Chapter 174: Purple-Gold Dragon Torso Bone, Tian Ling's Other Side, Submitting and Acting as a Concubine (5k)

"Fifty million?"

Shu Yan's mouth twitched. Looking at the pitiful expression on Tian Ling's face, he still couldn't help but ask with some curiosity: "What soul beast produces a soul bone worth fifty million gold soul coins? If I remember correctly, soul bones of this level wouldn't appear in a level-two auction; they could even appear as the finale item in the top-tier auctions."

Tian Ling leaned hard against Shu Yan. Thinking of that gorgeous soul bone, which looked like it was cast from gold and emitted a purple-gold luster, and then thinking of the feeling of attraction and submission received by the bloodline in her body, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva unworthily, and then said in a fawning tone: "That soul bone is said to come from a 50,000-year Purple-Gold Dragon. The Purple-Gold Dragon is a benign mutation of the Tyrannosaurus Rex group, and it is said that the Tyrannosaurus Rex has a trace of the bloodline of the Golden Dragon, the ancestor of power. The Purple-Gold Dragon is a transformation based on the Tyrannosaurus Rex bloodline, a super soul beast among dragon soul beasts capable of rivaling top-tier true dragons. Its power is said to surpass that of a Titan Giant Ape of the same level, and this Purple-Gold Dragon also produced an extremely precious and rare torso bone..."

Shu Yan raised his eyebrows. The Tyrannosaurus Rex soul beast is extremely formidable among the entire dragon race, a well-deserved top-tier dragon soul beast beneath true dragons, with a trace of Golden Dragon bloodline flowing in its body.

The biggest difference between a Purple-Gold Dragon and an ordinary Tyrannosaurus Rex is in the purity of the bloodline. The Golden Dragon's status is still very high; even a trace of bloodline transmission is enough to make any soul beast transform.

But what Shu Yan didn't expect was that the long-extinct Purple-Gold Dragon actually had soul bones circulating. After all, in this era, even the Tyrannosaurus Rex was on the verge of extinction, with the only remaining groups all gathered in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, under the protection of the Beast God Di Tian. Now, it could be said to be the most formidable dragon soul beast group in the entire Star Dou Great Forest, excluding the Hell Demon Dragon clan.

Thinking of Tian Ling's martial soul, Shu Yan also roughly understood her thoughts.

"You want to stimulate your martial soul to revert to the Golden Crocodile King through absorbing the trace of Golden Dragon bloodline in that soul bone?"

Shu Yan said with a playful tone.

What kind of existence is the Golden Crocodile King? It has a formidable Golden bloodline flowing in its body, naturally masters both gold and earth attributes, and is a top-tier beast martial soul capable of rivaling the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus. This kind of martial soul has only appeared once in the continent's historical records to date; the Second Consultant of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago, Golden Crocodile Douluo, possessed this martial soul.

Tian Ling was undoubtedly a descendant of that Second Consultant. Her martial soul was the Golden Crocodile. Don't look at it as just missing the word "King"; the level of her martial soul was worlds apart.

The Golden Crocodile King is the best of the best among top-tier beast martial souls. In terms of close-quarters combat ability, it far surpasses the bloodline-depleted White Tiger martial soul. Its innate formidable gold attribute is extremely close to Extreme Gold. This martial soul didn't shine brightly ten thousand years ago—who told that Golden Crocodile Douluo to meet the protagonist group with invincible combat power in the later stages? Under such circumstances, no matter if you are human or god, you have to be suppressed by the protagonist group's light, eventually ending up in a miserable defeat.

Hearing Shu Yan's words, Tian Ling nodded very honestly.

Their family had been inherited for ten thousand years, and their bloodline had always been extremely thin. Furthermore, since their ancestor Golden Crocodile Douluo, no one had been able to awaken the Golden Crocodile King martial soul. The bloodline-degenerated version, the Golden Crocodile, could only be considered a high-level beast martial soul at best. Without a great opportunity, they might only be able to stay at the Soul Sage or Soul Douluo realm for the rest of their lives.

Shu Yan looked at Tian Ling's big, expectant eyes, and finally poured a basin of cold water on her without mercy.

"Do you really think anyone can absorb a soul bone containing Golden Dragon bloodline? Even Soul Masters with top-tier dragon martial souls would face life-threatening danger when absorbing this kind of soul bone. If it were you, I'm afraid that not long after the soul bone entered your body, you would be forcefully exploded."

