Douluo Continent: Copying Ya Li, the Carefree King of the Sun and Moon

“The Carefree King…” Old Ma’s eyes narrowed instantly as he quickly glanced at Xu Yanli.

Strangely, there wasn't even an auction table on the platform she was standing on.

"Distinguished guests, I am your auctioneer today, Jiu Jiu. It is an honor to host this top-level auction. Everyone's time is precious, so let's not waste any more time. The auction will now officially begin. Next, please enjoy the first item." After saying this, she smiled sweetly, performed a complex and elegant curtsy, and gently raised her right hand in a gesture of invitation. In an instant, the scene changed, and the soul guidance screen on the wall immediately displayed an image of an item.

Everyone then realized why there was no auction stage; the items were being displayed directly using magnified images. A ten-meter-wide wall illuminated every detail of the objects clearly.

Qingya quickly introduced, "This distinguished guest has excellent taste. Auctioneer Jiujiu is the chief auctioneer of our Starlight Auction House, and also the only gold-level auctioneer. She only changes into her gold auction attire when there are items worth over 100 million gold coins. Moreover, you may not know this, but she is the youngest sister of the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire. However, she has specifically stated that in the auction house, she is just an auctioneer, so we dare not address her as Your Highness."

Xu Yanli chuckled lightly: "You have quite the leisure time."

The dignified princess of the empire personally serves as the auctioneer...

Xu Yanli frowned instantly, because the thing above really shouldn't belong here, or rather, shouldn't exist here.

Products of Mingdetang...

Xu Yanli's face darkened instantly: "Elder Ma, I hope Mingde Hall can explain this to us. Is an 8th-level soul tool still an offensive type?"

"This must be from the early days, not the current ones..."

"That would be best." Xu Yanli didn't care at all whether the auctioneer named Qingya was there or not.

Anyway, it's not a big deal. They already have all the people's things in their hands. Who is the traitor and who is the mole? Don't they know who is who?

Xu Yanli tapped the table again, signaling Huo Yuhao to begin the mental detection sharing.

The knife was purchased by Dai Yueheng, and a faint dark glint flashed in Xu Yanli's eyes.

Ah!

The ninth-level Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire are simply a bunch of...

However, although it is indeed related to national issues and the rampant activities of evil spirit masters...

They are practically the ninth-level soul masters of today, with almost no concept of country; they go wherever there is money.

Where can he earn a higher salary? That's where he'll work.

However, this is indeed related to the emperors of the Sun Moon Empire, who respected them when they were in use and discarded them like trash when they were no longer needed.

Some Soul Masters even became frustrated because they didn't have a team, and even had their funding cut off when research was at its most critical.

Some projects were even canceled outright because they didn't meet the expectations of those in higher positions...

Xu Yanli held my forehead. These situations all needed to be improved, but now, thanks to the existence of Xiaoyao Pavilion, these phenomena have improved a lot.

It can be said that all level nine Soul Masters above level nine are now loyal to the Free and Unfettered Pavilion!

After all, as long as Xiaoyao Pavilion is there, they can provide funds when they need them, materials when they need them, and Xiaoyao Pavilion will also purchase the products they develop. If it is a civilian soul tool, they will also share the profits with them.

If he developed this civilian soul tool, he would then have permanent access to his patent money.

All of this was proposed by Xu Yanli. Of course, the people in Xiaoyao Pavilion loved one of Xu Yanli's policies the most: reimbursement!

Of course, these things require a huge amount of capital to operate. However, for Xiaoyao Pavilion, this is nothing, since Xiaoyao Pavilion now almost monopolizes the sale of all soul tools.

After all, no other organization can guarantee quality like Xiaoyaoge, while also offering a correspondingly lower price.

Most importantly, Xiaoyao Pavilion's research and development capabilities for new things are also far ahead of others.

During this period, there were people who wanted to take action against Xiaoyao Pavilion, but those who did always died for no reason.

Xu Tianran took action, and the killers were from the Holy Spirit Cult.

He wasn't interested in anything that followed, since they weren't very important.

However, I still took some photos of a few old items for my collection.

Until the soul bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion appeared...

Xu Yanli slowly opened his eyes and looked at the big screen. This time, the soul bone was presented as the grand finale product.

Xu Yanli rubbed his hands together lightly, then quickly tapped the table three times.

Huo Yuhao's mental detection instantly spotted a group of men in black, wearing black masks, surging in from all directions and then rushing towards the storage room.

Shrek Academy saw that the soul bone had already stood up.

Xu Yanli stroked his chin. He had originally planned to let Shrek Academy take it away so that he could successfully cripple the girl with the Ice Staff Martial Soul, but then he thought it would be a waste.

Even if the soul bone is destroyed, can't the descendants still absorb it? What if they produce an Ultimate Ice Soul in the future?

In his current recollection, it seems that a character with the Snow Maiden as his martial soul appeared later in the original story.

Xu Yanli tapped the table lightly. To be honest, this soul bone is most suitable for Huo Yuhao, since it was snatched by the Body Sect, and Huo Yuhao is also the young sect master of the Body Sect.

Giving this soul bone to Huo Yuhao is the most uncontroversial choice, and only Huo Yuhao possesses the ultimate ice.

Xu Yanli listened silently as Shrek Academy raised the price again and again, and of course, Xu Yanli also participated in driving up the price.

Xu Yanli suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "Yuhao, come and sit next to me."

After Huo Yuhao sat down next to him, Xu Yanli gently placed his hand on his shoulder, and his soul power slowly entered his body to replenish the soul power that the other party had consumed.

With the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm as its core, the power bank isn't a major issue when it comes to mental energy.

