Heaven Dou Auction House

But if Bai Chen had to choose a society to live in, he would definitely choose human society over the world of Soul Beasts. That was the difference.

"So I chose to study the Soul Tool, the greatest factor driving change in human society."

"Oh..." Bai Yueqiu asked curiously, "Then how do you plan to use Soul Tools to guide society forward? That definitely isn't something you can accomplish alone, is it?"

"Of course not."

Bai Chen chuckled.

"That's precisely why I need to hurry up and make money now—so I can establish my own organization later."

There was ultimately a limit to what one person could do. For Bai Chen, building an organization was a step he had to take.

Many people wondered why Soul Beasts did not study Soul Tools. The most important reason was that Soul Beast society simply was not suited to developing them.

Soul Tools were fundamentally industrial products, and industry required systems. Soul Beasts happened to be creatures far removed from anything systematic.

Leaving aside everything else, who would mine the metals needed to make Soul Tools was already a serious problem for Soul Beasts. Ferocious Beasts could command Soul Beasts to charge into battle, but making them control Soul Beasts to mine was truly asking too much of creatures with less intelligence than six-year-old children.

Division of labor and cooperation were indispensable parts of human society. Two major reasons humanity had developed to its current state were cooperation and inheritance.

"I understand."

Bai Yueqiu nodded and puffed out her chest.

"Then I'll be the second-in-command of the organization you establish!"

"You..."

"What? I'll be someone who founded the organization alongside you. You won't even give me that little privilege?"

"Alright, alright. I promise."

Bai Chen could not help but laugh. He nodded lightly and agreed.

Although Bai Yueqiu was technically his older sister, if outsiders had to judge, the overwhelming majority would surely think Bai Chen was the more mature one.

After chatting briefly with Bai Yueqiu, Bai Chen officially began crafting Soul Tools.

Just as he had expected beforehand, his talent in the field of Soul Tools was at its highest in this era.

His spiritual power, which surpassed Ultimate Attributes, along with the Spiritual Detection Soul Skill brought by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, gave him tremendous convenience. If his Soul Power had not been so insufficient, he might even have managed to create a Level-Five Soul Guide Device.

"But this is enough."

Bai Chen happily set down his carving knife. Resting quietly on the table before him was a scarlet shell.

A Level-Four Explosive Flame Shell. It was the first Soul Tool he had created in this era.

Even ten thousand years later, its explosion could pose an enormous threat to Soul Ancestor-level powerhouses. In this era, there was even less need to mention it. It was absolutely a devastating weapon.

At the very least, it was more than enough to make money.

After admiring his work for a while, Bai Chen set the Explosive Flame Shell aside and began carving bracelets.

He intended to sell these things, so Storage Soul Guidance Devices were indispensable.

In this era, Storage Soul Guidance Devices were not as commonplace as they would be in the following two eras. With no funds to speak of right now, he had to make them himself.

Not only did he need one, but Bai Yueqiu and Scarlet King needed Storage Soul Guidance Devices as well.

Thus, over the next few days, Bai Chen locked himself in his room and repeatedly forged and carved Soul Tools. Scarlet King and Bai Yueqiu handled food and supplies during that time. If the sounds of forging had not continued without pause, even the shop owner might have suspected something had happened to the young genius.

It was not until a week later that Bai Chen emerged from the room.

After washing up, he stepped out of the blacksmith shop for the first time in a week.

"Hm? Why does the atmosphere feel a little off?"

Bai Chen frowned. His spiritual power far surpassed that of ordinary people, allowing him to keenly sense a strange mood permeating the air.

He casually stopped a passerby and asked,

"Sir, I haven't gone out much lately. Why does the street feel different from a week ago?"

"Heh, little brother, you really are out of the loop."

The passerby said enthusiastically,

"Don't you know? Our Heaven Dou City has become the cultivation holy land of the entire Douluo Continent!"

"???"

Chapter 77: Heaven Dou Auction House

Heaven Dou City? A cultivation holy land?

Bai Chen carefully searched his memories. There did not seem to be any related plot in the original work...

He hurriedly asked for more details.

The passerby immediately began animatedly explaining what had happened over the past week.

It was not difficult to tell from the man's expression that he was extremely proud of this strange transformation in Heaven Dou City. As someone who had lived there since childhood, he felt as though a pie had fallen from the sky.

Yet the more the passerby spoke, the worse Bai Chen's expression became.

By the end, he hurriedly raised a hand and cut off the passerby's endless stream of words.

"Alright, thank you. I understand..."

He understood all too well what was happening.

This sounded exactly like the cultivation enhancement effect brought by the Emperor Auspicious Beast!

There were two "Emperor Auspicious Beasts" here. Bai Yueqiu could be ruled out first, since nothing like this had happened when Wang Qiuer went to Shrek Academy in the original work.

Then who had caused this anomaly was obvious.

"I never expected I had this ability too..."

After returning to the blacksmith shop's forging room, Bai Chen sighed with a headache.

