Undoubtedly, Xu Jiujiu's words were incredibly tempting. A hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone – who wouldn't want them? Moreover, compared to other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, the Snow Demon, with its weaker combat strength, would be easier to hunt.
However, a part of the audience maintained their reason. What a joke! A hundred-thousand-year Snow Demon's intelligence was comparable to humans. How could it be so easily fooled? Besides, what kind of place was the Extreme North? It was a human forbidden zone. The soul beasts there were the most united on the continent, and one couldn't be sure that the targeted hundred-thousand-year soul beast wouldn't attract other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, making the trip a suicide mission.
If it were really that easy to capture, why would the Star Auction House let such a good deal go to someone else?
"The Snow Demon, starting bid one million, esteemed guests, you may begin bidding," Xu Jiujiu announced the start of the auction with her gentle and melodious voice.
Huo Yuhao leaned back on the sofa, somewhat dismissive. With the Snow Emperor around, who would dare to go to the Extreme North to hunt a hundred-thousand-year soul beast? They must be tired of living.
One should know that the Snow Emperor was innately close to the frigid environment. With the boost from the Extreme North, she could exert more than one hundred percent of her strength. In that situation, even Ditian couldn't do anything to her. Without a Limit Douluo accompanying them, it was simply a death sentence.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao didn't have any intention of participating.
Just then, the Snow Emperor in his spiritual sea spoke, "Human, can you buy it?"
Huo Yuhao was startled at first, then fell silent, not responding immediately. Obviously, the Snow Emperor wasn't asking him to hunt a hundred-thousand-year Snow Demon, but simply wanted to save the little one.
But if he saved it today, what about the future? Furthermore, it was a million Gold Soul Coins! He wouldn't believe it if he said he wasn't heartbroken.
"Yuhao, please save it. At worst, the Snow Emperor and I will compensate you with other things later," the Ice Emperor pleaded from the side.
"Snow Emperor, can you tell me why you're so insistent?" Huo Yuhao asked, puzzled. Though they were all soul beasts, and even from the same kind, it was just a thousand-year soul beast, so why would the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, these two overlords, care so much?
The Ice Emperor sighed, "If it were other soul beasts, it would be fine, but it's Tuanzi's descendant. Hmm, Tuanzi is the hundred-thousand-year Snow Demon they mentioned."
So that was it, Huo Yuhao understood. It was the descendant of someone they knew.
The Snow Emperor wasn't good with words, only softly saying, "Please."
Sighing inwardly, Huo Yuhao honestly wasn't very willing. The Hall of the Body's money didn't come from thin air. However, he couldn't completely disregard the feelings of the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor either, so he could only grit his teeth and accept the situation.
Looking at the soul guide screen, because of the Extreme North's special nature, the Snow Demon's auction wasn't as heated as expected. Currently, only the second and fourth VIP rooms were slowly bidding.
"The second VIP room bids one million four hundred thousand. Is there anyone higher?" Xu Jiujiu saw that people weren't very enthusiastic, but it was within her expectations.
"One million four hundred thousand once, one million four hundred thousand twice, one million four hundred thousand..."
Seeing that no one else was bidding, Xu Jiujiu was about to drop the hammer, but then she saw the numbers on the screen jump and her eyes lit up, "The third VIP room bids one million five hundred thousand. Is there anyone to raise the price?"
After Huo Yuhao participated, the second VIP room only raised the price one more time before stopping. Ultimately, Huo Yuhao spent one million seven hundred thousand to buy the little Snow Demon.
The ninth item for auction was a sixty-thousand-year-old Ice Azure Scorpion's left arm bone. As soon as this soul bone appeared, the Ice Emperor in his spiritual sea immediately flew into a rage, cursing humans for being despicable. The tables turned when the Ice Emperor then advised Huo Yuhao to bid for it. Not to mention that Huo Yuhao couldn't absorb soul bones because of his cultivation method, even without that obstacle, he didn't have that much money!
According to Xu Jiujiu, this soul bone had three advantages. First, after being absorbed by an ice-attribute soul master, it could enhance their martial soul, making the ice even colder.
Second, it amplified strength. After absorbing the soul bone, the soul master's power should increase significantly, which was, of course, a common trait of all soul bones.
Third, it possessed an exquisite soul skill, the Ice Explosion Technique, capable of detonating ice to create a terrifying explosion with astonishing power.
