Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 192 With the Carving Knife in Hand, Electrolux Wants to Take on an Apprentice

Looking at Xue Qingci in front of him, Lin Yun's expression behind his mask was somewhat helpless.

Why is she so naturally outgoing?

Xue Qingci realized that her behavior was a bit inappropriate, and her face turned bright red. However, from Lin Yun's perspective, she only looked a little evasive.

"I...I just rarely left the palace...leaving home, and rarely knew other people..." Xue Qingci pursed her lips and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun's expression became even more helpless.

Lin Yun had already guessed that the woman in front of him might be a runaway princess of the Douling Empire, but before he could even test her, she had already taken the initiative to self-destruct.

With Lin Yun's hearing, he wouldn't think he had misheard.

Leaving the palace...?

This little princess is really naive!

However, the little princess was clearly unaware that her identity had been exposed, and continued to chatter with Lin Yun, constantly asking him what life at Shrek Academy was like, like a lively lark.

Since the auction hadn't started yet, Lin Yun was happy to chat with the little princess a bit more.

Young, innocent girls are the best.

Uh...so easy to fool!

Even if Lin Yun didn't have any ulterior motives towards her, it was still quite fun to tease this naturally naive girl.

By the way...

"Huh? So Shrek Academy isn't as good as the rumors say!" Xue Qingci exclaimed in a low voice, feeling that her filter of Shrek Academy as a holy land for soul masters had been shattered.

If someone else were to speak ill of Shrek Academy, Xue Qingci would most likely not believe it. She's just naturally naive, not really stupid, so how could she believe it so easily?

But Lin Yun is different!

He was originally a member of Shrek Academy's participating team, and the strongest main player at that. If he gave such a high evaluation of Shrek, how could it be false?

Lin Yun didn't really say anything; he just recounted the events involving Xuan Ziyan, Shao Zhe, and Zhou Yi in their entirety without adding any personal details.

But there's a saying that goes something like that.

The truth is already a fatal attack (you agree, right, Kun Kun?).

Whether it's Zhou Yi's cerebellar atrophy-style education, Yan Shaozhe's forced binding method, or Xuanzi's incompetent behavior, all of these are rumors that have shattered the values ​​of this little princess.

In addition, Xue Qingci had also read books such as "Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony," which made it even more difficult for her to look directly at Shrek Academy.

"My God, I even used to dream of going to Shrek Academy!" Xue Qingci covered her mask, her voice barely audible, clearly shocked by Lin Yun's words.

Lin Yun smiled inwardly, never expecting that this little princess would be so simple-minded.

Of course, it's also possible that he was the simple-minded one, completely fooled by Xue Qing's performance. But Lin Yun felt that this possibility was unlikely. It wasn't that Lin Yun was confident; it was just that the average intelligence of people in Douluo Continent was really that low.

A smart woman?

It's not that Lin Yun is being discriminatory, but looking at the entire Douluo Continent series, the female protagonists and supporting characters in a certain author's works are genuinely not very intelligent...

How high can the IQ of a minor character who isn't even mentioned in the original work be? Even if Xue Qingci's acting was truly phenomenal and she fooled Lin Yun, he would accept it.

Anyway, it won't have much of an impact. I was just telling the truth. Shrek wouldn't send me a lawyer's letter just because I told the truth, would they?

And then, the auction finally began.

Xue Qingci also stopped chatting and started watching the auction seriously. For her, who rarely went out, every event in the outside world was worth experiencing.

"Distinguished guests, good evening. I am Qingya, the auctioneer for this auction. It is a pleasure to host this auction for you all." Qingya, dressed in a purple robe, walked out gracefully, her voice resounding throughout the venue with the aid of a megaphone.

"It's a sure thing." Lin Yun smiled slightly, looking meaningfully at the elegant auctioneer who had almost bewitched Wang Yan in the original story.

This is a formidable person who almost defeated Han Ruoruo.

Her appearance at this auction also signifies that the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife is about to fall into Lin Yun's hands.

Because the auction was not high-level, the highest-grade soul tool was only the level 3 milk bottle, and the others were all level 1 to 3 soul tools, which made Lin Yun have no desire to make a move.

