Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 119 Methods to Possess Cosmic-Level Combat Power
Qin Ming, Luo Feng, Jia Yi, and Liu Qiang, a genius in business, walked outside with the Silver Guards.

Whether it's Qin Ming, Luo Feng, or Jia Yi, none of them are good at bargaining. But if Liu Qiang takes them along and they see something they like, they'll have someone to negotiate the price with.

As they walked, Qin Ming and his group headed towards the Qibao Store.

During their three-day virtual universe exploration, they collected some basic information about the planet Qiulong.

This treasure shop sells all sorts of treasures; you can buy all sorts of random things.

The only thing they have in common is that they are all treasures!
They also sell the corpses and scales of the rare monsters that Qin Ming wanted to buy.

There are quite a few people in the universe who enjoy collecting these things.

Scales, corpses, and other items that can be called treasures are generally not too bad.

Besides the rare treasure shop, there are also shops that specialize in selling rare monster materials and collectibles.

Qibao stores mainly offer a wide variety of items, unlike stores that specialize in a particular industry.

For example, there is a shop called Wan Shou Xuan that specializes in selling all kinds of monsters, and even the corpses of rare races in the universe. Qin Ming plans to go and take a look at them all.

If you're lucky, you might find suitable materials for creating a clone.

The four chatted casually along the way, enjoying the unique scenery of Qiulong City.

Soon, we arrived at Qibao Store.

This treasure shop occupies a vast area, similar to a large supermarket on Earth.

The store is divided into sections, with a wide variety of items including combat uniforms, animal taming equipment, weapons, rare and precious materials, and technological products.

Moreover, all these treasures have simulated projection images, and each one is extremely expensive.

For example, Qin Ming spotted the seeds of the Moyun Vine at a glance—worth 1000 billion Black Dragon Coins!

Or it could be a fruit called the Heavenly Jade Spirit Fruit, which is said to have great benefits for the evolution of the body and soul, and is worth 120 billion Qianwu coins.

12 billion Qianwu coins, that's 120 trillion Heilong coins.

These treasures were also of great use to Qin Ming.

Although he has the flesh and blood essence and soul crystals provided by the Myriad Soul Banner, it doesn't mean he doesn't need treasures. He currently uses flesh and blood essence and wood crystals in combination for cultivation.

The Cloud Vine Armor is far superior to the Black God Set.

However, these treasures were beyond his means to purchase.

There are many treasures in the vast universe.

It has everything: things that enhance the body, things that strengthen the soul, plant life, metal life!

It's not that I'm afraid of not having treasures, it's that I'm afraid of not having money!

"Let's split up and wander around to see if we find any suitable treasures, and then we can meet up again."

After strolling around for a while, Qin Ming said to Luo Feng and Jia Yi.

Qibao is very safe. Those who can open such stores all have powerful connections, and no one dares to cause trouble here.

"Okay, let's meet up later."

Luo Feng and Jia Yi actually had the same idea, and immediately went their separate ways.

After they separated, Qin Ming headed straight for the area of ​​rare and exotic beasts!
Sure enough, as soon as he entered, Qin Ming discovered many powerful monsters, such as a monster cub called the Crimson Feather White Snake, which can reach the cosmic level when it grows up and its size exceeds 10,000 meters.

However, as a clone, Qin Ming clearly wouldn't consider it.

After wandering around for a while, Qin Ming felt a slight vibration from the auxiliary AI on his wrist. He raised his hand to look and saw a message from Zhao Xingguo, along with a transfer.

200 billion Black Dragon Coins!

Babata originally estimated the Sun and Moon Roulette to be worth over 10 billion, but if a suitable merchant is found, it could potentially fetch an even higher price.

Zhao Xingguo and his team found a suitable seller.

To be precise, they didn't sell to a shop, but to a planetary lord!
The planetary lord was a second-generation member of a certain family and a psychic. He was discussing a deal with them for the Black God Set and laser cannons. He also had a great fondness for the Sun and Moon Wheel and bought it directly.

Incidentally, a contract was also signed.

Clearly, Zhao Xingguo and his team had killed two birds with one stone.

Qin Ming naturally nodded in approval; the more good things like this, the better!

Having money in hand naturally boosts one's confidence.

After expanding his search area, Qin Ming actually found quite a few good things.

For example, there is a monster called the Golden Lion, which, although a ferocious beast, has astonishing fighting power.

"A ninth-tier stellar-level object, worth 1 million Black Dragon Coins?"

According to the information collected by Zhao Xingguo and his team, the price of slaves would be much higher if purchased from the slave market.

A ninth-tier Stellar-level martial artist typically costs 3 billion Black Dragon Coins, while a Spiritual Mind Master costs three times as much as a martial artist of the same level!
"Wow, there's even the corpse of a ninth-tier stellar-level monster! It's even cheaper, only a few tens of millions."

Qin Ming was immediately tempted.

The reason why ferocious beasts are cheap is because they are uncontrollable.

The Golden Lion is worth 1 million Black Dragon Coins because of its extremely majestic and imposing appearance, which makes it a favorite among wealthy family members who collect it.

The dead are naturally less valuable.

But he can refine it into a flesh and blood puppet, and he can make use of both the soul and the corpse.

"We can buy a batch!"
This is much more cost-effective than buying slaves.

A batch of living beings, whose souls are refined.

"We can also bring a batch of the dead; their flesh and blood can be refined into crystals and used as cultivation resources."

Qin Ming thought to himself.

After wandering around for a while, Qin Ming set his sights on several powerful stellar-level monsters.

"Even cosmic-level monsters are for sale? A first-tier cosmic-level Rockblade Rhino, worth 2300 billion Black Dragon Coins?"

As he was looking at it, Qin Ming's eyes lit up.

