Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 191 The mysterious girl Xue Qingci

[ps: Image of Xue Qingci]

As it turned out, Lin Yun was overthinking things.

With Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao around, Wang Yan didn't have any ideas at all, especially after being thoroughly criticized by Lin Yun during the meeting a couple of days ago, which further solidified Wang Yan's resolve to give up.

Anyway, I have two powerful backers who are sure to win this game. I only make a small salary each month, why should I risk my life?

Let the music play and the dancing continue!

After watching the battles for a day, Wang Yan returned to his room with a smile and began reading books about Soul Master theory.

As for the auction?

What auction? I'm not going there!

Ma Xiaotao, a genius disciple of the inner court, would definitely look down on soul tools. As for Lin Yun, apart from storage soul tools, Wang Yan had never seen him use any attack-type soul tools.

Well, both of these powerful figures look down on soul tools. If I were to suggest going to an auction to buy a soul tool to enhance my strength, wouldn't that just give these two more opportunities to criticize me?

Moreover, he voluntarily offered his face to the two of them to hit him.

Wang Yancai isn't that stupid.

Actually, Lin Yun wasn't really looking down on soul tools. If he had a suitable soul tool, such as the level eight close-combat soul tool Judgment Sword that Ma Rulong had been secretly hiding, Lin Yun would be happy to take it and play with it.

His soul power was sufficient for him to use the Sword of Judgment normally, and he would need at least a level seven soul tool to enhance his combat power.

Other soul tools are not as good as his own fists or soul skills; they are neither useful nor worth discarding, so it doesn't matter whether he uses them or not.

Of course, Lin Yun still had invincible shields. Of the eight invincible shields Ning Tian had left, Lin Yun took four of them. He and Xiao Xiao each had two. You can never have too many of these life-saving items.

It can only be said that Wang Yan still doesn't understand Lin Yun enough.

He's not some old-fashioned, traditional soul master.

Since Wang Yan had already set up the auction, Lin Yun had no choice but to go to the auction by himself. Fortunately, the Starlight Auction House had a fixed number of auction sessions each day, and there was only one auction tonight, which was the auction for the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade. Lin Yun didn't have to worry about not finding the right auction session.

If you really can't find it, it's okay. You can just contact the Starlight Auction House to buy it after the auction ends.

Because of the curse placed on it by that Title Douluo evil soul master, anyone who uses it will either die a violent death or fall into evil soul masterhood. Even if it were put up for auction, it would definitely fail to sell, as no one would compete for it.

Besides Electrolux, who else could see through the true nature of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade at a glance?

After verifying his assets at the Starlight Auction House, Lin Yun, wearing a mask provided by the auction house to conceal his identity, walked directly into the auction house.

The auction hadn't started yet, but there were already quite a few people sitting inside. Lin Yun casually found a corner to sit down, propped his head up with one hand, and closed his eyes to wait.

Beside Lin Yun, however, was a girl also wearing a mask, curiously observing him.

She arrived earlier than Lin Yun. After Lin Yun sat down next to her, she noticed him. The girl initially thought that Lin Yun had somehow found out her identity and was deliberately trying to get close to her. However, after Lin Yun sat down, he immediately closed his eyes to rest.

He didn't even glance at her.

That's what caught her attention.

The girl was very confident in her appearance. Even though she was wearing a mask to cover her face, her exquisite figure under her dress and the noble aura she exuded could not be concealed by a small mask.

If Lin Yun kept staring at her, it would definitely make her uncomfortable, but Lin Yun didn't even look at her, which instead aroused her rebellious mentality.

However, the more the girl looked at Lin Yun, the more she felt something was wrong.

This person...

Why does it look so familiar?

The girl looked left and right, and the sense of familiarity in her heart grew stronger, but she couldn't remember where she had seen Lin Yun before.

"Have you looked enough?" The girl's undisguised gaze made Lin Yun feel quite uncomfortable. He turned to look at the girl and asked in a calm tone.

"Ah!" Lin Yun's sudden exclamation startled the girl who was deep in thought.

A girl's exclamation suddenly rang out in the quiet auction hall, drawing the attention of many people around her. Noticing the gazes around her, the girl quickly covered her mouth and glared reproachfully at Lin Yun.

Seriously, just speak properly, why the sudden scare?

But in that one glance, the girl recognized Lin Yun's identity.

"You are... that person from Shrek Academy, the one who defeated the Heavenly Spirit Team in one move?" This time, the girl learned her lesson and didn't exclaim out loud, but asked in a low voice with a slightly excited tone.

Lin Yun tilted his head, his eyes filled with doubt.

Good grief, I'm not wearing Shrek Academy's uniform and I'm wearing a mask, how did you still recognize me?

The young girl is skilled in martial arts!