On the contrary, Xue Qingci next to her seemed to really like these little toys called soul tools. She bought several of them, including the level 3 baby bottle.

The auction finally came to an end.

After selling another item, Qingya's face was beaming with smiles. Today's performance was truly excellent; she was extremely satisfied with both the sales rate and the final price.

After this auction, she will receive a considerable commission.

Qingya felt a pang of regret, wishing she could sell the next item as well. But whenever she thought of that eerie and evil carving knife, her heart would clench involuntarily.

If that thing could be sold, it wouldn't have failed to sell at auction so many times.

But the process still needs to be completed.

"Distinguished guests, the next item will be the last item in this auction, and also the most precious item of the auction," Qingya said with a gentle smile, gesturing with her right hand, and then unveiling the red cloth on the cart that the auction staff had just pushed over.

A rectangular, box-shaped soul tool sat quietly on the cart.

"As we all know, a powerful Soul Master will always have a handy carving knife. The quality of the carving knife can even directly affect the success rate of a Soul Master in creating a Soul Tool." Qingya did not open the box directly, but instead took the lead in starting the conversation by mentioning the Soul Master's pursuit of a high-quality carving knife.

This woman knows how to market herself; no wonder she's an auctioneer trained by Starlight Auction House.

Many people present were indeed stirred by Qingya's words and vaguely guessed that the final item to be auctioned might be a carving knife of good quality.

They started to look forward to it.

However, Starlight Auction House is a large and powerful organization, and it would not ruin its reputation for a Soul-Devouring Carving Knife with an acquisition price of only 100,000 gold soul coins. Since they have put this carving knife up for auction, they certainly cannot hide anything.

If they conceal the truth about the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, causing unsuspecting people to spend a fortune to buy it at their auction, only to later die tragically or fall into becoming evil soul masters themselves due to the curse of evil soul masters, then the reputation of their Starlight Auction House will truly be ruined.

It's not worth it at all.

"Due to the importance of carving knives to Soul Masters, the Sun Moon Empire, through the efforts of countless Level 9 Soul Masters, finally compiled a list of one hundred powerful carving knives. These one hundred carving knives are known as the Listed Carving Knives." Qingya smiled slightly, then gestured towards the box placed on the cart. "Perhaps some esteemed guests have already guessed it. Yes, our final item for auction is a carving knife, and it's even one of the carving knives listed on the Carving Knife Ranking."

Engraving knife for listing lists!

These four words immediately left many of the "know-it-alls" present dizzy and breathless, their eyes filled with greed as they stared at the box containing the carving knives.

This is a top-tier engraving knife, a coveted item even ninth-level soul masters would covet, yet it's appearing at an auction of this caliber.

I snagged a bargain!

If this engraving knife were to appear at a major auction, they might not be able to acquire it given their financial resources. However, this is just a small-scale auction, and their only enemies are the people around them, not those powerful tycoons!

Their greed for the engraving knife prevented them from considering why Starlight Auction House hadn't placed it in a large-scale auction to maximize profits, instead opting for a smaller one that didn't allow its value to be fully realized.

Are you suggesting that Starlight Auction House is stupid?

Then Qingya's next words poured cold water on them.

"Distinguished guests may be wondering why a listed engraving knife would appear at such a small-scale auction." Qingya's smile remained unchanged, but her tone carried a hint of regret.

"Actually, it's because this carving knife has a flaw. Its creator was a level nine soul master, and also a powerful titled Douluo evil soul master. Perhaps it's because its first owner was an evil soul master that no one who obtained this carving knife could have a good end. It has had a total of thirty-seven owners. Apart from the evil soul master who originally created it, all the other people who used this carving knife either died a violent death or fell into evil soul masterhood."

"This carving knife's infamous reputation caused it to plummet from the top 30 on the carving knife list to its current 99th place."

"The carving knife is called—Spirit Devourer."

Qingya reached out, her fingertips trembling slightly, and opened the box that sealed the carving knife, revealing the menacing carving knife inside, which was dark green with a hint of gray-black.

The Fierce Blade Devours Souls!

Visible black mist swirled around the carving knife, and within the mist, one could vaguely make out grotesque ghost faces. Those with strong mental power could even sense the mental wails emanating from them.

