The bidding raged like a wildfire, and Ling Ya quickly drove the price up to eighteen million Gold Soul Coins. Just then...
Within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, the Ice Empress had sensed the aura of a Soul Bone belonging to her own kin and was already beside herself with rage! She insisted that Huo Yuhao had to retrieve this Soul Bone and told him that the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan was exceedingly proud. Only Soul Masters with the ultimate ice attribute could absorb their Soul Bones. If anyone else tried to forcefully absorb one, they would suffer a backlash and die as their body exploded!
Huo Yuhao dared not delay and immediately begged Zhou Yi to find Xu Jiujiu and explain the situation.
Xu Jiujiu was onstage presiding over the bidding. When she heard the message delivered by her maid, her heart jolted, and she had no choice but to suspend the auction temporarily. "Distinguished guests, please remain calm. The auction will pause for fifteen minutes. I have an urgent matter to attend to."
She hurried offstage to meet the Shrek group.
After learning the truth from Huo Yuhao, Xu Jiujiu's expression shifted repeatedly. As the auctioneer, if she failed to disclose such a grave danger in an auction item and a bidder came to harm, the Starlight Auction House's reputation would be destroyed overnight!
Helpless, she returned to the stage, announced that there was a problem with the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, and sought to cancel its auction.
This immediately stirred up a towering wave of uproar, especially from Ling Ya, who currently held the highest bid.
Ling Ya gave a cold snort at once, his voice carrying the oppressive might and displeasure of a Titled Douluo. "Princess Jiujiu! I bid according to the rules, and my