Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 61 Undercurrents

Xu Jiujiu did not continue the introduction, but let the people participating in the auction imagine on their own.

If one could obtain this fire-attribute true dragon egg, it would bring immeasurable benefits to one's own power.

At this moment, no one spoke. Everyone participating in the auction fell silent. In the VIP room, only the sound of everyone's breathing gradually increased.

"After a 30-minute break and viewing period, our final auction will officially begin. This auction allows participants to exchange funds by way of collateral."

"Our auction house will evaluate the collateral at market value, but we will deduct a 20% handling fee after converting it into monetary value. This is an opportunity not to be missed, and we hope that all our distinguished guests will seize this unprecedented opportunity."

Then, Xu Jiujiu's figure disappeared from the Soul Guidance Screen, leaving only the crimson crystal that was being displayed in all directions, and the dark red dragon egg wrapped in the crystal.

Meanwhile, in VIP Room No. 7, where the Shrek Academy students were, Xuanzi's old eyes, which had been full of drunkenness, were now filled with shock.

Even the chicken leg he was eating no longer tasted good: "A real dragon egg, a real dragon egg! I didn't expect this to be the final item in this auction!"

"Has the Star Luo royal family gone mad? How could they put something of this caliber up for auction?"

He didn't sense the life force of the fire-attribute true dragon at first. Clearly, the Star Luo Empire's royal family must have used some means to broadcast the situation of the true dragon egg.

The true dragon egg is definitely not in this auction house; it is probably hidden somewhere in Star Luo City, and its presence is currently being concealed.

For Shrek Academy, the 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone are coveted by all soul masters.

For the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, who were at the top of Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, this was not unusual; in fact, it was almost standard practice.

While it cannot be guaranteed that every core elder of Shrek Academy will be equipped with a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone.

However, in order to ensure that the glory of Shrek Academy will not be interrupted, each generation will have at least three people with a 100,000-year soul ring and a matching soul bone.

The 100,000-year-old soul bone will be passed down. Although it may be damaged due to battles or failed breakthroughs, it is not actually that rare in Shrek Academy.

However, true dragons are different. As Xu Jiujiu just said, the only confirmed pure-blooded true dragon in the entire Douluo Continent is the Beast God Di Tian.

Because the academy is located next to the Star Dou Great Forest, and given their years of experience hunting souls, Shrek Academy is actually very aware of this, even though they live a secluded life.

However, besides the Beast God Di Tian, ​​there is also a dragon beast with considerable cultivation in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

Moreover, the true form of that dragon beast has been confirmed; it is the ninth-ranked beast and the king of the Hell Dragon Clan.

Although the Hell Dragon can be considered a true dragon, its actual status among dragons is similar to that of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.

It is a mutated bloodline outside of the nine direct lineages of the dragon clan, and its status is worlds apart from that of the nine direct lineages of the dragon clan.

Their so-called pure blood is more of a reversion to ancestral purity than a true direct descendant of the dragon race.

In reality, there are only nine direct descendants of the Dragon Clan: the nine major Dragon Clans descended from the direct bloodlines of the Time Dragon King, Mountain Dragon King, Fire Dragon King, Water Dragon King, Earth Dragon King, Wind Dragon King, Light Dragon King, Dark Dragon King, and Space Dragon King.

Besides the most widely known name, these dragon kings also have many other names, which will not be listed here.

Whether it's the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus or the Hellish Demon Dragon, these dragon species, although they are also called true dragons, are actually derived from these nine dragon clans either through mutation or hybridization.

In terms of strength and potential, they are far inferior to the dragons who were once commanded by the nine dragon kings. Therefore, they can only be called true dragons among the dragons, and cannot be called pure-blooded.

However, judging from the current situation, Xuanzi believes that what is sealed inside this crimson crystal is very likely the last remaining direct descendant of the Fire Dragon Clan, especially given how few Dragons remain in the world today.

Once this fire dragon hatches, its status and value will be unimaginable. It would be terrifying if such a thing were not in the hands of Shrek Academy.

Xuanzi's gaze was somewhat dim at this moment. He squinted his old eyes, gulped down a mouthful of wine from the gourd, and seemed to be thinking about something.

