Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

As night fell, the Starlight Auction House remained brightly lit.

The Starlight Grand Ceremony is a once-in-twenty-years event and can be considered the highest-level auction in the Douluo Continent. At this moment, bidders are arriving in droves from all directions of Star Luo City, and every now and then, one can see ornately decorated carriages passing through the VIP passage to enter the Starlight Auction House.

The Shrek team arrived slowly under the cover of night, attracting the attention of countless passersby.

With the round-robin tournament over and the Soul Master Competition more than halfway through, the faces of the Shrek Academy participants have already been deeply imprinted in the minds of the spectators and students from various academies. Moreover, their handsome men and beautiful women have naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Ling Bai is the center of attention wherever he goes, and some pretty girls with starry eyes dare to come up to him and ask for Yu Mengdi's autograph.

Under the instigation of Dai Yueheng, Xu Sanshi and others, Ling Bai couldn't refuse the fans, but he resolutely held firm to his bottom line and refused the rose hotel room cards that the beauties forced into his pocket, which was something that Ning Tian found somewhat gratifying.

From afar, they spotted Qingya standing before the golden gates of the Starlight Auction House. Dressed in a deep purple gown, she appeared even more gentle and charming under the night lights.

Upon seeing Shrek Academy and their group, Qingya quickly stepped forward to greet them: "Welcome, distinguished guests!"

"Auctioneer Qingya must have been waiting a long time."

Theoretical Soul Masters are good at capturing details. As the night grew cooler, Qingya was only wearing a purple dress. Wang Yan noticed her slightly trembling body and her ears that were red from the cold.

"As long as we can wait for Teacher Wang and all the Shrek geniuses to arrive, it will be an honor for Qingya no matter how long we wait."

Qingya smiled gently. After all, she was someone chosen by the Starlight Auction House to invite Shrek Academy. Her words made everyone feel very comfortable, and they followed her into the Starlight Auction House.

Shrek Academy holds a prestigious position, and the Star Luo Royal Family has specially arranged a top-tier VIP room for it.

"Wow--"

As soon as the door opened, the room was filled with golden light and an atmosphere of extravagance. Jiang Nannan, the only commoner, subconsciously exclaimed in surprise, then immediately covered her mouth with a blush.

Shrek's exclusive VIP room is about 200 square meters and is filled with precious wood, jade and all kinds of decorations that are obviously expensive. The decoration is extremely luxurious, yet it can be described as elegant.

In the center of the room stood a crimson sofa made from the fur of a ten-thousand-year-old Flame Lion King, while on a white jade table were fruits and drinks, specialties of the Star Luo Empire.

The Shrek Academy members took their seats, while Shadow Dragon Douluo Xie Qin remained hidden in Ning Tian's shadow, awaiting the opening of the Starlight Gala.

Ling Bai casually picked up a glass of freshly squeezed juice, took a sip and his eyes lit up immediately. Wow, the Star Luo Empire is indeed a southern country, the juice is so authentic.

Qingya walked to the smooth wall opposite the sofa and gently pressed it. A soft halo shimmered, and the wall gradually transformed into a huge soul-guided screen. She said gently:

"The Soul Guide screen will display the auction scene in real time. If you have any items you like, just say the price on the screen. Successful bids will be delivered to the VIP room immediately."

The Starlight Auction House is offering complimentary fruit and drinks. Please have something to eat before the auction begins.

"Thank you for your trouble. Please sit down and rest for a while," Wang Yan said.

Qingya didn't offer any further politeness, straightened her skirt, and sat down next to him.

A fragrant breeze wafted into his nostrils, and Wang Yan's face flushed red at a visible speed. He unconsciously shifted his position to make more space for Qingya.

Although he is in his thirties and not considered a young man, he is still unmarried and childless. Because he has devoted himself to the research of Soul Master theory, Wang Yan has never been in contact with a woman in his life. Now that a beautiful woman with mature charm is so close to him, he appears quite flustered and no longer has the confident look he had when arranging tactics.

Qingya picked out a bright yellow fruit, peeled it several times with her slender fingers to reveal the golden flesh, and gently handed it to Wang Yan: "Teacher Wang, please try it. The mango heart fruit from Tianhai City in the Star Luo Empire is very famous."

"Thanks."

Wang Yan took the mango fruit and ate it like a naive little boy, ignoring the strange look in Qing Ya's eyes as she looked at him.

Ling Bai was flanked by Ning Tian and Ma Xiaotao. Seeing this scene, Ma Xiaotao turned to Ling Bai and said resentfully, "I think if that woman laughs a few more times, Wang Yan will be completely bewitched. She's so pathetic!"

"Teacher Wang is not young anymore. It's good that he's settling down with Auctioneer Qingya." Ling Bai chuckled. "Besides, Auctioneer Qingya's mature charm is indeed very attractive. It's no wonder he lost his composure when a woman like that takes the initiative."

Shrek Academy is the top academy on the continent. In the previous life, its teachers were at least equivalent to senior teachers at Tsinghua and Peking Universities. For Qingya, an auctioneer, to be able to win over Wang Yan was considered a high achievement.

