Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 66: He's already begging for mercy, and the Soul Devourer is in hand (Seeking first subscription!)

Engraving knife for listing lists!

Those who can participate in the Black-level auction are not illiterate; everyone knows what the words "listing engraving knife" mean!

Many people stared intently at Xu Jiujiu, almost impatiently wanting to start vying for the engraving knife.

However, quite a few people, after hearing Xu Jiujiu's words, simply sat back down in their chairs and watched the show with an air of nonchalance. They had all participated in the auction before and naturally knew which engraving knife the Starlight Auction House had in its possession.

That cursed carving knife is basically a death sentence for whoever touches it, otherwise it wouldn't have failed to sell at auction three times in a row. Only these naive and ignorant young people would get excited about it. They'll behave themselves when they see the Soul Devouring Blade.

Hahaha.

After a long pause, a maid pushed out a small cart from the side passage. A box was covered with a red cloth on the cart.

After a long while, he looked at the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife covered by a red cloth, a complex look flashing in his eyes, and continued to introduce it: "That's right, this is a List Carving Knife, but our Starlight Auction House adheres to the principle of treating people with sincerity and will not hide anything from the auction items. Although it is a List Carving Knife, it is an ominous knife."

She reached out and lifted the red cloth, revealing the box that could isolate the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife. She then opened it, revealing a strange carving knife that was entirely dark green and covered with numerous gray-black patterns.

Upon closer inspection, the gray-black patterns clearly resemble grotesque ghost faces, making them extremely terrifying.

At this moment, someone in the know finally realized what was happening and pointed at the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, exclaiming in alarm, "The Deadly Soul-Devouring Knife!"

"What?! It's actually this cursed blade?"

"My God, this thing has killed dozens of people already, surely no one's got the guts to buy it?"

"I'm not buying anymore, I'm begging you to let me go!"

……

Listening to the constant noise in the auction hall, Xu Jiujiu shook her head helplessly. She finally saw firsthand just how terrifying this carving knife was, and there was a reason why it had failed to sell three times in a row.

But since the item has already been presented, the auction process still needs to be followed.

"That's right, this engraving knife, ranked ninety-ninth on the engraving knife list, is the Soul Devourer. Since it was created by a Title Douluo evil soul master thousands of years ago, it has had a total of thirty-seven masters. All thirty-seven masters either died from the backlash of the engraving knife or fell into evil soul mastery." Xu Jiujiu said softly. When introducing this Soul Devourer engraving knife, she even felt a chill down her spine.

She was merely standing next to the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, without actually using it.

"Forget it, I'll just put it deep inside the treasure vault after this failed auction," Xu Jiujiu thought to himself. Then he lightly tapped the auction hammer. "The Soul-Devouring Blade, starting price 200,000 gold soul coins, minimum increment 2,000 gold soul coins. Please proceed!"

A silence.

No one made a bid.

Knowing full well that whoever takes this thing will die, who would be so tired of living as to buy it and spend money to bring an ancestor home to worship?

Time passed slowly, and still no one made an offer. This was something she had expected for a long time. Looking back now, she was indeed quite stubborn. She herself thought so too, actually believing that she could sell this carving knife.

Xu Jiujiu also became obedient.

"If no one bids, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife will be declared unsold!" The voice echoed for a long time in the auction hall, but no one spoke.

No, wait, there's a handsome guy in the crowd holding up a bidding paddle!

"Two hundred thousand!"

The handsome guy always makes his appearance last!

Ye Qing smiled and met Xu Jiujiu's gaze from the exhibition stand, who was looking at her. She nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

He really didn't expect his luck to be so good. He originally thought that this trip to Xingluo City would be fruitless, but unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better and the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade actually appeared!

When Xu Jiujiu uttered the words "listing engraving knife," Ye Qing's heart almost jumped out of his chest, and his anticipation reached its peak.

Only when the red cloth was lifted after a long time, revealing the true form of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, did Ye Qing finally feel at ease.

Because this carving knife is destined to fail to sell at this auction, as long as he makes a bid, it will definitely be his!

Xu Jiu stared at Ye Qing's face, which, even with a smile, appeared exceptionally cold and stern, and her heart skipped a beat.

Of course she recognized Ye Qing's face.

Instinctively, Xu Jiujiu wanted to speak up and stop Ye Qing from buying the carving knife. She didn't want to see this person, whom she had met once because of the barbecue, fall into the abyss because of the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife.

"Esteemed guest, are you sure? This Soul-Devouring Carving Blade is extremely dangerous and not something an ordinary person can wield." After hesitating for a while, Xu Jiujiu finally chose to speak up and remind him.

Ye Qing chuckled and replied, "It's alright, I'm not an ordinary person either."

Ye Qing's initial bid had attracted the attention of some people, who felt that there might be something fishy about the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and wanted to compete with Ye Qing. However, after listening to the conversation between Ye Qing and Xu Jiujiu, they made their own judgment.

One look and I'd conclude: Idiot.

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"Heh, you arrogant young man. When you get devoured by the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, you'll know whether you're an ordinary person or not." Many people sneered at Ye Qing, their eyes looking at him as if he were a dead man.

Ye Qing completely ignored the way the nobles looked at him like he was an idiot. Instead, he glared back at them with a defiant look, behaving exactly like a greenhorn.

This made the nobles even more disdainful of Ye Qing.

However, Xu Jiujiu, who had been watching the situation unfold from the booth, clearly realized that something was wrong. Although she had only spent less than an hour with Ye Qing, Ye Qing's every move had left a deep impression on her.

A person who knows how to advance and retreat so well could not possibly act like such a... idiot.

He's faking it! He's genuinely confident! He's acting like a naive fool just to avoid competing with others!

Since Xu Jiujiu had already realized that Ye Qing was determined to get his hands on the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, she might as well be more straightforward and simply auction it off to him.

It's just a little bit of gold soul coins in return, but Xu Jiujiu really wants to see what Ye Qing is going to do with this Soul Devouring Carving Knife.

Since Ye Qing made the bid, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife has already been sold, so it doesn't matter whether the price can be raised a little.

I only met this person once, but I decided to treat this as an opportunity to make friends with him.

"I hope you're truly confident." After a long sigh, he raised the auction gavel and brought it down: "Congratulations to this distinguished guest for winning the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade for two hundred thousand!"

(End of this chapter)