Gu Ding Becomes a Tycoon

Urdia's request made Gu Ding hesitate, because the Crimson Flame Demon Fruit would definitely fetch a good price if auctioned off. Without an auction, the price might be significantly lower.

"Gu Ding, agree to her!" the Sea Emperor suddenly said.

"If this item goes through Auction House, it will definitely attract a lot of attention, and some people will inevitably try to find out about you and investigate your identity. But if she buys it directly, there won't be any such problems. It doesn't matter if the price drops a little; what's most important is that it significantly reduces your risk."

The Sea Emperor's words dispelled Gu Ding's hesitation, and he immediately nodded, "I can sell it to you directly, but I have one condition."

"Go ahead," Urdia said, surprised that Gu Ding agreed so readily.

"Don't tell anyone that I sold you this fruit." Gu Ding's condition was quite simple.

"I agree!" Urdia nodded in agreement without much thought. She knew that if outsiders knew the seller was Gu Ding, it could indeed cause Gu Ding trouble. Even if Gu Ding didn't have a second Crimson Flame Demon Fruit, the wealth he gained from selling just one was enough to attract the covetous eyes of countless people.

"So... what price are you prepared to offer?" Gu Ding's lips curled up as he looked at Urdia.

"The publicly listed price for First Sequence Crimson Flame Demon Fruit is one Violet Blood Crystal. For each subsequent sequence, the listed price increases tenfold. Following this pattern, Eighth Sequence Crimson Flame Demon Fruit should be worth 10 million Violet Blood Crystal. However, Eighth Sequence Crimson Flame Demon Fruit are extremely rare, and the demand is enormous. At Auction House, the starting price alone will be 10 million Violet Blood Crystal. The final auction price will definitely not be lower than 25 million. If the Auction House well-prepared, the final transaction price could even reach 40 million. Therefore, my offer is 30 million, plus a gold membership to our Shata Exchange."

"Gold members of the Shata Exchange enjoy a 30% discount on most items. If you consign your items, the commission rate is reduced from 5% to 1%. We will also notify you of any new auction items as soon as they are available."

Gu Ding wasn't really interested in this membership. After all, he would only be in this world for a year, after which he would be teleported back to the Gate of Purgatory, and the chances of him returning were slim. Besides, the only thing he needed to buy during this year was cultivation resources; he didn't need anything else. Even with a 30% discount, he wouldn't save much money over the course of a year.

"I know how valuable this gold membership is, but I don't need it. Can you give me something else in return?" Gu Ding said bluntly.

Urdia was taken aback. This was a gold membership. Countless people would fight for that qualification, yet Gu Ding had directly refused. But seeing Gu Ding's resolute expression, she didn't intend to say anything more. "Alright then, what do you need?"

"I don't really need anything in particular. You can exchange it for whatever you think is suitable. I have no objection." Gu Ding genuinely didn't want anything. Selling one Crimson Flame Demon Fruit would provide enough money. Cultivation resources wouldn't be a problem either.

But his statement left Urdia with a difficult problem.

Urdia frowned, pondered for a long time, and finally spoke again, "How about this, I'll help you get a spot in the Abyss Blood Pool."

"What is the Abyss Blood Pool?" Gu Ding's consciousness immediately contacted the Sea Emperor.

"It's a pool containing special blood energy that can greatly stimulate the potential of the body's strength, resulting in rapid physical enhancement. It's said to be effective only for those who haven't yet reached the level of a true god," the Sea Emperor explained. "However, you're an outsider, so I don't know if the blood energy in that pool will have the same stimulating effect on you."

Seeing that Gu Ding didn't speak, Urdia assumed that Gu Ding didn't believe she could get a spot, and continued, "This Abyss Blood Pool is jointly controlled by our seven major cities. Every year, our Shata Exchange has three spots. I will try to persuade others to give you one of them."

