Chapter 81: Strange Soul Bone

The two of them, under the astonished gazes of countless people, arrived at the front of the famed Treasure Pavilion.

Although they had visited Shilake City several times during their year of study at the Academy, they had never actually come to this place before.

This Treasure Pavilion itself is a large store that sells various goods related to soul masters and soul engineers.

From a distance, the Treasure Pavilion is a massive building four stories high, reaching over twenty meters in height, covering a considerable area, with a magnificent golden exterior, resembling a treasure basin.

At the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion, four girls stood on each side; they appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen, with sweet looks and slender figures, their fair skin shining even more against the pavilion's golden splendor, exuding graceful charm that attracted many passersby to stop and watch.

However, Tang Wulin's thoughts were not on them at all, for a beauty far more dazzling than them—countless times more so—was tightly holding his hand; how could he possibly settle for less?

As soon as they arrived before the Treasure Pavilion's gate, a girl stepped out from among the eight girls and smiled, asking:

"May I ask if you two soul masters are here to participate in the Treasure Appreciation Fair?"

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong both wore the uniforms of Shilake Academy; although Huo Yutong had covered her uniform with a layer of fresh snow using her Ice Snow Armor, the style of the Shilake uniform was still recognizable, so they naturally could guess the two's purpose.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong took out the invitation from their pockets and handed it over; after the girl glanced at it, her smile instantly became even warmer.

"Please follow me, two soul masters."

While saying that, she made a "please" gesture with her hand, leading Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong into the interior of the Treasure Pavilion.

Upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, a luxurious aura immediately rushed over them; the golden hall displayed extravagance, the entire hall illuminated by crystal lamps hanging from the ceiling, sparkling brightly, with many people loudly conversing, making it very lively.

The girl led the two through the corridors and hall without pause, heading up to the second floor.

Compared to the first floor, the second floor was much quieter; although it appeared scattered, display booths were set up in the most logical and conspicuous spots, each booth covered by a huge crystal glass case, with different items placed on the display platforms inside.

Under the girl's guidance, the two came to the counter on the second floor and, following the staff's directions, filled out their information.

Soon the results came out—both of them actually had the highest-level red permission, allowing them to freely take any item from this Treasure Appreciation Fair.

As for this, the girl who had brought them here was already astonished to the point of being unable to close her mouth, while Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong were not at all surprised.

After all, the one who gave them the invitation to the Treasure Appreciation Fair was none other than the Sea God Pavilion Master, Mu En; if they didn't even receive this treatment, it would be truly undeserving of their status.

They received the cards from the counter staff's hands and began to stroll leisurely together within the Treasure Pavilion.

Soon, they ran into two old acquaintances.

"Bei Bei, are you really going to buy this? You'd better think it through—this thing would probably be quite expensive for you, and it's too dangerous; I won't allow you to do that."

"I'm also hesitant, but my intuition tells me that this soul bone would be of tremendous help to me; if I could absorb it, my martial soul might undergo a fundamental change."

"Those dragon-type soul masters who previously failed to absorb it all thought the same way, yet the best outcome was amputation, and those with worse luck even died outright—Bei Bei, think of Tang Ya, don't be foolish."

These two old acquaintances were precisely Bei Bei and Xu San Shi, who were gathered around a display item, fiercely arguing about something.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong stepped forward, curious, and asked: "Senior brother, senior, what are you talking about?"

Bei Bei and Xu San Shi's gazes instantly fell upon them; Xu San Shi, as if grasping at a straw, urgently said to Tang Wulin: "Wulin, quickly come persuade your senior brother—he actually wants to absorb a soul bone that no one has ever successfully absorbed before!"

Tang Wulin followed the direction of his finger and looked at the object placed in the display case; his gaze instantly froze.

Resting there was a jade-green left leg bone, appearing very old; merely placing it here seemed to evoke a faint breeze. The instant Tang Wulin saw it, he felt his own blood surge, and he dared to affirm that the bloodline of this soul bone's owner, even if not surpassing his Golden Dragon King, was not far behind.

Bei Bei said helplessly: "Didn't I already say that? I'm also hesitant, which shows I don't really want to buy it—don't spout nonsense."

Next, he introduced Tang Wulin to the origin of this left leg bone.

"This left leg bone is said to have been discovered hundreds of years ago in some ruins; it is wind-attributed, its age unknown but estimated to be no less than 100,000 years, highly attractive to holders of dragon-type martial souls, making it an absolutely top-tier soul bone; however, it's terrifying that whoever tries to absorb it ultimately fails under the pressure of Dragon Might, which is why, after being sought after for decades, it vanished from sight, and I don't know where the Academy dug it up this time to put it on the Treasure Appreciation Fair."

After saying that, he sighed.

"To be honest, I really do want to buy it, but after all, I still have Xiao Ya; even for her sake I can't take the risk."

"Bei Bei—!" Xu San Shi exhaled in relief, excitedly grabbing Bei Bei's shoulder: "Great, I knew you wouldn't do something foolish!"

"Don't get so close to me; I have Xiao Ya now—go find your Nan Nan!"

Bei Bei shoved Xu San Shi away with disdain, then curiously asked: "Wulin, who is this? Is she your friend?"

Tang Wulin froze for a moment, then realized he was referring to Huo Yutong.

Huo Yutong is still maintaining her Ice Sky Snow Girl form; Bei Bei seeing her for the first time, it's only natural he wouldn't recognize her.

He and Huo Yutong quickly repeated what they had said earlier; after hearing it, Bei Bei and Xu San Shi wore the same "you're joking with me" expression as Wang Yan had earlier that day.

However, they didn't press further, since their own martial souls also had secrets, and they knew better than to pry too much into others' martial soul information; thus the topic ended there.

Bei Bei asked concernedly: "Wulin, Yutong, have you taken a liking to any item here?"

He didn't know that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong could freely take any item from the Treasure Appreciation Fair, so he thought that if they lacked money, he could help cover the cost.

Tang Wulin lightly nodded, pointing to a not-so-distant display stand.

"I want this soul bone."

Bei Bei and Xu San Shi's expressions changed instantly.

Especially Xu San Shi, who couldn't fathom how, after finally convincing Bei Bei to change his mind, a Tang Wulin would appear right away.

Bei Bei urgently said: "Wulin, I just said that no one can successfully absorb this soul bone—don't do something foolish!"

However, Tang Wulin slowly shook his head.

"No, senior brother, I have a certain confidence; I can feel that my bloodline is stronger than its, so I shouldn't fear its Dragon Might, and furthermore..."

Having said that, Tang Wulin gave a meaningful look toward Bei Bei.

"I think I know who found this soul bone and placed it on the Treasure Appreciation Fair."

Bei Bei froze instantly.

"You mean?"

(Side note: the cheat you wanted for Wulin—end of chapter)