Chapter 374: Mysterious Chemical Reaction
The next day, the auction price of the Monster Blood directly rose to 130 million, and on the third day, it reached 140 million.
Compared to the improvement in individual strength that Monster Blood provides, its research value is what various Factions value most.
Everyone wants to mass-replicate the mutation ability of the Monster Blood and create similar powerful Legions.
Unlike the peaceful days before, after Embiid demonstrated the true effect of the Monster Blood, its auction price kept climbing higher and higher.
By the fortieth day of the Auction, the price of the Monster Blood had risen to 300 million Beli.
Yet, it was completely worth it.
Strength is priceless.
When one's own strength has already reached its peak and cannot improve further, this mysterious blood, which can enhance strength with completely bearable side effects, is sought after no matter the price.
This is especially true for those Zoan Devil Fruit Users, who don't mind adding something extra to themselves.
The superposition of two forces is equivalent to eating two Devil Fruits.
As the news spread, more and more people learned about the existence of Monster Blood and its powerful effect.
More Factions, Pirates, and even individuals who were not well-informed continuously rushed towards Monster Paradise.
Typhon limiting each Faction to only one portion of Monster Blood also gave these Factions an opportunity.
The Kronos Kingdom easily obtained five portions of Monster Blood.
Russell did not stay long and directly led the Pluto Pirates' Warships away from Monster Paradise.
From now on, they just needed to watch the show.
The World Government and the Marines had been keeping an eye on the situation in Monster Paradise, even sending Intelligence Officers to infiltrate it.
However, not long after, these Intelligence Officers mysteriously lost contact one by one, adding another layer of mystery to this Paradise of Monsters.
They could only obtain intelligence about the Monster Blood Auction from the Underworld.
Even so, the astonishing effect of the Monster Blood exceeded their expectations.
While they yearned for it, they were helpless.
The Base Camp of the Pleasure Quarter is located in the Former Half of the New World, in an Area near the center-north.
This is the territory occupied by the Big Mom Pirates and the Monster Legion.
Not only is the annual protection fee mainly paid to the Big Mom Pirates, especially after Typhon occupied this Sea Area, but the Big Mom Pirates also extract a large portion of the Pleasure Quarter's annual revenue.
It's worth noting that the Pleasure Quarter is a Pleasure District, earning vast sums daily.
It can be said that the Big Mom Pirates surpass many Factions just by relying on the revenue obtained from the Pleasure Quarter.
Besides the Big Mom Pirates, Typhon also takes a portion, which can be described as utterly tyrannical.
There is nothing that can be done about this; the current "Queen of the Pleasure District" has no close relationship with the Big Mom Pirates, and the future Queen of the Pleasure Quarter has not yet appeared.
The World Government could have obtained a portion of Monster Blood through the Pleasure Quarter's Channel, but this portion had already been reserved by the Big Mom Pirates.
Living under the roof of the Big Mom Pirates, the current "Queen of the Pleasure District" could not possibly defy Charlotte Linlin's will.
As a result, the World Government could only send people to seize it.
They dispatched Agents and Marines.
In the Great Sea, the appearance of a single Devil Fruit can stir up a struggle, let alone Monster Blood, which is similar to a Devil Fruit.
When the quantity of Monster Blood was reduced to only thirty-four portions, its price had already increased to 400 million Beli.
As the quantity decreased, its value kept rising.
It was even approaching the transaction prices of some top-tier ordinary Zoan Devil Fruits and ordinary Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruits in the Underworld.
During this time, Kaido even collected three portions of Monster Blood; two he bought himself, one representing himself and one representing another Faction, and two he managed to Plunder with great difficulty.
This was because the Beli he brought was no longer sufficient.
Plundering Monster Blood was not that easy; various Factions had different means to avoid others' eyes.
Some people even drank it on the spot.
The Chaos in the New World did not subside because of the Auction in Monster Paradise; instead, the strength of several Strongmen who drank the Monster Blood further increased, intensifying the Chaos throughout the New World.
"Tyrant Bear" Morant, after leaving Wano Country, had been leading the Tyrant Bear Pirate Group and occupying the Southern Sea Area in the Former Half of the New World.
Before Kaido established the Beast Pirates, he was one of the Pirates with the most powerful influence in this Sea Area.
Under the pressure of the many Overlord-level Forces in the New World, Morant, who had retreated to a corner of the New World, desperately craved even greater strength.
He spent a large sum to buy a portion of Monster Blood in Monster Paradise.
The potent power of the Monster Blood had a mysterious chemical reaction with the Zoan Devil Fruit Ability.
Stimulated by unique Lineage Factors, the body that had been modified by the Ancient Species: Serrated Tooth Bear was further transformed by the Monster Blood, evolving towards the direction of the Serrated Tooth Bear.
Morant's physique did not improve much; his body was already monster-level, evolving towards the Serrated Tooth Bear.
His strength, recovery, and bite force became stronger, but inevitably, he lost agility.
The Ancient Species: Serrated Tooth Bear Fruit, moreover, broke through the bottleneck that had held Morant back for a long time.
The Ancient Species: Serrated Tooth Bear Fruit officially entered Awakening.
Morant's strength surged, and he immediately challenged Kaido, who was in Monster Paradise.
The Awakening of a Zoan Devil Fruit brings a significant improvement!
Kaido did not refuse; he had fought Morant before and knew his capabilities.
He wanted to personally experience how much the Monster Blood had improved Morant.
The two fought a fierce battle for four days and four nights, ultimately ending with Kaido's victory.
The unique chemical reaction between the Monster Blood and the Zoan Devil Fruit was shocking.
At the same time, it was understandable.
When the body evolves towards the creature symbolized by the Devil Fruit, it undoubtedly means that his compatibility with the Devil Fruit has taken another step forward.
The Bottleneck of Ability Awakening was thus broken through.
This result undoubtedly shocked the entire World even more, especially those Zoan Devil Fruit Users.
Morant's strength and his clash with Kaido happened after Kaido established the Beast Pirates, and many people knew about this event.
Kaido and Morant fought a fierce battle on an Island.
This battle, to some extent, determined the ownership of this Sea Area.
Ultimately, after more than a day, Kaido won, and he was also younger, far from growing to his peak.
The battle duration increasing from just over a day to four days is enough to show how much the Ability Awakening improved Morant, and in this, the Monster Blood played a decisive role.
And this is the true value of the Monster Blood.
After this battle, the value of the Monster Blood surged again, increasing to 900 million, and this was just the beginning.
After this Auction ended, Typhon earned tens of billions of Beli from selling the Blood.
However, it can also be seen that Monster Blood does not have much effect for those true Monster-level Strongmen.
In terms of biological level, these Strongmen are already not inferior to the ancient beasts of the Ancient Era.
Even for Zoan Devil Fruit Users, aside from the improvement in Ability Development Progress, drinking Monster Blood is merely transforming into another type of creature.
And this, too, is a miracle in Biology.
(end of chapter)