Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 101 Hundred Thousand Years Rouge Dragon
Wu Xuan picked up a light pink fruit from the table and took a big bite. He looked as relaxed as he could be.

Xu Sanshi touched Wu Xuan's shoulder and said with a smile: "What's wrong, Wu Xuan? Don't you have any ideas at all?"

Wu Xuan shook his head and said, "No, I already have twin martial souls. Having another one would be a burden to me."

Ma Xiaotao overheard their conversation and smiled, "Xiao Xu, calm down. Junior Wu Xuan's idea is correct. You all know how many twin spirits have appeared across the continent. I can't even count them on one hand. Even in our academy, we haven't had twin spirits appear in at least four hundred years. And this time, four appeared at once."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both showed a hint of pride.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Qingya stood up quickly and gave Wang Yan a look for instructions.

Wang Yan nodded, and Qingya walked over and opened the door.

The door opened, and the first person to walk in was Princess Jiujiu, who was wearing a golden palace dress. And the young man following behind her was none other than the current Emperor of the Xingluo Empire, right?

Seeing them, Qingya was shocked and stepped back a few steps, kneeling on one knee to salute. The two maids even knelt on both knees.

Everyone at Shrek Academy had met the emperor before at Xingluo Square, but seeing him face to face at such close quarters was a bit of a shock. Only Dai Yuheng immediately jumped up from the sofa, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Emperor Xingluo raised his hand and gestured, "Stand up. This is the auction house. You are the guests and I am the host. No need to be polite. It is my duty to perform the duties of a good host. Yaoheng, your father is my eldest brother. You should call me uncle. Why are you being so formal?"

The teachers and students of Shrek Academy finally realized what was happening and stood up to salute. It was just a formality, a mere bow. After all, they were affiliated with Shrek Academy, and given Shrek Academy's lofty status on the continent, its dean was on par with an emperor. Excessive saluting was actually bad.

After Wang Yan bowed, he asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?" The emperor revealed that he was the backer of the Starlight Auction House as soon as he arrived, which really surprised him.

Emperor Xingluo smiled and said, "I came to see you. I've wanted to meet you, the top students of Shrek, for a long time. I've watched every one of your games. Although there was an accident with this year's Shrek regulars, I'm deeply impressed by the outstanding talents of your reserve team."

"Your Majesty, please take a seat." Wang Yan made a gesture of invitation.

Emperor Xingluo shook his head and said, "I won't sit down. As you can see, this grand finale is quite astonishing. I have to be here to watch over it to prevent anyone from making unwarranted advances. Speaking of which, I'm heartbroken to sell this treasure. But the empire has many financial needs, so I have no choice but to part with it. Besides coming to meet you, the chosen ones, I also want to give your academy a piece of news you can't refuse."

Upon hearing this, everyone in Shrek became interested and looked at the two of them.

Princess Jiujiu's wrist flashed silver, and a brand new map appeared in her hand. She smiled and said, "Dear Shrek's top students, do you still remember the Rouge Dragon's left arm bone you auctioned last time? To thank you for your support, our Starlight Auction House will definitely give this map, which records the cultivation of a Rouge Dragon with a history of 100,000 years, to your school."

"A hundred thousand year old rouge dragon?" Wu Xuan's eyes lit up.

"This..." Wang Yan and everyone at Shrek Academy were stunned. A lone 100,000-year-old spirit beast, to the elders of Shrek Academy, was a ready-made 100,000-year spirit ring and a top-grade 100,000-year-old spirit bone. The Star Luo Empire's offer was such a huge favor that Wang Yan didn't even dare to accept it outright.

Emperor Xingluo smiled at Wu Xuan standing beside him and said, "My Nation Protector Douluo told me that this child may possess a powerful wind-attributed martial spirit, the Ultimate Wind. The annihilation attribute is a major characteristic of the Ultimate Wind. As the saying goes, a sword is given to a hero. This soul beast is perfect for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will remember this kindness." Wu Xuan bowed and accepted it without refusing.

The Xingluo Emperor sighed and said, "It's a pity that you are not from my Xingluo. But the door of my Xingluo Empire is always open to you. Well, let's leave it at that for now. I still have to preside over the next major auction. This last item will probably fetch a sky-high price. It's not too late for you to leave after you witness the miracle." After saying that, the Emperor nodded slightly to everyone and turned to leave.

