radicalducati Chapter 130 Antique Gold Coins and Soul-Eating Carving Knife
Chapter 130 Antique Gold Coins and Soul-Eating Carving Knife
Chapter 134 Antique Gold Coins and Soul-Eating Carving Knife
Huo Yuhao used his sword to slash at the light bullets fired by the soul-guided cannon, and arrived in front of Situ Yu.
Situ Yu was completely dumbfounded. What do you call this a control system?! And wasn't that a bow and arrow you just pulled out?
How did it turn into a sword again?
Even a fool could tell what would happen if someone got close to his fortress.
The Level 4 Soul Guiding Cannon on his chest shone brightly. At this moment, Situ Yu couldn't care less about anything else. All the remaining soul power in his body was poured into the Soul Guiding Cannon.
It was clear that the light at the muzzle of the Soul-Guiding Cannon was completely distorted. The intense white light dimmed the instant it was emitted, and the air on the entire arena became turbulent.
Situ Yu's eyes were filled with madness as he unleashed his final attack.
Huo Yuhao accelerated further, swinging his black sword at an extremely clever angle, the dark blade making contact with the cannon muzzle on Situ Yu's chest.
A clear, melodious voice rang out as the Soul-Guiding Cannon was sliced open, its cross-section smooth and without a single burr.
The madness in Situ Yu's eyes had vanished, leaving only calm.
The outcome is decided.
"—Did you teach him swordsmanship?"
In the audience, Long Qiu'er pointed at Huo Yuhao on the stage and asked Xue Di beside her.
The Snow Empress hesitated for a moment, "I only taught him the sword technique of the [Imperial Sword Ice Extreme Peerless], which he should have figured out on his own."
"But—" Xue Di paused for a moment, "that slash just now was quite good."
A relieved smile couldn't help but appear on Long Qiu'er's face.
—It's very good.
Situ Yu looked down at the severed cannon muzzle in his chest and gave a bitter smile. He knew, of course, that if Huo Yuhao had meant that, his head would have been chopped off just now.
"I have lost, and I accept it wholeheartedly. Yunluo Academy also concedes defeat."
"Very good." Huo Yuhao smiled slightly at him, sheathed his sword, and turned to walk off the stage.
He single-handedly defeated an entire Soul Master Academy, even though he only faced three opponents. It was clear to everyone that these three were the strongest members of Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy. The remaining opponents were merely three-ring Soul Masters, offering no chance of victory.
"Yunluo Advanced Soul Master Academy concedes defeat; Shrek Academy wins this battle!"
Immediately, cheers erupted from the audience, with everyone shouting Huo Yuhao's name.
Huo Yuhao may not be the strongest in this competition, but judging from his appearance, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the most handsome man in this competition. Coupled with his amazing performance of defeating seven opponents in a row, he has gained a lot of female fans after this battle.
Xiao Hongchen scoffed. This glory should have belonged to him! Huo Yuhao stole the spotlight!
He flicked Meng Hongchen on the head, who was also shouting beside him, and said irritably, "Hey, why are you shouting like that?!"
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"Old Xiao, if you hit me on the head again, I'll fight you!"
"Yuhao, well done, let's go back."
Huo Yuhao nodded, waved to the audience who were calling his name, and then immediately returned home under the escort of the army.
Once back at the Star Emperor Hotel, Wang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They finally made it through the first round of the tournament. Judging by the time, after these few days of treatment from Elder Zhuang, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi should be able to play. In the next round of the tournament, at least Wang Yan won't have to worry about sending out weaker players like Wu Feng or Wang Dong.
night.
A day has passed since the end of the first round of matches, and tomorrow they will begin the second round of the round-robin tournament. However, after dinner, Wang Yan led a few members of the reserve team out of the Star Emperor Hotel and, after many twists and turns, arrived at a rather secluded place.
Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao also came along, since Wang Yan's actual status was not as high as these two. Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo continued to cultivate and recuperate in peace.
"Teacher Wang, where are we going?" Beibei asked Wang Yan in confusion.
Then Wang Yan explained his ideas about soul tools to everyone, and unsurprisingly, he was rejected by most of the reserve team members, especially Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
Xu Sanshi said dismissively, "The abilities that we Soul Masters cultivate ourselves are the most reliable and trustworthy. Soul tools are, after all, external objects."
Huo Yuhao scoffed, "In your eyes, soul tools are nothing but external objects; the soul master's own cultivation is the most crucial thing, right? Senior Bei, Senior Xu?"
Seeing them nod, Huo Yuhao actually seemed to agree as well, pointing to the storage soul tools they were wearing, "Then why are you still using storage soul tools? Just throw them away."
???
For a moment, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei looked at each other in bewilderment, "This—"
Huo Yuhao waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Whether you use soul tools or not is none of my business. I just can't stand your behavior. You say soul tools are external objects, but you use them so enthusiastically. What's that called? Isn't that double standards?"
"Forehead----"
Although Huo Yuhao's words were very impolite and even a bit harsh, they were the absolute truth.
