Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 151 Soul Tool Auction, List Carving Knife
Wang Yan had already registered during the day, so there was no need for the tedious registration process now; he only needed to collect his number.

Next, a girl in a red dress led everyone inside. After passing through an inconspicuous, rustic wooden door, the magnificent, golden decor immediately came into view.

The range from simple to extravagant is so vast that it shocked many students who had never participated in an auction before.

"Getting a bidding spot here isn't easy. Not only do you need proof of assets, but your assets also need to be appraised. The normal review process usually takes about half a month," Wang Yan explained from the side.

"We were able to get in here thanks to Dai Yueheng's help. Unfortunately, the three inner court disciples are unwilling to use soul tools, and their fighting style is already quite stable. Even if they were to use soul tools, they would need more time to get used to them."

The girl in the red dress led everyone to an auction hall numbered twelve. From her, they learned the details of the Soul Tool auction they were about to participate in.

Compared to the opulent exterior, the interior of Auction Hall No. 12 was much dimmer, with only the wall lamps still lit.

Upon entering the auction hall, maids at the entrance distributed masks of different colors. Everyone received a white mask, which was also the lowest grade of mask.

In the Douluo Continent, many distinctions regarding VIPs and ranks are based on the level of their spirit rings, such as the various school uniforms of Shrek Academy.

The same applies to the masks currently available: white, yellow, purple, black, and red, with each color representing a higher level of sophistication. The highest-grade gold mask is reserved for top-tier VIPs at the auction house, who typically have their own private boxes and do not participate in the auction from the general seating area.

Wang Yan led everyone to sit in the first row, closest to the auction stage.

Soon, accompanied by a pleasant female voice welcoming the bidders, a woman in her late thirties, with a mature figure, wearing a purple dress, walked onto the auction stage from one side of the auction hall.

Xu Sanshi, that lecherous glutton, was almost immediately drawn to it, and even swallowed hard.

The woman in the purple dress was clearly dressed according to a color-coded hierarchy; the purple color of her dress indicated that this female auctioneer was not of a high rank.

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Soul Guidance Device Auction. I am Qingya, a purple-level auctioneer from Starlight Auction House, and I will be hosting this auction."

"Today's auction items are all soul tools below level six. In addition, there is a mysterious item to be auctioned at the end. Don't miss it, esteemed guests."

"Now, please have our staff present the first item for auction."

As soon as Qingya finished speaking, two girls pushed a small cart onto the auction stage, the cart covered with a cloth.

One of the girls lifted the veil, revealing the soul-guided device inside.

"Lot number one, a level three attack soul tool, the attack method is the common soul guide ray, made by a level six soul master, can be attached to the right arm for use."

"However, this soul tool has a special paralyzing effect due to its internal special magic array. Once it hits, all soul masters below the Soul King level will be affected. The lower the cultivation level, the greater the impact."

After introducing the provenance of the auction items, Qingya then shared the results of the experiment conducted by Starlight Auction House, along with a disclaimer.

"This soul-guided paralysis ray soul tool doesn't have high requirements for the user, but it's very practical. The starting price is 1,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 50 gold soul coins. Distinguished guests, you may begin the bidding."

As soon as Qingya finished speaking, someone immediately raised their paddle to bid, and the bidding price quickly rose to two thousand gold soul coins.

At this moment, Wang Yan held up a sign and shouted, "Two thousand five hundred gold soul coins."

With this price set, there was no competition from others, and Qingya quickly completed three bids to finalize the transaction.

"Who among you will use this soul tool?" Wang Yan asked.

After a moment's thought, He Caitou said, "This one is more suitable for Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao."

“Give it to Senior Sister Nan Nan, Teacher Wang,” Wang Dong’er said. “Xiao Xiao has a more suitable soul tool. When we pay the fees later, I will pay for Senior Sister Nan Nan’s share.”

Wang Yan didn't say anything more and turned his gaze back to the auction stage.

