Chapter 70 Swallowing the Evil SpiritHuo Yuhao opened his mouth, and finally sighed helplessly. He did want to compete, but his pockets were empty, and the other party's bids were so fierce that he simply couldn't keep up. He could only watch helplessly..."Two hundred thousand gold coins, once!""Two hundred thousand gold coins, twice!""Two hundred thousand gold coins, thrice!""Sold! Congratulations to this gentleman, who has successfully won the listed engraving knife, the Spirit devourer!"The auction hammer fell, and the spirit devourer engraving knife belonged to Ling Ya.Dai Youheng sat not far away, a subtle curve playing on the corner of his mouth.Everything went smoothly. Fortunately, Wang Dong, that little rich girl, didn't attend this auction because she disliked spirit tools. Otherwise, with her personality and her protectiveness of Huo Yuhao, if she had helped Huo Yuhao bid, it might have caused unexpected complications and cost a lot more money.The gold of living beings was finally in hand!After the auction, Dai Youheng did not return to the White Tiger Dukes Mansion, which symbolized restraint and indifference. Instead, he casually found a quiet and clean small hotel in the city to stay.For him, the vast world outside was far more comfortable than that unfamiliar mansion.The door closed, cutting off the outside noise. Dai Youheng sat on the sofa, tapped his fingertips lightly on the armrest, and called out softly, "Ling Ya."Before he finished speaking, the shadows in the room seemed to ripple slightly, and Ling Ya's figure appeared silently like Gui Mei, kneeling on one knee and respectfully presenting the ancient engraving knife with both hands. "Greetings, Young Master! Young Master, the spirit devourer engraving knife is here, please accept it.""Mmm!" Dai Youheng took the engraving knife, his fingertips touching the cold blade. He could vaguely feel the obscure energy contained within it and a subtle, imperceptible resistance.He placed the engraving knife aside, looked at Ling Ya, and asked, "You also watched the Shrek and Yunluo Academy match today. What are your thoughts? The captain of Yunluo Academy, although his cultivation is not top-notch, his spirit tool cannon platform combat style is quite impressive."Ling Ya pondered for a moment and replied, "Young Master is wise. The spirit tool cannon platform combat style is indeed representative of our Soul Engineer system's pursuit of extreme firepower, with astonishing instantaneous burst power. However, its drawbacks are also extremely obvious: it severely lacks mobility, and once it is engaged in close combat or trapped in complex terrain, it becomes extremely passive. This is not the fighting style this subordinate pursues.""Oh?" Dai Youheng raised an eyebrow, showing a hint of interest. "Then what path have you planned for yourself?"Ling Ya raised his head, his eyes shining with clear and firm light. "High-altitude strikes, supplemented by ice seals. This is the path this subordinate has long determined, combining the flying advantage of my Ice Feather Eagle Spirit and its ice attribute. Controlling the battle from high altitude and sealing powerful enemies with ice is the proper stance for a Soul Engineer in this subordinate's heart."What he desired was control and suppression, and he needed mobility, not a cumbersome fortress."High-altitude strikes, ice seals, a good direction." Dai Youheng nodded in approval. "There are many sealing-type spirit tools recorded in the Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer manuscript I gave you. If I'm not mistaken, the Soul Engineer who created that manuscript likely specialized in this field."His voice paused, and with a flip of his palm, a strangely shaped metal platform radiating faint spatial fluctuations and a powerful sealing aura appeared in his hand—it was the deification platform he had obtained from the unlucky Ninth-Rank Soul Engineer!"This Ninth-Rank spirit tool, the 'deification platform,' is likely one of his representative works. Take it and carefully study its core formations and sealing principles; it should be of great benefit to you.""Ninth-Rank spirit tool! The deification platform?" Ling Ya's pupils contracted sharply, his breathing quickened slightly, and his hands trembled slightly as he took the metal platform containing endless mysteries.If he could comprehend even a fraction of it, it would be an unimaginably huge boost to his path as a Soul Engineer! "Thank you for your generous gift, Young Master. This subordinate will do his utmost and not fail your expectations!"Dai Youheng nodded slightly and continued, "As for high-altitude spirit tools, as far as I know, the deepest researcher in this field today is none other than the Star Sky Douluo Ye Yulin of the Sun Moon Empire. His Sun Moon Divine Needle is the ultimate manifestation of high-altitude spirit tools. Unfortunately, I don't know if he has any published works or insights circulating in the world. If there's an opportunity in the future, I will definitely find them for you to study."Upon hearing this, Ling Ya was about to express his gratitude.He waved his hand, signaling Ling Ya not to be overly polite, and then instructed him on another matter, "Alright, we'll talk about these things later. There's one more thing: in a few days, the Starlight Auction House will hold a larger-scale top-tier auction. At that time, an Eighth-Rank melee spirit tool, the 'Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade,' will be auctioned. Although this item is an Eighth-Rank spirit tool, its design is ingenious; it's not only Soul Engineers who can wield it. Any Spirit Master can exert its power, making it a top-grade item with no rank restrictions."A sharp glint flashed in Dai Youheng's eyes. "My Spirit is also tiger-type, so this blade is quite compatible with me. The estimated price is between one and two million gold coins, and our current funds are sufficient to acquire it. This matter, I'll leave it to you.""Yes! This subordinate will definitely win this blade for Young Master!" Ling Ya accepted the order without hesitation.After all instructions were given, Ling Ya once again faded into the shadows, leaving quietly to carry out his orders and also to protect Dai Youheng.Silence returned to the room. Dai Youheng simply washed up and then came to the bed to sit cross-legged. He didn't immediately begin cultivating, but instead picked up the spirit devourer engraving knife again.The engraving knife now lay quietly in his palm, appearing ancient and unadorned, even somewhat inconspicuous. However, when he tentatively injected a wisp of spirit power into it...A cold, violent aura, filled with endless resentment and malevolence, like an ancient fierce beast suddenly awakening from slumber, surged back along that wisp of spirit power, directly rushing towards Dai Youheng's Sea of Consciousness!Within that aura, it seemed to contain the wails and curses of countless tragically dead individuals, enough to instantly cause those with unstable minds to lose control, or even be corroded and assimilated by it!However, a faint, even slightly mocking smile played on Dai Youheng's lips. Not only did he not resist, but he actively lowered his defenses, allowing the malevolent aura to invade his body.The Golden Adamant Evil Warding Body he cultivated, its root, the two characters "Evil-Repelling," in ancient legends referred to a peerless great demon, an existence of ultimate ferocity and malevolence. Ordinary demonic evil energy, in front of the Evil-Repelling bloodline, was like a subject meeting a monarch. Not only could it not cause harm, but it had to bow down and submit, or become the most nourishing sustenance!When this cultivation technique reached a high level, it inherently required absorbing and refining various malevolent energies from heaven and earth to temper oneself and forge an unrivaled Golden Adamant Battle Body!The malevolent energy accumulated in this spirit devourer engraving knife over thousands of years, which was a deadly poison to others, was a potent tonic for him!
