Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

Does Xu Tianming want the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife?

Of course we need it!

And we absolutely must win!

This thing is not just a simple engraving knife; it is a key tool in his later plans, and he is determined to get it!

Even if no one bids or competes, the price of 200,000 gold soul coins is still too high.

The demand for engraving knives undoubtedly exceeds the supply, but this is a deadly knife that can kill people. After more than thirty owners died tragically, the market demand for it is almost zero.

The reason it is described as "infinitely close" is because perhaps some people can withstand the backlash from this thing, or perhaps some people don't use it but simply like to collect these engraving knives with stories behind them.

Such demand is... very rare and can be ignored.

Even though these distinguished guests were incredibly wealthy, none of them were fools to spend 200,000 gold soul coins to buy this carving knife only to kill themselves.

Even if the auction house guarantees that there will be no backlash if soul power is injected, what if it happens?

They didn't want to end up like those thirty-odd masters who were devoured by the Soul-Devouring Blade, where the risks and rewards were completely disproportionate!

"No VIPs are bidding? This is a top-tier bidder!"

The beautiful auctioneer still wanted to try her best, because unsold items are actually a blow to the atmosphere of an auction.

Unfortunately, no matter how she tried to persuade her, no one made a bid.

Ultimately, the beautiful auctioneer had no choice but to announce that the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife would not be sold.

The auction house was clearly good at creating a lively atmosphere. After the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife failed to sell, they immediately put up an item that everyone was interested in to liven things up.

Soul Bone!

A soul bone that's been around for ten thousand years!

That was a 30,000-year-old left arm bone, flawless, and the starting bid alone reached a price of one million gold soul coins!

As soon as the auction started, the price continued to rise. The VIPs who had hesitated to bid 10,000 or 20,000 gold soul coins were now bidding 50,000 or even 100,000 gold soul coins at a time!

Clearly, these invited guests were more interested in the Soul Bone.

"Sister Lexuan, um...aren't we going to take pictures?"

Xu Tianming looked at the bustling auction with some confusion, glancing at Zhang Lexuan beside him.

Soul bones are considered an absolute form of currency in the soul master community, so Shrek Academy, the number one soul master academy on the continent, should theoretically be competing for them.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan laughed and said, "Tianming, you seem to have some misunderstandings about the academy. Let me put it this way, our academy's Treasure Pavilion has just as many soul bones over ten thousand years old as this Starlight Auction House."

Soul bones are indeed very rare in the entire soul master world, but the problem is that they are not like soul rings, which are lost when a person dies. They can be inherited!

Even though the probability of a soul beast dropping a soul bone is extremely small, as long as it can be preserved, it can be accumulated over a long period of time.

Shrek Academy has a long history, especially with its many powerful members. After some of these powerful members die of old age, their soul bones are naturally preserved. In addition, the academy also collects soul bones from outside.

In terms of the reserves of soul bones, Shrek Academy is absolutely among the top in the entire continent.

"In the past, the academy would collect soul bones from outside, for example, through auctions, but that stopped later."

Zhang Lexuan didn't finish her sentence, but Xu Tianming could tell that she meant... the academy already had enough soul bones, so there was no need to deliberately collect them.

This sufficient quantity does not mean that all inner court students and teachers can be equipped with six soul bones, but rather that the academy's soul bone reserves can be maintained at a certain level, so that they are not too scarce.

"I see..."

Xu Tianming seemed to be deep in thought.

Indeed, as the number one soul master academy on the continent, Shrek Academy has accumulated a lot in this regard. Especially later on, the outer academy's freshmen assessment could offer soul bones as rewards, not to mention the truly core inner academy.

The only possibility that could be done is that there is a surplus of soul bones!

"The academy doesn't lack soul bones, but if students are short of them, they can use the academy's credit limit to participate in the auction. However, I already have a left arm bone, so this soul bone isn't suitable for Xiao Tao. As for you... this soul bone isn't suitable for you either."

Zhang Lexuan said softly.

For seed-level disciples like them from Shrek Academy's inner court, soul bones are definitely not a problem. However, each part of a soul bone can only be absorbed once, so even if they encounter a soul bone, they will carefully consider whether it is suitable for them.

The auction continued as the three talked.

This 30,000-year-old left arm bone sold for 3.5 million gold soul coins!

This is only because the bloodline of the soul beast that produced this soul bone is not particularly strong; otherwise, the price would be double!

Xu Tianming and his two companions did not participate in the bidding for the subsequent items, which were either high-level soul tools, rare and precious materials, or soul bones.

The quality of the treasures certainly lived up to the reputation of a top-tier auction; they were all excellent items, but the prices were somewhat inflated.

The final item up for auction was a level nine soul tool inlaid with a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, and its price... was almost close to Shrek Academy's credit limit at the Starlight Auction House.

In the end, this level-nine soul tool was bought by an unknown VIP.

The auction concluded successfully, with all items fetching extremely high prices except for the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, which failed to sell.

After the auction ended, Xu Tianming did not leave immediately, but met with the beautiful female auctioneer.

That beautiful auctioneer is not only an auctioneer, but also the current head of Starlight Auction House.

"Esteemed guest, the starting bid for this Soul-Devouring Carving Knife is 200,000 Gold Soul Coins. Since you are only willing to offer 100,000 Gold Soul Coins, it is impossible for us to give it to you."

The beautiful auctioneer said very seriously.

Xu Tianming said in a deep voice, "You did set the starting price at 200,000 gold soul coins, but if no one buys it, it's not worth 200,000 gold soul coins. If no one buys it, its value in your hands is basically zero, and you might even have to pay out of pocket. After all, the protective measures required for this weapon must have been quite costly, right?"

The beautiful auctioneer's eyes narrowed.

Indeed, no one wants to buy this murder weapon. As long as it's in the auction house, it not only has no value but also wastes manpower and resources.

"This murderous knife is too special. Not to mention at a top auction, even at other auctions, the probability of it failing to sell is almost 100%! After all, no one is willing to gamble with their life, let alone spend hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins."

The beautiful auctioneer said in a deep voice, "Then why are you willing to spend 100,000 gold soul coins to buy it, esteemed guest?"

Xu Tianming smiled slightly, and a ball of soul power appeared in his hand.

bright!

An intense aura of light instantly enveloped the entire room!

"Because only I can control this deadly blade!"