Chapter 346: This Is Reputation

Snatch, snatch!

There’s no reason not to grab it.

Lu Yu quoted a very high price.

One thousand Demon Lord level bodies—the price made many organizations present frown.

People with brains and a bit of knowledge started to quote prices.

Some agreed to Lu Yu’s conditions, while others were ready to trade goods for goods.

These people were incredibly excited, even more thrilled.

A ninth-grade star weapon, not in the slightest inferior to a Half-Zhizun, makes slaying a Devil Monarch extremely easy as long as it is held in one’s hand.

The opening of the Demon Hunting Plains has led to the emergence of a large number of Demon Lord-level beings.

Finding thirty Demon Lord -level lives in a day is not difficult.

Some people have even seen packs of hundreds of wolves deep within dense forests, with at least fifty of them being demon king-level wolves.

One month, just one month — if we can make it through this time, all the effort will be worthwhile.

This is merely the value of the prey’s body. Don’t forget the value generated from the process itself—the nine-tiered Star Spirit Bead, the mutated Star Spirit Beads, and even other items obtained along the way will bring considerable worth as well.

A month later, the investment had already been recouped, and everything beyond that was pure profit.

A business deal that can break even within a month, how many businesses in this world can achieve such a level?

A thousand bodies——

It seems high to some people.

However, to many intelligent people, the price offered by Lu Yu was very reasonable.

Purchasing a star weapon at this price is far more reasonable than those sold by the Qin family.

“We three organizations have joined forces and will take two, two thousand bodies of the Devil King!” the three representatives answered in unison.

At this moment, there’s no need for mutual rejection. If we wait just a little longer, it will be another month from now.

The sight of fifteen Xingbing items turned the eyes of hundreds of people present red with desire.

Within less than 30 seconds, everything had already been booked.

Among them, seven people placed bids with the bodies of demonic lords, acquiring a total of eleven star-forged weapons.

Seven people have brought items, and now it’s up to Lu Yu to decide whether he finds these items appealing.

After Lu Yu first handed over eleven star weapons to these people, he absorbed eleven thousand bodies of demonic rulers.

Some of these bodies are remnants from the previous major battles between China and Japan, while the rest are mostly collected by various organizations in the past few days or obtained from the Demon Hunting Plains.

For organizations like the Celestial Deity Sect, which have experts at the semi-Zhizun level such as Yang, hunting down Demon Lord -level beings is merely a matter of raising a hand.

At this moment, Lu Yu handed each of the seven people a note containing the materials he had originally written, giving one to each person.

This had also been prepared well in advance.

Several people solemnly accepted it, originally thinking it was some rare and precious material that would be difficult to obtain.

But now, after just a quick glance, everyone felt a wave of relief.

After glancing at the note, Yang smiled and said, “That’s too easy. I don’t need ten days; I’ll send someone tomorrow to deliver the materials.”

Another one also said, “Yes, it’s too easy. We can deliver everything within two days.”

Everyone’s happiness was evident on their faces, an indescribable joy.

This trip to participate in the deal was not in vain.

In five days, although the preparation time was too short, some organizations almost put all their assets on the line for this single transaction.

Just having a Star Weapon is already worth it.

After retracting his demonic body, Lu Yu began to examine the remaining items.

The eleven weapons were obtained through a transaction involving the Devil King’s body.

The remaining four swords received a total of eleven bids.

They simply exchanged goods for other goods.

Then Lu Yu would need to go through each item one by one, determining which could be traded and which were no longer qualified, based on the order of the offers received.

Lu Yu glanced at the items placed before him and said earnestly, “For the sake of fairness, I won’t compare what you’ve brought. If I value something, I’ll trade for it directly. If not, I’ll return it to you immediately without ever asking you for anything in return.”

When Lu Yu spoke like this, it represented fairness, and also a form of respect.

He respected all the buyers and did not want people to think he was taking advantage by being selective.

His words also earned him a great deal of respect from many people.

Lu Yu respected them, and how could they not understand that!

A man spoke seriously, “Mr. Lu, I must say this. I believe in your integrity. Although your methods may be ruthless, I have never heard anyone question your reputation after doing business with you. Therefore, I feel at ease conducting business with you!”

“That’s right,” Bai Yang nodded seriously at this point. “The Celestial Organization has conducted several transactions with you already. We know your character best. Mr. Lu, please go ahead and take a look. I believe in you too!”

“Mr. Lu, you see, if we didn’t trust you, we wouldn’t have come here to make this deal.”

Everyone spoke up, and no one objected.

In the process, taking advantage of the chaos, Qin Tian had already started moving backward and reached the edge of the hall’s door.

Lu Yu’s eyes swiftly scanned through the crowd and fixed on Qin Tian with a cold glare. He coldly warned, “Take one more step, and you’ll leave your life behind!”

Qin Tian felt a chill run through his entire body. As Lu Yu’s gaze locked onto him, he immediately plopped down onto the ground.

At that moment, a terrifying scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood flashed before his eyes.

Lu Yu said in a deep voice: “This is the last warning. If you dare to take another step, even if you go back to Nanchong, no one will be able to protect you.”

Another Supreme, seeing how cowardly Qin Tian was, couldn’t help but snort coldly and said, “Are you afraid I’ll lose? Everything is about to change, and I just happen to need Supreme blood to verify my strength.”

The Supreme was very proud, sitting there calmly and waiting for Lu Yu to complete the transaction.

Lu Yu calmly picked up the storage pearl from the military representative, within which there were two items.

It was only at this moment that the military representative spoke, saying, “One was obtained at the Demon-Exterminating Plains, and the other has been in our possession for quite some time. As for their value, it all depends on which one Mr. Lu finds more appealing!”

