By the time Yun Yibai opened the fifth box, someone with knowledge of goods recognized that it contained a medicinal herb worth several thousand Gold Soul Coins.
The next three boxes held some slightly valuable trinkets, but compared to the purchase price of 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, they were a big loss.
It wasn't until Yun Yibai opened the ninth box that he revealed a ring inside.
Only after Yun Yibai opened the ring did the black-robed man breathe a sigh of relief. The act of Yun Yibai opening so many blind boxes had practically been a slap to his reputation! If Yun Yibai hadn't revealed an item worth over 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, his business would likely be finished.
"This is a storage soul tool ring I obtained from an ancient ruin," the black-robed man said.
However, he didn't finish his sentence—this ring was a bit strange, and he couldn't open it!
It was because he couldn't open it that he had placed it in the box. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so kind!
As for why he couldn't open the storage soul tool ring, but still knew it was a storage soul tool, it was because he had taken it from the hand of a skeleton sitting in the ruin. For a soul master from such an ancient ruin sect, a ring worn on the hand certainly wouldn't just be for decoration.
The black-robed man had had this item for over ten years, but still hadn't been able to open it. However, since he didn't want to give it away and didn't have anyone to rely on, he decided to use it as a bonus item. This storage soul tool's value might not even reach 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, though it had its problems—it was still worth more than 10,000, no question about it.
Yun Yibai used his soul power to test if the storage soul tool ring was real and to check its storage capacity.
However, the next moment, he felt something blocking his soul power from entering.
This confirmed that it was indeed a storage soul tool.
"Looks like the vendor wasn't lying," Yun Yibai said, looking at the black-robed man. The contempt in his eyes was unhidden.
The black-robed man was furious. If not for the special circumstances and the possibility of not being able to defeat Yun Yibai, he would've taught Yun Yibai a lesson.
Yun Yibai placed the storage soul tool and the remaining six boxes into his storage soul tool ring, and then he and Dugu Yan left the area.
Yun Yibai's seemingly reckless behavior fooled the people who had been tracking him. They just assumed that Yun Yibai's actions were the playthings of a noble soul master.
After all, this kind of thing was quite common in their eyes.
From the moment Yun Yibai insisted on buying those boxes, Dugu Yan had stopped speaking.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Yun Yibai was just playing around, but not to Dugu Yan. She understood Yun Yibai, and she knew that he wouldn't act foolishly like that. Since he was so determined to buy those boxes, it meant there was something inside them that he valued, though she didn't know how he knew. But she wouldn't press him further.
Yun Yibai and Dugu Yan didn't wait for anyone else and returned directly to Ke'er City in the Tiandou Empire.
In the hotel room, Yun Yibai took out the remaining six boxes.
As soon as the boxes were placed on the table, the strange sensation in his heart intensified.
Yun Yibai's gaze fixed on the third box. It was the item inside this box that was calling to him.
Yun Yibai forced himself to suppress the stirring in his heart and reached for the third box in sequence.
Under Dugu Yan's watchful gaze, the contents of the box revealed themselves.
It was a broken bone, looking ordinary, with no special characteristics.
"Is this the thing you were looking for?" Dugu Yan asked.
"Mm!" Yun Yibai didn't hide anything from Dugu Yan.
"But this bone looks like it has nothing special about it."
"I'm not sure, but it's the one that led me here."
Yun Yibai reached out and picked up the broken bone.
However, as soon as Yun Yibai held the broken bone, it exploded with a burst of nine-colored light. In the next moment, the bone turned into a beam of light and flew into Yun Yibai's forehead.
"Yibai!" The sudden event shocked Dugu Yan. She stared at Yun Yibai, worried that something might happen to him.
Once the bone flew into Yun Yibai's forehead, he felt a surge of power enter his body, and his consciousness began to blur.
In his dazed state, it was as if he was witnessing an ancient battlefield—countless dragons battling fiercely, their roars shaking the heavens.
Yun Yibai felt like an observer, witnessing this breathtaking battle between dragons.
The dragons were enormous, their scales shimmering with dazzling light. Every flap of their wings seemed to stir up stormy winds and massive waves. Their roars were deafening, shaking the entire battlefield. Although Yun Yibai was only an observer, he could still feel the intense bloodlust and the tragic atmosphere of the battle.
In this war, he saw dragons of various colors—some charging forward with great strength, others attacking sneakily, each displaying their unique fighting techniques and intelligence. However, no matter how powerful they were, they couldn't avoid suffering heavy injuries in this brutal war.
Suddenly, a dazzling light pierced through the battlefield, and a giant dragon emitting nine-colored light descended from the sky, releasing an immense pressure from its body.
"This is..." Before Yun Yibai could finish his sentence, the vision ceased. In the real world, Yun Yibai's eyes regained their focus.
"Yibai, are you okay?" Dugu Yan anxiously asked. She saw Yun Yibai regain consciousness and breathed a sigh of relief.
Yun Yibai shook his head, still somewhat dazed.
"I'm fine, just..." He trailed off, unable to explain what had just happened.
"That broken bone... it seems to have given me some kind of power, or maybe... memories?" Yun Yibai murmured, his eyes filled with confusion and contemplation.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan felt relieved, but she still looked concerned. "Should we go find Grandpa? Maybe he'll know something."
In Dugu Yan's eyes, her grandpa, Dugu Bo, the Title Douluo, would surely know something. After all, this kind of strange event had her unsure whether it was harmful to Yun Yibai.
"Are you saying that a strange, broken bone flew into his forehead?" Dugu Bo asked, his voice stern.
"Can you sense the broken bone?" Dugu Bo frowned, his gaze becoming serious as he looked at Yun Yibai.
"I can!" The broken bone was now in Yun Yibai's sea of consciousness.
"Come here!" Dugu Bo ordered, and Yun Yibai stepped forward.
"Don't resist!" Dugu Bo said, placing his palm against Yun Yibai's forehead.