Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 339 Those Who Force Fusion Will Perish (8K)

Less than a minute later, Princess Jiujiu's voice rang out again on the big screen.

"Due to the exceptional rarity of this lot, the auction house has decided to extend the viewing time to thirty minutes to allow our esteemed guests time to consider their options."

Upon hearing Princess Jiu Jiu's suggestion to extend the viewing time, the Shrek members realized that things might not be so simple.

No, it really is just a simple mistake. They don't know that the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone must be absorbed by a Soul Master with an ultimate ice attribute martial soul, right?

Ling Luochen, who also possessed the ice attribute, walked to Huo Yuhao's side and asked in a low voice, "Is there really no way we can try?"

Huo Yuhao nodded: "The Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone cannot be fused with except by an ultimate ice martial soul; those who forcibly fuse with it will surely die."

Ling Luochen's expression changed, and he sighed dejectedly.

Unless she already possesses a supreme treasure like the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, she is likely to miss out on this soul bone. If she wants to upgrade her ice-attribute martial soul to the ultimate ice-attribute martial soul through later means, the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow is the only way.

However, Elder Xuan had ventured deep into the far north to try and find this thing, but in the end he returned empty-handed, which shows how precious the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow is.

Even a level 98 Super Douluo couldn't find this treasure even after venturing deep into the far north; how difficult it must be to obtain.

For ice-attribute soul masters, the value of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow even exceeds that of a hundred-thousand-year-old ice-attribute soul beast.

After a total of thirty minutes of viewing time, the auction began as scheduled.

The starting price for the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone fluctuated, starting at a high of 15 million, with each bid increasing by no less than 100,000 gold soul coins.

Wang Yan gave up on bidding after only one glance.

He doesn't have the authority to squander tens of millions of gold soul coins, which is a considerable sum for Shrek.

Wang Yan could try offering the school a bargain at the lowest possible price, but a starting price of 15 million was beyond his authority.

Besides, who knows who this thing is actually intended for?

Wang Dong, somewhat curious, grabbed Huo Yuhao's hand: "The people of Xingluo wouldn't really intend to..."

Huo Yuhao shook his head: "It's hard to say. Maybe that's really what they meant, or maybe something just went wrong."

"However, the auction must proceed as planned. If they announce the withdrawal of the items, it will be a devastating blow to the reputation of the auction house. So if the intention is to sell to Meng Hongchen, then let nature take its course."

"If it's just a minor mishap, then we can just find someone to take the blame. It's just a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other."

The honors of the auction house?

Wang Dong raised an eyebrow. Huo Yuhao hadn't hidden the matter of the Soul-Devouring Blade from him. Huo Yuhao had only come to the Starlight Auction twice and had already gotten a bargain twice. Did the Starlight Auction House really have any reputation to speak of?

Soon, the auctioneer, Qingya, also came in, looking apologetic. She said that their auction house had already verified the problem with the item, and that, as Huo Yuhao had said, the official auctioneer would take over the item.

Wang Dong glanced at Huo Yuhao silently.

Yes, it's truly an external brain that even Wang Dong is satisfied with; it works great!

In the end, the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone was acquired by the Star Luo Royal Family for 30 million. Meng Hongchen was still in the VIP room of the auction house, watching the soul bone being auctioned off, completely unaware that she had just walked through the gates of hell.

"Next up is today's final auction item."

The screen on the Soul Guidance Screen turned golden once again.

As the golden light gradually faded, Xu Jiujiu reappeared on the screen wearing a long golden dress.

Xu Jiujiu's explanation was quite captivating, and it wasn't until he finished his long string of tantalizing words that he finally got to the point.

"It's a single-use item. Or rather, it's a type of medicine. And there's only one. Please take a look, distinguished guests."

As she spoke, Princess Jiujiu gestured with her right hand, and the Soul Guidance Screen immediately changed, displaying a white tray.

On the white jade tray was a small wooden stand, with a wisp of air gently undulating on it.

The airflow appeared white, a soft white that didn't convey any power; and from the screen alone, it was just an airflow. It was difficult to perceive its magic directly through sight.

However, this wisp of air remained condensed and did not disperse, subtly surging left and right as if trying to break free of the encirclement. Meanwhile, the wooden support beneath it continuously emitted a layer of pale golden light that enveloped it during its impact, preventing it from breaking through.

"Distinguished guests must be very curious about what this is. When I first saw it, I wasn't sure either."

"Because the current of energy you see before you is the result of a 100,000-year-old soul beast that, after reaching its bottleneck, chose to revert to human form. During the transformation process, it was captured by a powerful being and imprisoned within the level-nine soul tool, the God Sealing Platform."

"This mass of energy, in a sense, can be considered an unformed embryo when a soul beast is reborn as a human."

The Ninth-Level Soul Guidance Device, the God-Sealing Platform!

Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted. He didn't care at all what the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo inside the Conferred God Platform was; he only cared about the Conferred God Platform that imprisoned the 100,000-year-old soul beast.

The name "Conferred God Platform" is already enticing enough. Despite being only a level nine soul tool, it was able to seal a 100,000-year-old soul beast inside. The power of the Conferred God Platform is beyond doubt.

The introduction of the auction item continued for a long time, but Huo Yuhao paid no attention to it. The 100,000-year-level soul ring and soul bone, and even the second martial soul, were not as attractive to him as this Conferred God Platform.

Investiture of the Gods! Investiture of the Gods!

A storm raged through Huo Yuhao's mind, his thoughts racing.

Although the name "Conferred God Platform" is just an exaggerated way of showcasing the power of this soul tool, for Huo Yuhao, perhaps all of this is actually feasible.

To this day, Huo Yuhao still hasn't come up with any effective way to deal with his formidable enemy.

If a level nine soul-guided artifact like the God-Sealing Platform can't seal a god within it, what about a level ten God-Sealing Platform?

Even if level 10 isn't enough, level 11 or 12 should be enough, right?

In any case, this is definitely a very valuable direction.

At this moment, the Conferred God Platform on the stage has the power to seal a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and it is only a 100,000-year-old soul beast in its embryonic state. However, this still gave Huo Yuhao a glimmer of precious hope.

What if we could figure out the Conferred God Platform and create one that could forcibly seal away unsuspecting enemies?

Even if you can't seal the opponent, you can at least seal their henchmen, right?

Hope is more precious than gold. Until today, Huo Yuhao has finally glimpsed a way to deal with the gods, even if this way may not be reliable.

(End of this chapter)