The Xingluo City region was vast, yet it still retained city walls, which were extremely rare on the Douluo Continent. Its overall appearance was more like a city from ancient times.
What was even more striking was that the city walls were equipped with various soul tool weapons as a defensive system. This undoubtedly highlighted the unstable and tense situation of the current Xingluo Empire.
However, what surprised Duoqing Douluo, Soul Calming Douluo, and the others was that along the way, they found that the residents of the Xingluo Empire seemed to indeed live prosperous and content lives.
Despite having things like Human Pills, they still maintained surface order. What was Xingluo thinking?
Amidst their confusion, the group was arranged to rest at the luxurious Xingluo Grand Hotel. Upon entering their rooms, many students, exhausted from the long journey, immediately collapsed onto their beds.
In three days, the delegation would be received by the Xingluo imperial family. If they did not rest now, there would be even less time later.
But for Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, it was not yet time to rest.
After arriving in the Xingluo interior, Gu Yuena could sense that the Dragon Tomb was here. It would just take time to determine its exact location. Huo Yuhao did not plan to be idle during this time either.
Since he had come to Xingluo as an official member of the delegation, he naturally wanted to make use of the value this identity carried.
Perhaps he could find the information about Dragon Valley before Gu Yuena.
"Let us go for a walk."
After dinner, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena went out together. Following behind them was a woman with a proper appearance.
Her name was Le Xiaoling, one of the guards arranged by Xingluo.
Because of the previous attack by the Dawn Society, the Xingluo Federation seemed very worried about similar incidents happening again, so they had arranged many guards for the delegation members. If needed, they could also serve as guides for everyone in Xingluo.
At night, Xingluo City was brightly lit. Soul powered lamps on both sides of the streets emitted a soft glow. Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena strolled along the stone paved roads, appearing leisurely but actually observing every detail of the city.
After walking around the pedestrian street for a while, Huo Yuhao asked, "Miss Le, I see that Xingluo City is very lively right now. Is it because of the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament? With such a lively event, is there an auction being held in Xingluo City?"
Le Xiaoling, who had long noticed that Huo Yuhao and the other were looking for something, thought for a moment and then answered respectfully, "There is indeed an auction today. However, all the invitations have already been sent out. Of course, if the two of you wish to attend, I can handle the relevant procedures."
Huo Yuhao glanced at her. "What items are being auctioned this time? Are there any items related to spirit beasts?"
"Naturally, there are. But may I ask what you are looking for? Do you have any specific requirements?"
"I want to collect spirit beast genetic information. Any species of spirit beast that is not found on the Douluo Continent would be fine." Seeing Le Xiaoling show a confused expression, Huo Yuhao explained softly, "I am also a spirit soul researcher at the Spirit Transmission Tower. That spirit beast genetic information can be used to create artificial spirit souls."
Le Xiaoling was stunned, then smiled bitterly. "That might be somewhat difficult. The number of spirit beasts on our Xingluo Continent is much smaller than on the Douluo Continent, and the variety is not very rich. There may be very few that would satisfy you."
Huo Yuhao smiled. "I am just looking casually. If someone is willing to provide very precious spirit beast genetic information, I will Barter with them. I will certainly not let them lose out. I just wonder if they can accept this type of transaction."
At this point, Huo Yuhao looked at Le Xiaoling with a meaningful gaze.
The latter was first confused, then seemed to think of something and swallowed.
Things that carried spirit beast genetic information could be blood or spirit bones.
What could a Two-Word Battle Armor Master like Huo Yuhao have to Barter for spirit bones?
He was the next Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower. Naturally, he had spirit souls.
Believing she understood Huo Yuhao's meaning, Le Xiaoling immediately responded, "I understand."
Faced with the request of a distinguished guest from the Spirit Transmission Tower, Le Xiaoling did not dare to neglect. She quickly began searching for relevant records.
At the same time, she also began secretly contacting her family and friends.
This was an opportunity to obtain high level spirit souls. It could not be missed.
If in the Douluo Continent, the value of spirit bones and spirit souls was somewhat difficult to compare, then on the Xingluo Continent, the value of spirit souls was much higher than that of spirit bones.
No soul master family dared to say that it would never decline. In that case, an Inheritable Combat Power like a spirit soul was the best guarantee.
After all, not to mention other things, if one day a family declined to the point where there was no expert to protect the younger generation while hunting for spirit rings, then having a spirit soul versus not having one made all the difference.
With a spirit soul, the younger generation could still improve. Without a spirit soul, they could only rely on the higher ups to allocate spirit rings or risk going to sea to hunt for spirit rings. Neither was easy.
Watching Le Xiaoling rushing about, Gu Yuena blinked, pulled Huo Yuhao closer, and sent a low telepathic message. "Yuhao, will this really work?"
"Na'er, do not forget our status." Huo Yuhao smiled. "We are the future of the Spirit Transmission Tower, and we are delegation members representing the Federation on a visit to Xingluo."
"Regardless of what the Xingluo high ranking members think of us, as long as they do not openly declare war on Douluo, then in the eyes of the people below in Xingluo, we are people to cooperate with. Do not underestimate the allure of spirit souls to them and the influence the Spirit Transmission Tower can wield here. They will act for the potential benefits they might gain."
Just like what Le Xiaoling was doing now.
Because of a single sentence from Huo Yuhao, half of Xingluo City was set in motion.
Even if the auction originally did not have what Huo Yuhao wanted, the now mobilized Xingluo Federation would put the things he needed up for auction.
Even if they could not directly obtain a spirit soul, gaining the favor of Huo Yuhao, the future Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower, was not bad either. In this way, they could establish a connection with the Spirit Transmission Tower and profit from it.
It was under these circumstances that Huo Yuhao found what he needed. Several pieces of incomplete dragon bones.
Dragon Valley was located in Xingluo. Regardless of who discovered it, if things inside were circulated out, some of them would certainly be digested by some Xingluo people.
Huo Yuhao had used this to obtain them.
Sitting in the auction's private room, watching the mutilated dragon bones Huo Yuhao had bought from the auction, Gu Yuena fell into thought.
She had originally thought that she would be the one to find the Dragon Tomb first. It would just take time. But judging by the current situation, Yuhao casually making a few promises in Xingluo was working much better than her, the serious and proper Silver Dragon King, searching on her own.
Intelligence was delivering itself to their door.
Gu Yuena looked up at the Xingluo man who was chatting happily with Huo Yuhao beside her.
This was the soul master who had provided the dragon bones as an auction item.
However, because they were mutilated dragon bones, he naturally would not receive a high level spirit soul in exchange. Of course, Huo Yuhao had not planned to give one anyway.
After finalizing the transaction with the middle aged man before him, Huo Yuhao got straight to the point. "May I presume to ask, where in Xingluo did these spirit bones come from? Which spirit beast gathering place has so many dragon type spirit beasts?"
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