Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 45 The List Carving Knife, the Eye of Life

Seeing this, Chen Qiye already knew there wasn't much to see next. Unless another transmigrator appeared on the other side, there was no way they could escape Huo Yuhao's deceptive soul technique.

Six 100,000-year spirit rings—no one could withstand that.

Sure enough, when Huo Yuhao stepped forward alone, he successfully drew everyone's attention to him. In that instant, Huo Yuhao felt a surge of pride for the first time. This was his moment!

Seeing Huo Yuhao's actions, not only was Wang Yan dumbfounded, but even the referee was a little dumbfounded.

Huo Yuhao's actions were completely illogical; was he going to fight seven people at once?

Each tournament is hosted by a powerful empire, a time for the nation to showcase its strength to the outstanding talents from various academies. Naturally, they would spare no effort. But this referee had never seen a team battle conducted in this formation before! He even forgot to lower his raised right hand.

"Referee, can we begin?" Huo Yuhao said calmly to the referee.

Only then did the referee realize what was happening and announce the start of the match.

When everything was ready, an indescribable sense of terror suddenly appeared on the competition stage.

The crimson light illuminated the entire arena in an instant. An atmosphere filled with chilling coldness, cruelty, slaughter, madness, and other terrifying elements suddenly erupted.

One, two, three, four, five, six. All six blood-red spirit rings appeared on Huo Yuhao, who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, but was actually only twelve.

Good heavens, you're really going to kill people!

Looking at the six 100,000-year spirit rings that exuded a terrifying aura, Huo Yuhao undoubtedly became the focus of the entire arena, and even the focus of this continent-wide advanced spirit master academy competition!

The simultaneous appearance of six 100,000-year soul rings on one person is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. A cacophony of gasps erupted from hundreds of thousands of people. The deafening sound was simply too intense. Even the Emperor, Empress, and all the civil and military officials of the Star Luo Empire atop the city walls rose to their feet in shock.

Looking at the seven people opposite him who were stunned, Chen Qiye felt that there was no need to watch any longer. In the next moment, Huo would definitely use the Ice Emperor's Claw or the Eternal Frozen Domain.

Since Huo Yuhao no longer has a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he will most likely use Ice Emperor's ultimate technique.

As time went by, everything unfolded as Su Yu had predicted. A green light appeared on Huo Yuhao's body, and the Eternal Frozen Domain rapidly expanded. A pair of ice-green scorpions wielding their pincers swept everyone away, and the seven of them were swept off the stage without any resistance!

This time, Huo Yuhao used a little bit of Ice Emperor's original power; otherwise, his own interference soul skill alone would not have been able to suppress the seven people.

In the eyes of those seven people, what they saw was one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion!

The pressure from Hyotei is not something that a few humans can withstand, let alone the group of brats on the other side. Their strength is not even comparable to Ling Luochen's. Even if they surpassed Ling Luochen, they still could not withstand the pressure from Hyotei.

.........

At this moment, Huo Yuhao calmly said to the referee who was standing to the side, completely dumbfounded, "The match is over."

"Huh?" Even the referee didn't react in time. After looking at the seven people who had already flown out of the ring, he announced the result of the match.

The Star Luo Square, which could accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators, including the Star Luo Empire's royal family, civil and military officials, and more than a hundred other advanced soul masters and soul master academies, was completely silent at this moment.

After a brief silence came a roar like a tsunami. They were in awe, they were afraid, but at the same time they were overwhelmed with excitement!

Huo Yuhao slowly turned around, facing the bustling Star Luo Square to the south, and said in a deep voice, "Please remember, I come from Shrek Academy, from the Tang Sect!"

Seeing Huo's arrogant demeanor reach its peak, Chen Qiye turned and left.

The start of the round-robin tournament also means the opening of the players' rest area. Today's matches are only the first round of the round-robin tournament, with four of the eight participating teams taking to the court.

However, all 67 teams that advanced from the knockout stage were sitting in the rest area without exception.

That night, Wang Yan still took them to an auction. Huo Yuhao was like a country boy visiting the city, curious about everything. Kind-hearted Bei Bei tirelessly answered his questions.

