The room fell into an extremely eerie silence as Wang Yan finished speaking.
Everyone's gaze turned to Ma Xiaotao, even the twisted Dai Huabin and Zhou Yi, who had become a resentful woman after her disfigurement.
As eyewitnesses to the event, they all knew that rejecting Ning Tian's goodwill back then was a huge mistake.
Especially Gongyang Mo, who shouldn't have died.
However, it was because of Ma Xiaotao's arrogance that she stopped Gongyang Mo from borrowing Ning Tian's invincibility shield, ultimately leading to Gongyang Mo's death. Not even a single bone remained.
Ma Xiaotao, who had been so self-righteous before, turned even paler when Wang Yan mentioned Gongyang Mo. Thinking of the scene she saw before she lost consciousness, where half of Gongyang Mo's body began to swell, caused Ma Xiaotao's lips to tremble uncontrollably.
"I..."
Ma Xiaotao wanted to say something to defend herself, but in the end, she couldn't utter a single word.
Even she knew very well that Gongyang Mo's death could be said to be entirely her fault!
If it were someone else, Ma Xiaotao might have chosen to shirk responsibility, not wanting to take the blame, but Gongyang Mo was her best 'confidante'. Even Ma Xiaotao couldn't remain indifferent to his death.
Taking advantage of Ma Xiaotao's sadness and self-blame, Wang Yan spoke directly.
"As Soul Masters, you shouldn't resist Soul Tools, but instead, accept them with an open mind! Soul Tools won't make Soul Masters disappear. On the contrary, they will make the strength that Soul Masters can exert even stronger!"
"You can see it from observing today's matches. Soul Masters of the same level, after having suitable Soul Tools to assist them, have improved their strength by more than one level! We, Shrek Academy's official team members, only have Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yuheng left. If you continue to be so stubborn, your situation in the upcoming matches will only become more dangerous."
Wang Yan's gaze swept over everyone, his tone very stern.
"I propose to attend this auction for you, for Shrek's sake! After this Soul Master Competition ends, I will, as a teacher of Shrek Academy, propose to the Sea God Pavilion to increase the research and popularization of Soul Tools. We absolutely cannot let the Death God Envoy incident happen again!"
Seeing that the matter was settled, Dai Yuheng took the lead in agreeing.
"I agree with Teacher Wang Yan's idea."
Since Dai Yuheng had taken the lead, the others naturally wouldn't remain silent and immediately expressed their agreement.
At this point, even Ma Xiaotao stopped opposing, lowering her head deeply into the shadows, seemingly lost in thought.
Seeing that everyone had no further objections, Wang Yan breathed a deep sigh of relief. He secretly lamented that the glory of Shrek Academy truly drove people mad, but it also held everyone hostage, making them unwilling to accept soul tools, which were destined to change the continent. They only wanted to revel in past glories.
The vast majority of people at Shrek Academy felt that accepting soul tools would change their title as the number one academy on the continent, which they absolutely wouldn't allow.
Refusing to accept high technology after seeing it, even wanting to destroy it, this kind of behavior was simply too ignorant to understand!
Before the auction began, Huo Yuhao and his group had already arrived at the Starlight Auction House to wait. Because it was a top-tier auction, each participating academy or faction had its own separate box. This way, others wouldn't know the identity of the person who made the bids.
However, Huo Yuhao felt that this was just a matter of appearances and had little practical significance.
Looking around the environment of the box, Xiao Hongchen raised his eyebrows.
"It looks pretty good, this auction house is quite magnificent."
Hearing this, Qingya smiled slightly.
"Starlight Auction House is the largest auction house in our Star Luo Empire; naturally, it won't disappoint guests."
"Really?"
Xiao Hongchen raised an eyebrow and smiled, pointing at the dark light-guiding screen opposite. Pubfuture Ads "This light-guiding screen should have been bought from the Sun Moon Empire, right?"
Qingya nodded, slightly embarrassed.
"Uh… It is indeed a light-guiding screen customized from the Sun Moon Empire."
Qingya felt that this person was a bit tactless. He clearly knew that the Star Luo Empire's level couldn't replicate this kind of light-guiding screen, not to mention that the ore for making this light-guiding screen was only produced by the Sun Moon Empire.
I don't know what Princess Jiujiu wants by having her stay in this box. Is it to show the Star Luo Empire's emphasis on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy?
After all, even in the boxes of Shrek Academy, there were only two ordinary attendants to explain the auction items. Yet, she, a senior auctioneer, had to accompany the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy here.
This kind of differential treatment was actually used on Shrek Academy, something that had never happened before.
Moreover, Qingya was originally very confident in her beauty, but after seeing the beautiful girls in this box, she didn't even have the courage to look up.
If it weren't for her good professional qualities, Qingya would have already fled this box.
Qingya was very curious about what kind of charm that young man named Huo Yuhao possessed, that he could have so many stunningly beautiful girls around him.
Qingya could clearly distinguish that in the eyes of those girls, there was only Huo Yuhao.
Yet Huo Yuhao was indifferent to this, remaining silent and not knowing what he was thinking, as if he had long been accustomed to this situation.
Huo Yuhao wasn't deep in thought. He was just completely flustered by the situation, utterly clueless about what he should do.
Gu Yue Na, in order to have more common ground with him, had secretly learned how to make soul tools. Then, after the competition, she transformed into a cheering squad, shouting his name in front of everyone, just like Xue Di.
These actions had already made the other girls feel a strong sense of crisis. Their gazes at him were as if they wanted to devour him.
Huo Yuhao even suspected that if he wasn't so young right now, some of these beautiful girls might become a "Chamber of Secrets Douluo," learning from the Orange in the original story and trying to... well, you know.
If that actually happened, things would be completely out of control.
Once there's one, there's two, and once there's two, you can't stop.
Huo Yuhao was just a workaholic who wanted to focus on his career; he didn't want to follow in the footsteps of a certain Cheng-ge!
Fortunately, the auction officially began at this moment. The screen on the opposite side displayed the images, which calmed the increasingly strange atmosphere in the box.
Xu Jiujiu, in a red dress, appeared on the screen and smiled sweetly at the front.
"Greetings, esteemed guests. I am Jiujiu, your auctioneer for today. It is my great honor to host this top-tier auction. As your time is precious, let us begin. Now, please, esteemed guests, feast your eyes on the first item up for auction today."
After Xu Jiujiu performed a complex yet elegant bow, she gestured with her right hand. The screen then shifted, displaying an item on the soul guide screen.
This item didn't possess the dazzling brilliance or extraordinary radiance one might expect. It looked like an ordinary object, but it was indispensable to every soul engineer.
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, looking at the engraving knife on the screen.
It seems the unique nature of the List Ranking Engraving Knife is why it's appearing first in this top-tier auction.
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