Traveling Through Douluo, Learning from Huo Yuhao to Get Soul Bones and Milk Bottles for Free

Su Hui stared at the icy-crystal-like left arm bone on the display stand, rapidly calculating.

Any Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone could easily fetch over ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

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

But a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was still a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. The starting bid was already five thousand Gold Soul Coins, and the final price would probably reach tens of thousands.

With the twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins he had on hand, he wasn't even qualified to bid in the later rounds.

The Ice Empress was still grumbling in his mind. "How dare these ants lay their hands on my clan's remains? Hmph, if I were at the height of my power—"

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

Su Hui cut off her rambling.

He couldn't afford to provoke anyone in Shrek City right now. Even at the height of her power, the Ice Empress would get herself into trouble if she came here and started a fight.

His thoughts raced, and suddenly he recalled the part in the original story where Huo Yuhao obtained the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone—the special property of the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone!

The corners of Su Hui's mouth lifted slightly.

On the display stand, the auctioneer gracefully stepped beside the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, smiling sweetly. "Honored guests, bidding is now open for this Ten Thousand Year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone!"

Just as everyone was preparing to bid,

a clear voice suddenly rang out from the back rows of the regular seating.

"Pardon my bluntness, but may I ask whether your auction house has yet to mention this Soul Bone's flaw?"

His voice wasn't loud, but the entire auction hall fell silent.

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

The auctioneer's professional smile froze on her face.

Her eyebrows arched slightly as she tried to remain composed. "Sir, our auction house has always based its business on trust. We would never conceal any flaw in an item up for auction."

"This Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone was personally examined by our chief appraiser. It is a complete, undamaged Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone."

She tilted her head slightly, as if listening to an instruction coming through a Soul Tool. Then she put on another smile.

"Since you have concerns, sir, please explain them in detail. If your claims are true, we will certainly give everyone here an explanation."

She made it sound easy.

But there was another meaning beneath her words: if Su Hui couldn't explain himself, the auction house would hardly let the matter pass without consequence.

That was only natural.

After all, Su Hui's words had called the auction house's credibility into question.

Su Hui sensed several auras locking onto him.

From the direction of the private boxes came Soul Power fluctuations from at least three experts at the Soul King level or above.

The auction house's enforcers were already in position.

If he couldn't offer a convincing explanation, they would probably throw him out for causing a disturbance.

He rose unhurriedly, clasping his hands behind his back, his posture relaxed.

"This Soul Bone is indeed undamaged. But the flaw I'm talking about isn't a defect in its condition. It's a special property."

The Ice Empress gave a soft, surprised "Huh?" in his mind.

The whole hall held its breath.

Su Hui spoke clearly. "As far as I know, the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan possesses the Ultimate Ice Attribute, and the chill of its source far surpasses that of ordinary ice elements."

"Therefore, there is an extremely strict restriction on absorbing Soul Bones produced by Ice Jade Scorpions: you must have an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul or constitution to withstand that frigid source."

"Otherwise, at best, the fusion will fail and your meridians will be damaged. At worst, the cold will invade your marrow. Not only will you fail to gain the Soul Bone's power, you'll be frozen into a cripple—or even suffer a Soul Power rampage that puts your life at risk."

His words sent the auction hall into an uproar.

"What? There's a catch like that?"

"An Ultimate Attribute Martial Soul? That's one in ten thousand!"

"Damn, I don't have the Ultimate Ice Attribute. If I bought it and tried to absorb it, wouldn't I cripple myself?"

An old man in the front row stroked his beard, thoughtful. "The Ice Jade Scorpion Clan does indeed live only in the core region of the Far North, and it possesses the Ultimate Ice Attribute. The cold there is too much for many ordinary Soul Masters to bear."

The bidders beside Su Hui lowered their numbered paddles one after another.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, which had been all the rage moments ago, had suddenly become a hot potato.

The auctioneer's expression shifted several times. At last, she forced a smile and bowed to the audience. "Thank you, sir, for pointing this out."

"This was indeed a serious oversight in our appraisal process. Please wait a moment while we retest the Soul Bone."

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

Su Hui sat down again, calm and composed.

The Ice Empress's voice sounded, tinged with confusion. "How do you know about the special restrictions on my clan's Soul Bones?"

"I read about strange tales from the Far North in some old books," Su Hui replied offhandedly.