"Judging from this, you also like mature women?" Ling Bai's words were full of admiration, and Ma Xiaotao asked tentatively.

"I like pretty things."

Ling Bai swirled the pale blue liquid in his glass, the smile on his face making it hard to tell whether it was genuine or a joke.

Just then, the soul-guided screen emitted a soft golden light, attracting the attention of the Shrek Academy members. Beams of golden light emanated from every corner of the room, and a melodious voice rang out from the amplified soul-guided device:

"Welcome to the Starlight Auction House. I am Jiu Jiu, the auctioneer for this Starlight Gala. Today, we will be presenting nine precious items for your auction."

A young girl appeared on the soul guide screen. She had long golden hair cascading over her shoulders, clear and bright eyes, and red lips as beautiful as peach blossoms in March. Her fair skin was accentuated by a red dress and gauze, and she possessed an elegant demeanor and stunning beauty.

After finishing her opening remarks, Xu Jiujiu performed an elegant and complex bow to the distinguished guests. Upon seeing this, Dai Yueheng rubbed his chin and muttered to himself, "It looks like court etiquette. Is Auctioneer Jiujiu a member of the Star Luo royal family?"

good question!

Ling Bai was not far from Dai Yueheng. Upon hearing this, he glanced at him subtly. "You, the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, have never seen this princess who is about the same age as you?!"

While Dai Yueheng racked his brains to recall the Star Luo royal family, the others were already captivated by the number one lot of the Starlight Gala. He held a pale purple, oval-shaped piece of metal, chrysanthemum-like in color, and dutifully introduced it:

"Level 8 Soul Guidance Device Aura Barrier, produced by Mingde Hall, with the skill Concealment. It can conceal the scent, soul power fluctuations, and all other auras within a 50-meter radius around the user. Title Douluo or a mental soul master of level 70 or above can break the concealment effect with their mental power."

"Level eight right off the bat?" Huo Yuhao's eyes widened.

Although he was born into the Soul Guidance Department and his teacher was the eighth-level Soul Guidance Master Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao had never seen a real eighth-level Soul Guidance Device. Ning Tian's seventh-level rechargeable Soul Guidance Shield already made him drool with envy.

Huo Yuhao was not the only one who was shocked. The three main members of the inner court, who were well-versed in the world, also showed surprise. It was not that they had never seen a level 8 soul tool in the auctions they had attended, but it was extremely rare and usually appeared as the grand finale.

The first item auctioned at the Starlight Grand Ceremony was a top-tier level eight soul tool, crafted by a high-level soul tool master from Mingde Hall. It's easy to imagine that the Starlight Auction House is going all out today.

The light and shadow soul tool displayed its aura barrier in 360 degrees, and after a long while, it smiled and said:

"The Aura Barrier does not belong to the three major categories of soul tools: melee, ranged, and fixed-position. It is a support soul tool with a clearly defined function, similar to a support-type soul master among humans. Although support-type soul masters have no combat power, the huge boost they provide to soul masters cannot be ignored, and the same is true for support-type soul tools."

With the Aura Barrier Concealment skill, hunting soul beasts in the Soul Beast Forest will be much safer. Produced by Mingde Hall, its quality is guaranteed. The starting price is two million gold soul coins, with each bid increasing by at least ten thousand gold soul coins. Everyone has five minutes to view the auction before the auction officially begins.

The soul guidance screen remained on the level eight soul guidance device's aura barrier, and people in the various VIP rooms began to exchange ideas. Considering the safety of the students, the soul master academy members were all eager to try.

In the VIP room of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Elder Ma slammed his hand on the table with a loud bang, his old face trembling with anger as he said:

"In recent years, Mingde Hall soul tools have appeared more and more frequently in the three major empires of Douluo Continent!"

"After the Soul Master Competition, I will definitely report to Dean Mingjing Hongchen to find out which bastard colluded with the Mingde Hall Soul Masters to smuggle high-level Soul Tools into the Douluo Three Kingdoms!"

"Calm down, calm down..."

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen leaned back on the sofa with nonchalant expressions. In their view, as long as the Douluo Continent did not have a level nine fixed-position soul guide cannon, there would be no big problem.

Shrek Academy was also discussing the matter. Wang Yan possessed Shrek Academy's credentials, and the academy's higher-ups had instructed them to purchase some auction items that would be of significant benefit to the academy, as appropriate.

"The Mingde Hall's level-eight soul tool is priceless and unavailable; I think we should buy it," He Caitou suggested first.

I second that.

"Add one!"

"Me too!"

Others agreed.

Ning Tian leaned closer to Ling Bai and whispered, "Brother Bai, the aura barrier is quite effective. Shall we buy it?"

Don't buy it!

Ling Baihu's body trembled.

Yao Huizhihua had emptied his savings of 60 million, so he planned to sell the aura barrier to recoup his losses. It was just a matter of transferring money from one pocket to another; what difference did it make?

"The concealment range is fifty meters. The range of a powerful ten-thousand-year-old soul beast's innate soul skill is much larger than fifty meters. There is no need to spend money to buy an aura barrier."

