boyutpedia Chapter 68 Arrival at the Star Luo City Auction House
Chapter 68 Arrival at the Star Luo City Auction House
The full-speed flight of a Title Douluo is indeed far beyond what ordinary transportation or the flight of a Soul Master can achieve. Ling Ya transformed into his true form as an Ice Feather Eagle, carrying Dai Youheng, like an ice-blue meteor streaking across the sky. In just one day, he arrived at the capital of the Star Luo Empire, the magnificent and prosperous Star Luo City, from the outskirts of the distant far north.
Thinking back to when Dai Youheng first arrived in this world, it took him more than a month to walk from the far north to Star Luo City. The contrast is stark; the convenience brought by strength is worlds apart.
In a remote mountain forest ten miles from Xingluo City, the giant eagle slowly descended.
Dai Youheng leaped lightly off the eagle's back, and Ling Ya also deactivated his Martial Soul True Form, reverting to human form, and stood respectfully to the side.
"Lingya," Dai Youheng instructed, "After entering the city, we will act separately. If it is not necessary, pretend that we do not know each other in public and do not need to greet me. Your task is to protect me in secret. Unless I encounter a danger that I cannot handle, you do not need to speak to me."
He paused slightly and added, "If there is indeed urgent information that needs to be communicated, the 'sound transmission' method can be used in public."
This is not some kind of peerless secret technique. Many major sects have similar techniques for using soul power. Dai Youheng's own cultivation methods are all-encompassing, so he naturally has none.
With Ling Ya's current cultivation level as a Title Douluo and his exquisite control over soul power, doing this is a piece of cake.
Dai Youheng needs Lingya to be hidden in the shadows for the time being, becoming a sharp blade concealed in the shadows, rather than a guard in the open.
At least during his time in Star Luo City, he was relatively safe. After all, he was the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke and a student of Shrek Academy. The Duke's forces and Shrek's teachers and fellow students were mostly gathered here at the moment, so who would dare to make a move against him?
"Understood, young master!" Ling Ya replied in a deep voice. Then, his figure flickered and disappeared into the shadows of the forest like a ghost, his aura completely concealed. A titled Douluo who intends to hide is extremely difficult to detect unless deliberately investigated by a powerhouse of the same level.
Dai Youheng straightened his robes before walking unhurriedly towards Xingluo City. After entering the city, he did not return to the Duke's Mansion or look for the Shrek Academy members, but instead headed straight for the main venue of the competition.
The timing was perfect. He arrived at the magnificent arena just in time for a Shrek Academy match.
Their opponent was a Soul Master Academy called Yunluo Academy, whose strength was quite average.
Because the casualties among the Shrek Academy's main team were far greater than in the original story, Shrek Academy faced an even tougher battle. Fortunately, BeiBei and the others were also quite strong, so they were not going to lose to an academy like YunLuo.
Dai Youheng glanced at it from afar at the edge of the venue and then stopped paying attention.
He knew he was lucky; he had arrived at the perfect time. According to the original story, Shrek Academy had participated in their first auction in Star Luo City after easily defeating Yunluo Academy, and at that auction was his primary target for this trip: the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife!
After Shrek Academy won decisively and left the stage, Dai Youheng did not linger. He turned and headed towards another part of the city, towards the Jubaoge Auction House.
On the other side, after the Shrek team finished their match, led by Zhou Yi, they walked through several bustling streets and stopped in front of a quaint building with a spire-shaped top.
The building itself wasn't particularly ostentatious; compared to some of the taller shops and restaurants around it, it was even somewhat understated. But above its main entrance hung a striking sign: a golden hammer supporting an auction table.
"We're here. This is the auction house," Beibei said in the group, sounding very familiar with the place. "The really good stuff, the rare treasures that are hard to find on the market, often only appear in places like this. Sanshi has brought me to places like this several times."
Judging from his demeanor, he is clearly a regular at these kinds of upscale places.
This is not surprising, as the Xuanming Sect, from which Xu Sanshi came, is one of the wealthiest sects on the continent, with its wealth accumulation even comparable to that of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, which is famous for its treasure appraisal.
If the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's way of making money is by appreciating treasures, then the Xuanming School's pillar is elixirs! The Xuan Shui Pill, which is famous throughout the continent, and the even more precious Xuanwu Golden Pill, are top-level cultivation resources that attract all kinds of forces and countless soul masters. The Xuanming School has accumulated a huge amount of wealth and a vast network of connections through these resources.
No wonder he used to bring Beibei here to spend money.
The team leader, Zhou Yi, brought everyone here not only to broaden the students' horizons, but also for another important purpose: to purchase and equip the team with soul tools.
The landscape of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is vastly different from previous years.
The most significant change is that pure Soul Master academies are becoming increasingly rare, with the vast majority of academies exploring the integration of Soul Master and Soul Master systems.
For many ordinary academies, the most practical approach is to diligently cultivate their own Soul Masters and then directly purchase ready-made Soul Tools for them. There's no need for Soul Masters to learn the complex crafting of Soul Tools; simply knowing how to operate and use them is enough to greatly enhance their combat power. Pure Soul Masters are gradually being phased out by the times.
Just like their opponent today, Yunluo Academy, if it weren't for the fact that its students' Soul Master levels were not low, their Soul Guidance Device equipment alone would have been enough to cause Shrek Academy a lot of trouble.
On the other hand, apart from Huo Yuhao and He Caitou from the Soul Guidance Department, almost none of the other students at Shrek Academy had any decent combat Soul Guidance Devices.
This kind of complacency and clinging to past glories is very dangerous.
Zhou Yi hoped to take this opportunity to make these proud children realize the value of soul tools and to replenish the team with some necessary equipment.
After passing through an underground passage and going down about twenty meters, the group arrived at the identity registration office.
Zhou Yi had already completed the relevant procedures. She distributed a numbered tag to each student, which served as their identification for participating in the auction later.
After receiving their number plates, the Shrek group was led to a relatively private box.
Shortly after they entered the private box, Dai Youheng also entered the auction hall. He also received a number plate, and then calmly found an inconspicuous seat in the back row of the hall.
Almost at the same time he sat down, Ling Ya, who had changed into a robe and deliberately concealed his aura, also entered the hall through another entrance like an ordinary bidder and sat down two or three seats away from Dai Youheng.
The two exchanged no glances, blending seamlessly into the crowd of people in the auction hall like complete strangers. A battle for the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and other treasures was about to unfold quietly in this seemingly peaceful auction hall.