The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

The middle-aged manager carefully examined the level-five invincible shield defensive soul tool, his face showing shock.

He couldn't find a single flaw in this level-five invincible shield. An invincible shield of such quality would definitely be highly sought after at an auction.

Even the sound became shrill.

"Distinguished guest, I will arrange it for you immediately. However, I cannot ascertain the quality of the secret soul bones in our inventory. We will refund any overpayment or charge any underpayment. What do you think?"

Price is not an issue.

Xu Zihuang nodded slightly.

The middle-aged manager's expression changed once again, and he quickly walked out of the VIP room.

The time interval between his departure and return was less than fifteen minutes. When he returned to the VIP room, he was followed by a maid carrying a tray with a sealed metal box on it.

The middle-aged steward personally opened the metal box, and a small soul bone appeared before everyone's eyes.

This was a leg bone, completely black as ink. However, the overflowing soul power fluctuations were even less than those of the two thousand-year-old soul bones in Xu Zihuang's hands.

"This is a left leg bone of the Secret Technique of Speed. If you kill one hundred of any kind of soul beast within half an hour, there's a ten percent chance of obtaining a Secret Technique Soul Bone by using a secret technique. However, this Secret Technique Soul Bone has limitations. The accompanying soul skill must be a basic amplification type. I believe you, esteemed guest, are already aware of this. This left leg bone of the Secret Technique of Speed ​​comes from a soul beast called the Shadow Wolf. As the name suggests, the accompanying soul skill is speed amplification, with an amplification effect of approximately twenty percent. This Shadow Wolf is a dark attribute soul beast, which happens to possess the fusion characteristic you requested."

Chapter 274 Evil Soul Master

The Secret Soul Bone was first developed by the Sun Moon Empire.

Because the soul beast resources in the Sun Moon Empire are far inferior to those in the original Douluo Continent, it is difficult to obtain high-quality soul bones.

The secret soul bone was created from this.

Having been exposed to this secret technique since childhood, Xu Zihuang has a very detailed understanding of the confidential information inside the soul bone.

Just as the middle-aged manager said, the quality of secret-method soul bones is far inferior to those obtained through normal hunting of soul beasts, even the most common thousand-year soul bones.

The soul skills attached to the arcane soul bone will only be amplification-type soul skills, namely, amplification of strength, attack, defense, speed, and soul power.

Such soul skills are all too common. Especially for soul masters who possess beast martial souls, many will choose to add such an amplifying soul skill that suits their martial soul when they get their first soul ring, in order to better bring out the advantages of their beast martial soul.

Normally, if a Soul Master's own Martial Soul is powerful, obtaining a hundred-year-level amplification Soul Skill will generally result in an amplification effect of around fifty percent.

Just like the first soul skill of the White Tiger Martial Soul of the Dai brothers, Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng, the White Tiger Protective Barrier can increase defense by 50%.

If a Soul Master's Martial Soul quality is slightly weaker, adding a hundred-year-level amplification Soul Skill will result in an amplification effect of around thirty percent.

Therefore, it is evident that the quality of this Secret Technique Speed ​​Left Leg Bone is indeed mediocre. Its accompanying soul skill effect is even inferior to a typical hundred-year soul skill.

Of course, this is also related to the cultivation level of the hundred soul beasts that were hunted.

The Sun Moon Empire has discovered a very accurate pattern: if all one hundred soul beasts hunted are at the tenth-year cultivation level, then the amplification effect of the obtained secret technique soul bones will be less than ten percent.

All of them are hundred-year-old soul beasts, and the amplification effect will reach at least 30%.

All of them are thousand-year-old soul beasts, so the amplification effect is at least fifty percent. In short, the higher the cultivation level of the soul beast hunted when using the Awakening Secret Technique, the better the amplification effect of the secret technique soul bone it drops.

As for the secret technique soul bone obtained by hunting one hundred ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, it has never appeared. This is because not just anyone has the ability to hunt soul beasts with a cultivation level of ten thousand years or more. Moreover, under normal circumstances, the probability of soul bones dropping from soul beasts of this level is higher than that of secret technique soul bones, so naturally no one would choose to do so.

