Chapter 482 – The Grand Auction: Foreign Tribe Money Is So Easy to Earn!

Chapter 482 – The Grand Auction: Foreign Tribe Money Is So Easy to Earn!

Below the high platform, some foreign tribe deities let out cries of astonishment. Clearly, the scene before them had exceeded their imagination.

One had to understand that to this day, the total number of God-level lesser demons alive across all the foreign tribes numbered only three or four.

Among them, that even included Su Xing, the Lord of the Lesser Demons himself!

And now, a brand-new God-level lesser demon had just been born right before their very eyes!

Watching the astonished cries of the foreign tribe deities below the platform, Su Xing grew increasingly satisfied.

Clearing his throat, Su Xing said in a leisurely tone:

“Ahem, this is the second ability the Mother Goddess bestowed upon me!”

“As long as I pay a certain price… I can catalyze a true God-level lesser demon!”

“A God-level lesser demon — I’m sure everyone understands what that means, yes?”

Below, several hundred foreign tribe deities stared fixedly at that God-level lesser demon.

Clearly, they understood that a single God-level lesser demon held enormous strategic value — even greater than that of an ordinary deity!

The lesser demons were a weak, selfish, and despicable race. Calling them the “disgrace of the foreign tribes” would not be an exaggeration.

Their individual combat strength was practically rock-bottom, and they were disobedient, lacked intelligence, and in battle could only serve as cannon fodder through sheer numerical superiority.

However, if there was a lesser demon above the Legendary stage, it could develop rudimentary intelligence and capably command a hundred thousand lesser demon cannon fodder.

At that point, the effectiveness of lesser demon cannon fodder on the battlefield would be greatly enhanced!

And if there was a Saint-stage lesser demon, it could command tens of millions of lesser demons, at which point the cannon fodder’s effectiveness would reach terrifying levels.

The saying “enough ants can kill an elephant” was no empty boast.

But when a lesser demon advanced to the God level, a true qualitative transformation occurred!

Not only could it lead tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of lesser demons on the battlefield, it could also rapidly breed lesser demons in an endless stream, making losses of hundreds of thousands in a single battle entirely painless.

This was precisely why God-level lesser demons were so precious — their strategic significance was simply too great.

After seeing Su Xing catalyze a lesser demon deity, the foreign tribe deities below quickly began discussing among themselves.

Until a Peak first-tier deity of the Red Eye Tribe asked:

“Esteemed Lord of the Lesser Demons… to catalyze such a powerful God-level lesser demon, how great a price must you pay?”

“And how many can you catalyze?”

Su Xing mulled it over for a moment, then said:

“Ahem, catalyzing a God-level lesser demon exacts no small price from me…”

“Within the next ten years, I can catalyze at most ten God-level lesser demons!”

“As for ordinary enhanced lesser demons… within a century, I can catalyze one billion!”

The moment these words left his mouth, the foreign tribe deities below all wore expressions of shock.

Ten lesser demon deities, one billion enhanced lesser demons — this was absolutely terrifying strategic value!

At this moment, every foreign tribe deity understood what this meant.

Seeing that the timing was ripe, Su Xing wasted no more time and said directly:

“However, catalyzing lesser demons requires me to pay a price in origin… so naturally, I can’t just give them away for free!”

“Therefore, I will be selling future lesser demon cannon fodder… all auctioned cannon fodder will be delivered to you within a hundred years!”

After a brief pause, Su Xing announced a price:

“One lot of lesser demon cannon fodder, numbering one million or more, with a complimentary Emperor level lesser demon commander included… starting bid is five hundred jin (250 kg) of True God-level blood essence, or blood essence of equivalent value…”

“First come, first served — after all, within a hundred years, I can catalyze at most one billion enhanced lesser demon cannon fodder!”

Su Xing leisurely announced the auction price.

One million enhanced lesser demon cannon fodder, starting bid of 500 jin (250 kg) of True God blood essence — equivalent to 500,000 origin energy!

This price was not expensive!

Therefore, quite a few of the foreign tribe deities below were tempted.

Moreover, a single thought arose in each of their minds:

This Lord of the Lesser Demons is simply outrageous! Directly auctioning off his own kind? The lesser demons’ despicable, greedy nature is truly on full display!

