The blonde girl widened her eyes, looking at Su Yu, utterly baffled.
You don't want it anymore?
Being able to find Forbidden Demon Crystals of such a level in the Sun and Moon Empire, buying ten kilograms for four hundred thousand Golden Soul Coins, is it a loss?
To be honest, it's not.
However, originally intending to buy it at a bargain price, even attempting to snatch purchasing rights from someone else due to a loophole, in the end paying double its original value left the mood dropping drastically.
Four hundred thousand Golden Soul Coins.
The original five thousand Golden Soul Coins suddenly turned into four hundred thousand Golden Soul Coins.
Ningtian slightly regretted competing with Su Yu.
No matter what, Su Yu didn't lose.
Although Forbidden Demon Crystals are rare, Mingde Hall could always obtain them, just that the reserves aren't much, so he bought it to fill Mingde Hall's inventory.
And to earn a bit of a price difference in the process.
But with Ningtian interfering, Su Yu decided no one should have it easy.
Once the Forbidden Demon Crystals were in Ningtian's hands, they'd eventually have to be regurgitated.
...
"Esteemed guest, do you still want this Forbidden Demon Crystal?"
Boss Wang asked Ningtian again if he still needed this Forbidden Demon Crystal.
Gritting his teeth, Ningtian looked at the dimly glowing crystal, handing the black card to the boss.
What else could he do?
The output of rare metals on the Douluo Continent is too low, mostly distributed in the Sun and Moon Empire. Some speculate it's due to mining technology, but to this day, the Douluo Three Kingdoms still haven't solved this issue, and rare metals are generally priced higher in the Douluo Three Kingdoms than in the Sun and Moon Empire.
The high price is acceptable, but the rarity is the most crucial factor.
Many advanced rare metals are rarely seen in the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Even Qian Duoduo finds it hard to obtain many precious rare metals, and his repeated failures to advance to a Ninth-level Soul Guide are partly due to insufficient understanding of advanced rare metals.
...
"There was actually a hint of life force fluctuation. I reminded you back then, but you wouldn't listen, and now you want to add the Fifth Soul Ring."
Su Yu turned to look at Tang Ya, shaking his head, critiquing her cultivation.
Even without releasing his Martial Soul, Su Yu could sense the life fluctuation coming from Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
With so much poison added in the first four Soul Rings, now adding life force in the fifth ring?
Aren't you afraid of conflicts?
The best outcome is that the life force becomes more robust, complementing your toxins.
However, Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass's devouring ability is inherently related to the Human-faced Demon Spider's devouring ability. Who knows if this further strengthening of her toxins would also chain-react to enhance the devouring ability.
Even the Mandala Snake's poison pales in comparison to the Human-faced Demon Spider's.
This means the most potent poison in Tang Ya's body is still the Human-faced Demon Spider's poison attribute, and if this part gets strengthened, it might mutate even more fiercely.
On the other hand, the later added life attribute might further fuse with the devouring ability.
As for the worst case, all toxins are repelled, rendering the first four Soul Rings practically useless except for the basic entangling, caging abilities, and enhancement to Blue Silver Grass's strength.
What's the point of a Blue Silver Cage without poison in trapping people?
"In any case, you advised Tang Ya to absorb a Soul Ring with life attributes back then with good intentions. I thank you on her behalf."
Though finding out a bit late, Beibei still appreciated Su Yu for suggesting such advice the first time they met.
The only regret was not having heeded Su Yu's advice initially.
Tang Ya was just beginning to absorb the Third Soul Ring back then.
The influence of two Centennial Soul Rings wasn't much, but starting with the Millennium Soul Ring of the third ring only deepened the path.
Su Yu didn't really care, thinking a Soul Master of Blue Silver Grass wanted to follow the path of a Battle Soul Master, but regretting later made the change feel awkward.
"By the way, I didn't get to face you in the last tournament, looking forward to sparring with you this time." Su Yu said calmly.
At least sharing a meal, Su Yu made some small talk.
Only after Su Yu left did Beibei seem to relax with a relieved expression.
"Su Yu, he's really strong."
Wang Dong, who had been silent, also nodded.
"What's up? You two didn't fight, did you?"
"It's definitely psychological. Su Yu's performance in the last tournament was indeed impressive, but that was with Shrek encountering unforeseen events. Otherwise, no matter how strong he is, could he possibly fight a Soul Sect beyond his level as a Soul Emperor?"
...
Among the seven from the Tang Sect, Wang Dong remained silent, except for nodding in agreement with Beibei's remark about Su Yu's strength after Su Yu had left, always gazing in the direction of Su Yu's departure.
She felt that something was off.
Due to being unable to use Soul-guiding Devices with this strange condition, Wang Dong was very sensitive to her inexplicable emotions.
Standing in front of Wang Dong, Su Yu exhibited no malice towards her, yet Wang Dong felt a deep-seated rejection, as though she should be significantly hostile towards Su Yu.
Wang Dong didn't know why.
But after being unable to use Soul-guiding Devices, which clearly could improve strength, due to peculiar emotions, she was repulsed by such feelings.
She felt these emotions were not something good.
But if not to oppose Su Yu, should she make friends with him?
Wang Dong was somewhat confused, with the repulsive feeling lingering in her mind, disrupting her thoughts.
...
Su Yu didn't let meeting the Tang Sect Team delay his plans.
Instead, he quickened his pace.
"To be honest, the treasure-seeking ability of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower is truly annoying."
One Forbidden Demon Crystal cost Ningtian forty thousand Golden Soul Coins. Can't be that her card still has a substantial amount of Golden Soul Coins left, can it?
...
"Hmm!"
Su Yu paused outside a shop.
He stepped inside.
More than ten young men and women under twenty were making bulk purchases.
Unlike the Tang Sect's bargain-hunting strategy, this Shrek Team was following another direction of bulk purchasing.
Indeed, the Shrek Team.
Su Yu's eyes fell upon Su Tong.
This girl gave Su Yu a familiar feeling, a sensation Su Yu had only felt from another, the Snow Empress.
Of course, what truly caught Su Yu's attention was her Soul Power.
"She should have reached Soul Saint, right? Where did Shrek find such a genius?"
As Su Yu entered and observed Su Tong, the Shrek Team also noticed him.
Recognizing Su Yu, the Shrek Team showed strong hostility.
Su Yu's gaze swept over He Caitou.
Royal blood...
Scanning over the others, few were familiar faces.
But their Soul Power aura wasn't weak.
"Su Yu?"
"That's right, I remember you, He Caitou. Unless I'm mistaken, you're the Shrek team, correct? One must admit, Shrek indeed lives up to its reputation, having an exceptional ability to cultivate Soul Masters."
"You're quite strong too. Looking forward to facing you in the competition." Su Tong stepped forward, speaking to Su Yu.
"I'm looking forward to it too, your strength isn't weak either." Su Yu replied.
...
Leaving the store, Su Yu sighed inwardly.
Shrek remains Shrek.
Or rather, the Douluo Three Kingdoms remain the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
The overall quality of the Sun and Moon Empire's Soul Masters still falls short.
One Soul Saint, three Soul Emperors, and the rest at least Mid-tier Soul Kings.
Being able to assemble such a team shows Shrek's deep foundation.
Of course, one could also say it's the foundation of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
But none of that matters.
Even if there were seven Soul Saints, Su Yu wouldn't be afraid, let alone just one.
"I wonder if Qian Duoduo has also come to Mingdu. If so, I must find a chance to locate him."
Xian Lin'er's role should start to show.