A letter?
To be read personally?
Qian Renxue had never imagined that Golden Crocodile Douluo, the oldest in terms of seniority within the Spirit Hall and much older than her own grandfather, would actually write a letter to her.
She took the envelope passed by Snake Lance Douluo, feeling its unique soul power, knowing indeed that it was from Golden Crocodile Douluo. She immediately opened the envelope, eager to see what was so important that it warranted a personal letter from him.
Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo discreetly stepped back two steps, to avoid accidentally seeing the contents of the letter.
When they saw Qian Renxue freeze in place for a minute without any movement after holding the letter, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo immediately felt the atmosphere in the box become somewhat tense.
Snake Lance Douluo, with sharp eyes, seemed to notice Qian Renxue's earlobes turning slightly red.
"Miss, Miss." Snake Lance Douluo had to remind her several times to bring Qian Renxue back to reality.
However, at this moment, the two Title Douluo saw an unusual flush of embarrassment on Qian Renxue's face.
A mix of anger, annoyance, and shyness.
What exactly did Golden Crocodile Douluo write?
To make the miss show such an expression?
Although curious, the two Title Douluo wisely did not ask further, quietly standing aside waiting for Qian Renxue's orders.
As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat.
And in the Spirit Hall, curiosity could even kill a Title Douluo.
Qian Renxue, realizing her own unusual reaction, quickly suppressed the fluctuating emotions from reading the letter, indifferently saying, "The auction for the soul bone is about to start, some trivial matters should not be taken to heart."
After speaking, she tucked the letter into her chest, her gaze returning to the auction stage below.
However, Qian Renxue's heart was filled with helplessness and frustration thinking about what Golden Crocodile Douluo had informed her in the letter, especially about her grandfather's decision.
Most crucially, her grandfather's thoughts coincided with Su Yun's statement.
What does it mean that age is not a problem at twenty?
Leaving age aside.
She intended to surpass that woman, making her look up to herself for the rest of her life.
If she ended up marrying her disciple, wouldn't all her efforts be in vain?
"After I take down Tian Dou Empire, I must find a time to ask grandfather face-to-face!" Qian Renxue's lips tightened. Just thinking about Su Yun's words that night, wanting her to be his woman, combined with the content of Golden Crocodile Douluo's letter, brought her a headache.
Below the stage.
Su Yun, of course, was unaware that Qian Dao Liu had already considered his future union with Qian Renxue.
He was fully focused on when the final auction would start.
Just as he felt the surrounding nobles were about to complain about the auction house, a voluptuous and beautiful female host finally came out.
Compared to the previous host, this one was clearly more adept at stirring up the atmosphere.
With just a few words, she not only dissolved the initial complaints from the crowd but cleverly shifted their anticipation towards the external soul bone.
"Next, let us present the last item of this auction, also the most precious, ranked second only to the hundred-thousand-year soul ring in the dream list of soul masters, the external soul bone!"
The atmosphere in the auction house reached its climax the moment the soul bone was brought out from behind the stage!
Any somewhat experienced soul master could affirm with one look that the soul bone lying on the red velvet cloth was undoubtedly an external soul bone.
"Perhaps some of our guests already know, the external soul bone we are auctioning today comes from a Man-Faced Demon Spider that has lived for more than two thousand years, and it is a vertebra."
"Our professional analysts have conducted a detailed analysis, guessing that absorbing it has a high probability of awakening spider legs similar to the Man-Faced Demon Spider on the soul master's back. Not only are they powerful and extremely hard, but they also possess the Man-Faced Demon Spider's lethal poison."
"Moreover, with the unique evolutionary property of external soul bones, this is the most suitable treasure for any young soul master with a poison attribute martial soul!"
The female host smiled, saying, "Of course, even if your martial soul doesn't match it, absorbing it would still bring numerous benefits. Ordinary soul bones, even those of ten thousand years, are probably not as good as it."
"Sss—"
The audience was in an uproar.
The information revealed by the female host undoubtedly made everyone's heart surge with excitement!
"Teacher! This soul bone is especially suitable for me!"
