Tribulation of Myriad Races

Chapter 1016: Refuge (1)

It was as though a rock had been thrown into a calm lake.

Tianduo was auctioning off the Invincible corpse in Grandstar City. Words about the auction spread all over Ninestar Island, and numerous people started heading toward Grandstar.

Inner ring.

In front of a large ancient building, a masked individual in white said, "Lord Devil Tianduo, even if you're not willing to sell the corpse to the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, we are willing to auction it for you. We will definitely be able to get a better price for you."

Beside him, an expert in gold said, "Devil Lord Tianduo, let the Allheaven Treasure House handle the auction for you. We won't need much time to complete it. We can gather a large number of experts to this city and auction it for a good price in no more than one month."

Time as needed.

Two days were not enough. This was not how an auction should be carried out. Even Invincibles needed time to reach this place from their respective realms. Furthermore, each Invincible needed to communicate with the nine realms before stepping onto the island.

Tianduo was rushing this too much. A lot of experts wouldn't be able to arrive in time. That wouldn't be conducive to getting a good price for the corpse. Sure, the representatives of the various experts would be present, but they wouldn't be able to offer as good of a price as those experts themselves.

Inside the building, Su Yu looked at the experts around the building and said, "It's fine. I need to complete it as soon as possible. If I drag it out, I'm afraid I won't even be able to sell it anymore."

Some people couldn't understand what he was trying to say. Suddenly, a powerful individual arrived. A powerful wave of devilish qi spread out.

"Tianduo." The expert was a devil with green pupils. Looking straight at Su Yu, he said, "Why are you selling it? Devil King Lade has commanded that you return to the Devil Realm."

Dawo!

Su Yu knew who this person was. This was the same person he saw fighting the dragon previously, also the same person who had sent him numerous messages.

Dawo was furious. He was also feeling very gloomy. Why did Tianduo decide to put the corpse up for auction without any discussion with them?

Su Yu frowned and said, "I'm selling something I found myself. Lord Dawo, this is an opportunity I found without any help."

Dawo was furious. He looked around before looking at the door that was wide open in front of him. He wanted to talk inside the building, but Su Yu was standing right behind the door, ready to shut it the moment anyone moved.

Dawo didn't know what to say. Left with no choice, he decided to speak through voice transmission instead, "Do you know just how valuable ancient breathing techniques are? Do you understand how important this ancient corpse is? You can either sell it to the Devil Realm or offer it to Devil King Lade. Both choices will reward you satisfactorily. Tianduo, why must you pick the option that will offend your own people?"

Su Yu's eyes turned cold, "Lord Dawo, how satisfactory is satisfactory? If I wish to reach Mo Duona's level, will the devils provide me with enough resources and opportunities? So what if this will offend the devils?"

Su Yu coldly said, "As long as I grow to become the next Mo Duona, my ancestor and the devil race will forget the offense. They will continue embracing me. Lord Dawo, am I right?"

Dawo was left speechless. Was this fellow trying to compete with Mo Duona? He knew that the devils of the younger generation were very ambitious, but...that seemed hopeless.

He sent another voice transmission, "This corpse is very important to the devils. Tianduo, name your price. If it's reasonable, we will purchase it. That's better than letting it fall into the hands of a different race."

After a short silence, Su Yu replied, "A thousand strands of heavenearth profound light, five hundred drops of sunmoon profound yellow liquid, nine treasures suitable for the nine transformations of source qi..."

Dawo's expression changed. "You're crazy. Don't tell me you're trying to recultivate your body and transform your source qi all over again!"

The things Su Yu wanted were very helpful for body forging and source qi transformations. But these things weren't really that helpful for advancement into the Mountainsea Realm. Then again, sunmoon profound yellow liquid was very helpful for strengthening the apertures of Sunmoons.

He was asking for too much. That was a crazy price.

Su Yu said, "You should be glad. That's a discounted price for fellow devils. If you can't fulfill even such a price, I will have no choice but to sell the corpse to the races capable of affording it."

Dawo cursed and said, "The people from your Lade Family will be here soon. Tianduo, I know I can't change your mind. But consider the consequences if you remain stubborn when those from the Lade Family are here."

Would he refuse the deal even when those from his family were here?

Su Yu ignored the threat and spoke to everyone, "For the auction, I will prioritize treasures such as sunmoon profound yellow liquid, heavenearth profound light, and nine transformation treasures. Additionally, the devils will receive a ten percent discout if they are interested in joining the auction. This is my way of showing my fellow devils some respect. If the devils can't afford the price, I don't mind selling the corpse to someone else."

Dawo sighed. There was nothing else he could say. Tianduo had publicly announced a ten percent discount for the devils. What else could he say? It wasn't like there weren't cases of young geniuses betraying their races for the sake of strength. What could the devils do if Tianduo insisted on selling to a different race?

He could also understand why Tianduo was doing this. Mo Duona had been suppressing him for so many years. He was desperate to surpass Mo Duona. Each of these geniuses was someone with their own fortuitous encounters.

