Chapter 143 Kong Xuan: I've finally waited for you!
Soul tools are a highly profitable industry. The number of low-level soul tools allowed to flow out of the Sun Moon Empire each year is enough to make them a fortune.
Therefore, it is a well-known fact on the continent that the Sun Moon Empire is wealthy.
However, since the Sun and Moon team is here to participate in the competition, they naturally won't bring that many gold soul coins.
Therefore, Ma Sheng and his group are indeed not as wealthy as Xuan Zi imagined.
"Old Ma, we're afraid the money we brought isn't enough to bid for this soul beast to accompany the embryo. How about we sell some soul tools to raise some money?"
Xiao Hongchen suggested that Princess Xu Jiujiu had specifically mentioned that she was open to selling items.
Upon hearing this, Ma Sheng fell into thought, but at this moment Kong Xuan spoke up: "This is probably a trap set by the Star Luo Empire for us. What they want is our soul tool."
Upon hearing this, Ma Sheng immediately realized: "Kong Xuan is right. It seems they've been trying to cover both sides; they planned this all along."
As he spoke, he noticed the calmness on Kong Xuan's face.
Then he realized that he had been so focused on asking Xiao Hongchen, the grandson of the Mingde Hall Master, that he had forgotten to ask Kong Xuan, the grandson of the Gongfeng Hall Master.
Thinking of this, he quickly asked, "Kong Xuan, how much money did you bring with you?"
Kong Xuan smiled without saying a word, but simply extended his right hand.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, a golden card appeared between Kong Xuan's right index and middle fingers.
"A gold card from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?!"
Ren Jun exclaimed in surprise. As a member of the Heavenly Soul Empire, he was naturally more familiar with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Therefore, he immediately recognized that the gold card in Kong Xuan's hand came from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the number of layers of the pagoda on it indicated the gold card's value.
On the front of the gold card in Kong Xuan's hand was engraved a nine-story pagoda, which was obviously the highest-level nine-story gold card, with a credit limit of at least 100 million!
Compared to the others, Kong Xuan came to participate in the competition this time with full preparation. Although it was uncertain whether the Conferred God Platform would appear, he still managed to get this gold card from his grandfather, which was more applicable in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms!
"That's right!"
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "This card contains two hundred million gold soul coins. No one can take it from the Conferred God Platform!"
Even though many of those present were wealthy tycoons from the Sun Moon Empire, they were still shocked by Kong Xuan's "inhuman extravagance."
Ma Sheng laughed heartily: "Good! It's quite a waste that this Conferred God Platform has fallen into your hands. If you become a Twin Martial Soul, you might become the first Limit Douluo of my Sun Moon Empire in the future!"
Kong Xuan smiled to himself, thinking that even without the Conferred God Platform, he could still become a Limit Douluo.
Besides, the Limit Douluo is just the beginning; this is far from his end.
Furthermore, Kong Xuan could only scoff at Xu Jiujiu's claim that fusing with a soul beast embryo might yield a new martial soul, and he didn't believe it at all.
Having followed Electrolux and Yunming in their research on spirits for so long, his understanding of martial spirits and spirit rings far surpasses that of people of this era.
The mysterious person who used the Conferred God Platform hadn't even conducted the experiment, so how could he dare to claim that he could grant a Soul Master a Martial Soul?
As soon as the auction began, the price of the soul beast embryo quickly rose to one hundred million gold soul coins.
Kong Xuan remembered that in the original novel, Xiao Hongchen suddenly raised the price by 20 million, eventually acquiring the soul beast embryo for 150 million.
Kong Xuan, however, was not so aggressive. He gradually increased the price and eventually won the last item at 138 million.
To ensure the smooth running of this top-tier auction, the Star Luo Empire has dispatched four Title Douluos to oversee the event and prevent any attempts to steal the treasure.
Soon, the ninth-level soul tool, the Conferred God Platform, containing the soul beast embryo, was delivered to VIP Room No. 3 and handed over to Kong Xuan.
Everyone gathered around out of curiosity, but it was no different from what they had seen on the screen before.
Within this Conferred God Platform, only a white stream of energy could be seen, but it was impossible to determine what kind of soul beast it was.
