The finale of the Soul Gathering Stone

"40 million." It was Lin Zhiyi who spoke.

Gu Xiaoxing was so angry her nose was almost crooked.

Previously, when she wanted the green crystal stone, Ye Wanrou opposed her. Now that she wanted this Heaven-rank beast egg, Lin Zhiyi had to come and cause trouble too.

She was certain that Lin Zhiyi didn't need that egg; he was purely trying to annoy her and drive up the price.

"41 million." Gu Yongze started bidding.

"50 million." It was still Lin Zhiyi. He seemed determined to get this egg.

It wasn't until the beast egg was bid up to 70 million that Gu Yongze gave up.

70 million star coins already exceeded its value; around 60 million would have been about right.

Gu Xiaoxing still wanted to act spoiled and plead with her grandfather to try again, but she saw Gu Yongze raise his hand to stop her.

The host struck the gavel, and the hostess brought the beast egg to Lin Zhiyi.

Unlike Chu Li and Ye Wanrou, Lin Zhiyi just placed the egg on the table without forming a contract.

Gu Xiaoxing glared at Gu Xiaoyue and the others with a venomous expression. Lin Zhiyi was one thing, but Ye Wanrou was also opposing her.

If it weren't for—if it weren't for her uncle marrying that woman from the Mu family and giving birth to Gu Xiaoyue, she wouldn't be bullied by them now!

It was all Gu Xiaoyue's fault!

"Next, I would like to introduce the grand finale item of this auction—the gathering spirit stone. At the request of the consignor, these two will be auctioned together. The starting price—300 million star coins! Bidding starts now!"

The host could hardly hide his excitement; after all, gathering spirit stones were a rare sight for many years.

Gu Xiaoyue was slightly startled. She didn't expect such a good item to be in this auction; no wonder it appeared as the grand finale.

The gathering spirit stone—could reinforce and expand Mental Power.

If the absorption was successful, a Beastmaster could summon an additional beast to fight. However, conversely, it was also possible to fail.

And those hundreds of millions would go down the drain.

However, the appeal of summoning an additional beast was indeed greater. Several bidders had already started calling out their prices.

"310 million."

"320 million."

...

Until it reached 460 million star coins, Chu Li slowly and unhurriedly spoke up: "500 million!"

Gu Yongze cast a meaningful glance at Chu Li, Lin Zhiyi, Ye Wanrou—and Gu Xiaoyue, unable to help but sigh at the formidable nature of the younger generation.

The Gu Family didn't need this gathering spirit stone. His second son—Gu Qi, and his granddaughter Gu Xiaoxing, didn't have high talent. Even if he spent hundreds of millions to build them up, their combat power wouldn't increase much.

"520 million!"

There were still bidders making moves. It seemed that even if the gathering spirit stone was a gamble, people were still flocking to it.

"600 million!" Chu Li didn't seem to want to continue entangling with them; he wanted to end the bidding quickly.

"Hiss—"

The other bidders gasped.

The young master of the Chu family was indeed extravagant. The others shook their heads and withdrew from the bidding.

On stage, the host shouted excitedly, "600 million once, 600 million twice, are there any more bids? 600 million three times! Sold! Congratulations to this gentleman!"

The entire auction concluded, and the bidders left one after another.

Chen Yixuan exchanged a few words with his father and then came to Gu Xiaoyue's table to join them.

Chu Li put one gathering spirit stone away and pushed the other one in front of Gu Xiaoyue.

Lin Zhiyi pushed the Heaven-rank beast egg, and Ye Wanrou pushed the yellow crystal stone, in front of Gu Xiaoyue as well.

Gu Xiaoyue had a huge question mark on her face. What was going on?

"Xiao Yue, happy birthday!" After saying that, Ye Wanrou gave Gu Xiaoyue a big bear hug.

"Happy birthday!" Chu Li and the others also wished Gu Xiaoyue a happy birthday.

"These are birthday gifts. Xiao Yue, don't look at the fact that I bid for the Heaven-rank beast egg, but that was family money. This yellow crystal stone was something Chen Yixuan and I pooled our money to bid for. You don't mind, right?"

Ye Wanrou pouted and acted spoiled towards Gu Xiaoyue, resting her head on Gu Xiaoyue's shoulder.

