Song Mu followed a staff member's directions to Auction Hall No. 9.
The auction went smoothly, and he successfully bought the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade.
After paying and receiving the blade, Song Mu left the Starlight Auction House.
Song Mu stored the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade in an empty Storage Soul Guidance Device. He remembered that the carving knife would corrode Soul Tools, so he had prepared several empty Storage Soul Guidance Devices.
Back at the hotel.
A flash of white light, and Wang Dong'er appeared in the room.
Song Mu took out the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade and said, "Try to purify it, but don't push yourself or you might get hurt. If anything seems wrong, I'll summon you back immediately."
He set the fierce blade on the table. In an instant, part of the tabletop had already turned black from its corrosive power. The table was made of no ordinary material, and it couldn't have been cheap.
Of course, he would pay for the damage.
Wang Dong'er stared at the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade, her expression grave. "I'll make sure to keep myself safe first."
Once Wang Dong'er was ready, Song Mu retreated to the doorway.
If anything happened to Wang Dong'er, he would summon her back immediately.
To keep himself from being caught in the blade's reach, he stood well away from it.
Once Song Mu was in position,
Wang Dong'er channelled her light-attribute Soul Power and tried to purify the evil Soul Power.
At first, the purification went smoothly. The baleful aura on the fierce blade slowly weakened. The change was slight, but it was definitely diminishing.
At this rate, she would eventually purify the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade completely.
Suddenly, something changed. A streak of baleful energy burst from the blade and shot toward Wang Dong'er.
But Wang Dong'er couldn't move. It was as if the evil power had pinned her in place.
Seeing this, Song Mu immediately summoned Wang Dong'er back.
A split second before the baleful energy struck her, she turned into a streak of light and flew toward Song Mu.
After summoning Wang Dong'er back, Song Mu immediately left the room and closed the door, waiting for the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife to settle down.
It was fortunate that his Martial Soul had this ability. Otherwise, Wang Dong'er would have been hit by that baleful energy.
Wang Dong'er reappeared outside the room, still shaken. "That evil power had some awareness. It pretended to be no match for my light-attribute Soul Power, then struck a fatal blow as soon as I let my guard down."
Song Mu said, "Thank goodness you weren't hurt. Let's leave the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife alone for now. When you've reached Soul Saint or Soul Douluo, you can try again."
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er nodded. With her current strength, she still had no way of dealing with a carving knife so steeped in evil.
After waiting a while, Song Mu opened the door and saw that the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade on the table had calmed down. Even so, he didn't approach it himself, in case it tried to ambush him.
Wang Dong'er stepped forward, light-attribute Soul Power flowing around her body. Holding a Storage Soul Guidance Device, she prepared to put away the Soul-Devouring Fierce Blade.
The process went smoothly, and it didn't attack again.
Song Mu had accomplished his main goal in Star Luo City. He planned to stay for a few more days, then head to the next city once the date he'd arranged with Chen Yunlin arrived.
Heaven Dou Empire, the Clear Sky Sect's residence.
A girl with powder-blue hair strolled into the Clear Sky Sect's residence.
The guards at the entrance saw her and bowed respectfully. "Miss."
The girl didn't respond and walked straight inside.
The guards were puzzled. Usually, when they greeted her, she would smile and respond. But then one of them thought that perhaps she was in a bad mood today.
Once inside, the girl followed her memories and went straight to the room at the very back.
She opened the door. A burly man was already seated inside. He stood about three meters tall, with bronze skin and short, dark-red hair that stood on end.
The moment the girl saw him, she cried happily, "Second Uncle!"
The man rose and embraced the girl as she ran over. "Ah, Xiao Dong! Second Uncle missed you so much!"
The girl was actually Wang Dong in disguise—or rather, Tang Wutong. She simply believed that her real name was Wang Dong'er.
The burly man Tang Wutong called Second Uncle was Tai Tan, the current vice sect master of the Clear Sky Sect. More importantly, Tai Tan was also Sea God Tang San's eyes and claws on the Douluo Continent.
"Second Uncle, I missed Big Uncle too. Let's go back," Tang Wutong said excitedly.
"All right. Let's go home."
Then Tai Tan took Tang Wutong back into the Clear Sky Sect.
The Clear Sky Sect was located on a mountaintop in the northern reaches of the Heaven Dou Empire.
An unusual mist surrounded the Clear Sky Sect, causing anyone who wasn't a member to instinctively leave upon reaching it. This was the result of a defensive formation protecting the sect, which Tang San had mainly set up to safeguard it.
Tang Wutong followed Tai Tan all the way to the Clear Sky Sect's main hall to see its sect master, Niu Tian.
As soon as she entered the hall, Tang Wutong saw Niu Tian seated in the place of honor and ran excitedly toward him. "Big Uncle!"
Niu Tian stood and embraced Tang Wutong, his face beaming.
The three of them chatted for a while, and the atmosphere was lively.
Then Niu Tian said, "Xiao Dong, go to the Ascension Pavilion first."
At this, Tang Wutong thought of the Ascension Pavilion as the most mysterious place in the entire Clear Sky Sect. She went there often, but she didn't really understand its purpose.
The Ascension Pavilion was where the Clear Sky Sect's disciples went to obtain Soul Rings. But in Tang Wutong's memories, Niu Tian often told her to go there even when she didn't need a Soul Ring.
So when she heard Niu Tian say this, she wasn't surprised. She answered and followed him to the Ascension Pavilion.
Tang Wutong stepped forward and slowly walked into the Ascension Pavilion.
At its center stood a massive jade pillar covered in intricate, magnificent carvings.
Before, whether or not she was there to obtain a Soul Ring, Tang Wutong would always reach out and touch the exquisitely carved jade pillar whenever she came here.
This time was no different. She walked up and placed her right hand on the pillar.
When Tang Wutong laid her hand on it, she felt nothing unusual.
But beyond her sight, a beam of light shot out from the exquisitely carved jade pillar she had touched. It soared into the sky, pierced through the universe, and headed straight for the Divine Realm.
The Divine Realm, Asura God Temple.
Sea God Tang San sat in the place of honor in the Asura God Temple, resting with his eyes closed.
Suddenly, he sensed that a beam of light had come from the jade pillar he had left in the Clear Sky Sect below.
He opened his eyes at once and sensed the beam. Then he smiled and murmured to himself, "It seems the first semester at Shrek is over. I wonder how my carefully prepared Light Goddess Butterfly is getting along with the Child of Destiny?"
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