Successful Sign-in at Soul Hunting Forest, Reward: Hundred Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul?

"Can I try it?"

Wang Xiao ignored the red-skirted girl's meddling and decided to try the black dagger in the fat stall owner's hand himself.

To see whether it was really as miraculous as he claimed.

"Of course you can!" the fat stall owner said with a hearty smile.

He immediately handed him the dagger.

Then he found a piece of scrap iron from inside the counter and gave it to him. "Little brother, if this dagger can't cut this iron rod in two, I'll give you the dagger for free and compensate you with ten Gold Soul Coins."

Wang Xiao merely smiled without speaking. Still, since the stall owner dared to make such a costly wager, it probably wasn't fake.

He held the dagger in one hand and the iron rod in the other.

Then, about an inch from the end of the rod, he brought the dagger down.

Without a sound, the blade passed through the iron rod. Then, with a clang, the inch-long piece of iron fell to the ground, striking the floor with a metallic ring.

At the sound, Wang Xiao's eyes lit up.

The red-skirted girl watched coldly, her expression calm. She did not think much of it at all.

For her, she had seen plenty of things like this, so it was nothing rare.

For a Soul Master of the Douluo Continent, the most powerful things were not weapons, but martial souls and Soul Power.

Weapons like these were merely icing on the cake.

Thus, Soul Masters did not place much importance on external weapons. They had always been optional.

What Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent cared about most was nothing more than a few things: good martial souls and possessing Soul Power.

Then came soul rings that could strengthen them and produce soul skills with offensive, support, and defensive properties.

Then came soul bones, which could increase defense, speed, strength, intelligence, advancement, and other abilities.

There were also certain mysterious bloodline inheritances.

Of course, such inheritances required a compatible body and bloodline in order to fuse together.

Otherwise, they would reject one another and cause side effects. The losses would outweigh the gains, so there was no need to take such a life-threatening risk.

If there were a solution, it would not be impossible. After all, such cases were rare.

Wang Xiao tested it a few more times, and it still cut through iron as though it were mud.

The dagger had shaved an iron rod down almost completely, yet there was not the slightest nick on its blade.

That was enough to prove that the quality of this dagger was absolutely top-notch.

"How much?" Wang Xiao wanted to buy it, but he had to ask the price first.

He was not particularly rich right now. If it was too expensive, he could not afford it and would not buy it.

The fat stall owner gave a sly grin. "Not much, ten Gold Soul Coins. You can't lose out buying it, and you can't be fooled buying it, right?"

"Fine, sell it to someone else!" Wang Xiao gave the stall owner no chance to haggle and turned to leave.

"Hey, hey, how about eight?" the stall owner hurriedly called after him.

Wang Xiao looked back and held up one hand. "Five at most."

The stall owner immediately shook his head.

Wang Xiao said nothing more and headed toward another stall.

Seeing that a deal already in his hands was about to slip away to another stall, and seeing that Wang Xiao had no intention of turning back, the fat man could only grit his teeth and chase after him. "Five it is. Deal."

Wang Xiao said nothing more. He took out five Gold Soul Coins and gave them to the stall owner, then accepted the dagger and placed it inside Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night. After that, he headed toward the entrance of Soul Hunting Forest to get down to business.

The red-skirted girl immediately followed after him, hoping to slip in behind him unnoticed.

But Wang Xiao, who was walking ahead, spotted her at once. He turned back and said, "Ninety-nine Gold Soul Coins, not one less. Otherwise, there's no point in following me."

"When the soldiers inspect us later, all it will take is one word from me, and those guards will throw you out."

The red-skirted girl gritted her teeth, unable to make up her mind.

I only have a hundred Gold Soul Coins left on me, okay!

If I give him ninety-nine, I'll only have one left. How am I supposed to spend money after that?

Wang Xiao was not after the few Gold Soul Coins on her. He simply did not want to bring her along.

That was why he deliberately named such a high price, hoping she would back down in the face of the difficulty and give up on her own.

While the red-skirted girl was still hesitating, Wang Xiao was already close to the entrance.

Seeing that her chance was about to slip away, she stomped her foot, rushed forward, and pulled him aside. "They're only a few Gold Soul Coins. Big sister can afford it."

She immediately reached toward her waist, and a bulging gold-threaded money pouch appeared in her hand.

Then she opened it, took one coin out and pinched it between her fingers, and handed him the rest. "Ninety-nine. Not one more, not one less."

Wang Xiao was somewhat surprised. This girl had really taken out ninety-nine Gold Soul Coins!

At this point, it was impossible not to agree to take her inside.

Fine, these ninety-nine Gold Soul Coins were enough to buy her safety. "All right!"

He weighed the pouch in his hand. It felt about right.

Without counting them, he directly placed it into Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.

"Ah." The red-skirted girl had gotten her wish. She stuck out her tongue at him, showing her displeasure.

Then she tightly grabbed one of Wang Xiao's hands, afraid that he would go back on his word and sneak off alone.

Leaving her behind after she had paid such a huge sum.

Damn it, she would end up gaining nothing after all.

Seeing her like this, Wang Xiao did not even have the strength to complain.

The one big and one small figure could only walk toward the entrance of Soul Hunting Forest.

The moment they reached the entrance, they were stopped by a row of over a hundred armored soldier guards wielding long spears.

The tall captain of the guards at the front sternly asked, "Do you two children have Tokens? You may not enter without them. Leave immediately, or you will be dealt with according to military law."

"Of course I do. Why else would I come here to join in the fun?" Wang Xiao replied impatiently, taking out the third-class Token Xiao Gang had given him and holding it high for the captain to see.

When the captain and the guard to his right saw it, they immediately stepped aside.

He also had the guards behind him move aside, then apologized to Wang Xiao. "Master, please forgive us. We were blind just now and offended you."

Wang Xiao hurriedly waved his hand. "It's fine, it's fine. No blame for those who don't know."

"Thank you for forgiving us, Master!" The captain saluted him, then immediately gestured to the guards by the gate to open it.

Taking advantage of the moment, Wang Xiao glanced inside Soul Hunting Forest.

The huge metal fence surrounding the outer perimeter of the forest stood dozens of meters high, enclosing the entire Soul Hunting Forest within.

It was impossible to scale, and the two massive, heavy steel gates towered solemnly before them, truly imposing.

Two soldier guards immediately pulled open the gates.

The captain of the guards stepped forward at once. "Please enter, you two!"

Wang Xiao said nothing more and walked through the gate.

Then a clang sounded behind him as the gates closed once more.

He looked back, but could no longer see the scenery beyond the gates.

He quickly turned forward again, and the natural scent of the great forest rushed toward him.

"Mm, not bad, not bad. Soul Hunting Forest is indeed Soul Hunting Forest. The scenery is exceptionally beautiful!"

"It also carries the scent of decay, as well as blood and killing intent." Muttering to himself, Wang Xiao raised his head and walked deeper into Soul Hunting Forest.

The red-skirted girl did not separate from him and followed along.

"Ding! Xiao Xiao has successfully signed in at Soul Hunting Forest. Reward: one Hundred Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul! It will be issued shortly."

The Sign-in System suddenly announced.

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