"In that case, I look forward to your good news." Gu Ding said, reaching out and handing the Crimson Flame Demon Fruit to Urdia.

Urdia eagerly held the heart-shaped fruit in her hands, examining it carefully for a long time before reluctantly putting it back into her Storage Space. Then she looked at Gu Ding, "I'll transfer the money to you!"

Gu Ding then handed his savings Crystal Card to Urdia. The transfer was completed in less than a minute, with no delay, and the money arrived directly in his account.

Urdia saw the name Gu Ding had registered on Gu Ding's Crystal Card — Gu Lotte.

"Mr. Gu Lotte, our deal is done, right? I'll see you out." Urdia stood up, preparing to move Gu Ding out, but Gu Ding called out to her.

"Urdia, why are you in such a hurry? I still have business to do with you."

"More business?" Urdia's eyes lit up. "Do you still have Crimson Flame Demon Fruit?!"

"It's not the Crimson Flame Demon Fruit, it's the corpse of a demon beast at the True God level." Gu Ding then pulled Urdia into the second round of negotiations.

"What grade is it?" After obtaining the Crimson Flame Demon Fruit, Urdia's interest in trading monster corpses had diminished considerably.

"It has everything from the sixth to the Eighth Sequence." Gu Ding didn't mention the beast corpse of the Ninth Sequence because he had killed that Gu Ding using Crystal Card; the corpse was unrecognizable, its bones shattered and its internal organs burst. Such a feat could only be accomplished by methods clearly at the Tenth Sequence or higher. And since Tenth Sequence powerhouses in this world were extinct, the appearance of this beast corpse would undoubtedly cause a huge uproar.

"They even have the Eighth Sequence?" Urdia's eyes lit up again. "How many are there?"

"18 from the Eighth Sequence, 36 from the Seventh Sequence, and 41 from the Sixth Sequence." Gu Ding planned to deal with all these beast corpses at once. These demonic beasts were all killed by the Ninth Sequence demonic beast, so Gu Ding was not worried about exposing his soul attack methods.

"So many?!" Urdia was clearly very interested, and she wisely refrained from asking about the origin of these beast corpses. "Sell me all the Eighth Sequence beast corpses directly. I can offer 20 million Violet Blood Crystal per corpse. As for the Seventh Sequence and Sixth Sequence ones, I can arrange auctions for you."

"Okay." Gu Ding agreed readily. "The condition remains the same: don't tell anyone that you obtained these beast corpses from me."

"That's for sure. Our Shata Exchange has grown to such a large scale, so naturally we know how to protect our clients' privacy." Urdia smiled broadly, clearly pleased. With so many beast corpses, it was enough to elevate three Eighth Sequence True God to the Ninth Sequence. She had initially thought the Crimson Flame Demon Fruit was the biggest gain, but she hadn't expected an even greater surprise.

"18 beast corpses. 20 million each, totaling 360 million. I don't have that many Violet Blood Crystal in my account, I need to use the exchange's working capital. You'll have to wait a moment. But before that, let me take a look at the goods." Urdia wasn't worried that Gu Ding was lying to her; she just wanted to see them to confirm and put her mind at ease.

Gu Ding wasn't worried about the other party trying to steal it. The other party was merely a True God of the Eighth Sequence, with a soul strength inferior to his own. If they dared to try and steal it, Gu Ding wouldn't hesitate to obliterate their soul. So, he nonchalantly took out all the beast corpses he wanted to trade, piling them into several large mountains.

Urdia only glanced at them briefly. She confirmed that the beast carcasses were genuine, the quantity was correct, and the corpses were remarkably intact. However, seeing the gruesome state of the slain beasts, her gaze towards Gu Ding became somewhat wary. She knew that regardless of whether this man had killed the beasts, the fact that he could obtain these carcasses and have them appear intact in her trading post already proved that he was no ordinary person. Moreover, the fact that he displayed these carcasses so confidently in his Miniature World indicated that he was not afraid of her attempting to steal them. Of course, from the beginning, she had no intention of stealing them; she was a businesswoman, not a robber.