Sometimes reality is just this cruel. Just like an ordinary ice-attribute Soul Master absolutely cannot absorb an Extreme Ice soul bone produced by the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, the stronger the bloodline of the soul beast that produces the soul bone, the more demanding the conditions required to absorb it become.

The Golden Dragon is a peak dragon race group. In terms of bloodline strength, it is even above the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Let alone Tian Ling, who is now just a level 5 Soul King, even if she were a Soul Sage, wanting to absorb that soul bone would be a life-risking affair.

Having been struck without mercy by Shu Yan, Tian Ling didn't give up. She hesitated for a moment, summoned her courage, and kissed Shu Yan on the face. Then, she sat directly into Shu Yan's arms. With the soft and fragrant jade in his arms, Shu Yan couldn't help but feel a bit stirred; after all, he wasn't a Liu Xiahui who could remain unmoved in the face of temptation.

"Boss, just help me this once. Consider it me begging you. As long as you help me take down this soul bone, I'll be your concubine. Don't you men like this kind of play? The red flag at home doesn't fall, while the colorful flags flutter outside. And I'm much more obedient and well-behaved than the Princess. The zi... and various ways of playing you want, I can all..."

As she spoke, Tian Ling pulled Shu Yan's hand directly.

Tian Ling let out a soft cry, her face red to the point of no return, and even steam was coming out of the top of her head. Clearly, she still couldn't help but feel ashamed of her actions today.

Shu Yan looked at Tian Ling's pair of big, watery eyes, lowered his eyes slightly to think for a moment, then hooked his lips into a smile and said softly:

"Since that's the case, then I'll have to consider it carefully..."

Tian Ling saw Shu Yan's deliberate intention, but things had reached this point, and she had no way back. Encouraging herself in her heart, Tian Ling closed her eyes and kissed him directly.

The fragrant, soft, and charming breath wafted over, and the smooth sensation made Shu Yan couldn't help but feel stirred.

After coming to his senses, he had to admit that Tian Ling was simply a top-tier stunner who was constantly screaming for people to commit crimes!

……

After lingering, Tian Ling wiped her crystal-clear red lips, her eyelashes trembling with tear drops. She looked at Shu Yan, her voice soft to the point of no return: "Boss, this was my first kiss..."

"It's fine, mine too..."

Shu Yan laughed lightly and said without batting an eye.

Tian Ling rolled her eyes beautifully. Whether it was Shu Yan's first kiss or not, how could she not know? So proficient—at a glance, one could tell he hadn't kissed few before...

Wiping the tears from the corners of Tian Ling's eyes, Shu Yan suddenly asked: "Don't you feel aggrieved being my concubine? With your status and talent, there would be plenty of men in the entire Star Luo City chasing you, including some famous family disciples. Why do you have to aggrieve yourself..."

Tian Ling glared at Shu Yan charmingly. She pressed her cheek against Shu Yan's chest, listening to the powerful heartbeat, and a look of intoxication appeared on her face.

"It's different. Just like you men naturally like excellent and beautiful women, we women are the same. Perhaps with my looks, I could enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth by marrying any noble, but that's not what I want. I grew up in an environment with great competitive pressure and understand how important strength is for a beautiful woman."

"I don't want to drift with the tide, nor do I want to become a commodity for men to compare and show off. I also crave strength. Instead of letting others dominate my destiny, I'd rather dominate others. This world follows the law of the jungle—twisted yet realistic. So-called fairness never works here. The strong can control the weak, and the weak can only submit to the strong."

"From the first time I saw you, Boss, I felt more and more that you were extraordinary. A woman's intuition is often not wrong. I heard the praise for you from Elder Qian and His Majesty the Emperor from Yueyin. Many powerhouses I need to be careful when contacting all say you are the brightest star of this era, and in the future, you might even reshape the glory of the Seven Gods of ten thousand years ago. From that moment on, I had already made up my mind."

Tian Ling's jade hand gently stroked Shu Yan's cheek, filled with obsession amidst shyness. Only the strong are worthy of conquering her, and Shu Yan was undoubtedly the one who conquered her imperceptibly.

