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"Student Su Yu, we meet again." Xu Jiujiu approached Su Yu with a gentle smile on her face. Meanwhile, Elder Ma and the others were transferring the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo with Xu Jiawei. This 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo was of great importance, so no mistakes were allowed. Xiao Hongchen kept his eyes on the soul beast embryo the entire time, never looking away for even a moment. Su Yu glanced at Xiao Hongchen, then turned his gaze to Xu Jiujiu, who had walked up to him. With a faint smile, he said, "Princess Jiujiu looks exceptionally beautiful tonight—truly a sight to behold." Xu Jiujiu's pretty face revealed a trace of a charming smile as she responded, "You flatter me, Student Su Yu. I am far from being as young and beautiful as Student Meng Hongchen." Su Yu chuckled lightly but did not comment further. Looking at Xu Jiujiu, he remarked, "This auction must have been a huge success for the Star Luo royal family, hasn't it?" Xu Jiujiu smiled and replied, "It was all thanks to the support of our distinguished guests that we earned some modest revenue—not worth mentioning." Su Yu laughed, "Modest, you say? Selling a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo for a sky-high price of 150 million gold soul coins—how could that be called 'modest'?" "The Star Luo royal family is quite the strategist, I must say." There was a deeper meaning hidden in Su Yu's tone. Xu Jiujiu was momentarily stunned, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. "Student Su Yu, what are you talking about? Jiujiu doesn't quite understand." Su Yu chuckled, "Whether you understand or not, Princess Jiujiu knows it clearly in her heart." "Some people just like to play dumb while knowing the truth." Hearing this, Xu Jiujiu's smile faded a little, and her gaze toward Su Yu became filled with doubt and uncertainty. Did he... see through it? But so what if he did? The Sun and Moon Empire had still fallen into their trap. Even knowing it was a pitfall, they still jumped in. Xu Jiujiu looked at Su Yu with curiosity. Did he refrain from stopping it, or did he fail to stop it? How did he view the Star Luo Empire? These were all questions she wanted to figure out. Since she knew Su Yu was backed by the Ice God Palace, Xu Jiujiu placed significant importance on his thoughts. After all, an organization comparable to the Clear Sky Sect—and perhaps even more deeply hidden—could not be ignored. Even if it had remained in seclusion, seclusion didn't mean it would never emerge. What if one day it suddenly decided to reenter the world? These were all things that required careful consideration. Moreover, Xu Jiujiu also had some personal interest in Su Yu. S~eaʀᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Even if it was just for her little schemes, she wanted to understand him better. "Student Su Yu, I don't understand what you're talking about." Xu Jiujiu smiled as she spoke. "It doesn't matter whether you understand or not. The matter is already settled, isn't it?" Su Yu replied casually. Xu Jiujiu smiled politely, pressed her lips together, and said nothing more. The handover was soon completed. Xu Jiujiu glanced to the side and said, "Student Su Yu, it's getting late. I won't disturb you any longer tonight." "If there's a chance, I hope we can share a drink next time." "There will be a chance." Su Yu smiled. After Xu Jiawei and the others left, only the members of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy delegation remained in the private room. Seeing Xu Jiujiu leave, Wang Dong'er pursed her lips and said, "That Xu Jiujiu woman doesn't seem like a good person." Flirting with Su Yu right in front of them—she was being way too bold. "There aren't that many 'good people' in this world, especially among royals." Su Yu smiled as he spoke. Wang Dong'er pouted but didn't say anything more. "Let's go!" At that moment, Elder Ma suddenly spoke. "Mm!" Everyone nodded. Soon, the soul tool screen in front of them split open from both sides, revealing a secret passageway. This passage was a special feature of the Starlight Auction House, designed to protect the privacy of every guest. Each private room had one of these secret passageways. Without hesitation, the group entered the passage one by one, their figures gradually disappearing. After leaving the Starlight Auction House, Elder Ma immediately used the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy's secret channels to transport the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo back to the Sun and Moon Empire. Su Yu and his group, meanwhile, returned to the Star Emperor Hotel. After returning to his room, Su Yu washed up briefly and went to bed. He then took out all the items he had won at the auction. Su Yu had successfully bid on four items in total: Twelve sixth-level fixed-installed soul-guided artillery shells, A rare metal capable of crafting a ninth-level soul guide, An Ice Bear right arm bone, An Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone. Apart from the twelve sixth-level fixed-installed soul-guided artillery shells, the other three