Every Soul Master knows how inconvenient it is to not use a storage Soul Tool. Asking them to take off their Soul Tools and carry their own things would be exhausting.
Beibei gave a bitter laugh, her voice filled with grievance. "Yuhao is right. My vision was too short-sighted. I was still clinging to the so-called glory of Soul Masters and rejecting Soul Tools, but in reality, I was enjoying the convenience brought by Soul Tools without even realizing it."
Then he took a deep breath and said firmly, "No matter what, for the future of the Tang Sect, and for myself, I am willing to use a soul tool in battle!"
Beibei's words carried considerable weight, and the other reserve team members naturally agreed with his statement.
To everyone's surprise, Wang Dong, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with determination, and resolutely said, "No, I have a problem. I don't want to use the soul tool. You guys go ahead. I'm going back first." As he spoke, he turned and walked away, striding towards the Star Emperor Hotel.
Wang Dong's sudden change in mood surprised everyone. No one expected that he would object after hearing Wang Yan's words.
Huo Yuhao watched Wang Dong's departing figure, his eyes narrowing slightly.
She doesn't like using soul tools—isn't that typical of Tang San's daughter? She harbors an indescribable hostility towards soul tools, which almost caused the destruction of the Tang Sect.
Wang Yan wanted to say a few more words of advice to Wang Dong, but Huo Yuhao stopped him.
It doesn't matter if one of them is missing or not.
After entering the auction, each of them received a mask to cover their face.
Although Huo Yuhao felt that this thing was not entirely useless, it was better than nothing. In fact, everyone knew who bought it, but they just didn't say it out loud.
Auction houses truly live up to their reputation as places for the wealthy; their luxurious decor even surpasses that of the Star Emperor Hotel.
Shrek's group sat in the first row, with Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao unceremoniously flanking Huo Yuhao on either side, extinguishing Ning Tian's last glimmer of hope.
"Welcome, distinguished guests, to Starlight Auction House. I am Qingya, a purple-level auctioneer from Starlight Auction House. Our auction is about to begin. Please take your seats."
A beautiful, melodious female voice came from all directions, and the auction hall fell silent.
A mature woman in a purple dress walked onto the stage from one side of the auction hall. She had a dignified and beautiful appearance with a faint smile on her face. The well-tailored cheongsam dress perfectly outlined her figure.
Xu Sanshi's eyes widened instantly, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.
"You can see clearly when you're close," Beibei cursed and immediately got up and walked to the furthest spot from him.
Before Xu Sanshi could feel embarrassed, He Caitou asked in confusion, "Beibei, what's wrong with you—"
"I don't want to get too close to some idiot."
Their commotion was quite loud, attracting the attention of those around them. Xu Sanshi knew that this was not a good thing, so he quickly withdrew his smile and sat up straight.
Jiang Nannan glanced at Xu Sanshi with some disappointment and silently shook her head.
The elegant auctioneer continued to preside over the auction as if nothing had happened.
As Qingya introduced the items, one by one, the soul tools were brought to the stage for auction. During the auction, Wang Yan frequently made purchases, matching each member of the Shrek Academy team with their unique characteristics, and bought many useful soul tools. This prompted the sexy and alluring auctioneer Qingya to frequently send flirtatious glances to Wang Yan.
Huo Yuhao wasn't interested in these auction items; in fact, he was getting sleepy looking at them.
Suddenly his left hand was tugged, and Zhang Lexuan's gentle voice came to his ear.
"If you want to sleep, lean against me."
Huo Yuhao blinked twice, feeling dizzy, when he heard Qingya's voice.
"This is an antique gold coin that can be traced back to the era of the Spirit Hall. It is engraved with an ancient soul guidance array from the Douluo Continent. It also has extremely high research and archaeological value. The starting price is 5,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 500 gold soul coins higher."
Let's begin.
Inside the box, a gold coin lay quietly. It wasn't large, and its design was quite ancient, with dirt and signs of age around the patterns. One could vaguely discern that the patterns on the coin were very intricate, somewhat resembling a soul-guiding magic array. However, perhaps due to its age, there was no sign of soul power fluctuations on it.
"!!!"
After seeing the entire magic array with his Spirit Eyes, Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted slightly. Could this thing be—
"I'll offer 10,000 gold soul coins." A slightly immature voice rang out again; it was Huo Yuhao.
Ignoring the somewhat surprised look on Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao's faces, Huo Yuhao was determined to get this thing no matter how much money it cost!
Although to outsiders this was clearly a waste of money and a rip-off, Huo Yuhao thought it was worth it even if it cost 100,000 or 1 million gold soul coins, because its actual value was absolutely immeasurable.
Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but tug at Huo Yuhao's sleeve, "Yuhao, what are you doing—"
Huo Yuhao shook his head, gently squeezed Ma Xiaotao's hand, and transmitted his voice to her.
"Don't worry, Sister Tao, I know what I'm doing. This is definitely worth it."
Then he turned to Wang Yan and said, "Teacher Wang, this is my personal behavior and has nothing to do with Shrek Academy."
