Chapter 219

A rare top-tier auction, plus the fact that Star Luo City is in the middle of the Soul Master Grand Competition, with various forces surging, anyone who is a top force on the continent will have people present to some extent.

After all, the preciousness of the items auctioned at this level of auction can be said to be rare in a century at the very least, and even super sects like the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect or the Body Sect would not miss it.

Actually, this is also a matter of luck. If you are lucky and happen to encounter a supreme treasure that can bring great benefits to your own sect, then they have made a fortune...

Shu Yan saw Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong again today, and beside them were other members of Shrek Academy.

After looking at each other from a distance, Shu Yan was too lazy to stay and went straight to the room reserved for them by Xu Jiu Jiu, following a young girl in a golden dress.

Before the auction started, Xu Jiu Jiu had once taken the auction list and passed it around for everyone to read. If there were any items or soul bones they liked, they would let her know, intercept them from the auction list in advance, and then pick a treasure of similar value from the auction house's treasury to replace them.

Good things naturally need to be reserved for one's own people. In the original work, the Star Luo auction of the hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo was partly because the treasury was indeed a bit empty, and partly to set a trap for Ming De Hall and even the Sun Moon Empire. Well, although the final effect is hard to evaluate.

And today, Shu Yan and the others came here more to join in the fun.

Xu Jiu Jiu has always not held the status of a princess in front of everyone, but her ability is indeed extremely outstanding.

She is Xu Jiawei's youngest sister and also Xu Jiawei's only sister born of the same mother. The love she has enjoyed since childhood is far from what other princes and princesses can compare to.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Jiawei dared to rest assured and fully support her in entering the center of the empire's power. By contrast, he did indeed neglect the children born to him and the current queen, as well as several concubines.

It can only be said that the Snow Empress's learning ability is first-class, and Shu Yan's strength is low, so he can only "humiliatingly" endure it...

Xu Jiawei's degree of polyamory in his youth was not inferior to his at all, but this queen killed her way out from countless beauties and noble ladies, and she still sits firmly on the queen's throne to this day, and is even highly respected in the country. Her way of conducting herself is extremely gentle and generous, and she is indeed a virtuous queen.

As for why she was able to reach this point, on one hand, Xu Jiawei was indeed a bit different toward her, and on the other hand, it was her intelligence and virtue.

This is a custom of the Star Luo Empire. After a woman becomes a wife for the first time, she will tie such a hairbun, hoping to stay with her lover for a long time, and their feelings will be smooth and stable.

However, at this time, Huo Yuhao had no heart to mess around with Wang Dong. After being almost scared soft by Shu Yan last time, he had been feeling uneasy. Fortunately, after returning, he calmed down under the comfort of Wang Dong and the Skydream Iceworm.

Afterward, he and the Skydream Iceworm carefully reviewed the whole thing together, and then suddenly realized.

The Snow Empress is a woman. Transformation is transformation, but there is no way she could directly change her gender...

But that extremely similar aura was real. The Skydream Iceworm's spiritual power had once felt the aura left by the Snow Empress in the Snow Empress Palace, and it was precisely because of this that it was so terrified and excited that day. After a long brainstorming session between the two brothers, they finally reached a conclusion.

There must be something on Shu Yan that is linked to the Ice Sky Snow Maiden clan, and he might even possess the Ice Sky Snow Maiden martial soul himself, which caused his aura to be so similar to the Snow Empress.

Leaving this matter aside, another thing also left the Skydream Iceworm dumbfounded. It couldn't see through Shu Yan at all, but it saw Ling Luochen extremely clearly.

That damn thing is the aura belonging to the Extreme Ice!

It had seen the Ice Empress's Extreme Ice, so it naturally had some feelings about this. The ice attribute aura in Ling Luochen's body had definitely reached the extreme level. Although it didn't know what her martial soul was, just an Extreme Ice was enough to make people astonished.

Not to mention that it felt Ling Luochen's soul power fluctuations were between Soul Emperor and Soul Sage. After roughly estimating Ling Luochen's age, the Skydream Iceworm almost doubted its life.

Since when is it so easy for humans to cultivate Extreme Attributes? Cultivating to this level before the age of twenty, then in the future...

It didn't hide the conclusion it guessed from Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao's initial reaction after learning about it was also to doubt his life, but then, he had to accept reality.

