Douluo Continent, my martial soul is a mushroom.

Chapter 80 Dragon Abyss Boat, Evil Technique

There are always interesting things that happen at auctions, whether they are people or objects.

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"This soul tool is called the Dragon Abyss Boat. There is only one of its kind; it is an ancient artifact. Its effects are extremely unique, requiring a soul master to activate it with soul power to reveal its true form. Its original form is about twelve meters long and two meters in diameter at its widest point, capable of accommodating twelve to fifteen passengers at the same time..."

Chi Ping looked at the foot-long white jade shuttle being carried on a brocade tray by the auctioneer on the auction stage with curiosity. Listening to the auctioneer's introduction, four words popped into his mind.

Size as desired.

"How did they do that? Was it spatial storage or compression technology, material properties, or some other ability? Could it be energy materialization? Where did the added or removed matter go?" Chi Ping muttered to himself.

He was very curious!

"The starting price is 10,000 gold soul coins. Distinguished guests, you may now place your bids." The auctioneer announced the price.

However, when the auctioneer announced the reserve price, no one bid, and the scene suddenly became deserted.

The Dragon Abyss Boat's functions are practically useless to the technologically inept people of Han Hai City. Most of the residents here are Sea Soul Masters; who would care about a small boat that can only dive to 300 meters? And it can only defend against attacks from hundred-year-old Soul Beasts.

So Ikehira made his bid.

His assets were quite substantial, so acquiring the Dragon Abyss Ship wouldn't be difficult. Even if he didn't have enough money temporarily, he could use Xue Qinghe's tokens to temporarily withdraw funds from official institutions like the City Lord's Mansion.

"Ten thousand gold soul coins!"

The auctioneer's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected a sucker to bid, and he had thought the item would go unsold again.

"Alright, Mr. 175 bids 10,000 Gold Soul Coins. Any further bids? 10,000 Gold Soul Coins once, twice, and on the third bid, sold!"

His voice betrayed barely concealed excitement and eagerness, as if he feared the bidder might back out, and he quickly completed the transaction.

The auction continued, but none of the subsequent items piqued Chi Ping's interest. Perhaps due to Xue Qinghe's effective crackdown over the past few years, Chi Ping didn't see any slave auctions this time.

After the auction ended, Chi Ping went backstage to pay the money and take away the Longyuan Boat.

When not in use, the Dragon Abyss Boat is very light, with its soul energy stored inside and no energy flowing on the surface, making it suitable for storage soul guides.

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seaside.

Ikehira first used paint to give the model boat a red paint job.

Then, with the infusion of soul power, the Dragon Abyss Boat transformed into a streak of light and rose gracefully, landing on the sea surface. The boat rapidly increased in size, and in the blink of an eye, it had become a special small boat about twelve meters long.

Chi Ping squinted, activated his intuition, and carefully observed the process.

"It's scaled up proportionally... so the possibility of energy materialization can be directly ruled out."

He jumped into the sea and pulled the Longyuan Boat ashore. The weight of the activated Longyuan Boat also increased, becoming similar to that of a metal ship of the same size, which took a lot of effort from Chi Ping.

After searching left and right, I finally found some remnants of red pigment, which were torn into very small pieces.

"It doesn't look like it was stretched, so we can rule out material elasticity first..."

The pigment acts like a shell; by observing the shape of its fragments, we can deduce the cause of the damage and, consequently, the deformation mechanism of the Longyuan Boat. For example, if the Longyuan Boat relies on its internal storage space to store materials and achieve deformation, the pigment should remain intact, with only cracks in the deformation area. However, if the material expands, the pigment would shatter more completely.

Continue the experiment.

The Longyuan Boat was restored to its shrunken state, and the retention of the pigments was observed.

The mycelium was left inside the Longyuan submarine to investigate changes in the internal environment during the ship's deformation process, and to detect fluctuations in spatial forces.

Consume the ship's stored soul power to determine its state under conditions of no soul power, and thus determine its true appearance.

Record data from repeated experiments.

After staying in Hanhai City for half a month.

