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Chapter 241 The List Carving Knife: A Murderous Blade
The auction of the level-four soul tool "Milk Bottle" has ended.

The auction was also coming to an end.

The cart slowly came up from the side of the auction table. Different from the previous auctions, this time the cart was not only larger, but the cloth on it was changed to a bright red.

Everything in this Starlight Auction House is related to color, with gold being the most noble, followed by red, which is the same as the hundred thousand year soul ring.

Normally, a Level 4 auction would not feature items of this caliber.

However, those familiar with the plot know the answer.

The item beneath the red cloth is the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, ranked 99th among the listed carving knives.

Without exception, all the previous owners of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade met a tragic end.

Even collectors with particular tastes couldn't muster any interest in this "murder weapon," as if they were afraid of being tainted by the curse on the carving knife.

In previous auctions, this Soul-Devouring Carving Knife failed to sell.

Therefore, they had no choice but to participate in this auction.

In any case, as auctioneer Qingya expected, as long as the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife could be sold at the reserve price, the mission would be considered a success.

To answer the guests' questions, Qingya on stage began introducing the final auction item.

"Everyone must be very curious about what this mysterious gift is."

It was getting late, and Qingya never kept anyone in suspense.

This mysterious gift, for Soul Masters, can be considered both the most ordinary and the most indispensable close friend; almost every Soul Master possesses one.

The moment the veil was lifted, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

The dazzling brilliance or unparalleled splendor that everyone had been anticipating did not appear. What appeared was merely an ordinary-looking object, just as Qingya had said, something that any Soul Master was familiar with and indispensable—a carving knife.

The engraving knife is a core tool used by Soul Masters when inscribing core magic arrays.

Both ends of the engraving knife have a purpose, and its purpose varies when engraving different magic arrays.

Every Soul Master needs a carving knife; it is an essential tool for crafting Soul Tools.

However, many bidders at the scene expressed their dissatisfaction and sighs when they saw that the so-called mysterious grand prize was just a carving knife.

The guests who came to this auction tonight are mostly there for the soul tools.

Unlike soul tools, this so-called carving knife is almost useless to soul masters.

That small dagger is probably not even as good as a low-level melee soul tool in combat.

Despite the dissatisfaction from the audience, Qingya, being a professionally trained auctioneer, remained unaffected by their emotions and earnestly introduced the highlight of the auction: "I imagine some of our esteemed guests have been misled by its appearance."

Well, I regret to inform you that you are wrong. Missing out on this mysterious gift will be the biggest mistake of your life. Now, let me introduce this seemingly ordinary, yet extraordinary, carving knife to our distinguished guests.

"The carving knife is an essential tool for all Soul Masters."

A good carving knife is the most important tool for becoming a high-level Soul Master.

The carving knife that you see before you, esteemed guests, cannot be simply described as good; it is no exaggeration to call it an unparalleled carving knife.

In the world of Soul Masters, even carving knives are ranked. The most top-tier carving knives are almost entirely in the hands of top-tier Soul Masters.

You've probably all heard of the term "listed carving knives," which means being ranked on a carving knife leaderboard.

"On the carving knife ranking list of our Douluo Continent, only the top one hundred carving knives are recorded. Unfortunately, more than two-thirds of them are in the Sun Moon Empire. This is also one of the important reasons why the Sun Moon Empire has so many and so powerful Soul Masters. And what you see in front of you is one of those top one hundred, which is the carving knife I just mentioned."

The moment the words "listing engraving knife" were uttered, the audience erupted in uproar, and all the previous sighs vanished.

If it's a regular carving knife, it's indeed not very useful.

But if it's a carving knife for listing names, then that's not necessarily true.

However, after Qingya explained the specifics of this engraving knife used for listing the list.

The customers who were initially eager to go in were suddenly doused with cold water.

The murderous blade, Soul Devourer, is actually the same murderous blade that backfires on its master!

Legend has it that the creator of this Soul-Devouring Carving Knife was an evil soul master, and later this murderous knife followed thirty-seven masters.

Furthermore, all thirty-seven people died tragically, and nine of them became evil spirit masters.

"Rui Rui, do you still want to buy it?"

This murderous blade has nearly a one in four chance of turning its user into an evil spirit master.

Without absolute certainty of erasing the curse inside the carving knife, Bai Ran did not want the auspicious beast to carry such a time bomb within itself.

"Don't worry, I have a brilliant plan."

Ruixue patted her chest and assured him with great confidence.

If she wasn't confident in resolving the issue of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, why would she have dragged Hagi Bai to participate in this auction?

Ruixueer: It's just the resentment of a minor evil soul master. If it can't be resolved, we can ask Di Tian to take action.

It should be noted that soul tools made with the Soul Devouring Carving Knife can have at least two special effects.

Even if it's not for the purpose of intercepting the chosen one of destiny, it would be excellent to use it for oneself.

Bai Ran: You're just a level one Soul Master, how can you possibly have any class?

Ruixue'er: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't underestimate a poor girl. Don't look down on me just because I'm only a first-level Soul Master now. Just wait and see what it will be like in a few years!

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After the auctioneer Qingya finished her presentation, even the Shrek Seven Devils, who had originally planned to snag a bargain, began to consider giving up.

Faced with the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade's terrifying combat record, even buying it for collection is not something I'd be willing to do.

What if?
No one wants to joke about their own life.

Even those who once possessed this murderous blade, none of them lived for more than ten years after obtaining it. This resulted in the blade, despite having a history of over three thousand years, remaining largely untouched for most of its existence.

I have no idea how the owner of Starlight Auction House managed to get his hands on this murder weapon.

Of course, as the Soul-Devouring Blade repeatedly failed to sell at auction, the owner of Starlight Auction House became increasingly troubled, causing the Soul-Devouring Blade, which should have appeared in top-level auctions, to keep appearing in lower-level auctions.

They even announced that whoever successfully auctioned off the murder weapon would receive a 1% cut of the auction proceeds.

The final result was consistently unsatisfactory, which caused the starting price to drop again and again, almost reaching the cost price at which Starlight Auction House originally acquired it.

If it doesn't sell, so be it. Qingya didn't have high hopes for this carving knife anyway.

(End of this chapter)