Chapter 89: The Auction Concludes

"Greetings, honored guests. I am your auctioneer today, Jiujiu. It is a great honor to host this top-tier auction. Your time is precious, so let us begin. Now, please feast your eyes on the first item of the day."

As she spoke, she offered a sweet smile, performed a complex yet highly elegant bow, and gestured with her right hand. Instantly, the scene shifted, and the Soul Guidance Screen covering the entire wall displayed an object.

Gazing at the figure of Xu Jiujiu, Su Yu sighed leisurely.

Wang Dong, standing to the side, looked somewhat puzzled and asked with a hint of wariness: "Su Yu, do you know her?"

"Not only do I know her, I am quite familiar with her." Seeing the wary look on Wang Dong's face, Su Yu guessed his little thoughts and immediately felt the urge to tease him.

Douluo Continent, as the name implies, is the "Dou-Luo" (teasing-loli) Continent. Although Wang Dong is currently in the guise of a boy, don't forget, the twelve-year-old Wang Dong is a proper little loli.

*Cough, cough, cough*, I've digressed, I've digressed...

Hearing Su Yu's words, Wang Dong continued to press: "Then how long have you known her? Why do I feel like you seem..."

"Give it a rest, what are you thinking? She is the youngest sister of the current Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, Princess Xu Jiujiu. I grew up in the Star Luo Imperial Capital; do you think I wouldn't be familiar with her? Is your little head overheated? What are you thinking about all day long?"

As he spoke, he reached out to tap Wang Dong on the head. Wang Dong, pouting, turned his head away in defiance.

Having a princess serve as an auctioneer meant that this auction house itself was an imperial property; otherwise, where would they get the audacity to run such a massive operation?

However, while surprised, everyone was already captivated by the Number One item displayed before them. The voice of Princess Jiujiu followed.

"Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade. A Level Eight close-combat Soul Guidance Device. The materials are extremely precious, including a right arm bone from a ten-thousand-year Ba Hu Soul Beast. It has the soul bone skill 'Tyrant Blade Slash' solidified within it. At the same time, it can amplify the attack power of similar soul skills by fifty percent."

"Please note, honored guests: when using this precious close-combat Soul Guidance Device to attack, every strike will carry the 'Tyrant Blade Slash' effect. Its effect can stack with any similar attack soul skill. Furthermore, through the guidance of an exquisite core array and the energy contained within the soul bone itself, the soul power consumed by 'Tyrant Blade Slash' is only one-third of the normal amount."

"Finally, this Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade comes from Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. I believe the name 'Mingde Hall' is enough to attest to its quality. A Seven-ring Soul Saint can use this blade; with it, a Soul Saint challenging a Soul Douluo across ranks becomes possible. Viewing time: five minutes."

Su Yu really couldn't muster any interest in this item, but he truly wanted to know if he could buy the Xue Di embryo later, or if he would even have the life to take possession of it.

The reason the Star Luo Empire royal family put it up for auction was that they weren't entirely confident in handling it themselves; otherwise, they would never have sold it. There are some things that, if you lack the strength to handle, you had best not covet, or the outcome will be miserable.

Even later, when the mighty Mingde Hall had its headquarters directly breached and heavily damaged by the Body Sect, Huo Yu Hao ended up picking up a huge bargain. While it's uncertain if it was due to the protagonist's halo, one must admit this thing is a hot potato—whoever holds it will never have peace.

Therefore, Su Yu decided to wait two years and try his luck at Mingde Hall instead. Otherwise, if he bought this thing, his own good days would likely be over...

He couldn't afford to gamble on this risk, and he dared not!

Su Yu had absolutely no interest in the second item, the Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonball, but the third item, the Fixed Spirit Cannon, was different. Although it could only be used once a day, its power could reach the level of a Super Douluo. As long as Su Yu's clone operated it properly while his main body stalled for time, he could land a fatal blow. Think about it, how many Super Douluos are there in this world?

"Seven million five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

Su Yu gave his bid, increasing the price by five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in one go, which forced others to give up on this Level Eight Soul Guidance Device.

Wang Dong, watching from the side, was stunned. In his understanding, no matter how powerful a Soul Guidance Device was, it couldn't possibly possess the power to threaten a Super Douluo. Yet, the Soul Guidance Devices produced today had completely overturned Wang Dong's perception.

"There is a saying that is correct, Wang Dong: the times have changed..."

Su Yu looked at Wang Dong's dazed expression and spoke with feigned profundity.

Listening to Su Yu's words, a voice in Wang Dong's mind told him that the cultivation of a Soul Master was the only true path...

But this time, Wang Dong chose to follow his own perception, because the facts were right before his eyes, and everything was so bloody. The Soul Guidance Device was like a sharp dagger, tearing away the final pride of the Soul Masters.

