Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

"Such a large piece of deep-sea black iron is indeed rare, but to say it could be used to make dozens of level-six soul tools... those would probably all be small-sized dagger-type level-six soul tools, right?"

Xu Tianming looked at the deep-sea black iron displayed on the soul guidance screen and said with a smile.

The maid in the gold dress standing to the side showed no embarrassment whatsoever, and instead smiled and said, "What the honored guest says is true, but a dagger-type soul tool is still a soul tool, after all."

As a maid at a top auction, she knew perfectly well that she couldn't argue with VIPs, but she also couldn't let the auctioneer's words be questionable, so she would first affirm them and then explain.

Xu Tianming nodded, said nothing, and directly quoted a price.

"Make an offer for me: 350,000 gold soul coins."

Each bid was no less than 5,000 gold soul coins, but Xu Tianming immediately raised the bid by 50,000 gold soul coins, showing a determination to win!

The maid's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to operate.

You should know that she gets a commission on the sales from this private room! Especially for these items at top-tier auctions, each one is incredibly expensive! Even a small commission is an astronomical figure for her.

Seeing Xu Tianming directly offer 350,000 gold soul coins, Ma Xiaotao asked in confusion, "Is it really that much?"

Xu Tianming said, "Deep Sea Black Iron is the hard currency for making soul tools. The Soul Guidance Department still needs it a lot. As for the value of this thing itself, it's about 500,000 gold soul coins. Let's test the waters with 350,000 gold soul coins and see how it goes."

The next second, the Soul Guidance Screen flashed with light, and someone else placed a bid.

Three hundred and eighty thousand gold soul coins!

"Add another 400,000 gold soul coins!"

The maid continued operating.

"410,000 Gold Soul Coins!"

Xu Tianming continued, "Add another 450,000 gold soul coins!"

The number 450,000 gold soul coins remained on the Soul Guidance Screen for a long time, but eventually, someone made a bid.

460,000 Gold Soul Coins!

"Five hundred thousand gold soul coins!"

Xu Tianming announced the final price.

Zhang Lexuan frowned and said, "Tianming, isn't this... a bit too much? The other bidders are only adding ten or twenty thousand gold soul coins."

Shrek Academy does have a large credit limit at the Starlight Auction House, but that's not how you spend money! Credit limits are paid for with real money!

Xu Tianming shook his head and said, "Sister Lexuan, this is different. This thing is a necessity in the field of soul tool manufacturing. It is indeed worth 500,000 gold soul coins, but the actual value depends on its scarcity and the utilization rate of the material by different soul tool masters. Therefore, its value fluctuates to some extent."

In the market, this item is worth 500,000 gold soul coins, but at auction, it could very well fetch 600,000 gold soul coins or even higher. And for certain powerful factions, its value could even reach 800,000 gold soul coins!

Everyone wants essential items, especially rare metals. The three great empires of the Douluo Continent were already struggling to keep up with the demand for rare metals, and since they were being sold at auctions, the bidding value was naturally much higher than the actual value.

If we can't maintain this strong stance, the price will only be driven higher and higher!

As expected, after the offer of 500,000 gold soul coins was made, no one else made any further bids.

A dozen seconds later, the beautiful auctioneer brought down the gavel!

"Winning 500,000 gold soul coins is quite profitable for our academy."

Xu Tianming nodded with great satisfaction.

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao didn't say anything more. They didn't know as much about soul tools as Xu Tianming did, and 500,000 gold soul coins were nothing to the academy.

"The next item up for auction is a carving knife, a listed carving knife!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianming raised an eyebrow and became invigorated.

He had originally planned to inquire about the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife from the Starlight Auction House after this auction, but he never expected that the carving knife would appear at a top-tier auction.

That makes sense, though. There are still two years until the competition starts, so this Soul-Devouring Carving Knife shouldn't have gone through multiple failed auctions yet. Its price at the Starlight Auction House won't be as low as it would be two years later after it goes through multiple failed auctions.

"The Soul-Devouring Carving Blade has a history of over three thousand years..."

The beautiful female Soul Master explained the origins of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade. Even though she knew that explaining the item's history would affect its auction price, she still had to say it. After all, compared to hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins, the reputation of the Starlight Auction House was undoubtedly more important.

"Due to the special nature of this carving knife, we hope that its owner can be a light-attribute soul master with a sufficiently high cultivation level, so that the possibility of being harmed by the carving knife will be much smaller..."

Of course, our auction house doesn't have the most comprehensive understanding of this carving knife, but we can guarantee that as long as soul power isn't injected into it, it won't cause any backlash. Therefore, buying it as a collectible is an excellent choice.

The introduction was extremely detailed, but after listening to it, the VIPs in each private room frowned and unanimously gave up bidding.

A carving knife that can backfire and even kill people, even a top-ranking carving knife, would not attract much attention.

The distinguished guests present are not unable to afford it, but rather it is unnecessary for them to do so.

Only someone with a screw loose would spend money on a carving knife that could potentially kill them.

"The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, starting bid 200,000 Gold Soul Coins! Each bid must be at least 5,000 Gold Soul Coins higher! Distinguished guests, you may now begin the auction."

The beautiful auctioneer announced the starting price, but the starting number on the Soul Guide Screen did not fluctuate.

No one made a bid.

Seeing this, the beautiful auctioneer was quite helpless; she had already foreseen that the listed carving knife would fail to sell.

In fact, this item was also auctioned at last year's top auction, with a starting price of 300,000 gold soul coins. However, it failed to sell at auction that time, so this time, the starting price has been adjusted to 200,000.

This price is almost unworthy of appearing at a top auction.

If it doesn't sell at auction this time, then this engraving knife will have to be auctioned at other auctions.

"Light-attribute Soul Master..."

Upon hearing the beautiful auctioneer say that it would be best if the item were owned by a light-attribute soul master, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao almost instinctively looked at Xu Tianming.

In this world, there is probably no one with stronger light attributes than Xu Tianming.

However, the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade was infamous, and even though Xu Tianming possessed the Ultimate Light Martial Soul, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but remind him, "Tianming, don't be impulsive!"

Ma Xiaotao also said in a deep voice, "This thing is too dangerous, there's no need for it."

She knew all too well just how dangerous something so malevolent could be!

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianming smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."