Chapter 113: Soul Devouring Knife, Gray Bead Moves Led by the receptionist, Huo Yuhao and his companions passed through an ancient wooden door, and the scene suddenly changed. All that was in sight was golden, and a magnificent golden corridor appeared before everyone. The receptionist led the way and said as she walked, "Dear guests, our Starlight Auction is held in Hall 12. Today is a special auction for soul guides. The levels of the soul guides to be auctioned range from level three to level six. I hope you can buy suitable items." As he finished speaking, the corridor ahead came to an end, the light dimmed, and an ancient and elegant auction hall that could accommodate hundreds of people appeared before their eyes. Afterwards, the receptionist handed them several masks to conceal their identities. Huo Yuhao and his group followed suit and put on the masks before entering the venue. Then, perhaps it was a special arrangement by the Sun-Moon Empire, they were led by the receptionist to the first row of the entire auction hall. Very close to the auction table. After completing the guidance, the receptionist bowed slightly, turned around and left. Perhaps because they arrived relatively early, there were only a few guests in the auction hall at this time, and there was still some time before the auction officially started.

Not long after, when the entire auction hall was filled up one after another, Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection spread out silently. Sure enough, I found a few old acquaintances. Wang Yan and the members of the Shrek team also sat in the first row. At this time, the Shrek people seemed to have no aversion to soul guides anymore, and for the first time ever, they came to participate in this exclusive auction for soul guides. In fact, after watching the various dazzling tactics derived from the cooperation of the soul masters of various teams with soul guides in the opening ceremony, the mentality of the Shrek people had already changed. They had to admit that times had really changed. In this version, soul masters plus soul guides were the real answer. The faces of the Shrek people showed a sense of anxiety as they were lagging behind in the version and had to speed up their studies, which made Huo Yuhao laugh. "The auction is about to begin. Please take your seats, distinguished guests." At this moment, beautiful female voices came from all directions. The entire auction hall fell silent, and a strong beam of light hit the auction table. A female auctioneer in a purple dress walked onto the stage from one side of the auction hall. "Good evening, distinguished guests. I am Qingya, the auctioneer from Starlight Auction House. I will be hosting this auction today." After saying this, she bowed elegantly and gracefully to the audience, who then burst into applause. She walked to the auction table and said with a smile, "Dear guests, although our auction items today are mainly soul guides, we have also prepared a mysterious item for you at the end. Don't miss it! Next, please enjoy our first item." Following Qingya's introduction, each soul guide device was brought onto the stage for auction. Among them are some long-range and melee soul guides with very practical functions. Meng Hongchen, who was sitting next to Huo Yuhao, was very interested at first, but later became drowsy. "What kind of antiques are these? They are so ugly in appearance, so simple in function, so weak in power, and consume a lot of soul power. These soul guides were eliminated in our Sun Moon Empire decades ago. Are these things worth auctioning as treasures?" Meng Hongchen curled his lips and commented sharply. Xiao Hongchen and Ma Lao also nodded, agreeing with Meng Hongchen's point of view. You know, the Hongchen siblings, as the grandchildren of the Hongchen Hall Master, grew up in the Mingde Hall since childhood, and they both have very high standards for soul guides.

