Douluo Continent II: The Dragon King Suppresses the World!

Chapter 47 Soul-Devouring Carving Knife - Gold of Life!

A full day has passed since the end of the first round of the competition. Tomorrow, Shrek Academy will face the second round of the round-robin tournament.

That evening, filled with anticipation, Teacher Wang Yan led the seven members of the reserve team to the auction to relax and unwind. Originally, Wang Yan had planned to bring Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena along for the fun. However, both of them had to decline Teacher Wang Yan's invitation because they needed to focus on their cultivation, and the plan was thus abandoned.

In Ye Qi'an's room at the Xingluo Hotel.

"Qian, are we really not going to go take a look?" Gu Yuena asked softly, her gaze falling on Ye Qian, who was meditating with his eyes closed.

"If you want to buy something, you will inevitably have to separate from them. This is the situation now, and it will be the same in the future. There are all kinds of people at the auction, and almost all of them have ulterior motives. It's not uncommon for them to intercept buyers halfway through the auction," Ye Qi'an said, slowly shaking his head.

"Then what should we do?" Gu Yuena asked thoughtfully, her brows furrowing slightly.

"If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. But this world is inherently unreasonable. The strong can decide everything, and even change everything. Let's go. Just leave two decoys in the room, then break through space and head straight to the auction." Ye Qi'an said as he stood up.

Gu Yuena nodded, then raised her hand, and instantly a substitute identical to the two appeared, taking their place in cultivation. The next second, a flash of light appeared, and their figures instantly disappeared from the room.

Upon arriving near the auction venue, the two quickly completed their disguises. Ye Qi'an's disguise was acceptable, but Gu Yuena's dazzling silver-white hair was simply too eye-catching. The two had come out to keep a low profile and didn't want to attract attention.

The auction venue was actually not very conspicuous. Above the entrance, there was a sign with a clear hammer image on it, and below the hammer was a golden table.

From the outside, it appeared to be just a small auction house, but once Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena entered, they were surprised to find it was a completely different world. The outer building was actually just an entrance; the real auction was underground. They walked for an unknown amount of time before finally reaching the registration area.

Securing a bidding slot at this auction is extremely difficult. Not only do you need to provide detailed proof of assets, but a comprehensive valuation is also required. Going through normal channels would involve at least two weeks of rigorous review before any chance of getting involved.

But were Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena the kind of people who would willingly go through the proper channels? The answer was obvious: of course not. Gu Yuena used a clever little trick, swapping the information of others with their own, and then erasing the memories of the two people whose information had been swapped. After the two received their identity tokens, a young girl led them inside.

At this moment, they had already entered through a door under the guidance of the hostesses. Ye Qi'an also gained a full understanding of the specific items to be auctioned today. In fact, what Ye Qi'an cared about most at this auction was the Soul Devouring Carving Knife.

Upon entering the auction hall, the light dimmed immediately. After entering, both of them received a mask. Compared to Wang Yan and the others' white masks, Ye Qi'an and the others received red ones.

Ye Qi'an looked at Gu Yuena and said, "Put on all the masks."

Gu Yuena nodded and slowly put on the red mask. The red mask covered the faces of the two of them, while also revealing a mysterious aura.

At this time, about 60-70% of the bidders were already seated in the auction hall.

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House. Our auction is about to begin. Please take your seats." The voice came clearly from all directions, and the auction hall immediately fell silent. The surrounding lights gradually dimmed, while the lights on the auction stage gradually brightened. A woman in a purple dress gracefully walked onto the stage from one side of the auction hall.

"Good evening, distinguished guests. I am Qingya, a purple-level auctioneer from Starlight Auction House. I will be hosting this auction tonight."

After the auction officially began, one precious soul tool after another fell into Wang Yan's hands. It has to be said that Shrek Academy is indeed very wealthy. Ye Qi'an didn't really care for those soul tools. After all, with battle armor, who would want to play ranged combat? If Ye Qi'an's estimation was correct, the last item to be auctioned should be the Soul Devouring Carving Knife that he needed.