It's just a pity that I came out in such a hurry this time, and I probably won't have enough time to raise much money in just thirty minutes.

It's quite clear what Starlight Auction House's intentions are: they want to take this opportunity to fleece everyone who is interested in the dragon egg.

After all, even if you don't successfully bid on the item, you can't get a refund for something you've already exchanged.

With this inflow and outflow, a 20% profit is enough for Starlight Auction House to make a fortune.

After a long while, Xuanzi sighed and then disappeared.

Seeing this, Wang Yan was also filled with helplessness. He understood what Xuanzi meant; their Shrek Academy probably had no chance of participating in this competition.

After all, they had just spent a considerable amount of money to acquire an ancient ice dragon's external soul bone.

At this point, how could Shrek Academy possibly compete with those forces that had been waiting patiently and were even well-prepared?

Compared to the rest of the Shrek Academy members who were filled with helplessness and regret, Huo Yuhao didn't feel much at this moment. After all, neither the fire dragon nor the ice dragon were things that he couldn't touch right now.

Moreover, even if Shrek Academy manages to acquire both treasures at the same time, given his current status within Shrek Academy...

Even if Shrek Academy were to truly realize the value of these treasures, it certainly wouldn't be my turn.

Not to mention, with the previous evidence from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao is now basically certain that even if others manage to obtain these two auction items, they won't be able to fully utilize them in the short term.

This Ice Dragon external soul bone can be considered a high-end version of the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone from the original work.

Absorbing it would be extremely difficult; perhaps only by finding an ice-attribute herb to harmonize it could things proceed more smoothly.

And that true dragon egg goes without saying; it is extremely precious, and the fire dragon is also quite powerful.

However, the time and resources required for a fire dragon to grow cannot be accomplished in a year or two.

Huo Yuhao is now fairly certain that this fire dragon egg is the one that was originally supposed to be delivered to the last fire dragon king in the Dragon Horse Galaxy before the Ultimate Douluo era, 20,000 years later, but was lost due to the cosmic drift of the Dragon Tomb.

As a direct descendant of the dragon race, they were indeed powerful after they grew up.

However, even if the hatching is successful, the resources required for a pure-blooded dragon to grow are astronomical. If it cannot grow up, it will become a useless thing.

Moreover, getting her to hatch is not a simple matter. After all, in the original story, the Fire Dragon King Jialin was able to successfully hatch only by relying on the life force of countless dragon bloodlines on Tianlong Star.

At that time, there were already quite a few god-level powerhouses on Tianlong Star, while Douluo Star is still under the control of the God Realm.

How to gather so much high-level life force to hatch it is an extremely difficult task, unless one were to plunder the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest is crucial to the Silver Dragon King's recovery from his injuries. If anyone were to attempt to harm him, the Beast God Di Tian would certainly retaliate.

Although a fully grown pure-blooded true dragon lacks god-level strength due to the suppression of the Douluo Star plane's laws, its combat power, possessing the inheritance of the Dragon God, is likely unmatched on Douluo Star.

At this moment, in VIP Room Number One, Xu Jiujiu opened the door and stepped inside. He said to the young man sitting on the sofa with a smile on his face, "Brother, the target has taken the bait. They have started selling us soul tools in exchange for gold soul coins."

"Furthermore, after we suggested that the handling fee could be reduced to 10% if the soul tool was produced by Mingdetang, they did as we expected and sold us a considerable number of Mingdetang soul tools."

"Besides them, several other sects and forces that were interested in this also offered a lot of resources in exchange for money from us, but none of them were as generous as Mingde Hall."

The emperor of the Star Luo Empire nodded. "As expected, it seems that Mingde Hall and the others are truly determined to obtain this."

Xu Jiujiu smiled and said, "Yes, after all, besides the true dragon, the crystal encasing this dragon egg, as a high-energy product, is also very attractive to those soul masters."

The Star Luo Emperor shook his head: "They don't even consider that if it were really that easy to exploit, why would we have given it up so easily?"

"By the way, how is His Majesty Shattered Star Douluo?"

Xu Jiujiu gave a wry smile: "With the intervention of the Healing Immortal Douluo, the injuries have stabilized, but a complete recovery will probably take at least a year or two."

