World Overlord!

"An ancient soul tool!"

Jiang Yuan, who had originally been sitting bored in his chair, could not help straightening up at that moment, gazing from afar at the auction item on the stage.

"If it can withstand a Soul Ancestor's attack, it should be a level-three or level-four defensive soul tool, right?"

"And it's damaged, too. Its original level might have been even higher."

"Interesting. Soul tools are extinct here on the Douluo Continent. Even storage soul tools are dug out of ruins. I wonder which ruin this soul tool came from?"

After only taking one look, Jiang Yuan seemed to lose interest again and slouched back down.

Soul tools were indeed powerful. They could give soul masters the capital to defeat the strong while being weak. The soul tools of the second era could threaten a Limit Douluo, and by the third era, they could even be said to have touched the divine realm.

Soul tools had enormous potential. They could allow the Douluo Continent to step into the interstellar age.

But he did not want to spend his energy researching them. Possessing the Void Ancient Dragon and Ancient Sky Phoenix martial souls, he was destined not to need to waste thought on anything else. As long as he focused on cultivating his martial souls, he could become invincible under the heavens.

Why bother racking his brains over soul tools? When he was in a good mood someday, he could roam the void to the neighboring Sun Moon Continent, catch a few researchers, bring them back, and develop Spirit Hall's soul tools a little. That would be enough.

"Honored guests who like soul tools, the starting bid for this soul tool is one thousand gold soul coins. Please don't miss this opportunity..."

Although the host had already done his best to stir up everyone's enthusiasm, the embarrassing thing was that the audience fell somewhat cold.

For the previous few auction items, although the bids had varied, they had basically still been able to sell for high prices through competition.

Yet for the auction item before them, no one took more than a glance at it. It seemed no one was very interested.

This was somewhat beyond Jiang Yuan's expectations.

Although he was not very interested in this soul tool, it was undeniable that in this era, it was a rare piece of equipment.

But it seemed that most of the people present had no intention of bidding for it.

"When did Heaven Dou Auction House start getting these defective soul tools again?"

"Exactly. There were similar soul tools before, and after someone bought one back, it completely shattered after a single test. Three thousand gold soul coins wasted for nothing."

"It's not even as good as a storage soul tool. At least those still have some use."

The faint discussions around him cleared up Jiang Yuan's confusion. So there had been a precedent.

No wonder no one wanted to be the sucker.

In this era, soul tool technology was a complete blank. Even if someone wanted to buy it back and research it, they would have no way to start. Naturally, it had become something everyone disliked.

This time, the room stayed cold. Even after the host called out quite a few times, still no one chose to bid. That left the host rather embarrassed. Just as his hammer was about to fall and announce that the item had failed to sell, Jiang Yuan spoke.

"One thousand gold soul coins!"

Since no one was bidding, Jiang Yuan did not mind buying it. In any case, it was only one thousand gold soul coins.

He had no interest in becoming a soul engineer, but he was still quite curious about this world's black technology. Soul tools seemed to involve formations as well, so he would treat it as broadening his horizons in advance.

Jiang Yuan's bid made the host breathe a sigh of relief. An auction item failing to sell would affect his performance, after all.

Afraid that Jiang Yuan would go back on his word, the host hurriedly brought down the hammer and announced that he had successfully won the item.

"Congratulations to the guest in the purple VIP area on your successful bid."

"More money than sense!"

Seeing that Jiang Yuan had won it, Dugu Yan glanced at Jiang Yuan and Na'er with a bit of envy and jealousy.

Ye Lingling also could not help taking a few extra looks at the two of them.

"He has no other skills, but he sure knows how to spend money."

Aside from the strange looks from the two girls, "Xue Qinghe" was likewise muttering inwardly.

Fortunately, her family had deep foundations. No matter how Jiang Yuan messed around, they would not go bankrupt. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they might really not be able to afford to support Jiang Yuan.

Moreover, he was currently plotting to seize another enormous family fortune.

As this thought flashed through her mind, "Xue Qinghe" nodded proudly again, as if she had found herself a new source of motivation.

"Big Brother Jiang Yuan, are you interested in soul tools?"

Seeing that Jiang Yuan had won the first item of today's auction, Na'er looked at Jiang Yuan curiously and asked.

"Na'er, this is something that can allow humans to become the overlords of the world." Jiang Yuan's thoughts stirred, and he looked at Na'er as he said this pointedly.

"Overlords of the world?!"

Na'er was slightly stunned, and her gaze became somewhat strange. For some reason, a sudden feeling of panic rose in her heart.

"Compared to soul beasts, humans possess the ability to use and transform the things around them."

"Creatures that live in the sea will be trapped in the seawater their entire lives. Creatures that cannot fly can only gaze at flying soul beasts in the sky and sigh in helpless admiration."

"But humans are different. By changing things, humans can create everything needed to conquer the ocean, the land, and the sky."

"Soul tools are one embodiment of that."

Among the two great camps of humans and soul beasts today, the soul beast side absolutely held the advantage.

But after ten thousand years, once soul tools developed, the situation between the two sides would enter a stage of confrontation and equality.

By Tang Wulin's era, soul beasts had even nearly been slaughtered to the point of extinction. Only after the Federation used technology to create artificial souls did soul beasts gain the slightest chance to drag out their feeble existence.

All of this was the change brought about by developing soul tools and advancing technology.

And it was an overall change, a transformation from top to bottom, in every aspect, not the kind of situation where a few gods simply appeared.

While Na'er was lost in thought, the auction gradually drew to a close.

"Let's go. Don't waste your brain on it. You don't know anyway!"

"Come try Heaven Dou City's good food with me instead."

Jiang Yuan took the dazed Na'er by the hand. She came back to herself and looked at the smile that had risen again on Jiang Yuan's face.

That was right. Why was she thinking about all this? It was too much trouble!

As long as Brother Jiang Yuan was here, she just had to listen to him.

Super strength instantly suppressed super intelligence.

Once her thoughts cleared, Na'er returned to her lively self and kept talking about all the things she wanted to eat.

Jiang Yuan, meanwhile, nodded along patiently and gently.

"Stop right there!"

Just as Jiang Yuan and Na'er were walking along the streets of Heaven Dou City, a sharp feminine shout came from behind them.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had somehow blocked their path. The former looked displeased and glared at Jiang Yuan and Na'er, while the latter tugged at Dugu Yan and kept saying something softly.

"Do you two need something? I don't think we know each other."

Jiang Yuan looked at them in some confusion. Based on the aura of their martial souls and their appearances, he had already guessed their identities, but that only made him even more puzzled.

He didn't seem to have had any dealings with Dugu Yan or Ye Lingling.

Nor had he had the time to seek out Dugu Bo yet.

"My name is Dugu Yan, and I'm a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."