However, the scope of this mental detection was indeed vast, practically encompassing the entire auction. If Huo Yuhao hadn't successfully awakened his Gold-level Martial Soul, it would have been impossible to do so.

"Oh no, oh no, Your Highness! Something has been stolen! And there's a trace of evil energy left behind..." A piercing voice came from the large screen.

Princess Jiujiu froze on the spot.

"What has been stolen?" Princess Jiujiu asked anxiously.

“All…” the staff member said, trembling, “all the guards have disappeared…”

Chapter 120 Demanding Compensation

"what?!"

Princess Jiujiu's voice suddenly rose to a high pitch, sharp and somewhat piercing. Her face, which bore a resemblance to Xu Yanli, instantly turned deathly pale.

The screen in Auction Hall No. 1 suddenly shook violently, and it was clear that the person in charge of filming was also so shocked by the news that their hands were trembling.

"All the auction items? All stolen?" Princess Jiu Jiu's voice trembled uncontrollably. "Where are the guards? Where are those three Title Douluos?!"

"It's gone...gone..." The staff member's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth. "There's just a very strong evil aura left at the scene. It looks like it was done by an evil spirit master."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire Starlight Auction House instantly turned extremely cold, as if the air itself had frozen.

In VIP room number three, Xu Yanli leaned lazily against the sofa, playing with a jade fan in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips.

His gaze fell on the Soul Guidance Screen, staring at Princess Jiujiu's panicked and bewildered appearance on the screen, a hint of amusement hidden in his eyes.

“Evil Soul Master.” He uttered these three words softly, his tone full of sarcasm. “You’ve got some nerve, daring to make a move on the territory of the Star Luo Royal Family.”

Xiao Hongchen sat beside him, his brows furrowed tightly, and couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, about those items we bid on..."

"What's the rush?" Xu Yanli gently interrupted him, slowly picking up the teacup on the table and taking a sip. "The item was lost at the auction house, not from our hands. If Starlight Auction House doesn't give us an explanation, then things will really get interesting."

He put down his teacup and glanced at the people in the private room.

Huo Yuhao kept his eyes closed, his mental detection at full power, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, showing that he was extremely exhausted.

Xu Yanli reached out and gently patted his shoulder, a warm and gentle soul force slowly flowing over to replenish his depleted spiritual energy.

"Yuhao, what's going on over there?"

Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes and replied in a low voice, "Teacher, the things were indeed stolen. A group of men in black sneaked in through the back door. They were incredibly fast, and they were gone in less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea. The three Title Douluo guarding the place were deliberately lured away."

"They lured them away?" Xu Yanli raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"Hmm." Huo Yuhao nodded. "A black-clad man with an extremely strong aura suddenly appeared at the front door. The three Title Douluos immediately chased after him, and the back door was suddenly empty, which allowed those people to slip through."

Xu Yanli's smile deepened, carrying a hint of meaning.

If they can't poison this old guy, they're really reliable.

What pleased him even more was that the whole thing was handled cleanly and efficiently, leaving not a single clue pointing to the Body Sect.

The title "evil soul master" is really easy to use.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door of VIP room number three, and a girl in a gold dress rushed in, her face pale and her voice trembling: "Your Highness, Prince Xiaoyao, Princess Jiujiu requests that you move to the council hall to discuss the matter of compensation."

Xu Yanli put down his teacup, stood up, straightened his robes, and appeared calm.

"Let's go."

He started walking out, but stopped abruptly at the door and turned back to look at Huo Yuhao: "Yuhao, come with me."

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and followed.

With Yue Zhengling and Long Xiaoyao flanking them from behind, the four of them walked through the long corridor toward the council hall deep inside the auction house.

The number of guards on both sides of the corridor was several times greater than when they first arrived. Each of them had a solemn expression and was on edge, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Xu Yanli walked at a leisurely pace, gently waving the jade fan in his hand, his expression as relaxed as if he were taking a stroll in his own backyard.

The council chamber was already quite full.

On Shrek Academy's side, Dai Yueheng sat in the head seat, his face ashen. Behind him stood Zhu Lu and several inner court disciples, creating a very oppressive atmosphere.

Yu Xuanye sat next to him, with a faint aura of fire emanating from her body, clearly indicating that she could not suppress the anger in her heart.

Representatives from the other colleges also arrived, each with a different expression: some were angry, some were gloating, and some were simply there to watch the drama unfold.

As soon as Xu Yanli entered the room, everyone's eyes fell on him, but he acted as if he didn't see them. He went straight to his seat, crossed his legs, and waved the jade fan in his hand idly.

"Where is Princess Jiujiu?" he asked casually.

As soon as she finished speaking, the side door of the council hall opened, and Princess Jiu Jiu walked in.

She had changed out of the gold auctioneer's gown and into an elegant palace dress. The panic on her face had mostly subsided, replaced by a feigned calm and composure.

As a member of the royal family, he did possess the composure to remain calm in the face of danger.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Princess Jiu Jiu said, taking her seat in the main seat and slowly scanning everyone present with her gaze, "Today's incident is a failure of Starlight Auction House. Starlight will fully compensate for all the lost items."

These words softened the expressions of many people present.

Dai Yueheng frowned and asked, "Princess Jiujiu, we can discuss the compensation later. What I want to know now is how those evil soul masters managed to sneak in? The security at the Starlight Auction House is known to be impregnable, with three Title Douluo in charge. How could they have let them slip through so easily?"

Princess Jiujiu was silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "Someone is secretly providing support."

"A backup?" Dai Yueheng's eyes sharpened instantly.