"Being your concubine, Boss, I don't think it's anything hard to say. When you achieve Limit Douluo or even become a god in the future, the status of an outside wife or lover will no longer be so hard to say. It might even be my strongest help to ascend to the sky in one step. Boss, I know you are not a heartless person. By then, if you casually shake off a little bit of resources from your fingernails, I won't say become a god, but at least I can mix in a Super Douluo or Limit Douluo to be!"

Hearing this, Shu Yan was silent for a moment, then he stroked Tian Ling's cheek and said softly:

"You are a woman who dares to think and do, but I have to admit, my interest in you is becoming more and more intense."

Tian Ling still leaned in Shu Yan's arms. She giggled, then leaned into Shu Yan's ear and said:

"Interest and affection are the beginning of love. Boss, will you love me?"

Shu Yan looked at the woman's eyes, which were filled with bright smiles, then laughed and said:

"Perhaps. As you said, I am not a heartless person. Maybe, we really will develop feelings over time?"

Tian Ling bit her finger, blinked, and then pretended to be innocent and said:

"Is it the 'time' I'm thinking of?" Shu Yan: "……"

……

It took less than ten minutes in total, and a handsome middle-aged man respectfully sent over all the information about that Purple-Gold Dragon torso bone. Looking at the last sentence that this soul bone had failed to sell five times, Shu Yan didn't feel surprised.

The value of a torso bone containing Golden Dragon bloodline couldn't just be worth a mere fifty million gold soul coins. The Golden-Mang left arm bone obtained by Wang Dong in the original work was only a little over ten thousand years old, yet it was worth 9.5 million gold soul coins. The reason was only that the soul bone possessed a pure but diluted Light Dragon bloodline.

According to Shu Yan's estimation, the true value of this torso bone should exceed seventy million gold soul coins. The reason why the price had dropped so sharply now was because of the soul bone itself.

Similar to the Golden-Mang left arm bone, this soul bone condensed the bloodline essence of that 50,000-year Purple-Gold Dragon. It had previously been bid for by three Soul Masters with dragon martial souls, but their endings were quite miserable. All of them were severely injured by the violent resentment and energy contained in this soul bone. Two of them died on the spot, and the other survived by luck, but became a living dead person with his soul power and spine crippled.

It is worth mentioning that the last living dead person was the second son of the contemporary Holy Dragon Douluo. The Holy Dragon Douluo's real name was Tuoba Han, and his martial soul was the White-Armored Earth Dragon. After the Spirit Hall disappeared ten thousand years ago, the Holy Dragon Sect submitted to the Star Luo Empire in exchange for the survival of its sect disciples. To this day, the powerhouses of the Holy Dragon Sect almost all serve in the Star Luo Western Legion, among whom the Holy Dragon Douluo is extremely caring toward Dai Hao, clearly already standing on the side of the White Tiger Duke's lineage.

It is said that ten years had passed since the last auction of this soul bone. During these ten years, this soul bone had been sealed in the Starlight Auction House's treasury, and even in terms of reputation, it was similar to the once Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, having an ominous name. And today, it happened to be the first day this soul bone saw the light of day after ten years, and it happened to encounter the fifth failed auction of its life.

What made Tian Ling jaw-dropping was that Shu Yan just gave a casual instruction, and less than a quarter of an hour later, a powerhouse from the auction house sent this soul bone to the two of them, without even collecting a single gold soul coin.

Shu Yan pinched Tian Ling's cheek, looked at her rather complex and puzzled gaze, and then said:

"My status in the Star Luo Empire is second only to the Emperor. Let alone just a soul bone; if I wanted, I could completely mobilize the Star Luo City Defense Army, all imperial consultants, and the shadow guards."

Shu Yan's words were not false. Xu Jiawei was too at ease with him. He now had a few offspring, but none were born to the Empress he loved, and their talent wasn't too outstanding, and their abilities were also extremely average. Xu Jiawei didn't want to hand over the throne to them. If he couldn't conceive offspring with the Empress within the next ten years, he would urge Xu Jiujiu and Shu Yan to conceive offspring, choose a descendant with the Star Crown martial soul from their children to cultivate, and let him/her become the next Star Luo Emperor.

In terms of throne succession, Xu Jiawei was indeed a qualified monarch. He considered things from the perspective of the country, rather than blindly from his own perspective. The future Star Luo needed a qualified and powerful monarch, and a monarch with average ability couldn't shoulder such a heavy responsibility. If he insisted on letting his own children inherit the throne, it would even lead to some unpleasantness.

