Douluo Dalu 2: The True God King

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Su Yu let out a soft sound of surprise as he felt something biting his finger.

He quickly realized it was Snow Empress biting him.

Even through the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, he could sense Snow Empress's anger.

Su Yu was speechless. It wasn't even his fault, so why was she biting him?

But to be fair, it was less of a "bite" and more of a "nibble" since Snow Empress hadn't even grown her teeth yet.

No matter how fierce her biting seemed, it didn't hurt Su Yu at all.

As Xu Jiujiu began her introduction, Su Yu finally understood the source of Snow Empress's fury.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to introduce the next soul bone," Xu Jiujiu said with a sweet smile.

"This soul bone possesses an ice attribute and is incredibly rare. It does not originate from any nation but from a forbidden land for humans — the Extreme North."

"Soul bones from the Extreme North are always scarce, but their quality is always top-notch."

"It is well known that the Extreme North is home to three famous beasts, but few know that the Ice Bear Clan is also a formidable force in the region."

"In terms of strength, they are not much weaker than the Titan Snow Demon, a top-tier soul beast of the same level."

"Yes, you've probably guessed it by now. This soul bone comes from none other than the Ice Bear Clan of the Extreme North."

"This is a right arm bone. Based on our research, it comes from an Ice Bear that lived for around 70,000 to 80,000 years."

"A soul bone of this age is already rare in the outside world, let alone one from the Ice Bear Clan."

"The Ice Bear Clan is known for its incredibly robust physiques. Their attack and defense are both extremely powerful, with virtually no weaknesses."

"Acquiring this right arm bone will grant a soul master a comprehensive enhancement, improving their physique, strength, and defense to an incredible extent."

"Moreover, this Ice Bear soul bone is compatible with most attributes except for fire, making it suitable for a wide range of soul masters."

"According to our analysis, the spirit ability it grants may even have the power to alter the weather under special conditions."

"This bone is arguably on par with a 100,000-year soul bone in terms of value, making it an exceptional and highly practical treasure."

"One last tip: the Ice Bear Clan wields formidable ice-based abilities, so all you ice-type soul masters, don't miss out on this opportunity!"

"Alright, everyone, you have five minutes to observe the soul bone before the auction begins."

With that, Xu Jiujiu's voice fell silent, and many people began to closely inspect the soul bone.

It was clear that this Ice Bear right arm bone was leagues above the previous soul bones on display.

Not only was it complete, but its quality was also exceptional.

Such a high-grade soul bone was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and most of the onlookers were already tempted.

Inside Private Room No. 8, Su Yu came to a realization.

No wonder Snow Empress was so furious — it was an Ice Bear Clan soul bone.

The Ice Bear King, Xiaobai, was a king of the Ice Bear Clan, and Snow Empress had raised her personally.

Now, seeing that a member of the Ice Bear Clan had been hunted and its soul bone was being auctioned, it was no surprise that Snow Empress was upset.

It seemed Su Yu would have to win this Ice Bear right arm bone.

"What's wrong? Are you interested?" Wang Dong'er asked, noticing the look in Su Yu's eyes.

"Yes, I'm going to win that Ice Bear right arm bone," Su Yu replied bluntly.

"That bone won't be cheap. It's bound to break the 10-million mark. If you're short on funds, just let me know," Wang Dong'er offered.

In her opinion, this soul bone was perfect for Su Yu.

"Don't worry, I'm not short on money," Su Yu said calmly, shaking his head.

Five minutes passed quickly, and the auction began.

To everyone's shock, the starting bid was already set at 7 million gold soul coins.

This made it clear that the final selling price would be astronomical.

After a fierce bidding war, Su Yu successfully won the Ice Bear right arm bone for a price of 18 million gold soul coins.

The exorbitant price left everyone in the room stunned.

"That's insanely expensive!" Xiao Hongchen clicked his tongue and muttered with disbelief.

"18 million gold soul coins — do you know how much money that is?"

"Expensive, yes, but worth every coin," Su Yu replied calmly, watching the screen.

On the auction stage, Xu Jiujiu's smile was as radiant as ever.

Eighteen million gold soul coins — it was an astronomical price.

But she believed that the next soul bone to be auctioned would be even more valuable.

"Thank you for the generous support from our previous bidder. Next, we will present the second-to-last item of the auction — another soul bone. But this one is unique."

"Please, direct your attention to the display."

The large screen flashed, revealing an image of a soul bone that had been magnified several times over.

This soul bone was a vibrant jade green, with emerald-green radiance flowing across its surface like liquid.