items were laid out in front of him. "These aren't bad at all. It was worth spending all that money." Su Yu muttered to himself. Then, from his Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, he pulled out the little Snow Empress. The little Snow Empress had grown a bit. If she previously looked like she was under one year old, she now appeared more like a one-year-old toddler. She wore a pale blue bellyband, her little face was as delicate as a porcelain doll, and her large ice-blue eyes sparkled with an enchanting light—adorable beyond words. But the little Snow Empress didn't seem to be in a good mood. As soon as she was released, she glared at Su Yu with her icy blue eyes, her little mouth pouting. Anyone could tell at a glance that she was not happy. "I didn't do anything, so why are you glaring at me?" Su Yu held her up by her armpits, looking at her little grumpy face with a playful grin. "Hmph! Hu... man... Soul master... big bad guy!" The Snow Empress pouted and pulled a face at Su Yu. "Starting with the wide accusations again, huh?" "I feed you, clothe you, and treat you like a little ancestor every day, but somehow I'm the 'big bad guy,' huh?" "Where's your conscience?" "And now you're biting me too?" "Hmm?" Su Yu held the Snow Empress in his arms, pinched her little nose with his right hand, and pretended to be upset. "Don't pinch... my... nose!" The Snow Empress swatted at Su Yu's hand, her little face puffed up like a steamed bun, looking adorable. Su Yu burst out laughing and said, "I'm going to pinch it anyway! What can you do about it? Bite me if you dare!" "Ah-woo!" The Snow Empress opened her little mouth and bit down on Su Yu's finger. Her big, watery eyes stared up at him with a fierce yet irresistibly cute expression. Su Yu almost melted from how adorable she looked. "She's... pretty cute!" Su Yu stared at the Snow Empress clamped onto his finger, his voice tinged with amusement. The Snow Empress: "???????" She was cute? Did Su Yu just call her cute? She was the great Snow Empress! How could she be described as "cute"? Her mood took a turn for the worse. She glared at Su Yu with a fierce look, but it only made her look even more adorable. Su Yu teased her with a grin, "Oh, Snow Empress, you were once such a breathtaking, peerless figure. But now you've become this adorable baby—what a surprise!" "Why don't you just stay in this cute form? I like it—so cute!" Hearing this, the little Snow Empress was stunned. Her cheeks puffed up even more, and she glared at Su Yu, her expression one of utter indignation. The Snow Empress spat out Su Yu's finger, her ice-blue eyes staring straight at him as if trying to display the majesty of the Snow Lady. But at this moment, aside from being adorably fierce, she had no sense of authority at all. Su Yu hugged the Snow Empress and kissed her on the cheek, genuinely treating her like a cute baby. The Snow Empress's small face instantly turned red. Her chubby little hands pointed at Su Yu, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Shameless… You are such a bad guy!" The Snow Empress waved her chubby little hands and clawed toward Su Yu's face. But Su Yu simply lifted her gently, and her little short arms couldn't reach him. Frustrated, the Snow Empress tried to kick him with her short legs, but they flailed around uselessly, also too short to reach. After struggling for a bit, the little Snow Empress had no choice but to accept reality. Su Yu was taking advantage of her being small and weak. How despicable! "Just you wait! When I recover, I'll turn you into a pighead!" The Snow Empress thought to herself. "Alright, stop messing around. Let's take a look at the items you asked me to bid on." Su Yu gently placed the Snow Empress on the bed. She crawled forward a bit and made her way to the two soul bones. With her little hand, she reached out to touch them. Su Yu quickly supported her, saying, "Be careful, don't get hurt by the soul bone's energy." Playing around was one thing, but the Snow Empress was his precious little one. He genuinely cared about her. "Don't worry. I am the Ultimate Ice. They can't hurt me." The Snow Empress's childish voice was still a bit unclear, but she spoke with confidence. Her little hands landed on the soul bones. Perhaps it was because she was a spirit of ice and snow, but the power of the soul bones didn't seem to reject her at all. The Snow Empress first touched the Ice Bear's right arm bone, then crawled to the side and touched the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone. Sensing the lingering aura within the soul bones, the Snow Empress fell silent. Her expression turned a little gloomy, and she plopped down to sit on the bed. After a moment, she scooted over and extended her hands toward Su Yu. Su Yu immediately reached out to lift the little Snow Empress back into his arms. Seeing her downcast mood, Su Yu comforted her, "Don't take it too hard. Once I become a god, I promise everything will get better." Hearing this, the Snow Empress gazed seriously into Su Yu's eyes, then nodded slowly. "I believe in you," she said softly. A warmth rose in Su Yu's heart, an indescribable feeling welling up