Gu Xiaoyue had forgotten that today was her birthday, or rather, she hadn't remembered the original owner's birthday to begin with.

"I don't mind, but Ye Wanrou, I have no use for this yellow crystal stone."

Gu Xiaoyue was still wondering why Ye Wanrou and Chen Yixuan would give her a yellow crystal stone. Lin Zhiyi spoke up: "Then you can contract this Earth-element beast, and you'll be able to use it!"

Gu Xiaoyue looked at Lin Zhiyi suspiciously. A couple of days ago, she told Lin Zhiyi that she felt her defense was a bit weak, and he specifically came back to bid for this beast egg for her?

"Zhiyi, no, this is too valuable!" Gu Xiaoyue declined.

Lin Zhiyi frowned, "So you're saying you don't treat me as a friend? If I, Lin Zhiyi, want to give you something, there's no reason for you to refuse!"

"You've all colluded together, and you're even using moral blackmail on me?" Gu Xiaoyue feigned anger, but then smiled sweetly, "Then I must be very moral!"

Unable to refuse their kindness, Gu Xiaoyue immediately contracted this Heaven-rank beast egg.

【Name】: Raging Sand Bear

【Rank】: Heaven-rank Mid-grade

【Attribute】: Earth-element, Wood-element

【Skills】: Sand Throw (Low-level), Earth Shield (Low-level), Defense Boost (Low-level), poison mist (Low-level)

【Level】: Young life stage 1

A muddy yellow bear cub pushed its way out of the egg, munched on the eggshell, patted its chubby little belly, and let out a burp.

After Gu Xiaoyue used the yellow crystal stone on the bear, she returned it to her Yu Beast Space.

When it came to Chu Li's gathering spirit stone, Gu Xiaoyue really didn't dare to accept it. If she walked out with this, she'd be killed for the treasure!

Just as she was about to refuse, Gu Yongze walked over with Gu Xiaoxing, and the previously lively atmosphere suddenly became a bit dull.

"Xiao Yue, today is your birthday, happy birthday." Gu Yongze was a bit unnatural, and there was even a hint of humility in his attitude.

He must be feeling sorry for her.

But what did that have to do with the current Gu Xiaoyue? The original owner was already gone.

"Mm, thank you, Elder Gu." After all, he was an old man, and Gu Xiaoyue gave what she thought was a respectful response.

Gu Yongze's expression inevitably looked a bit ugly, "Then you all have fun, have fun."

After saying that, he left with the tearful Gu Xiaoxing.

Gu Xiaoyue thought to herself, the old man Gu wouldn't be trying to acknowledge her again just because he saw her getting along well with Chu Li and the others, would he?

"If I tell you to take it, then take it. Do you mean to say you'll accept theirs but not mine?" Chu Li firmly shoved the gathering spirit stone into Gu Xiaoyue's arms.

His actions interrupted Gu Xiaoyue's thoughts, and she had to secretly say to Chu Li: "I'm worried that if I accept your gathering spirit stone, I won't even be able to make it out of this door!"

Chu Li understood, indulgently ruffled Gu Xiaoyue's hair, "I've already said, as long as I'm here, I will protect you. Rest assured and keep it."

Only then did Gu Xiaoyue put the gathering spirit stone into her Yu Beast Space.

Since everyone treated her as a friend, she certainly wouldn't be stingy with them if she had any good things in the future.

"Hahaha, today is a good day, so why don't we go—and have a big meal!"

Ye Wanrou suggested, and everyone looked at Gu Xiaoyue. What did the birthday girl say?

"That is definitely a must!"

After the big meal, Chu Li dropped off the girls one by one. He dropped off Gu Xiaoyue last, and wanting to spend more time with her, he suggested they walk back.

Gu Xiaoyue felt she had eaten a bit too much, so she agreed.

The cool evening breeze gently blew Gu Xiaoyue's long hair, and the streetlights stretched their shadows long, creating a romantic and ambiguous atmosphere.

Chu Li's cheeks were slightly flushed. He wanted to formally confess to Gu Xiaoyue and ask her if she would be his girlfriend.

Before he could speak, three figures darted out from the roadside, surrounding the two of them.