Bro, You're a Real One!

"Selling! Of course I'm selling! It's just not cheap."

Seeing that the female soul master truly wanted to buy it, Huo Yuhao was naturally willing to sell.

After all, suckers were hard to come by. Once he found one, he had to fleece them before letting them go.

The female soul master said nonchalantly, "How much can a little trinket like this be worth? Name your price!"

Huo Yuhao did not state a price directly. Instead, he flicked the Electric Baton, extending it to fifty centimeters. Seeing this, the female soul master could not help covering her little mouth in surprise.

Huo Yuhao said, "This Electric Baton can extend in length, up to fifty centimeters. My Soul Power is not high enough to fully activate it, so it can only mildly paralyze a Soul Grandmaster. But if a one-ring soul master uses it, they can fully activate it. At most, it can paralyze a Soul Grandmaster for several seconds, and it can also slightly affect a three-ring Soul Elder..."

Huo Yuhao demonstrated the Electric Baton's functions one by one.

If he named a price right away, this female soul master would probably think he was ripping her off. Though that was indeed the case, Huo Yuhao still had to make her feel that it was worth the money.

A sucker could not know she was a sucker.

"It can even paralyze a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster?" Su Yuntao asked in surprise.

Huo Yuhao handed the Electric Baton to Xiao Wu and had her poke Su Yuntao with it.

Su Yuntao's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "No need to test it. Yuhao, I believe you."

"I'll try it!" The female soul master stepped in front of Su Yuntao, looking excited and expectant.

After all, who would not want the thing they bought to be powerful?

"Sisi, do you really want to try it?" Su Yuntao could not help trying to stop her.

The female soul master, Sisi, said, "It's not dangerous, so what's wrong with trying it? You're too cowardly. You don't even dare to give it a try... Ah!!"

As she spoke, Xiao Wu jabbed the Electric Baton into the female soul master's waist.

Soul Power flowed into it.

The female soul master immediately let out a scream. Her legs went weak, and she collapsed limply onto the floor.

Su Yuntao hurriedly crouched down and asked anxiously, "Sisi, what's wrong?"

Huo Yuhao said with a smile, "Don't worry. She's just paralyzed. She'll be fine in a moment."

Su Yuntao could not help looking up and asking, "Is your paralysis really that strong?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Why did that sound like an insult...?

After resting for a while, Sisi finally stood back up. The first thing she asked was, "How much are you selling this Electric Baton for?"

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and said, "Big Sis, you're Brother Tao's good friend, so I won't charge you much. Just the cost price—how about one hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins?"

Sisi appeared to be a Soul Grandmaster as well. She could receive ten Gold Soul Coins from Spirit Hall every month, so one hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins was only a little over a year's worth of subsidies. It was not expensive.

Soul masters were never poor, so Huo Yuhao dared to ask for such a price.

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's offer, Xiao Wu stared at him in astonishment.

An acquaintance... just the cost price...

When she heard that, Xiao Wu had thought Huo Yuhao would sell it to Sisi cheaply. She had not expected him to demand such an outrageous price.

One hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins—an auction would not even fetch such a high price.

Noticing Xiao Wu's gaze, Huo Yuhao winked at her. The two exchanged a knowing nod.

"One hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins..." Sisi frowned. "Isn't that a little expensive?"

Huo Yuhao immediately shook his head and said firmly, "Big Sis, you don't understand. Don't let this Electric Baton's plain appearance fool you—there's something special hidden inside. Think about it. This Electric Baton can produce lightning and paralyze enemies at critical moments. It's a trump card that can turn the tables when you're backed into a corner!"

"Other than this Electric Baton, have you ever seen anything else that can produce lightning? Only lightning-attribute martial souls can produce lightning, right? This is something revolutionary!"

Su Yuntao thought seriously for a moment, then said, "Sisi, Yuhao has a point. If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some."

Only then did Sisi nod. "Fine. Little brother, you know Yuntao, so you definitely wouldn't trick me. I'll buy it. Here are one hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins."

As she spoke, Sisi took out a money pouch, counted out one hundred and fifty Gold Soul Coins, and handed them to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao suppressed the joy rising in his heart. With a calm expression tinged with reluctance, he accepted the money pouch and unwillingly handed the Electric Baton to Sisi. "If Brother Tao weren't an acquaintance, I definitely wouldn't sell this..."

Xiao Wu was struggling hard not to laugh beside him. She pinched Huo Yuhao's waist, signaling him to stop, or she really would not be able to hold it in.

Su Yuntao laughed heartily and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder. "Bro, you're a real one!"

"All right, weren't you here to see Master Ma Xiunuo, Yuhao? I'll take you there right away."

Afterward, Su Yuntao said something to Sisi, then led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu toward the second floor.

Sisi lovingly played with the Electric Baton, paying no attention at all to the others leaving.

Su Yuntao led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu up to the second floor and stopped in front of an office.

He knocked on the door. After an aged voice inside said, "Come in," Su Yuntao pushed open the door and led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu inside.

It was a bright office. Behind a broad desk sat an Old Man dressed neatly in Spirit Hall soul master attire. On the Old Man's left chest was an emblem of three swords, indicating that he was a Soul Grandmaster.

Su Yuntao said directly, "Master Ma Xiunuo, these two children have come for Soul Power appraisal. Sorry to trouble you."

Master Ma Xiunuo chuckled, then looked at Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu. "So you're students of Nuoding Academy. Doesn't your academy conduct Soul Power appraisals? Why have you come to Spirit Hall for one?"

Xiao Wu said proudly, "Because I've already obtained my first Soul Ring! I want a Soul Power appraisal so I can receive my subsidy!"

As soon as she said this, both Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo were startled. Su Yuntao was not too surprised, since he had already guessed as much when Xiao Wu used the Electric Baton earlier. But Ma Xiunuo was utterly shocked.

This little girl looked to be only around six years old, yet she had already obtained her first Soul Ring?

Could she also possess Innate Full Soul Power?

Ma Xiunuo looked at Su Yuntao in confusion.

Noticing Ma Xiunuo's gaze, Su Yuntao shook his head. "I don't know either. Among the villages where I conducted martial soul awakenings, there was only one child with Innate Full Soul Power, and he was a boy."

Ma Xiunuo looked at Xiao Wu, his smile kindly. "Child, come with me. I'll take you for the Soul Power appraisal."

Seeing that there was nothing left for him to do, Su Yuntao patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, turned around, and slipped away.

Ma Xiunuo then led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu out of his office, walking along the second-floor corridor toward the inner section of Spirit Hall.

At the end of the corridor, three tall arched doors appeared before them.

Ma Xiunuo said with a smile, "This is Spirit Hall's Martial Soul Laboratory, where advancement appraisals, martial soul awakenings, and Soul Power appraisals are conducted. Children, come in with me."

As he spoke, he pushed open the leftmost door and led Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu inside.