Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 31: Getting Along, the Evil Sword Devouring Souls
A few more days of peace passed, and during this time, Xu Jiujiu had more and more contact with the Ice and Snow Emperors. He was no longer as nervous and frightened as he was at the beginning. His mentality gradually calmed down, as if he slowly accepted the existence of the two.

In fact, this is normal. The two Ice and Snow Emperors are not unreasonable people. It’s just that the rumors from the outside world and their own alien identities and reputations naturally bring a sense of oppression to ordinary humans. This is an unsolvable problem, at least not in this era.

Humans always doubt and fear those beings that they cannot completely control, and soul beasts are the most representative creatures among them. Over the past ten thousand years, humans have deepened their research on soul beasts and suddenly discovered a more terrifying fact. Humans' fear of soul beasts is almost engraved in their bones, not to mention facing ferocious beasts that are comparable to the king level among soul beasts.

Fortunately, Xu Jiujiu is not an ordinary human being. As a royal princess, her vision and ability to accept are far beyond ordinary people. With Shu Yan's constant guidance and help, Xu Jiujiu quickly became familiar with the two emperors of ice and snow.

It was somewhat surprising that Bingdi unexpectedly had a crush on Xu Jiujiu. Perhaps it was because Xu Jiujiu's unreserved money ability was too attractive. Even Bingdi could not help but fall under the skirt of the rich princess. This made Xuedi sigh, fearing that Bingdi would be kidnapped by the yellow-haired guy who ran out from nowhere one day...

But Xue Di's concerns were obviously unnecessary.

Although Ice Emperor does not look very smart in his current state, this is just an appearance. With more than 300,000 years of cultivation, even if he was a pig, he would have become the king among pigs. It is even said that Ice Emperor's true form is a scorpion.

Shu Yan felt that there was nothing wrong with his idea. Of course, if Bingdi knew about it, he would be in trouble...

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While Xu Jiujiu was busy getting to know and deepening her relationship with the two Ice and Snow Emperors, calling them "sister" every day, the royal secret guards had almost run their legs off.

Just a few days ago, they received an order from Xu Jiujiu, asking them to do their best to find the Soul-Devouring Knife, which was ranked 99th on the carving knife rankings.

Although they didn't know why Her Royal Highness the Princess was looking for this ominous blade that symbolized terror and evil, but with His Majesty's approval, they naturally would not just take it easy and everyone was extremely alert. In addition, the carving knife itself was very famous, so within three days, they found the whereabouts of the murderous knife in a large auction house in the empire.

With a purchase price of less than 100,000 gold soul coins, the Royal Secret Guards successfully purchased this ranking engraving knife that had been unsold for more than 30 times from the auction house. If people who didn't know the truth knew about this, they would probably think that the Royal Secret Guards had gotten a great bargain.

Of course, those who know the truth are probably starting to pray quietly for these royal guards...

At first, Xu Jiujiu strongly dissuaded and rejected Shu Yan's idea of ​​getting the Soul-Devouring Knife, because she knew very well that the knife's reputation was not exaggerated, but was truly named the evil knife because it devoured its master.

Since the birth of this carving knife three thousand years ago, this soul-devouring carving knife has had a total of thirty-seven owners, and all of these thirty-seven people were outstanding strong men and geniuses in different eras. But in the end, all of these thirty-seven people died tragically, and nine of them were even bewitched by this carving knife and degenerated into evil soul masters, which eventually caused wave of bloody storms on the continent. Until now, this carving knife is still despised and feared by people, and even though the price has sunk to the bottom, no one dares to take the risk.

Looking at the ancient carving knife lying quietly in the jade box in front of him, Shu Yan's brows sank slightly, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

Xu Jiujiu, who was beside him, had a face full of anxiety and uneasiness. Just by staying near this murderous knife, Xu Jiujiu had a strong sense of crisis. But what worried her more was Shu Yan's thoughts. What on earth did he want to do with this murderous knife...

...After a long silence, Shu Yan suddenly raised his eyes, and then he said softly:
"Grandma Manyi, please ask Xue Di and Bing Di to come over and tell them that there is something important to discuss."

There was a slight sound coming from the space behind him, and soon, the Snow Emperor, wearing a white robe, came over with the Ice Emperor who looked slightly dissatisfied.

Shu Yan made a gesture for someone to sit down, and Xu Jiujiu took the initiative to make tea. He skillfully and elegantly poured a cup for everyone except Bingdi. Of course, the cup for Bingdi was a cup of red juice, as Xu Jiujiu knew that she didn't like drinking tea.

Nebula Douluo did not show up from beginning to end. When Shu Yan and others were discussing things, she would usually choose to actively close her perception or walk away. Without their permission, she would never listen to a single word.

Xue Di took a sip of tea, then looked at Shu Yan and said softly:
"What's the matter? Tell me."

Bingdi drank the juice and hummed:
"Yes, you like to stir up trouble every day, making us feel uneasy. Sooner or later, I will severely punish you..."

Shu Yan chuckled and shook his head, then opened the jade box in a different direction, immediately revealing the Soul-Devouring Knife inside.

This jade box itself is a sixth-level peak soul guide device. It has no other function except to seal the breath. When the jade box was opened, the ominous breath that had been imprisoned suddenly spread. Bing Di was choked by the juice in his mouth and started coughing violently. Xue Di slowly put down the teacup in his hand, squinted his eyes and stared at the unprepossessing carving knife in front of him.

"This is an evil and ominous atmosphere..."

"No, the composition is different. Or is it a curse or something like that?"

Xue Di whispered softly, her eyes turned to Shu Yan, and then asked:
"Where did this thing come from?"

Shu Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Jiujiu. Xu Jiujiu instantly understood and immediately told Xue Di in detail the birth of this carving knife and the strange things that happened to its successive owners.

Xue Di fell into deep thought after hearing this. Bing Di beside her didn't say much after catching his breath. Instead, he began to look at this strange carving knife carefully. For some reason, she always felt that this carving knife gave her a weird feeling, like... a strange attraction?
It was difficult for Bingdi to explain what this feeling was, but just as her perception showed, this carving knife must be hiding some amazing secrets...

After a long time, the Snow Queen slowly stretched out her hand, and the cold air surged in her palm. The Soul Devouring Knife placed in the jade box trembled a few times, and then slowly rose into the air. The ice-blue soul power flowed on the blade, and a layer of light ice mist condensed wherever it passed. The next moment, something strange happened...

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(End of this chapter)