It was very likely that Mo Duona had forged his body more than thirty-six times. And it was also possible that he had opened more acupoints than what the public knew. Even for his nine transformations, he would probably perform it with the best treasures there were.

Thus, he would remain far stronger than his peers even if they came from the same race and cultivated the same cultivation methods. This was how these geniuses would differ from each other.

Meanwhile, it was likely that Tianduo had not aimed for thirty-six body forgings. It was likely that he wouldn't be able to complete his nine transformations with the best materials possible. Dawo himself didn't know about the materials required by these top geniuses too much.

Perhaps Tianduo wanted to get enough treasures to recultivate his body. Nobody knew what his actual goal was.

Su Yu coldly said, "To maintain order during the auction and prevent the appearance of individuals calling random prices they can't afford to interfere with the auction, each participant will be required to pay an entrance fee to attend the auction."

Someone in the crowd asked, "Fee? And how much will the fee be?"

Su Yu said, "I'm not accepting money. I only need each party to send a sealed Mountainsea as the deposit before attending the auction. If anyone attempts to snatch or steal the corpse from me, I'll kill the sealed Mountainseas. If I'm going to suffer a loss, we will suffer together. Of course, something like that won't happen if everyone behaves."

"Tianduo..."

Su Yu did not allow anyone to argue, "Shut up. If you disagree, piss off. I don't need you in my auction. I need security, not the so-called rules and trust between races. In the Allheaven Battlefield, even those from the same race might backstab each other. Trust is worthless here. I will carry out the auction in two buildings. The sealed Mountainseas will enter the building I'm in. The participants will be attending from a different building. Nothing will happen if the auction concludes smoothly. If anyone tries to mess with me, don't blame me for dragging everyone down with me."

"..."

Silence descended. This guy was too ruthless. What a crazy guy. He was basically saying that if anyone tried anything, he would kill all those Mountainseas and spawn a large number of Mountainsea or even Sunmoon death spirits. If the city ended up sealed like Heavendoom City, this would be yet another disaster.

Using Mountainseas as tickets.

That was such a crazy thing to ask.

At that moment, someone asked, "Are there any restrictions on the races of these Mountainseas? Can the Mountainseas of other races be used instead?"

Su Yu said, "It doesn't matter. Race does not matter. I won't do anything stupid and cause the appearance of death spirits if nothing happens."

Suddenly, an overbearing voice rang out, "Tianduo, if you wish to conduct the auction in my city, I'll be collecting rent. Thirty percent of your auction proceeds will be mine."

An individual clad in a black robe flickered into existence atop one of the nearby buildings. Thirty percent of the proceeds as the rent. That was the mayor of the city.

A large number of guards appeared in the area. All of them were shrouded in thick death qi. Some of the visitors cursed when they saw the mayor and the guards. Why were these people getting involved as well?

Su Yu frowned and asked, "Lord Mayor, isn't thirty percent too much?"

"Too much?"

The mayor coldly said, "If you think so, you are free to move the auction somewhere else. Be grateful you're the descendant of Devil King Lade. You would have lost your life for being brazen enough to question me otherwise."

Su Yu cursed inwardly, but he didn't even dare to curse too much lest the mayor somehow sense his hostile thoughts.

After a long pause, he clenched his teeth and said, "Fine. But in that case, I need you to provide me with enough heavenly source qi. I need to stay in the city for some time but I don't have that much heavenly source qi remaining. I won't leave the city after the auction. Instead, I'll enter seclusion in one of the ancient buildings here. It is too dangerous for me to leave after the auction. If you are willing to guarantee me safety after the auction, I'll accept your price."

The mayor laughed, "Deal."

Then, the mayor tossed a storage ring over.

Su Yu did not dare to accept the ring with his hand. Rather, he caught it with his willpower from afar. Something must be wrong with this ring. His tribulation character was pulsing. After checking the ring, he confirmed that some heavenly source qi could be found in it. But unlike the gentle heavenly source qi one could get from heavenly source fruits, it was quite unruly. But this was normal for naturally formed heavenly source qi that was not obtained from heavenly source fruits.

Su Yu started grumbling that the mayor sure was stingy. There were less than twenty portions in the ring. It was true that he was running out of heavenly source qi. But it didn't matter. He still had some blood essence on him. He could just extract some from his blood essence.

He only needed to keep the mayor agreeable temporarily. The mayor wasn't worried that Su Yu would renege on the agreement. Could Su Yu escape him in the ancient city? As Su Yu said, leaving after the auction would be too dangerous. It was perfectly normal for him to stay after the auction.

It was very likely that he would end up robbed right after leaving the city. Thus, the mayor was sure Su Yu couldn't escape him.

The mayor wasn't too interested in snatching the corpse instead. The corpse had caught the attention of too many experts. It would be too difficult to keep it in the city. It wasn't like the mayor was an Invincible. Sure, he could borrow the power of death spirits to contend against Invincibles in the city, but at the end of the day, he was merely a puppet of the city. It was pointless to offend the major races for something he couldn't even keep.