Women Are Like Fine Wine... A Gift and the Xu Siblings' Decision
The two people in VIP room number three were quite distinctive. One had an unusually large head, resembling a real-life version of the character Big Head Son, while the other had a particularly thick right arm with bulging muscles, exuding an aura like Primordial beast.
If we were to name the faction on the continent that gathers the most bizarrely shaped and distinctive Soul Master in the entire continent, it would undoubtedly be the Body Sect.
Soul Master who use a part of themselves as their Martial Soul Martial Soul often have that part of their body that is different from the rest of their body. Therefore, there is an unofficial history on the continent that says the members of the Body Sect are all deformed and ugly, and that it is the sect with the lowest average appearance on the entire continent.
"Brother, if you ask me, let's just take this Soul Beast embryo and steal it."
"Qilin Arm Soul Master Yu Tao spoke, his eyes filled with anger."
"No way." Big-Headed Soul Master Lang Ya immediately objected. "I can sense at least four powerful auras gathered in this Starlight Auction House. If we dare to act recklessly, we'll be killed on the spot in the next second. Star Luo Empire is not Heaven Soul after all. Unless the elders are here, we'd better be cautious."
"Besides, how easy is it to absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo? As long as we can find the right target, this thing will be our young master's sooner or later."
As he spoke, Lang Ya narrowed his eyes slightly, and the next moment, the Black Level auctioneer who had fainted in the room slowly stood up.
"Investigate the background of the person who bought the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo."
The Black Level auctioneer respectfully accepted and turned to leave the room.
"Big brother, what do we do next?" Yu Tao scratched his head with his extremely thick right arm.
Their purpose in coming here was to see if there were any treasures that their sects could use at this Top-Tier Auction brought together the top forces of the entire continent. If they could buy them, they would buy them; if not, they would mark them, go home and send a message to find someone to snatch them. They also hoped to pick up a few promising talents to bring back to their sects for training.
"Let's find a comfortable place to play with women for a few days. As soon as this competition ends, we'll take Huo Yuhao with us and immediately return to the sect to report."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tao's eyes lit up, and he burst into laughter:
"Good, good, good! This is the life I've always wanted! Tonight I'm going to beat ten of them!"
"Hey bro, wanna join me? Let's do something exciting..."
As he spoke, Yu Tao raised an eyebrow at Lang Ya.
Lang Ya's lips twitched, then he said without hesitation:
"Hey kid, stay away from me. I can't even compliment your taste..."
Yu Tao didn't take it to heart, and just chuckled:
"Brother, you just don't understand. Women are like fine wine, the older they get, the better they become. How can those young girls who haven't even grown up yet compare to them?"
Lang Ya seemed to remember something, and suddenly shuddered, then said irritably:
"Get away from me with your weird fetish, I'm not as perverted as you."
Yu Tao responded somewhat aggrievedly, without saying anything more.
On the other side, not long after leaving the VIP room, Xu Jiujiu returned, this time followed by Emperor Xu Jiawei of Star Luo Emperor.
After exchanging greetings, Xu Jiawei looked at Jiang Yu and then exclaimed in admiration:
"Truly a prodigy, becoming the leader of the Main Team Shrek Seven Monsters at the age of eleven—a first in ten thousand years! I believe the future will belong to you."
"Your Majesty flatters me; I was merely fortunate." In front of the emperor, Jiang Yu also restrained his casualness, his serious demeanor causing Jiang Yu to roll his eyes for Xu Jiujiu.
She had already seen through Jiang Yu's outward appearance to his cunning and wicked nature.
That little rascal is no good!
Xu Jiawei simply smiled upon hearing this, and then said:
"I've watched all your matches, and I have to say, even after the unexpected incident involving the starting players, your reserve team still left a very deep impression on me. But what impressed me the most was your team."
Before coming here, Xu Jiawei and his sister had already learned about Jiang Yu's background and experience in detail through their information channels at the Shrek Academy.
It would have been better if they hadn't investigated. The siblings discovered that although Jiang Yu was indeed a "troublemaker," his unparalleled spatial abilities and formidable cultivation were not something that could have been forcibly created.
Further investigation, coupled with information gleaned from the Medicine Immortal Douluo, sent a chill down the spines of the brother and sister, immediately elevating their regard for Jiang Yu to the highest level.
As soon as Xu Jiawei finished speaking, Xu Jiujiu followed closely behind and said:
"To be honest, after careful consideration, we decided to bid on the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone to avoid any credibility issues. However, given this incident, this Soul Bone can no longer be auctioned. To thank you for your reminder, we've decided to give it to you as a prize. If you can lead Shrek Academy to win this year's competition, this Soul Bone Soul Bone will be given to you as an extra reward."
Note that the emphasis here is on gifting Jiang Yu, not Shrek Academy.
Having conducted the previous investigation, the Xu siblings could not possibly be unaware of the deep-seated hatred between Jiang Yu and Huo Yuhao and the others.
But this raises a question: only Ultimate Ice Soul Master can absorb the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, so the best owner of this Soul Bone would undoubtedly be Huo Yuhao, who possesses the Ice Jade Scorpion. But fundamentally, it was Jiang Yu, not Shrek Academy, who truly reminded them of this.
The Xu siblings knew that if they directly gifted this Soul Bone to the Shrek Academy, given their understanding of the Shrek Academy's higher-ups, the ownership of the Soul Bone would be uncertain. If the Soul Bone fell into Huo Yuhao's hands, their actions would completely offend Jiang Yu and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Choosing between a genius Soul Master possesses both an Ultimate Martial Soul and Body Martial Soul, and a super genius with a time-space system, is an extremely difficult task.
Xu Jiawei was also extremely conflicted about this, but Xu Jiujiu actually preferred Jiang Yu.
This is not only because Jiang Yu has shown greater potential so far and because of her relationship with Jiang Yu, but also because of her character.
According to the investigation, the reason why Jiang Yu and others hated Huo Yuhao was because Huo Yuhao, when facing a life-or-death crisis, used some unknown means to shift the crisis onto Jiang Yu and others for his own safety. Furthermore, he even took advantage of the Shrek Academy's favoritism to steal reserve team spots that should have belonged to others. Therefore, even most of the Main Team Shrek Seven Monsters held them in contempt.
Even so, Shrek Academy still intends to cultivate Huo Yuhao as the next generation's Sea God Pavilion.
Xu Jiujiu feared was that the "meat bun" (a metaphor for a small, easily exploited person) would never return. After all, Huo Yuhao's character didn't seem trustworthy at all. On the contrary, although Jiang Yu and the others were ruthless, they were all incredibly kind to their companions.
Of course, the above are only some of the reasons; there must be other reasons for choosing Jiang Yu.
Even if we take a step back and assume that this Soul Bone was auctioned normally, none of the ice-type Soul Master present would be able to contend with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Upon Jiang Yu exchanged a glance with Xu Jiujiu, then bowed slightly and said:
"Then thank you very much, Your Majesty and Your Highness. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will not forget this gift."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei smiled slightly, nodded to everyone, and then turned and left. He glanced at Jiang Yu for Xu Jiujiu, his lips twitched slightly, and he followed her out the door.
After the two left, Jiang Yu raised his eyes, a thoughtful look appearing in them.