"Space compression technology... It not only compresses volume, but also partially cancels out mass. No, this is a different technology altogether; perhaps it could be called anti-gravity technology..."

Chi Ping sighed as he spoke.

"This is the extent of our analysis for now."

Space compression technology, a space compression technology that will not be rejected by storage soul guides, and also has a matching anti-gravity technology!

You can easily come up with countless uses just by thinking about it.

If the technology of the Dragon Abyss Ship is thoroughly studied, traveling with a "house" will no longer be a fantasy. A Soul Master with a small-space storage Soul Tool can easily transport the supplies of a warehouse.

The impact on the transportation industry will be unimaginably huge!

It could even further promote progress in various aspects such as the economy, military, and people's livelihood!

Unfortunately, this is a one-of-a-kind treasure, and Ikehira dared not disassemble it lightly without sufficient confidence.

Such alluring technology can only be viewed from afar, like a stunningly beautiful woman throwing herself into the arms of a lecherous man, who can only force himself to remain celibate. For researchers, this is an indescribable torment.

"It's a pity, I don't know if I'll be able to develop this technology in my lifetime."

Out of sight, out of mind. Chi Ping stored the Dragon Abyss Boat in his storage soul tool and prepared to leave Hanhai City, heading south back to Tiandou City. Next up were Wuhun City, the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Star Luo Empire.

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"I have a precious boat that I really want to take apart, but unfortunately I'm not capable enough. It looks so cool and I'm drooling over it~"

Humming a little tune he had adapted, Chi Ping walked into a valley with a narrow passage.

Joyful melodies echoed between the stone walls, while arrhythmic noises disturbed the tranquility of the valley.

"Damn it! Can you please stop singing?!"

A roar came from overhead, accompanied by countless boulders falling rapidly.

A flash of silver light.

The moment he appeared, Chi Ping used the mycelium to bind the man who had fallen rocks to the rice dumpling.

The mycelium is not particularly tough, but the person bound is just an ordinary person. Although he is not ordinary in a certain sense, it does not prevent him from breaking free from the control of the mycelium.

The man glared angrily, his eyes flashing with ferocity.

He cursed, "Fuck you! You better let me out, or I'll kill you, you little bastard!"

If you ignore his eyes, the man's appearance isn't fierce. He has a square face, thick eyebrows, and a high nose bridge; he's just an ordinary person with no distinguishing features.

Who could have imagined that this person would commit several massacres of entire families? It even alarmed the city lord's mansion and the Spirit Hall of a major city, who issued an arrest warrant.

"Shi Fei, you're under arrest," Chi Ping said seriously.

Shi Fei spat into the pool, the mycelium blocking his saliva. He sneered, "Ha! I didn't expect the one who caught me, Shi Fei, to be a Soul Master! I'm honored! Kid, if you have the guts, kill me, otherwise I'll make sure you suffer the same fate as the Liu family! I'll make sure your entire family is wiped out!"

Chi Ping listened calmly to Shi Fei's foul language without getting angry.

About twenty minutes later, Shi Fei finally lost the ability to speak.

Chi Ping thoughtfully gave him a sip of water so he could continue cursing.

"What the hell do you want to do! Kill me or torture me, hurry up and do it!" Shi Fei roared in fury.

Chi Ping calmly said, "I'm definitely going to send you to your death, but I want to know who taught you such an evil technique as killing and dismembering people. I've seen the people you killed; their internal organs were missing. And you carry their scent. The records say you're an ordinary person, but an ordinary person wouldn't reach the level of a Great Soul Master in just two years."

"You ate their internal organs!"

Shi Fei's gaze grew increasingly cold. "Another meddlesome brat!"

Possessed by a carrion vulture, the second soul skill is activated, and the power increases dramatically.

The mycelium remained completely still.

"Don't waste your energy," Chi Ping said calmly, revealing six spirit rings: two yellow, two purple, and two black.

Shi Fei stared in disbelief, then cried out in despair, "Soul Emperor!"

"I have enough patience to tell you who taught you this evil magic."

(End of this chapter)