Wang Yan's reasoning was actually quite simple: he explained the development trend of Soul Guidance, even mentioning the injuries sustained by the Seven Devils of the Inner Court. "The seven selected team members are all at least Soul King level. This means they can equip at least level five Soul Guidance Devices, perhaps even level six. Let's take an extreme example: what if each of them had defensive Soul Guidance Devices? After all, each of them is already powerful enough in combat; what they need most is self-defense. He Caitou and Huo Yuhao, you two are both top students in the Soul Guidance Department and disciples of Fan Yu. Tell everyone, in that corpse explosion, if they had defensive Soul Guidance Devices, would the outcome have been different?"

After everyone found a good spot to sit down, Wang Yan asked He Caitou and Huo Yuhao a question.

After glancing at Chen Qiye, Huo Yuhao and Cai Tou gestured, and then Cai Tou spoke up: "It will definitely be different. I'm certain that the corpse explosion couldn't break a pure level six defensive soul tool. A level five defensive soul tool can at least guarantee that they won't be crippled, and their injuries will be reduced by at least 60%."

……

Upon entering the auction hall, a five-meter-wide staircase covered with a red carpet led downwards, with no staff members outside to guide visitors.

They continued downwards for about twenty meters before reaching the registration area. Wang Yan had already completed these tedious procedures before bringing the group here, handing each person a number plate. Only with the number plate could a girl in a long red dress lead them inside.

Passing through a quaint wooden door, the scene abruptly changed, and all that could be seen was a dazzling expanse of gold. A wide passageway was resplendent in gold, its luxurious decoration even surpassing that of the Star Emperor Hotel where Huo Yuhao and his companions were staying.

The passageway is over ten meters wide, with the ground paved with precious ivory-white jade bricks. Every ten meters on both sides, there is a pair of pillars made of the same material, carved with exquisite patterns. The walls are as if they are covered with gold leaf, with intricate and gorgeous patterns carved on them.

Huo Yuhao, with his extraordinary eyesight, made a brief observation and was immediately astonished by its level of detail.

At the top of the passageway, magnificent crystal chandeliers hung down, but there was no sense of oppression, because the passageway was a full five meters high.

The soft, bright yellow light, set against the backdrop of the golden walls on either side, creates a three-dimensional golden world that is enough to dazzle anyone.

Chen Qiye booked a room by himself, keeping a distance from Wang Yan and the others.

A woman in a purple dress walked onto the stage from one side of the auction hall. She looked to be around thirty years old, with a dignified and beautiful appearance and a faint smile on her face. As she walked, she moved gracefully, and the well-tailored dress perfectly outlined her fully mature figure.

She is Qingya, the auctioneer for this auction. Even though she is thirty years old, she can still make that lecherous old man, Xu Sanshi, start drooling...

Shrek Academy is indeed wealthy and powerful. Wang Yan frequently bid on a lot of soul tools, which made Qingya on the stage quite excited. If Chen Qiye remembered correctly, the last item was the milk bottle, and the grand finale was the List Carving Knife and the Soul Devouring Blade.

The term "final act" actually refers to the second-to-last character to appear, but in many novels it's considered the last character to appear, so people habitually assume that the final act is the last one to appear...

.........

Finally, when it came to the last item, the trolley was brought off the stage, and Qingya walked to the front of the auction platform. Her pretty face was slightly flushed, and she lowered her voice, saying, "Distinguished guests, our special surprise is about to be presented. This is also the last item for tonight. Originally, it shouldn't have been here. However, to thank you all for your continued support of Starlight Auction, with the permission of our chief auctioneer, we have specially added this item. Although its price is very high, I believe that everyone who truly understands it will feel it is worth the price. Now, please have our hostesses bring this special surprise forward."

The trolley slowly made its way onto the stage from one side. Unlike the previous items, this time the trolley was not only larger, but the cover on it was also a bright and eye-catching red.

Everything in this Starlight Auction House is related to color, with gold being the most prestigious, followed by red, the same color as the 100,000-year soul ring.

This is Chen Qiye's goal for this trip: the Gold of Living Beings.

The Metal of Life does not belong to this plane; it is an extremely rare and special metal. This metal itself seems to possess life, yet it lacks intelligence. It can decompose almost all known metals and ores. It is extremely rare, and this Metal of Life contains an immense amount of energy.