Not to mention that Mr. Ma is a teacher at the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. In their eyes, the soul guides auctioned by the Xing Luo Empire were just a bunch of shit. Huo Yuhao understood their disdain very well. In recent years, although the Three Douluo Kingdoms have consciously tried to catch up with the level of soul guides of the Sun-Moon Empire, the gap between the two is still like an abyss that cannot be explained by reason. This is not to say that the soul masters in Douluo Three Kingdoms are not good. The main reason for this situation is the gap in resources. Compared with the Douluo Three Kingdoms, although the soul beast resources of the Sun-Moon Empire are scarce, their metal resources are countless. Many rare metal resources needed for soul guides come from the Sun-Moon Empire, so the development of soul guides in the Sun-Moon Empire is naturally smooth sailing. When the resources of both sides are insufficient to support their needs, war is naturally inevitable. This is also the point of conflict between the Sun-Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms. In recent years, the conflict has become so intense that it cannot be regulated. All it takes is a pretext to start a war. Huo Yuhao was not interested in the ordinary soul guides at the auction, but he still stared at the items on the stage without blinking. If I remember correctly, something very important will appear here today. As long as he could get that thing, it would definitely benefit him greatly in his future development, and even the old man Yi who had fallen into a deep sleep might wake up again. This is the purpose of Huo Yuhao coming to this auction this time. Soon, two hours passed. At this time, Qingya, who was originally standing on the stage, suddenly blushed and lowered her voice a little, saying mysteriously: "Dear guests, this auction is coming to an end. In order to thank you for coming, we have prepared a mysterious item for you. It is also our last item tonight. Please take a look!" A cart covered with a layer of red cloth was slowly pushed up from the side of the booth. Qingya lifted the red cloth, and everyone's eyes were drawn to it. But under the red cloth, there was just a carving knife that couldn't be more ordinary. The appearance of the carving knife is somewhat simple and black, exuding a faint sharp aura. For a moment, all the bidders in the venue were somewhat dissatisfied, but Huo Yuhao was shocked! Here it comes! Huo Yuhao knew that this was what he was waiting for. Almost at the moment when Qingya lifted the red cloth, the soul power had already dried up, and the gray round bead sleeping in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea seemed to move! Amidst the discontent, a clear and elegant voice continued to ring out: "Everyone, don't get me wrong, this is not an ordinary carving knife. The carving knife in front of you is also very famous in the world of soul masters. It is a ranking carving knife. I believe everyone should have heard of it!" The expressions of everyone in the audience changed at once. Many people present knew the value of the engraving knife. Even Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were surprised and said, "A carving knife ranked on the list. It's rare that the Xingluo Empire has such a thing." The atmosphere in the audience suddenly became heated, and Qingya's face also showed a dazzling smile. She continued, "This carving knife is exactly the one ranked 99th on the list. I'm sure everyone knows its value!" "Hmph, ninety-ninth place, is the Xingluo Empire fooling people like this? This carving knife is, as I expected, the Soul Devouring Carving Knife. It is indeed a good carving knife on the list, but you have to have the money to buy it and the life to use it. Do you think everyone at the Xingguang Auction House is a fool?" Just then, Mr. Ma, who was sitting on the side, suddenly spoke. "Soul Devouring Knife? Could it be the evil blade that kills the master?" "No way, why would Starlight Auction House put this thing up for auction? Are they trying to cheat me?" All of a sudden, everyone in the auction hall had a look of doubt and uncertainty on their faces.

When Qingya saw that the real name of the carving knife was revealed, she was embarrassed and said, "Haha, it seems that the distinguished guests are indeed well-informed. In fact, I haven't finished speaking just now." Then she sighed and said, "If this was a normal ranking knife, it would never appear here. As you all know, this is indeed a flawed knife, but its material is definitely among the best in the world of soul masters, and is even more precious than many rare materials." "And this carving knife is not just that. The soul guide made with this carving knife will have at least two special effects. It is terrifying. Another thing is that even if you buy it and don't use it, it is still a good collection." "Because, if one day in the future, our understanding of carving knives and curses deepens, and we find a way to remove the curse of the Soul Devouring Knife, then the value of this carving knife will be greatly different. It will at least be ranked in the top 30 of the carving knife list!" "It can be said that this is a good opportunity for everyone to pick up a bargain. Now, the last item of this auction, the Soul Devouring Carving Knife, has a starting price of 100,000 Gold Soul Coins. Each bid must not be less than 5,000 Gold Soul Coins. The auction begins!" Qingya tried hard to restore the reputation of the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and