Chapter 79: The Snow Empress Embryo
"Your Excellency Fallen Heaven, what—what kind of game do you want to play?" Xu Jiujiu asked cautiously, trying her best to suppress the fear in her heart.
"It's very simple." Lin Xuan's tone was extremely gentle, but falling into Xu Jiujiu's ears, it made her whole body go cold. "You have three chances to make an offer. If the price you offer after three times fails to satisfy me, I will kill you."
"Wh—Why? Didn't you say as long as Uncle Tai lasted ten minutes—" Xu Jiujiu's voice grew smaller and smaller as she spoke, finally becoming completely silent.
A bitter smile appeared on her face. What on earth was I thinking? This is an Evil Soul Master Titled Douluo. A promise? In his eyes, it's probably not worth a damn.
"Thirty million gold coins?" After a moment, Xu Jiujiu gave her first offer.
"Oh? The life of the dignified Princess of the Star Luo Empire is only worth thirty million? How about this, I'll give you thirty million, and you give me your life?" Lin Xuan said in a playful tone.
Xu Jiujiu shuddered and hurriedly changed her words, "No! I—I was wrong! One! No, two! Two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bones!"
In Xu Jiujiu's mind, even a Titled Douluo wouldn't be able to refuse two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bones, right?
However, she was disappointed again. Lin Xuan still shook his head. "Not enough. How about this, I will give you a hint. Remember to think carefully before you speak this time; you only have one life."
He paused and slowly spoke, "A ninth-level peak soul tool, a Hundred Thousand Year Martial Soul Beast."
A ninth-level peak soul tool, a Hundred Thousand Year Martial Soul Beast? Just that?
Xu Jiujiu was bewildered. Wait, is there a difference in value between these two things and two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bones? Just one extra Soul Ring?
But she quickly reacted; the other party couldn't actually want just those.
What exactly do you want? Wouldn't it be better to just say it plainly?!
Xu Jiujiu was extremely annoyed in her heart, constantly thinking about what more precious treasures were in the national treasury.
Suddenly, a blinding bolt of lightning abruptly cleared the fog in her chaotic mind!
Could it be—that thing?!
But how is that possible??
That thing only fell into our hands a short while ago, and the news was completely locked down immediately. How could this Evil Soul Master know?
Could I have thought wrong?
Xu Jiujiu struggled immensely in her heart, but after thinking it over, only this one treasure best matched the hint given by the other party.
Time passed second by second, and finally, she gritted her teeth.
Take a gamble! Even if I gamble wrong, this Fallen Heaven Douluo most likely still won't kill me! He came for the treasure; if he kills me, he gets nothing!
Xu Jiujiu took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "Your Excellency Fallen Heaven, our Imperial Family obtained a treasure a few days ago. It is a 100,000-Year Spirit Beast Embryo. As long as one obtains it, there is a chance to gain a second Martial Soul after fusion. Even if it fails, one can still obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone."
"Furthermore, the thing imprisoning this 100,000-Year Spirit Beast Embryo is a ninth-level peak soul tool called the Sealed God Platform, which has the powerful ability to seal time and space."
"I wonder—are you satisfied with this price?"
The Snow Empress was indeed captured and has already reached the hands of the Star Luo Empire—Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, secretly delighted.
And the reason he made such a scene tonight was to get the Snow Empress embryo from the hands of the Star Luo Empire.
After a moment, Lin Xuan seemed to have made a decision.
He leaned down again, almost touching Xu Jiujiu's face, clearly able to feel her warm and rapid breathing.
Then, he smiled slightly.
"Congratulations, Princess. You've lived."
Jiujiu's heartstrings, which had been tightened to the limit, suddenly relaxed. A breath of turbid air that had been suppressed for a long time almost escaped her mouth, followed by a sense of exhaustion from surviving a disaster.
However, at that very moment, Lin Xuan moved!
His right hand was as fast as Gui Mei, grabbing Xu Jiujiu's soft and smooth cheek. The force was so great that she was completely unable to resist, forced to open her mouth.
In the next second, a cold, slender black object was ruthlessly and forcefully stuffed deep into her throat by Lin Xuan!
"Mmph—! Cough cough cough!!!"
Xu Jiujiu's eyes instantly widened, her eyeballs bloodshot. She struggled desperately, gagged, and coughed, using all her strength before she was finally forced to swallow the foreign object.
"You—what did you make me eat?!"
