The Young Sect Master Hasn't Gone Astray, That's Good

"According to legend, this Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade contains the curse of that Evil Soul Master from back then, which is why its ranking kept falling, from over thirtieth place all the way down to ninety-ninth today. We hope its buyer possesses a light attribute. Of course, we can't fully understand just what mysteries this carving knife contains."

"The only thing we can guarantee is that as long as you don't inject your own soul power into it, it absolutely won't cause a backlash."

This was a detail Ye An hadn't noticed before.

In other words, simply holding this carving knife meant he wouldn't have to worry about being harmed by the curse. After buying this Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade, he only needed to patiently wait for Electrolux to arrive.

As Ming Zhu explained, the auction hall immediately fell silent.

No one dared risk their life, especially for such a bizarre carving knife. Carving knives were certainly precious, but a life was irreplaceable. So... it was foreseeable that practically no one would buy this knife.

Yet a trace of surprise flashed through Ye An's eyes.

He truly couldn't understand why no one had ever dared bid on this carving knife, allowing Huo Yuhao to pick it up for cheap in the end.

After all, its starting price wasn't particularly high. Since it had repeatedly failed to sell, its price had even been lowered several times. Soul engineers usually weren't short on money, and spending a little on this carving knife seemed like a deal they couldn't lose on.

Even if they didn't dare use it after bringing it home and merely kept it as a collectible, plenty of soul engineers should have accepted this price.

Besides... Ye An didn't believe no one had ever dreamed of being the chosen one.

Others had died violently after obtaining this carving knife, but what if I was its destined owner?

As long as even one person held that thought, this carving knife wouldn't have ended up in Huo Yuhao's hands.

Still, that was fine. At the very least, it benefited him now.

Noticing the audience's reaction, Auctioneer Ming Zhu couldn't help sighing inwardly.

Starlight Auction House had only obtained this carving knife recently, and even internally, they hadn't been entirely certain they could sell it. They had even debated fiercely before finally setting the starting price at three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

But now, looking at these people's reactions... this carving knife would probably fail to sell.

Ming Zhu sighed softly in her heart, but her voice remained gentle, and the faint smile on her face never faded. "The Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife has a starting price of three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Each bid increase must be no less than five thousand Gold Soul Coins. Esteemed guests, you may now begin bidding."

As soon as her words fell, the room sank into silence, just as expected.

Just as Ming Zhu thought the carving knife was about to go unsold, Ye An's voice suddenly rang out. "Three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

Ming Zhu's eyes brightened slightly at that. After waiting a moment and confirming that no one else would bid, she hurriedly announced, "Sold for three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins! Congratulations to Guest Number 91 for winning this item. Someone will deliver all the items you've purchased to you shortly."

Looking at the eighty-thousand-year Moon-Howling Suanni left leg bone that had already been delivered, Ye An turned to Zhang Lexuan, a faint smile in his eyes. "Sister Lexuan, absorb this Soul Bone."

Feeling the moonlight-like aura emanating from the Soul Bone, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help taking a deep breath. She nodded firmly, then sat down cross-legged and began absorbing it.

Only then did Jin Peng and Yu Bo exchange glances before hesitantly speaking.

"Young Sect Master... that carving knife... um..."

Seeing the two Super Douluo looking as though they wanted to speak but couldn't, Ye An knew what they were thinking. He immediately chuckled and explained, "Uncle Peng, Uncle Yu, don't tell me you think I bought that carving knife because I want to become a soul engineer?"

"Don't worry. I have no interest whatsoever in becoming a soul engineer. Besides, I don't have spare time to waste on making soul tools. The reason I wanted that carving knife is because my Martial Soul instinctively craves it."

Jin Peng immediately breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that.

So it was Ye An's Martial Soul that craved the carving knife, not that he wanted to become a soul engineer...

That scared him to death. He had nearly thought the Young Sect Master was going astray!

If Du Busi found out that Ye An had gone out once and come back clamoring to become a soul engineer, he and Yu Bo would definitely suffer a vicious beating from Du Busi!

Good thing he hadn't gone astray.

Hm?

Wait!

What had the Young Sect Master just said? He said his Martial Soul was instinctively craving this carving knife?

Jin Peng's expression changed slightly, while Yu Bo couldn't help asking, "But... this carving knife contains such a terrifying curse, and many people who used it even became Evil Soul Masters. How could it provoke the Young Sect Master's Martial Soul into instinctively craving it?"

Could it be... that their Young Sect Master also had the potential to become an Evil Soul Master?

No, no, no. That was absolutely impossible!

"The so-called Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade is merely a false appearance. What truly makes my Martial Soul crave it is this carving knife's original form."

Ye An patiently explained, "As long as the curse on the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade can be removed, this carving knife will reveal its true appearance."

Jin Peng and Yu Bo suddenly understood, then instinctively began pondering the matter.

Removing the curse on the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade... It sounded as though it shouldn't be difficult, but if it truly could be done so easily, Starlight Auction House wouldn't have sold off such a defective item.

Presumably, the curse on the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade was extremely difficult to purify and remove.

But... since the Young Sect Master had dared to buy the carving knife, did that mean he had a way to deal with the curse?

Yet when Jin Peng and Yu Bo saw Ye An shake his head with complete honesty, the two sighed in unison.

There was no way to remove the curse from the carving knife... That wouldn't do!

Since the Young Sect Master's Martial Soul had a special resonance with this carving knife's original appearance, that meant its true form might be incredibly important. It might even be connected to the Second Awakening of the Young Sect Master's Martial Soul.

Therefore, they had to find a way to solve the curse problem.

Jin Peng immediately fell into deep thought.

Purifying a curse... When it came to purification power, the first thing Jin Peng thought of was the Angel Martial Soul. But nowadays, Angel Martial Soul possessors were few and far between, even rarer than Body Martial Soul possessors.

The only person Jin Peng knew to possess an Angel Martial Soul was Wang Xian'er, a consecrated of the Star Luo Empire who possessed the Healing Angel Martial Soul.

However, Wang Xian'er's Martial Soul should lean more toward healing rather than purification.

Therefore, they would have to return and report this to Du Busi, then send disciples out to search for other Angel Martial Soul possessors.