Thinking of Zhang Lexuan's kind reminder before, he quickly connected everything together. For a moment, he really didn't know whether he should tell everyone this news...

Carrying this complex mood, the group followed Qing Ya into the luxurious and elegant Room 7.

The extremely luxurious decorations in the room made Huo Yuhao and the others, who hadn't seen much of the world, both shocked and excited.

Especially Jiang Nannan, who was from a commoner background, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva for a moment, and at the same time felt inexplicably sad.

Back then, in order to save her mother, she sold her body to the Xuan Ming Sect for the price of a Xuan Ming Divine Pill...

Just at this time, her gaze caught sight of Xu Sanshi, who was hooking shoulders with Bei Bei, and some unpleasant memories suddenly flooded into her heart...

If Xu Sanshi hadn't made that mistake back then, perhaps the shadow left on her wouldn't have been that big, but... everything was already a foregone conclusion. Jiang Nannan lowered her head, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and when she raised her head again, her expression had already returned to her usual coldness.

Huo Yuhao was sitting on the side, lowering his head and thinking about things. Wang Dong beside him was looking at Huo Yuhao with some worry. The two of them looked exactly like a young couple... only... Wang Dong's external gender was still a boy, which made Ma Xiaotao, who had been staring at them from the opposite side, click her tongue in wonder, secretly thinking that she must be old and couldn't keep up with the trend of young people's thoughts...

And Xu Sanshi on the side fell into surprise after asking about the screen soul tool. Qing Ya was still gently introducing the rules and process of this auction. After she finished introducing, just in time, as the soul tool screen slowly became clear, Xu Jiu Jiu's figure slowly appeared, which also signaled the official opening of this top-tier auction. A melodious and pleasant voice sounded in everyone's ears. Dai Yueheng, the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, curiously asked after seeing Xu Jiu Jiu perform the royal etiquette, and Qing Ya naturally answered his question, while also explaining Xu Jiu Jiu's identity.

Hearing this, everyone was a bit surprised. Princess Jiu Jiu had a very high reputation in the Star Luo Empire. Although she didn't show her face much on weekdays, her name could be seen in many of the highest bills issued in the Star Luo Empire. Except for Xu Jiawei, she was the royal family member most loved by the commoners in the entire Star Luo Empire.

Dai Yueheng wanted to say something else, but the Level 8 soul tool, the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade, introduced by Xu Jiu Jiu, attracted his attention again. After he successfully bid for the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade as an individual, he asked again: "Princess Jiu Jiu is the youngest sister of the current Emperor. I have heard some rumors recently that the captain of the Star Luo National Academy team is a member of the royal family. Auctioneer Qing Ya, do you know anything about this?"

This attracted everyone's attention, but Qing Ya just shook her head and said: "The distinguished guest is joking. Although I was promoted to a Black-level auctioneer thanks to the distinguished guests, I definitely cannot reach this level of news. With my status and position, even seeing Princess Jiu Jiu is extremely difficult, let alone knowing other things..."

After the words fell, everyone's faces had faint disappointment. Qing Ya thought for a moment and then said: "However... according to a Red-level auctioneer I know, Princess Jiu Jiu is the number one genius of our Star Luo royal family in a thousand years, and even the former Emperor is far inferior to Princess Jiu Jiu."

"In addition... I won't hide it from you distinguished guests, Princess Jiu Jiu actually has a lover who grew up with her since childhood. The two are childhood sweethearts, and their relationship is extremely deep. I once had the honor of seeing that person leave the auction house with Princess Jiu Jiu. Just based on the feeling of that one encounter, I have to admit that that person is definitely not an ordinary person. Later, because of curiosity, I discussed it with a friend, but after the auction house manager found out, my friend and I were severely criticized..."

Speaking of this, a hint of emotion appeared on Qing Ya's face, and then she continued: "The manager told me that even the Prime Minister of the Empire needs to maintain respect in front of that person. His status in the Empire is so high that it has even reached the level second only to the Emperor."

"Of course, if it were a few years ago, I naturally wouldn't be qualified to know these things. But in the last two years, the Princess and that person occasionally attend some high-end cocktail parties and banquets. We auctioneers with some looks occasionally go to accompany the guests as servers. Over time, we naturally learned some news that ordinary people don't know."

