If the other party's attitude was a bit worse, a bit more forceful, then he wouldn't have any burden in refusing.
What's frightening is this kind of kindness, which makes it difficult to say no.
Of course, he still had his own principles, freedom could not be lost, serving the Star Luo Empire was impossible.
After becoming an honorary enshrinement of the Royal Family Enshrinement Hall, Shi Yu's distance from them suddenly shortened significantly.
The Star Luo Emperor also curiously asked about Shi Yu's Martial Soul.
Regarding this, Shi Yu did not hide it and said his Martial Soul was Space.
This was something Dai Yueheng also knew. Once Dai Yueheng Senior woke up and asked, it would be clear. There was really no need to lie or hide.
"A pure Space Martial Soul? This is truly unprecedented," the Star Luo Emperor thought more highly of Shi Yu.
A pure Space Martial Soul could perhaps even be called Ultimate Space.
"Space type Soul Rings are not easy to obtain. Even if Shrek Academy wanted to get a suitable Space type Soul Ring for you, it would likely depend on luck."
"If you're unlucky, you might not be able to find a suitable Soul Ring at all," Xu Jiujiu said, looking at Shi Yu.
Shi Yu nodded and said, "Obtaining Soul Rings is indeed a headache-inducing problem."
Obtaining Space type Soul Rings is actually quite troublesome.
But he not only needed Space attribute Soul Rings, he also needed Soul Rings related to Time, which was even more difficult.
Time attribute Soul Beasts can basically be called phoenix feathers and qilin horns, estimated to be even rarer than Ten Thousand Year Phoenix.
He had specifically learned about the situation of Shi Xing, the Shrek City Lord. It was said that among the nine Soul Rings Senior obtained, only three were Time attribute, and the other six had no connection to the Time attribute.
It wasn't that he didn't want to obtain Soul Rings that matched his Martial Soul's attributes, but he simply couldn't find them, so he could only use other Soul Rings as substitutes. It was impossible to keep searching indefinitely.
Xu Jiujiu's lips curved slightly upwards, revealing a smile that made Shi Yu's heart stir.
It wasn't a romantic stirring, but a feeling that the other party seemed able to solve some of his troubles.
He couldn't help but say, "Looking at Princess Jiujiu's expression, could it be that you know some information about the whereabouts of Space attribute Soul Beasts?"
The Star Luo Emperor looked at Xu Jiujiu, understood something from her expression, picked up his wine glass with a slight smile, took a sip, and watched and listened quietly.
"Coincidentally, I recently saw some information related to Space Soul Beasts in an intelligence report."
"This is a rare Space-Time Butterfly. It's not only related to Space but also involves the Time attribute," Xu Jiujiu said unhurriedly.
She was currently taking over the Star Luo Empire's intelligence agency and had recently read many documents within the agency, which was how she gained this understanding.
After hearing about the Space-Time Butterfly, Shi Yu's heart pounded, as if he had heard news of his beloved. He stared at Xu Jiujiu, eager to learn more.
Something involving Space was already very useful to him. If it also involved Time, its value would increase several times over.
Even a hundred-year-level Time attribute Soul Beast was something he might encounter but not necessarily obtain; he didn't want to miss it.
If he could find this Space-Time Butterfly, it could also verify a conjecture in his heart.
The Space attribute Soul Rings he obtained allowed him to travel through space-time, going to ten thousand years ago and ten thousand years later.
Then, if he obtained a Time attribute Soul Ring, could he also travel through space-time?
This was something he had long been guessing, but it was difficult to verify.
He also didn't want to casually add a Soul Ring to his Time Martial Soul just to verify the conjecture.
His intuition told him that perhaps only by obtaining Space attribute Soul Rings for the Space Martial Soul and Time attribute Soul Rings for the Time Martial Soul could the intended effect be achieved.
Casually obtaining a Soul Ring might make it difficult to travel through space-time.
Soul Rings with corresponding attributes might be the key to unlocking space-time travel.
"Princess, where is this Soul Beast?" Shi Yu couldn't help but ask.
Seeing Shi Yu so invested, Xu Jiujiu showed a faint smile and said, "It's in the Tianyun Mountain Range, over four hundred kilometers southeast of Star Luo City."
"That place isn't a large Soul Beast gathering area; the total number of Soul Beasts might not even reach ten thousand."
"That a Ten Thousand Year level Space-Time Butterfly could appear there also makes me feel a bit incredible."
