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The auction item worth 150 million is too expensive, Jing Hongchen can only feel at ease if he keeps it personally. He knows how many greedy jackals this item will attract, so he has to protect it closely.
But now that the transaction with Shrek is approaching, he cannot leave Xingluo City. He is also worried that some extreme people may kidnap people, so he can only stay together.
On the way back to the hotel, Jing Hongchen, who was always vigilant, was somewhat glad that he had called for help from the Sun and Moon Empire early on. If he was the only ninth-level soul master in Xingluo City now, he would be unable to cope with the situation.
"The things that I bought with real money in Mingde Hall are not easy to snatch. If anyone wants to come here and die, I will definitely help him!"
Sensing the traces of some guys hiding in the shadows and ready to make a move, Jing Hongchen snorted coldly, took out several ninth-level soul guides to shock the whole audience, and led the people of the Sun and Moon Team back safely.
Back in the conference room, Jing Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It seems that showing off my skills in public has some benefits. If I hadn't taken down that woman so swiftly before, I don't know when these guys would have rushed over."
Xiao Hongchen said with a smile: "I believe those villains would not dare to do anything reckless in front of you. This thing is safely in our hands."
"Don't be too happy too soon. Just now, I sensed the aura of at least two Title Douluo. Don't underestimate them."
Jing Hongchen looked solemn and said, "I don't know where these people come from, and I don't know if there are more people behind them."
"Starlight Auction House has really thrown a hot potato to me this time, and I have no choice but to take it. It's really infuriating."
Meng Hongchen asked: "Grandpa, how many masters have come from our Sun Moon Empire this time?"
Jing Hongchen said, "Including me, there are a total of four level nine soul masters here, which should be enough to deal with various crises. Now that this has happened, I am a little unconfident. The main thing is your safety."
"It's easy for ordinary forces, we just need to fight our way out, but if Shrek, the Body Sect, the Haotian Sect and other guys get involved, it will be a big trouble..."
For this competition, Jing Hongchen applied for top-level guards, and Kong Deming was very considerate and sent three disciples to help, which can be said to be the most brilliant guard team in history.
But the treasure is so fascinating that when the Starlight Auction House was auctioning it, it was claimed that this 100,000-year soul beast embryo could not only bring a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone, but also give a talented soul master a second martial soul. The temptation was too great, and no force would complain about having too many geniuses with twin martial souls.
Xu Tianxi said: "Then Dean, are you going to send someone to deliver the things back to Mingde Hall now, or ask for reinforcements?"
Jing Hongchen's face darkened: "I want both! I have to secretly send the things back to Mingde Hall, and also ask for reinforcements from the country!"
"I want to see which greedy guys dare to target me. This time I will give them a good fight!"
"Xu Jiawei's plan tonight is obviously aimed at my Mingde Hall. First, he forced me to bleed to get the goods, and then he sent me such a big time bomb. I don't know how much trouble I will have in the future. He has tricked me twice, and I am ready for a big battle in his Xingluo City. Let's see if he can still laugh!"
"Humph, our Mingde Hall has been immersed in the research and development of soul guidance technology for many years, but rarely shows its fangs to the outside world. It's time to let them know how powerful we are!"
"Grandpa (Dean), great idea!"
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Starlight Auction House, Room 2.
After tidying up the layout, Xu Jiawei walked into the room with Xu Jiujiu. Shattered Star Douluo stood up and saluted, and Xiao Changfeng also stood up with a group of his subordinates to greet them.
"Your Majesty."
"Hahahaha, Broken Star Priest and President Xiao, there's no need to be so polite. Today I'm here to see President Xiao. I've heard of President Xiao and Master before, and I've wanted to meet them for a long time, but I'm sorry that there are too many trivial matters to attend to."
Xu Jiawei smiled and said, "I didn't expect that President Xiao would come to Xingluo in person to take down that evil soul master. I must meet him."
Xiao Changfeng smiled and said, "I am just an ordinary person, there is nothing good to see. Your Majesty, you are too kind."
"Hey~ President Xiao, you are so modest. You are the only ultimate Ice Soul Master in the world, one of the strongest people in the world. How can I not meet you? I wonder how President Xiao is doing? You have eliminated the trouble for Xingluo. If you need anything, I will never refuse."
Xu Jiawei's words were sincere. The evil soul master had been rampant in the Mingdou Mountains for a long time and had killed many Shrek elites. It was chilling to hear.
Xiao Changfeng looked strange for a moment, then replied, "We have captured him, but I didn't expect that he was just a Soul King."
He came for revenge for Xu Sanshi, and also wanted to get rid of this future pillar of evil soul masters; he personally led a large number of Soul Saints and Soul Douluos to seal off the Mingdou Mountains, and joined forces with two Titled Douluos to set up a net of heaven and earth. He thought that the person was at least a Soul Douluo level, but it turned out that he was only a Soul King, and he didn't even have the best soul ring ratio.
With such strength, he really couldn't understand how Xuan Zi let him escape.
But this time their efforts were not in vain, as they managed to pry out some information about the Holy Spirit Church from the Death Messenger.
Xu Jiawei knew where Xiao Changfeng's expression changed from, so he didn't say much and clapped his hands. Xu Jiujiu behind him took out a beautifully packaged jade box and said, "President Xiao, something happened to this Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone before, so we had to take it back and it can't be auctioned anymore. In order to thank President Xiao for helping our country eliminate evil, we would like to give this soul bone to President Xiao."
Xiao Changfeng's pupils flashed, and he raised his hand to refuse, saying, "No merit, no reward. If it was killing a Titled Douluo, it would be fine, but a mere Soul King, how can it be worth such a treasure?"
This soul bone was previously auctioned for 30 million gold soul coins. Xiao Changfeng bid for it after a few rounds, but then he stopped because he didn't want to accept this favor.