A cosmic monster!

Keep in mind that even the lowest-level cosmic slaves start at ten trillion Black Dragon Coins. Yet this Rockblade Rhino only costs 2300 billion Black Dragon Coins!

Their prices differ by a hundredfold!
This discovery immediately excited Qin Ming. He couldn't afford to buy a live one, but surely he could afford a corpse?
Sure enough, after searching around, he found that there were indeed cosmic-level monster corpses for sale.

"A first-tier cosmic-level mountain bear, an earth-attribute ferocious beast, thousands of meters tall and possessing immense strength. Its defense and power are among the strongest of first-tier cosmic-level monsters."

The carcass was slightly damaged; the bear's heart and gallbladder had already been removed, and its value was 100 billion Black Dragon Coins.

Buy it!
We must buy it!
Qin Ming felt a tremor in his heart when he saw the mountain bear.

This is the corpse of a cosmic-level monster!

Although there was no soul and the body was partially damaged, it was generally intact, and that was enough.

As a ferocious beast, the gallbladder and heart of the mountain bear are the most valuable, followed by materials such as bear paws, bear bones, and fur.

As long as the corpse remains intact, Qin Ming can still refine it into a flesh puppet, and then stuff it with the soul of a ninth-tier stellar-level monster, which would be considered half a universe-level combat power.

In a critical moment, it's absolutely essential for saving your life.

Even at the very least, it can be refined into the essence of flesh and blood.

He can't refine immortal corpses, so how could he not refine cosmic-level ones?

Once he had identified his target, Qin Ming became even more excited and surveyed the entire monster area.

To Qin Ming's surprise, he actually discovered materials for a giant star beast!

Of course, not the Golden Horned Beast or other star-level behemoths with peak bloodlines.

It was not a single horn of an ordinary bloodline starry sky behemoth.

Even the giant cosmic beasts are ranked.

The Golden Horned Beast belongs to the 12th peak bloodline, which is extremely rare in the universe. Even Hu Yanbo has never seen one.

Below these are eight powerful bloodlines, as well as ordinary bloodlines.

Among them, the star behemoths of ordinary bloodlines are born at the planetary level, grow to the stellar level, and reach the peak cosmic level. Although they are very rare in the universe, they are not too exaggerated.

"Just one horn is worth eight billion Black Dragon Coins."

Shaking his head, Qin Ming stopped looking.

As a clone, he definitely wouldn't consider it worthwhile; refining flesh and blood essence would be too costly and purely decorative.

However, Qin Ming was in a good mood because of the unexpected gain and continued watching.

A while later, Qin Ming received a call from Jia Yi and Luo Feng. Both of them had also made progress and found what they were looking for.

Qin Ming received the funds from the sale of the Sun and Moon Roulette, and the two of them also received them.

With money, everyone naturally wants to buy.

For example, Jia Yi set his sights on a first-tier Force weapon and some high-tech products, and under Babata's guidance, he purchased a batch of resources that could accelerate his cultivation.

These cultivation resources were not purchased for any one individual, but rather for Qin Ming, Luo Feng, Jia Yi, and some other powerful Chinese individuals remaining on Earth.

Wood Crystal is a good cultivation resource, but it will be even more effective when used in combination with other resources.

The resources in Babata are not enough for everyone to cultivate.

After meeting and discussing it, the group realized that the items they wanted to buy were worth a total of 20 billion!
The bulk of the prize still rests with Qin Ming, with the most valuable item being the Mountain Giant Bear's corpse, worth a full 100 billion Black Dragon Coins.

Including other living stellar-level ninth-tier monsters and their corpses, the total price reached 120 billion.

"There are so many good things, it's just a pity I don't have enough money."

Luo Feng sighed.

He had the Sky-Piercing Shuttle and the Cloud-Piercing Vine Armor, so he wasn't lacking in weapons, but he also purchased a batch of precious cultivation resources.

Qin Ming's strength is improving too fast.

Unlike in the original timeline, Luo Feng did not possess the giant star beast, and his strength was clearly lagging behind the progress, putting him under great pressure.

If I have the chance to buy some resources to accelerate my cultivation, I certainly won't miss it.

"really!"

Qin Ming nodded. If he had enough funds, he would directly buy a living cosmic-level monster and upgrade the Myriad Soul Banner to the third tier on the spot.

That's when it takes off.

Unfortunately, we didn't have enough money.

"I need to buy a lot of things, and they're all monster-related. But I won't buy them right away. I'll go to places like the Beast Pavilion that specialize in selling monsters and compare prices."

Luo Feng and the others naturally nodded in agreement; even with money, one shouldn't squander it.

Immediately, the group visited several more shops and indeed found some powerful stellar-level monsters, which Qin Ming found quite tempting.

However, if we're talking about cosmic-level items, the Mountain Giant Bear from the Treasure Shop would be the most suitable.

It's cheap and has the earth element.

……

"Liu Qiang, these are the things we need. Please go and negotiate with them."

After confirming everything he wanted to buy, Qin Ming said to Liu Qiang, who was accompanying him.

"No problem, leave it to me. The mountain bear carcass is quite large, so transportation might be inconvenient. My colleague is already procuring large transport ships."

"At that time, it can be sent to Star Harbor and shipped together."

Liu Qiang nodded.

"Okay, I'll trouble you then."

Qin Ming laughed and said, "With the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, let alone a mountain bear a thousand meters tall, we can easily take it away, even if it's ten times bigger."

However, such a massive spatial ring is extremely expensive and might attract the covetous eyes of powerful individuals. Using a large transport ship as a cover is the best option.

Immediately, Liu Qiang stepped forward and negotiated with one of the managers of Qibao Store.

"The supplies for cultivation are all prepared. Let's go check out the slave market."

(End of this chapter)