Huo Yuhao glanced at Gao Dalou again.
Although he had no idea why the man possessed a Ranked Engraving Knife, without anyone backing him and with the Xishui Alliance watching him, he would most likely be unable to keep it.
Gao Dalou answered whatever he was asked with an utterly candid expression. His emotions showed no fluctuations either; he did not seem to be lying at all.
Just as Huo Yuhao was puzzling over this, the Head Referee's deep voice rang out across the venue. "All contestants, please prepare."
Gao Dalou immediately ended their conversation and focused on the metal on his table, his unremarkable face taking on a cautious, serious expression.
After selecting the materials he needed and making a few preparations, he took a black engraving knife from his waist and began engraving a small piece of star silver steel.
The inconspicuous black engraving knife swept swiftly across the surface of the star silver steel, tracing one graceful, even arc after another.
Huo Yuhao was in no hurry to make his own soul tool. He first studied Gao Dalou's movements, and the doubts in his heart vanished.
With its density and hardness, star silver steel had become a nightmare for many novice soul engineers. It was so hard that, without sufficient skill, they could easily chip their engraving knives while working on it.
Yet in Gao Dalou's hands, that unremarkable black engraving knife sliced through the metal as easily as cutting paper.
Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly. It really is a Ranked Engraving Knife.
He could sense an extremely unusual energy fluctuation flowing from the engraving knife into the Core Array as Gao Dalou worked.
The greatest difference between a Ranked Engraving Knife and an ordinary engraving knife was that it could grant a soul tool additional abilities during