Judging from its appearance, it was a left arm bone.

The surface of the jade-green bone emitted a faint, misty white vapor.

Tiny crystalline structures that looked like small, transparent gemstones adorned its surface, making it seem like a masterpiece of gemstone carving.

Even the Ice Bear right arm bone seemed dull in comparison to this stunning soul bone.

As soon as this spirit bone appeared, Snow Empress began to stir restlessly in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse once more.

Su Yu had no choice but to discreetly slip his hand inside.

As expected, Snow Empress bit his finger again.

Su Yu: "..."

He was speechless but could understand why.

After all, this was none other than an Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone.

The status of the Ice Jade Scorpion in the Extreme North was even higher than that of the Ice Bear Clan.

On top of that, this was a soul bone from one of the Ice Empress's kin.

Snow Empress had a close relationship with the Ice Empress, and as the ruler of the Extreme North, it was only natural that she would be angry.

If the Ice Empress were present, she would have already been raging with fury.

"Whoa! Holy—! That's an Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone! Boss, you have to win it. You have to win it!"

Within Su Yu's mental sea, Skydream Iceworm cried out in shock, urging Su Yu to win the bid.

The Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone was a true, once-in-a-lifetime treasure.

After all, it was a bone of ultimate ice!

On stage, Xu Jiujiu continued her introduction.

Compared to the Ice Bear right arm bone, it was obvious that the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone was rarer and more precious.

In particular, it came with the Ice Explosion Technique, which even Su Yu found incredibly tempting.

Ice Explosion Technique, combined with Ice Emperor's Decree, could be a game-changer.

Ice Emperor's Decree was an instant-cast, guaranteed-hit technique that could forcibly freeze opponents within a two-tier difference.

Ice Explosion Technique caused the ice within the body to detonate.

Combining the two would create a deadly combo — instant forced freezing followed by detonation, executed in one fluid motion.

With these two abilities combined, Su Yu would be able to instantly kill anyone within a two-tier difference.

Whether they were a prodigy or a veteran, they wouldn't stand a chance.

The Ice Explosion Technique and Ice Emperor's Decree were both extraordinary skills on their own.

But combined, they became a divine technique.

A true, instant-kill divine technique.

This is also why Su Yu was so eager for the Ice Explosion Technique.

Even if it was a soul bone with less than 100,000 years of cultivation, Su Yu still coveted it.

The reason? This combination of skills was simply too powerful.

This was what true overpowered power looked like.

Imagine if you were in a group battle, and suddenly one of your teammates exploded in the middle of the team without any warning. What would happen?

Just thinking about that scenario made Su Yu's heart race with excitement.

This was the first time he had ever craved a skill so intensely.

On stage, Xu Jiujiu was still introducing the soul bone, but Su Yu was no longer paying attention.

He knew that the competition for this Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone would be incredibly fierce, but he didn't care.

Fortunately, the five minutes passed quickly, and the auction began.

The starting price of this Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone was a staggering 12 million gold soul coins.

A large number of people had their eyes on this soul bone, and the price quickly shot past 15 million gold soul coins.

At this point, Shrek Academy was forced to give up. The price had already become too high, and within Shrek Academy's representative team, there was only one ice-attribute soul master—Ling Luocheng.

But Ling Luocheng's talent wasn't enough for Shrek Academy to spend so much on her.

If Ling Luocheng were an ultimate ice-type soul master, then perhaps Shrek Academy might have been willing to go all-in to secure this soul bone.

But there are no ifs in life.

Shrek Academy withdrew from the bidding, but the competition continued.

It was unclear whether this was a deliberate arrangement by the Starlight Auction House, but the competition for this item was unexpectedly fierce.

Su Yu estimated that there were likely many ice-attribute soul masters present.

After all, the Star Luo royal family would tailor the auction items to suit the participants' interests.

When the price skyrocketed past 20 million gold soul coins, everyone in Box No. 8 was stunned.

"Su Yu, maybe you should give up. It's too expensive. It's just a left arm bone of an Ice Jade Scorpion. It's not worth it," Wang Dong'er tried to persuade him.

Although the soul bone was rare, the price was outrageous. No matter how rich someone is, they shouldn't spend money so recklessly.

"You don't understand."

Su Yu didn't explain and continued to bid.

After a final intense bidding war, Su Yu successfully won the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone for a jaw-dropping price of 28 million gold soul coins.

"28 million gold soul coins?! My god!"

Wang Dong'er was utterly dumbfounded. This price was beyond insane.