Ling Bai started nitpicking, trying her best to dissuade Ning Tian from his extravagant shopping spree.

"it is good."

Ning Tian nodded in agreement with Ling Bai. The aura barrier was the first item to be auctioned, and there must be more suitable treasures among the remaining eight.

The auction began, and the numbers on the screen kept changing: two million, two and a half million, three million, four million...

The bidding price for the aura barrier instantly doubled, but after breaking through the high price of four million, the increase gradually slowed down, as this was already the limit price for the aura barrier.

Wang Yan finally made his move, successfully bringing the level-eight soul tool aura barrier back to Shrek Academy at an auction price of 4.38 million gold soul coins.

The Shrek Academy members were happy, and Ling Bai was even happier. Xu Jiujiu had said that there would be no handling fee this time, and all 4.38 million gold soul coins would be his, filling his little treasury again!

The second item up for auction was a complete set of Level 6 fixed-equipment soul-guided cannon shells, with a starting price of 650,000. No one outside was interested, but Wang Yan, representing Shrek Academy, and Ning Tian, ​​representing the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, engaged in an internal bidding war. In the end, under Ning Tian's extravagant and generous offensive, Wang Yan was defeated with a wry smile.

Shrek Academy earns 80% of its revenue from taxes, while the profits from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's Linglong Pavilion, which resells rare metals and soul tools, are terrifyingly high. In addition, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has businesses all over the continent, and its annual profits are equivalent to Shrek Academy's hard-earned money in ten years.

Ning Tian was determined to have it, so Shrek Academy had no choice but to give it up.

The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth items were a ten-thousand-year-old left leg soul bone, a living ten-thousand-year-old marine soul beast, the Spirit Tide Turtle, an eighth-level melee soul tool, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, and a piece of rare metal.

Wang Yanjing observed the situation, Dai Yueheng paid for the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade himself, and Ning Tian took away the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, the Spirit Tide Turtle.

The Spirit Tide Turtle lives in the deep sea, is rare and gentle, and has an extremely beautiful shell. She plans to build a pond in the back garden of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to keep this ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Tide Turtle as a pet.

After a long while, the beautiful figure appeared on the Soul Guidance Screen for the seventh time, smiling and saying, "The next three items are the highlights of the Starlight Gala. The seventh item is a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Bone. Please take a look, distinguished guests."

With a flash of light and shadow, a soul bone, magnified many times over, appeared on the soul guidance screen.

This is a very complete right arm soul bone, with a brilliant gold color throughout. The arm bone and fingertips look just like a golden gem. Compared to this, the ten-thousand-year-old left leg soul bone that appeared before pales in comparison. The two are clearly not in the same league.

A liquid-like golden halo flowed over the soul bone, emitting a faint golden mist that rose and drifted, eventually coalescing into a golden soul beast.

The soul beast had a very peculiar appearance. Its body was like a horse, its head was like a dragon, and it had a pair of dragon wings on its back. Golden dragon scales extended from its forehead to the back of its neck and spine. A light golden rhombus-shaped gem was inlaid on its forehead, which shone with a dazzling light.

"Celestial Dragon Horse!"

Ling Bai, Bei Bei, and Wang Dong all spoke in unison.

The usually refined and easygoing Beibei stared intently at the Heavenly Dragon Horse formed from golden mist, a look of infatuation flashing in her eyes:

"The Celestial Dragon Horse is a descendant of the Holy Light Dragon. Don't be fooled by its horse form; it possesses the pure bloodline of the Holy Light Dragon. Like most top-tier soul beasts, the Celestial Dragon Horse has an extremely poor reproductive capacity. This Celestial Dragon Horse, with its dragon scales and wings, is at least 50,000 years old. It's so beautiful, absolutely stunning!"

Beibei could hardly contain his excitement. The awakening of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex's Light Sacred Dragon required breaking through to the seventh ring of Soul Saint to be complete. If he absorbed this Heavenly Dragon Horse Soul Bone containing the bloodline of the Light Sacred Dragon, Beibei dared to guarantee that he would immediately awaken into the Light Sacred Dragon!

Wang Dong is a Light-type Soul Master, and the Heavenly Dragon Horse, as a top-tier Light-attribute Soul Beast, is naturally suitable for the Goddess of Light Butterfly. The Golden Light of the Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Earth Dragon King is the left arm bone, which he can absorb from the Heavenly Dragon Horse's right arm bone.

"This soul bone..."

When Ling Bai entered the Star Luo Treasure Vault to retrieve the Essence of Profound Fire, he personally saw the Heavenly Dragon Horse Soul Bone. This was not the 50,000-year-old soul bone that Bei Bei had speculated about, but a 90,000-year-old soul bone!

"Ninety thousand years, the Holy Dragon of Light..."

Ling Bai sensed the ten-thousand-year-old soul bone aura of the Blazing Bone Dragon Vulture in his right arm and seemed to be deep in thought.

P.S.: Happy Lantern Festival everyone! (End of Chapter)