Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 103 Ulterior Motives

The teams that had passed the elimination rounds in the morning sat in the rest area on the west side of the arena to watch the match. Just as Wang Yan said, they wanted to see more of the abilities of the opponents they might encounter in the later matches. Apart from the injured players, no one was absent.

Although Wang Nan's actions in the morning were brief, the golden spirit ring he displayed left a deep impression on everyone. Sitting in the rest area, he could feel the people from the Sun Moon Empire constantly scrutinizing him.

In this eerie atmosphere, the afternoon's match quickly came to an end.

"I'm going out for a stroll tonight, do you want to come along?" Wang Nan asked Ma Xiaotao on the way back to the hotel from Xingluo Square.

"Okay." Ma Xiaotao's lips curled up involuntarily, and she immediately nodded.

Wang Yan glanced back but didn't stop them. "Be careful when you go out, and so should everyone else. It's best to go out in groups so you can look out for each other."

Behind them, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei had already huddled together furtively.

"Now I understand what you meant by that."

"What do you mean?" Bei Bei asked, puzzled. He talked to Xu Sanshi countless times a day; how would he know which sentence was being referred to?

"It's that thing that can't be known by others," Xu Sanshi said, raising both hands in a gesture.

"Ahem." Beibei unconsciously lowered her voice, "It's enough that you know your brother is doing this for your own good."

Separated from the others, Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao walked side by side down the street.

During the Soul Fighting Tournament, Star Luo City was even more crowded than usual, and people were basically overwhelmed by the crowds as soon as they entered the streets.

As Wang Nan slowly moved forward with the flow of people, an arm quietly reached out and took his place.

Looking back, all that could be seen was a patch of red hair, but not Ma Xiaotao's expression.

After walking through several streets, the number of people around finally decreased.

"Alright, this is the place."

Ma Xiaotao looked up in response and saw an inconspicuous building in front of her. Above the main entrance was a hammer pattern, with the pattern of a gold tabletop drawn below it.

"You're going to attend the auction?" Ma Xiaotao asked, puzzled.

"I don't know if what I want is inside yet, let's go in and take a look."

Ma Xiaotao nodded. She didn't care where they were going.

Upon entering the auction hall, you are greeted by a staircase covered with a red carpet.

There were no other staff members around. Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao went down the stairs until they saw the registration area after about 20 meters.

"Greetings, esteemed guests. If you wish to attend tonight's auction, please register here." Several attractive young women stood at the registration area, their faces lighting up with smiles as they saw Wang Nan and his companion approach.

"Could you please describe the items up for auction tonight?"

"I apologize, but we cannot disclose our auction items in advance. However, given the upcoming Soul Battle Tournament, we will be holding a special auction every night this month. Tonight's item is Soul Tools. I wonder if you are interested?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Nan's heart stirred, and he nodded.

After completing the formalities, one of the girls came forward, handed each of them a number plate, and then led them through an old-fashioned wooden door.

The scene before them suddenly changed. The passageway widened, the ground was paved with precious ivory-white jade bricks, and every few steps there was a pair of pillars carved with exquisite patterns. The walls looked as if they were wrapped in gold leaf, and crystal chandeliers hung from the top of the passageway.

Even Ma Xiaotao, a disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court, looked up and surveyed the various luxurious decorations around her.

"Have you ever had any particularly unique items auctioned here before?" Wang Nan asked casually.

"Which aspect are you referring to, 'the customer'? If it's price, we've auctioned off quite a few items at very high prices."

Wang Nan only probed with one question, without asking any further details. Those who could lead the way here were all extremely shrewd people, and asking any more questions might arouse suspicion.

"Then pick a few to introduce."

"Okay." The girl said as she led the two deeper into the area.

The girl stopped and looked at Wang Nan when a large door appeared in front of them.

"Good evening, guest. This is the venue for tonight's special auction. The auction will begin promptly in half an hour. If you wish to participate in other sessions after the auction, simply come to the front desk to obtain a new number."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you. Please feel free to come to me anytime if you need anything else."

After watching the girl leave, Ma Xiaotao looked at Wang Nan with a puzzled expression, "With Ye Xiaosheng around, you shouldn't lack soul tools, right?"

"Since we're already here, we might as well go in and see what's going on." Wang Nan smiled and put on the monkey mask provided by the auction house.

After finding their seats according to their numbers, Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao chatted quietly, and half an hour passed quickly.

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House. Our auction is about to begin." A voice rang out, and the lights in the auction hall dimmed instantly. A woman in a purple dress walked out.

This must be the auctioneer for this auction.

As time passed, one soul tool after another was brought to the auction stage and auctioned off amidst bidding wars.

These were all low-level soul tools. For Wang Nan, soul tools below level six would be of little help, so he hadn't made a move until the auctioneer spoke again.

"Finally, we have a mysterious item to present. Although it is not a soul tool, it is closely related to every soul master."

As he spoke, a cart slowly rolled onto the stage from one side, covered with a bright red cloth.

As soon as it appeared, the Heavenly Floating Dragon in Wang Nan's spiritual sea seemed to sense something and immediately became active.

coming.

Wang Nan's eyes lit up slightly.

While there was an element of luck involved in encountering it, it was also somewhat destined.

This item wasn't new to the Starlight Auction House, but its infamous reputation meant that no Soul Master or Soul Instructor was willing to buy it, causing it to remain unsold until it appeared at this low-profile auction.

The next moment, the red cloth was lifted, and a dark object about half a foot long and as thick as a finger appeared before everyone's eyes.

"As everyone knows, in the Douluo Continent, there is also a ranking of carving knives, and those ranked in the top 100 are called the ranked carving knives."

At this point, some audience members had already guessed what the item being auctioned was.

"And what you see before you is the Ninety-ninth ranked Carving Blade, the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, also known as the Fierce Blade!"

(End of this chapter)