Chapter 129: Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue

Tian Dou Grand Auction House!

In Tian Dou City, there are many bustling places, such as the Tian Dou Grand Soul Battle Arena and the Tian Dou Grand Auction House… but the Grand Soul Battle Arena is generally where academy students train and common Soul Masters gamble their lives for money, whereas Soul Masters with noble backgrounds or aristocratic lords prefer the Grand Auction House.

Compared with the blood‑soaked, brutal Grand Soul Battle Arena, Yu Tianyun clearly prefers the Grand Auction House, with its exciting atmosphere of bidding fun and surprising finds.

The Tian Dou Grand Auction House is not far from Lan Ba Academy; before long, a strangely shaped building came into everyone's view.

The building was overall spherical, like an inverted hemisphere resting on the ground, bearing no nameplate, only a forged hammer emblem.

Yu Tianyun sensed it briefly; this inverted half‑sphere measured five hundred meters in diameter, with a height of up to one hundred meters.

Although its scale is slightly smaller than the Grand Soul Battle Arena he had seen, it should be noted that this place does not have as many spectators as the arena.

Moreover, as the imperial capital, Tian Dou City values every inch of land, so the Grand Auction House enjoys an extremely lofty status in the city, with a background that is unfathomable. It is said that behind it not only has the support of the Spirit Hall, but also several great families, and apparently the Lan Dian Ba Wang Sect holds a stake as well.

However, Yu Tianyun has not yet dealt with sect affairs; his current task is to train diligently, hoping to protect the sect in the future.

The auction house entrance is also semicircular, matching the building, all in milky white. Four tall girls in high‑slit cheongsams stand at the doorway.

For Yu Tianyun, who has seen countless beauties, these girls may not be breathtaking, but they are clearly strictly selected.

They are all about 1.75 meters tall, well‑proportioned, curvy, with delicate faces and youthful beauty, truly making one want to glance a few more times.

Yu Tianyun is a lecher, with strong desires. The four characters "pure and immaculate" have nothing to do with him. Moreover, he never boasts; he is a very frank person.

Thus, his gaze subconsciously fell on those fair legs, but before he could shift up to the supple chest, Ning Rongrong leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I can dress like this too."

On the other side, Duguyan narrowed his eyes and also whispered, "Tian Yun, do you think we can't satisfy you? Then why not take Ling Ling as well?"

Yu Tianyun heard this and instantly became extremely calm. He dared not be sure whether Duguyan was serious or deliberately setting a trap for him.

Yu Tianyun wasn't originally afraid of his wife, but lately they and Ning Rongrong have learned some nasty tricks, constantly talking about the "Death Grip" and such, especially after the incident following the condensation of the soul core, which still leaves him a bit shaken.

Xue Qinghe had early reserved the most prestigious private room in the Tian Dou Grand Auction House. The four girls evidently had prior instructions; upon seeing Yu Tianyun and the others arrive, they hurriedly knelt and paid their respects.

Xue Qinghe gently signaled them to rise and asked softly, "When does the next auction start?"

The leading girl, with elegant and noble bearing, was clearly one of the senior staff of the Grand Auction House.

She bowed deeply and replied respectfully, "Your Highness, our Grand Auction House will hold an auction in half an hour."

Xue Qinghe turned his head, smiling at Yu Tianyun, "Brother Yu, shall we browse inside first?"

Yu Tianyun naturally had no objection, nodding, "We can't return empty‑handed after coming out, so let's browse inside first!"

"Then lead us to see your goods!" Xue Qinghe signaled the leading girl to guide them.

"Alright!" the girl raised her arm, "Your Highness, along with three adults and a miss, please follow me!"

A moment later, the four of them arrived at a grand hall of nearly a thousand square meters.

There was no sense of opulent gilded extravagance; the floor was laid with milky‑white marble, and the surrounding walls were adorned with various reliefs in simple colors, looking clean, bright, and exceedingly elegant.

Besides the reliefs, there were wall‑mounted display cabinets holding items such as porcelain and armor. It was more like a museum than an auction house!

The visitors were almost all aristocrats of the Tian Dou Empire, dressed in splendid attire; only a few were commoners, yet they carried an impressive bearing, appearing to be powerful Soul Masters.

Xue Qinghe, Yu Tianyun, and the third person leisurely strolled through the hall, while the girl followed behind, ready.

The dazzling array of goods left Yu Tianyun a bit overwhelmed.

"Your Highness, this is the catalog for this floor's items!" the girl walked to Xue Qinghe, slightly bowed, and thoughtfully handed over a red booklet.

