Yin-Yang Balance, Neither God Nor Demon!

The opposition between god and demon within the Eight-Armed Demonic God was crucial.

When Mu Yuan first proposed this path, it had come to him in a flash of inspiration and slipped from his mouth.

Even after truly absorbing the Diamond Demon Ape's Soul Ring and obtaining the Diamond Demon Body Soul Skill, he had not realized the importance of the opposing forces of Vajra Power and Demonic Qi.

It was not until he took command of Heavenly Thunder Power, breaking the balance between the masculine and sinister forces within him and affecting the Diamond Demon Body's effects, that he understood the importance of maintaining a balance between those two powers.

The eight arms had only just taken shape, yet one major key remained on his path: God Demon Power.

What were gods and demons?

Both righteous and evil.

Neither god nor demon!

If yin and yang were unbalanced, then he would restore their balance.

He could use Soul Rings to reconcile them again, and the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife was another option.

That was right. Mu Yuan's trip to Star Luo City was to obtain the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife.

After persuading the Body Sect to stop rejecting Soul Tools, Mu Yuan had learned about Soul Tools in the name of a Pioneer.

Thus, he naturally proposed that he needed a good engraving knife.

Over the past year, the Heaven Soul Royal Family behind Wei Na had been helping him gather information about engraving knives.

The Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife was soon located. In particular, it was recently due to be auctioned by the Star Light Auction House according to custom.

It had failed to sell several times, so Wei Na was able to discover that it was in the hands of the Star Luo Imperial Family.

There was no need to elaborate on the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife's viciousness. Not only could it make up for Mu Yuan's lacking demonic attribute, it could even surpass it.

Of course, that was not a bad thing. It was actually a good thing.

The so-called Demonic Qi within Mu Yuan was merely a violent type of power and was not truly related to demons.

That was true not only of the Demonic Qi from his First Soul Skill. Across the entire Douluo Continent, there were truly very few soul beasts connected to demons.

In that case, the more vicious the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife was, the more it could replace demonic power, and the less Mu Yuan would need to worry about the power of demons in the future.

Upon learning that Mu Yuan had broken through, the Body Sect rearranged its team for this trip.

First, both Mu Yuan and Wei Na would be going. The Heaven Soul Royal Family dispatched five guards to protect Wei Na, though their main duty was actually to look after her, because Du Busi himself would be accompanying the Body Sect's side.

Originally, there had been no need for Du Busi to go.

But Mu Yuan had broken through, and after attending the auction, he would be hunting for a Soul Ring, so Du Busi decided to come along.

Star Luo City.

Star Light Auction House.

After waiting for so long, Mu Yuan finally saw the auction for the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife he had been anticipating most.

The auction was being handled by a gray-haired old man. He introduced the origins of the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife, and after describing its abilities, he openly revealed its drawbacks as well.

Once the claims that the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife had killed its owners and brought misfortune were voiced, the eager gazes throughout the auction hall abruptly cooled.

Misfortune.

Forget it, then.

Noticing this scene, Mu Yuan let out a breath of relief.

He looked toward Du Busi.

He did not have any Gold Soul Coins. He could not afford it.

Du Busi had known that long ago and decisively pressed the bid button, not even giving Mu Yuan a chance to stop him.

The old man was surprised that someone was actually willing to bid on the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife.

Once the Body Sect began bidding, several independent bidders unexpectedly grew interested and were provoked into raising the price twice.

Mu Yuan was somewhat speechless about that.

Du Busi, however, said it did not matter.

Gold Soul Coins were merely possessions outside the body. He would not be distressed over a few Gold Soul Coins.

Mu Yuan looked at Du Busi suspiciously.

Was that really true?

To be honest, Du Busi was not a generous person in Mu Yuan's eyes.

Of course, he treated Sect Disciples well enough, but that was not the case with outsiders.

He was extremely stingy... cough, narrow-minded, cough.

At that moment, inside a hidden room of the auction house, Wei Na, dressed in a goose-yellow palace gown, was speaking with another breathtakingly beautiful girl in a golden palace gown.

"You actually want the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife?" Jiu Jiu asked in surprise.

Wei Na did not hide it and readily admitted it.

"Yes."

"Sister Wei Na, this thing is vicious. Do not blame your elder sister for failing to warn you."

Wei Na smiled. "Thank you for the reminder, Sister Jiu Jiu. We are already mentally prepared."

Jiu Jiu gave Wei Na a deep look.

She was already wondering whether the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife held some secret. Could it be—

"Could the Heaven Soul Royal Family have mastered a way to use the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife without paying a price?"

As soon as this thought surfaced, Jiu Jiu decisively dismissed it.

The Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife had had many owners, and without exception, all of them had died miserably.

It was a genuine Malevolent Blade.

After all, the engraving knife had passed through the hands of many Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire. Even with the Sun Moon Empire's advanced Soul Tool technology, they had been unable to figure out how to use the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife. Naturally, the Heaven Soul Royal Family could not have figured it out either.

After the auction ended, the group did not linger and left the city the next day.

What puzzled Mu Yuan was that Du Busi ordered everyone to control their speed, forcibly slowing what should have been a one-day journey to Star Dou Forest into five days.

However, after only one day, Mu Yuan understood.

As he watched five masked figures leap out in front of the group, Mu Yuan did not know what to think.

No wonder Du Busi, who had always been generous only toward his own people, had suddenly stopped caring about a few thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"Hand over the Spirit-Eating Engraving Knife and the method for using it, and we will spare your lives!" the leading masked man said.

As his words fell, all five of them activated Martial Soul Possession.

Of the five, the leader possessed seven Soul Rings—two yellow, three purple, and two black. The other four were all Soul Emperors, each with two yellow, three purple, and one black Soul Ring.

"Before robbing someone, do you not investigate their background first?" Mu Yuan could not help asking.

Seeing the five men's Soul Ring configurations, Mu Yuan knew they were very confident.

But no matter how confident they were, could they really be this reckless?

Even a horse could stumble.

This time, these five had met their downfall.

As the five men released their Soul Rings, Wei Na's five guards simultaneously activated Martial Soul Possession, their Soul Rings appearing one after another.

They were all Soul Emperors!

Seeing this, the five masked men's expressions turned grave.

They had chosen a difficult target.

As the leading Soul Saint hesitated over whether to retreat, Du Busi moved.

His body expanded by a full circle. In the next instant, he turned into an afterimage and charged into the five men, scattering them in every direction.

He clapped his hands, walked up to the five men, and stripped every one of their Storage Soul Guidance Devices clean.

"Scram."

Staring at the terrifying three red Soul Rings beneath Du Busi's feet, the five men were already scared out of their wits. At his words, they turned and ran at once, wishing they had two extra legs.

Mu Yuan praised, "Teacher, you are mighty."

He did not think there was anything wrong with what Du Busi had done.

He truly understood Du Busi's temperament. Du Busi was not someone who put on false airs. At the auction, he had genuinely intended to bid directly and disliked beating around the bush.

When others raised the price, he got angry, yet he did not attack directly in the auction house. That was already quite civilized of him.

In the end, it was those five who chose to ambush them on the road.

And Du Busi had not even killed them.

Mu Yuan truly could not understand why such a Sect Master had such a bad reputation.

He was clearly very merciful... wasn't he?