Wang Yan glanced at Zhang Lexuan, and seeing that Zhang Lexuan nodded, he didn't say anything more.
Fortunately, no one competed with Huo Yuhao for the antique gold coin, and he eventually won it at a price of 10,000 gold soul coins.
Qingya bowed slightly to Huo Yuhao with a gentle and refined demeanor, her face slightly flushed, whether from earning a considerable commission or for some other reason was unclear.
Congratulations to this gentleman for winning the auction item.
In fact, Huo Yuhao was even more excited, but because of the mask on his face, his emotions were not discovered by outsiders.
"The final grand finale item was not originally allowed to be included in this auction, but to thank our distinguished guests for their support of Starlight Auction House, with the chief auctioneer's permission, we have specially brought it out for auction."
"This item is more expensive than the previous items, but it is definitely worth the price and worth bidding on. Now let's welcome the last item of today's auction."
Before long, a larger cart than before came up, and the cloth covering it was even red, second only to gold. This change and the elegant introduction immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.
"Whoosh."
When the veil was removed, a carving knife-like object appeared on the tray. The carving knife was about sixteen centimeters long and as thick as a finger. From bottom to top, it narrowed from wide to narrow, and the blade became thinner as it went up. Faint dark gold patterns could be seen flowing through it. The tip was extremely sharp, and the whole thing gave off an ancient and rustic feel.
That's a carving knife. Yes, this is a carving knife used by a Soul Master to inscribe a core magic array.
"?!"
Huo Yuhao was completely numb.
He had been somewhat skeptical when Baili Du and Electrolux told him that he was the chosen one of destiny in the Douluo Continent, appearing only once every ten thousand years. But after seeing this carving knife, Huo Yuhao felt that the two of them were probably not just trying to comfort him with that claim.
My luck is truly outrageous—I never expected to encounter a second piece of Living Gold, besides the soul tool for storing living beings.
"—As everyone knows, there is a ranking of carving knives in our Douluo Continent, and this carving knife happens to be ranked ninety-ninth. Unfortunately, although this carving knife is extremely famous, it is also infamous for a certain reason."
"Because this carving knife is called the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife."
After listening to Qingya's long and elegant introduction, everyone finally understood why a listed engraving knife would appear at a Level 4 auction.
Many who were initially eager to participate remained silent.
Looking at the suddenly deserted auction hall, Qingya smiled bitterly to herself. She had only wanted to try her luck. If this hot potato could be sold, she could actually make quite a bit of money.
But this reaction—is not unexpected.
"The starting bid for this Soul-Devouring Carving Knife is 100,000 Gold Soul Coins, and each bid must be at least 5,000 Gold Soul Coins higher."
After saying that, Qingya was ready to wait for the item to go unsold. This thing had been at the Starlight Auction House for several years, and she was just trying her luck this time. The boss had also said that whoever could sell this Soul Devouring Carving Knife would be promoted to a Black-level Auctioneer.
Huo Yuhao immediately straightened up, and Ning Tian naturally saw this action.
"110,000 Gold Soul Coins".
It was a somewhat childish female voice that immediately attracted the attention of countless people, even Qingya was stunned on the spot.
"----you?"
On Shrek Academy's side, everyone looked at Ning Tian, whose face was hidden by a mask.
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately raised his hand to raise the bid, but at this moment, Ning Tian interrupted Huo Yuhao, "I've bid for this knife and given it to you, but you have to be careful when dealing with it."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao paused in his actions, looking at her with utter surprise. He then used his mental interference field to surround Shrek Academy, preventing outsiders from overhearing their conversation.
"—This...isn't that inappropriate?"
Ning Tian smiled indifferently, "I owe you a favor from the academy selection competition. It's only a few hundred thousand gold soul coins, nothing to worry about."
Miss, do you know what it means to only cost a few hundred thousand?
Huo Yuhao's expression was somewhat strange. Is this what it feels like to be kept by a rich woman? It doesn't seem so bad—
Zhang Lexuan finally spoke, her expression serious. "Yuhao, what if you hurt yourself after taking it?"
Ma Xiaotao also said worriedly, "Yes, this thing is too dangerous. Haven't you heard people say that all thirty-seven of its owners died tragically?"
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I have a way to deal with this thing."
Looking into Huo Yuhao's determined gaze, Zhang Lexuan chose to believe him and said, "Let's take the picture first."
Huo Yuhao smiled. "Thank you. And thank you, Ning Tian."
Ning Tian nodded slightly. After Huo Yuhao dispelled the mental interference field, he looked at Qingya, who was standing there in a daze. After all, to outsiders, it seemed that no one from Shrek Academy was saying anything.
"Auctioneer Qingya, please continue bidding."
"Ah—okay, okay."
Qingya quickly realized what was happening and continued to ask questions.
But no one competed for it; the others even seemed to be watching the show.
After asking three questions, Qingya excitedly grabbed the auction gavel and slammed it on the table.
"110,000 Gold Soul Coins, Sold! Congratulations to this distinguished guest!"
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