Below the stage, Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eyes. As soon as the external soul bone from the Man-Faced Demon Spider appeared, his eyes intensely focused on it, afraid of losing sight of it.
After the female host revealed all the information about the Man-Faced Demon Spider's external soul bone, he became even more eager, rubbing his palms together, wishing he could secure the soul bone right then.
"Indeed, just as Er Long said, the attributes of this soul bone are extremely suitable for you. Now that you've just absorbed the third soul ring from the Man-Faced Demon Spider, if you can absorb this soul bone, your future achievements will surely surpass your father's!" Yu Xiaogang was equally excited, believing that the owner of this soul bone should be none other than his disciple, Tang San.
On the other side, Dugu Bo, after listening to the hostess's introduction, also had his pupils shrink and his breathing quicken.
"Yan Yan, if you can get this soul bone, you won't have to bother Su Yun for treatments every so often," Dugu Bo said excitedly to his granddaughter.
"Grandfather, the price of this soul bone is probably beyond even your means," Dugu Yan said with a bitter smile. "With Su Yun's help, I can already stabilize the toxins in my body. As long as you can find another soul bone that's roughly similar, it would be enough for me."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's expression changed slightly, feigning anger, "Yan Yan, you are the only concern I have in this world. If your body needs a soul bone, of course, I want to give you the best!"
"Today, whoever dares to compete with me for the soul bone is endangering your life! And whoever dares to endanger your life, I will make their entire family pay!"
Dugu Yan, seeing her grandfather insist on getting the soul bone for her, began to hesitate about whether or not to inform him that Su Yun was the owner of the soul bone.
In the box.
"Indeed, it's a good soul bone. If my martial soul were the Six-Winged Angel, even I would want to secure that external soul bone," Qian Renxue remarked, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the soul bone quietly placed on the stage.
However, thinking of that woman's martial soul also being a spider, Qian Renxue's mood soured a bit.
"Both of you, who do you think will end up with the external soul bone today?" Qian Renxue suddenly asked.
Snake Lance Douluo pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps it will be Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. I've heard that he has been looking for a soul bone through Prince Xue Xing for over a year, probably for his granddaughter Dugu Yan."
Porcupine Douluo was confused, "I remember Dugu Bo has already pledged allegiance to Su Yun. Why doesn't he directly ask Su Yun?"
Qian Renxue indifferently said, "Without any achievements, even if he is a Title Douluo, he doesn't qualify to take away an external soul bone. The weakest among the Title Douluo, even with Su Yun's help, barely breaking through to level 92 in soul power, but to take something from our Spirit Hall for free, even he should weigh his own worth."
The two Title Douluo nodded slightly, feeling there was some reason in Qian Renxue's words.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the time for discussion provided by our auction house has ended, and now we move to the bidding phase."
"The consignor has stated he does not accept soul coins. To win the auction for the external soul bone, it must be through an exchange of items."
"The item must be capable of enhancing cultivation value. Of course, if it's a treasure for plant-type martial souls, that would be even better."
"The consignor is currently backstage. If he hears an offer that satisfies him, he will immediately have our staff announce the result."
The female host smiled, gently tapping the auction gavel in her hand, and announced, "Now, the bidding officially begins!"
As her voice fell, the auction house was filled with a cacophony of voices.
Voices began to rise from every corner of the auction house.
Su Yun, sitting at the back, listened to these voices and the treasures they offered, inwardly feeling embarrassed.
On the Douluo Continent, indeed, there were many hidden forces and families.
Many families that never appeared in the original story were present, and some of the treasures they offered were only slightly inferior to the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Clearly, for such an external soul bone, they were all determined to bring it back to their own forces.
"Teacher, the offers from these people seem a bit scary," Tang San said, hearing the bids around him, his face gradually turning ugly.
This was his first time witnessing people competing for a soul bone at an auction.
And it was an external soul bone at that!
Tang San thought this was bad.
If things continued like this, with bids skyrocketing, how could he secure the soul bone?
Little did he know, hearing his words, Yu Xiaogang sitting beside him showed a smile and said, "Xiao San, don't worry. Your father, when he came in, had already given me an item in advance. With the value of this treasure, it's sure to suppress all rivals."
(End of Chapter)
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