Soul Bone Skill: Ice Explosion

As time passed, item after item was sold at auction. The others from Shrek Academy also bought one or two Soul Guidance Devices.

It was not until the eighth auction item appeared.

When Xu Jiujiu appeared on the large screen for the eighth time, she had changed into a silver-white gown embroidered with delicate ice crystal patterns along its hem. Under the lights, it looked as though frost flowers were truly flowing across it. Standing at the center of the stage with a faint smile, she spoke with greater solemnity than before. "The next two auction items will be the highlights of today's event. I believe all our distinguished guests will be interested."

"Some good things may be rare, but they are not nonexistent. However, it will likely be difficult to find a second item like the next one anywhere on the continent. Please take a look."

With a flash of light, a Soul Guidance Screen displayed a Soul Bone magnified countless times over. It was entirely jade-green, its surface rippling with a soft glow, as though liquid were slowly flowing within it. From its shape, it appeared to be a left arm bone. A faint layer of white mist hovered around it, and even from nearby, one could feel its bone-piercing chill. Most distinctive were the tiny crystals covering its surface, embedded one by one into the bone as if a jeweler had painstakingly set them there.

Yan Jingzhe stared at the Soul Bone on the screen, then turned to glance at Huo Yuhao. "You should know where this Soul Bone came from. It suits you very well. Your master will buy it for you later."

Huo Yuhao sat up straight and nodded. "Mm. Thank you, Master." Within his Sea of Spirit, the Ice Empress was nearly going berserk.

Several envious gazes fell upon him. Xiao Xiao's eyes practically gleamed. Wang Dong said nothing, but his lips curled downward as though he were thinking, Why don't I have such a good master? Bei Bei chuckled and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder without saying anything more.

"As everyone knows, the most precious things to a Soul Master are Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones. These two items almost never appear at auctions."

"Whoever obtains them either uses them personally or saves them for their family. No one would put them up for sale."

"And the Soul Bone before you is the finest one our Starlight Auction has found in recent years."

"I believe everyone can tell that this is an ice-attribute Soul Bone. Before introducing its advantages, let me first explain its flaw. The flaw is simple: only ice-attribute Soul Masters can absorb it. Soul Masters of any other attribute can only let it gather dust."

She paused, raising her voice slightly.

"As for its advantages, its Soul Bone skill is the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan's most powerful ability: Ice Explosion. As long as any part of an opponent's body has been Ice Sealed, an explosion can be triggered. This is a skill capable of changing the course of battle. The stronger the combatants, the more valuable such rule-defying soul skills become."

"The next twenty minutes will be for viewing. In twenty minutes, this Soul Bone will officially go up for auction!"

As the seconds ticked by, the twenty-minute viewing period came to an end. Princess Jiujiu's voice rang out. "The Ice Jade Scorpion left arm Soul Bone has a starting bid of twelve million Gold Soul Coins, with each raise no less than fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

As Xu Jiujiu finished speaking, the number twelve million appeared on the Soul Guidance Screen.

Soon afterward, people began raising the bid one after another.

"Thirteen million."

"Fourteen million."

The price continued to soar: fifteen million, sixteen million, seventeen million...

This Soul Bone had indeed attracted many bidders. Yan Jingzhe, in private room number one, announced his price. "Twenty million."

The instant three-million increase shocked everyone and caused many to abandon the bidding. Yet several people continued raising the price, especially those from Sun Moon Academy. They were also very interested in this Soul Bone.

"Twenty-one million."

"Twenty-two million."

"Twenty-four million."

By the time the price reached twenty-four million, only a handful of people were still bidding. This Soul Bone was certainly excellent, but the price was truly high, already exceeding many people's expectations.

"Twenty-five million."

"Hmph!" Seeing that someone was still raising the bid, Yan Jingzhe snorted coldly. "Thirty million."

The moment that price was announced, the number on the Soul Guidance Screen stopped changing!

Thirty million Gold Soul Coins was too outrageous. It had already far exceeded the value of this Soul Bone.

The people from Sun Moon Academy also fell silent. Though they were interested, they were not fools.

In the end, Sun Moon Academy made no further bid.

One minute later, the two golden words "Sold" appeared on the large screen. Xu Jiujiu confirmed with a smile, "Thirty million Gold Soul Coins, sold! Congratulations to the distinguished guest in private room number one."

Huo Yuhao let out a long breath, only then realizing that he had been holding it the whole time. He turned toward Yan Jingzhe and opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed the words before they came out. Yan Jingzhe waved a hand, not allowing him to speak.

"Next is today's final auction item."

The image on the Soul Guidance Screen changed again. The moment that mass of white airflow appeared, everyone in the venue fell silent. A white tray appeared on the screen, with a small wooden stand set in its center. Its surface was inlaid with at least a hundred gemstones of various colors, and above it, a mass of white airflow gently fluctuated.

The airflow remained condensed without dispersing, charging left and right around the wooden stand like a living creature. Meanwhile, the stand's base continuously emitted a pale golden barrier that firmly trapped it inside and prevented it from escaping.

Xu Jiujiu appeared onstage once more, now wearing a golden gown. Her expression was more solemn than it had been for any previous auction item.

"Distinguished guests, from Jiujiu's attire, you should be able to see just how precious today's final item is. To be honest, this may be the only time I will ever see it in my life. Its value is already difficult to measure with money."

She gestured toward the white airflow on the screen.

"I will not reveal this item's name for now. Let me first explain its use. It is a one-time consumable item, or rather, an embryo. And there is only one."

"Please look closely. The mass of airflow on the screen is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that, after reaching a bottleneck, chose to rebuild itself as a human. During the transformation process, it was captured by a Rank-9 Soul Engineer and confined within the Rank-9 Soul Guidance Device, the Sealing God Platform. In a sense, this can be considered the unformed embryo of a Soul Beast rebuilding itself into a human."

"Let alone all of you distinguished guests, I dare say that across the entire Douluo Continent, there are likely very few people who have witnessed such a sight firsthand."

At Jiujiu's words, shock filled everyone's eyes.

The entire venue fell silent.