Lu Yu did not take anything out from the storage bead; instead, he extended his spiritual consciousness into it. The first thing he saw was a broken weapon—merely the tip of a broadsword, about half a foot in length.

However, the remaining soldiers were covered in starlight as vast as the sea, with tiny beams of light spiraling around the tips of their blades, as if a miniature galaxy had been woven into each sword, mysterious and dazzling.

Lu Yu’s heart skipped a beat. As he gazed at the broken fragment, he was certain it was a shattered star artifact. Although only a corner of it remained, he could still discern its immense power when it had been whole.

Since the military training, he had been deeply fascinated by the star artifacts.

During the process of forging soldiers, the power of stars is continuously infused, in the hope of accumulating experience to one day fully attribute my own stellar artifact.

The starlight above the Star Soldier represents the rank of the Star Soldier.

However, the starlight above had nothing to do with the power of the stars.

And the starlight at the tip of the blade resonated with Lu Yu’s Star-Inducing Art within his body!

Lu Yu felt a bit regretful.

The tip of this blade is only this short section, and it’s missing the most important Star Soul, rendering it unusable.

However, for him, this broken blade tip could be used to study the forging of star artifacts!

As for the second one, it’s indeed a good material.

Unfortunately, Lu Yu couldn’t use it.

Finally, Lu Yu handed the materials back, retracted the tip of the knife, and said, “You can only exchange for one item!”

The military representative nodded calmly with a blank expression and said, “Alright!”

One star weapon is enough.

Lu Yu picked up the items from the second person, but finally shook his head and stepped back. “These two items are indeed quite good, but unfortunately, I no longer need them. As for the price, I’d estimate each might be worth more than six hundred magic corpses.”

The other person took back the item Lu Yu returned, feeling somewhat regretful, and said with a bitter smile, “Since that’s the case, I guess we’ll have to wait until the next transaction!”

Lu Yu continued to examine three more items when a Demon Lord stepped forward and presented a stone. He said, “An ancestor once approached the Hellfire and witnessed a fire dragon undergoing the transformation into a dragon king. In the end, the entire land was completely scorched. When the Fire Dragon King departed, nothing remained but this stone, as everything else had turned into lava.”

Speaking of this, the Devil King sighed with great regret: “What a pity! Although my ancestor witnessed the Dragon King’s transformation, his ultimate strength only remained at the Fifty Venerates level, and he spent his entire life merely as a Zun!”

When the Demon King spoke thus, many of the other Demon Kings listening could not help but be moved, and even the Supreme One wore a strange expression in his eyes.

Being able to witness the transformation of a king is something not everyone can achieve.

The energy storm generated during that process could tear apart any Sovereign.

His ancestors were not ordinary people to have survived within that territory.

Even the Fire Dragon King cannot melt this stone; its value is beyond measure.

However, using it to exchange for such star soldiers seems somewhat unequal.

Lu Yu picked up a stone and asked, “Don’t you think such an exchange would be unfair to you?”

The Demon Lord shook his head and smiled bitterly, “Although this item was left behind by our ancestor, every generation, including the ancestor himself, has tried to use it, yet no one succeeded. To me, it’s nothing more than a stone. I might as well sell it for something else that could potentially enhance my power.”

Lu Yu fell silent and began to examine a seemingly unremarkable black rock. The stone’s surface appeared as if it had been scorched by a fierce fire, leaving it charred and blackened.

Even when Lu Yu held it in his hand, he could feel a surge of scorching power flowing into his body.

He had even absorbed the Hellfire Bloom, so this heat could not harm him in any way.

However, within the stones lay a terrifying, unyielding force.

This force sensed the presence of fire within Lu Yu’s body and immediately seeped out a thread from the stone, rushing toward Lu Yu’s body as if attempting to suppress the fire within him.

It possessed an incomparable and awe-inspiring power, carrying the sovereign’s might that towered above all creation, shaking Lu Yu’s soul.

Lu Yu silently placed the items into his storage space, and the force within him vanished as well.

The stone is extraordinary!

It was not used because the energy within the stones could not be activated.

When Lu Yu was in Shanghai, he sensed something from the illusory form of the King of Hell.

Unfortunately, that was just an illusion, not intense at all.

Among these stones, this feeling becomes even clearer, and some scenes can be seen more distinctly.

It was a fiery dragon’s transformation from its body to its soul during the process of evolving into the Dragon King.

These images are very blurry, as if they were memories imprinted with some kind of power.

The energy within the stones also contains subtle transformations of power during the evolution from a fire dragon to a dragon king.

As long as he could harness and absorb this power, he would have another chance to advance further, just like in the battle within Shanghai City against Wang.

Moreover, these stone fragments also contain extremely powerful energy.

If he absorbs it, not only will he be able to transform, but the flame itself can also grow even stronger.

The half blade presented by the military representative, although a star-forged weapon, was unfortunately an inanimate object, useless to ordinary people. Even with the art of weapon refinement, without the Star-Calling Art, the blade would still be nothing more than a piece of scrap.

Therefore, Lu Yu provided a quotation for a Star Weapon.

But this stone is different; its value to oneself is beyond estimation.

Many people around were waiting for Lu Yu to quote a price.

Lu Yu took a deep breath, then pushed the remaining three star weapons on the table toward the demon lord. His voice was heavy as he said, “According to the rules, item for item is based on value. Your item is very special; I can’t put a price on it. I don’t like taking advantage of others—that’s not my nature. I can tell you this: the value of your item is beyond my estimation. Now, within my capabilities, you can name your price. As long as I can accept it, I won’t refuse!”