I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

After some introductions, Qingya led everyone to a lounge filled with all sorts of expensive luxury items—the kind of room that's clearly reserved for the wealthy.

This is a room of approximately two hundred square meters. The interior is decorated with extreme luxury. Precious woods, jade, and various expensive decorative items are used. The decor exudes extravagance, yet there's a strange feeling that compels you to acknowledge its elegance.

Room number seven in Auction Hall No. 1 of the Starlight Grand Auction House was decorated in the most luxurious way.

The room was rectangular, with one long wall entirely crystal clear and white. That wall was the only one without any decoration.

The large sofa was made of an unknown animal hide, with exceptionally soft white fur. Sitting on it, one felt a sense of comfort that seemed to sink into it, yet it also provided excellent support.

The sofa can comfortably seat at least twenty people, and various drinks, wines, and food are laid out on the jade table.

In the middle of the room was a wall that resembled a large electronic screen from Xu Xingyu's previous life.

According to Qingya's explanation, it was a light-guiding screen specially commissioned by the Starlight Auction House from the Sun Moon Empire. It could transmit images through a special method. Its core magic array was not activated by soul power, but rather by a type of ore from the Sun Moon Empire.

This is part of the auction's efforts to protect the privacy of each buyer, by providing each invited faction with its own private room.

After everyone had found a seat, Qingya used the light guide screen to explain the various rules of the auction and how to make payments.

After that, everyone found a comfortable seat on the sofa, ate the food and drinks provided by the auction house, and waited for the auction to begin.

During this time, everyone did their own thing—some chatted, some practiced their spiritual cultivation, and so on.

Wang Yan then discussed with the auctioneer named Qingya the complicated matters of expanding Starlight Auction House's business in Shrek City.

Soon the light guide screen began to move, which meant that the auction was about to officially begin.

The golden light on the Soul Guidance Screen gradually faded, and a melodious voice rang out, "Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House's premier auction. Today, we will be presenting nine precious items for your enjoyment. The items will be displayed in ascending order of value. We hope you will enjoy them."

The Soul Guidance Screen became clear again, and the previous platform was now covered with a light white layer. In the center of the platform stood a girl wearing a red dress.

The girl appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, her beauty comparable to Jiang Nannan's. Moreover, being a few years older than Jiang Nannan, she had an exceptionally well-developed figure. A red gauze dress accentuated her fair skin, giving her a perfect appearance. Strangely, there was no auction platform on the platform she was on.

This girl was none other than Xu Jiujiu, the other fiancée whom Xu Xingyu was somewhat unsure how to deal with, and also a princess of the Star Luo Empire.

As Xu Jiujiu appeared, Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan, who were sitting next to Xu Xingyu, and Xu Yanxue, who was sitting in front of him, all frowned.

They were aware of Xu Jiujiu as a competitor, especially Jiang Nannan, since the two had met before when dealing with the soul beast embryo incident.

However, they never expected that the other party, as a princess of a country, would be willing to be an auctioneer. Moreover, judging from her attire, she should be a so-called gold-level auctioneer, the top auctioneer in the Star Luo Empire!

Xu Xingyu wasn't too surprised to see Xu Jiujiu here, not only because Xu Jiujiu appeared as an auctioneer in the original work, but also because the two had mentioned it in a previous conversation.

Although Xu Xingyu was a little confused about how to handle her relationship with Xu Jiujiu, she still admired her abilities.

After all, this princess is not just a pretty face for Xingluo to marry off. She not only helps manage the financial affairs of the Xingluo Empire, but is also granted certain military power by the current emperor.

Indeed, to a certain extent, she was given military power mainly to limit the White Tiger clan, the old royal family. However, if she herself did not have a certain talent in this area, she would not have been given military power.

It can be said that, in terms of management skills and interpersonal skills alone, Xu Jiujiu is probably the most outstanding woman Xu Xingyu knows.

Why force such an outstanding woman to marry Xu Xingyu through her own family? Even the royal family's ruthlessness has its limits, right?

Xu Xingyu originally thought that after the White Tiger family lost its imperial power, the royal family of Xingluo would not have to kill all the brothers who were vying for the throne, just like in Wannian.

In reality, the Xu family, which is essentially the current royal family, is not as powerful and ruthless as the White Tiger clan. However, they are still royalty, and as long as it is for the benefit of their country, it doesn't matter if they marry off a capable princess.

Just then, a voice from Xu Jiujiu came from the light guide screen: "Greetings, distinguished guests. I am Jiujiu, today's auctioneer. It is my honor to host this top-level auction. Your time is precious, so our auction will now begin. Now, please take a look at today's first item."

As she spoke, she smiled sweetly and performed a complex yet very elegant curtsy, gesturing with her right hand. Instantly, the scene shifted, and an item was displayed on the soul-guided screen covering the entire wall.

It was a sharp blade, four feet six inches long, with a full inch at its widest point on the back. It was shaped like a horse-chopping saber, with a slight skeletal shape extending from the hilt to the guard. The guard was a crystal-yellow tiger-head design.

According to Xu Jiujiu on the screen, this sword is called the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Sword, and it is an eighth-level close-range soul tool.

Its material is extremely precious. During its production, a piece of right arm bone produced by a ten-thousand-year-old Tyrant Tiger Soul Beast was used, which gave it a solidified soul bone skill, Tyrant Blade Slash, which has the ability to simultaneously increase the attack power of similar soul skills by 50%.

Overall, it is an excellent soul tool. Although the quality of the soul bone is not very high, the quality of the soul tool made in this way far surpasses that of close-range soul tools of the same level.

If one is to use it, then one must have at least the strength of a Soul Saint; otherwise, it is very likely that the Soul Tool cannot be activated.

In Xu Xingyu's knowledge, the only soul tools that could be of higher quality than the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade were those produced by the Spirit Pagoda and the Mingde Hall.

Ultimately, Dai Yueheng won the bid for the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade with a price of 1.56 million gold soul coins.