Chapter 710: Auction Gala

Suddenly, many people at the banquet stood up in a rage, slamming their hands on the tables and demanding an explanation and a debate with the Black Ox, Old Donkey, Chu Feng, and others.

“What kind of ‘blessing’ is this?! You’ve gone too far! Chu Feng, you great demon, and Ox King, you must give us an explanation!” a middle-aged man roared.

With a whoosh, Chu Feng stood up and asked him calmly and composedly, “You’re specifically asking *me* for an explanation?!”

“This…” The middle-aged man stammered on the spot, caught between a rock and a hard place. How could he not be afraid after calming down slightly? This young demon had single-handedly slaughtered over nine thousand cultivators; there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.

To challenge him publicly like this now… this was practically asking for death. He immediately became terrified, finding himself in an awkward predicament.

The Old Donkey stepped forward to smooth things over, asking Chu Feng to sit back down.

“I say, everyone, you’re doing us wrong,” he brayed as he stepped up. His opening remarks disgusted many, who had never seen anyone so shameless, taking advantage right from the start.

The Old Donkey continued, “We are hospitable and have presented you with the finest delicacies. You should know, even powerful factions like the God Race, Xilin Race, Great Dream Pure Land, and Spirit Race wouldn’t dare to prepare divine son feasts or saintess delicacies for you. Doesn’t that prove something?”

The Old Donkey would have been better off not saying anything, but his mention immediately enraged some people, while others started shouting and clamoring.

“Donkey, you’re truly despicable!” an old man from across the room yelled.

The Old Donkey didn’t like that. He said, “Old Goat, you ate more deliciously than anyone just now, but now you’re turning against me? What kind of behavior is that?”

“What did you feed me? The ribs of the Golden Goat Saint Son! Ugh… I have disgraced the Saint Son!” The old man squeezed his eyes hard, trying to force out a few tears.

The Old Donkey was having none of it. He said, “This is a buffet; you chose it yourself. We offered the best delicacies, and I clearly saw you go back for more, again and again!”

“I didn’t know that was my clan’s Saint Son! You are despicable and hateful; you deceived me!”

At this point, the Toad stepped forward, glaring sideways with disdain and saying, “Are you illiterate? There are huge characters next to every dish, written clearly, with plain descriptions. It’s truly frightening how uncultured you aliens are.”

Damn it, being scorned by a squinting toad not only infuriated the old man, but also left many others speechless for a moment, secretly cursing, because many of them didn’t recognize the characters.

“Are these ancient divine characters? We don’t recognize them,” someone whispered.

“This is the common language of Earth, alright? Pay attention, learn more characters. You’re truly… uncultured and ignorant!” Ouyang Toad shook his head.

Everyone present felt like spitting blood. Damn it, they were just modern Earth characters; who could be expected to recognize them? They weren't from a particularly famous cultivated civilization. In their minds, Earth was still considered a “wild land,” a barbaric planet, long since fallen into obscurity.

Then, people realized that once the Old Donkey, Ouyang Toad, and others got involved, the topic had completely veered off course.

Many were displeased and expressed their indignation.

To address this, the Black Ox stepped forward with a warm smile and a benevolent demeanor, publicly stating that it was a work oversight. He immediately had all the food items labeled in the universal cosmic language.

At the same time, he offered to replace the food for the small number of dissatisfied guests.

Indeed, only a small fraction of people were unlucky enough to consume their own clan’s Saint Son. Everyone else was still quite shocked and intrigued, after all, even at some major cosmic gatherings, it would be impossible to taste such ingredients.

In fact, what happened here was immediately transmitted back to the cosmos, causing a huge uproar.

Undoubtedly, the few races involved were seething with murderous intent. Their sect masters and imperial rulers were furious, wishing they could immediately kill Chu Feng.

However, on the Primeval Beast platform, even more people were seething like a collapsing mountain and raging sea, creating a massive clamor.

“Oh my, I’m so filled with envy and jealousy! To be able to eat Saint Son dishes, divine son short ribs, and saintess crab roe cakes… This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, something worth bragging about for a lifetime.”

“Such extravagance! I want to eat that kind of feast too!”

Then, the images transmitted from Earth into the cosmos showed that the eight chefs were all extremely prominent figures, catching everyone’s eyes.

At this moment, the Black Ox appeared with a group of female chefs, serving additional dishes to the esteemed guests and inquiring about their well-being.

