69: Chapter 69 Invitation to the Starlight Auction House

Some discerning spectators in the stands immediately shouted, "Such power must be at least a Level 7 spirit tool!"

Upon hearing this, the other spectators held Mu Qingci in even higher regard.

Lin Xue looked at the sword of judgment with a gloomy expression; he hadn't expected his little schemes to fall through like this, instead landing him in an embarrassing situation.

He had originally only wanted to use this matter to stir up public opinion and make the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team uncomfortable.

As a result, Mu Qingci's reputation had only grown, and it seemed his side was about to be beaten quite badly.

There was no other way; things had reached this point, so they had to fight.

"One minute to release your Spirit. The match begins!"

Following the referee's command, the seven people on the opposite side moved simultaneously.

Mu Qingci released his Spirit, gripped the Hades Sword in his hand, and a monstrous sword intent poured out.

Two energy spheres, one red and one blue, appeared in front of Mu Qingci.

"Go."

Mu Qingci waved his hand, and the two energy spheres flew toward Meng Hongchen, who had also activated her Spirit.

Unlike the enhancement he gave Ye Guyi in the previous match, the moment the two energy spheres touched Meng Hongchen, they did not merge into her body but instead transformed into two streams of energy that rapidly covered her.

A set of red and blue armor appeared on Meng Hongchen, and paired with the dual spirit tool swords in her hands, she looked just like a Valkyrie.

Her aura soared rapidly as she engaged Lin Xue and Lin Yan.

Just then, the Hades Sword in Mu Qingci's hand merged with the sword of judgment, transforming back into a heavy sword.

Black and gold armor appeared on his body, and a terrifying pressure bore down on the remaining five Spirit Ancestors opposite him.

The Darkness Domain expanded; at this moment, Mu Qingci looked like a descending demon god.

He dragged the heavy sword on the ground, sparks flying from the friction as Mu Qingci advanced.

The five opposing Spirit Ancestors felt as if their hearts were being gripped by an invisible giant hand, and the flow of blood throughout their bodies became difficult.

Mu Qingci gripped the hilt of the heavy sword with one hand and swung it fiercely toward the five who could barely move.

A massive, crescent-shaped black sword energy slashed out, flying toward those five.

"Boom!"

A huge explosion rang out.

Mu Qingci's attack was blocked by a massive shield.

That was the referee's Spirit; at this moment, the seventh black spirit ring among the eight under his feet was flashing with light, clearly having activated his Martial Soul True Body.

A Spirit King's attack had actually forced out a Spirit Douluo's Martial Soul True Body. Seeing this, the stands immediately erupted.

Mu Qingci smiled slightly and walked off the stage; he would leave the rest to Meng Hongchen.

In fact, that strike just now was not a casual attack from Mu Qingci; on the contrary, it was a full-power strike where he poured 80% of his Soul Power into the sword of judgment and then added his sword intent, all to force out the referee's Martial Soul True Body.

He wanted everyone to see that he, Mu Qingci, captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team, was not only an excellent Spirit Master but also a genius Soul Engineer.

His complexion was slightly pale at the moment, and after returning to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team's lounge, he sat down to recover from the consumption.

On the field, the battle was still continuing.

Facing the joint attack of Lin Xue and Lin Yan, Meng Hongchen handled it with ease.

Under the enhancement of the armor Mu Qingci bestowed upon her, her combat power had reached the Spirit Emperor level, or perhaps even higher.

Lin Xue and Lin Yan were merely two Spirit Kings, and facing Meng Hongchen in this state, they didn't even last the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they were defeated.

"Let us congratulate the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team on their victory once again!"

Amidst the applause of the audience, Meng Hongchen held her head high and returned to the lounge.

"Qingci, this armor of yours is so useful! I feel like I've become so much stronger all of a sudden!"

Mu Qingci had already recovered some of his Soul Power, and his complexion was no longer pale.

"I'm glad you like it; I'll let you use it often in the future." He dotingly patted Meng Hongchen's head as he spoke.

"Alright, Captain, stop showing off your affection; how are we single dogs supposed to handle this!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen's face immediately turned into a bright red apple, and she lowered her head: "We're not yet..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Mu Qingci pulled her into his arms and laughingly scolded, "If you're envious, go find someone yourself; all you know how to do is run your mouth here."

Hearing Mu Qingci say this, Meng Hongchen's face turned even redder, and her heart was pounding wildly.

"But I can't find anyone, Captain! You're so handsome, there must be plenty of girls around you; introduce one to me!"

"Go on, go on, keep talking and I'll have to take action..."

The group returned to the hotel chatting and laughing, with Meng Hongchen being held by Mu Qingci the entire way.

Just as they arrived at the hotel lobby, a woman walked toward Mu Qingci: "Mr. Mu, there is a letter for you."

Mu Qingci took it, feeling confused, and searched his memory to see if he had written to anyone recently.

Ultimately finding no relevant memories, Mu Qingci shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Returning to his room, he opened the letter in his hand in front of all his teammates.

Inside the envelope was an exquisitely decorated invitation.

Mu Qingci picked up the invitation and read it carefully.

The invitation was signed by the Starlight Auction House, and the general content was an invitation for the members of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team to attend an auction tonight.

This auction was quite famous in the original work, after all, the Snow Empress's embryo appeared at this very auction.

Now, the Snow Empress had recovered with the help of the ten-thousand-year mysterious ice marrow and had become Mu Qingci's guardian, so she would no longer appear at this auction in the form of an embryo. Therefore, Mu Qingci was very curious about what the finale treasure of this auction would be.

There was another item in this auction that Mu Qingci was interested in: the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone.

Mu Qingci was very interested in the Ice Explosion Spirit Ability attached to that Spirit Bone. If he could win it at the auction, he would go and get a secret technique Spirit Bone to fuse that Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone with his own ice empresss left arm bone.

Closing the envelope, Mu Qingci stood up and looked out the window: "Since they've invited us, we might as well go and take a look; we might be able to bid on some good things."

Before leaving, Kong Deming called Mu Qingci over.

"What is it, Teacher?"

Kong Deming didn't answer, but instead handed over a bag. Mu Qingci took the bag, opened it, and saw that it was full of gold coin cards.

"Teacher, this is..."

Kong Deming raised his hand to interrupt him: "The Sun Moon Empire has always been at odds with Star Luo. I know their purpose, but it doesn't matter. The thing the Sun Moon Empire lacks the least is money. You take this money, and if you encounter something useful to yourself, bid on it; don't worry about saving money for me."

After saying this, Kong Deming disappeared from the room, not even giving Mu Qingci a chance to thank him.

Only then did Mu Qingci have the chance to look closely at the bag; he didn't know until he looked, but he was shocked when he did.

The gold coin cards in the bag were, without exception, all of one-million denomination.

Mu Qingci counted them carefully, and there were fully two hundred of them.

In other words, this small bag contained a full two hundred million gold coins!