Though they looked down on Su Xing, this Lord of the Lesser Demons, these foreign tribe deities maintained their flattering expressions on the surface.

After a brief silence, foreign tribe deities below began placing bids.

“I bid five hundred jin (250 kg) of True God blood essence!” a second-tier deity called out tentatively.

“I bid five hundred and fifty jin (275 kg)!” another second-tier deity shouted.

“I bid six hundred jin (300 kg)…”

Quickly, after a string of bids, the first lot — “one million lesser demon cannon fodder” — sold for 1,300 jin (650 kg) of True God blood essence.

“Tsk tsk… whether it’s the human race or the foreign tribes, you need competition!”

“Auctions really do earn more than direct sales…”

Su Xing was secretly delighted.

1,300 jin (650 kg) of True God-level blood essence was equivalent to 1.3 million origin energy — significantly higher than Su Xing’s estimate!

What’s more, Su Xing was selling an “empty promise” that wouldn’t be fulfilled for a hundred years. Getting this much value was already very satisfying.

“Ahem… now we’ll begin the second lot of lesser demon cannon fodder… quantity: two million!”

Su Xing gave some instructions to the succubus deity, then stood at a corner of the high platform, quietly observing the foreign tribe deities below.

For this auction, Su Xing had given a month’s advance notice and held it in the Void Realm. Dozens of first-tier deities had come to participate.

With hundreds of second-tier deities also in attendance, the scale was nothing short of grand.

“Tsk tsk… even if each deity only buys a million lesser demon cannon fodder… I’m making a killing this time!”

Su Xing thought to himself.

…

This auction lasted a full three days.

Su Xing auctioned off a total of 500 million lesser demon cannon fodder, promising delivery within a hundred years.

The 500 million lesser demon cannon fodder brought Su Xing hundreds of thousands of jin worth of blood essence, totaling just over 600 million origin energy!

Approximately two hundred of the attending foreign tribe deities successfully won bids.

Originally, Su Xing had thought the prices would go higher — 500 million lesser demon cannon fodder should have fetched seven or eight hundred million origin energy.

But these foreign tribe deities were all shrewd operators who knew not to blindly drive up prices.

At the current rate, each deity could secure at least a million lesser demon cannon fodder.

As a result, during the last two days, the prices for cannon fodder weren’t particularly high.

Under these circumstances, Su Xing promptly called a halt to the auction.

“Ahem! My dear brethren!”

“I’ve just received word… quite a few of our brethren wanted to attend the auction but were unable to come due to being mired in warfare…”

“Therefore, I’ve decided to postpone the auction. Over the coming year… I will hold three more sessions to auction off the remaining 500 million lesser demon cannon fodder.”

“After these three sessions, I will not hold any more auctions!”

“After all, within a hundred years… I can catalyze at most one billion lesser demon cannon fodder…”

Su Xing spoke casually, wearing an expression of pained reluctance, as though he were making sacrifices for the sake of the foreign tribes.

The deities below quickly grasped Su Xing’s subtext.

This was — hunger marketing!

Since every foreign tribe deity present could win a bid, there was insufficient competition.

So he would simply postpone the auction and only let a fraction of the deities get their hands on the goods.

Once competition was introduced, prices would rise by at least thirty to forty percent!

Sure enough, the moment Su Xing made this announcement, the deities below immediately voiced their displeasure.

“Don’t do this! Lord of the Lesser Demons… I haven’t won a bid yet! Can’t you sell a few more lots?”

“Exactly! I just accepted a mission to invade a Medium Chiliocosm… I need at least five million lesser demon cannon fodder! How can you just stop the auction like this?”

“Damn it! If I’d known, I would have bid on more earlier…”

Seeing that the lesser demon cannon fodder would no longer be auctioned, the foreign tribe deities below were instantly filled with regret.

Though the foreign tribes were formidable, they clearly couldn’t fully see through Su Xing’s “tricks.”

They only regretted not having bid on more earlier.

However, in the face of these foreign tribe deities’ desperate pleas, Su Xing showed not a shred of softness, saying only:

“The first auction concludes here!”

“Those of you who purchased lesser demon cannon fodder earlier… come find me afterward. Hand over the blood essence first, and I will give you an imprint!”

