of extreme ice is definitely real, and the pure dragon might contained within its bloodline cannot be faked. Although it is only a young dragon, it can definitely be considered a direct descendant of the dragon race."

"What, Brother Tianmeng, have you seen the ancient ice dragon?" Huo Yuhao asked in return.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm smiled awkwardly but politely, and continued, "Ahem, of course not. Although my lifespan isn't short, the extinction of the dragon race may have been a long time ago than you imagine."

"However, I've seen it with my own eyes before. It might be the only true dragon still existing in the Douluo Continent, so I can still recognize its dragon might."

After listening to what Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had to say, Huo Yuhao seemed to be deep in thought, while Tianmeng Ice Silkworm continued.

"However, these dragons are extremely unique even among us soul beasts. You may have heard of the so-called super soul beasts."

"The claims that it can tear apart a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear of the same level are nothing but human boasting and wishful thinking."

"A true dragon wouldn't be afraid of some Dark Gold Devilclaw Bear. It's you humans who are gilding the Dark Gold Devilclaw Bear's reputation."

"Moreover, the innate cultivation and strength of a true dragon are different from those of an ordinary soul beast, its growth ceiling is also different, and it even carries inherited memories."

At this point, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was filled with envy. Even though he had a million years of cultivation, his bloodline always limited his growth.

"But even so, the bloodlines of those super soul beasts will be extremely repulsive to humans who attempt to absorb their power."

"Not to mention the True Dragon race, whose bloodline and proud nature far surpass those of other soul beasts."

"Although the source of this external soul bone is only an ancient ice dragon of the hundred-year level, I have no doubt about that."

"Logically speaking, the oppressive force of the dragon's might and the repulsive power of the extreme ice can both be suppressed by a sufficiently powerful cultivation level, such as a Title Douluo forcibly suppressing it, thus achieving the first step in establishing a connection."

"But if that were to happen, this ancient relic would likely self-destruct the moment of fusion. Therefore, this soul bone can absolutely not be absorbed by anyone other than someone possessing extreme ice attributes and pure dragon aura."

"So the person who spends a fortune to buy it will probably be the unlucky one." Tianmeng Bingcan said with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Although it's only at the hundred-year level, this soul bone might have existed longer than I have."

"After all, most of my cultivation level increased after consuming rare and precious herbs, not through millions of years of actual cultivation."

"But this doesn't quite make sense. After all, if it had truly existed for so long, then under the cumulative polishing power of time, even if this century-old soul bone was strong enough, it shouldn't have been able to survive until now."

At this point, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm hesitated and began to doubt her previous judgment.

However, the ten minutes spent admiring the soul bone had already passed, and all the forces were eager to participate in the next round of bidding.

Among them, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Shrek Academy, and Body Sect showed particular enthusiasm.

Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen's younger sister, is even more talented in combat than her brother.

If her ice attribute can be transformed into ultimate ice, then as she grows up, she can completely make up for the embarrassing situation that the Sun Moon Empire only has top-level soul masters but no top-level soul masters.

Shrek Academy goes without saying; the ability to suppress the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao and the ultimate Ice Soul Master are both immense temptations.

As for the Body Sect, they simply had some interest in this top-tier soul bone, but they didn't intend to go through the formal auction process, since they had only come here by chance to investigate the situation.

Their real purpose was the last item up for auction; before that, they naturally didn't need to reveal too much of their strength.

The starting bid for this Ice Dragon external soul bone is as high as ten million gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least fifty thousand gold soul coins higher. Such a price directly surpasses all the previous auction items, pushing the auction to a new level.

Amidst fierce bidding among various factions, the price of this external soul bone quickly surpassed 30 million, and it continues to rise, now approaching 40 million.

At this time, the most intense bidding was between the Star Luo Empire Emperor's No. 1 VIP room, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's No. 2 VIP room, and the Shrek Seventh VIP room where the group was located.

However, the price increase quickly stopped climbing after surpassing 40 million and just reaching the 50 million mark.

After all, Xu Jiujiu had made it very clear before that this soul bone was extremely difficult to absorb, and even after paying a great price, no one in their Star Luo Empire had been able to successfully absorb it.

Spending 50 million to gamble on the unknown possibility of becoming the ultimate Ice Soul Master—the risks involved are something that everyone participating in the auction can easily imagine.

Moreover, this is only the second to last item up for auction; there is still one last item, the most valuable treasure, that hasn't appeared yet.

Therefore, at this moment, apart from Shrek Academy, which was determined to win, the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire in VIP Room No. 1 did not continue to bid, but left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy to compete.

Ultimately, when the price reached 59 million, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and others in VIP Room No. 2 gave up their plans to continue bidding, and the item ended up in the hands of Shrek Academy.

However, this means that Shrek Academy's expenses this time are unprecedented, especially considering that as an academy, or at least nominally an academy, it has no other source of funding.

They had to support Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent, and Shrek City, an important city, while also maintaining Shrek Academy's reputation and avoiding any actions that would damage its "honor." They also had to sustain the cultivation resources of the elders and inner disciples.

In reality, Shrek Academy didn't have much capital at its disposal, and they hadn't received any inside information about the auction beforehand. The only liquid funds they could mobilize were around 60 million.

At this moment, Xuanzi had already overtaken them all and won the bid for the Ice Dragon External Soul Bone.