The moment they saw the carving knife, everyone felt as if Lin Yun had poured ice water of extreme ice over their heads and faces, instantly sobering them up, and their eyes turned to terror as they looked at the Soul Devouring Carving Knife.

Damn it, the Soul-Devouring Blade!

Thirty-seven masters, their fates were either to be abandoned or to fall into the trap of becoming evil spirit masters.

Even if you buy a carving knife, you still need to be alive to use it!

Only Lin Yun's smile beneath his mask gradually widened, eventually becoming somewhat arrogant.

Hehehehe, the gold of life!

The thrill of about to snag a bargain was so intense that Lin Yun didn't even notice that Xue Qingci was behaving strangely beside him. Her silver-gray eyes seemed somewhat vacant and empty, and a strong aura of death lingered deep within her pupils.

Lin Yun didn't notice, but someone else did!

The moment Qingya opened the soul tool that sealed the Soul Devouring Carving Blade, Ilex, who was fast asleep in Lin Yun's sea of ​​consciousness, was instantly awakened.

Whether it's this familiar yet unfamiliar aura of curse, or the powerful life force inherent in the essence of the living gold, both are the perfect bait to lure Electrolux, directly turning Old Deng into a cichlid.

Just as Electrolux was about to tell Lin Yun to buy the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade at all costs, he turned around and saw Xue Qingci next to Lin Yun.

Goodness, Old Deng's eyes lit up immediately.

"Holy crap, holy crap!!!" Electrox's eyes widened, the gray bead instantly transforming into its true form, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"How is this possible? There is someone so suitable for my inheritance! She is simply the perfect candidate to pass on my legacy as the Undead Scourge!"

"Huh?" Lin Yun immediately noticed the commotion in his spiritual sea.

"Old Yi, what are you talking about? Who here is suitable to inherit your Undead Scourge?"

Electrolux took two deep breaths to calm his agitation: "Just look at the young woman next to you. If she's not suitable to be my successor, then who is?"

Ah? ? ?

Lin Yun was taken aback again.

The girl next to me? Besides Xue… wait, Xue Qingci?

Lin Yun suddenly turned his head and immediately noticed Xue Qingci's unusual appearance. She had completely lost her previous liveliness and instead had a deathly cold feeling about her.

This aura is indeed very similar to that of Electrolux.

How could a princess of the Douling Empire have such a dense aura of death on her?

Seemingly noticing Lin Yun's gaze, Xue Qingci quickly recovered from her previous state and turned to look at Lin Yun with an innocent expression, though there was still a hint of panic deep in her eyes.

This hint of panic did not escape the notice of Lin Yun and Electrolux, who were keeping a close eye on her.

It seems... she understands her unusual nature...

Lin Yun didn't delve into it. There would always be a chance to figure this out. Since Electrolux had already expressed his desire to take Xue Qingci as his disciple, Lin Yun would naturally do Electrolux a small favor.

We'll discuss this matter later.

The more important thing now is to buy the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife. Amidst the exclamations of some people, everyone present also understood the threat posed by this Soul-Devouring Carving Knife. Even though its price was practically dirt cheap compared to other carving knives, no one bid for it.

As the saying goes, you have to be alive to use it even if you buy it. Ten thousand gold soul coins may not be much to many people, but it's not something you can just throw away.

Moreover, losing these 100,000 gold soul coins might also cost him his life.

Not worth the candle.

Under Qingya's helpless gaze, she was almost ready to announce that the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife had failed to sell. Just a second before she was about to shout that the carving knife had failed to sell, Lin Yun raised his paddle.

"One hundred thousand gold soul coins!"

Qingya's eyes lit up, and she eagerly looked in the direction of the bidder, then her gaze met Lin Yun's golden eyes.

However, Qingya had no romantic thoughts whatsoever; making a killing was her priority, and nothing could compare to her commission.

"VIP number 114514 has bid 100,000 Gold Soul Coins. Anyone else want to raise the bid?"

Obviously... no.

Thus, amidst the mocking gazes of others, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife ultimately fell into Lin Yun's hands.

Price: 100,000 Gold Soul Coins.

(End of this chapter)