Honestly, Huo Yuhao was quite envious of that Ice Explosion Technique, but alas, he was broke.
The starting bid for the Ice Azure Scorpion soul bone was already ten million. This still caused a fierce bidding war between the second and fourth VIP rooms until the price was eventually driven up to seventy million, before the fourth VIP room finally gave up.
One could only say that poverty limited Huo Yuhao's imagination. Seventy million! He didn't even dare to dream of it.
However, this was nothing. When the final, auction-closing item appeared, Huo Yuhao was deeply shocked. It was also a soul bone, but this last one was a 100,000-year soul bone. The Star Luo Imperial Family was behind the Starry Auction House, and Huo Yuhao never expected the Xu family to be willing to bring out a 100,000-year soul bone.
The last soul bone was called the Jade Black-Patterned Dragon-Jiao's right arm bone. Anything related to dragons wouldn't be weak, and from a bloodline perspective, the Jiao was the closest creature to a dragon, so its strength was self-evident.
The Jade Black-Patterned Dragon-Jiao was rumored to be the offspring of a giant dragon and a dragon-jiao, belonging to the super soul beast class, and was naturally skilled in the power of space. There were even legends that they were one of the branches of the Jade Dragon King's descendants from ancient times.
It was basically certain that the Jade Black-Patterned Dragon-Jiao's soul bone would grant the user at least one spatial ability. Of all known abilities in the world, time was the most precious, followed by space.
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered rapidly, and finally, he sighed helplessly. A hundred-thousand-year soul bone... at least a hundred million Gold Soul Coins... Can't afford it, can't afford it.
"Oh well. If I get it, it's my luck; if I don't, it's fate. Even if I bought it, I couldn't absorb it anyway. It would only add to my troubles," Huo Yuhao consoled himself.
And sure enough, once he let go of the idea, he immediately felt relaxed. Then, he began to watch with interest as the people present competed for the hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
In reality, not many people had the strength to bid on a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. The starting price was fifty million, and in the end, only the second and fourth VIP rooms were competing.
Finally, this hundred-thousand-year soul bone was auctioned off for a sky-high price of two hundred and thirty million, going to the fourth VIP room. Huo Yuhao inwardly exclaimed at how rich they were.
The top-level auction came to an end. Not long after, the auction house staff delivered the two items Huo Yuhao had bid on to the VIP room. Huo Yuhao handed a ten million Gold Soul Coin card to the staff and began to examine the delivered items.
First was the Heart-Star Mutual Affection. Guardian. It hadn't been very clear on the soul guide screen, but now, observing it up close, the two bracelets had a delicate texture. Intricate silver runes were carved on them, and each gem emitted a faint glow.
He put the slightly larger one on his hand. It felt a bit cold, but quite comfortable.
Next up was the Snow Demon. Because its value wasn't in its cultivation, the auction house hadn't provided a detailed introduction. After getting a closer look, Huo Yuhao realized this thing was a total noob. Its cultivation was barely over a thousand years, but Huo Yuhao felt it probably couldn't even beat an ordinary eight-hundred-year-old soul beast.
He held up the iron cage and observed the Snow Demon. It looked listless, and Huo Yuhao felt like he'd been ripped off.
Wang Qiuer also walked over and looked at the little beast in the cage. "Why did you buy it? Are you really planning to hunt that hundred-thousand-year soul beast? Even your Hall of the Body wouldn't be able to easily set foot in the Extreme North."
"You misunderstand. How could I not know the dangers of the Extreme North? I have another use for this little guy." Huo Yuhao knew Wang Qiuer wasn't just curious; she probably didn't want him hunting a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
"Another use?"
"That's right." Huo Yuhao nodded seriously. "For example, don't you think it's cute?"
Wang Qiuer rolled her eyes at Huo Yuhao and said impatiently, "Can cute be eaten? Is that why you spent so much money to buy it?"
Setting down the cage, Huo Yuhao rubbed his hands together with a grin, looking at the Snow Demon with ill intentions. "Being cute doesn't fill your stomach, but foxes can be eaten, hehehe!"
"Hiss!"
The Snow Demon, which had been listless in the cage, instantly leaped up. Its body slammed against the cage, its fur bristling, and its large eyes filled with deep fear.
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