The reason why the girl recognized Lin Yun was quite simple. First, it was because of Lin Yun's signature golden hair and eyes. Second, it was because of the fear and submission she felt from her martial soul when she looked at Lin Yun.

Although her martial soul was inherited from her family, it mutated in her generation. From childhood to adulthood, she had never encountered a soul master who could suppress her martial soul, except for Lin Yun.

When Lin Yun made his move, the girl experienced the feeling of her martial soul being suppressed for the first time, which is why she was able to recognize Lin Yun.

The girl's heart began to race; the fear and panic made it difficult for her to breathe. But this did not diminish her admiration for Lin Yun. As a support-type Soul Master, she admired powerful Battle Soul Masters the most, and among all her peers, Lin Yun's combat strength was undoubtedly top-notch.

"Hello! I watched your previous matches. You are very strong, and I admire you very much!" The girl's silver-gray eyes sparkled brightly, shining like a starry sky in the dim lights of the auction house.

At this moment, Lin Yun also noticed her features. In addition to her extremely rare silver-gray eyes, her long hair was also silver-gray, just like her eyes, only a little lighter than the color of her eyes.

Thinking back on the people he had met in Douluo Continent, Lin Yun realized that this was the first time he had ever seen eyes and hair of this color. If he had really seen the girl in front of him, he couldn't possibly have no impression of such a rare eye and hair color.

"Who are you?" Lin Yun asked curiously.

"My name is Xue Qingci, and I'm also a participant in this competition~" Although Xue Qingci was wearing a mask, her bright eyes were curved into crescent moons. Even if Lin Yun couldn't see her whole face, he could imagine that the face under the mask was absolutely stunning.

Compared to her smile, even her sweet voice seemed less important.

Her voice is sweet, and her smile is even sweeter.

Lin Yun was slightly taken aback, then nodded and replied, "Lin Yun, a member of the Shrek Academy team."

"Lin Yun, is this your name?" Xue Qingci chattered away like a lively lark.

"Hmm," Lin Yun replied casually, but his mind began to wander.

Snow……

This surname is quite rare in the Douluo Continent. The most representative examples are the Heaven Dou Royal Family ten thousand years ago and the current Dou Ling Royal Family.

The Douling Royal Family is actually the royal family of Tiandou. However, because their strength was too weak, they were overthrown by their own countrymen and forced to split the Tiandou Empire into the Tianhun Empire and the Douling Empire. They then went to the Douling Empire to establish their own territory and live a secluded life.

After all, it's an avalanche... you have to understand it.

He might be pretending to be a playboy, but it's probably not far off the mark. It would be a miracle if this kind of scoundrel could manage an empire, especially compared to the Star Luo Empire next door, where the struggle for the throne is fierce and relentless. The Heaven Dou Empire is simply too weak.

If it weren't for the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire would probably have been gone long ago.

Up until the Douling Empire during the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era, the Xue family of the royal family remained consistently weak. In terms of combat strength, they were at the bottom of the four great empires, but when it came to internal strife and seizing power, they were truly experts among experts.

The internal war of Douluo Continent is a phantom god.

Aside from the Xue family, Lin Yun had never heard of any other families with the surname Xue. Moreover, the woman in front of him, who called herself Xue Qingci, exuded an air of nobility and was definitely a pampered young lady.

In terms of the temperament of a young lady from a wealthy family, which family can compare with a princess of a country?

Could this girl be a princess of the Douling Empire?

Thinking back to the original story, the Star Luo Empire had Princess Xu Jiujiu, and the Heavenly Soul Empire had Princess Vina, but the Douling Empire never mentioned the word "princess" from beginning to end. It is indeed a bit unreasonable to say that Douling has no princess.

Although it was just a guess, Lin Yun felt that his guess was pretty close to the truth.

It's just that Dou Ling is so weak that the other three great empires don't like to play with her, which is why this princess hasn't appeared at all from beginning to end, right?

As a result, the mysterious Princess Douling from the original story was encountered by him at this small auction.

Lin Yun's expression behind the mask gradually became strange.

"Why are you ignoring me?" Xue Qingci tugged at Lin Yun's sleeve, somewhat annoyed. She had just been rambling on and on, but Lin Yun had only responded with perfunctory "uh-huhs" and "yeahs".

When he looked up, he saw that Lin Yun's eyes were unfocused, as if he was thinking about something.

Xue Qingci immediately became somewhat displeased.

What, is chatting with this princess making you feel bad?

hum!

Yes, Lin Yun was right. The main reason was that the surname Xue was too iconic in Douluo Continent, and coupled with Xue Qingci's noble air, Lin Yun could easily guess her identity.

She was indeed the third princess of the Douling Empire, but she died not long after the events of the original story. The reason for her death was simple: someone didn't want her to live.

But that's all in the future.

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