Feng Jin seemed lost in thought, her green eyes fixed on the crown, involuntarily releasing Xia Die's arm.
Seeing Feng Jin's state, Xia Die was worried and gently shook her arm, saying,
"Feng Jin, what's wrong?"
Elder Song also rushed to Feng Jin's side, asking,
"What happened?"
Sensing Xia Die's unique fragrance, Feng Jin came to her senses and said to everyone,
"That ornament seems to be attracting me."
"My martial spirit is yearning for that thing."
Elder Song stroked Feng Jin's forehead, gently sensing her state with his spiritual power.
He frowned, looking at the small crown, and said to Qing Ya,
"Add 100,000 gold soul coins."
"We'll bid on this ornament."
As Elder Song's words fell, the amount on the screen immediately jumped to 200,000 gold soul coins.
After a minute, still no one chose to raise the bid, and the auction was completed.
Tibao and the others gathered around, looking at Feng Jin with concern.
"Little Feng Jin, are you alright?" they asked
. "Elder Song, is there something wrong with that ornament?"
Elder Song shook his head at them.
"I don't know either."
"But my spiritual power tells me that Little Feng Jin's bloodline is restless. Usually, there's only one thing that can cause this phenomenon: bloodline completion."
"I'm afraid that crown is related to Feng Jin's ancestor."
Elder Song offered a flimsy explanation, which, in a sense, was the truth.
Feng Jin, who inherited the bloodline of the Wind Dragon King, was indeed a descendant of the Wind Dragon King; it was almost fair to say she was his ancestor.
Xia Die gently grasped Feng Jin's hand, soothing her restless heart, and said,
"Once Feng Jin gets that crown, she should be able to see the details, right?"
Feng Jin perked up again and rubbed against Xia Die's arm, saying,
"Thank you, Die Bao."
"My martial soul tells me that the ornament is very important to me, but it's definitely not a bad thing!"
"It seems to be something left by my ancestor!"
"Actually, I'm also very curious about what my ancestors were like, after all, I grew up in an orphanage from the moment I opened my eyes, and I've never seen my parents."
"I wonder what kind of people they would be."
After confirming that Feng Jin was alright, the others were relieved.
Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Bai E, Maidemos, and others ran to the side to start arm wrestling.
Although the subsequent auction items were valuable, none of them particularly attracted them.
Wang Dong bought a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone with light attributes, and Huo Sui'er bought a spirit herb to stabilize her bloodline.
Her Taotie bloodline had just evolved, and this spirit herb would be very useful to her.
Soon the fourteenth item appeared. It was a palm-sized, regular octagonal stone with a pattern of twin white tigers, one above the other, on it.
It was none other than the Tiger Talisman that Huo Yuhao had conjured up.
Huo Yuhao could have given it directly to Xia Die, but then he thought that letting her experience the unique features of the fantasy world—an auction would be a good experience—would be a good way to pass it on to her through the auction.
"Distinguished guests."
"This stone is called the Tiger Talisman. It is said to possess some kind of strange magic and is also an item from an ancient ruin."
"There are inscriptions of unknown meaning on the back of the talisman.
If someone can successfully decipher these inscriptions, they might be able to find the heritage of an ancient civilization." "
After careful consideration, the starting bid for this talisman is 300,000 gold soul coins."
Wang Dong, her face contorted with rage, was arm wrestling with Medmos.
She mustered all her strength to try and shake Medmos's hand, and when she looked up at the talisman on it, she casually said:
"There's only one line of text. Even if you decipher it, how much information can you get?"
Medmos's golden eyes narrowed and he said:
"You dare to be distracted?"
He suddenly pressed down hard on his hand, almost making Wang Dong burst into tears.
"Wang Dong! Come on! You're the second-place student in the second grade! Cheer up! Don't embarrass yourself!"
Xiao Xiao was fanning the flames from the sidelines.
Wang Dong put on the Pain Mask and tried his best, but couldn't reverse the tide.
With a loud bang, the invincible Wang Dong collapsed.
Xiao Xiao quickly stuck the yellow-purple tag prepared by Bai E on Wang Dong's face.
"Hehe, it's my turn, it's my turn!"
"Hehe, I must beat you, Medmos!"
Xu Sanshi sat down on the chair with a smug grin and started the second round of the match with Medmos.
Xia Die was watching from the side, also a little eager to try. Suddenly, a familiar voice entered her ears.
"Die, buy that Tiger Talisman."
"Brother Adam?"
Xia Die hurriedly tried to communicate with Adam in her mind, but Adam did not continue to reply to her, maintaining his aloof demeanor.
After failing to get an answer from Adam, Xia Die looked at the strange octagonal talisman on the screen, but did not feel the bloodline attraction like Feng Jin.
However, trusting her brother Adam, she tiptoed to Aglaia's side, her fingers rubbing together in front of her lower abdomen, and said somewhat shyly,
"Teacher Aglaia, I might need that talisman, could you…"
Aglaia smiled gently and said,
"Butterfly, there's no need for that."
"Just say it. It's a benefit provided by the academy; anyone can buy what they want." "
Auctioneer Qingya, auction hall number seven, plus 100,000 gold soul coins."
Upon learning this, Qingya immediately manipulated the screen and raised the bid.
