Douluo Continent, starting from the body swap with Jiang Nannan

The next morning, Meng Hongchen appeared downstairs at the dormitory building on time.

She changed into an ice-blue casual outfit, with white pigtails flowing behind her, clearly having dressed up intentionally.

After Jiang Nannan finished packing, the two set off for Xingluo City.

The Starlight Auction House holds an extremely high position in the Soul Master world and is the largest auction house in the Star Luo Empire.

It has the backing of the Star Luo royal family, and its security is extremely strict. Of course, it also has a lot of good stuff.

It's safe to say that you can't get in without some kind of status or background; it's definitely a top-tier den of iniquity.

Star City.

The streets were bustling with people, and the cries of vendors filled the air.

Jiang Nannan followed behind Meng Hongchen, her face now filled with utter despair.

She was carrying all sorts of bags, big and small, containing clothes, jewelry, snacks, and more. The shopping bags were piled high, almost overwhelming her. She couldn't even see where she was going and could only follow the footsteps ahead of her.

As for why it wasn't placed in a storage soul tool?

Because it's already full.

Meng Hongchen walked at the very front, looking around and swiping her card at whatever she saw with great ease, without even asking the price.

Jiang Nannan felt tears welling up inside; those wicked rich people.

When will this end?

In truth, it's extremely difficult for Meng Hongchen to go out even once. Jing Hongchen has very strict requirements for her. Although Meng Hongchen seems carefree and always tries to find ways to pester Lu Chen, she's actually incredibly persistent behind the scenes.

She cultivates every night; while others sleep, she meditates; while others eat, she works with her soul-guiding device.

It's a classic case of playing the game openly while secretly manipulating things behind the scenes.

A true king of involution.

The most despicable people are those who secretly work hard and then amaze everyone!

Actually, Meng Hongchen insisted on coming out with Jiang Nannan today. The auction was just a side event; his real purpose was to be alone with her.

Otherwise, given the influence of the Hongchen family, they could simply send a subordinate to buy it; there would be no need for them to make the trip themselves and waste their time.

She just wanted to use the auction as an excuse to go out and "date".

The two strolled around the streets for a full hour.

After lunch, the two arrived at the entrance of the Starlight Auction House.

Hand the purple invitation to the receptionist.

The receptionist carefully checked the documents and, after confirming that everything was correct, bowed respectfully.

Then a pretty young lady stepped forward and said, "Distinguished guests, please follow me."

The young woman led the two of them into a private room on the second floor of the auction house.

The private room was extremely luxurious, with a soft white tiger skin carpet on the floor, a genuine leather sofa in the center, a gold-plated coffee table next to it, and a one-way transparent glass wall in front of it, offering a direct view of the auction stage below.

The young lady brought over tea and snacks. "The auction will officially begin in ten minutes. Please wait a moment."

After speaking, the young lady bowed and turned to leave the private room.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

The lights on the auction stage below were all turned on, and an auctioneer dressed in a red suit walked onto the stage.

Without much preamble, the auction began quickly.

"Distinguished guests, the first item in this auction is a rare metal, a multifaceted magic crystal. This metal has an extremely strong energy storage capacity and can greatly improve the stability of the Soul Guidance Core Formation. The starting bid is 10,000 Gold Soul Coins."

Immediately, people in the audience raised their paddles, and the price soared.

Even Meng Hongchen became interested; this metal was indeed quite precious, and even she didn't have much in stock.

"100,000 Gold Soul Coins".

Meng Hongchen raised his paddle, ordering a direct buyout!

When other bidders saw such an outrageous offer, they all stopped bidding.

Who is this spendthrift? Does he own a mine?

As expected, Meng Hongchen won the first item in the auction.

Then came the second and third items, which were subsequently sold.

Finally, we reached the fifth item.

A staff member pushed a small cart onto the stage, which was covered with a red cloth.

The auctioneer reached out and lifted the red cloth, revealing a tray with a black carving knife on it.

"Distinguished guests, the next item up for auction is the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife, ranked ninety-ninth on the list of carving knives."

This carving knife has a history of three thousand years. It was made three thousand years ago by a brilliant Soul Master. It is said that this Soul Master eventually reached the ninth level of cultivation. Moreover, he was not only a Soul Master, but also a terrifying evil Soul Master.

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Of course, if a Soul Master with the Light attribute wields it, the sword can be suppressed. Furthermore, as long as Soul Power isn't injected into it after purchase, the sword won't harm anyone. To put it another way, this sword is also a good collectible, a treasure.

The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife has a starting bid of 100,000 Gold Soul Coins, with each bid increasing by at least 5,000 Gold Soul Coins. The auction has begun.

After the auctioneer finished his presentation, the audience remained completely silent.

This thing has a terrible reputation and carries the risk of backfiring on its user; it has already failed to sell at auction several times.

You could say whoever buys this is a huge swindler.

No one bid; everyone was just drinking tea and pretending not to see the item.

"Brother Chen, is this the item you're bidding on this time?"

Meng Hongchen pointed to the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife and continued, "Although this carving knife is on the carving knife ranking list, it is very dangerous and extremely evil. None of its previous owners had a good ending. If you need a high-level carving knife, I can give you a few. My brother and I have no shortage of carving knives; we can have whatever kind you want."

Meng Hongchen's words were entirely out of concern; she didn't want to see anything happen to "Lu Chen".

Jiang Nannan shook her head.

"No need, I have a special purpose for buying it, you can rest assured."

This is the key clue to getting her body back, and it concerns her future. How could any other carving knife compare?

She picked up the bidding device and decisively entered the amount of 100,000.

The number 100,000 immediately lit up on the large screen outside the private room.

The audience looked up at the private room where the two were.

The people here are so strange.

Too much money to burn?

The auctioneer was taken aback, then overjoyed. He had finally sold this piece of junk; otherwise, he would have had his salary docked.

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

The auction gavel slammed down.

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Having obtained the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, there was no need to stay at the auction any longer.

Moreover, there weren't many soul tools up for auction, so Meng Hongchen lost interest and simply followed Jiang Nannan out of the auction house.

Walking down the street to the hotel.

Jiang Nannan felt more relaxed than ever before. She had asked Rotom to deliver the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife to Lu Chen.

You've probably received it by now.

After all, Rotom can teleport between the two of them.

"Brother Chen, what are you laughing at?"

Meng Hongchen looked at Jiang Nannan's smiling face and pursed her lips.

Why didn't you seem this happy when we went shopping together this morning?

Am I not as attractive as a carving knife?