“With this imprint, once the hundred-year period is up, you may come to the Void Realm to collect your lesser demon cannon fodder…”

Hearing this, the deities who had won bids on cannon fodder were immediately pleased.

Pay the full amount of blood essence upfront, but the “goods” — the lesser demon cannon fodder — wouldn’t arrive for a hundred years.

In the human race’s business world, this would be utterly unthinkable.

But the foreign tribes didn’t have so many schemes and complexities. Su Xing’s credibility as the Lord of the Lesser Demons was extremely high, so naturally these deities were willing to agree.

Of course, there was an even more important point.

A hundred years, for these deities, was nothing more than “taking a nap” in their long lifespans.

It was equivalent to buying something on Earth, paying upfront, and having it shipped three days later. There was nothing unreasonable about it.

Su Xing gazed at the deities below, each wearing a different expression, and smiled.

After this auction, the reputation of lesser demon cannon fodder would surely grow even more resounding.

Future auctions would be even more intense!

Meanwhile…

Above the Void Realm, in a certain pocket dimension.

A massive dark silhouette opened its cavernous maw, ceaselessly chewing on black spheres, its eyes carrying a hint of puzzlement:

“Greed, don’t you think this Lord of the Lesser Demons… what he’s doing is a bit strange?”

“Breeding lesser demon cannon fodder… he’s clearly an important figure within the race. Why would he auction them off directly? This seems somewhat… against the rules?”

The Talong chief god munched on the peculiar food while staring at the Void Realm auction scene displayed on the light screen before him.

With his level of intelligence, he could tell that what Su Xing was doing was somewhat bizarre, but couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

Beside him, Tu’nah Chief God — the one who represented “Greed” among the Seven Deadly Sins — was a rare existence among the foreign tribes: a deity possessed of exceptionally high intelligence.

At this moment, she gazed through the light screen at the auction scene below, her expression thoughtful:

“The Lord of the Lesser Demons… his intelligence is actually this high?”

Tu’nah Chief God had naturally seen through the reason Su Xing held the auction, and had also recognized his “hunger marketing” strategy.

But as a lofty chief god, a powerful being bearing the codename of the Seven Deadly Sins, Tu’nah Chief God couldn’t be bothered to care.

“Heh heh… a newly advanced first-tier deity — his foundation is still far too shallow!”

“He’s using this method to auction off his own kind… naturally to obtain blood essence!”

“After all, with sufficient blood essence, he can grow faster, and even make the lesser demon race stronger…”

Tu’nah Chief God did a quick calculation. If all one billion lesser demon cannon fodder were auctioned off, that would be over a million jin (500,000 kg) of True God-level blood essence…

“For those ordinary deities, it’s certainly an enormous fortune… but for us, it’s still too little…”

Tu’nah Chief God glanced casually at the Talong chief god beside her and said:

“Just that ‘origin’ you need to consume in massive quantities every day — each portion is worth far more than ten thousand jin (5,000 kg) of True God blood essence, isn’t it?”

“He’s just a first-tier deity, playing small games…”

After mulling it over, Tu’nah Chief God continued:

“The Lord of the Lesser Demons’ actions, while carrying a whiff of self-serving behavior… if we don’t let him earn some profit, how can we expect him to devote himself fully to breeding lesser demon cannon fodder?”

“The lesser demon race — greedy and cowardly… that’s simply their nature!”

“Though there’s some self-interest involved, this move is beneficial and harmless to our invasion of the Azure Origin Domain. There’s no need for us to stop him!”

Beside her, the Talong chief god nodded in vague understanding after hearing Tu’nah Chief God’s words.

Not being one for deep thinking, he knew he could only defer to Tu’nah Chief God’s judgment.

This had been the foundation of cooperation between these two chief gods for millions of years.

“The Lord of the Lesser Demons is rather interesting…”

Tu’nah Chief God mused privately.

In truth, beyond what she had just stated, Tu’nah Chief God had her own hidden motives.

What she saw was the Lord of the Lesser Demons accumulating his foundation.

She could also see that the Lord of the Lesser Demons was not only talented, but possessed considerable intelligence as well…

Perhaps in countless years to come, this Lord of the Lesser Demons might even reach the level of a chief god!

When that time came, this bond of goodwill would only benefit Tu’nah Chief God!