"Alright, thank you!" Xue Qinghe said with a smile, taking it.

The girl, a bit flattered and startled, quickly retreated behind the four.

Xue Qinghe didn't look through it, turned his head and handed the booklet to Yu Tianyun, "Brother Yu, take a look at this first; you might find something that catches your eye."

Yu Tianyun nodded, took the booklet, and began to flip through it earnestly.

"Yan Yan, Rong Rong, you both take a look too!"

Duguyan and Ning Rongrong came over, gave it a casual glance, and showed little interest.

Duguyan crossed his arms over his chest and said, "These are all ordinary items, not much different from when I came with Ling Ling before!" Ning Rongrong echoed, "Indeed nothing novel; Brother Tian Yun, you can look yourself."

Alright, this is the life of wealthy ladies; both are pampered by grandfathers who are Title Douluo, so ordinary items naturally fail to catch their eyes.

Unlike Yu Tianyun, who has known cultivation since childhood and rarely left home—truly the classic case of a poor boy raised rich! Seeing this, Yu Tianyun began perusing on his own, turning the pages one by one.

At this moment, a fist‑sized, deep‑yellow crystal caught his eye.

"Ten‑Thousand‑Year Whale Glue, two thousand Jin Hun Coins? So cheap?"

Seeing the crystal's description, Yu Tianyun couldn't help but exclaim.

Whale glue is actually a special substance produced in the brains of whale‑type Soul Beasts.

It is known in this era to have aphrodisiac, virility‑boosting, and vigor‑restoring effects.

But Yu Tianyun knows it is an extremely precious treasure, offering excellent nourishment to Soul Masters, strengthening the body and enhancing muscles, bones, and meridian endurance. A thousand‑year whale glue can roughly increase a Soul Master's durability by five hundred years.

Yu Tianyun grew up relying on regular consumption of whale glue to improve his physique, but he only ate hundred‑year and thousand‑year whale glue; he had never seen Ten‑Thousand‑Year Whale Glue.

This Ten‑Thousand‑Year Whale Glue's boost must be greater, at least three thousand years. Of course, fully refining and absorbing it is not easy, but even partial absorption outperforms thousand‑year whale glue.

Given Yu Tianyun's physique, this Ten‑Thousand‑Year Whale Glue would have negligible effect on him, but it would greatly affect his women!

"Tian Yun, what's wrong?"

Duguyan and Ning Rongrong, seeing Yu Tianyun's startled expression, became curious.

They wondered why Yu Tianyun, already possessing many celestial herbs, could be so interested in something else.

The two leaned in and saw Yu Tianyun staring at a Ten‑Thousand‑Year Whale Glue, his face flushing bright red.

Duguyan lightly patted Yu Tianyun's shoulder and whispered, "Tian Yun, you're already impressive; if you eat this too, the sisters together might be hard to handle!"

Ning Rongrong placed a jade hand on Yu Tianyun's waist, twisted lightly, pursed her lips, and coquettishly said, "Brother Tian Yun, are you trying to kill us?"

Yu Tianyun's expression stiffened, speechless inside, he leaned to their ears and whispered, "My purpose for buying this whale glue isn't what you think; you'll know when we get back."

Ning Rongrong, with an incredulous look, snorted lightly and said:

"Hmph, when we get back, we might not be able to get out of bed."

Duguyan gently tugged her, shyly saying, "Rong Rong, aren't you embarrassed, with so many people here!"

Hearing Duguyan's reminder, Ning Rongrong's face flushed crimson, and she buried her head in Yu Tianyun's embrace.

Duguyan also lowered their head, not daring to meet anyone.

"Ah, forget it, it doesn't matter."

Yu Tianyun helplessly raised a single hand to his forehead.

He looked toward the girl behind him and asked softly.

"How much of this ten-thousand-year whale glue do you still have here?"

Upon hearing that, the girl's cheeks flushed scarlet. After thinking it over, she replied, "Sir, we have a total of six pieces of ten-thousand-year whale glue at our auction house."

As staff of the major auction house, they know this is the most basic professional quality.

"Six pieces? That's exactly enough. I'll take them all!"

Upon hearing that, Yu Tianyun rejoiced; Liu Erlong, Duguyan, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing each received one piece.

As for the remaining piece, Yu Tianyun intended to give it to Ye Lingling, after all, everyone lives under the same roof and even cultivates together.

Moreover, Yu Tianyun said he had no feelings for her, which is also impossible.

He simply is not good with words, does not know how to pursue girls, and Ye Lingling is also a quiet and taciturn girl, so between them there has been no progress.

(End of chapter)