210: What is a transaction?

As the second-ranked power among the 108 forces, the North Sea Royal alone had four known fifteenth-tier Divine Beasts, almost matching the strength of the Ge Xing Islands.

However, because the true strength of the Black Gold Yang Dragon King on the Ge Xing Islands side remained unfathomable, the North Sea Royal was only ranked second.

But now, with the Golden Pixiu having left the Ge Xing Islands, the strength of the North Sea Royal naturally surpassed that of the Ge Xing Islands.

The problem, however, is that the ranking of strength is not judged solely on the surface; who is stronger or weaker can only be known after a confrontation.

Moreover, the power of the Ge Xing Islands, even if not first, is still within the top ten. Their decision not to wait clearly indicates a degree of targeting.

For a moment, the representatives of the various forces present, the leaders of the major superpowers, all looked towards the Golden Pixiu at the very top with profound eyes.

As the host, the Golden Pixiu was somewhat caught in a dilemma by the words of the North Sea Royal Old Man, unsure of what to do.

Just then.

"Blue Star's number one force, Ge Xing Islands, Shen Ying has arrived."

As the excited voice from outside the palace rang out, a young woman of about twenty-four, radiant and beautiful, slowly walked in, clad in a golden and white gown.

Inside the palace, the eyes of all forces were focused on Shen Ying.

Having experienced countless grand occasions before, Shen Ying was graceful and gentle. As she slowly nodded with a smile to the powerful individuals from the various forces on both sides, she walked towards the front.

Afterward, Shen Ying acted as if she knew her original seat belonging to the Ge Xing Islands had been taken, showing no sign of annoyance.

"It seems you've taken the wrong seat."

Her words, spoken as casually as chatting about everyday matters, caused the North Sea Royal Old Man's face to darken involuntarily.

"You little girl, have your Black Gold Yang Dragon King come and speak to me. As for you, you are not qualified."

These words, a naked provocation, made all parties sense the tension.

In contrast, Shen Ying maintained her polite smile and spoke again.

"Alright then, you sit comfortably."

After saying this, Shen Ying turned and walked towards a seat at the very back, muttering to herself as she went, "It's too stuffy. Sitting closer to the door is quite airy."

When Shen Ying reached the entrance, the weakest force among the 108 forces, noticing Shen Ying's gaze, immediately stood up in fright and offered their seat.

For a moment, the seating arrangement in the hall was extremely peculiar.

At the very top, a hint of confusion flashed in the Golden Pixiu's eyes. He was somewhat unsure what Qingyang was up to, but since he was the host, today's opening still had to be done by him.

All of Blue Star's current forces had arrived, and the Golden Pixiu began to explain the reason for inviting them to the various forces.

Simply put, it was a trade, a very large trade.

The reason for the trade was that the Golden Pixiu's innate divine ability meant he didn't really need zhen crystal, but he needed countless Fierce Beast corpses to devour.

Therefore, the Golden Pixiu proposed a trade to the major forces: Fierce Beast corpses could be exchanged for zhen crystal.

To be honest, the Golden Pixiu's trade seemed tailor-made for the Ge Xing Islands, as the Ge Xing Islands happened to be in need of zhen crystal.

Currently, 99% of Blue Star's major forces do not understand the additional benefits of zhen crystal, but there are also quite a few who do.

So, upon hearing the Golden Pixiu's trade, although most forces scoffed and were unwilling to exchange the blood and flesh of the Fierce Beasts they had fought and killed for zhen crystal, those top ten countries and top ten passage forces began to discuss amongst themselves.

"Roar~"

Just as the entire hall was in disarray, a tiger's roar that echoed through the heavens and earth suddenly rang out.

Subsequently, a White Tiger Divine Beast with a strength reaching the late fifteenth tier, with a young man seated on its back, slowly walked into the hall.

Facing this combination of one person and one tiger, Shen Ying, being near the entrance, was the first to stand up.

In contrast, Qian Hao seemed somewhat travel-worn. After hastily dismounting from Ba Qing's back, he directly sat down in Shen Ying's seat.

In the center of the hall, Ba Qing's tiger eyes slowly scanned all the forces present, finally settling on the Golden Pixiu. His eyes were deep, but he did not speak.

The Golden Pixiu also recognized Qian Hao.

However, today's arrangement by the Ge Xing Islands left the Golden Pixiu somewhat puzzled.

Why was a Human sitting on Ba Qing's back, making Ba Qing look somewhat like a mount?

But what puzzled the Golden Pixiu even more was that Ba Qing actually didn't object.

At the tail end, as soon as Qian Hao took his seat, he looked at the many forces present, who were all silent and staring at him. After a brief thought, he immediately spoke.

"Sitting at the very front and sitting here makes no difference."

His voice was not loud, and it seemed to be directed at Shen Ying.

But all the forces who heard this sentence had their eyes narrow, as they had already understood the meaning behind Qian Hao's words.

At the very front, China's Qian Tong and Huanglong immediately stood up and walked directly to the second-to-last seat at the end.

Noticing China's reaction, the various forces instantly understood that it was time to choose sides.

And so, a comical scene unfolded.

The various forces, who had originally been seated comfortably, became restless, pondering whether they should stand up and change seats.

While the various forces were contemplating, the United States and the Russian Bear Country also stood up simultaneously and walked to the very end.

On the right side, the various countries where Humans were located, noticing this scene, began a large-scale seat change.

During this process, on the left side, among the 108 passage forces, a small-scale seat change also began.

Qian Hao witnessed everything but did not speak.

After the seat changes were completed in just a few minutes, the current order of the hall appeared somewhat incongruous, seemingly haphazard.

At the very top, the Golden Pixiu had a headache, but could only slowly walk down from his throne and begin conversing with the various forces.

Originally, according to Qingyang's personality, the Ge Xing Islands would definitely be the first to trade with the Golden Pixiu for such a trade.

But strangely, this time, neither Qian Hao, Shen Ying, nor Ba Qing spoke at all.

The so-called trade was just an excuse. The ultimate purpose of the various forces coming here this time was mainly to observe the current situation of Blue Star's various forces.

Therefore, subsequent exchanges between the various forces were inevitable.

As the various forces conversed with each other, China's Qian Tong directly went to where Ba Qing and the others were, clearly part of the same camp.

In addition, other forces also occasionally nodded towards Qian Hao.

The assertiveness of the North Sea Royal did indeed attract many fence-sitting countries, such as Sakura and Kimchi.

Looking at the little 'bakas' and little 'kimchis' gathered around that Old Man, a hint of killing intent flashed in Ba Qing's eyes.

But just then, the leader of the Chaoxian Country, a man named Kim Wen-il, suddenly came to Qian Hao's side.

Then, looking at the various forces in the palace, he directly said to Qian Hao.

"My Chaoxian Country wishes to establish a permanent alliance with your China."