It was easy to imagine how much of a commotion this passive ability of his had caused.

He was practically a walking troublemaker. Wherever he went, disaster followed.

The only thing worth being thankful for was that no one had discovered he was the source of this phenomenon yet. He still had room to maneuver.

"..." Bai Chen fell silent and pondered for a moment. In the end, he slapped his cheeks and stood up. "Forget it. No matter what, I should sell the Soul Tools I have first."

He had worked so hard to make these Soul Tools precisely so he could sell them. As for everything else, he could think about it afterward.

Half an hour later, three masked figures dressed in black arrived at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

"May I ask what the three of you need?"

As soon as they entered, a young woman responsible for receiving guests walked over.

She was already accustomed to such strange attire. Quite a few people at the Heaven Dou Auction House did not want others to know their identities and wore all kinds of disguises.

The black-clad figure in the lead stopped. Instead of answering her question, nine Soul Rings rose beneath his feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, black, black, black, black, black, red. The instant those nine Soul Rings appeared, the atmosphere in the entire hall became tense.

The young woman retreated several steps, her pretty face turning pale at once.

"A Title Douluo?!"

Title Douluo held an incomparably exalted status on the continent. Every one of them was a being capable of defeating thousands upon thousands of soldiers.

Not to mention the Title Douluo before her. The blood-red Soul Ring in the final position made everyone nearby draw a sharp breath.

No one failed to understand what a blood-red Soul Ring represented. In the Douluo I Era, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was the symbol of an absolute powerhouse.

The black-clad man said in a hoarse voice,

"I am here to sell something. Bring out your appraiser."

"Y-Yes...!"

The young woman hurriedly nodded and ran off without looking back.

As if he had not noticed the gazes shooting toward him from all around, the man in black stood calmly where he was and waited for the young woman to return.

That black-clad man was naturally Bai Chen, while Bai Yueqiu and Scarlet King stood behind him.

He had used Simulation to disguise those nine Soul Rings, all to leave a powerful impression on the people around him.

Even if some blind fool wanted to attack him, he could simply have Scarlet King deal with them.

Before long, the young woman returned to the hall with an appraiser. The appraiser smiled ingratiatingly.

"Senior, what would you like to sell?"

Without saying a word, Bai Chen extended his hand. A flash of white light appeared, and several Soul Tools materialized on the open floor before him.

"These are..." The appraiser hurriedly crouched down. After examining them, he asked uncertainly, "Soul Tools?"

Bai Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise and said indifferently,

"Good eye. Name a price."

The appraiser said awkwardly,

"Senior, merely knowing that these are Soul Tools is not enough to appraise them. At the very least, you need to tell us their functions and effects..."

Fear was evident in his voice. The young woman had already told him about the black-clad man's strength.

This was a Title Douluo. Even if this powerhouse killed him in public, he would have no way to do anything about it.

What he did not expect was that this "powerhouse" would be surprisingly easy to talk to.

"Then let's test them in the room specifically used to assess weapon power."

"Alright, alright. Please come this way!"

The appraiser's expression brightened at once, and he hurriedly led the three of them to the weapons testing room.

After arriving at the weapons testing room, Bai Chen took out the Soul Tools again. This time, he began explaining their power and effects to the appraiser one by one.

As the appraiser listened, his expression gradually turned serious.

He had never even heard of these Soul Tools. If everything the black-clad man said was true, then their effects were truly extraordinary.

"Little Gu!"

He called toward the door. Soon, a middle-aged man entered.

"What is it, Appraiser?"

The appraiser said,

"This honored guest intends to auction these weapon-type Soul Tools. Come assess their power."

"Alright."

Perhaps sensing something from the appraiser's tone, the middle-aged man also turned serious. After a flash of white light, his body became much more muscular, and five Soul Rings—one white, two yellow, and two purple—rose beneath his feet.

He was a defense-type Soul King, a Soul Master specifically responsible for testing weapon power at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

Seeing that he had prepared his defenses, Bai Chen curled his lips and picked up the Soul Tools, launching attacks one after another.

The roar of artillery immediately echoed through the weapons testing room.

Ten minutes later, Little Gu staggered out of the weapons testing room and went to find a Healing-type Soul Master for treatment.

Inside the testing room, Bai Chen asked in an even tone,

"Well? How much are these Soul Tools worth?"

"Mm..."

The appraiser quickly calculated in his mind and reached a conclusion.

"Approximately five million Gold Soul Coins."

"..."

Joy immediately welled up in Bai Chen's heart.

Sure enough, in this era, Soul Tools were far more expensive than they would be in the Douluo II Era.

After all, most Soul Engineers in the Douluo II Era could make these Soul Tools, but in this era, they were exceptionally rare treasures.

Five million Gold Soul Coins... If the value of Gold Soul Coins had not changed much over ten thousand years, then five million Gold Soul Coins could already buy several Level-Eight Soul Guide Devices.

Bai Chen suppressed the joy in his heart and said indifferently,