However, the Mystic Soul type of Mystic Soul Bone is quite special. The Soul Skill attached to this type of Mystic Soul Bone amplifies Soul Power, and this amplification is permanent. The more the Soul Master's cultivation level increases, the better the Soul Power amplification effect becomes.

After all, the percentage increase in soul power is fixed, while a soul master's total soul power will gradually increase as their cultivation level improves.

However, correspondingly, the amplification effect of the Arcane Soul type of Arcane Soul Bone is much lower than that of other Arcane Soul Bones.

Even the soul bone obtained from hunting a hundred thousand-year-old soul beasts will not amplify the effect by more than ten percent.

In Xu Zihuang's past life memories, the secret technique soul left arm bone that Zhou Yi won in a bet with Mu Jin only increased soul power by five percent.

Overall, even among the mystical soul bones, the Mystical Speed ​​Left Leg Bone brought up by the middle-aged manager is only of mid-to-low level. What gives it more value is actually its fusion characteristic.

The middle-aged steward tentatively inquired, "Distinguished guest, are you satisfied with this soul bone?"

Xu Zihuang used his soul power to guide the soul bone into his palm and said calmly, "You can name your price."

"You flatter us, esteemed guest. Our Auction House is always fair and would never set prices arbitrarily. This Secret Technique Speed ​​Left Leg Bone was originally intended for auction, but since you have a need for it, let's set the price at the starting bid of 200,000 Gold Soul Coins. As for the Level 5 Invincible Shield you crafted, it's of excellent quality, and we're willing to purchase it for 400,000 Gold Soul Coins. What do you think?" The middle-aged manager revealed a fawning smile.

"can."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged manager immediately bent down and handed Xu Zihuang two purple-gold cards with a face value of 100,000 gold soul coins.

"If you plan to sell soul tools again in the future, please consider our Auction House. The price will definitely satisfy you."

Anyone who has climbed to this position without any connections is undoubtedly a shrewd and calculating individual. He didn't rush to win over Xu Zihuang; instead, he decided to first cultivate a good relationship with him. Some things, after all, require a gradual approach.

Seeing that the two had completed the transaction, Keke couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and smugly hummed.

"See? I didn't bring you to the wrong place. Shouldn't you thank me?"

"Then, to express my gratitude, I'll treat you to dinner later, Senior Keke," Xu Zihuang said with a slight smile. He also needed to find an opportunity to clarify things with Keke.

But Keke shook her head firmly.

"No, didn't we agree that I'd treat you tonight? We're rich now. Let's go, I'll show you around Mingdu some more."

Xu Zihuang had no choice but to follow. Perhaps, besides her own little schemes, Ke Ke also had the heartfelt desire to show him around Mingdu.

The middle-aged manager and maidservant beside them were very tactful and did not interrupt their conversation. The middle-aged manager even personally led the way for the two of them all the way to the main entrance of the Audu Auction House, watching them disappear from sight.

Because several rare metal veins are being continuously mined in the surrounding area, the sky over Mingdu is often gray and hazy, unlike the clear sky over Shrek City.

The wide streets were filled with dense crowds. Xu Zihuang quietly followed behind Keke, looking around at the capital city he hadn't seen for ten years.

His situation ten years ago was completely different from his situation now. And he firmly believes that another earth-shattering change will occur in the next decade.

A sliver of the setting sun slanted across the western horizon, bathing the entire capital in a sea of ​​rose gold. The towering metal buildings reflected a dazzling halo of light.

As dusk approached, the number of people on the streets did not decrease; instead, it became even more lively.

As they moved through the crowd, physical contact between the two was inevitable.

With her back pressed against Xu Zihuang's chest, Keke jerked back as if startled, her fair earlobes instantly turning pink. Lost in thought, a look of shyness and hesitation appeared in her eyes, but it quickly turned into decisiveness.

"Fine, I'll go all out today."

However, what she didn't know was that Xu Zihuang had seen all the changes in her emotions.

As night fell, Keke led Xu Zihuang to a secluded bar.

Xu Zihuang glanced at Keke and frowned.

"What's wrong? You're not telling me you've never been to a place like this before?" Perhaps because she felt a little guilty, Keke's reaction was noticeably overly strong. It could only be said that someone was getting impatient.

