Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

It doesn't matter, it's only a week anyway. Even if he gets nothing this time, Ye Qing still has twenty days to hunt souls, which is basically enough.

And so, Ye Qing settled into the Xinghuang Hotel. During the day, he would eat and stroll around Xingluo City, and at night he would return to the Xinghuang Hotel to cultivate.

Ye Qing wasn't a robot. When he was studying at Shrek Academy, he didn't give himself much leisure time. Now that he's come to Star Luo City, it wouldn't hurt to relax a little. He could just treat it as experiencing the local customs and culture.

Two days passed quickly.

On the evening of the third day, Ye Qing walked through the doors of the Starlight Auction House. After verifying that he had sufficient assets, he successfully obtained the qualification to participate in the Purple-level auction.

To Ye Qing's disappointment, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife did not appear at this purple-grade auction.

Perhaps because it hadn't failed to sell enough times, Starlight Auction House still believed that this Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, ranked ninety-ninth on the list of carving knives, could bring them more profit, so it didn't go down to the Purple-level auction house.

Ye Qing could only pin his hopes on the Black-grade auction a few days later.

After the Purple-level auction ended, Ye Qing left the auction house and returned to the Starry Hotel to await the start of the Black-level auction.

And the other side.

Xu Jiujiu, who is still relatively inexperienced and whose professional skills are not as high as they would be a few years later, is currently only a Black-level auctioneer, and she is the one who will be hosting this Black-level auction.

Xu Jiujiu, dressed in the black-level auctioneer uniform dress of Starlight Auction House, is backstage at the auction house, taking stock of the items to be auctioned in a few days.

Compared to the other auctioneers' slightly revealing long dresses, Xu Jiujiu's uniform was clearly different. Her long dress did not have a slit; instead, it covered her calves, revealing only her fair ankles, and her jade-like feet were clad in black rhinestone high heels.

The same applies to her upper body; the conservative long dress only vaguely reveals her collarbone, and her pair of fair arms are also covered by the black gauze sleeves, until her fair and slender hands are revealed at her wrists.

Even such a conservative long dress could not conceal her natural radiance.

Sometimes, the same dress can look completely different on different people.

Xu Jiujiu is very happy now.

Being an auctioneer was one of Xu Jiujiu's few hobbies, but she was still young before, and Xu Jiawei was not too willing for a princess like her to appear in public, so she had relatively little experience with it.

Rationality aside, she's still just a young girl, a young girl who's always so persistent about the things she likes.

Initially, she became interested in the auctioneer profession simply because she accompanied Xu Jiawei to an auction and watched the auctioneer's eloquent words ignite a frenzy of bidding among the guests.

She fantasized about what it would feel like to be so 'powerful' and get people to shower her with money with just a few words; it would definitely be a lot of fun.

If she had been allowed to indulge her passion for being an auctioneer back then, she probably wouldn't have this hobby now.

But Xu Jiawei didn't satisfy her at that time, and becoming an auctioneer turned from an interest into a real hobby.

Have fun.

She takes every auction she is going to host very seriously, remembers the information of every item, and makes sure that there are no problems with the items so as not to affect her enthusiasm as an auctioneer.

"We're still missing one item for auction..." After finishing the inventory, Xu Jiujiu bit her lip in frustration.

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Chapter 65 The auction begins, the list of carving knives is displayed.

"This is really frustrating..."

She rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on, and paced back and forth as she pondered. Her high heels made a muffled sound on the expensive carpet, and her long, slender, fair legs were faintly visible beneath her black gauze skirt.

It's a pity that no one appreciates this beautiful scenery.

Looking at the many items in front of her, Xu Jiujiu felt her indecisiveness kicking in.

It was a rare opportunity for her to host an auction, and she naturally hoped that it would be a complete success. However, the last item on the auction list really gave her a lot of trouble.

Finally, when she set her sights on a highly controversial and dangerous item, she made up her mind after a long time.

"Soul-Devouring Carving Knife..." After staring at the box containing the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife for a long time, he lowered his head and wrote down the name of this last item for auction.

Prior to this, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife had actually failed to sell at auction three times. As a listed carving knife, it was not only worthy of being auctioned at a black-level auction, but it was even qualified to be auctioned at a red-level auction.

It is only because its evil nature is so strong that none of its dozens of owners in history have met a good end.

This resulted in no one buying it.

But Xu Jiujiu insisted on taking on the challenge and seeing if she could sell it. Even as an auctioneer, this princess felt she could do her best.

Of course, in the original story, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife failed to sell at auction, even in the hands of the imperial princess. This ultimately led to the knife being relegated to the sidelines and ending up at a purple-level auction.

After the last item was listed in the auction catalog, he let out a long sigh of relief, turned around, and left.

……

a few days later.

Dressed in a well-fitting formal suit, Ye Qing walked out of the main entrance of the Xinghuang Hotel and slowly headed towards the Xingguang Auction House.

Along the way, Ye Qing also encountered many well-dressed nobles who had the same destination as him. The Black-level Auction was already a grand event of considerable scale, and these Soul Master nobles naturally wanted to see if they could find any treasures.

Even if I don't find any treasures, I'll just treat it as a diversion from my boring life.

After all, there aren't many things to entertain in Douluo Continent. If Ye Qing were to put his mind to these things, he might be able to develop an entire entertainment industry chain and make a fortune.

However, this thing takes too much time. With Shrek Academy behind him, he doesn't need to worry about money at all. He's not a fully grown person, and he can't hold onto this kind of entertainment industry chain that can be described as extremely profitable.

Before long, the Starlight Auction House was already in sight.