The next moment, just as Ye Qi'an had expected, after Qingya lowered her voice and explained in detail the auction's highlight item, a cart slowly came up from one side of the auction stage. The object covered by the bright red cloth immediately attracted everyone's attention.

At this moment, Ilex in Ye Qi'an's spiritual sea suddenly seemed to sense something, and his aged voice said urgently, "Little guy, take that carving knife. That carving knife will be of great benefit to both me and you."

Ye Qi'an sat up straight immediately. Because of his large movement, Gu Yuena turned her head and saw Ye Qi'an's hopeful expression.

"Qi An, do you want that carving knife?" Gu Yuena asked softly.

Ye Qi'an nodded vigorously and said, "That carving knife is useful to me, and it's also useful to the divine consciousness within my body. And Nana, did you sense that the material of that carving knife is very similar to the metal you mentioned?"

"You mean the gold of life?"

After hearing what Ye Qian said, Gu Yuena carefully examined the carving knife again and quickly confirmed that, if there was no evil thought, it did indeed contain a large amount of life force.

At this moment, Qingya on the auction stage had already lifted the red cloth covering it and began to introduce it in detail. However, when everyone heard that the carving knife was the infamous Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, they instantly felt disgusted. No matter how good the carving knife was, it couldn't compare to life; no one would joke with their own life.

"The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife starts at 100,000 Gold Soul Coins, with each bid increment no less than 5,000 Gold Soul Coins. Distinguished guests, you may now begin the bidding." Qingya said with a smile, but in reality, she wasn't excited at all. She knew very well that this knife had failed to sell at auction many times before, and if it failed to sell again this time, it would probably be shelved.

Just then, a somewhat aged voice rang out from below the stage: "One hundred thousand gold soul coins."

A sign was also raised, with 244 written on it. It was the sign that Ye Qi'an had raised. When everyone, including the Shrek Academy students, saw the red mask, they immediately understood that it was just something a rich person wanted to collect. But who knew the true purpose of this carving knife?

Despite Qingya's repeated questioning, there was no response from the audience. No one was willing to bid for the weapon, because everyone knew that once they made a bid, the deal would likely be finalized.

"100,000 gold soul coins, first time." With no other choice, Qingya had to start the final three bids.

"100,000 Gold Soul Coins, for the second time."

"100,000 Gold Soul Coins, third time. Sold!"

"Bang." The auction gavel fell, announcing that this peerless weapon had fallen into the hands of Ye Qi'an, not Shrek Academy. This was also why Ye Qi'an had let them leave first.

After successfully bidding for the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, Ye Qi'an was led backstage by the hostess to complete the transaction. The moment he received the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, Ye Qi'an immediately felt a strong resentment and evil aura rushing towards him, but his powerful mental strength was strong enough to suppress it quickly, and then he left the auction house.

Just like when they arrived, after removing their disguises, Gu Yuena took Ye Qi'an back to their room at the Xingluo Hotel and then removed the stand-ins used for disguise.

"Elder Yi, I've got the carving knife. What should I do now?" After returning to his vacation, Ye Qi'an sat cross-legged on the bed and sent a thought into the sea of ​​his mind.

Electrolux's voice echoed in Ye Qi'an's mind: "Little guy, don't rush. Give me your body, and I'll take care of that carving knife."

At this moment, Ye Qi'an's pale golden eyes changed color, quickly turning gray. His entire demeanor also underwent a dramatic transformation. Gu Yuena, standing to the side, looked at Ye Qi'an's pale golden eyes, which had once held a majestic gaze, now filled with endless deathly stillness.

"Are you the divine consciousness within Qi An's body?" Gu Yuena asked, looking at the person in front of her.

"Yes, my name is Electrolux, but now is not the time to talk about that. I don't have much time left. I need to complete the purification of the Gold of Life as soon as possible so that I can stabilize my divine consciousness."

