Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

Ye Qing, who had been lacking interest, suddenly sat up straight, staring intently at Xu Jiujiu, who was talking eloquently on the stage, her heart starting to race.

Is it coming!

Chapter 66 He has already begged for mercy, and the Soul Devourer is in his hands.

List carving knife!

Those who can participate in Black-level auctions 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 murderous knife, Soul Devourer.

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 who knew what was going on finally reacted, pointing at the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and exclaiming in shock: "The murderous Soul-Devouring Knife!"

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

"My God, this thing has killed dozens of people, right? Surely no one would actually be so reckless as to buy it?"

"I won't buy it 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 is the Soul Devourer, the most notorious engraving knife, ranked ninety-ninth on the engraving knife list. Since it was created by a Title Douluo evil soul master thousands of years ago, it has had 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 the 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 in 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, she was really 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 still 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 that his luck would be so good. He originally thought that this trip to Xingluo City would be fruitless, but unexpectedly, things 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 nearly jumped out of his chest, and his anticipation reached its peak.

It wasn't until the red cloth was finally lifted, revealing the true form of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, that Ye Qing finally felt 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 decided to offer a reminder.

Ye Qing replied with a light laugh, "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.

"Heh, you arrogant young man. When you suffer the backlash from 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 the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, she might as well be more straightforward and auction it off to him directly.

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 really 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!"

Chapter 67 Planning Ahead for the Snow Empress's Embryo

"Distinguished guest, please see our master."

When Ye Qing arrived backstage at the auction house, wanting to retrieve the coveted Gold of Life, he was informed of this by the staff.

"What does she want from me?" Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, then let the maid, who walked with a cat-like gait, lead him into the depths of the Starlight Auction House, finally stopping at the door of a private room.

'Knock knock...' The maid knocked softly on the door, and a familiar voice echoed from inside the private room.

"Please come in."

Inside the private room, Xu Jiujiu had changed out of the auctioneer's black dress and put on the outfit Ye Qing had worn when they first met: a gold fitted dress adorned with numerous luxurious decorations.

Seeing Ye Qing enter the private room, she looked up at him after a long while, smiled and gestured for him to sit down: "I didn't expect to see you again so soon. Try this, it's the most popular tea in the Star Luo Empire, I'm sure you'll like it."

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Xu Jiujiu, the youngest princess of the Star Luo Empire, right?" Ye Qing took a sip of tea and asked.

Of course, this was just an introduction. Xu Jiujiu's identity was not a secret; anyone with a bit of knowledge would recognize her as the little princess who was deeply favored by Emperor Xu Jiawei.

"May I ask what brings Your Highness to me?"

"It's only been a week since we parted outside Xingluo City. At that time, I thought that if we were to meet again, I would definitely want to be friends with you." Xu Jiujiu put down his teacup and looked at Ye Qing with a smile.

Upon meeting Ye Qing again, Xu Jiujiu realized that she still enjoyed being with him, just like a long-time friend, where she could relax and let her guard down.

However, the reason she felt this way was entirely due to the effect of the Abyss Darkness.

The Darkness of the Abyss can stir up the darkness deep within others' hearts, unleashing the most selfish and twisted thoughts. As a little princess who was pampered by Xu Jiawei since childhood, Xu Jiujiu had no regrets or resentment in her heart, and she had no reason to fall into depravity.

Comparable to the most popular among popular people.

All she wanted was to relax and avoid the hypocrisy and intrigue of those nobles.

The effect of the Abyss's Darkness was that she gradually lowered her guard and subconsciously developed trust in Ye Qing in front of her.

When a person feels that there are no people around them they can trust except their family, and then a different person suddenly appears, this strange trust will be amplified without limit, and may even surpass that of their close family members.

Of course, it's generally impossible, but what if there were a force that could distort that person's thoughts...?

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Xu Jiujiu is currently in a similar state. Ye Qing is the only outsider she doesn't find repulsive. Getting along with him is similar to when she gets along with Xu Jiawei—very relaxed and without any burdens.

This meant that her words didn't carry any sense of superiority, nor did they have that fairy-like tone of "it's your honor to be friends with this princess." They were just very ordinary and normal.

Ye Qing could easily discern the truthfulness in her words. Possessing the talent of the Dark Abyss, he didn't even sense any negative emotions from Xu Jiujiu.

He was silent.

Ye Qing had already experienced the effects of the Holy Light when he first entered Shrek Academy. Its power was incredibly exaggerated. If Ye Qing wanted to, all the girls in Class 5 of the freshmen would probably willingly climb into his bed.

Ye Qing once thought that the Dark Abyss's power had failed against Xu Jiujiu, but only now did he realize that this princess truly could not fall into depravity.

It's too ridiculous.

"If Your Highness wishes to be friends with me, that's certainly possible. Countless people would love to get to know you, but have never had the chance," Ye Qing said with a smile.

However, Xu Jiujiu rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of annoyance: "I'm not interacting with you as a princess, nor am I asking you to be my friend as a princess. I'm just myself, Xu Jiujiu."

For some reason, the thought of being associated with Ye Qing as a princess made her feel a sense of distance between them, a feeling that made her very uncomfortable.

These words came out without her even thinking, which was quite unbelievable for her, as she was used to carefully considering her words before speaking, so as not to do anything that would damage her image or status.

I felt a bit irritable for a long time.