The number at the top, initially illusory, gradually solidified over time. A minute later, no one raised the bid, and Xia Die easily obtained the Tiger Talisman.
The next two auction items were a level nine defensive soul tool from Xilu City and a top-grade ten-thousand-year-old external soul bone that the Star Luo Empire had somehow acquired, likely taken from the national treasury to maintain order.
Bei Bei won the ten-thousand-year-old external soul bone because it was lightning-attribute, perfect for him.
As for the level nine soul tool, its fate was unknown, but it was most likely in the hands of the Star Luo Empire.
Although they had benefited somewhat from the soul tool revolution, their main focus remained on the Tiandou Plain, and they still couldn't independently produce level nine soul tools.
After the auction, Xu Jiawei personally carried the items through a secret passage to Auction Hall Seven, handing over the map, crown, talisman, soul bone, and other items to the main and reserve teams.
Xu Jiawei carefully examined the seven members of the Shrek Academy's regular team, lingering on Wang Dong's face for a long time, seemingly trying to recall any highlight performances he had shown.
He racked his brains but couldn't remember his strength, only that his martial soul seemed to be related to the light attribute.
However, since he was able to enter the regular team, he must have some unique skills, perhaps even twin martial souls.
Xu Jiawei still firmly remembered this, planning to investigate his background after dealing with the Book of Records.
This year's Shrek Academy regular team was worth his elaborate treatment.
…
"So what exactly is this?"
After the auction, Old Song distributed everything to everyone, letting them handle it themselves.
Bai E excitedly ran to Medmos's room, carrying a large number of books, determined to decipher the secrets hidden in the map.
After obtaining the crown, Feng Jin's bloodline was indeed in an excited state, but other than that, there were no other special phenomena.
She lay on the bed, holding the rusty crown in front of her, looking at it from left to right but unable to find anything interesting.
"Are you really something left behind by my ancestor?"
"I remember reading in Butterfly's novel that these kinds of treasures require blood recognition, right?"
Without further ado, Feng Jin straightened up, gently condensing a small needle with wind element to prick her fingertip and drip the blood onto the Wind Crown.
Surprisingly, she had found the right method. In a bloodline world like Douluo Continent, blood recognition was indeed the most effective method.
The Wind Crown immediately burst forth with a deep green light, breaking through the materialization of Huo Yuhao's spiritual energy left on it, revealing its true form.
It was a small crown resembling glass, with countless flowing winds within.
All the celestial phenomena of the world were contained within it—tornadoes, storms, blizzards, thunderstorms, and so on all appeared within the crown, as if a world was hidden inside.
Before Feng Jin could even admire its magnificence, the crown pierced directly into her brow, appearing on her forehead as a shimmering, rainbow-colored eye of the sky.
Her body suddenly trembled, her eyes closed involuntarily, and she fell onto the soft bed, drifting into a deep sleep.
In her dream, she felt enveloped by the sky, clouds massaging her, the blazing sun and bright moon surrounding her, and countless flowing winds transforming into her chariot, carrying her to tour the world.
"My child..."
Whispers echoed in Feng Jin's ears, a voice tinged with sorrow and joy. In the room outside, a green phantom appeared beside Feng Jin's bed.
If the Water Dragon King were here, he would surely recognize its identity—the remnant divine consciousness left by the Wind Dragon King in his crown.
The phantom cautiously extended a finger, and then a rainbow light erupted from Feng Jin's body, a miniature version of the Wind God Horse appearing above her, its forehead touching the phantom's finger.
In an instant, a large cocoon shimmering with rainbow light enveloped her entire body, seemingly undergoing some kind of transformation.
"Toot~ Toot~ Toot!"
The adorable chirping of an unknown life form came from within the cocoon, faint but clear.
Raising the perspective, a person in black robes stood on the rooftop, quietly watching the rainbow light flashing past the window below.
Her orange-pink hair swayed in the wind.
"What a troublesome student."
"The blood oath is effective, but the crown reaction is very intense, even causing divine power fluctuations. I'll help you conceal it."
"But why is the rule 'sky'?"
"Shouldn't it be wind?"
"Because the sky is the essence of Wind Violet, Roman."
"This universe acknowledges her, just like it acknowledged Tibo and Bai'er."
Huo Yuhao appeared behind Roman. Roman took off his hood, smiling, and said,
"I knew you'd come."
"I've been waiting for you for a long time. Here, I bought some Star Luo City's specialty ginger cola.
Try it."
Huo Yuhao took the cola, took a sip, and immediately looked troubled.
"Who invented this?!"
"I'll hang him on a cross and roast him!"
"It's like putting pineapple on a pizza, chocolate in dumplings, or sugar in tofu pudding!"
Roman also took a sip from a bottle and said,
"Not bad?"
"Quite refreshing, don't you like it?"
After enjoying the cool night breeze for a while, Roman asked hesitantly,
"What does it mean for the universe to acknowledge her?"
Huo Yuhao sat on the edge of the rooftop, his black eyes reflecting the lights of Star Luo City, and quietly said,
"This universe is conscious; it is everywhere, yet nowhere."
"The spiritual authority and the status above all things force it to acknowledge them; the universe will make them evolve towards reality."
"Different flowers blooming from the same plant, even if they are different, their roots are one."
"The sky is her essence."
(End of Chapter)
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