Chapter 1806: The Ruthless One Makes a Move

Soon, the materials were delivered to him.

There were over ten pages in total, covering the other party's life story and appraisal deeds.

Closing the materials, Mo Ling Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes.

From these, it could be seen that although this Wu Tao was a decent appraiser, his appraisal level could not possibly be so superb. Once could be luck, but over a dozen times, all accurate, could no longer be explained by luck.

"Maybe... capture this fellow and interrogate him?"

After reading the contents, the middle-aged guard also sensed something amiss.

"No need, I'll go personally!"

Mo Ling Gu Sheng's eyes flickered.

He possessed the most complete inheritance of the Wu Soul. In this profession, he had always believed that if he claimed second, no one would dare claim first!

But today, that view was completely shattered.

A Wu Soul at only the Immortal Realm had hidden itself right before his eyes, nearly escaping detection, and after exchanging a few moves, it even managed to flee successfully... Even he, at the Immortal Realm, would certainly not have been able to do that.

Calculating this way, could a Wu Soul of the same level be even stronger than himself?

He was full of curiosity.

Arriving at the room where everyone was appraising treasures, Mo Ling Gu Sheng's eyes immediately locked onto the appraiser Wu Tao from earlier.

This appraiser appeared unremarkable, holding a medicinal herb in one hand, brows furrowed, while the other hand constantly consulted materials.

Judging by his demeanor and movements, he was definitely a genuine appraiser, without any mistake.

"Don't rush to appraise that thing; I happen to have a treasure whose grade I can't determine. Why not help me appraise it?"

He stepped forward, a faint smile on his face.

As soon as this person entered the hall, Zhang Xuan noticed him and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He had disguised himself flawlessly, so why did the other party keep focusing on him?

Could there be a flaw somewhere?

Though puzzled, his face showed no change, and he nodded lightly: "Sure!"

Mo Ling Gu Sheng flipped his palm, and a ruler-like object appeared in his hand.

It was entirely golden, clearly a formidable treasure, but its specific grade was indiscernible without use.

Zhang Xuan took it, tapped his finger, and a book appeared in his mind.

"Soul-Breaking Ruler, an Ancient Saint treasure, capable of locking onto souls, making escape difficult..."

"An Ancient Saint treasure? But... why is it so light?"

He was startled.

An Ancient Saint treasure, like an Ancient Saint, contained the laws of heaven and earth, oppressed by the Heavenly Dao, and had immense weight. Even with his current strength, lifting it would require considerable effort.

The other party's ruler, clearly a treasure of this level, was very light, similar to an ordinary Great Saint treasure, which made him somewhat puzzled.

"It's his soul power..."

Looking closely, his heart tightened.

It wasn't that the Soul-Breaking Ruler was light; rather, the other party had secretly used soul power to lift it, making it seem weightless.

By having him appraise it while deliberately using tricks to prevent a clear assessment of the treasure's true nature, could it be that... this person had already sensed something?

As expected of an Ancient Saint, indeed not easy to fool.

His mind raced, trying to figure out a way to escape, only to realize that the opponent was so close that unless he used the Demonic Abnormity Blade and the ruthless man to completely fall out, it was absolutely impossible.

"What do you think?"

Seeing him carefully examining the Soul-Breaking Ruler, Mo Ling Ancient Saint smiled slightly and looked over.

"This ruler, I can't quite figure it out. Looking at the material and the power emanating from it, it far exceeds a Great Saint supreme treasure, but it's not as heavy as an Ancient Saint supreme treasure..."

Zhang Xuan explained, but before he finished speaking, the Ancient Saint's voice rang out: "Speaking of which, Appraiser Wu Tao has seen an Ancient Saint supreme treasure?"

His heart skipped a beat, but Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged: "I haven't seen one, but I've read relevant books. It is said that Ancient Saint supreme treasures are extremely heavy; a weapon of this size is comparable to a ten-thousand-zhang mountain..."

Before he could finish, a cold laugh rang out, and the surrounding space twisted, as if Zhang Xuan was suddenly pulled into another world.

"Ha! No need to pretend anymore. You are not Appraiser Wu Tao at all!"

"Senior..."

Zhang Xuan stepped back two paces, looking flustered.

"The appraisers of the Spirit Race have incomplete inheritances. Under normal circumstances, they can't even identify Great Saint supreme treasures, let alone Ancient Saint ones. You can identify every treasure without error and immediately recognize that the Soul-Breaking Ruler is of a high level... If Wu Tao really had such ability, he would have been famous long ago..."

Mo Ling Ancient Saint clasped his hands behind his back, exuding confident certainty.

If he had been somewhat suspicious before, now he could be sure that the person before him was the very soul shaman who had escaped from his grasp.

It wasn't that he couldn't identify the Soul-Breaking Ruler, but rather... the other party was too composed.

Although his eyes showed panic and fear, his mind was completely unperturbed. If he couldn't see through that, he wouldn't deserve to be an Ancient Saint.

After all, an Ancient Saint is the pinnacle of power in the world. All cultivators worship and revere them. If the other party remained calm and even had the leisure to speculate about the ruler's weight, he wouldn't believe there was nothing wrong.

"Senior, I don't understand a word you're saying..."

Zhang Xuan stepped back again, panic in his eyes, but inwardly he called out to the ruthless man.

Although he hadn't found the dragon blood, there was no other choice; he could only flee for now.

"Stay!"

Ignoring his 'panic,' Mo Ling Ancient Saint grabbed at the air, and the entire space immediately became overcast. A massive soul force enveloped the surroundings, as if to imprison him.

It seemed that having suffered a loss before, he now used his soul shaman power as soon as he made a move.

"Break!"

Knowing there was no need to keep up the pretense, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and the Demonic Abnormity Blade appeared instantly, slashing forward fiercely.

Rip!

The soul force was torn open, the space seemed to split, and the blade light appeared before Mo Ling Ancient Saint.

"So you are a spy!"

Mo Ling Ancient Saint sneered, raising the Soul-Breaking Ruler.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Demonic Abnormity Blade clashed with it, and Zhang Xuan immediately felt his tiger's mouth go numb. The former let out a 'whir' and flew backward.

Both being Ancient Saint supreme treasures, the Abnormity Blade was clearly a grade weaker than the Soul-Breaking Ruler.

Whoosh!

The Abnormity Blade was knocked away, and the Soul-Breaking Ruler pressed down again. Zhang Xuan instantly felt his soul sealed, on the verge of collapse.

The Soul-Breaking Ruler could crush even the souls of Ancient Saint-level experts, let alone someone of his strength.

"Make your move!"

Knowing that if he didn't reveal his trump card, he might die here, Zhang Xuan willed it, and a book appeared in the air. Then a hand emerged from it, reaching straight out.

The world-destroying Soul-Breaking Ruler, under the shadow of the hand, instantly turned into a gentle lamb, losing all its power. It trembled twice and was pinched between the fingers.