"Is it really given to our academy for free?" Xiao Xiao said in surprise as she looked at the map in Wu Xuan's hand.

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "No, to be precise, it was sent to Wu Xuan. His Majesty the Emperor is very well-informed."

As he spoke, his eyes swept across the students' faces. Everyone noticed the change in his eyes and immediately fell silent, no longer discussing the matter. After all, Qingya and two maids were still in the room.

Outside VIP Room No. 7, the Xingluo Emperor smiled calmly and muttered to himself, "I hope this child won't let me down in the future. I've sent out a signal of goodwill, but I wonder how Shrek will react. After this tournament, we'll immediately strengthen our ties with Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy's merchant groups will have their trade taxes halved in the empire."

"Yes. Brother, there is movement." Princess Jiujiu whispered.

Emperor Xingluo nodded slightly, but didn't ask. Instead, he turned and walked back to Auction Room No. 1, where he was. Princess Jiujiu followed him into the room. If you looked closely, you could see a small white earplug in her right ear, and she would occasionally pretend to listen.

After closing the door, the brother and sister were the only ones left in VIP Room No. 1.

"Say it." Emperor Xingluo signaled to Princess Jiujiu.

Princess Jiujiu said, "The target has taken the bait. They've started selling us soul guides in exchange for enough cash. After we proposed reducing the handling fee for all Mingdetang products to 10%, they negotiated and offered to sell us some of the Mingdetang soul guides. They're truly determined to get it!"

The Xingluo Emperor smiled faintly. "This is within my expectations. The great-grandson of the Mingde Hall Master is the most outstanding genius in the history of the Sun-Moon Empire. If they can achieve fusion with the embryo, it will surely be a powerful addition. How could they miss this opportunity? In terms of financial strength, Mingde Hall is undoubtedly the best in the continent. Once all Mingde Hall products are obtained, they will be immediately sent to the research institute."

"Yes." Princess Jiujiu's eyes flashed with a sly look as she said, "I hope they can slowly find that ninth-level soul instructor after they return. Hehe."

Emperor Xingluo said, "This plan is flawless. You'll start the countdown after the auction. Three months later, issue a mission to the Adventurer's Guild to seize the Mingde Hall treasure. The mission amount is 100 million gold soul coins. No matter how talented the Mingde Hall Master's great-grandson is, it will be impossible for him to attempt a fusion within at least ten years. And that's assuming they use the most precious medicine to increase his physical strength. Ten years is enough time for many variables to occur."

Princess Jiujiu chuckled and said, "Brother, I find that you are getting worse and worse."

The Xingluo Emperor's eyes dimmed. "If we have sufficient strength, why would I do this? According to our insider, Mingde Hall has made major breakthroughs in soul guide research. If we don't contain them, the Sun-Moon Empire will make a big move within ten years. But we are far from ready."

Princess Jiujiu consoled him, "Brother, this isn't your fault. You've worked very hard. It's just that when it comes to developing soul guides, we don't have the natural advantage of the resource-rich Sun-Moon Empire. Moreover, they've been researching for years, long before the Sun-Moon Continent collided with our Douluo Continent." The Xingluo Emperor waved his hand and said, "No excuse can change reality. We can only work hard for it. I'll be visiting Shrek Academy in person soon. If the Sun-Moon Empire really makes a big move, they'll be our only ally. How do the competing sects react?"

Princess Jiujiu said, "They all responded. Two of them showed clear interest and sold us quite a few good things. Conservatively, we estimate that our direct profit from this auction will exceed 50 million Gold Soul Coins. This amount can be used to buy a lot of goodies in the Sun-Moon Empire through our agents."

A cold light flashed in the eyes of Emperor Xingluo, "Try to make them create sparks."

"Ah."

Thirty minutes is long enough for a lot of people to handle a lot of things.

Without any thoughts in mind, everyone in Shrek Academy watched the final bidding battle with a sense of ease as outsiders.

The starting price of a 100,000-year soul beast embryo is as high as 100 million gold soul coins. Princess Jiujiu said that this starting price created history in the Starlight Auction House.

The subsequent bidding could only be described as brutal. At the beginning, there were actually three parties competing. The price continued to rise. Soon it reached 130 million gold soul coins. After reaching this number, the auction growth rate began to slow down. After all, a price of more than 100 million gold soul coins was definitely not something that ordinary forces could afford.