A Ten Thousand Year Space-Time Butterfly?
Shi Yu loved it even more and became determined to obtain this Space-Time Butterfly.
He quietly noted down the Tianyun Mountain Range, determined to go there and find the Space-Time Butterfly when he had time.
"If you want this Soul Beast as a Soul Ring, you can have Imperial Brother arrange someone to help you capture it."
"This Soul Beast has already been marked by the Soul Douluo expert who discovered it, using a special Soul Guidance Device."
"With this Soul Guidance Device, you can find the location of the Space-Time Butterfly relatively easily."
"Without this Soul Guidance Device, the difficulty of finding this Space-Time Butterfly in the Tianyun Mountain Range might not be less than finding another Ten Thousand Year Space attribute Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest," Xu Jiujiu suggested.
How could Shi Yu not understand Xu Jiujiu's meaning? She wanted him to owe the Star Luo Empire a favor.
Although he was somewhat reluctant, there was nothing he could do. This Soul Beast was something one might encounter but not necessarily obtain. Since he knew about it, there was no reason to miss it.
"I hope Your Majesty can help," Shi Yu could only go along with the other party's intentions.
The Star Luo Emperor smiled slightly and said, "No problem. When you need this Soul Ring, just tell me, and I will send Empire experts to help you obtain it."
Shi Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "If possible, I hope Your Majesty can have someone lend me the Soul Guidance Device that can find the Space-Time Butterfly for a period of time now."
"There is an expert with a Time attribute Martial Soul in the Academy. Asking him to take action against the Space-Time Butterfly might be more secure."
"It's not that I doubt the strength of the Empire experts, but the Space-Time Butterfly involves Time and Space. Dealing with it is by no means easy."
"I know very well how difficult it is to deal with someone who controls Space power. Adding Time power, even if your strength is much higher than theirs, they are still difficult to deal with. It's best to make targeted preparations."
After speaking, he added, "Although I don't need to trouble the Empire experts for help, I will still be grateful for the Empire's assistance. Consider this me owing the Empire a favor."
The Star Luo Emperor thought carefully and also felt it made sense.
Dealing with the Space-Time Butterfly isn't just about being stronger than it. It might not be able to defeat you, but with the power of Time and Space, killing it is by no means easy.
"Then let it be as you say. If you need any other help later, just ask. The Star Luo Empire will certainly help to the best of its ability."
"Furthermore, don't talk about owing favors or not. You are an honorary enshrinement of the Empire, and you are family with the Empire. Family doesn't talk like outsiders," the Star Luo Emperor said with a smile.
Shi Yu forced a smile and nodded.
The banquet lasted nearly two hours. They exchanged toasts, and Shi Yu ate and drank quite heartily.
After the banquet ended, the Star Luo Emperor had Xu Jiujiu escort Shi Yu back on his behalf.
Shi Yu and Xu Jiujiu walked together, followed by palace maids and guards.
Shi Yu held his liquor well. At this time, he was only slightly drunk, but his mind was quite clear. While chatting casually with Xu Jiujiu, he consciously steered the topic towards the auction house.
Xu Jiujiu took the opportunity to give Shi Yu a top-level invitation letter for the auction house.
With this invitation letter, one could enter the various level auction halls of the Starlight Auction House and enjoy the highest standard of reception and discounts.
This was a permanently valid invitation letter.
Shi Yu accepted it with a smile, saying that he would definitely go and see it if he had time, but he wasn't quite sure what items were being auctioned in each session.
Xu Jiujiu said that she would have someone send the list of items to be auctioned at the Starlight Auction House for the next month by noon tomorrow at the latest.
This was actually a small matter for her. It was just letting Shi Yu look at the item list, not directly giving him these things.
She very much hoped that Shi Yu could come to the auction house, preferably unable to afford the items, so that she could take the opportunity to have Shi Yu owe her some more favors.
Shi Yu and Xu Jiujiu hit it off well. The other party wanted him to go to the auction house, and he genuinely wanted to go.
He was very much thinking about that soul-devouring carving knife. This was living gold, containing astonishing vitality. If he could find a way to merge it with his body, his healing ability might even improve by a level.
As for the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, he wasn't very interested. He wasn't an Ultimate Ice Soul Master himself, so it would be useless to him.
The Snow Empress Embryo could be considered, but that Xiao Hongchen was truly rich, and he couldn't compete with him.