The next day, the auction price of Monster Blood rose to 130 million Beli. On the third day, it reached 140 million.
More than the boost it gave an individual's strength, what the various factions valued most was Monster Blood's potential for research.
Everyone wanted to replicate its transformative power on a large scale and build a similarly powerful army.
Unlike the calm of the previous days, the auction price climbed higher and higher after Embiid demonstrated Monster Blood's true effects.
By the fortieth day of the auction, its price had risen to 300 million Beli.
It was worth every coin.
Power was priceless.
For those whose strength had already reached its limit, a mysterious blood that could make them stronger—with side effects they could bear—would find buyers at almost any price.
Zoan Devil Fruit Users in particular didn't mind a few more changes to their bodies.
With the two powers combined, it was almost like eating two Devil Fruits.
As word spread, more and more people learned of Monster Blood and its powerful effects.
Factions, pirates, and individuals who had been slower to hear the news kept making their way to Monster Paradise.
Typhon's rule that each faction could buy only one dose of Monster Blood gave them a chance.
Kronos Kingdom easily secured five doses of Monster Blood.
Russell did not linger. He led the Pluton Pirates' warships straight out of Monster Paradise.
Now all that remained was to sit back and watch.
The World Government and the Marines had been watching Monster Paradise closely. They had even sent Intelligence Agents to infiltrate it.
Before long, however, the agents mysteriously lost contact one after another, adding to the island's mystique.
All the World Government and the Marines could do was gather information about the Monster Blood auction through