Xu Jiawei smiled and said, "Please don't refuse, President Xiao. I can tell you that the surprise of this soul bone lies in its properties. Because it has the ultimate ice, this soul bone cannot be absorbed by ordinary ice-attributed soul masters. To absorb it, one must also be the ultimate ice."
"In other words, this soul bone is a match made in heaven for President Xiao. If you don't accept it, it will be left to gather dust." "
Is it such a coincidence?" Xiao Changfeng was surprised when he heard this, and a changing look appeared in his eyes.
Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu watched with a smile and waited quietly.
Half a minute later, Xiao Changfeng raised his head with a solemn expression on his face: "Your Majesty is so kind, I will respectfully obey your order; from today on, I owe the Xingluo Empire a favor."
Xu Jiawei immediately smiled. This was exactly what Xiao Changfeng wanted to hear.
"Okay! Then I would like to congratulate President Xiao on his progress and his achievement in reaching the level of a respected teacher soon."
Xu Jiawei said this with a smile, and Xu Jiujiu behind him handed over the jade box.
Xiao Changfeng took the jade box and said solemnly: "I have received your majesty's treasure. Changfeng will tell your majesty a piece of information:
After we captured the evil soul master, we got some information from him. We speculate that the evil soul masters may have formed an organization and are very powerful. "
"What?!"
Xu Jiawei's pupils suddenly shrank, and Shattered Star Douluo and Xu Jiujiu beside him were even more shocked.
Shattered Star Douluo was surprised and said, "Evil soul masters have always been independent and unruly. How could they form an organization? Senior, are you mistaken?"
Xiao Changfeng shook his head and said, "If I had no basis for such a big thing, how could I say such nonsense? This organization may have existed for a long time, but it was not large before, and it has become more and more terrifying now."
"Please speak frankly, President Xiao. I am all ears." Xu Jiawei's face was extremely solemn.
Xiao Changfeng cleared his throat and said in a solemn tone: "Your Majesty may not know that more than two hundred years ago, a group of evil soul masters attacked Shrek City and fought a great battle with Mu En's teacher, the former Sea God Pavilion Master, which led to the death of the former Sea God Pavilion Master."
"And the purpose of that group of evil soul masters was to rescue the evil soul master who was captured by Mu En and the Sea God Pavilion. It was also the first female soul master genius of that era, Ye Xishui. She had a complicated emotional entanglement with the two holy dragons of light and darkness back then..."
"...If I am not mistaken, the current king of evil spirit masters should be Ye Xishui. She is a contemporary of my teacher. As for how powerful her subordinates are, that is unknown."
"Also, they seem to be looking for the Fire Phoenix Saint recently, saying that if the Fire Phoenix Saint returns, the Holy Church will flourish..."
As soon as Xiao Changfeng finished speaking, the faces of Xu Jiawei and other top leaders of the Xingluo Empire were already filled with deep worry. A single evil soul master was enough of a headache, and if they gathered in a group, it would be even more maddening.
And the Fire Phoenix Saint? What kind of nonsense is this? An evil spirit master is talking about a saint? Are they worthy?
Wait... Isn't the spirit of that crazy woman Shrek the evil fire phoenix?
Thinking of a genius in Shrek who behaved like an evil spirit master, Xu Jiawei's expression turned ugly: "Your Majesty Bingfeng means that those guys might have targeted someone from Shrek?"
Xiao Changfeng said: "I'm not sure, but it's probably possible. The scene is noisy during the competition. Your Majesty must be careful next time."
"Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty. I will strengthen security when I return."
Xu Jiawei agreed solemnly, not even having the heart to engage in emotional conversation. He instructed Shattered Star Douluo to treat Xiao Changfeng well, then hurried away with Xu Jiujiu.
After Xu Jiawei left, Broken Star Douluo said with a worried look on his face: "Old Senior, from what you said, those powerful evil spirit masters are extremely difficult to deal with. Your Xuanming Sect is the top sect on the continent, so you can't just stand by and watch."
"Don't worry, as orthodox spirit masters, we naturally have to be irreconcilable with these evil spirits."
Xiao Changfeng agreed and then said, "I will send a message to the sect and ask the teachers to send reinforcements to prevent any accidents."
"That's great. With your help, His Majesty's gift of this soul bone is worth it..."
Shattered Star Douluo was so excited that he shook hands with Xiao Changfeng, but he didn't know that what Xiao Changfeng had thought of at the beginning as "just in case of an accident" was not their accident, but helping Xing Luo was just a side effect.
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After leaving VIP Room No. 2, Xu Jiawei patted his chest and let out a long sigh, his face still lingering with gloom: "I never thought that giving a gift would lead to such information. It's really shocking."
Xu Jiujiu said: "Brother, is what Bingfeng said reliable?"
"A strong man like him would not bother to lie to us. What's more, what he said is well-founded. Although the old events from more than 200 years ago are hard to find, there must be files and records. We can find out by comparing them."
Xu Jiawei didn't know how many times he had rubbed his brows during this period of time. Ever since Shrek's people were bombed, he had never had peace.
"If it's true as he said, Ye Xishui, who was from the same era as the Light and Dark Holy Dragons and the Eternal Douluo, is still alive today, she must be an old monster at the Ultimate Douluo level. There are only a handful of people in the world who can stop her, and none of them are in Xingluo. It's a headache..."
"After this competition, we will immediately strengthen our ties with the Xuanming Sect and reduce the Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce's trade tax in the empire by half."
Xu Jiawei looked up at the sky, fear of the unknown emerging in his eyes:
"I don't know why, but I have a very bad feeling in my heart. I'm afraid something terrible will happen in Xingluo City. I have to tell the priests to prepare for battle..."