"Anyway, fifteen is considered an adult in mainland China. Today, I'll show you around and broaden your horizons."

"Senior Keke, this is indeed my first time in a place like this," Xu Zihuang replied, trying to decipher the emotions deep in Keke's eyes.

Although the bar wasn't large, it was bustling with noise. The moment Coco entered, she was enveloped in a thick, boisterous atmosphere that made her quite uncomfortable.

Despite her eloquent words, it was actually her first time visiting such a place.

Nevertheless, she braced herself and let the waiter lead them to a booth in the corner of the bar. The booth, separated by several wooden partitions, had two plush sofas and a low coffee table in the center.

It's much quieter here compared to other places.

Moreover, because it was in a corner, the lighting was dim, and the atmosphere was quite nice.

Xu Zihuang and Keke sat facing each other.

Coco pretended to be a regular customer and ordered the most expensive drink in the bar. Instantly, the waiter's attitude became much more attentive, and he quickly went to prepare it.

Xu Zihuang's gaze, however, was fixed on a booth in another corner, or more precisely, on a blonde girl sitting on the sofa in that booth.

The girl looked to be under twenty years old, dressed in a long, golden dress, with not a single inch of skin exposed on her delicate body. However, the skin on her exquisitely beautiful face was as white as snow, her nose was straight, and her slightly slender phoenix eyes gave her an aura of both majesty and holiness.

Her golden eyes were calm as still water, but Xu Zihuang could tell that she seemed to loathe the environment. Yet, for some reason, she forced herself to sit there. Moreover, even with Xu Zihuang's tangible yet intangible spiritual power, he couldn't discern her specific cultivation level.

This left him no choice but to take it seriously.

But what bothered him most was that he always felt a strange sense of familiarity when he saw those golden eyes.

As Xu Zihuang's gaze fell upon the blonde girl, she seemed to sense something and turned around to meet Xu Zihuang's eyes.

This eye contact intensified Xu Zihuang's feelings even more.

"Is it pretty?" Ke Ke's voice, tinged with a hint of gritted teeth, rang in his ears. Xu Zihuang, snapping out of his daze, looked at Ke Ke opposite him.

Coco glanced at the blonde girl a few times, her eyes filled with frustration and defeat.

It's one thing to be inferior to Orange, but how come she can just walk into any bar and run into someone whose looks and charisma far surpass hers? It's making her a little insecure.

"Hmph! Sure enough, all men are the same."

Just then, the waiter came in. On the tray was a bottle of pink rosé wine, two glass glasses, and a bucket of ice.

The waiter assumed they were a young couple arguing and asked them awkwardly.

"Miss, your wine has arrived. Shall I open it for you now?"

Keke said irritably, "Go ahead."

The waiter naturally followed Keke's instructions and opened the wine. He placed two ice cubes in each of the two glasses, poured the wine over them just enough to cover the ice, placed them in front of the two of them, and then respectfully withdrew.

Xu Zihuang calmly took a sip of the cool, fragrant rose wine and answered Keke's earlier question with a smile.

"Senior Keke, it's human nature to like beautiful things. You can't stifle my nature, can you?"

Keke fell silent, because she sensed something else in Xu Zihuang's words. She, who usually seemed carefree, was unusually sensitive in certain situations.

She gulped down the rosé wine in her glass in one go.

A delicate rose scent accompanied the wine as it went down her throat, the aroma seemingly evaporating on its own. A warm sensation spread through her body, as if every pore on her skin had opened up.

A charming blush spread across her pretty face.

Then he kept drinking one cup after another.

Given her stubborn nature, she certainly wouldn't back down so easily. She did this on purpose to get drunk.

She knew that if she got drunk, she would always have a chance. She didn't believe that Yu Tianhuang would really abandon her.

Furthermore, a Soul Master can use their Soul Power to evaporate the alcohol in their body at any time if they wish, provided they remain conscious.

She can easily pretend to be serious later.

Then she'll be able to maneuver freely.

It must be admitted that scheming is an innate talent of girls. Even a naturally innocent girl like Keke is no exception.

The aloof blonde girl on the other side was also lost in thought.