Published: February 12, 2025
Li Daqian finished speaking and waited for everyone's reaction. Surprisingly, the responses from those present were quite varied.
The smaller organizations and laboratories looked delighted, knowing they had a chance. Otherwise, with their strength, if they sold the entire corpse, they would have to sell their homes to compete with superpowers like the Cloud Summit Five Rings Society and the Ogre Chain. Coming here would have resulted in nothing but losses for them.
Perhaps when they left, the Ten Thousand Beast Manor would compensate them with two battle beasts?
But now it was different. Once they sold it piece by piece, the opportunity would be significant. It was obvious that Li Daqian would try to maximize profits by cutting the body into as many pieces as possible.
They didn't have to think about the critical parts, but there would always be some 'scraps' left, and those would be enough to satisfy their appetite.
To be honest, they couldn’t afford something too expensive; getting some leftovers that others looked down on would be just right.
As for the few powerful competitors, Ye Zhongming, the water steward, and Ruan Xiao, they remained calm.
They weren't fools. Li Daqian's intention to sell it piece by piece was plainly a move to cut out several people. Such behavior was understandable given the substantial losses the Ten Thousand Beast Manor had suffered, but it didn't mean the three of them were willing to be the ones sacrificed; they were quite displeased.
Everyone wanted good things, and each of them had the strength to consume this corpse alone. However, once they started to compete, the outcome was uncertain. The final price paid might be much higher than before.
Li Daqian didn’t give the three of them a chance to reach a consensus. He quickly walked to the stone coffin, revealing a blue-tier knife in his hand, and made a cut on the corpse, severing a part that resembled a mantis arm.
"First piece."
Li Daqian's voice was not loud, but he lightly tapped this part with the knife, producing a sound similar to metal clashing. As this knife arm was taken out of the stone coffin, it immediately exuded a powerful energy, clearly indicating that this coffin was not ordinary and had strong hidden energy functions.
Ye Zhongming’s gaze shifted when he saw this knife arm.
If anyone present understood the value of a ninth-level life corpse, it was undoubtedly Ye Zhongming. He had once obtained the remains of a ninth-level life and personally crafted a powerful Soul Artifact—the Shattered Soul Bone Staff.
For a craftsman, precious materials are indispensable, and Ye Zhongming was a 'dual craftsman,' possessing the ability to create Soul Artifacts.
Just imagine, if every core warrior of Cloud Summit possessed a weapon like the Shattered Soul Bone Staff...
Just thinking about it made Ye Zhongming excited.
“This mantis-like life form has four legs and six arms; this is one of its upper limbs—the left rear arm.”
“When we killed it, its six upper limbs had very distinctive features: the forelimbs were sharp, the middle limbs were strange, and the rear limbs were sturdy. At that time, the power of this rear limb was astonishing; even a hit from a chisel fang could break bones and tendons, and just a few hits could pierce through hard mountains. I estimate that unless they are defenders, with our current evolution level and equipment, they wouldn't be able to take even two hits.”
Li Daqian knew that this arm with little flesh would not be useful for feeding battle beasts. The buyers could only be crafting professionals and laboratories.
“One piece is not enough; let's take the right rear arm as well,” the water steward suddenly said.
Li Daqian was momentarily stunned, unsure if the water steward genuinely wanted to buy in pairs or was using this reason to hinder his splitting sale.
“I believe Mr. Ye will understand better; having the same material makes it easier to create a set, especially since these materials are originally one piece. The value of one rear arm is far less than two together. Of course, it’s just a suggestion, and you don’t have to agree,” she continued.