||Inside the beast cage, a humanoid ape covered in golden fur was curled up in one corner. If it stood, it would be slightly shorter than an adult human. Its arms were long and slender, its mouth pointed and cheeks sunken like a monkey's. Though its eyes showed some fear, a sharp glint still flashed within them.
Most peculiar of all was the patch of red fur, about the size of a baby's palm, growing atop its head. This demon beast was identical to the Red-crowned Monkey depicted in the demon beast illustrations.
"This Grade 6 demon beast, the Red-crowned Monkey, needs little introduction from me. I will say only one thing: if this demon beast fought a late Core Formation cultivator, its chances of victory would actually be higher. That is because this demon beast possesses several extremely powerful innate divine abilities.
"Moreover, although it has yet to reach the Humanoid Transformation stage, its intelligence is already quite high. It may not fully understand our words, but it can grasp some of their meaning. Therefore, fellow cultivators, if you intend to purchase this demon beast as a spirit beast, you must first see whether it acknowledges you.
"Otherwise, even if you obtain it, it will be difficult to make it acknowledge you as its master. I hope all fellow cultivators will bear this in mind."
The Old Man of the Golden Dragon Alliance presiding over the auction concealed nothing. After introducing the Red-crowned Monkey, he even reminded everyone present.
"Fellow cultivator Mi, there's no need to say more. Just tell us the starting price for this demon beast."
Hearing the old man's words from the stage, the people below were already growing impatient. The moment he finished speaking, a cultivator immediately called out.
There were more than a thousand