Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 62 The Race Accelerates, the Struggle Comes to an End

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Soon, the final auction officially began, but the starting price for the True Dragon Egg alone had already reached an astronomical price of 100 million gold soul coins.

Moreover, this directly filters out some people who are hoping to get lucky and participate in the auction.

The subsequent bidding process mainly revolved around VIP Room 1, VIP Room 2, and VIP Room 3.

With the price soaring all the way up, it quickly reached the range of 150 million gold soul coins.

The price was already outrageous enough, so VIP Room No. 3 quickly stopped bidding and withdrew from the competition.

At this moment, in VIP Room No. 3 were Lang Ya and Yu Tao from the Body Sect. Although the Body Sect was known to the outside world as being both righteous and evil, acting domineeringly and ruthlessly, and doing things indiscriminately.

However, in reality, the people in the Body Sect are quite clear about what they and their sect need. Their strange behavior in the eyes of outsiders is simply because it is the most efficient way to do things.

Under Langya's spiritual influence, the maids and auctioneers who were originally responsible for receiving them in the VIP room were soon affected and controlled by him, and went to investigate who was the one who was able to bid for the fire dragon egg.

After several rounds of intense bidding between VIP Room One and VIP Room Two, the auction price was barely raised to 170 million.

However, the bid in VIP room number two quickly reached 200 million gold soul coins. At this point, the entire room fell silent, and no other forces bid against it.

Soon, with a decisive blow, the No. 2 VIP room, represented by the Sun Moon Empire, won the fire dragon egg.

Meanwhile, the forces in the other VIP rooms also used their various methods and channels to gather information about who had won the bid for the fire dragon egg in VIP room number two.

With the final item sold, this top-tier auction came to a successful conclusion.

Soon, everyone left the place through the hidden passages reserved in each VIP room.

However, after the Fire Dragon Egg left the Star Luo Royal Family's supervision and came into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire.

This meant that countless eyes were fixed on the group from the Sun Moon Empire, hoping to intercept them halfway and steal the Fire Dragon Egg.

Moreover, because of this fire dragon egg, a fierce power struggle that will sweep across the entire Douluo Continent is about to begin.

However, these things were no longer relevant to Huo Yuhao at this point.

Upon returning to the Star Emperor Hotel, Huo Yuhao immediately entered his spiritual sea to integrate the various new knowledge he had gathered through the Eye of Truth during the previous few days' competition.

The next morning, it was a sunny day, and Xingluo Square was packed with people.

At this time, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament had entered its second half, which was also the most anticipated moment.

Next up will be the round of 16 to 8, which is also an elimination tournament. Unlike the previous round-robin tournament, where teams would sometimes use tactics to hide their true strength, this is different.

Now all the participating teams will be giving it their all. After all, they have come this far, and no one wants to leave the competition just yet.

However, this lively atmosphere had little to do with Huo Yuhao, because he would not have the opportunity to participate in the battle against the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, the number one academy in the Douling Empire.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Shrek Academy sent out the following lineup this time.

Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, Gongyang Mo, Xixi, Chen Zifeng, Xu Sanshi, Beibei.

The Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, with its five Soul Kings, was undoubtedly in a crushing position against the Shrek Academy team led by the Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Emperor.

The round of 16 to 8 is divided into two formats: one day of team competition and one day of individual competition.

The first day's team competition is crucial, as all teams will field their strongest players to try and achieve the highest possible score.

If we can seize this opportunity...

If the opponent's key players suffer too many injuries in the team competition, then the chances of winning all the individual matches will be greatly increased.

Now that Ma Xiaotao's martial spirit has gradually transformed and fallen from the Evil Fire Phoenix, she naturally shows no mercy in every attack.

Even though the opposing Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy is a prestigious school with a long history, and this time they have even equipped themselves with an invincible shield as insurance.

However, even so, not long after the start of the competition, a major incident of casualties occurred due to an "accident".

The Level 5 Invincible Shield is said to be able to absolutely block any Soul Master's attack for three seconds if the level is below the Eighth Ring Soul Douluo level.

However, it only lasts for three seconds. Even in the Sun Moon Empire, where it originated, the production cost of the invincible shield is considered quite high.

As the ace academy of the Douling Empire, the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy can only equip each of its main students with one.

Facing a six-ring Soul Emperor with the cultivation of a five-ring Soul King, Gu Zhujian, the captain of the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, was subdued by Ma Xiaotao after only one exchange with Xuanming.

It's better to break one finger than to injure all five. While the other six members of Shrek Academy went to support Xu Sanshi, who was trapped in the enemy lines, Ma Xiaotao's battle with Guzhu Sword quickly came to an end.

The three-second invincibility provided by the invincibility shield was not enough to allow Gu Zhu Sword to escape Ma Xiaotao's attack.

He also became the first student to be severely injured by Ma Xiaotao, even brought to the brink of death.

The raging phoenix flames, mixed with the sinister energy within, were injected into the body of the Lone Bamboo Sword. Although the referee intervened in time to save him from the match, allowing a healing-type Soul Master to stabilize his injuries.

However, the phoenix flames that Ma Xiaotao had injected into his body were still ravaging the meridians of the Lone Bamboo Sword.

Even if he could miraculously preserve his cultivation with the full help of a healing-type Soul Master, it would probably take a long time for Gu Zhujian to fight against the injuries within his body and suppress the evil fire and hidden wounds that occasionally rise up.

After their captain was seriously injured, although the members of the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy still wanted to fight back, the referee, feeling sorry for them, still stepped in and announced the defeat of the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, given that the outcome was already decided.

After all, if they didn't intervene soon, the casualties caused by Ma Xiaotao would likely escalate. In just a short exchange, she had already crippled two people and seriously injured two others.

