Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect - Sharingan Intercepts Tianmeng

Chapter 84 84 Days of Dreams: So when did Xiao Qiang become someone who could sell people out and still have others count the money for him?

Inside the Starlight Auction House, Xiao Qiang successfully located the Soul-Devouring Blade after being startled, thanks to his ability to detect things mentally.

After detecting that the Soul-Devouring Blade was about to be auctioned, Xiao Qiang arrived at the Starlight Auction House.

"The decoration is quite nice, but it seems a bit inferior to the one in the Sun Moon Empire," Tianmeng said after glancing at it in Xiao Qiang's spiritual sea.

"It's a bit lacking, but it's still acceptable. After all, we're here to buy things, not a house, so the decoration doesn't really matter."

"That's true."

Soon Xiao Qiang arrived at the VIP section of the Starlight Auction House and took his seat. After a while, Wang Yan also arrived with people from Shrek Academy.

"Hmm? That human is here too." Through mental detection, Tianmeng saw a familiar figure in Xiao Qiang's mind.

"Who did you see?" Hyotei asked.

"I saw a human in the Star Dou Great Forest before. He was with Xiao Qiang at the time. Both of them were spirit-type soul masters. I don't know why, but I actually thought about him becoming my host. Even though his talent, strength, physical fitness and everything else were far inferior to Xiao Qiang's, I don't know why, but I actually found him more pleasing to the eye."

"Tianmeng, did those ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest drain your brain? His soul power is only around level seventeen right now, and his physical attributes..."

Hyotei clicked his tongue. "He's utter trash. Whether it's soul power, age, physical fitness, or anything else, he's definitely among the worst of ordinary people. He's practically a complete waste. Even if you and I did our best to help him, I don't see much hope of him becoming a god. And you actually hesitated between him and Xiao Qiang?"

As Hyotei spoke, the way he looked at Tenmu suddenly returned to the way he used to look at an idiot.

"Bingbing, don't be angry. I found a better Xiao Qiang, didn't I? The feeling at the time was really strange. I don't know why, but luckily I didn't make the wrong choice."

"Hmph, if you dare choose the wrong path, you're dead! Do you really want to die with me, this emperor, by inhabiting the body of such a useless piece of trash?!"

Listening to Tianmeng and Bingdi arguing in his mind, Xiao Qiang silently drank his milk tea without saying a word. He could clearly sense that Huo Yuhao's soul power was only around level seventeen. Logically speaking, this level of soul power should not be enough to get him to the second year at Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao still came here. It seems that he encountered some kind of butterfly effect along the way, and something happened that Xiao Qiang did not know about.

However, Xiao Qiang didn't care too much. He only had one goal: the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, the highlight of this auction.

"Distinguished guests, I am Qingya, the auctioneer for this auction. I will be hosting the auction from now on, and I hope that all of you will be able to bid on satisfactory items."

Just like in the original story, the auctioneer Qingya appeared, and the auction officially began. Xiao Qiang didn't have any interest in the other soul tools. After all, when it came to soul tools, the high-end items in Xiao Qiang's possession were much better than those in this auction. Therefore, he didn't say a word from beginning to end, and just silently waited for the Soul Devouring Blade.

The waiting time wasn't short, but fortunately it wasn't long either. The other items were quickly snapped up by Shrek Academy. With Shrek Academy's financial backing, Wang Yan was incredibly successful in buying things, until he encountered the Soul-Devouring Blade.

After Qingya finished introducing the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, the scene gradually quieted down. The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife had an extremely fearsome reputation, which was why it had been unable to sell at auction and was eventually snatched up by Huo Yuhao.

However, with Xiao Qiang around this time, it won't be so easy for Huo Yuhao to pick up a bargain.

After the auctioneer Qingya announced the starting price, Xiao Qiang immediately placed his own starting price.

With Electrolux's prompting, Huo Yuhao learned about the benefits of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade. However, without Tianmeng, there would be no Bingdi. Without Tianmeng and Bingdi, Huo Yuhao would be nothing more than a student who wouldn't be pitied even if he died, in Shrek Academy's eyes.

The reason Huo Yuhao was allowed to stay at the academy was because Shrek Academy didn't want him to go to the Body Sect. In addition, Huo Yuhao even earned his own food by selling grilled fish, which was entirely beneficial to Shrek Academy. Therefore, Huo Yuhao was able to stay at Shrek Academy.

However, Huo Yuhao only stayed at Shrek Academy. Because there was no shared mental detection, he didn't do very well in the Soul Guidance Department. Although his talent in Soul Guidance Devices was decent because of his Eye Martial Soul, it was still just decent. His innate Soul Power level was a major weakness without demonstrating absolute talent, so he definitely wouldn't receive any preferential treatment in terms of resources. 100,000 gold Soul Coins were simply out of the question for Huo Yuhao.

