Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 202 A Long-Standing Heartbeat

Xu Yang took out the soul tool he had prepared in advance from his storage soul tool.

It was a pendant with a striking black rhombus-shaped gemstone hanging in the center.

It is entirely black, with what appears to be twinkling stars, much like the night sky over the Starry Forest.

As for the surrounding area, a dark gold metal is used as an embellishment. The patterns on it are very simple, and the chain body, also in dark gold, is very thin and occasionally gleams with a faint bone-like luster.

After a long while, my gaze was immediately drawn to this pendant.

As a princess, she had seen all kinds of jewelry, but never before had she been so captivated by any piece of jewelry before even handling it.

Her martial spirit yearned for that necklace.

At the same time, something else surprised him: if Xu Yang hadn't told her, she wouldn't have realized at first glance that the necklace was a soul tool.

But this shouldn't have happened. In recent years, Xu Jiujiu has handled at least eighty to one hundred high-level soul tools, many of which were imported from the Sun Moon Empire or even the Mingde Hall.

Although he was limited by his environment and time for a long time, he never truly became a Soul Master.

However, years of exposure to Starlight Auction House, along with her personal interests, have honed her keen eye for spotting valuable items.

This made her feel a little frustrated again.

It was as if this boy named Kong Qing was sent by heaven to bring her down. She had been proud for so long, but twice, twice, she had fallen for the same person.

"This necklace is called Star Abyss."

"The pure black main material in the middle is taken from the core of a star that fell into a deep abyss. The dark gold material on the side is a rare metal with a very high compatibility with stars, called star gold."

"As for the dark gold material on the chain, it is actually the spine of a dead Starlight Unicorn, which I have processed in a special way to make it look like this now."

"It has two main functions: to assist in cultivation and defense, and it is even more effective for astrological martial souls."

"As for its grade, as I said before, it is a near-level nine soul tool, but of course, that's only true in the context of Douluo Three Kingdoms."

"If this were placed in the Sun Moon Empire, the correct classification for this thing would actually be called a peak level eight soul tool."

Xu Yang's voice rang in their ears as he meticulously promoted his soul tool, word by word.

"But considering that when in Rome, do as the Romans do, and that the core array inside this thing borrows some elements from level nine soul tools, if we insist on calling it that, I think it shouldn't be a problem."

"As for the price—I believe Princess Jiu Jiu has a discerning eye and won't let me suffer a loss."

His gaze remained fixed on the Star Abyss for a long time, seemingly not paying much attention to what Xu Yang was saying.

Xu Yang waved to Xu Jiujiu, who then realized what was happening and gave an awkward but polite smile.

"I'm sorry, this necklace is just too attractive to me. I can really feel my martial spirit yearning for it, so I—"

"Can I take this as a compliment to this soul tool? If so, I believe its creator would be very happy."

Xu Yang chuckled, then patiently explained it to Xu Jiujiu again.

Xu Jiujiu was slightly stunned, unsure of what Xu Yang was really up to.

"Shouldn't normal sales involve covering up the flaws as much as possible, then asking for an extremely high price, and waiting for both sides to start haggling back and forth, engaging in heated debates?"

"How come everything changed when it came to him?"

She even began to doubt whether all the business deals she had done before were fake.

He remained silent for a long time, pondering his words.

The price of an eighth-level soul tool fluctuates wildly. Cheaper ones are around a million gold soul coins, but the expensive ones can easily reach tens of millions of gold soul coins or even more.

The most obvious example is the energy storage soul tool, which is commonly known in the soul master world as a "milk bottle".

The Starlight Auction House once auctioned off a level 7 baby bottle for a high price of seven million gold soul coins. This was because the craftsmanship of this item was extremely complex. Level 7 baby bottles were usually made with the participation of level 8 soul masters, which is why the price remained high.

According to Xu Jiujiu's estimate, if the milk bottle reaches level eight, it would probably only be 15 million gold soul coins as the starting bid.

The people in the room remained silent, creating a rather strange atmosphere.

"I want to try to feel it first."

"May I?"

Finally, after a long while, she looked at Xu Yang with an inquiring gaze.

She decided to try it out first.

"Yes, of course."

Xu Yang readily agreed.

After a long while, she picked up the necklace and put it on her snow-white swan neck. The pure black necklace made her skin look even whiter, and gave her a more mysterious aura.

Under Xu Yang's guidance, she began to infuse her soul power into it.

I pondered this for a long time, and at the same time, I was increasingly shocked.

The necklace's effects far exceeded her expectations; she could clearly sense that the circulation of her soul power within her body had accelerated considerably.

According to her estimation, if she had had such a soul tool with her five years ago, she would be fully confident that she could break through to the Soul Saint level now.

The soul tools of the Sun Moon Empire are truly amazing.

Wearing this thing, for a long time, I felt as if I was surrounded by a large soul-gathering array at all times.

Then there's defensive capabilities; she gestured towards Manyi.

Manyi gently pushed out a palm, although to onlookers the palm was extremely slow.

However, the power it contains is very real, enough to suppress and kill a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse.

Of course, Manyi was also constantly holding back her efforts.

If this thing is unreliable and she accidentally injures Xu Jiujiu with her palm strike, she won't be able to explain it to Xu Jiawei when she gets back.

With a light, effortless palm strike, the black necklace seemed to be stimulated, its protective shield popping out to absorb the force of the blow.

For a very long time, they were not harmed at all.

She was becoming more and more interested in this soul tool; it was a perfect match for her.

"But—can such a coincidence really happen?"

"A seller came to her door to sell soul tools, but in every aspect, it seemed to be tailor-made for her."

"What exactly is this person's motive?"

After a long time, he couldn't help but start to guess Xu Yang's true purpose for coming here.

Moreover, she was certain that Xu Yang's identity in the Sun Moon Empire was definitely not simple, yet he went to such great lengths—

This is something worth considering.

However, for her, the most important thing right now is to get her hands on the Star Abyss.

Not for any other reason than that it's worthwhile, and even more so because she likes it.

The importance of this Star Abyss is immense for the owner of the Star Crown Martial Soul.

Even if it's a few cents over the reasonable price, she'll definitely get it.