In terms of strength, Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen were in the second tier among the beautiful girls, but when it came to wealth, they weren't targeting anyone; they were just saying everyone present was broke!
Originally, Xiao Hongchen also wanted to support her good friend and help Huo Yuhao defeat that disgusting guy, and bid on the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife.
But after seeing Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen take the lead, Xiao Hongchen decisively gave up on the idea.
Watching Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen stare at each other, neither willing to back down, both wanting to "sponsor" Huo Yuhao in this way.
Old Ma, Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and several other members of the reserve team all held their breaths with great decisiveness, silently reciting the steps for making Soul Tools, without a shred of desire to watch the excitement.
The war between the beauties was indeed pleasing to the eye, but if they got involved, the trouble would be huge.
Meng Hongchen looked at Xu Tianzhen, a faint smile on her face.
"Just a Soul Devouring Engraving Knife. Princess Tianzhen, don't bother competing with me."
Xu Tianzhen looked at Meng Hongchen, whose assets were much more impressive than her own, and snorted unhappily.
"We've known each other for so long, and I haven't given Yuhao any gifts yet. I'll take this Soul Devouring Engraving Knife and give it to him as a present!"
Qingya trembled beside them. She had been an auctioneer for so many years, what kind of scenes hadn't she seen? But she had never seen a situation where two exquisite beauties were vying to buy a Soul Devouring Engraving Knife and give it to a young man as a gift!
Seeing the tension between the two women escalating, Huo Yuhao coughed awkwardly.
"Alright, both of you, I have money myself, so I don't need your help. Don't forget, I am now a Level 5 Soul Engineer. Would I be short on money for the auction?"
After saying this, he ignored their reactions and spoke directly to Qingya.
"Please, raise the price to two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."
Relieved, Qingya hurriedly followed his instructions.
And at the same time, Huo Yuhao had quietly activated his Spiritual Detection, secretly observing the situation inside Shrek Academy's box.
"Two hundred and five thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
Upon hearing Dai Huabin's words, all the teachers and students of Shrek Academy frowned and looked at him, even Dai Yueheng, his elder brother.
Dai Yueheng raised his hand to stop the attendant from continuing to raise the bid. He frowned, looking at Dai Huabin, and asked in a low voice, "Huabin, what are you trying to do? Didn't you hear what Princess Jiujiu said? This Soul Devouring Engraving Knife will backfire on its owner! Moreover, you're not even a Soul Engineer, why are you bidding on this knife?"
Dai Huabin, with a cold expression, had the attendant raise the price and then said coldly, "Didn't you hear them? The people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy who want to bid on this Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, perhaps they have a way to解除 the curse on the knife? Are you all going to just watch this Listed Engraving Knife fall into the hands of those guys?"
Dai Huabin's words made the others fall into thought.
After hearing He Caitou describe the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife's deadly side effects, they'd completely given up on the idea of acquiring it.
But when they saw someone bidding on it, it was as if they'd suddenly remembered something. They forced the two attendants to reveal the bidder's identity, even stating that they would kill the attendants on the spot without any consequences if they refused.
Seeing that Dai Huabin was serious about taking action, the two attendants ultimately violated the rules of the Starlight Auction House in the face of death, informing them that the bidding box belonged to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.
Dai Huabin thought of the group of beautiful girls from the competition, who had made him envious to the point of agony, and could no longer control the jealousy in his heart. He used this method to disgust the other party.
After hearing his older brother's questioning, Dai Huabin also instantly came up with a reasonable excuse.
His excuse was unanimously agreed upon by everyone present. Pubfuture Ads As Dai Huabin said, if someone from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy could really remove the curse, then letting them get this Listed Engraving Knife wouldn't be good for Shrek Academy.
If possible, they would of course try to prevent this from happening! Even Wang Yan said in a low voice after pondering for a moment.
"Dai Huabin is right. Regardless of whether they can lift the curse on the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, this Listed Engraving Knife cannot fall into their hands!"
After making his decision, Dai Huabin became even more enthusiastic. In just a few minutes, the price of the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife had reached 500,000 Gold Soul Coins.
Dai Huabin felt he was making Huo Yuhao bleed, and his face flushed slightly with excitement. He was eager to continue bidding, but Dai Yueheng stopped him.
"Alright, let's stop here! If they don't raise the price anymore, then this Soul Devouring Engraving Knife will be stuck with us! A knife that backfires on its owner is worthless to the White Tiger Duke's Manor."
As he spoke, Dai Yueheng turned his gaze towards Wang Yan, wanting to know if he would continue to compete with them using Shrek Academy's money.
Feeling Dai Yueheng's gaze, Wang Yan's face flashed with embarrassment, and he immediately gave up on the idea.
As the leading teacher for Shrek Academy this time, Wang Yan did have the right to use Shrek's name to purchase items needed by the participating students, but that didn't mean he could freely spend the money.
Shrek's tradition had always been to only spend and not earn, being extremely stingy.
If those higher-ups found out that he had spent hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins to buy a knife that backfired on its owner, Wang Yan would definitely be in trouble.
As a teacher, Wang Yan understood this better than Dai Yueheng and the others.
Dai Yueheng gave Dai Huabin a deep look, displeased with his thoughtless younger brother.
It was only because he stopped Dai Huabin from continuing to bid. Otherwise, if they really did win the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife, Wang Yan wouldn't use Shrek Academy's money to bail out the White Tiger Duke's Manor! Shrek Academy's philosophy was to get things for free!
What couldn't they do with fifty Gold Soul Coins? Buy an engraving knife that was of no use to the White Tiger Duke's Manor?
Seeing the subtle look Dai Yueheng gave him, Wang Yan coughed twice and then tried to justify himself.
"Actually, the people from Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy might not be able to deal with the curse of the Soul Devouring Engraving Knife either. In that case, it's not bad to let them waste fifty Gold Soul Coins for nothing."
Dai Yueheng shook his head silently, saying nothing more.
Shrek Academy's way of doing things wasn't new. Just like those students who sacrificed themselves in the Death God's Messenger incident, their families might not get any compensation.
After all, from the beginning, Shrek Academy had said that there would be no reward for joining the Shrek Supervisory Team, and they wouldn't be responsible if anything happened. They could only blame themselves for being careless.
The Monitoring Group's tasks were also tied to the Inner Court. If one wanted to enter the Inner Court, they had to join the Monitoring Group. Moreover, to graduate, they had to complete a sufficient number of tasks.
It was a chain of requirements, and the so-called voluntary participation had long since been compromised!
Oh, wait, Shrek Academy might still compensate their families with a spot to join Shrek without needing to take the entrance exam.
While Dai Yueheng was inwardly grumbling about this, Princess Jiujiu brought out the next item for auction. Upon hearing that the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade came from the Sun Moon Empire's Mingde Hall and was an eighth-rank Soul Tool, the eyes of Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin immediately brightened.
Each strike would be accompanied by the Tyrant Blade Slash effect. This effect could be combined with any similar attack soul skill. Moreover, through the ingenious guidance of the core magic array and the energy contained within the soul bone itself, the soul power consumption of the Tyrant Blade Slash was only one-third of the normal amount.
Which powerful attack-type soul master could resist such a potent effect?
Just as Dai Yueheng was enthusiastically competing with others, Huo Yuhao directly raised the price to one million Gold Soul Coins.
He knew how much Dai Yueheng craved this blade. If they wanted to make things difficult for him, they would have to pay a price!
Since there was an opportunity, why wait to take revenge? Wouldn't it be better to retaliate on the spot?
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