What follows is the true purpose of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Masters and the Body Sect coming to this auction: they obtained information in advance through their inside contacts within the Star Luo Empire, or information that the Star Luo Empire deliberately released to them in advance.

This auction was the most valuable, and could even be described as unprecedented and likely to never appear again.

"Next up is today's final auction item."

The screen on the Soul Guidance Screen flickered again, and at this moment, Xu Jiujiu was dressed in a golden palace dress. This golden auction dress meant that the final auction price of the next item might exceed one hundred million gold soul coins.

"Distinguished guests, you should be able to tell from Jiu Jiu's attire just how precious our final auction item will be today."

"And the next item is the only one I've ever seen before, and its value is probably beyond measure in monetary terms."

"This item, along with the Ice Dragon's external soul bone, was collected from overseas by our Starlight Auction House."

"Indeed, the next item in the auction is also related to the dragon race, and Jiu Jiu can guarantee its authenticity."

After a slight pause, everyone held their breath, not daring to miss what Xu Jiujiu was about to say. Xu Jiujiu continued, "This item is definitely related to a pure-blooded true dragon."

After a long period of gestures, the soul guidance screen changed, and a huge crimson crystal appeared on the screen, as tall as two people. Inside the crimson crystal...

It was a huge egg, as tall as a person, deep red in color, and seemingly flowing with solid flames.

"!!!"

Whether or not they had prior knowledge of the news, everyone present was deeply shocked.

Because of the VIP room, the auctioneer cannot interact with the auction participants in real time.

But at that moment, Xu Jiujiu answered the question everyone had been wondering about: "That's right, this is a dragon egg, and a living dragon egg!"

Upon hearing this, the VIPs in each VIP room, regardless of their status, were greatly shocked. At the same time, they understood why this item was qualified to be placed last as the grand finale.

A living dragon egg! This is something that only exists in legends. The dragon race is extinct, but the legacy left by the dragon race has benefited every generation of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent.

Huo Yuhao even knew that it was because of the fall of the Dragon God that soul beasts and soul masters appeared on Douluo Star.

Most of the dragons perished along with the Dragon God. The dragons that remain in the Douluo Continent today are either of impure bloodlines or are the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, ​​who exists to protect the Silver Dragon King.

The appearance of this dragon egg made Huo Yuhao understand something and answered the question that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had raised earlier.

Why can a soul bone that is a hundred years old be preserved until now?

After the dragon egg appeared, there is probably only one explanation for this problem: the Dragon Realm, or the Dragon Tomb.

The tomb where the entire dragon race is buried is also the place where the dragon race's last strength is preserved.

The previous external soul bone and this dragon egg probably both came from there.

As for why it leaked out, there are too many explanations: unstable space, the influence of luck, or other reasons. Huo Yuhao didn't need to dwell on it at this moment.

However, compared to the external soul bone and the dragon egg, the most valuable information is actually being hidden.

That is, the origin of these two items, the continent hidden overseas, and the dragon tomb hidden on that continent.

Compared to that dragon tomb, even the so-called treasure trove of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is nothing.

With Huo Yuhao's current abilities, there is certainly no hope of getting his hands on the Dragon Tomb. However, the appearance of these two treasures has indeed pointed Huo Yuhao in a direction, a direction to explore someday in the future.

"Distinguished guests should all know the power and terror of the True Dragon. The Beast God, ranked first among the Ten Ferocious Beasts and the strongest existence among Soul Beasts, is the only True Dragon on the continent whose existence is known today."

"You may have some concerns about this, but you can rest assured."

"Although the Beast God is powerful, he has always adhered to his principles and will not easily leave the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Moreover, as you can all see, this dragon egg belongs to the fire dragon race, not the black dragon race of the Beast God's own race."

"We speculate that the crystal encasing this dragon egg is the key to ensuring its continued vitality."

"Even with the help of a Super Douluo, it was only with great difficulty that a small piece of its exterior was chipped off."

Beside this enormous crystal, there was a display stand, on which was a small, reddish-brown crystal, no bigger than a little finger.

"This crystal contains exceptionally stable and extremely powerful fire-attribute energy, but no matter what method we use, we cannot activate it."

"This is probably a secret technique of the Dragon Clan, but it is too ancient. Nowadays, there are no records of how to use it in the records of our Star Luo Empire."

"But this is a real dragon. If we can hatch it, even if it's just a young dragon, its bloodline can be used to create a group of powerful fire-attribute soul masters, or even directly improve the bloodline and martial soul of the entire family."

The VIPs in each VIP room had burning eyes; they were no longer able to remain calm.

Even though there are many problems with what Xu Jiujiu said, he was right about one thing: a true dragon is a treasure from head to toe.

Even if such a large dragon egg cannot be hatched if it is well preserved, is it possible to use the egg liquid as a rare and precious material to add to the bloodline of the True Dragon Martial Soul to one's offspring and purify it to the extreme?

If it can hatch, wouldn't that be equivalent to a continuous dragon blood generator?

With proper care and a continuous supply of dragon blood, it is entirely possible to support the emergence of a Limit Douluo with the ultimate fire attribute and dragon characteristics in each generation!

It's no wonder that it was chosen as the final piece, as its value is indeed far greater than that of the previous Ice Dragon External Soul Bone.

"Alright, with such a precious treasure, there's no need for further words. That concludes the introduction. We now have thirty minutes for the exhibition."

"The auction will officially begin in thirty minutes!"

(End of this chapter)