Not Rusty Martial Souls, Then Fake Martial Souls?

"Everyone, enter the Xingdou Great Forest!"

Ju Guan shouted, his effeminate voice ringing in everyone's ears.

Just as Ju Guan and the others disappeared into the Xingdou Great Forest, another group arrived. They were all dressed in the attire of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School.

"Everyone, enter the Xingdou Great Forest!"

After arriving at the market outside the Xingdou Great Forest, Sword Douluo issued the order without hesitation. He did not care whether that unfamiliar Title Douluo had entered the inner region or the core area.

Because even if it was the core area, he was confident he could venture into it.

"Yes!"

As the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School disciples answered, their figures gradually entered the Xingdou Great Forest.

At the same time, the Tiandou Empire, the Xingluo Empire, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family all arrived as well.

The leaders of the Tiandou and Xingluo Empires exchanged a glance without speaking, but a flash of determination to win appeared in both their eyes.

As the forces of the two great empires poured into the Xingdou Great Forest, only the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family remained behind.

"Sigh! Can we really compete with them?"

The leader muttered as he watched the two empires depart.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family was, after all, merely a clan. Unlike empires, their resources were limited, and they could not offer that unfamiliar Title Douluo many benefits.

They had only come here to take a gamble. Now, it seemed their hopes were slim.

"Your Highness, wake up. It's time to eat."

On the other side, Qin Feng, still deep in sleep, slowly opened his eyes when he heard the voice by his ear.

The first thing he saw was Dajin holding the charred thigh of some unknown animal, as thick as an arm, and gnawing on it without restraint.

"What time is it?"

Qin Feng rubbed his eyes, stretched lazily, and sat up from the sofa.

"Your Highness, you slept from noon until night."

Dajin said indistinctly as he chewed on the unknown animal's leg.

"What are you eating? It smells so good."

At the scent of it, Qin Feng's stomach began to growl.

"A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, a Blood-Toothed Tiger."

Dajin answered truthfully.

Hearing that, Qin Feng nodded, stood up, and walked out of the room.

Once outside, he saw Bald Qiang sitting in the courtyard beside a bonfire, with Blood-Toothed Tiger meat roasting over the flames.

"Brother Qiang, is it ready yet?"

Qin Feng rubbed his sunken stomach and moved closer to ask.

"This piece is ready. Your Highness, eat this first."

As he spoke, Bald Qiang handed over the roasted Blood-Toothed Tiger meat in his hand.

"Alright."

Qin Feng eagerly took it. Without caring whether it was hot, he bit into it at once.

The moment it entered his mouth, before he even had time to chew, he felt a warm current flow straight through his limbs and bones. Immediately afterward, the Blood-Toothed Tiger meat burst with flavor in his mouth.

"Damn... this is delicious!"

After just one bite, Qin Feng's eyes widened.

So this was Soul Beast meat?

Come to think of it, this was his first time eating Soul Beast meat. In the past, he had spent nearly all his time thinking about how to obtain Shock Value. Where would he have found the time to earn money for Soul Beast meat?

In no time at all, Qin Feng finished the entire large thigh in his hand.

Feeling the fullness in his stomach, Qin Feng slumped contentedly into a recliner beside the fire.

"System, open the System Mall."

With nothing else to do, Qin Feng decided to see whether the System Mall had anything good that he could afford.

As the System Mall appeared, Qin Feng directly tapped on Martial Souls.

He then set the maximum Shock Value price to three hundred thousand.

In an instant, countless Martial Souls appeared on the panel.

[Fake Prayer Beads—Price: 300,000 Shock Value]

When Qin Feng saw the Martial Soul at the very top, he nearly thought he had misread it. He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully. That was right—it really was Fake Prayer Beads.

"System, are you serious? You even have Fake Prayer Beads?"

Qin Feng's tone was full of doubt. It wanted to charge him three hundred thousand Shock Value for Fake Prayer Beads? Did it take him for an idiot?

"Ding! When fake becomes real, real becomes fake. The host may spend five million Shock Value in the future to evolve the Fake Prayer Beads Martial Soul into the Prayer Beads Martial Soul."

After hearing Qin Feng's doubts, the system's voice slowly sounded, its tone full of temptation.

"It can evolve too?"

After hearing the system's explanation, Qin Feng fell into thought.

Why was he actually a little tempted?

The main issue was that if he wanted to buy a better Martial Soul, it would cost at least over one million Shock Value.

And he could never save up Shock Value. If he had one million Shock Value, he would just go all in on the lottery. What if he pulled some ridiculously awesome reward?

To him, the lottery would always be more appealing than buying a Martial Soul.

So... should I buy Fake Prayer Beads for now and make do with it?

"Forget it. Let's keep looking."

Coming back to himself, Qin Feng shook his head and decided to browse some more to see whether there was anything better than Fake Prayer Beads.

[Fake Green Dragon Crescent Blade—Price: 300,000 Shock Value]

[Fake Serpent Spear—Price: 300,000 Shock Value]

[Fake...]

"Seriously? So you either sell rusty ones or fake ones?"

Looking at the pile of fake Martial Souls in the System Mall, Qin Feng felt his vision go dark.

He could tolerate rusty ones, since those cost less than ten thousand Shock Value. But these cost three hundred thousand Shock Value, and it still wanted him to buy fakes? Did he look like some gullible fool?

"Fine, fine. System, purchase Fake Prayer Beads."

Qin Feng looked utterly lifeless, but in the end, he still bought the Fake Prayer Beads Martial Soul he had seen first.

After all, Fake Prayer Beads were at least related to Buddhism.

What if the Fake Prayer Beads Martial Soul he bought had been handled by the Buddha himself? Wouldn't that mean he had struck it rich?

Of course, that was only his fantasy.

If fake prayer beads had truly been handled by the Buddha, then even fakes would have become real.

"Ding! Purchase successful."

As the system prompt sounded, the Shock Value in the upper-right corner decreased by three hundred thousand, leaving him with twenty-nine thousand eight hundred.

Qin Feng also felt a warm current suddenly surge into his body, and he could sense that something new had appeared within him.

With a thought, thirteen prayer beads suddenly appeared before him.

"So these are Fake Prayer Beads?"

Qin Feng looked with interest at the thirteen prayer beads floating before him.

He reached out and held the thirteen beads in his hand. They did not have the plastic-like texture he had imagined. Instead, they felt as warm and smooth as jade, clearly far from ordinary.

"Huh, they're actually not plastic?"

A trace of surprise flashed through Qin Feng's eyes. He had thought the system would give him plastic prayer beads, but apparently not.

"That dog system has at least a little conscience."

Qin Feng muttered, and the small grievance in his heart gradually faded.

"Too bad I don't have any Soul Power."

Qin Feng shook his head with some melancholy.

One level of Soul Power cost fifty thousand Shock Value, which was not something a poor guy like him could afford right now.

"Forget it. This will do for now."

Qin Feng stopped thinking about it and put away the Prayer Beads Martial Soul.

When he came back to his senses, the sky had already become completely dark.

From time to time, beast roars could be heard from the surroundings.

"Brother Qiang, aren't we going back to sleep?"

Looking at Bald Qiang reclining with his eyes closed, Qin Feng asked in confusion.