Faith is a mysterious thing on the Douluo Continent.
It arises from a belief in the hearts of humans or Soul Beasts.
For most humans and Soul Beasts, faith is something utterly useless.
Yet, mysteriously, faith is one of the essential foundations for deities.
Take, for example, the Angel God and the Sea God from ten thousand years ago.
Both of them amassed vast amounts of faith, which allowed them to break through from the level of a 99th-rank Peerless Douluo and ascend to become deities.
One was the Angel God, who eradicated all the corrupt forces on the Douluo Continent and was revered and worshipped by countless humans.
The other was the Sea God, who ruled over the endless oceans of the Douluo Star, either subduing or reasoning with the countless Sea Soul Beasts and a small number of humans until they submitted and worshipped him.
But now, there was actually a little girl who worshipped the Elf.
This surprised Yunxiao greatly.
After all, before he descended upon the Douluo Star, there had been no Elf Clan on the entire planet.
Setting aside the Elf Planet in the Douluo Universe for now, at that time, he was the only Elf on the Douluo Star.
"Who would have thought that just attending an auction would bring such an unexpected surprise," Yunxiao mused.
He glanced at the cat girl huddled in a corner of the iron cage, his heart filled with complex emotions, and a trace of gentleness appeared in his eyes.
It was clear that this cat girl had been worshipping the Elf for a long time.
It definitely wasn't because she had heard of his title as the Elf Douluo and then decided to worship him.
Just then, the belated "Xue Qinghe" and Ning Caichen arrived in the hall of the mansion.
"A... cat girl?"
Seeing the cat girl in the iron cage, "Xue Qinghe" was slightly stunned.
Cases like this, where Martial Soul awakening failed, leading to mutations and the acquisition of some Martial Soul traits, were not uncommon on the Douluo Continent.
But what was strange was that this cat girl had actually caught Yunxiao's attention, making her exceptionally unique.
Glancing at Yunxiao, who seemed lost in thought, "Xue Qinghe" pursed his lips before speaking slowly.
"Elf Crown!"
"If nothing unexpected has happened,"
"This cat girl was likely captured by one of those Soul Master mercenary groups and then sold to the Heaven Dou Auction House."
As one of the young masters of the Heaven Dou Auction House, "Xue Qinghe" could understand the situation at a glance.
On the Douluo Continent, apart from the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and countless large and small family sects, there was also a group known as the Free Commoner Soul Masters, who formed mercenary groups.
Some of these Soul Master mercenaries had conscience, morals, principles, and professional ethics.
They would only lead teams to help customers hunt Soul Beasts, obtain Soul Rings, and earn Gold Soul Coins.
Of course, the corpses of the hunted Soul Beasts and some precious herbs were also on their list of items for sale.
After all, Soul Beast meat and rare herbs were quite valuable.
Those Soul Master mercenaries naturally wouldn't let them go to waste.
But on the other hand, there were those Soul Master mercenaries who lacked conscience, morals, principles, and professional ethics.
They chose to extend their sinister hands toward the vulnerable.
For example, the cat girl before everyone's eyes.
As long as they could capture a young and beautiful woman, or a "special" little girl like this cat girl, they could earn a large amount of Gold Soul Coins!
Wasn't this much more comfortable than toiling away in the Soul Beast Forest, risking their lives against those Soul Beasts?
Who would choose to risk their lives when they could earn big money comfortably and safely?
And precisely because of this, these "lowlifes," who only knew how to bully the "vulnerable," were referred to as the "cancer" of the Spirit Master World by many forces on the Douluo Continent.
"Ahem, Elf Crown."
"The origin of this cat girl is exactly as His Highness the Crown Prince said."
"And she is the gift our Heaven Dou Auction House presents to you."
The fact that this cat girl could pique the interest of the Elf Crown was something Ning Caichen secretly noted in his heart.
As if remembering something, Ning Caichen quickly added, "Elf Crown, please rest assured."
"Aside from her somewhat shady background, this cat girl is 'pure.'"
"Moreover, her only relative has already passed away."
"Therefore, it is her good fortune to be able to serve you."
Ning Caichen's words were not without reason.
Not to mention this poor, common-born cat girl, throughout the entire Heaven Dou Empire, if the Elf Douluo before him were to speak, countless young and beautiful girls would personally come to serve him.
If the Elf Crown wished to marry, even Princess Xue Ke or the little princess of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong, would be offered by Emperor Xue Ye and their sect leader, Ning Fengzhi, who would compete to marry their daughters to him.
And this was not an exaggeration on Ning Caichen's part.
Do not underestimate this Elf Crown, who, at just over twenty years old, possessed the strength of a peak-level 96th-ranked Titled Douluo.
It must be known that over the past year and a half, the reputation of the Elf Douluo had already spread throughout the entire Douluo Continent.
Now, the Elf Crown was a legendary figure in the Spirit Master World.
His prestige was so high that it could rival that of the current Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibidong.
Even Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, who had broken through to become a Titled Douluo at the age of forty-four, paled in comparison to the Elf Crown in terms of achievements and influence at the same age.
At this moment, upon hearing the titles "Xue Qinghe" and "Ning Caichen" used to address Yunxiao, the cat girl, who was huddled in the corner of the iron cage, slightly twitched her furry cat ears.
"Elf... Elf?"
She tilted her head slightly, looking in the direction of the voice.
The cat girl also saw the three figures in the hall.
She recognized the always-smiling, surnamed Ning villain—he was the manager of this auction house.
The big brother beside the villain, she didn't know.
But since he was so close to that villain, he surely couldn't be a good person either.
Finally, she looked at the big brother standing at the front, who seemed to be in a daze.
He had fiery red hair and, like her, a pair of "unusual" ears.
Moreover, she could sense a gentle kindness emanating from this big brother.
That gentle feeling was something she had only experienced when her mother was still alive, so distant that she thought she would never have the chance to relive it again.
"Big... big brother."
"Are... are you the legendary elf?"
The cat girl's amber eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Yunxiao standing before her, her lips trembling slightly as she voiced the doubt in her heart.
Her voice was soft, as if afraid that speaking too loudly would shatter the dreamlike scene before her.
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