The times are changing, and they are also progressing. The development of martial souls has reached a peak, but the development of Soul Guidance Devices is still ongoing. The ultimate goal of a Soul Master is to become a god, but what about Soul Guidance Devices?

The development of Soul Guidance Devices has only just begun. In the future, the level of development of Soul Guidance Devices could very well destroy gods. Gods possess only divinity, endless life, and powerful strength, but not all gods possess such powerful strength.

Later, Su Yu also purchased one or two items one after another. Although Su Yu knew these items had anti-dismantling arrays, they were still valuable for research.

The beautiful figure of Princess Jiujiu appeared on the big screen for the eighth time. She smiled: "The next two items will be the highlights of today. I believe all honored guests will be interested. Be sure to seize the opportunity. Some good things are rare to see. You might not even find a second one on the continent. For instance, our next eighth item. It is still a soul bone, but it is unique. Please look."

A flash of light and shadow appeared, and a soul bone, magnified who knows how many times, appeared on the Soul Guidance Screen.

This soul bone was entirely emerald green, with a green halo flowing and undulating upon it, as if there were emerald liquid inside.

From its shape, it was a left arm soul bone, and faint white mist radiated from its emerald body.

Because it was magnified many times, one could feel its strangeness even more. On the emerald surface of this arm bone, there seemed to be tiny, tiny crystals.

Crystal clear, it looked as if it had been carved from a gemstone. Compared to it, the few soul bones that had appeared earlier were instantly eclipsed, clearly not in the same league. Even the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone that Wang Dong had once obtained did not look any better than it from the outside.

This thing was the soul bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion. Su Yu didn't know if he could absorb it relying on his Fragment Martial Soul, but right now he really couldn't take that risk. If the Ice Empress were to go insane and seek revenge on him, he would truly be at the mercy of others.

So, Su Yu gave up on this item.

However, the temptation of this thing was too great; even Ling Luochen wanted to obtain it. But there was no help for it, the power of the protagonist's halo exerted itself once again, allowing Huo to harvest another wave of favor from Ling Luochen. Ma Xiaotao, standing to the side, looked on with a hint of jealousy.

Even when Ling Luochen suggested that Huo Yu Hao accompany her to practice a few more times, Ma Xiaotao nearly jumped up on the spot. Good heavens, poaching in front of my eyes!

With that head-pat from Ling Luochen, even Huo Yu Hao felt a bit shy. Ma Xiaotao, standing to the side, almost staged a full-blown brawl on the spot. If Dai Yaoheng hadn't stopped her, this place would have turned into a battlefield instantly.

If it had been someone else, Ma Xiaotao would probably have just watched with the mentality of a bystander, but who was this woman? She was Ling Luochen!

She was Ma Xiaotao's arch-rival. The two of them didn't get along to begin with—their personalities clashed, their tempers clashed, and she wasn't even willing to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire.

Thus, it created such a pair of enemies who could be said to be incompatible...

The subsequent Soul Beast Embryo was itself a scheme, a delaying tactic for the Star Luo Empire to seek survival.

Although the Three Great Empires were still seeking breakthroughs in Soul Guidance Devices, the Sun Moon Empire's accumulation over so many years meant its foundation was on an entirely different level.

Everyone knew the ambition of the Sun Moon Empire. The defeat a thousand years ago had kept the Sun Moon Empire from letting down its guard. However, although the Three Great Empires knew of the Sun Moon Empire's ambition, none of them had the strength to stop the Sun Moon Empire's development. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak—this is the tragedy of the Three Great Empires.

The Star Luo Empire Emperor's idea was good, but reality is cruel. If it were really as he thought, the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't be so difficult to deal with.

In the end, Su Yu watched with some reluctance as that Soul Beast Embryo fell into the hands of Xiao Hongchen. However, Su Yu didn't mind; the things he wanted were destined to be his. Don't forget, Su Yu had another identity: Luo Yu, the student of Xuan Ziwen.

Although Mingde Hall also had crooked thoughts, they ultimately dared not act rashly. After all, this was the capital of the Star Luo Empire. Once something happened, they would never be able to escape alive. Not to mention anything else, if an empire's capital had such loose defenses, the Emperor would have been assassinated hundreds of times already.

The final closing price was 150 million Gold Soul Coins. As a hidden family, Su Yu's family could come up with the money, but they lacked the ability to protect this item, so he had to give up.

Even if it were placed in Shrek, it might be absorbed by Huo Yu Hao. So all Su Yu could do was wait for the future when the Body Sect attacked Mingde Hall, to fish in troubled waters and see if he could steal this item.

If that didn't work, he would have to resort to underhanded tactics.

When Su Yu returned to the Star Emperor Hotel with his thoughts, he ran into Xiao Hongchen and the others.

The team from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was led by another old man besides Elder Ma. He smiled and nodded to Wang Yan, and Wang Yan returned the gesture. But the students on both sides were not nearly as harmonious.

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