Crossing Douluo: Learning from Huo Yuhao, Free-Riding Spirit Bones and Milk Bottles

Su Hui stared at the ice-crystal-like left arm bone on the display stand, his mind racing with calculations.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone could easily fetch over ten thousand Gold Soul Coins regardless of the piece.

Even if this Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone was only ten thousand years old.

Given the foundation of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, the starting price was already five thousand Gold Soul Coins, and the final price would likely reach tens of thousands.

To be honest, the twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins in his hand didn't even qualify him to call out a bid for more than a few rounds.

In his mind, the Ice Empress was still grumbling: "Are these ants worthy of laying hands on the remains of my kin? Hmph, if this Empress were in her prime—"

"Enough, you can't do anything to them right now."

Su Hui interrupted her muttering.

He couldn't afford to provoke Shrek City right now; even if the Ice Empress were in her prime, she would still be in trouble if she came here to cause a scene.

His thoughts whirred, and he suddenly recalled the plot from the original work where Huo Yuhao obtained the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone—the unique nature of the bone!

The corners of Su Hui's mouth curled upward slightly.

On the stage, the auctioneer walked gracefully to the side of the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, her smile sweet: "Distinguished guests, the auction for this Ten Thousand Year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone begins now!"

Just as everyone was preparing to bid.

A clear, resonant voice came abruptly from the back rows of the general seating area.

"Pardon my intrusion, but may I ask if your auction house hasn't had the chance to introduce the flaws of this soul bone yet?"

The voice wasn't loud, but it caused the entire auction hall to fall into sudden silence.

Everyone turned their heads in unison, their gazes converging on Su Hui, who wore a bronze mask.

The auctioneer's professional smile froze on her face.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, forcing herself to remain calm: "Sir, our auction house has always been built on credibility; we would never conceal any defects of an item."

"This Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone has been personally appraised by our chief appraiser and is a complete, undamaged Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone."

She tilted her head slightly, as if listening to instructions coming through her Soul Tool, and then piled the smile back onto her face.

"Since you have this question, sir, you might as well explain in detail. If what you say is true, we will naturally give everyone present an explanation."

The words were spoken lightly.

However, there was an underlying implication: if Su Hui couldn't provide a solid reason, the auction house likely wouldn't let this matter pass easily.

That was only natural.

After all, the moment Su Hui spoke, he had touched upon the credibility of the auction house.

Su Hui sensed several auras locking onto him.

From the direction of the private boxes came the soul power fluctuations of at least three experts above the Soul King level.

The auction house's enforcers were already in position.

As long as he couldn't provide a valid explanation, he would likely be thrown out as a troublemaker immediately.

He stood up unhurriedly, hands behind his back, his posture composed.

"This soul bone is indeed undamaged, but the flaw I speak of is not a physical defect, but its unique nature."

The Ice Empress let out a soft "Oh?" in his mind.

The entire hall held its breath.

Su Hui said loudly: "As far as I know, the Ice Jade Scorpion clan possesses the Ultimate Ice attribute, and their origin cold energy far exceeds that of ordinary ice elements."

"Therefore, the soul bone produced by an Ice Jade Scorpion has an extremely harsh restriction during absorption—one must possess an Ultimate Ice martial soul or physique to withstand that source of extreme cold."

"Otherwise, at best, the fusion will fail and the meridians will be damaged; at worst, the cold energy will invade the bone marrow. Not only will one fail to gain the power of the soul bone, but they will also freeze themselves into a cripple, or even suffer a soul power backlash that endangers their life."

As soon as these words were spoken, the auction hall erupted.

"What? There's such a requirement?"

"An Ultimate attribute martial soul? That thing is one in ten thousand!"

"Hiss, I don't have an Ultimate Ice attribute. If I bought it and tried to fuse it, wouldn't I just be crippling myself?"

An old man sitting in the front row stroked his beard, thoughtful: "The Ice Jade Scorpion clan does indeed only exist in the core area of the Far North and possesses the Ultimate Ice attribute. Many ordinary soul masters find it difficult to even withstand the cold there."

The bidders around Su Hui put down their bidding paddles one after another.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, which had been highly sought after just a moment ago, suddenly became a hot potato.

The auctioneer's expression shifted several times, but she finally forced a smile and bowed to the hall in apology: "Thank you for the correction, sir."

"This matter was indeed an oversight in our appraisal process. Please wait a moment, everyone; we need to re-test this soul bone."

Several staff members carefully picked up the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone and hurried into the backstage area.

Su Hui sat back down, calm and collected.

The Ice Empress's voice appeared, carrying a hint of confusion: "How do you know the unique restrictions of my clan's soul bones?"

