Chapter 103 The Snow Emperor's Embryo Appears!
Liu Yuan sat on a soft chair in the VIP box, holding the Soul-Devouring Blade that still emitted a faint blue light in his hand.
Although to outsiders it appears to be a weapon tainted with countless curses that led to the tragic deaths of its successive owners, under Liu Yuan's penetrating gaze, the dark red patterns entwined on the blade are nothing more than grime adhering to the surface of the fine life metal.
Through the cover of these evil energies, he could sense the core inside, so dense it was almost tangible, capable of giving life to all things.
"Liu Yuan, now that you've got this, can you tell me why you spent 160 million to buy this incredibly evil carving knife?" Du Busi finally couldn't help but ask.
Although he trusted Liu Yuan's judgment and didn't care about those gold soul coins, as the sect leader of the Body Sect, he still felt a strong curiosity about this object that had attracted Liu Yuan's extreme attention.
Liu Yuan did not answer directly, but instead casually waved his hand, handing the Soul-Devouring Blade to Poison Undying.
"Master, instead of looking with your eyes, use your soul power to carefully sense the life force deep within it."
Poison Undying raised an eyebrow, stretched out his large, calloused hand, and gently touched the cold blade with his fingertips.
At first, a cold, slippery aura of an evil soul master, carrying strong negative emotions, tried to invade his meridians along his fingertips, but such interference was like an ant trying to shake a tree for a level 98 Super Douluo.
Poison Undying snorted coldly, and his dark golden soul power instantly suppressed the evil aura on the outside. Then, his divine sense pierced through the gray mist like a sharp arrow, reaching the core of the short sword.
In that instant, Poison Undying's arrogant face froze.
His sharp eyes widened suddenly, and his breathing even paused for a moment.
In his divine perception, the inside of this knife was not metal at all, but a vast, liquid life force that was so pure that it contained not a trace of impurities.
The vitality was so strong that he felt his cells, which had been somewhat tired from years of fighting, were now resonating joyfully.
"This...this is the Gold of Life?!" Poison Undying exclaimed in shock, his voice filled with unprecedented astonishment.
As the sect leader of the Body Sect, he had seen countless rare treasures, but this kind of life metal that only existed in legends and could revive the dead and heal bones was only described in fragments of ancient books.
"Not only is it the metal of life, but it's of extremely high quality." Poison Undying sensed it carefully, his eyes gleaming. "Those evil soul masters are truly wasting resources! In order to forge carving knives, they actually used such evil arts to pollute such pure metal, which led to the so-called curse. But this aura is a death sentence for ordinary soul masters, but for us, as long as we spend some time, we can completely remove it with our original soul power."
Liu Yuan nodded and sheathed the short sword: "That's right. As long as we thoroughly purify the resentment and evil energy left behind by these evil soul masters, then this will be a treasure with immense life force."
"Whether it's used to enhance mental strength or as a trump card to break through bottlenecks, acquiring it for 160 million is not a loss for us; on the contrary, we've made a huge profit."
Poison Undying wholeheartedly agreed, slapping his thigh and laughing out loud: "Good! What a brilliant deception! That old dog Xuanzi probably still thinks we're fools with too much money, but little does he know he's personally thrown away a treasure."
"If he knew the truth about this knife, I reckon he would be so angry that he would vomit blood and die on the spot."
The atmosphere inside the private room became extremely pleasant because of the acquisition of this treasure.
Liu Yuan turned his head and looked at Vina, who had been quietly watching him from the side.
The princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, in support of his decision, quoted an astronomical price of 160 million without even blinking.
"Vina, thank you."
Looking at Vina's delicate face, Liu Yuan didn't say much. Instead, he followed his heart, leaned forward slightly, and kissed her cheek.
"ah!"
Vina clearly hadn't expected that Liu Yuan, who was usually calm and even somewhat aloof, would suddenly make such an intimate gesture.
She gasped softly, her fair cheeks turning crimson at a visible speed, the blush even spreading to her ears.
"What...what are you doing? Everyone's here."
Long Aotian, Mu Xue, and the others chuckled knowingly. Vina was so shy that she didn't dare to look up, but she felt a sweet warmth in her heart and muttered softly, "Anyway... as long as you're happy."
Just as everyone in the private room was enjoying themselves, the auction stage below changed again.
After auctioning several priceless level six and seven fixed-equipment soul tools as a transition, all the lights in the auction hall suddenly went out.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely oppressive silence enveloped the entire venue.
"Everyone, please calm your breathing."
The auctioneer's voice became unusually hoarse and frenzied. He stood under a huge spotlight, and on the metal platform behind him was a transparent level nine soul-guiding shield.
Inside the protective shield, a cluster of light and shadow, sealed within an ice-blue crystal, floated silently.
"Next, we will present to you the most legendary and rare treasures in this auction, and even in the past thousand years in the entire continent."
It is neither a soul bone nor a soul tool, but a living being.
The auctioneer pointed at the ball of light and shadow, shouting frantically, "That's an embryo formed by a 100,000-year-old soul beast after it failed its heavenly tribulation, in order to preserve its divine consciousness!"
"This means that if you can fuse them, you will not only obtain a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul bone, but you may also obtain a top-level martial soul with independent consciousness, or even the opportunity to achieve immortality!"
After a three-second silence, the entire audience erupted in gasps of astonishment, as if an earthquake had struck.
Faced with this overwhelming temptation, countless Soul Masters and team leaders even unconsciously activated their Martial Souls, causing chaos to erupt at one point.
Liu Yuan stood before the transparent barrier, a dark purple light swirling in his double pupils.
He didn't need to listen to the auctioneer's introduction; he recognized the true identity of the light and shadow at a glance simply by the extreme chill that still caused him excruciating pain even through the level nine protective shield.
The ruler of the far north, the Snow Emperor.
"They actually caught him." A complex emotion flashed in Liu Yuan's eyes.
He could sense that deep within that embryo, a proud and resolute soul was sleeping, yet constantly resisting the greedy aura around it.
Vina also noticed the change in Liu Yuan's gaze. Although she didn't understand the properties of the embryo, she was used to Liu Yuan's focused expression.
She moved closer to Liu Yuan again and asked softly, "Liu Yuan, this thing... seems even more powerful than that knife from before. Should we take it down while we're at it?"
(End of chapter)