Xu Jiujiu slumped to the ground, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Just a small insurance policy."
Lin Xuan glanced at her and said indifferently, "Before long, I will come to collect that 100,000-Year Spirit Beast Embryo. Don't think about setting a trap."
"What you ate contains a part of my soul. If I die, that part of my soul will occupy your body, and you, noble Princess, will only be able to watch helplessly, unable to do anything."
Hearing this, Xu Jiujiu's face turned ashen. She didn't doubt the truth of these words at all; after all, it fit the evil and bizarre methods of an Evil Soul Master.
Looking at the dazed Xu Jiujiu, a playful smile appeared on Lin Xuan's face.
All that talk about a part of his soul occupying her body was just to deceive Xu Jiujiu. After all, he didn't have the ability to condense Soul Power and his soul into his finger and then separate it.
Lin Xuan bent down slightly, leaned into Xu Jiujiu's ear, and whispered in a volume only the two of them could hear, "Princess, you wouldn't want me to do anything strange with your body, would you?"
High up in the sky.
Roars and explosions were like continuous thunder, echoing through the night sky of Jinhua City.
Soul Douluo Tai Long no longer possessed his initial steady majesty.
He was covered in blood, his long robes tattered and torn, revealing deep wounds that reached the bone. Blood dripped continuously, and the arm holding his sword trembled incessantly.
His gaze was locked onto the terrifying figure ahead that had once again condensed from the sky full of sword qi fragments.
Mahoraga!
"What the hell—what kind of monster is this?!" Tai Long roared frantically in his heart, nearly on the verge of collapse.
The past nearly ten minutes had been like a nightmare to him.
Initially, he attacked with all his might, bringing his strength as a top-tier Soul Douluo to the limit, and immediately achieved significant results.
He even successfully sliced, split, and blasted this bizarre monster into fragments several times!
At that time, a hint of doubt had risen in his heart.
Is this really a Titled Douluo? Its defensive power seems—a bit unworthy of the name?
But what happened next completely overturned his understanding and crushed all his wishful thinking.
After he heavily injured Mahoraga for the first time, that bizarre Dharma Wheel above its head turned for the first time.
Then, Tai Long discovered with horror that the sword light that could easily sever the opponent's body before could now only leave deep wounds on that pale torso, but could no longer sever a limb in one hit!
This monster's defensive power was increasing rapidly!
He had to use stronger Martial Soul Abilities, even coordinating with his Martial Soul Avatar, to defeat Mahoraga again.
However, before he could catch his breath, the Dharma Wheel turned a second time.
This time, Mahoraga's recovery speed was outrageously fast!
One second.
Just one second!
Countless fragments flew back from all directions as if receiving an invisible summons, instantly reassembling amidst the dust. Mahoraga's hideous body stood perfectly intact in the air once more.
Unbeatable! It was simply unbeatable!
And when this monster hit him, it was punch to the flesh, sword to the vitals!
After several more attacks, the Dharma Wheel above Mahoraga's head soon turned for the third time.
One must know that Mahoraga's adaptation speed is determined by the complexity and number of the opponent's attacks. For someone like Tai Long with slashing-type attacks and a high frequency of strikes, it wouldn't even take ten minutes; it could turn four times and adapt completely within five minutes.
Tai Long's pupils shrank; he knew he couldn't wait any longer!
He suddenly turned his head and glanced toward the auction house below.
Although his vision was blocked by buildings and dust, he could feel that Xu Jiujiu's aura was still there.
He couldn't hesitate anymore!
"Born by the sword! Die by the sword!"
"Eighth Soul skills, Calamity Dust Sword Rain!!"
Tai Long's hair and beard stood on end, and the Soul Power around his body erupted like a volcano!
He condensed all his Soul Power into this one sword!
The Wind Chasing Sword in his hand burst with light, transforming into a giant sword of light that pierced heaven and earth. Then, the giant sword shattered with a bang, turning into thousands of refined, brilliant sword lights.
Like a metal storm capable of destroying the world, or like the Milky Way pouring down, it swept toward Mahoraga, covering the sky and earth!
This was his strongest strike, enough to instantly heavily injure a Soul Douluo of the same rank! Even for an ordinary Titled Douluo, it would be a significant threat!
On the roof of the auction house below, watching Tai Long's strongest strike, Lin Xuan didn't panic at all; instead, he smiled easily.
"He'll adapt."
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