“Holy cow, isn’t that Saintess Mu Xuan? She’s actually one of the chefs!”

“Oh, look who I see! Fairy Su Fei, she’s serving as a maid, pouring tea and water for people.”

Undoubtedly, some of the scenes from the East Sea Feast made many cultivators from various races in the starry sky restless, wishing they could immediately attend the banquet.

“Respected ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the East Sea Charity Gala! Old Ox, on behalf of Chu Feng and Immortal Mountain, sincerely thanks you for your support.” At this point, the Black Ox, acting not only as a steward but also as the host, spoke voluminously. After a speech of tribute, he continued, “Here, we solemnly declare that all proceeds from tonight’s auction will be freely donated to Immortal Mountain, to support the rise of cultivators there. We guarantee that not a single cent will be withheld.”

Many people wanted to throw rotten eggs at him, but couldn’t find any even after searching for a long time.

Many cultivators cursed him silently and incessantly. Wasn’t this just an auction held by a bunch of bandits from Immortal Mountain? They were selling Saint Sons from various paths, and now they were speaking so primly and elegantly—it was truly shameless!

“Silence.” The Old Lama appeared, cloaked in a kasaya, with a solemn and dignified appearance, looking at all the guests. He then announced, “The auction officially begins!”

Many felt dizzy with disbelief. The Buddhist clan was involved too?

“Hey, is Master Bajie of the Buddhist clan there? It’s me, Old Wu, I’m in the Milky Way. Yes, that’s right, I’m at an auction on Earth, and seeing your Buddhist clan supporting the great demon Chu has made me a bit dizzy. What? The Buddhist clan talks about karma and fate, and you don’t know the situation, just letting things happen as they may? Hey, Master Bajie, say something!”

Someone on site was contacting a powerful figure from the Buddhist clan, feeling very uneasy.

Because the Buddhist and Daoist clans were among the top races in the universe, incredibly powerful.

“Stop trying to contact them. Do you really think anyone with a shaved head is part of the Buddhist clan? Look over there, there’s a big bald guy wearing sunglasses, smoking a cigar, eating meat heartily, and drinking large bowls of wine. He’s definitely not from the Buddhist clan,” someone said, pursing their lips and gesturing towards Horse King.

“Amitabha, Horse King has three eyes, and he actually believes in Buddhism!” Horse King glared.

Seeing this, the two immediately cursed their bad luck under their breath.

It must be said that the atmosphere on site was “lively,” or perhaps better described as chaotic. With the toad glaring sideways at people, the roguish Black Ox, Zhou Quan with four horns on his head, the gleaming bald Horse King, and others—this unconventional group of monsters made it impossible for anything to settle down.

“Quiet, please. Now, behold the first auction item,” announced the Old Ape of Dalin Temple, who had taken the stage as the auctioneer. With his thunder-god mouth, he carried a large staff, using it like a gavel to strike.

People gasped in astonishment. The first item to be auctioned was a beautiful woman, a truly rare beauty.

“This is… the Saintess of the Nine-Lives Cat Clan! She’s been captured and brought here—that’s truly astonishing!”

At this moment, many were profoundly shocked. Because the Saintess of the Nine-Lives Cat Clan was ranked among the top sixty-something experts of the younger generation in the starry sky!

Such a ranking was enough to look down on countless people of the younger generation. She possessed the potential to become a saint in the future, yet she had been captured and suppressed here.

People had no idea about this until now!

It could be said that for a brief moment, the entire venue fell silent. People were truly stunned.

Meanwhile, in the star-sea, those watching the live broadcast were also trembling, each one wide-eyed and dumbfounded!

Seeing that something was amiss and fearing the atmosphere would cool down, and because he wasn’t aware of the Cat Clan Saintess’s ranking, the Black Ox immediately winked at the Northeast Tiger, signaling him to be a shill!

“Ladies and gentlemen, don’t miss out! Do you see this young lady? She’s a pure-blooded expert from the Tiger Clan! See her white robes like snow? She’s incredibly ethereal and beautiful. I can tell you unequivocally, she is of noble status. Hmm, those who don’t know might think she’s from the Cat Clan, but that’s not true; she’s from the White Tiger Clan.”

The Northeast Tiger was speaking with such fervor that saliva flew everywhere. He believed that the so-called Cat Clan Saintess couldn’t possibly compare to the Tiger Clan, so he was desperately “faking” it, trying to inflate the price.