to arouse the interest of all bidders in this item. She also tried her best for her own performance. Unfortunately, no one responded to her, and no one was even willing to offer a minimum price. "Haha, you think others are being taken advantage of. You're risking your life to buy this thing, right?" Meng Hongchen laughed and whispered to Huo Yuhao beside him. The smile on Qingya's face gradually became stiff. Would it fail to sell again? This thing had been gathering dust in the warehouse for who knows how long, and had failed to sell many times. I don't know what the higher-ups got crazy for this time, they put this thing up for auction again, and chose her to be responsible for it. If this thing fails to sell in her hands, her performance this month will be greatly affected. Just as she was gradually becoming desperate, a young voice suddenly sounded from the audience. "One hundred thousand gold soul coins." A sign was suddenly raised, right at the front of the entire auction hall. Qingya was stunned for a moment. After being surprised, her heart was instantly filled with surprise. I have solved the most difficult items in Starlight Auction House, so I have achieved all the sales for this year. "One hundred thousand gold soul coins, one time. Is there any VIP who would like to make another bid?" Qingya responded quickly. The bidder was none other than Huo Yuhao. Upon hearing Huo Yuhao’s bid, Meng Hongchen, who was sitting next to him and had just been complaining to Huo Yuhao about the confusing operations of the Starlight Auction House, was suddenly shocked. Xiao Hongchen and Ma Lao also looked at him in astonishment. Meng Hongchen hurriedly whispered, "Fang Yuan, you can't take this carving knife. This thing was obviously made by the Xing Luo Empire to deceive people. They are betting that a soul guide as confident as you can subdue this thing. I think they may have specially invited us here after investigating us!" "This thing comes from our Sun Moon Empire, so we know its origin very well. This thing was first used by a ninth-level soul guide in Sun Moon three thousand years ago. He was also an evil soul guide. It is said that this person died tragically at that time. This knife has been circulating in the continent for three thousand years. I know you are very confident in your talent for soul guides." "But the point is, over the past three thousand years, countless geniuses who were confident in their soul guide talents have been killed by this Soul Devouring Knife. If you really want a knife, tell me and I'll give you Xiao Hongchen's knife. His knife ranks over fifty on the list and is much better than this one." Meng Hongchen quickly explained the history and dangers of the Soul-Devouring Knife to Huo Yuhao and tried to dissuade him. It's no wonder that Meng Hongchen really made a pretty good analysis. It was true that Xu Jiawei had deliberately taken out the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and placed it here. The purpose was to get a photo taken by a self-important soul guide like Huo Yuhao. As for what to do if he didn't take the photo? Xu Jiawei just made a move casually. It would be best if he took the photo, but if he didn't, there would be no loss.

"Why did you give my carving knife to Fang Yuan, Meng? Your own is no worse than mine, why don't you give yours to him?" Xiao Hongchen muttered with a resentful look in his eyes. How long has it been since my cabbage started to turn its elbows outward? "Shut up, Fang Yuan can help me relieve the cold poison, can you?" Meng Hongchen glared at Xiao Hongchen, his face was flushed under the mask. Huo Yuhao smiled and whispered, “Don’t worry. I’m not the kind of soul guide who is blindly confident. If I’m not completely sure, I will definitely not buy it. You should trust me. And now that I’ve made an offer, I have no choice but to buy it. Just treat it as a collection to play with. If I can’t control it, my life will not be in danger. At that time, I can just take Xiao’s carving knife and use it. I won’t be polite to him.” Xiao Hongchen:? ? Hey guys, can you please ask for my opinion first? I haven’t even agreed yet, and you two are just talking to yourselves. Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen had no choice but to give Huo Yuhao an "okay" look and stopped talking. "One hundred thousand gold soul coins twice, is it true that no VIP has made an offer?" Qingya shouted again, but now she could not help but realize that there seemed to be no other innocent person rushing to bid. "One hundred thousand gold soul coins three times, congratulations to this distinguished guest for obtaining the Soul Devouring Carving Knife!" After getting the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief and was delighted. "This auction is now over. Thank you all for coming. Welcome to visit us next time!" Back at the Star Emperor Hotel, Huo Yuhao was about to enter his room. The Hongchen siblings and Mr. Ma stood in front of him. "Fang Yuan, are you sure you have a way to avoid the backlash of this Soul Devouring Knife? It's not that we don't believe you, it's just that this thing is very evil. You know how important you are to the academy now. If Xuan Ziwen were here, he wouldn't allow you to joke with your own safety." Ma Lao said seriously. Huo Yuhao thought for a moment, then said, “How about this, Master Ma? I will use this Soul Devouring Knife in my room, and you will stay at the door. If I don’t suffer a backlash, then you don’t have to worry about it anymore. How about that?” (End of this chapter)