The Star Luo Emperor, who was watching the match from the city wall, had reaffirmed his idea of bringing Shi Yu into the Royal Family countless times.
Every time he watched Shi Yu's matches, the opponent could bring him surprises.
As Shrek Academy defeated Di Ao Academy, they also secured the top spot in this group, and in the top 16 matches, they would face the second-place teams from other groups.
It is worth mentioning that the knockout rounds are divided into upper and lower brackets, and they and Di Ao Academy will be assigned to two different brackets.
This means they will not meet again in the subsequent matches until the finals.
There are still matches in the next few days, and some group teams have one more match, meaning a few more games, as well as playoffs.
This gave Shi Yu and the others several days of rest time, which was exactly what they wanted.
During these few days, Shi Yu didn't go out much. He actually wanted to take a good look around Star Luo City, but considering the large number of people and mixed eyes in Star Luo City now, it was not ruled out that there were some people who wanted to harm him.
With the talent he has shown, it is normal to attract jealousy and fear, and some people might want to eliminate him quickly.
For this reason, Xuan Lao also did not want Shi Yu to go out casually.
If he had to go out, he had to go with him and could not act alone.
Shi Yu simply didn't go out and stayed in the room, either pondering magic or cultivating.
During this time, Princess Xu Jiujiu came several times, offering warm greetings and inviting Shi Yu to visit the Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Palace is absolutely safe, so there is no need to worry about someone attacking him.
Shi Yu agreed once, and he was indeed a little curious about the Imperial Palace, so visiting was fine.
He also took the opportunity to ask Xu Jiujiu about the Soul Beast embryo.
This Soul Beast embryo was clearly mentioned on the auction list Xu Jiujiu gave him.
This may be something not on a general list; the auction list he received was an internal list, and some auction items would not be easily disclosed to the public.
They might appropriately reveal some information to attract people to bid.
But they wouldn't explain everything clearly; the list he received had specific details.
Xu Jiujiu replied to him with a slight apology, stating that if he wanted the Soul Beast embryo, it could not be given to him.
They have another significant use for this Soul Beast embryo, which is of great importance, and cannot easily give it to him unless he is willing to become a formal member of the Royal Family Enshrinement Hall.
Shi Yu was also a little surprised by what Xu Jiujiu said. It seems that their Pay attention to of him might be even higher than their goal of obtaining some high-end Soul Guidance Devices from the Sun Moon Empire.
Shi Yu was not unaware of what they wanted the Soul Beast embryo for; it was to lure Xiao Hongchen, this big fish.
They wanted to obtain some high-end Soul Guidance Devices from the Sun Moon Empire through Xiao Hongchen.
The Soul Guidance Devices of the Sun Moon Empire are several levels ahead of those in the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms.
The Original Douluo Three Kingdoms all want to obtain the Soul Guidance Device technology from the Sun Moon Empire, but the Sun Moon Empire controls Soul Guidance Device technology quite strictly and prohibits its transmission to the other three kingdoms.
They can only research by dismantling Soul Guidance Devices produced by the Sun Moon Empire.
And those high-end Soul Guidance Devices are difficult to get hold of, which is why they came up with this plan.
Shi Yu did not directly agree, nor did he refuse, but only said that he needed to consider it.
This was not a perfunctory answer but was genuinely considering the matter.
To be honest, he really wanted to obtain the Snow Empress Embryo. They thought it was the embryo of an ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, but they didn't know it was the embryo of the strongest Soul Beast in the far north, and its value was far more than one or two hundred million golden soul coins.
If they knew, they might not even be willing to put this embryo up for auction.
But he was clear about it, and thus was particularly tempted by this embryo.
After getting it, he could choose to hatch it normally, allowing the Snow Empress to be reborn. This could also make the Snow Empress owe him a great favor, perhaps following him like she did Huo Yuhao, becoming a great help to him.
Or, he could process it using the method being researched by the Star Luo Empire.
That is, find a way to absorb the power of the embryo and transform it into his other Martial Soul.
If he could truly succeed, he would have three Martial Souls, and his potential would be further enhanced.
Although the Extreme Ice and Snow attribute cannot be compared with Time and Space, it is not bad and is definitely worth the risk of trying to possess.
He inwardly leaned more towards the latter; instead of relying on others, it is better to improve himself.
How could gaining the Snow Empress's friendship be as powerful as gaining the Snow Empress's power?
However, he was not very willing to become a formal Royal Family Enshrinement of the Star Luo Empire because of this.
If he agreed, he would also lose the importance placed on him by Shrek Academy, which might not be worth it.
After a few days of rest came the knockout rounds. Shrek Academy's opponent in the top 16 was not very strong, of course, this is relative.
Their lineup configuration was three Soul Kings and four Soul Grandmasters; such strength is definitely not weak.
But facing Shrek Academy, it was still not enough.
Ma Xiaotao's injuries had almost recovered. With her participating, Shi Yu didn't exert much effort in this battle and achieved victory.
Shrek Academy successfully advanced to the top eight.
The day after this match ended, the auction that Shi Yu had been looking forward to was held as scheduled.
Shi Yu, Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao, and others all came to the auction house, accompanied by Xuan Lao.
Shi Yu hadn't planned on bringing so many people; Xuan Lao insisted on accompanying him, and also wanted Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao, and others to broaden their horizons, so he brought them along.
The auction house provided them with a VIP private room, which had various fruits, drinks, snacks, and dedicated service, something that ordinary people could not enjoy.
Anyone who could come to this auction was not an ordinary person, and their treatment was that of VIPs among VIPs.
After they arrived, they didn't wait long before this highest-spec auction officially began.
Responsible for the auction was Princess Xu Jiujiu, which shows how high the specifications of this auction were.
The value of the first auction item was over a million, attracting competition from many people.
Subsequent auction items were also of considerable value, with a minimum value of over a million.
Shi Yu was not very interested in these auction items until a Soul Bone was brought up, which piqued his interest.
This Soul Bone was that exquisite Soul Bone from the Ice Jade Scorpion.
Its age was over sixty thousand years, which is considered a relatively high-aged Soul Bone, coupled with its Extreme Ice attribute and the fixed Ice Burst skill, calling it an exquisite Soul Bone is absolutely not an exaggeration.
Shi Yu subconsciously glanced at Huo Yuhao; the other party showed a look of longing. This Soul Bone was very suitable for him.
"Should I bid for this Soul Bone or not?" Shi Yu also had some interest in this Soul Bone.
However, it was relatively limited; if he obtained the Snow Empress Embryo and transformed it into a Martial Soul, then this Soul Bone would be useful.
If he couldn't do that, then this Soul Bone would be like a spare rib to him.