An aged voice came from Ye Qi'an's mouth, and then his gaze focused on the Soul-Devouring Blade. A faint gray light fell directly on the carving knife, and instantly the blade trembled violently, with a series of humming sounds like mournful screams coming from it.

"To infuse the Gold of Life with evil thoughts and curses—what a truly instigator! Purify, Gold of Life, I will restore you to your true form. I will expel all filth and let your purest life force shine forth," Electrox said calmly.

The purification process was brief. Soon, the last wisp of black energy on the Soul-Devouring Blade vanished, and the azure light emanating from its body became as clear as water, without a trace of impurity. The blade's originally dark body transformed into something resembling azure crystal.

"Your mental strength is very strong," Gu Yuena nodded and said. She didn't usually praise others, so it was clear that Electrolux had earned her approval.

Electrolux sighed deeply, "I never imagined I would be so weak. Just using the power of purification would make me feel so tired and weak."

After saying this, the grayness in Ye Qi'an's eyes quietly disappeared, and he regained control of his body.

Electrolux's somewhat weak voice rang out: "Place it on your third eye, the Eye of Fate, then concentrate and leave everything to me, understand?"

Ye Qi'an nodded and placed the purified Life Gold vertically on his third eye. The moment the carving knife touched his skin, a bright blue light shone out, and an extremely rich and vigorous life force instantly flowed into his body through the third eye between his eyebrows.

An unprecedented feeling of comfort spread throughout his body. Ye Qi'an felt his body greedily absorbing the rich life force emanating from the Life Gold. At the same time, he also sensed that the fifth seal was showing signs of loosening. At this moment, there was already a flow of life force in his sea of ​​consciousness. However, what followed would not be so easy to bear. The life force would begin to compete with the power of destiny in the Eye of Fate for dominance.

Ye Qi'an gritted his teeth, struggling to withstand the clash between the two forces within his body. His forehead was covered in sweat, and his body trembled slightly. Gu Yuena watched from the side, her hands unconsciously clenching. Once she made a move, the power of destiny would collide with the power of life, and if she wasn't careful, things would become chaotic.

Then Electrolux's voice rang out again: "Concentrate, guide them to merge, not fight!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qi'an took a deep breath and, following Electrolux's instructions, adjusted his mental state, attempting to guide the fusion of the life force and the power of fortune. Gradually, the conflict between the two forces began to ease, eventually reaching a delicate balance. Originally, his third eye could see the trajectory of everyone's destiny and could deprive them of the power of fortune; now, his third eye could also deprive them of the power of life.

A gray light flashed, and an old man in white robes with an aged face appeared in Ye Qi'an's sea of ​​consciousness. He spoke gently, "From now on, this eye of yours will be called the Spirit Dragon Eye. This place will also be my dwelling place. After I stabilize, I will open a gap in your fifth seal for your enhancement. Alright, I will now complete the fusion with that eye." As he spoke, Electrox drew a line in front of him with his right hand, and a cyan light gate appeared before him. His illusory figure stepped into the light gate and disappeared.

As his eyes closed, Electrolux's presence vanished. The next moment, Ye Qi'an felt dizzy and disoriented. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting back on the bed, with Gu Yuena sitting beside him, looking at him with a nervous expression.

"I'm fine. The carving knife formed from the gold of life has made my fifth seal show signs of loosening. After Elder Yi stabilizes, he will open the gap in the fifth seal so that I can gradually absorb it." Ye Qi'an wiped the sweat from his face and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"It's good that you're alright. Now let's use the power of the Dragon God to stabilize your mental sea." Gu Yuena nodded and said, then sat cross-legged on the bed opposite Ye Qi'an.

"Okay," Ye Qi'an replied, raising his hands to touch Gu Yuena's hands.

A golden halo enveloped the two of them, and the power of the Dragon God stabilized Ye Qi'an's mental sea. As time passed, the golden halo around Ye Qi'an and Gu Yuena grew stronger. Nourished by the power of the Dragon God, Ye Qi'an's previously disordered aura gradually stabilized, and his mental sea returned to peace.

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(End of this chapter)