After a series of bidding wars, Wang Yan purchased more than a dozen soul tools ranging from level three to level five and distributed them among himself.

"Next up is our grand finale." On the auction stage, Qingya watched as two girls pushed another small cart onto the stage and then ripped off the veil.

"This soul tool often appears at soul tool auctions. If any of you esteemed guests are familiar with soul tools, you will certainly recognize its name: Milk Bottle." With that, Qingya picked up the item from the cart and showed it to everyone.

What she picked up was a silver necklace with a pendant shaped like a baby bottle.

"Its real name should be a charging soul tool, which can be used by both soul masters and soul masters. It is called a milk bottle because of its function. For soul masters and soul masters, this milk bottle can help them replenish their soul power."

"This item is a level four soul tool, which can replenish the soul power of a Soul Master by a factor of approximately 1. You need to fill it with soul power before using it."

"In addition, Qingya would like to remind all the distinguished guests that the soul tool such as the baby bottle releases a large amount of soul power. Soul masters will experience a certain degree of stiffness when receiving the soul power, so it must be absorbed wholeheartedly in a state of mental concentration and cannot be used in combat."

"The starting bid for this item is 6,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 100 gold soul coins higher."

Wang Yan had long intended to bid on the baby bottle, and quickly joined the auction. The price of the baby bottle soared to the 10,000 gold soul coins mark at an extremely fast pace.

"Teacher Wang, do you have enough money?" Beibei asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry," Wang Yan said with a smile, "The academy has issued us credit vouchers, so no matter how much money we spend, the academy will pay for it."

A credit certificate is a guarantee issued by the creditor, allowing the holder to withdraw money in almost any major city, while the person receiving the money goes to the creditor to settle the bill.

There are only a few forces with such credentials; besides the royal families of various countries, there are only the top academies.

In the end, Wang Yan won the bid for the milk bottle for 25,000 gold soul coins.

On the auction stage, Qingya smiled slightly at Wang Yan, her major client, and then began to introduce the final item to be auctioned.

This time, the tarpaulin covering the car was a bright red one.

Qingya approached the car and smiled, "Since this item has been placed at the end of our Starlight Auction House, it must have its value. Although it is not a soul tool, I think all the soul masters present today will be very familiar with it."

As she spoke, Qingya lifted the red veil, revealing a display stand.

Inside the large display case, the auction items appeared quite small, only about the thickness of a finger and not very long. They were all black, giving them an antique and mysterious look, and were shaped like a small knife.

Many bidders did not recognize the final item and sighed repeatedly, but others looked on with delight.

They naturally recognized the item; it was a carving knife, an essential tool used by Soul Masters to create Soul Guidance Devices and inscribe core magic arrays.

The higher the level of the Soul Master, the better the carving knife required.

Qingya had anticipated everyone's reaction. She smiled slightly and said, "Distinguished guests, please be patient. Next, I will formally introduce to you the essential item for a Soul Master to create Soul Tools: the carving knife."

"Distinguished guests, you should have heard of the so-called Listing Carving Knife. If a Soul Master possesses a Listing Carving Knife, it's like a Soul Master possessing a 100,000-year Soul Ring, greatly increasing their strength."

"I'm exaggerating a bit, but the assistance that the Listing Carving Knife provides to Soul Masters is definitely not small."

"On the Douluo Continent carving knife ranking list, only one hundred carving knives are recorded. It is precisely because two-thirds of them are in the hands of the soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire that the soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire are so powerful."

"And this item in the auction is a top-ranked carving knife!"

Upon hearing Qingya's words, Wang Yan's eyes lit up.

Shrek Academy has a need for the List Engraving Knife. In the Soul Guidance Department, only Dean Xian Lin'er and Fan Yu possess the List Engraving Knife. Even Vice Dean Qian Duoduo does not have one.

Looking at the enthusiastic atmosphere below the stage, Qingya sighed inwardly and glanced regretfully at the carving knives on the display stand.

"Unfortunately, there is a very important reason why it appeared in this auction."

(End of this chapter)