"Naturally, I read about the strange tales of the Far North in ancient books." Su Hui brushed her off casually.

He certainly wouldn't say that this was an old debt he had dug up from the original plot.

Huo Yuhao had relied on this very knowledge to secure the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone for free back in the day; he was simply following the same blueprint.

The Ice Empress fell silent for a moment before pressing, "Given your situation, fusing with my four-hundred-thousand-year soul bone is already a heaven-sent opportunity. What use could you possibly have for this ten-thousand-year piece of scrap?"

"In terms of quality, it isn't even fit to be your scrap material. Since you are aiming for godhood, you absolutely must not fuse with this soul bone."

"If you truly require a soul bone from the Ice Jade Scorpion clan..."

The Ice Empress pursed her lips and reluctantly added, "When the time comes, return to my clan. I will have my kin offer themselves in sacrifice to you."

Better to keep the benefits within the family.

Rather than letting her own kin become soul rings or soul bones for others, it was better to let Su Hui have them.

Besides, Su Hui possessed a method to allow soul beasts to sacrifice themselves without dying.

"Who said I was going to fuse with it?"

Su Hui transmitted his voice into his mind, his tone carrying a sense of certainty that he had already won.

"Then what do you want it for?"

"Ice Explosion Technique."

These three words caused the Ice Empress to fall silent for a moment.

Su Hui explained, "According to what you said, the Ice Explosion Technique is indeed a divine skill of the ice element."

"Although this soul bone is only ten thousand years old, the soul skill imprint of the Ice Explosion Technique is naturally engraved within its bone structure."

"I intend to refine it into a Soul Tool. Once the refinement is complete, this soul bone will become a weapon with specific usage limitations."

"A Soul Tool? What is that?"

The Ice Empress had yet to see a Soul Tool.

"That... I'll explain it to you later."

Thirty minutes later.

The auctioneer returned to the stage, followed by two white-robed appraisers.

The three of them bowed deeply toward the direction where Su Hui was seated.

"Distinguished guests, after an emergency test by our professional appraisers, this Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone indeed contains the origin of Ultimate Ice, as that gentleman just stated. It cannot be withstood by anyone who does not possess an Ultimate Ice physique."

The auctioneer straightened up, her voice trembling, "This was a grave oversight by our house, and I offer our most sincere apologies to everyone here."

The entire hall erupted in an uproar once more.

Those soul masters who had just been regretting that they couldn't afford the price were now feeling incredibly fortunate.

If that masked young man hadn't pointed it out in time, someone among them might have truly bankrupted themselves to win this soul bone, only to end up with their meridians completely destroyed.

The auctioneer turned to Su Hui with a solemn expression, "Sir, thanks to your righteous words, you have prevented a major mistake by our house and saved the interests of all the distinguished guests present."

"Following the instructions of our manager, our house has decided to gift this soul bone to you free of charge, and we offer an additional ten thousand Gold Soul Coins as a token of our gratitude."

Before Su Hui could speak, she held up the crystal-like left arm bone with both hands.

Su Hui pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "That... may I ask, can the ten-thousand Gold Soul Coin reward be exchanged for a Level 4 Milk Bottle?"

The auctioneer was stunned.

A Milk Bottle was a very special type of Soul Tool.

Although it lacked offensive power, it could store soul power and replenish a soul master at a critical moment.

It was equivalent to a soul master's second set of meridians.

The difficulty of crafting a Level 4 Milk Bottle far exceeded that of other Soul Tools of the same level, making them extremely rare on the market.

If it were put up for auction, it wouldn't be strange for it to easily fetch twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

She truly couldn't make this decision on her own; she needed to follow the instructions from above.

Su Hui didn't rush her, waiting quietly.

A moment later, the auctioneer nodded slightly while listening to the communication Soul Tool at her ear, her expression calming down.

"The manager says that since you know your goods, we naturally cannot be stingy. We accept your request."

Before long, a waiter brought over a palm-sized, glass-bottle-shaped Soul Tool and handed it to Su Hui.

The bottle body was engraved with complex soul circuits, and faint golden soul power flowed within.

One soul bone, one Level 4 Milk Bottle.

Su Hui took both items and, amidst the gazes of envy and jealousy from the crowd, quietly stored the frozen left arm bone into his storage Soul Tool.

He then nodded in acknowledgment and left.

In his mind, the Ice Empress grumbled with dissatisfaction, "For my kin's remains to be given away by a human like this, I have lost all face."

"Stop nagging. Once I refine this thing into a Soul Tool and let out a big mushroom cloud of ice with a 'boom,' it will be enough to make your clan famous."

"...Explode what kind of cloud?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you."