When Qing Ya's words reached this point, the Shrek group looked at each other. After a period of silence, Wang Yan said: "Thank you, Auctioneer Qing Ya, for everything you said today. Don't worry, we will never say anything after we go out."

Qing Ya shook her head and chuckled:

In the one-by-one error-free version!

"It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of the Princess blaming me. If you really want to talk about it, the Princess is only twenty years old this year and still retains the heart of a young girl. She still has some obsessions about showing off her lover, just like those young couples in love, always feeding us single, lonely old people dog food. Otherwise, you don't need to say anything, I'm afraid that as soon as this auction is over, I can pack up and leave..."

Qing Ya's words made everyone show a smile, only Huo Yuhao's face stiffened. It wasn't until Wang Dong discovered the anomaly and spoke up that, facing the eyes of everyone looking over, Huo Yuhao's stiff mouth twitched, and he said: "Wang Dong, it seems that one of the three people we met on the street last time was this Princess Jiu Jiu..."

Hearing this, Wang Dong's expression also stiffened suddenly. She turned her head quickly, her eyes falling on Xu Jiu Jiu, who had a decent smile on the soul tool screen. Recalling the memory, Wang Dong's expression changed drastically, and she lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

And the others on the side also changed their faces after hearing this. Ignoring the fixed-shell soul cannonballs being auctioned, Wang Yan, who was sitting closest, grabbed Huo Yuhao's arm and asked somewhat urgently: "Yuhao, what did you say? You and Wang Dong have met Princess Jiu Jiu?"

Huo Yuhao nodded stiffly. Touching the soul tool screen with his eyes, he took a deep breath and said: "Yes, a few days ago, Wang Dong and I went out to buy late-night snacks for everyone, and we happened to meet Princess Jiu Jiu on the way back."

"However, she should have used a soul skill or soul tool to slightly change her appearance at that time, so I didn't recognize her immediately. But a person's demeanor and overall temperament are very difficult to change fundamentally. My two martial souls are both spirit-type, and they happen to be extremely sensitive to this aspect. Teacher Wang, believe me, my judgment will not be wrong."

Before others could speak, Wang Yan continued to ask: "What about the other two? Being able to be with Princess Jiu Jiu..."

The words were not finished, but everyone understood what Wang Yan meant.

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment and then said: "Those two both have ice-attribute martial souls, one male and one female, and the three of them seem to have a very good relationship."

"Speaking of which, I always feel that the woman with the ice-attribute martial soul looked at me strangely at that time..."

This time, before it was Wang Yan's turn to speak, Ma Xiaotao seemed to have thought of something, then stepped forward and pressed Huo Yuhao's shoulder, and said: "Is that person black-haired, looking very cold and arrogant, walking lightly without any weight or fluctuations?"

Huo Yuhao was even more surprised, but after thinking carefully, he finally nodded.

Ma Xiaotao's expression changed several times, and finally she said through gritted teeth:

"I knew it was her..."

Dai Yueheng and Han Chen looked at each other, also thinking of that figure as arrogant as a plum blossom.

Wang Yan's lips moved, but he didn't make a sound, just waiting for the follow-up.

Seeing the three selected team members change their expressions at the same time, Huo Yuhao was a bit confused, but he didn't forget to ask: "Sister Xiaotao, what's wrong?"

Ma Xiaotao's expression was complex, and then she sat on the side somewhat powerlessly.

"It's nothing. I, Yueheng, Han Chen, and all the members of the selected team know this person you mentioned..."

Chuckling, Ma Xiaotao continued:

"Do you know why she looked at you strangely?"

"Because she was once one of the Shrek Seven Devils, and she was in the same class as me. Her name is Ling Luochen, and her martial soul is the ice element. Perhaps you have also heard of the title of the Snow Princess of the inner court. Originally, she was the main control soul master of our selected team, but later she chose to quit the academy to come to the Star Luo Empire because she took a master. Her ice element martial soul, like my Evil Fire Phoenix, is a powerful martial soul extremely close to the Extreme Attribute."

"Speaking of which, if what she said back then was true, plus what the senior sister said a few days ago, I'm afraid she is no longer an ordinary ice-attribute soul master, but the legendary Extreme Ice. After all, the Star Luo Empire has a powerful Extreme Ice powerhouse that is unimaginable..."

(End of chapter)