Snow Empress, You're Really Beautiful

During this time, Lin Yu immersed himself in cultivation, unable to pull himself away.

In just half a month, with the help of more than a dozen Mysterious Water Pills given to him by Ma Xiaotao, he had his meridians cleansed and marrow purified several times, raising his Innate Soul Power to Rank 8 in one fell swoop.

His rank also rose to Rank 28.

Unfortunately, after consuming too many Mysterious Water Pills, he had developed resistance to them, and their effects were growing weaker.

Lin Yu stopped taking the pills. "The Mysterious Water Pills can only raise me to Rank 28 at most. Taking them has also made my Soul Power unstable. I can't keep taking them. I'll have to rely on my own cultivation for the remaining two ranks."

"With my talent of Rank 8 Innate Soul Power, reaching Rank 30 within two months shouldn't be a problem."

"It's time to prepare for the next step."

Snow Empress, who was lazily floating in the Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, said, "Judging by your expression, I know you're planning something again."

Lin Yu smiled. "There's something called Whale Rubber at the Treasure Appraisal Fair in Shrek Academy. It can raise the limit of the Soul Rings I can withstand. If we can get some, perhaps we can try absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as my third Soul Ring."

Snow Empress looked delighted. "So it's Whale Rubber. I didn't expect the Treasure Appraisal Fair to have it too. It'll benefit you greatly, so hurry and find some to take. It can strengthen your physique, meaning you won't have to take such a risk with your third Soul Ring."

Lin Yu's absorption of his first two Soul Rings had already left Snow Empress shaken. She absolutely did not want him to take a risk with his third Soul Ring.

Lin Yu said, "The problem is that the Treasure Appraisal Fair isn't easy to enter. I need the status of an Outer Court Core Disciple."

"And becoming an Outer Court Core Disciple requires taking the New Student Assessment, which won't be held until two months from now."

"We don't have time to wait. We'll have to use another exceptional method."

Lin Yu had already thought of this method when he first entered Shrek Academy: the large number of Ancient Gold Coins he had initially obtained from Snow Empress.

Although the Treasure Appraisal Fair would prioritize serving core disciples, it was ultimately jointly held by merchants.

Merchants pursued profit. If you were extremely wealthy, would they really turn you away?

After hearing Lin Yu's plan, Snow Empress said, "But if you suddenly produce so many Ancient Gold Coins of unknown origin, it'll be difficult to explain where they came from."

Lin Yu smiled. "Shrek City is a world-famous major city. If we ask around at enough shops, there'll always be some greedy merchants who want to swallow this batch of Ancient Gold Coins."

That same day, Lin Yu left Shrek Academy and headed to Shrek City.

The first merchant he visited was still the antique shop he had gone to originally.

At the time, he had noticed that the antique shop owner was especially greedy, so he guessed that the owner definitely wouldn't let this batch of Ancient Gold Coins slip away.

Sure enough, when the antique shop owner saw that Lin Yu had so many Ancient Gold Coins, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't look away.

What surprised Lin Yu was that he had thought the antique shop owner would take advantage of the situation, swallow a large portion of the coins, and only then help Lin Yu obtain a Treasure Appraisal Fair VIP Card.

Who would have thought that the antique shop owner would instead wear an expression of righteous indignation and hand Lin Yu a VIP Card of the highest grade? "Use it however you like. This batch of Ancient Gold Coins is from several thousand years ago and is extremely valuable, worth at least two million Gold Soul Coins. No other merchant will offer you more than I will."

Lin Yu looked at the antique shop owner several times. "Have you changed your ways?"

The antique shop owner shamelessly said, "I despise people who take advantage of others in their time of need more than anything. If you have any more Ancient Gold Coins in the future, come to me anytime. Fair and impartial, never cheating anyone—that's me."

Only then did Lin Yu understand. The antique shop owner wanted to swallow even more. Human greed truly couldn't be satisfied by a little profit.

In any case, Lin Yu obtained a VIP Card. It was even a Black Card, clearly the highest-grade card offered by the Treasure Appraisal Fair.

On the reverse side was a map of the Treasure Appraisal Fair and its operating hours.

It happened to be taking place that day.

After leaving the antique shop, Lin Yu went straight to the Treasure Appraisal Fair.

At that moment, however, a girl with two Rabbit Ears appeared. She glanced at Lin Yu's back before entering the antique shop.

"Boss, I want to know what that person just did here."

The antique shop owner kept his mouth shut. "Esteemed miss, our shop never reveals the details of its transactions to others."

The Rabbit Ears girl smiled. Bewitching purple light flashed through her eyes, instantly making the antique shop owner's heart bloom with joy, as though he had returned to the time of his first love as a young man.

"What about now? Can you tell me what he did here just now?"

The antique shop owner told the Rabbit Ears girl without hesitation.

The Rabbit Ears girl left with a smile.

Only afterward did the effects of the charm wear off. The antique shop owner wore a miserable expression and slapped his own head repeatedly. "I've ruined everything! How did I let someone control me? I have to inform the boss immediately."

Meanwhile, Lin Yu had already arrived at the Treasure Appraisal Fair.

Snow Empress exclaimed in surprise, "There are so many people."

The area outside the Treasure Appraisal Fair was teeming with people. Shrek City truly lived up to its reputation. The closer one got to the commercial district, the greater the crowds became.

The Treasure Appraisal Fair was a large shop with four floors and a height of more than twenty meters. It occupied a substantial area and was extravagantly decorated, resembling a treasure basin.

At the entrance were long-skirted girls responsible for receiving guests. Each one had sweet features and a slender figure.

Inside the main hall were girls in short golden skirts, even more eye-catching. They were younger and even more beautiful.

Lin Yu was a normal young man. Upon seeing this scene, he couldn't help taking another look.

But after only one glance, Snow Empress frowned and spoke. "What are you looking at? Aren't you afraid you'll get needles in your eyes?"

Lin Yu said, "It's nothing. I've realized that they're actually not as good-looking as you."

Snow Empress was somewhat pleased by this. "I didn't expect you to be quite good with words sometimes."

If I didn't find an excuse, how would I get the chance to keep looking?

After that, Lin Yu didn't look much more, because the various product counters inside the Treasure Appraisal Fair had already caught his attention.

All kinds of novel items were available, including Soul Bones, Soul Tools, precious metals, and more.

Snow Empress was just as excited by the sight.

"Lin Yu, buy this one. It's only fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"That one is pretty good too. It's only one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Over there, over there! Three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins isn't much either."

Lin Yu's eyes widened. "Are you a spendthrift?"

Snow Empress said indifferently, "We have plenty of coins. The Whale Rubber you want isn't worth much anyway, so buy whatever you like."

Lin Yu couldn't resist Snow Empress. She liked those things far too much, and as she continued, her voice even became coquettish. "Can you? Please?"

It was the first time Lin Yu had heard Snow Empress use such a sweet, melting voice. He couldn't withstand it. "All right, all right. I'll buy it for you."

Snow Empress giggled, her charm penetrating to the bone and utterly alluring.

For a moment, Lin Yu's heart began beating inexplicably fast.

He only felt that the excuse he had made tonight had come true. The beautiful girls at the Treasure Appraisal Fair paled considerably beside Snow Empress. Not one of them could compare.

I can't keep looking at Snow Empress. If I look any longer, I'll get needles in my eyes.