Of course, he wasn't about to tell her he'd dug this up from the original story.

Huo Yuhao had used this knowledge to get the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone for free back then. Su Hui was simply following the same playbook.

The Ice Empress fell silent for a moment, then pressed him further. "With your circumstances, fusing with my four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone is already an immense stroke of fortune. Why would you want this ten-thousand-year piece of junk?"

"In terms of quality, it's not even worthy of being your scraps. Since you want to become a god, you absolutely must not fuse with this Soul Bone."

"If you really need a Soul Bone from the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan..."

The Ice Empress pursed her lips, reluctantly offering, "You can return to my clan later. I'll have my people sacrifice themselves to you."

It was better to keep benefits within the family.

Rather than let her clan members become someone else's Soul Rings and Soul Bones, she might as well let Su Hui have them.

Besides, Su Hui had a way to let Soul Beasts sacrifice themselves without dying.

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

Su Hui spoke to her in his mind, his tone carrying a confidence that suggested he already had it in the bag.

"Then what do you want it for?"

"Ice Explosion Technique."

Those three words left the Ice Empress silent for a moment.

Su Hui explained, "From what you've told me, the Ice Explosion Technique really is a divine skill of the ice element."

"This Soul Bone is only ten thousand years old, but the Ice Explosion Technique is naturally engraved in its bones as a Soul Skill imprint."

"I plan to refine it into a Soul Tool. Once the process is complete, the Soul Bone will become a weapon with restrictions on how it can be used."

"A Soul Tool? What's that?"

The Ice Empress had never seen a Soul Tool before.

"Well... I'll explain later."

Thirty minutes later,

the auctioneer returned to the display stand, accompanied by two appraisers in white robes.

All three bowed deeply in the direction of Su Hui's seat.

"Honored guests, our professional appraisers have conducted an urgent test. This Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone does indeed contain the ultimate frigid source, as the gentleman just pointed out. No one without an Ultimate Ice constitution can withstand it."

The auctioneer straightened, her voice trembling slightly. "This was a serious oversight on our part. Please accept our sincerest apologies."

The whole hall erupted once more.

The Soul Masters who had regretted not being able to afford a bid were now counting their blessings.

If the masked young man hadn't pointed it out in time, someone among them might have spent their entire fortune on the Soul Bone, only to end up with their meridians completely ruined.

The auctioneer turned to Su Hui, her expression solemn. "Sir, thanks to your righteous intervention, you prevented a serious mistake on our part and protected the interests of all the honored guests here."

"On the auction house manager's orders, we've decided to give you the Soul Bone free of charge, along with ten thousand Gold Soul Coins as a token of our gratitude."

Before Su Hui could reply, she lifted the icy-crystal-like left arm bone in both hands.

Su Hui considered it for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Um... could I exchange the ten-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin reward for a Level 4 Milk Bottle?"

The auctioneer froze.

A Milk Bottle was an extremely unusual kind of Soul Tool.

It couldn't attack, but it could store Soul Power and replenish a Soul Master's reserves at a critical moment.

It was like a second set of meridians for a Soul Master.

A Level 4 Milk Bottle was far more difficult to make than other Soul Tools of the same level, and they were extremely scarce on the market.

If one went up for auction, it wouldn't be unusual for it to sell for twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

She really couldn't make that decision herself. She needed to wait for instructions from above.

Su Hui didn't rush her. He simply waited in silence.

A moment later, the auctioneer nodded slightly as she pressed the communication Soul Tool at her ear. Her expression settled.

"The manager has replied. Sir, you clearly know your wares, and we certainly won't be stingy. We agree to your request."

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

Intricate Soul Tool circuits were engraved on its body, and pale golden Soul Power swirled faintly inside.

One Soul Bone and one Level 4 Milk Bottle.

Su Hui took both items, then quietly slipped the frozen left arm bone into his Storage Soul Tool amid the envious and jealous gazes filling the hall.

After that, he nodded in farewell and left.

In his mind, the Ice Empress grumbled unhappily, "To think humans would give away one of my clan's remains like this. It's utterly humiliating."

"Stop grumbling. Once I refine this thing into a Soul Tool, it'll go boom and blast a giant ice mushroom cloud into the sky. That'll be enough to make your clan famous."

"...Blast what cloud?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I explained it."