At this moment, Yuwentuo had no idea that his two old friends were about to arrive.
He had been somewhat restrained these days. The commotion he wanted to create had been made; now, he needed to strengthen himself and then wait for the Holy Spirit Church to send stronger experts to actively seek him out.
He had already sent a message back to the Body Sect using a secret code. If ordinary Super Douluo came, the Body Sect's experts would naturally help him deal with them.
But if Long Xiaoyao came, that would be even better, or even Zhong Liwu, if he was second best.
He was determined to capture a true high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Church to extract the intelligence he desired.
Therefore, during this period, for at least six hours out of every twelve, he meditated. For the remaining six hours, aside from a little rest, he would visit the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
After all, no matter what, he was now the captain of the Sun Moon battle team. Even if he didn't manage things, going there should be fine.
He went to the academy not to play, but to read books. Just like when he was trapped in Shrek back then, he asked Ling Luochen to borrow and read all the books in Shrek's entire library that could be borrowed.
Here, he read only books on soul tools.
Of course, he didn't intend to learn them, but merely to memorize them. With his mental power, he could completely achieve photographic memory. He didn't need to understand the knowledge within; he just needed to remember every word and then take them back to give to Senior Sister Vina.
Although he couldn't learn the true essence of soul tools at the academy, as the most valuable knowledge was certainly in the Mingde Hall.
However, the development of soul tools in the Sun Moon Empire was far superior to the three other nations.
The soul tool knowledge they placed in the library, available for anyone to read, would be considered essential knowledge in those three nations.
With thousands of books, Yuwentuo could finish one in an hour, and memorize three in three hours. He could read them all in a year at most.
This was also thanks to his powerful mental strength and two Seas of Spirit. If it were anyone else, they would probably overexert their brains and become an idiot.
Besides these two matters, he also tried to meet Xuan Ziwen and Ji Juechen. These two were extraordinary. One was a genius in soul tools, a future Rank 9 Soul Engineer.
The other was the most qualified person to say, "There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters."
Alas, because Yuwentuo had not learned soul tool knowledge, he couldn't entice Xuan Ziwen. He regretted not having learned Guiguzi's artifact refining techniques in his previous life. But back then, the crisis of the Scar of the Sky was imminent; how could he have had time to learn that? His entire focus was on cultivation.
Even his culinary and medical skills were inadvertently developed for the sake of cultivation. However, the Guigu Sect's Taoist array formations could be studied someday if he had time, perhaps it would enhance the core array formations of soul tools.
As for Ji Juechen, Yuwentuo had been too forceful. He had a match with Ji Juechen, and his Xuanyuan Sword Intent instantly shattered Ji Juechen's sword intent. Ji Juechen immediately left the academy in anger, saying he would find a secluded mountain to re-cultivate his Silent Sword Intent and return to challenge Yuwentuo when he had made some achievements.
Yuwentuo did not stop him. He felt that he and Ji Juechen would definitely meet again in the future.
The academy would also occasionally host soul tool competitions and soul tool auctions. The auction items were usually various strange and wonderful soul tools.
Yuwentuo had just been rewarded a large sum of money by the imperial family ten million gold soul coins for killing the Nightmare Douluo. So, he planned to buy some gifts for his family when a large auction came around.
And tonight, there happened to be a heavyweight auction. It was said that a soul tool crafted by a Rank 8 Soul Engineer would be among the items, attracting almost all the teachers and students, as well as people from outside the academy, to participate.
Yuwentuo brought Nana to the auction hall. Nana went to retrieve his bidding paddle. With Yuwentuo's identity as Prince Yan, he could naturally bid from a private room.
The person in charge of the auction today, although it was Yuwentuo's first time seeing her, was a familiar stranger.
Ju Zi. Which transmigrator didn't know her?
She was also a talent who stole seed to bear children.
She would actually host an auction. But thinking about it, there was nothing strange. Her becoming Empress, the Empress-War God, and her noble status were all future events.
At this moment, she was just a pretty female student at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
Princess Jiujiu could host, so why couldn't she? She was probably chosen to host purely because she was beautiful.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Sun Moon Soul Engineer Academy's Royal Auction House. I am today's auction host, Ju Zi. There are a total of six items up for bid today, all of which are soul tools, including one Rank 5 soul tool, two Rank 6 soul tools, two Rank 7 soul tools, and one Rank 8 soul tool."
Today's auction was very different. Ju Zi actually started by stating the ranks of the soul tools being auctioned.
Generally, this was not done, as it might lead some people to save their money specifically for later items, resulting in fewer bids for the initial ones.
"Your Highness, this is, after all, an academy auction house, not a formal large-scale auction outside. Its main purpose is not to make money, but to showcase the latest soul tool achievements made by teachers and excellent students," Nana explained.
Yuwentuo nodded. "I see. Nana, remember to bid for me later."
"Yes!"
Yuwentuo believed he would definitely buy some good things today. After all, he had ten million gold soul coins, and today's auction, in the end, was not a truly commercial auction; most of the participants were just students, and not many had a lot of money.
Just then, a pair of jade arms suddenly wrapped around him from behind, trying to embrace Yuwentuo's neck.
Yuwentuo seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He subtly shifted to the side, avoiding her. The girl wasn't annoyed, settling for holding Yuwentuo's arm instead. "Your Highness, these auctioned soul tools aren't necessarily that good. If you like, I can make them for you."
"Meng Hongchen, what are you doing? Let go of my benefactor!" Nana angrily pointed at Meng Hongchen.
How could any girl act like that? Suddenly making such an enviable no, shameless move.
Yuwentuo ignored them, focusing on the auction hall.
The first item was the Rank 5 soul tool. From Ju Zi's introduction, they learned it was a flying soul tool named "Grey Falcon." Not only was its flight speed faster than ordinary soul tools, but it was also more stable and durable.
Its speed was equivalent to a Spirit King of the Agility Attack System whose martial soul was a falcon.
A falcon was an excellent Agility Attack martial soul, which spoke volumes about this flying soul tool.
Ju Zi announced, "Rank 5 flying soul tool, Grey Falcon. Starting bid is twenty thousand gold soul coins. Each increment must not be less than one thousand gold soul coins."
Immediately, the sounds of bidding below were continuous.
After all, it was a flying soul tool, and the price wasn't exorbitant. Those who could afford it didn't want to miss out.
Yuwentuo estimated the bidding increase. He found that at fifty thousand gold soul coins, it clearly began to slow down. It seemed to be approaching the limit for this item.
So, the time for a decisive bid had come.
Yuwentuo extended four fingers towards Nana.
Nana understood. She raised her paddle and said, "Sixty thousand gold soul coins."
"The VIP in private room number three has bid sixty thousand gold soul coins. Are there any further bids?" Ju Zi asked. After about half a minute, there was no response.
Sixty thousand gold soul coins had already reached the limit for this Rank 5 soul tool. Bidding higher would not be worth it.
Seeing no one contending, Ju Zi didn't waste time. After calling the price three times, she announced that private room number three had acquired the Grey Falcon.
In truth, Yuwentuo himself wasn't interested in this flying soul tool. His "Starfire Long Sky" flew faster than this. This was prepared for others. Jin Xuan, Xiao Xiao, and Senior Sister Vina would all find it quite suitable. After all, before becoming a Spirit Saint, non-flying martial soul masters lacked flight abilities. With this, traveling anywhere would be much more convenient.
🚨 Note: Consider supporting this story on Patreon.com/Flokixy to access 400+ advance chapters and 2 new chapters daily! (Full story bundles also available without a subscription).