Douluo Dalu 2: You are an Evil Soul Master, but also a good person ?

"Dammit, it must be the Sun Moon Empire! And that little bastard!" Xuanzi cursed, not at all showing the composure he had moments ago.

Although Old Mu had advised that Star Luo would probably make the first move and just watch, he couldn't suppress his inner rage.

How could someone of his status, the Sea God Pavilion Elder, second only to Old Mu, above tens of thousands, and the future successor of Shrek, be made a fool of by a young brat?

It was a disgrace!

"And Star Luo Empire, why the auction? Why not just send it over directly?" Xuanzi snorted.

"Grand Elder, bid. Time's almost up," Wang Yan urged.

"I know, I know. Stop rushing me! When I was dominating the continent, that Xu family brat was still running around in diapers..." Xuanzi replied impatiently.

With only a few seconds left, he finally pressed the button.

Wang Yan: "..."

How does it feel to be an undercover agent, this must be what it looks like...

"Alright, 21 million," Xu Jiujiu said with a smile on her face, though in her heart, she was cursing Shrek.

As her royal brother had said, these guys from Shrek were so arrogant that they didn't even see Star Luo Empire as a threat.

How did Shrek's honor come about? It was built up by generations of geniuses! And now they were pretending? If you give Shrek such good resources, they'd be out of the picture, serving us Star Luo!

But she could only think about it.

Star Luo couldn't afford to offend Shrek; that was a fact.

As the royal family, they couldn't control the affairs of these powerful families.

"30 million," Xu Cheng smiled even more.

He leaned back leisurely on the sofa.

Shrek wanted both? Sorry, Sun Moon Empire stands up and takes the moral high ground.

"31 million!"

Xuanzi gritted his teeth.

If it weren't for Old Mu's warning, he would have loved to pull out that little bastard and knock his teeth out, giving him a good beating.

What? Concern for the face of the Star Luo Empire? Isn't Shrek just a dog to them?

They had three of these dogs...

As the price climbed, it soared to 120 million.

The whole room watched with interest, unwilling to leave.

But the only ones suffering were Shrek.

The Sun Moon Empire was laughing, and Xu Jiujiu's face was serious, though her lips were curling up with a smile.

Want to get it for free? Not a chance.

120 million gold soul coins was the price of the Snow Emperor embryo in the original story, and to exchange it for these five petals of the Life Flower was a blatant exploitation of people's weaknesses. It was like selling water in the desert to someone close to dying, far exceeding the original expectation.

This kind of money, even Shrek would feel the sting. Let alone the way the price was being driven up.

Inside Shrek's room, it was quiet.

Xuanzi took another swig of wine and looked at Wang Yan with red eyes. "What's our limit?"

Wang Yan swallowed, "120 million three hundred thousand..."

"If they increase the bid again, I'll storm out and take it by force," Xuanzi said coldly. "And as for Xu Jiawei, I'll make him regret it."

But by the time the countdown ended, Xu Jiujiu's beautiful face appeared on the screen, smiling as she announced, "Congratulations to Room 2, for successfully bidding for the final item at 120 million."

Xuanzi let out a sigh of relief.

But as he thought about it more, his anger only grew.

What a loss!

Damn it!

"Ah Cheng, why didn't you raise the bid again?" Xiao Hongchen said with a mischievous smile, "Add more! Trap Shrek again. In the end, it'll be Star Luo that has to deal with them fighting amongst themselves."

"Heh, what if they decide not to play anymore and wait for us to win, only to snatch it from us?" Xu Cheng replied, smiling.

"Hiss..." Xiao Hongchen clicked his tongue.

"Would they dare to snatch it?"

"Among the people here, there's Xuanzi," Xu Cheng exhaled lightly.

The room instantly quieted.

Everyone had seen the videos. The Evil Soul Master was strong, but that didn't mean Xuanzi was weak.

A 98th-level Super Douluo, Shrek's current strongest, if he truly came after them, they might have no choice but to hand it over, no matter how reluctant they were.

And they all knew Shrek's nature.

They were utterly shameless.

Unless Xiao Hongchen was there, they wouldn't have the courage to resist.

Xu Cheng smiled, seeing everyone quiet down, and didn't say anything else.

Fortunately, he hadn't told Xiao Hongchen about the existence of mechas and missiles. Otherwise, they might have fought right then and there.

He was still hoping that this would completely ruin Shrek's reputation.

After all, whether the next Continental Soul Master Competition would happen was still uncertain. Who knew, it might just turn into the Sun Moon Continental College Tournament. How boring would that be...

The next day.

Star Luo Empire Square.

It was still packed, but today, it seemed even more heated than before.

Today was the first day of the round of 16, where the competition would narrow down to the top 8.

The tournament would last four days, with four matches each day.

Only the truly "golden teams" could make it this far. Even the reserve team members were all rare talents, and Shrek Academy, being the number one for ten thousand years, would be making its debut today.

All eyes were on them.

Rest area.

"Can't wait to face Shrek. My hands are itching," Xiao Hongchen said, his face full of excitement.

"Even if we do face them, it will be a tough match," Ma Rulong said seriously. "After last night's treatment, the two Soul Emperors should be able to participate. Plus that Soul King and the healed Three Soul Ancestor, even though they're from Shrek's reserve team, Xu San Shi and Bei Bei are comparable to a regular Soul King.

(End of Chapter)