At this moment, the number suddenly changed, "One hundred and fifty million!" One party actually added as much as twenty million.

In VIP Room No. 2, a young man stood in front of the soul guide screen, clenching his fists, "Let's see who dares to fight me this time."

There were more than a dozen people sitting on the sofa behind him, and everyone had a different expression on their face. Some were envious, some were indifferent, some were jealous, some were dissatisfied, and so on.

Ma Lao frowned, "Xiao Hongchen, isn't it too much to raise the price? 20 million gold coins at a time, this..."

Xiao Hongchen shook his head and sneered: "It's just to scare them away from bidding. If you keep grinding slowly, the price will probably be higher."

Ma Rulong said in a deep voice: "Is it really worth spending so much money at once?"

Xiao Hongchen's emotions were now influenced by the 100,000-year soul beast embryo, and he had entered a special state of excitement. Without thinking, he said, "Of course it's worth it. I didn't spend any money from the academy. With this treasure, I can have twin martial souls or 100,000-year soul rings and soul bones. This is a completely rare opportunity, how can I let it go?"

Ma Rulong's expression suddenly became even uglier, but Old Ma glared at him and he didn't say anything else.

VIP Room No. 3.

"Bastard. Let me know who made this offer, and I'll kill him." The Qilin Arm, who was scared away by Old Xuan, roared angrily.

"I think we will know who this is. If we can't take this thing back to the young master, we must at least know where to snatch it back." Big Head sneered disdainfully.

As he spoke, the big-headed man narrowed his eyes slightly, and then the air in the entire VIP room suddenly twisted violently. It felt like a person seeing water-like ripples on a raging fire when he was in a trance. Everything in the room seemed to become unreal.

Each VIP room had an auctioneer and two maids to take care of reception. The three auctioneers were the first to be affected. They were shaking all over and soon their eyes became confused. They stood there motionless.

The big-headed man sat back on the sofa, waved to the woman who was also a black-level auctioneer, and said, "Come here."

The black-level auctioneer quickly stepped forward and stood in front of him blankly.

"Go out and find out the origin of the person who just offered 150 million gold soul coins."

"Yes." The black-level auctioneer actually agreed respectfully and turned away.

"Second brother, you're still the best. How about we just take control of the people at the auction house and steal the items?" the Kirin Arm whispered. A fierce gleam flashed in his eyes as he spoke, and a series of crackling sounds erupted from his sturdy right arm. Those weren't the sounds of bones, but rather the shifting air currents around his arm.

The big-headed man shook his head, "No. This Starlight Auction House is the background of the Xingluo Empire's royal family. And how can such a top auction be without support. I can feel at least four powerful auras here, and four Titled Douluo are here. Do you want to die? Unless the elders of the sect are here, we will not get anything good. Don't worry, this 100,000-year soul beast embryo is not so easy to absorb. What if they take it? As long as we find the right target, are you afraid that we can't get it back?"

Similar situations occurred in several VIP rooms at the same time, but their methods of obtaining information were different. With the unobtrusive cooperation of the Starlight Auction House, how could the identities of the people in VIP Room No. 2, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, remain a secret?
After all, the number of million gold soul coins stopped beating. This astronomical figure is quite terrifying for any force.

"As expected, they are all frightened by me." In the VIP room No. 2, Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly. He turned to Ma Lao and said, "Ma Lao, this treasure is absolutely a hot potato. The auction house must be able to guarantee our safety during the handover. After the transaction is completed, you should immediately take it back to our college and give it to my great-grandfather. As long as it enters Mingde Hall, I don't think anyone will dare to covet it."

Elder Ma nodded and said, "That's exactly what should happen. We should keep a low profile as much as possible. Items worth hundreds of millions are extremely rare in mainland history. I will return through Mingde Hall's secret channel in Xingluo City."

VIP Room One.

His Majesty Emperor Xingluo listened to the news coming one after another, and the smile on his face became more and more intense.

"One hundred and fifty million. Master Mingde. I hope you like this gift I gave you." After saying that, he stood up slowly, and the soul guidance screen in front of him cracked to both sides, revealing the figure of the emperor. He disappeared in that secret corridor.

The secret passage in each VIP room is opened separately to allow VIPs participating in the bidding in the VIP room to leave secretly. Shrek Academy is no exception.

The news of getting a 100,000-year-old rouge dragon was beyond Wu Xuan's expectations.

(End of this chapter)