"It's a graver," the bidders were startled, and some stood up in shock, then the auctioneer explained, gesturing at it,
"This graver is a listed graver of ninety-ninth rank, but its actual rank is thirty; its rank is lowered because of a curse,"
Instantly the bidders were startled, and they backed away and started hesitating. The auctioneer then added,
"It is a curse known as ferocious soul hunting that hunts its master. It was made by a grade nine soul guidance master, and upon its birth, it turned its master into evil and let him die in the battle. Then it changed thirty-seven masters hands, and all of them died strange deaths."
Xiao Yi raised his hand before Huo Yuhao could react and spoke, "I need it, a hundred thousand gold coins."
Instantly the Shrek members and other bidders were startled; even Huo Yuhao glanced in his direction, hesitated, and then fell silent and didn't say anything.
"There is a bidder. A hundred thousand gold coins once, a hundred thousand gold coins twice, and a hundred thousand gold coins thrice. Sold."
The auctioneer announced it three times and then completed the order by hammering the desk.
Xiao Yi glanced in the direction of teacher Zhou Yi and spoke, "I will pay this amount on my own."
The students around were startled and glanced at him in surprise; even Huo Yuhao was startled. They didn't expect him to be rich.
"Are you sure it's a cursed object?" Teacher Zhou Yi then asked, solemnly looking at him,
Xiao Yi nodded in return and replied calmly, "I know a way to remove the curse."
After speaking, he left toward the reception and got the box of graver after settling the amount of one hundred thousand gold coins, and then he returned to his hotel room directly.
After attaching the defense soul guide on the walls around, he appeared and sat down cross-legged on the bed.
Then he released the box and opened it, looking at the red and dark green graver lying inside it.
Instantly information about it appeared in front of his vision.
Item: Soul Engraver
Properties: Made from pure gold of life, precision engraving, life enforcement, and enhancement of the spiritual focus.
(This item is affected by a curse, and all properties are negative.)
Xiao Yi nodded, and then he urged the green dot on his soul while aiming at the graver; instantly, a dense green fluorescence flashed on his fingertip, and a jade beam ejected out, piercing the engraver.
The next moment, it shone with intense green light and emitted life fluctuation; the dark color receded, turning into mist that dissipated into the air, revealing a clear, light green, translucent graver below.
'Now it's clear,' Xiao Yi nodded, satisfied, and then he thought of something and activated his talent.
Copy!
Instantly the graver flickered in his vision, and another similar graver appeared beside it. He grabbed the copied one and put it inside the box.
"I will give it back to him, as it belonged to him to begin with. As for the original one, I have to copy a few more and fuse with it, and then I will use it to expand my consciousness and break through the limit of spiritual realm at one fell swoop."
He muttered and then put the box aside, then turned and glanced at the original graver remaining in his hand. He once again activated his talent and copied it.
Another copied graver appeared beside it like before, "Fuse!" Xiao Yi muttered, and then both graves merged in front of him.
Slowly the translucent green color became a little more dense green, like a green jade. Xiao Yi's eyes lit up, feeling the life fluctuation from the graver. Also, the graver's size remained the same, but its weight increased a little as if life gold became denser.
"A few more; it's the best experiment material to see if I can evolve it into a higher-level item with fusion."
Xiao Yi muttered, and then he copied it again and fused it. The graver became denser and started leaking a little life particles, freshening up the atmosphere in the room.
He then didn't care and started copying and fusing again and again.
After a while,
An intense green light flashed and covered the whole room, and then it dissipated, revealing a dark green graver with intense life fluctuation and sharp intent, which can even pierce the gaze.
Xiao Yi's eyes lit up observing the graver in his hand, and information appeared in front of him.
Item: Soul Engraver (Semi-Artifact)
Properties:
Made from semi-immortal life gold, it enhances the spirit and life of the recognized master, grants the spirit to the tools, and can transform into a divine artifact if the recognized master reaches the divine realm.
(A semi-artifact without an owner can be recognized by a blood drop.)
Xiao Yi glanced at the information and nodded, then he put his finger on the tip of the graver, and the next moment blood flowed out, covering the whole graver like veins.
The graver blade hummed and absorbed the blood, then it shook as if cheering for its new master. Xiao Yi then urged the green dot on his soul, and a green divine aura appeared outside and covered the grave.
The next moment the graver flew and passed through his forehead and appeared in his soul space and started releasing an intense life aura and started enhancing his spiritual consciousness.
Xiao Yi was startled, and then he closed his eyes and appeared inside his soul space, looking at the whole soul space shaking and the area of his soul space expanding with trees and plants growing out on the surface below.
"What's happening here? Where did you get such an amazing object?"
The snow empress appeared beside him and asked curiously, looking at the floating graver above in the sky. She was sleeping peacefully and then suddenly woke up after sensing the disturbance in the soul space.
"I bought it, and now I am using it to expand my soul space and upgrade the consciousness realm. Soon you will feel more comfortable staying here."
Xiao Yi replied and then sat cross-legged in his soul form, and his spiritual realm increased at an alarming rate, breaking through the Spirit Abyss realm. Still, the progress didn't stop, and then after a while,
Bang!!!
The soul space shook, and his consciousness expanded like a domain, and another spiritual realm was broken by Xiao Yi directly.
Spiritual domain realm achieved.
At the spirit abyss realm, spiritual power becomes profound, allowing for fusion with high-level soul spirits, including orange and red ones.
While at the Spirit Domain Realm, individuals can create personal spiritual domains, enhancing control over spiritual and elemental forces.
After a while Xiao Yi opened his eyes, and a jade color mixed with blue and white luster flashed through his pupils.
'My spiritual realm already reached the limit of spirit master; next I just have to increase my soul power in order to match consciousness.'
Xiao Yi thought to himself and nodded satisfied; then he glanced in the direction of the door, noticing a figure standing outside.
'It seems the Electrolux asked him to come here; he didn't knock on the door. Probably he sensed my breakthrough just now. Anyway, it doesn't matter,'
Xiao Yi thought to himself, knowing Huo Yuhao is standing outside, and why is he here? Then he picked up the box containing the copied graver and appeared beside the door and opened it.
Huo Yuhao outside was startled looking at Xiao Yi walking outside the room and hurriedly spoke, "Brother Yi, I am here to ask for a favor."
Xiao Yi smiled and raised the box, passing it to him. "Here, take it. I just wanted to study it, and I have already removed the curse above it. Although it's life gold, it's more useful for your spiritual martial spirit than my heart's martial spirit."
Huo Yuhao was startled looking at him and then the box in his hand. He opened it and glanced at the clear graver lying inside, and then he started hesitating, feeling a little guilty.
"Okay, bye, I am going to sleep." Xiao Yi spoke, looking at him, and then closed the door.
At this moment Electrolux's voice sounded in his mind, "You have a good friend, Yuhao; accept it, you need it now. Also, I can feel the sincerity in his heart; just keep his kindness in your heart and compensate him later."
Huo Yuhao lowered his hand and then nodded with a firm expression, turned around and walked away, and returned to his room, muttering to himself, "I know, senior; I will always remember it."
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