inside him. He unconsciously hugged the Snow Empress a little tighter, his gaze softening even more. "By the way, Snow Empress, can you tell who that 100,000-year soul beast embryo from tonight was?" Recalling the soul beast embryo from the auction, Su Yu couldn't help but ask the Snow Empress. He truly had no clue about the identity of that soul beast embryo. Sea soul beasts outnumbered land soul beasts by more than ten times. After all, on land, humans and soul beasts competed for territory, but in the vast ocean, the world belonged almost entirely to sea soul beasts. There were countless ferocious beasts in the sea, and many of them were on par with Snow Empress's level. Even if the strongest sea soul beasts couldn't match the Di Tian, the overall strength of sea soul beasts far surpassed that of land-based soul beasts. It was precisely because of the sheer number of powerful sea soul beasts that Su Yu couldn't figure out which one it was. "I'm not sure. I don't know much about sea soul beasts." The Snow Empress shook her head, indicating that she didn't have much knowledge about sea soul beasts. Near-shore creatures might be recognizable, but she had no understanding of deep-sea soul beasts. Su Yu raised an eyebrow but wasn't too surprised. He was just a little taken aback. Even the Snow Empress didn't recognize it? "What are you overthinking for? It's just an embryo, right?" The Snow Empress's big eyes blinked as she tilted her head, her gaze filled with doubt as she stared at Su Yu. She could be certain that the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo was genuine. Su Yu explained, "This 100,000-year soul beast embryo was deliberately released by the Star Luo Empire to entrap the Sun Moon Empire." "Whoever buys it will become a prime target. I have no interest in being anyone's prey." The Snow Empress frowned, her little face scrunching up. "Humans are full of schemes." Hearing this, Su Yu chuckled, "Indeed, the human world is far more complicated than the soul beast world." "I won't deny that." "Since you already understand that human hearts are full of schemes, you have to be more cautious from now on. There will come a day when I won't be by your side." The Snow Emperor raised her little head proudly, "I am the Snow Empress. I don't need you to tell me that—I already know." "Yes, yes, you know everything. But didn't you still get ambushed before?" Su Yu rolled his eyes. "Hmph!" She snorted at him, puffing out her cheeks in frustration. Perhaps it was because she had been in child form for too long, and coupled with her loss of power, the Snow Empress had become much more tsundere and adorable. At least, Su Yu thought this version of the little Snow Emperor was pretty great. "Alright, I'm going to absorb the soul bone now. You should go to bed early." "Oh, wait, I haven't fed you dinner yet." Su Yu slapped his forehead. Because of the auction, the Snow Empress's stomach had been empty all night. "Hmph!" The Snow Empress snorted again, her big eyes glaring at Su Yu as if to say, "Finally remembered, huh?" Feeling a bit embarrassed, Su Yu pulled out some honey and a little processed beast milk. He put them in a bottle and personally fed the Snow Empress. The Snow Empress held the bottle with both hands, signaling that she could do it herself. Su Yu smiled softly and watched her quietly. Very soon, the Snow Empress finished the bottle of beast milk. Su Yu wiped away a bit of milk from the corner of her mouth. Not long after, the freshly-fed Snow Empress started to yawn. There was no helping it. Little ones always get sleepy after eating. "Sleep if you're tired. Oh, by the way, Snow Empress, I'm thinking of giving this Ice Bear right arm bone to Meng'er. Is that alright with you?" Given the relationship between the Snow Empress and the Ice Bear King, Su Yu felt it was only right to ask her opinion first. The Snow Empress nodded nonchalantly, her eyelids growing heavy with drowsiness. Su Yu gently laid her on the bed and covered her with a quilt. The Snow Empress quickly drifted off into a sweet slumber, her breathing steady and peaceful. Afterward, Su Yu put away the other items, leaving only the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone. He gazed at the soul bone in his hand—a crystalline green like jade ice. Su Yu's eyes sparkled with determination. "The Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone, possessing the Ice Explosion technique, has finally fallen into my hands." "I also have a few secret method soul bones. When I absorb the Ice Empress's soul bone, I can try to merge them." Muttering to himself, Su Yu's figure flickered as he moved to a sofa far from the bed. Absorbing a soul bone could cause some commotion, and he didn't want to disturb the Snow Empress's sleep. He placed the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone on his left hand and began the absorption process. The process went smoothly. Since Su Yu already possessed an Ultimate Ice martial soul, his compatibility with the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone was perfect. In just two hours, Su Yu had fully absorbed the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone.