Herok's single eye suddenly widened.
"Have you gone mad? No, your asking price is too high!"
"High? Conquer a civilization, and a single Gaia Core will far exceed everything you invested, never mind the other associated minerals."
"But Brett and Aker are already dead. The coordinates you have could very well be a trap."
"Then don't buy them." Cho'Gath turned to look at him.
"You cowardly piece of trash. I'm starting to wonder how you ever advanced to Demon God."
Herok pressed his claws against the edge of the Bone Hall, his sharp nails slowly sinking into the bone bricks.
Civilizations possessed Gaia Cores. That was a fact.
Two Eighth-Order Demon Gods had fallen in succession. That was also a fact.
The stronger a civilization was, the stronger the Gaia Consciousness it had nurtured.
If he could devour a Gaia Core, his strength could make a leap.
Even among Eighth-Order Demon Gods, some were stronger than others.
Even Cho'Gath, who was responsible for producing Space-Jumping Beasts, had earned considerable benefits despite managing their production on the Demon Emperor's behalf.
Those benefits were immense, but even he did not dare claim to be the strongest.
After all, relying on devouring alone required vast quantities of rare minerals.
Only Gaia Cores could allow Demon Gods to advance to the Ninth Order.
Of course, devouring rare minerals was another path to advancement.
That was also why the Demon Clan always liked chewing on something. They were not picky eaters; they could eat anything.
Hard or runny, metal or wood, soft or rotten, harmless or poisonous-it was all edible.
What they wanted were the trace amounts of rare elements that could remain in their bodies.
At present, the largest and strongest of the Demon Gods was already the size of a planet.
His gravity