Wang Yan had no intention of bidding on it either. As soon as the carving knife was introduced, Chen Qiye waved his hand, "One hundred thousand gold soul coins!"

The moment the voice rang out, the auction hall fell into a stunned silence; even the auctioneer was so surprised that he forgot to speak.

"I'll offer 100,000."

When the items were handed over, the auctioneer, Qingya, was exceptionally polite. Although she didn't know Chen Qiye's true identity, she was quite flattered by the golden mask.

……

As night fell, when Chen Qiye held the Soul-Devouring Blade, the Mirror Flow in his Sea of ​​Spirit had disappeared. Chen Qiye didn't waste any time and immediately released his mental probe to cover the Soul-Devouring Blade. The moment they made contact, Chen Qiye's body trembled violently.

He felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, as if the Soul-Devouring Blade had transformed into an endless black hole, frantically devouring his spiritual power. Moreover, an extremely cold and chilling aura, accompanied by a terrifyingly fierce energy, was drilling into his spiritual sea along his spiritual probe.

Holy crap, this stuff is poisonous!

Chen Qiye couldn't hold back and blurted out a curse. The aura of the Soul-Devouring Blade was incredibly fierce, as it stormed into Chen Qiye's sea of ​​consciousness, constantly releasing destructive power along the way, attempting to completely destroy Chen Qiye's sea of ​​consciousness.

However, in the next instant, in his mind, the phantom of the dragon roared to the sky, and the entire sea of ​​his mind was in turmoil. However, Chen Qiye's sea of ​​his mind remained intact, but the power of the invading Soul Devouring Blade was instantly absorbed by the phantom of the Ancestral Dragon.

The original crisis was resolved. Moreover, Chen Qiye could clearly sense that the power of the Soul Devouring Blade had been greatly reduced in an instant, and the remaining power posed no threat to him at all.

Ah this...

"Could there be some other hidden power within me?"

Chen Qiye shook his head, not wanting to think too much, and focused his gaze on the Soul-Devouring Blade. A faint green light shot out as if it were a tangible object, landing directly on the carving knife.

The azure light emanating from the main body became as clear as water, without a trace of impurity. The originally dark body of the carving knife transformed into something resembling azure crystal.

When the Soul-Devouring Blade was placed on Chen Qiye's forehead, an extremely rich life force instantly flowed into Chen Qiye's body through his brow, even turning his spiritual sea azure.

Not only was Chen Qiye greedily absorbing this enormous life force, but a dragon seal within his spiritual sea was also absorbing it.

When the Soul-Devouring Blade sliced ​​open Chen Qiye's brow, he felt as if his mind was being torn apart, but the pain didn't last long before it disappeared.

When everything quieted down, Chen Qiye's sea of ​​consciousness had transformed into a vibrant green ocean, but it quickly turned azure blue in an instant...

When Chen Qiye woke up, the Eye of Life between his eyebrows had fully formed, and his body's flexibility and strength had completely surpassed his previous level of 54.

Now his endurance is much stronger. If he goes to the Star Dou Great Forest again, Chen Qiye is confident that he can absorb a spirit ring of more than 10 years in his sixth spirit ring.

Each day's matches are one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three, or team battles.

The sun was high in the sky, and the competition was about to begin. His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire had once again arrived at the city walls to watch the match. Undoubtedly, his primary focus was on Shrek Academy's performance.

On the competition stage, the referee walked to the center and announced loudly through the megaphone: "Both sides enter the waiting area. The captains of both sides come up to the stage to draw lots."

Wearing dark green competition uniforms, the Shrek Academy students got up and walked into the waiting area. Wang Yan nodded to Bei Bei, and Bei Bei exchanged a glance with Xu Sanshi before striding onto the competition stage.

The lottery begins!

Everyone is focused on the draw results for this competition. Regardless of the format, any match involving Shrek Academy will undoubtedly be incredibly exciting.

Now, the audience just hopes that Shrek Academy's opponents can last longer so that they can see more exciting matches.

"Shrek Academy vs. Thousand Spirits Academy, team battle!" the referee announced loudly.

(End of this chapter)