"Su Yu, do you have that much money?" Wang Dong'er asked worriedly.

Don't place bids recklessly only to find you can't pay.

Without saying a word, Su Yu pulled out a purple-gold card and handed it to Qing Ya.

"Go ahead and verify it."

Su Yu's tone was calm.

Qing Ya accepted the card and used a special soul tool to check the account balance. Moments later, she was stunned by the long string of zeros on the display.

This card contained a total of 100 billion gold soul coins!

"Honored guest, please take back your card. After verification, your account balance is still 100 billion gold soul coins."

Qing Ya's tone was filled with awe and respect as she gazed at Su Yu as if she were looking at a deity.

Walking around with 100 billion gold soul coins—this kind of big shot was on a whole other level.

"H-How much?!"

Wang Dong'er's eyes nearly popped out of her head. Xiao Hongchen was completely stunned, and Meng Hongchen was so shocked that she grabbed onto Su Yu's arm.

100 billion gold soul coins?!

Is this some kind of joke?!

Even Elder Ma was left speechless as he stared at Su Yu.

Damn, this guy is loaded!

"Wait a second... aren't you afraid of being robbed while carrying that much money on you?" Wang Dong'er asked, still dazed.

At first, she thought the 10+ million gold soul coins her uncles had given her were already a lot. She had even tried to act like a big shot in front of Su Yu, saying she wasn't short on money.

But Su Yu casually pulled out a 100 billion gold soul coin purple-gold card.

Outrageous.

For context, the total annual tax revenue of the Star Luo Empire was barely over 10 billion gold soul coins.

Su Yu was richer than a nation.

"Rob me?"

"Someone would have to be tired of living."

Su Yu casually put the card back into his storage ring, his tone indifferent.

Haibo Dong and Mu Wu were both accompanying him as bodyguards.

Rob him?

Are you serious?

It would be more realistic to try robbing the Star Luo Empire's treasury. That might work.

"Uh…" Wang Dong'er was at a loss for words.

True, considering Su Yu's background, ordinary people wouldn't dare to mess with him.

"I regret it!"

Suddenly, Xiao Hongchen shouted, his face full of frustration as he thumped his chest.

"Regret what?" Su Yu asked curiously.

"Had I known you were this rich, I would've borrowed money from you to buy that Red Gold Lion soul bone. Sigh!"

Xiao Hongchen slapped his thigh, looking as if he'd just missed out on a fortune.

"Well, it's too late now."

Su Yu grinned, clearly taking joy in his misfortune.

Soon, the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone was delivered to Box No. 8.

Adding up all his purchases so far, Su Yu had already bought four items at the auction.

There were 12 auction items in total, and Su Yu alone had won four of them.

The final two items were especially shocking, as they had cost him a staggering amount of gold soul coins.

"Looks like the Starlight Auction House has made a fortune off me tonight."

Su Yu chuckled.

"Please don't say that, honored guest. It's a win-win situation. After all, you've also obtained the items you wanted, right?" Qing Ya responded with a polite smile.

Hearing this, Su Yu smiled faintly but said nothing.

Make money off him?

It wouldn't be that easy.

Sure, they took his money, but the Star Luo Empire would have to spit it all back out eventually.

He had heard that outside the auction, there was a betting pool on whether Shrek Academy or the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy would win the championship.

If he placed a 100-million-gold-soul-coin bet on the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy to win…

Wouldn't that force the Star Luo Empire into a desperate situation?

Su Yu was never one to take a loss.

He had just spent so much money here—of course, he'd find a way to get it back.

Sipping his fruit juice, Su Yu turned his gaze toward the large screen.

It was finally time for the last auction item.

He was also curious about what the final item would be.

With the Snow Empress already in his possession, he wondered what else the Star Luo royal family could offer as a final auction item.

A 100,000-year soul bone?

Su Yu didn't think so.

Even if the Star Luo Empire had a 100,000-year soul bone, they wouldn't put it up for auction.

Under the eyes of the crowd, the final auction began.

"Now, we present the final item of tonight's auction!"

The soul tool screen lit up with a brilliant golden glow.

When the golden light slowly faded, Xu Jiujiu appeared on screen wearing a magnificent golden gown.

The appearance of a golden gown signified that the final item's value might exceed 100 million gold soul coins.

In Box No. 8, Elder Ma and the others were all excited.

Su Yu also opened his eyes wide, ready to see what the final item would be.

He was genuinely curious—what treasure could the Star Luo Empire possibly offer as a grand finale?