Tian Ling's eyes were somewhat resentful, and she sighed:

"Is this the gap between people? Clearly, you are younger than me, Boss, yet the gap between us has already become so large..."

Shu Yan studied this soul bone that Tian Ling was obsessed with, and said softly: "Still calling me Boss?"

Tian Ling was stunned, then rolled her eyes at Shu Yan charmingly. Leaning on Shu Yan's shoulder, her red lips parted slightly, and then she called out softly:

"Master..."

Shu Yan was somewhat surprised, but thinking of Tian Ling's personality, he felt it was nothing.

"The energy and resentment contained within this soul bone are indeed violent enough. It seems this guy's resentment was sky-high before it died."

"But it's not a big problem. Tonight, you take this soul bone to the Rose Hotel's Red Romance room."

Hearing this, Tian Ling's face turned red again. She tugged on Shu Yan's sleeve and then whispered: "Master, I still have a beautiful dress..."

Question marks appeared on Shu Yan's forehead. Thinking for a moment, he still shook his head first.

"Help you absorb the soul bone first, but you can prepare it in advance. Maybe you'll be able to use it?"

Shu Yan Tian Ling didn't mention it, and he really couldn't remember this matter. But since Tian Ling was so proactive, he naturally wouldn't refuse. After all, Tian Ling's figure was so full and charming that it was jaw-dropping; any man couldn't resist her charm.

Tian Ling nodded with a red face, and then happily put the jade box into her soul tool.

The feeling of having a powerful backer was indeed good. A soul bone that was enough to crush people in her eyes now inexplicably became ordinary. She had a premonition that following Shu Yan, her good days were still ahead...

Um... thinking of her good sister Luo Qinghan, Tian Ling frowned and decided to wait until the other's legs were better before saying anything...

……

Not long after Tian Ling left, Xu Jiujiu also hurried over.

The expression on her face was slightly tired. The affairs of the Starlight Auction House were numerous and involved a lot, and even she needed to handle them cautiously; otherwise, she wouldn't have let Shu Yan wait for such a long time.

After sitting beside Shu Yan and drinking a sip of tea, Xu Jiujiu suddenly said: "A-Yan, I heard from Manager Liao that you just transferred that soul bone that failed to sell many times?"

Shu Yan nodded without changing his expression, and then Xu Jiujiu let him sit on her lap, gently massaging her temples for her.

"I have some use for it. Why, does that soul bone have any entanglements?"

Xu Jiujiu shook her head slightly and then said:

"There are no entanglements; it's just that the soul bone is too formidable. A few years ago, dozens of appraisers from the auction house collectively appraised and discussed it and concluded that only a Soul Master whose dragon bloodline could suppress that soul bone could absorb it, and their soul power level must be above level 60. Back then, a Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Soul Douluo from the Heavenly Dragon Gate spent a huge sum to bid for it, preparing to rely on it to break through to Title Douluo. Because he was afraid of others snatching the treasure, he requested to complete the absorption in the auction house's secret room. For this, he even gifted the Imperial Family the essence condensed from a 10,000-year Thunder Dragon as a thank-you gift for protecting him."

"At that time, the Heavenly Dragon Gate could almost be said to have smashed pots and sold iron to bid for this soul bone, so naturally, we didn't refuse."

"But at the last moment of fusion, the resentment in this soul bone suddenly backfired, causing that Soul Douluo to lose his life in an instant. Afterward, the old sect leader of the Heavenly Dragon Gate came to Star Luo City in person. Fortunately, the old Heavenly Dragon was reasonable and didn't cause us trouble, just exchanged that soul bone back for gold soul coins. At that time, to appease the old Heavenly Dragon, the Imperial Brother even gifted an additional 20 million gold soul coins. Since then, the reputation of this soul bone really had a big problem, and few people dared to harbor hope for it."

Shu Yan nodded. In the information just now, these things were clearly recorded.

"You don't need to worry about this, Jiujiu. There is still an hour before the cocktail party; sleep for a while, I'll accompany you..."

Xu Jiujiu nodded, rose to offer a fragrant kiss, and then fell into a deep sleep in Shu Yan's arms...

Looking at Xu Jiujiu's pretty sleeping face, Shu Yan was still calculating something, not coming back to his senses for a long time...

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Wanted to post in two chapters, wrote too much.

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