Given the current situation, it is clear that Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy has no hope in the subsequent individual competitions, and Shrek Academy has thus successfully advanced to the top eight.

However, Huo Yuhao, who was sitting in the audience, could see with his True Eye that, by analyzing the mental fluctuations in Ma Xiaotao's mind, he sensed that Ma Xiaotao was about to make a violent move.

It wasn't about achieving the tactical goals for the subsequent individual competition, but about preserving the honor of Shrek Academy.

It's likely that she's simply venting her frustrations on the students of the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy; the effects of her evil fire are becoming increasingly severe.

Afterwards, when they returned to the Star Emperor Hotel, Wang Yan questioned Ma Xiaotao, but Ma Xiaotao, now affected by the evil fire, wouldn't care about Wang Yan's tactical arrangements.

Looking into Ma Xiaotao's dark red eyes, Wang Yan ultimately dared not say anything more, only mentioning it briefly before hastily ending the conversation.

After all, Xuanzi, who was originally in charge of leading the team, has disappeared, and the strongest member of the team is Ma Xiaotao.

Even he, as a teacher, was no match for Ma Xiaotao, so he had no choice but to compromise with her.

However, if Ma Xiaotao is made to do this in every subsequent competition, it would be going too far.

While the so-called eternal glory of Shrek Academy might be a factor, it will certainly greatly influence the public's and other forces' perceptions of Shrek Academy.

Therefore, Wang Yan could only decide to send Ma Xiaotao to the field less often in future matches, in order to minimize her chances of taking action.

The subsequent quarterfinals did not put much pressure on Shrek Academy.

This time they were lucky; the academy they encountered wasn't very strong, and Shrek Academy advanced smoothly into the top four.

However, compared to the events currently in full swing in Xingluo City...

In a remote, lawless mountain range near the border of the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire, chaos reigned.

The light of soul tools, soul skills, and soul power flickered continuously in the dark night sky.

These attacks struck the soul-guided protective shield, creating golden ripples. Inside the shield, a team of fully armed soul-guided masters, equipped with various soul-guided devices, were filled with rage.

"Damn it, who leaked our information? Who are these cowardly bastards?"

This group of Soul Masters were all Level 8 Soul Masters.

At the very center of their group, an old man exuded an aura of cultivation that clearly indicated he had reached the level of a Title Douluo above level ninety.

Clearly, this group of people were Soul Masters from the Sun Moon Empire, and this old man was a Level 9 Soul Master.

At this moment, the old man glanced at the group of people who had come to intercept them, hidden in the darkness outside the soul guide shield and who, for some reason, had tacitly refrained from revealing their true martial soul forms. He then sneered.

"Hmph, just a bunch of cowards. Whoever they are, it seems we won't be able to leave without handing over something this time."

At this moment, a voice, aided by soul power, pierced through the soul guide shield from outside and reached the ears of the soul guide masters of the Sun Moon Empire.

"Hand over that item, and we'll let you go; otherwise, you'll die."

The old Soul Master looked at the rising sun in the distance, its faint light piercing the sky. The night was about to end, and they probably didn't have much time left to make a decision.

Judging from this, if we don't hand over something, the enemy who came this time probably won't care about concealing their true identity anymore.

The old Soul Master laughed heartily, "You want it? Then it's yours! Let's see who can snatch it!"

The golden soul-guided protective shield instantly crumbled, and then a tiny storage soul-guided device was thrown out by the old soul-guided master.

Just as the soul tool was thrown out, everyone who had been observing in the shadows moved, and the soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire scattered and fled in multiple directions.

The attention of the people who came to intercept them was now focused on this storage soul tool.

"Fire attribute aura, dragon-like aura."

"That's right, this is what we've been tracking all the way from Xingluo City."

"Damn it, this is ours!"

At this moment, the forces that came to intercept the people of the Sun Moon Empire split into dozens of groups and began to attack each other, all wanting to compete for this small storage soul tool.

But in an instant, a terrifying sense of soul power pressure made everyone hold their breath, and then the storage soul tool that had been thrown into the air disappeared without a trace.

"Super Douluo? How is that possible! Which faction is he?"

"Damn it, it must have been you who did this! I recognize you! Die!"

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Just as everyone was confused by the loss of their destination and venting their pent-up anger on others,

In a secluded, dense forest, Xuanzi channeled his soul power into the storage soul tool in his hand and opened it with his mental power.

Unexpectedly, this storage soul tool had no protection and was easily opened by him.

Then, in his anger, he even wanted to crush the level nine storage soul tool in his hand, but in the end, he couldn't bear to do it.

Because the storage soul tool actually only contained a large number of fire-attribute sub-dragon soul beast corpses, and apart from that, it seemed that some extremely special method had been used.

The aura emanating from these corpses was almost identical to that of a pure dragon. In addition, Xuanzi took out a small crimson crystal.

It was precisely because of the existence of this crystal, coupled with the aura of the dragon bloodline, that even his perception as a super Douluo was disturbed, leading him to believe that this was the item that the people of the Sun Moon Empire had bid for.

Thinking about it this way, the sequence of events becomes quite clear.

The group of Soul Masters they were all clinging to were just bait; the real person holding the Fire Dragon Egg was someone else.

It's likely that they only secretly left Star Luo City and the Star Luo Empire after all the forces coveting the Fire Dragon Egg had followed and tracked this group of Soul Masters away.

Five days had passed since the auction, and the soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire had greatly delayed their journey.

Trying to go back now to find the dragon egg would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

but

"Hmph, you think you can escape this time? Mingde Hall, just you wait!"

Immediately, Xuanzi's figure disappeared into the forest.

The dispute sparked by the dragon egg has temporarily come to an end, but this is only the beginning.

(End of this chapter)