Chapter 619: Chapter 52 You Wouldn't Believe Me If I Said He's the Snow Emperor, Would You?_1
In Room Six, Meng Hongchen's breathing quickened after hearing Princess Jiujiu's introduction.
There was no need for Princess Jiujiu to enumerate the soul bone's advantages anymore; the three points she mentioned were all advantages in her eyes.
From her perspective, this was a rare soul bone indeed.
Moreover, it was the perfect soul bone for her.
"Brother, I want this..."
Meng Hongchen immediately turned to her dear brother Xiao Hongchen.
Xiao Hongchen: "..."
Usually, you ignore my affection, but now you remember me when it's time to spend money, huh?
I treat you as a sister, and you treat me as an ATM?
Is that polite of you?
Besides,
even if I had the intention, I wouldn't have the capability.
He helplessly said, "Meng, according to my estimation, this soul bone's price will probably not be less than ten million golden soul coins. Your request for me to purchase it for you, is truly quite offensive."
"How about, you offend our grandfather a bit more?"
As he spoke, he cautiously glanced at Jing Hongchen, only to find Jing Hongchen seemingly lost in thought, as if he hadn't heard his words at all, furrowing his brow over something.
"My lord, this soul bone is extraordinary, and absorbing it for refinement is not as simple as that human girl said."
"We, the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan, are a proud race, and the most basic requirement to bear our soul bone is to possess the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul."
At that moment, Qin Xiao heard the voice of the Ice Emperor in his mind.
The reason he was enraged earlier was that he recognized the origin of this soul bone as from one of the few members of his clan as soon as it appeared.
Qin Xiao replied in his heart: I understand.
He'd read Douluo more than once and knew the background of this soul bone by heart.
In the original story, it was the gift that the Star Luo Emperor, Xu Jiawei, specifically gave to Huo Yuhao after learning that he had Twin Martial Souls, and his second Martial Soul was the Ultimate Ice.
Or rather, it was Xu Jiawei's investment in Huo Yuhao.
Even knowing that Huo Yuhao would receive key cultivation from Shrek and would not serve him, he still didn't hesitate to spend tens of millions of golden soul coins.
It was all to deepen Huo Yuhao's memories of the words "homeland."
But now, Xu Jiawei's decision to present this soul bone hinted at a different purpose.
In Qin Xiao's view, the main objective of the Xingluo Empire was a straightforward one: making money!
Selling the soul bone could fetch several tens of millions of golden soul coins.
Leaving it in the warehouse would only gather dust.
As for whether the buyer would rashly absorb it without the Ultimate Ice attribute…
What business was it of theirs?
They had every right to say that such an expensive soul bone had never been tested for absorption... The previous conclusions were just speculations.
There's nothing wrong with that.
If you have a strong fist, perhaps you could get some compensation.
If your fist isn't hard enough, then you just have to swallow the loss.
Qin Xiao sneaked another glance at Meng Hongchen and thought to himself: "Little Meng, this soul bone is beyond your reach. Let your uncle deal with it…"
Meanwhile,
Princess Jiujiu felt that she had stirred the guests' emotions sufficiently and continued with the introduction: "Having finished with the drawbacks, it is time to present the advantages of this soul bone to our honored guests."
"As the chief auctioneer of Starlight Auction House and a Royal Princess of the Xingluo Empire, I can assure you with my dual identity that everything I am about to say is true, without a single word of falsehood.
First off, I must say that the rarity of this soul bone could absolutely compete with a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone. That's because the soul beast that constitutes this soul bone is the Ice Jade Scorpion, a super soul beast holding a dominion among the harsh and bitter cold of the far north."
"The name Ice Jade Scorpion might be unfamiliar to most, but the leader of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, the Ice Jade Scorpion King, is also known as the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion. It ranks eighth among the Top Ten Ferocious Soul Beasts."
How powerful a clan must be to give birth to a soul beast among the Top Ten Ferocious Beasts, I leave that for you to understand without further explanation.
Therefore, once you merge with this left arm bone, an Ice-attributed Soul Master's own Martial Soul attribute will significantly increase.
No matter what soul skill is used, its temperature will be lower than before. This is almost a comprehensive enhancement, a huge benefit. It's not exaggerating to count this as the first advantage of the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, right?"
"The second advantage is the boundless strength of the Ice Jade Scorpion itself, so after wielding this left arm bone, a Soul Master's left arm strength will considerably increase."
"The third advantage is the fixed soul bone skill. The skill's name is Ice Explosion.
It's no exaggeration to say that this skill could be considered divine, even for the Ice Jade Scorpion itself. If it's used in a world of ice and snow, this skill's terror could compete with any hundred-thousand-year soul skill."
"Above are the three major advantages of this soul bone that I have clarified. Any Ice-attributed Soul Master who owns it will definitely not regret it. Now, I will give all the distinguished guests ten minutes to appreciate it."
After listening to Princess Jiujiu's introduction, the expressions on the faces of the people from Shrek Academy turned quite grim.
Upon hearing of Ice Explosion, they instantly remembered the desperate Corpse Explosion back in the Ming Dou Mountain Range.
Now, merely the word 'explosion' triggered great aversion in their hearts.
...
Elsewhere, Qin Xiao's mouth curled into a mocking smile.
This Princess Jiujin may seem harmless, but she's not to be underestimated at all.
Her recent speech was quite skillful.
Vouching with her reputation... heh.
She promises these three solid advantages, conveniently omitting any mention of the three previous drawbacks.
This verbal trickery is indeed clever, easily ensnaring the unwary.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone