Chapter 258: The Auction Ends, Tang San's Life in the City of Slaughter is Tough
Inside the Heaven Dou Auction House.
When Lin Yu suddenly displayed his immense power, the soul pressure he released immediately suppressed everyone around him who had planned to bid.
In the entire Heaven Dou Auction House, only Lin Yu bid two million gold soul coins for the five Body Soul Spirit maids, and no one else dared to speak.
Although the auction house still made money from this, the auctioneer couldn't help but feel stiff, his face twitching.
Damn! You are a well-known figure in the entire Heaven Dou Imperial City, even across the Douluo Continent. Why do you have to be so shameless!
This is not an auction; you're clearly using your power to press others!
"Haha! Sorry! Sorry! I got a bit excited just now. Why is everyone so quiet? It seems like no one is interested in these maids, so I will gladly accept the bid!"
After pretending to get excited and standing up, releasing his soul pressure to intimidate the crowd, Lin Yu noticed the sudden silence around him. He then laughed and exaggeratedly apologized, smoothly preparing to secure the five Body Soul Spirit maids.
Though his actions were somewhat shameless, Lin Yu felt no guilt.
After all, the Heaven Dou Auction House was auctioning off slaves, which were never considered good items. Even though Lin Yu had the money, if the price went too high, he would definitely have to use the funds from the Jiuxin Haitang Family.
As the head of the Jiuxin Haitang Family, Lin Yu felt a little embarrassed. It was better to be shameless and directly use his power to suppress the auction, buying them at a low price.
In Lin Yu's view, the Heaven Dou Auction House had already earned a fortune with this two million gold soul coins!
Seeing Lin Yu use his power to suppress the auction and forcefully bid for the five Body Soul Spirit maids, the auctioneer's face was stiff, but there was nothing he could do. He could only force a smile.
"Sir, you bid two million gold soul coins. Is there any higher bid?"
The auctioneer's eyes showed hope as he scanned the crowd, hoping someone would speak up and raise the bid.
But this was obviously impossible!
Given Lin Yu's strength, as shown in the live stream, no one dared to challenge him. If anyone tried to compete, what if he forcibly snatched the bid?
They'd end up losing money and getting nothing!
As a result, the entire auction hall remained silent. Everyone focused on their own thoughts, avoiding eye contact.
Even Ning Fengzhi maintained a polite smile on his face but had no intention of bidding.
Prince Xuexing, Xue Beng, and Qian Renxue were the same.
Faced with this situation, the auctioneer could only continue with a stiff face, feeling helpless as he loudly declared.
"Two million gold soul coins, going once!"
"Two million gold soul coins, going twice!"
"Two million gold soul coins, going three times, sold!"
"I now declare that these five Body Soul Spirit maids are now the property of this gentleman!"
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With the auction of the five Body Soul Spirit maids concluded, the auction came to an end.
The next auction would be in the afternoon.
After the auction ended, Lin Yu immediately left the auction house with Dugu Yan. After paying the auction fee, they went to collect their auction items.
At that moment, in the room where items were being picked up.
Not only were there official personnel from the auction house, but many others who had come to collect their auction items, including Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue.
"Hehe, Young Master Lin Yu, you were so determined to get these five Body Soul Spirit maids. Do you know the way to make their Body Soul Spirits evolve?"
When Ning Fengzhi saw Lin Yu enter the room, he immediately smiled and asked.
"Knowing doesn't help if you don't have the means. I'm here to bid because I plan to establish a force, and I need people. So, I'm just trying to see if I can cultivate them successfully," Lin Yu casually replied, not hiding anything.
After all, not everyone in the Douluo Continent would know, but people like Ning Fengzhi would definitely think his first wish was to learn about the past, present, and future of Douluo Continent.
"Oh? Young Master Lin Yu, you're planning to establish a force? If you need help, feel free to notify us at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile, not surprised, and not probing further.
"Alright, if I need anything in the future, I certainly won't be polite with Sect Master Ning," Lin Yu casually agreed. After showing proof of payment, he took the five Body Soul Spirit maids from the auction house, under the reluctant gaze of the auctioneer.
Afterward, Lin Yu and Dugu Yan took the five maids back to Dugu Mansion.
Although Lin Yu knew how to evolve a Body Soul Spirit, which was by cultivating the body parts corresponding to the Soul Spirit, he felt the Five Hearts Toward the Heavens cultivation method should work.
However, the Five Hearts Toward the Heavens method had specific requirements for the practitioner's physical condition, so for now, Lin Yu arranged for Dugu Yan to teach the five girls the knowledge of meridians to cultivate the Xuanwu Inner Strength.
Then, during the rest of the time, the five girls would focus on physical training.
As for their names, since the original names sounded too simple, Lin Yu decided to give them new names.
The cat-eared girl was named Liuli, inspired by his favorite character, Black Cat from a past anime.
The wolf-eared girl was named Helo, also from a past anime.
The fox-eared girl was named Ah Li, a well-known name from a game.
The cow-eared girl was named Jingxiang, and the tiger-eared girl was named Tai Si, names Lin Yu casually chose.
In the following days, everything was peaceful.
Lin Yu continued to refine medicinal pills in Dugu Mansion with his Qiankun Ding Martial Soul, while the Yu Clan worked on building the market outside Heaven Dou Imperial City.
With the five maids now in his care, and treated sincerely by Lin Yu, they gradually became more familiar with him.
Having five maids around added a lot of color to Lin Yu's life.
However, on the other side, in the City of Slaughter.
Although Tang San had managed to escape the pursuit of Spirit Hall and the Soul Beast Clan by hiding in the City of Slaughter, it was far from a paradise—it was hell!
Here, Tang San lived a daily life full of hardships. He ate only a mysterious, nutritionally void, black liquid food every day, never enough to fill him up, while still having to keep up with his cultivation.
Moreover, since he didn't have the strength to participate in the Hell Slaughter Arena, he had to donate two cups of Bloody Mary each month to avoid being forced into it.
From time to time, the Five Evil Devils would come to harass him for protection money, essentially Bloody Mary.
In the face of such situations, Teacher Yu Xiaogang always stepped forward, willing to be taken away to protect Tang San. He would return, battered and bruised, his legs weak, but still determined to protect Tang San.
Tang San was deeply moved and, in his heart, he swore to avenge his teacher by killing the Five Evil Devils once he became strong enough.
But thinking about the City of Slaughter, where there were no soul beasts, even if he reached level 40, without any soul rings to absorb, he couldn't break through.
This left Tang San feeling a bit lost.
However, to avoid being bullied in the outer districts of the City of Slaughter and to gain enough strength to participate in the Hell Slaughter Arena, Tang San could only ignore these worries and focus on his training, aiming to reach level 40 as quickly as possible!
After all, although the City of Slaughter lacked soul beasts, he could still enter the mysterious prize-answering live stream. The rewards in the live stream had previously included soul rings.
This meant that even in the City of Slaughter, he still had a chance to break through to Soul Sovereign!
He couldn't give up!
(END CHAPTER)
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