Douluo 2: Way of Fake God With Soul Tools

Though the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife was a ranked blade, its significant flaws placed its estimated worth around 360,000 gold soul coins. Under normal circumstances, a ranked carving knife would be valued much higher.

"Three hundred sixty thousand, going once!"

"Three hundred sixty thousand, going twice!"

Just as Li Yaoyao was about to bring down the gavel and declare the winner, the screen for Box Eight lit up, raising the bid to an impressive 370,000.

Finally, Su Luoheng had joined the bidding. And just to be clear, this was his own money, not the remainder of any funds from Ran Yuming. Over the past year, he had accumulated around 500,000 gold soul coins by selling soul tools, nearly enough to achieve his goal of opening a soul tool store. But to obtain this Life-Gold, he could delay that goal.

"Three hundred seventy thousand gold soul coins!"

"Ah, Box Eight joins in—quite the high rollers!"

"In an auction of this caliber, we're only here to watch the show!"

The hall buzzed with chatter as everyone speculated. Such high prices were typically reserved for final, show-stopping items. This was only the fifth-to-last item—how high would the remaining items go?

But now, all eyes were on Box Five. Would they continue bidding?

Box Five remained silent.

"While the Soul-Devouring Knife is ranked ninety-ninth on the list, it's held back only due to its curse. Our soul engineers have personally tested it, and without the curse, its strength would rival any of the top fifty knives," Li Yaoyao said with a sweet smile, reminding everyone of its value.

"With a current bid of 370,000 gold soul coins, are there any higher offers?"

This prompted movement in Box Five. The bid increased by another 5,000.

Without hesitation, Su Luoheng raised it by 10,000.

Thus, a new bidding round began between Boxes Five and Eight, sending the price up to 390,000 gold soul coins!

Li Yaoyao's smile grew. The higher the final price, the larger her commission.

Su Luoheng frowned slightly but didn't hesitate. He raised the bid to 400,000 gold soul coins!

He was determined to win this knife. Even if it cost him everything he'd saved over the past year, he had to obtain it. There would always be time to open a soul tool shop, but Life-Gold? This was a one-time opportunity, and who knew if it would ever reappear as in the original story?

"Esteemed guest in Box Five, the current bid is 400,000 gold soul coins. Is there anyone willing to go higher?"

"The importance of a ranked carving knife cannot be overstated. May today's decision not be one you regret," Li Yaoyao added with a subtle glance at the two main bidders, a small smile playing on her lips.

But this time, Box Five went silent.

Clearly, 400,000 gold soul coins had surpassed their budget.

"Four hundred thousand, going once!"

As an experienced auctioneer, Li Yaoyao sensed they'd reached the final limit.

"Four hundred thousand, going twice!"

"Four hundred thousand, going three times!"

Bang!

With the decisive strike of the auction hammer, the legendary cursed knife officially belonged to Su Luoheng.

"Congratulations to our esteemed guest in Box Eight for winning the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife at 400,000 gold soul coins."

A charming smile spread across Li Yaoyao's face. She was delighted; the knife had sold for 300,000 gold soul coins above the starting price, securing her a hefty commission of 3,000 gold soul coins—enough to live lavishly for several years.

"Now, let us begin the next round of bidding."

With practiced professionalism, she quickly regained her composure and moved on to the next auction item.

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Moments later, inside Box Eight...

Two young women in red dresses pushed a cart to present the carving knife. The efficiency of Dongyang Auction House was indeed impressive—within a minute of the auction's end, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife was already in Su Luoheng's hands.

"Esteemed guest, please inspect it," Qiu Yu, one of the women, reminded him. "The auction house's policy states that once it leaves your hands, our responsibility ends."

"No problem," Su Luoheng replied, lifting the cloth cover. The knife's sharp, intense aura was unmistakable—there was no possibility of forgery.

With the inspection complete, the two red-dressed women left, pushing the empty cart.

As for the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, Su Luoheng placed it directly into his storage soul tool. The evil energy emanating from it was still too intense, and it wouldn't be wise to handle it directly for long until he had subdued it. There were too many people around right now; it was best to wait until he returned to begin the process of taming it. For now, keeping it stored wouldn't affect any of his soul tools.

It was finally his!

With the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife safely stored, Su Luoheng finally allowed himself to relax. But as he thought about the 400,000 gold soul coins he had just spent, a pang of regret hit him. He had spent an entire year accumulating his savings, only for them to be wiped out in an instant.

Money truly disappears fast...

He sighed inwardly, realizing he'd have to start saving again if he still wanted to open his soul tool shop.

After a moment of contemplation, he gestured to someone in the corner of the room.

Qiu Yu approached respectfully, "How may I assist you, esteemed guest?"

Su Luoheng asked, "Does your auction house have any materials suitable for a third-tier soul engineer?"

A third-tier soul engineer? Qiu Yu looked at the young man with surprise but quickly regained her composure. "Yes, we do. Do you have any specific requirements, esteemed guest?"

"Bring me some soul tool materials with high durability."

Now that he had a ranked carving knife, he wanted to test out its "legendary" feel as a soul engineer.

"Please wait a moment."

Qiu Yu nodded, took out a communication soul tool from her waist, and whispered a few instructions into it.

Within a minute, there was a knock at the door.

Once again, two women in red dresses entered, pushing a cart laden with over a dozen types of soul tool materials, mostly metals and jades.

"Esteemed guest, here are all the materials we currently have that meet your specifications."

Upon learning he was a fourth-tier soul engineer, Qiu Yu's respect deepened.

Su Luoheng nodded, scanning the metals on the cart with a keen eye before picking up his carving knife and testing it on several materials.

When the blade struck the fourth piece, it left only a faint scratch.

"Oh?"

Su Luoheng was intrigued and picked up the jade piece. Even with increased force, without using his Silver Moon Wolf Bone technique, Silver Edge, it would take him nearly a minute to carve a soul inscription onto it.