Upon hearing this, the Star Luo Emperor sighed. They had been overjoyed to have obtained the dragon egg.

However, despite numerous studies, no progress was made, and the crystal sealing the dragon egg prevented them from actually exploring its condition.

Therefore, they specially invited the Super Douluo, Shattered Star Douluo, from the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship.

This Shattered Star Douluo is exceptionally strong. As a level 95 Super Douluo, he is already a rare powerhouse in the Star Luo Empire.

Moreover, the Star Shattering Douluo's martial soul is very unique. It is a powerful mutated martial soul, and because there has never been a precedent for it, he calls it the Star Shattering Light.

In terms of the offensive capabilities of his martial soul alone, this Shattered Star Douluo is in no way inferior to a level 96 or even a level 97 Super Douluo.

Because his martial soul possesses an extremely rare spatial power, or rather, spatial destruction power, its pure destructive power is hard to match among all kinds of martial souls.

Moreover, this was against a dragon egg, an inanimate object that wouldn't resist. Logically speaking, even if it was slowly worn down, it should have been an easy task for this Shattered Star Douluo.

However, it turned out that the Star Luo Empire was overthinking things.

It only slightly affected the crystal itself; it was only when Shattered Star Douluo had just fully activated the Shattered Star Light that a small piece of the crystal was scraped off.

This was followed by a terrifying explosion, and the backlash from the fire element severely injured the Super Douluo.

If it weren't for the timely intervention and support of the Healer Douluo, the injuries would likely have been even more severe.

Despite paying such a high price, the tiny piece of crimson crystal they obtained had no way of being used.

However, the Star Luo Empire also speculated that the explosion that severely injured the Shattered Star Douluo might have been caused by the release of energy from this crystal.

It is precisely because the energy within has been consumed, leaving only an empty outer shell, that it cannot be utilized.

Of course, this conclusion is based on the fact that they dare not violently demolish it again, and they are not clear about the real facts.

However, it's likely that the people of the Star Luo Empire could never have imagined this.

The crimson crystal encasing the dragon egg is likely to possess even greater power than the Beast God Di Tian, ​​currently the strongest ferocious beast, could unleash in his normal state.

This crimson crystal is a divine-level creation, formed by a pure-blooded fire dragon of divine beast wielding its life's cultivation and life force to protect its unborn child.

For human soul masters on the Douluo Continent who haven't even reached the god level, trying to break through through brute force is simply wishful thinking.

Because of the previous lessons, the Star Luo Empire dared not keep the dragon egg in its national treasury any longer.

After all, although the crystal covering the dragon egg seems very stable, what if one day the real dragon inside hatches and breaks out of the shell?

When the crystal shatters, will it cause another terrifying explosion?

Given the enormous size of the crimson crystal, what a terrifying fate it would have if the energy hidden within it were to erupt.

It's better to sell these unusable dangerous goods as soon as possible so we can have peace of mind.

Moreover, this would both cause trouble for the Sun Moon Empire and replenish their own national treasury, offering many benefits. Why not do it?

Coming to his senses, Emperor Xingluo instructed Xu Jiujiu, "If nothing unexpected happens, they should be the ultimate winners."

"After the auction, I will allocate you 100 million gold soul coins. Three months later, you will issue the Mingde Hall Treasure Hunt mission to the Adventurers' Guild."

"I want you to muddy the waters of the Sun Moon Empire as much as possible, only in this way can we buy ourselves some more time."

After speaking, the Star Luo Emperor sighed. "I only hope that we can be prepared before that day comes."

All these arrangements can only be considered as a last resort, after all, the national strength of the Star Luo Empire is far inferior to that of the Sun Moon Empire.

It could even be said that, in the thousands of years since the end of the previous war, the gap in strength between the two sides has not only not narrowed, but has widened further.

Weak nations have no diplomacy; they can only hope to delay the progress of the Sun and Moon Empire through such petty tricks.

Xu Jiujiu understood the pressure weighing on Emperor Xingluo's heart, but she couldn't comfort him. After all, as members of the royal family, they were destined to share the nation's glory and its loss.

Being born in this era, and being a member of the royal family, might be considered a misfortune.

(End of this chapter)