Everyone present was quite speechless, thinking he didn’t understand the market, and had no idea how significant the Nine-Lives Cat Clan was—many Tiger Clans couldn’t even come close!

The Old Donkey whispered, “Brother, get down from the stage quickly, stop trying to raise the price. I’ve seen the comments from those grandsons on the Primeval Beast platform; they’re all cursing you, saying you’re pretending to know when you don’t. This is the Saintess of the Nine-Lives Cat Clan; she’ll definitely fetch an astronomical price!”

Indeed, as the Northeast Tiger jumped off the stage with a dark expression, many people immediately scrambled to bid, instantly skyrocketing the price of the Nine-Lives Cat Clan Saintess to an astronomical figure.

Subsequently, her clan members appeared, glaring disdainfully at those present and even warning the bidders in the starry sky. Finally, they successfully purchased their Saintess.

The final transaction price was five Six Paths Reincarnation Pills and ten drops of Divine God Liquid!

This price was truly eye-popping, attracting attention from all sides, and was incredibly extravagant.

In the past, Chu Feng had sold so many Saint Sons, and apart from the Divine Son, it would take a dozen others to exchange for one Six Paths Reincarnation Pill. Today, one person alone could fetch so much—it was an absolute sky-high price.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The Old Ape of Dalin Temple, with his grim thunder-god mouth, was very serious. He swung his large staff three times in succession, finally shouting, “Sold!”

Everyone watched, once again speechless.

“Alright, next up, the second treasure we are auctioning is a dragon colt!” The Black Ox shouted enthusiastically, trying to energize the atmosphere.

Then, a very tall divine horse was led in. It was remarkably robust, with all four hooves glowing. Some of its fur was shiny silver-white, like satin, making it look very majestic.

Of course, a large part of its fur was dull; for instance, its mane and tail were completely bald.

The Black Ox said, “My apologies, Brother Chu Feng is a field-domain researcher. Sometimes he needs spirit brushes to draw field-domain symbols, so some of this dragon colt’s spiritual hair was plucked out. My brother plans to make a divine brush later. But rest assured, this dragon colt is in excellent physical condition and will regrow its hair soon.”

Everyone was dumbfounded. This was… the poor Saint Son of the Pegasus Clan, reputed to be one of the fastest of the younger generation in the cosmos, with astonishing movement techniques.

He had actually been captured, couldn’t escape, and had fallen to such a state.

The Old Donkey stepped onto the stage, giving a serious introduction—though it was clearly to boast and inflate the price. He said, “Please rest assured, I, as a member of its own family, will vouch for it. This mule is guaranteed to run incredibly fast, possessing divine speed!”

A mule? Everyone present nearly stumbled and fell to the ground!

As for the Pegasus Clan Saint Son, he nearly stood up on two legs, ready to fight the Old Donkey to the death. His eyes immediately turned red.

“Thump!”

Ultimately, the Old Donkey was ambushed and kicked by the Pegasus. The Old Donkey cried out in pain, bucking and falling off the high platform in a truly disheveled manner.

However, he was very professional and said, “Forgive me, everyone, this mule has a bit of a temper, but it’s fine. As long as you can tame it, I guarantee it will run like a bolt of lightning, incredibly fast.”

The Black Ox waved him over, saying, “Old Donkey, come down. Those bastards on the Primeval Beast platform are tearing you apart, saying you have donkey eyes and don’t recognize a Pegasus. They’re practically cursing you into oblivion. Hurry back; stop trying to inflate the price. This is truly… a bit embarrassing.”

Ultimately, the transaction price for the Pegasus Saint Son was even higher than that of the Nine-Lives Cat Clan Saintess. Many were drawn to his extreme speed.

He was the Saint Son of the Pegasus Clan, destined to be one of the fastest beings in the entire star-sea in the future!

“This is outrageous! A mule is worth six Six Paths Reincarnation Pills? Are those people insane?” The Old Donkey was dumbfounded.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The Old Ape of Dalin Temple swung his large staff, forcefully striking it three times in succession, announcing the sale.

The Black Ox began introducing the next auction item, saying, “As the saying goes, a three-legged toad is hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged people. Well, today we are fortunate enough to have captured a three-legged golden toad! Everyone, please take a look!”

Then, the Black Ox, Old Donkey, Northeast Tiger, and others saw Ouyang Feng decisively follow onto the stage and walk towards the auction item.

They quickly tried to dissuade him, saying, “Brother Ouyang, please don’t go up there and try to inflate the price!”