He came here because Wang Yan wanted to broaden his horizons and give him a better chance of awakening his martial soul.

"Teacher Wang Yan, could you take a picture of this for me? I feel like it might be related to my awakening of my martial soul."

After Electrolux told Huo Yuhao about the benefits of the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and urged him to buy it, Huo Yuhao turned to Wang Yan, the only person he could turn to for help.

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao mention the possibility of awakening a martial soul, Wang Yan's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again. The academy wouldn't invest in such a research project that was still far from certain, so Wang Yan would have to pay for the more than 100,000 gold soul coins himself.

One hundred thousand or more gold soul coins is definitely not a small amount, especially for someone like him who only relies on Shrek Academy's fixed salary. One hundred thousand or more gold soul coins is almost all of Wang Yan's savings. If he fails, all of Wang Yan's accumulated cash flow will be lost.

However, considering the possibility that this might allow Huo Yuhao's original martial soul to achieve a second awakening, Wang Yan gritted his teeth and prepared to place this heavy bet on Huo Yuhao, but...

"100,000 Gold Soul Coins once, 100,000 Gold Soul Coins twice, 100,000 Gold Soul Coins three times, sold!"

Before Wang Yan could even call out a bid, the auctioneer, Qingya, quickly counted to three and brought down the gavel, giving Wang Yan no chance to raise the price further.

Xiao Qiang only breathed a sigh of relief when the auctioneer's gavel fell. At the same time, he was once again glad that his first soul skill could give people a psychological suggestion. Judging from the situation between Huo Yuhao and Wang Yan, it was clear that Wang Yan intended to help Huo Yuhao. Although Wang Yan's financial resources were definitely not as good as Xiao Qiang's, the luck of the chosen one would inevitably cause complications. Xiao Qiang had no choice but to use some special means to make the auctioneer fall the gavel as soon as possible.

"Teacher Wang Yan..."

Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Yan, who slowly shook his head. "Sorry, Yuhao, I was too slow."

"No, Teacher Wang Yan, this is not your fault. Shrek Academy made an exception for me to stay, which is already a great favor. How could I ask the academy for more? I will always remember your willingness to help me and repay Shrek Academy."

"You're such a sensible child, it breaks my heart."

Xiao Qiang, who had been watching Huo Yuhao's situation closely, was speechless.

Shrek Academy's favor? It seems like it was Wang Yan who was supposed to help you. You only remember Shrek Academy's favor and not the people who actually helped you. Tang San's power really can't afford to suffer any loss. It's just a pity that most of the people who genuinely helped Huo Yuhao are gone.

The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife was quickly delivered to Xiao Qiang. Even Tian Meng in her spiritual sea couldn't help but feel a chill as she sensed the dark aura emanating from the knife.

"Xiao Qiang, are you sure this thing can help you live to be over a thousand years old? I have a feeling it'll shorten your lifespan."

"It is indeed shortening your lifespan now, but it will be fine after purification."

"Purification?" Tianmeng thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, I really can't do that. Soul spirits are something I can do because I've been researching intelligent soul rings for tens of thousands of years, and I have half a year's worth of theoretical basis. Changing my thinking about intelligent soul rings isn't difficult, but I don't know anything about purification."

"Don't worry, I don't need your help this time, Brother Tianmeng. I have my own way." Xiao Qiang said slowly. He had already figured out a solution for the Soul Devouring Carving Blade without Electrolux.

"What method?"

"The solution lies in what Auctioneer Qingya said earlier. The reason why the Soul Devouring Carving Blade is a vicious blade is because its first owner was a Title Douluo-level evil soul master. A wisp of that evil soul master's soul was hidden in this Soul Devouring Carving Blade. Under the guidance of that wisp of remnant soul, almost every subsequent owner of the carving blade fell into evil soul mastery."

"Even a wisp of a Soul Master's soul is still essentially a Soul Master. As long as he is a Soul Master, he will inevitably be suppressed by the Angelic Martial Soul. And I happen to know that there is a five-ring Soul King with the Angelic Martial Soul in this competition."

Tianmeng nodded, thinking she understood Xiao Qiang's thoughts. "I see, you plan to ask him to help purify the remnant souls of the evil soul masters inside."

Xiao Qiang shook his head. "No, it's not about asking her for help, it's about getting her to join the force I'm going to create in the future. The benefit is that she can purify this Soul-Devouring Knife, which contains the remnant soul of a Title Douluo-level evil soul master."

Tianmeng: "..."

Tianmeng remained silent for a long time, unable to understand when Xiao Qiang had become capable of selling people out and having others count the money for him.

(End of this chapter)