It seemed that because today's auction was a Black-level auction, the quality of the maids at the entrance of the Starlight Auction House had been greatly improved. Ye Qing even saw a nobleman throw out a gold card from afar and then walk into the auction house with his arm around the waist of one of the maids.

Here, these maids are nothing more than commodities.

Entering the auction hall again, Ye Qing casually found a seat in the middle towards the back, closed his eyes to rest, and waited for the auction to begin.

He was both excited and nervous.

If he fails to obtain the Soul-Devouring Knife at the auction this time, his chances of successfully abducting Electrolux a few years later will be greatly reduced.

Electrolux, as the constant companion of the old man during the Douluo Continent II: The Legend of the Condor Heroes era, was indispensable.

Therefore, he was determined to obtain the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife. If he couldn't get it at this auction, he would really have to try to find a new channel through Xu Jiujiu.

Soon after, all the lights in the auction hall went out, and then a soft golden light shone on the front display stand.

A fair, delicate hand lifted the red cloth, and then Xu Jiujiu, her exquisite figure dressed in a black auctioneer's gown, gracefully walked out to the center of the stage, smiling at the crowd.

"Distinguished guests, welcome to this Black-grade auction. I am auctioneer Jiu Jiu, and it is a great honor to host this auction." Xu Jiu Jiu made a very complicated etiquette gesture with her hands in front of her like a butterfly, and bowed slightly to the audience. Her soft and pleasant voice clearly entered everyone's ears.

It must be said that Xu Jiujiu's outfit is truly beautiful, poised and elegant, and paired with her innate noble temperament, it's simply irresistible.

But none of the nobles present dared to make suggestive remarks to Xu Jiujiu, and even their gazes towards her were very honest.

Those who can participate in auctions of this level generally know Xu Jiujiu's background. There have been some naive young men who didn't know her identity and then made outrageous remarks at the auction, wanting to buy Xu Jiujiu to be their maid.

The result was obvious: those fools never appeared in the Star Luo Empire again; they simply vanished into thin air.

Xu Jiujiu might not do anything to them, but Xu Jiawei, who has always been watching Xu Jiujiu, will not let these brainless idiots get away with it.

After a few times, as long as they're not tired of living, their eyes become incredibly clear when they look at Xu Jiujiu.

However, many nobles still flocked to the auctions hosted by Xu Jiujiu. Being able to attend an auction hosted by a princess of a country was a matter of prestige, and it was even rumored that if you hadn't attended an auction hosted by Xu Jiujiu, you weren't a true noble.

With such a celebrity effect, auctions hosted by Xu Jiujiu rarely fail to sell, and every item can fetch a price that satisfies her.

"I'm sure you've all been eagerly anticipating today's auction, so I won't say any more. Let's get straight to the point," Xu Jiujiu said with a smile, gently tapping the auction gavel.

"Let's welcome our first item for today's auction."

The maid, who had been waiting in the side passage, carried a tray covered with a red cloth in both hands and walked quickly to Xu Jiujiu's side.

"Ten thousand years ago, whale glue was merely used as an aphrodisiac during sexual intercourse. But thousands of years ago, people discovered that whale glue had more than that. It could enhance the physical strength of a Soul Master, allowing them to absorb Soul Rings beyond their maximum age limit." Xu Jiujiu explained in detail, then lifted the cloth covering the tray, revealing the true appearance of the first item up for auction.

It was a translucent, deep yellow crystal, about the size of a fist, and irregularly round.

"That's right, today's first item for auction is a piece of top-grade whale glue with an age of eight thousand years! If consumed intact, it can increase a Soul Master's Soul Ring withstand limit by at least five hundred years!"

Eight thousand years of whale glue can already be described as a top-grade medicine, with effects comparable to top-tier elixirs.

Those who can participate in the auction are either Soul Masters or nobles, and this whale glue has an effect on both groups. Soul Masters can use it to increase their physical strength, while nobles can use it to enhance their sexual pleasure.

"First item for auction: Eight-thousand-year-old whale glue, starting price 50,000 gold soul coins, each bid must be at least 500 gold soul coins. Ladies and gentlemen, please!" Xu Jiujiu gently tapped the auction hammer, followed by a chorus of bids.

"Fifty-one thousand!"

"Fifty-five thousand!"

"I'll offer 60,000!"

"Eighty thousand!"

……

The starting bid of 50,000 did not mean that its value was 50,000. As people continued to bid, the price of whale glue quickly broke through six figures. However, after reaching six figures, the bidding frequency slowed down. Finally, it was acquired by a Soul Master for 160,000.

Each of the following auction items was highly sought after by ordinary Soul Masters.

Elixirs, soul tools, soul tool manufacturing blueprints, rare metals, and even a two-thousand-year-old soul bone appeared.

The competition for this soul bone was particularly fierce. Even though it was just a soul bone from a low-level soul beast, the Wind Wolf, it was still a treasure that most soul masters could never obtain in their entire lives.

In the end, this soul bone was acquired by a Soul Emperor-level Soul Master for 480,000 gold soul coins.

"As you all know, a good carving knife is an indispensable partner for Soul Masters who want to create Soul Tools. Having a good carving knife can greatly increase their success rate when creating Soul Tools. Among the many carving knives, there are about a hundred carving knives, each with different effects, which are highly sought after by Soul Masters. These are the List Carving Knives," Xu Jiujiu said with a smile.

"Of course, I'm sure everyone here has heard this information before, but I'm not bringing it up to sensationalize things, because our next item for auction is a carving knife!"

As soon as Xu Jiujiu said this, the entire auction house erupted in chaos.