"The beast corpses are fine, and the number is correct. Please wait a moment." Urdia said, then vanished from the spot.

Gu Ding sat on the stone bench, slowly took a sip of tea, and reconnected with the Sea Emperor.

"Sea Emperor, what is the exchange rate between Violet Blood Crystal and Crimson Blood Crystal?"

"You don't even know this, yet you come here to sell things and even negotiate prices with people..." The Sea Emperor was speechless. He had always thought that Gu Ding knew this ratio.

"Anyway, you probably know the prices of these things. If I sell them too cheaply, you'll definitely object. So, I just need to focus on selling them," Gu Ding said casually.

"You're such a worry," the Sea Emperor said helplessly. "One Violet Blood Crystal is equivalent to one million Crimson Blood Crystal. The energy contained in Crimson Blood Crystal is only suitable for those whose physical bodies are not at the True God level to strengthen their bodies. The energy contained in Violet Blood Crystal is suitable for True God level experts to strengthen their bodies."

"Your current cultivation level limits the improvement of your physical strength. Therefore, you can use a large amount of Crimson Blood Crystal to complete the Devil Elephant Realm of the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body. After reaching the Emperor Body Realm, you can then use Violet Blood Crystal to condense the White Jade Emperor Body. So, this seclusion will take up a lot of your time. Fortunately, we have Time Acceleration Cabin." The Sea Emperor had already customized the cultivation progress for Gu Ding.

"Wait, the White Jade Emperor Body? Does that mean there are other Emperor's Bodies?" Gu Ding immediately thought of this upon hearing this.

"That's right. The White Jade Emperor Body is the most basic Emperor Body, possessing the strength of a True God. It's also the first level of Emperor Body that the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body can cultivate. Only by cultivating to the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body I gave you was actually incomplete. After the White Jade Emperor Body comes the Blood Flame Emperor Body. The Blood Flame Emperor Body is a Heavenly God-level Emperor Body. After the Blood Flame Emperor Body, there should be other levels. I don't have sufficient authority to see the later information." The Sea Emperor hadn't expected that the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body technique he had chosen for Gu Ding was actually a remarkably powerful divine ability.

"You mean, as long as I condense the Emperor's Body, my physical body can directly leap from the current level of One-Star Half-Step True God to the strength of a True God?!" Gu Ding found it incredible.

"That's right. As long as you summon the Emperor's Body, your physical strength will directly leap to the True God level. However, it's not as simple as you think, because cultivating this technique requires many times more blood and energy than directly increasing physical strength. Therefore, many people, even if they obtain this technique, cannot cultivate it to a very high level. Of course, for those whose cultivation level is not high, this technique is the best choice for fighting beyond their level."

"Now that you mention it, I'm even more excited to see what it will look like when I condense my Emperor Body." Gu Ding grinned.

Not long after, Urdia returned, a smile on her lips, clearly in a good mood. She reached for Gu Ding's Crystal Card and said with a smile, "Mr. Gu Lotte, I have good news. I've secured the spot for you to enter the Abyss Blood Pool. Come to the Shata Exchange in seven days, and we will arrange for you to go to the Abyss Blood Pool."

After speaking, she handed the Crystal Card containing the completed transfer back to Gu Ding, and then reached out to collect all the beast corpses piled up on the ground into her Storage Space. "As for the Sixth Sequence and Seventh Sequence beast corpses, we will auction them off while you are in the Abyss Blood Pool. The proceeds from the Auction House be directly transferred to your card. Although you did not request our gold membership, I have personally registered you for a silver membership. We will only charge you 3% of the Auction House fees."

"Thank you very much then." Gu Ding took the deposit Crystal Card and nodded to Urdia. He was also somewhat interested in the so-called Abyss Blood Pool. (To be continued~^~)