When that Soul Bone appeared on the screen, Ice Empress's furious curse exploded in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness:
"Bastard!"
"Ice Empress?" Huo Yuhao was startled. Looking at the Soul Bone again, he also sensed something was off. Most likely, it had come from an Ice Jade Scorpion.
As Princess Jiujiu introduced it, Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen's eyes both lit up.
An ice attribute, a fixed Soul Skill, and formidable power...
When Princess Jiujiu revealed that it had come from an Ice Jade Scorpion, Meng Hongchen's eyes flickered, and she voluntarily withdrew.
"Then let's leave it for Yuhao," she said to Yu Rufeng.
Those present who knew that Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul was an Ice Jade Scorpion included Wang Dong and Chi Qiu, who had always been by his side, as well as the Hongchen siblings and Teacher Yu. Chi Qiu knew more than the others, though: she knew the Martial Soul had come from the Ice Empress.
Having fought alongside Huo Yuhao in a two-person team battle, Meng Hongchen knew how powerful his Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul was. She had no intention of taking something that clearly suited her junior better.
"I won't keep you in suspense," Princess Jiujiu's voice came from the screen. "The fixed Skill of this Soul Bone is called Ice Explosion."
There was nothing left to hesitate over. Huo Yuhao said to the two teachers, "Teachers, I need it."
Ice Empress had already demanded that he secure it.
"Of course," Elder Ma said. "We'll offer twelve million five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."
The Soul Bone's starting price was twelve million, and each bid had to rise by at least five hundred thousand. But neither Elder Ma nor Yu Rufeng hesitated. The one thing Mingde Hall feared least was spending money.
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