"Human soul guidance technology is indeed amazing. This transformed soul beast is really unlucky."
Gu Yuena's telepathic message made Kong Xuan glance at her. This true ruler of soul beasts was calm at the moment and did not fly into a rage because of the soul beast embryo in the Conferred God Platform.
Kong Xuan then asked telepathically, "Can Na'er tell what kind of soul beast is in this Conferred God Platform?"
He had just communicated with Yun Ming in his spiritual sea, and even with Yun Ming's spiritual power at the Divine Origin Realm, he couldn't detect anything.
So he set his sights on the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.
But Gu Yuena's subsequent telepathic message disappointed him.
"I can't tell anything either. Right now, what's in the Conferred God Platform is just a kind of energy. Perhaps only by opening the Conferred God Platform can we find out what kind of soul beast it is."
Kong Xuan was not disappointed upon hearing this, and directly put the Conferred God Platform into his spatial soul tool.
Regardless of whether it is the Snow Emperor inside, he will not rashly open the Conferred God Platform without making thorough preparations.
After the auction ended, the guests in each VIP room left through separate secret passages.
But sometimes secrets aren't secrets at all. For example, the fact that the Sun Moon Empire eventually bought the Conferred God Platform was known to many people that very night, at Xu Jiawei's behest.
After the God-Sealing Platform appeared at the auction, Kong Xuan knew it was a conspiracy by the Star Luo Empire.
But he is not like Jing Hongchen; the Conferred God Platform is in his possession and will not be easily taken away by anyone.
As for the Body Sect's intervention, he had already planned it out.
It could even be said that he was waiting for the people from the Body Sect to come to him, otherwise he wouldn't have deliberately arranged for Huo Yuhao to appear one after another.
On the night the auction ended, Xuanzi didn't sleep at all. He didn't even stay in his room, but instead sat on the roof of the Star Emperor Hotel.
He spent the whole night observing the time and confirmed that Kong Xuan was not in a hurry to send the Conferred God Platform back to the Sun and Moon.
Kong Xuan, who possessed the Conferred God Platform, gave Xuanzi yet another reason to take action.
In the matches following the round-robin stage, Kong Xuan did not play again, giving the opportunity to the regular players.
Their strength was already formidable, and their successive victories over their opponents went without any surprises.
During the semi-finals, Shrek Academy was matched against Star Luo National Academy, while Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was matched against Imperial Academy.
As expected, the final result was the same as in previous years: Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy competed for the championship.
However, the strength displayed by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy this year far exceeds that of the past, leading many to believe that Shrek Academy's championship title may be in jeopardy this time.
As the competition progresses, fewer and fewer colleges remain, and naturally, the number of matches each day decreases.
After the morning matches ended, the entire afternoon was a rest period.
Huo Yuhao and Xu Wei had just returned from outside and entered the lobby of the Star Emperor Hotel when they were blocked by the two men.
Both of them were men, with ordinary appearances, but their distinctive features were quite obvious.
One of them had a particularly large and longer right arm.
The other person was small in stature, but had an unusually large head, which made them look disproportionate.
Sensing the imposing aura emanating from the two men, Huo Yuhao and Xu Wei's expressions instantly turned serious, realizing that these two were definitely experts.
The two tacitly changed direction, but were still blocked by the two others.
They felt a chill run down their spines, knowing that these two men were coming for them.
However, this is the Star Emperor Hotel, and it's currently the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, so no one would dare to make a move here casually.
Having figured this out, Xu Wei asked, "Seniors, is there anything I can help you with?"
The man with the thick right arm said in a low voice, "We've come to find him."
The "he" he was referring to was naturally Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao looked completely bewildered. He didn't recognize these two people at all and had no idea why they wanted to see him.
At this moment, the "big-headed doll" next to them spoke up: "We mean no harm, how about we go over there and have a chat?"
While he was speaking, he did not notice that Huo Yuhao and Xu Wei simultaneously pressed the ring on the middle finger of their right hands.
This is a specially made soul tool. It has no offensive or defensive capabilities, but it can transmit messages!
At the same time, in a room on the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel, Kong Xuan, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Finally!"
"It's about time!"
(End of chapter)