…

On the other side, Su Xing at the auction had no idea that his “frenzied money-grabbing” activities were being studied by two chief gods.

Su Xing coughed lightly twice, looking down at the foreign tribe deities, estimating that they still had plenty of origin energy on hand.

“Tsk tsk… it would be such a waste not to squeeze every last drop of origin energy from their hands!”

Su Xing muttered to himself, then cleared his throat and announced:

“Ahem, everyone, quiet down please!”

“The first auction session’s regular lesser demon cannon fodder has concluded…”

“Next, I will be auctioning — a lesser demon deity!”

As he spoke, Su Xing pointed to the lesser demon deity in the corner of the high platform — the one he had just catalyzed moments ago.

“As everyone knows, a lesser demon deity holds enormous strategic significance on the battlefield!”

“And the birth of every lesser demon deity is precious!”

“Even for me… within the next hundred years, I can catalyze at most three lesser demon deities!”

“And for the prosperity of our race, I will permanently lease out the usage rights of one lesser demon deity…”

“…Starting bid: ten thousand jin (5,000 kg) of True God-level blood essence!”

Indeed, though Su Xing had said a great deal, the foreign tribe deities below all understood.

Su Xing was auctioning a deity — a lesser demon deity!

A deity — how could one be auctioned?

After all, this was a truly intelligent being with independent will!

For deities of other foreign races, this would naturally be impossible.

But the nature of the lesser demon race meant that lower-ranked lesser demons were completely obedient to higher-ranked ones.

Especially a lesser demon deity catalyzed by Su Xing himself — it was Su Xing’s apostle, one hundred percent loyal to him!

Even if Su Xing ordered it to serve a foreign tribe legion, this lesser demon deity would go through fire and water without hesitation.

As Su Xing’s words faded, the deities below fell into a rare silence, seemingly stunned by his audacity.

When had they ever imagined that a strategic-level existence like a “lesser demon deity” would be treated as merchandise at auction?

And now, it was actually happening!

However, ten thousand jin (5,000 kg) of True God-level blood essence, valued at 10 million origin energy!

This enormous figure still put the lot beyond the reach of the vast majority of foreign tribe members present.

Only those dozens of first-tier deities were qualified to bid.

Before long, a first-tier Shadow Deity below called out a price:

“Ten thousand jin (5,000 kg) of True God blood essence!”

With the first bid placed, the dozens of first-tier deities below finally began competing to call out their prices:

“Eleven thousand jin (5,500 kg)!”

“Thirteen thousand jin (6,500 kg)!”

“…”

“Twenty thousand jin (10,000 kg)!”

After a round of intense bidding, the price quickly climbed to 28,000 jin (14,000 kg) of True God blood essence!

A full 28 million origin energy!

Even Su Xing hadn’t expected that a single lesser demon deity would fetch a price so far beyond his imagination!

One had to understand that the corpse of a first-tier deity, with all its blood essence combined, amounted to merely a hundred-odd jin — about 50 million origin energy.

And this single lesser demon deity was worth roughly the equivalent of most of a first-tier deity’s corpse!

Though he was already thrilled beyond measure, seeing that the price had stopped climbing, Su Xing decided to fan the flames a bit more.

“Ahem, due to my limited strength, I will only catalyze three lesser demon deities within the next hundred years!”

“Moreover, the next two lesser demon deities… will be delivered after a hundred years!”

“So… I urge everyone to cherish this rare opportunity!”

Su Xing’s meaning was crystal clear.

The lesser demon deity — a true “collector’s edition glory item”! Limited to only three!

And this was the only one available immediately! Everyone, hurry up and raise your bids!

Sure enough, after Su Xing fanned the flames, the foreign tribe deities below fell silent for a moment before launching into a new round of bidding.

“Thirty thousand jin (15,000 kg) of True God-level blood essence!”

“Thirty-two thousand jin (16,000 kg)!”

“Thirty-five thousand jin (17,500 kg)…”

After Su Xing’s embellishments, the price continued to climb until it reached 38,000 jin (19,000 kg) of blood essence — equivalent to 38 million origin energy!

Just when Su Xing thought this would be the final bid—

A voice suddenly rang out across the entire auction hall:

“One complete first-tier deity corpse!”