It wasn't until Ling Yun returned to his seat that he re-Mimicried into Tang San's form, licking his lips as if still savoring something, and then checked the introduction of his passive Spirit Ability, Dragon Suppression.
"Dragon Suppression (Special Passive Spirit Ability): Due to the Golden Behemoth being the natural enemy of all dragons and having long fed on dragons, a pressure specifically targeting the Dragon Clan has been activated.
It has a 40% power suppression effect on all dragon-type Spirit Beasts or Spirits (effect halved for Dragon King level).
All dragons have a 50% chance of being affected by a fear effect, rendering them immobile (effect halved for Dragon King level)."
"Holy crap? Awesome?" Ling Yun's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Power suppression and a fear effect—this was simply a top-tier Domain against dragon-type Spirit Beasts.
Even if it was effective against Dragon King level, though halved, it meant that even when he faced future powerhouses like Gu Yuena or Di Tian, he would still have the ability to suppress them.
However, Ling Yun also knew his limits; the power gap was too vast. Even with suppression, he might not be able to defeat Gu Yuena.
Don't forget, even though Gu Yuena was currently in slumber, her power was at least at the divine force level or above. Wanting to defeat her? A fool's dream.
Ling Yun wasn't interested in looking at the Golden Behemoth's innate abilities; the most important passive Spirit Ability, Dragon Suppression, had already greatly exceeded his expectations.
Next, the entire audience waited for nearly five more minutes in the darkness.
Suddenly, a beam of light shone down from the ceiling; someone had replaced the light.
The lights in this World were different from those in Ling Yun's original World; they were not powered by electricity.
After the first light came on, there was a second, then a third, until all the lights were restored.
Everyone present, except for Ling Yun, was somewhat confused about what had happened. It seemed as if the lights had suddenly been attacked.
But that was all; they hadn't noticed anything else unusual.
The host surveyed the entire audience, letting out a soft sigh of relief.
Thankfully, nothing bad had happened; otherwise, their entire auction house would likely have to pay a hefty price in compensation.
He picked up his megaphone, a professional fake smile reappearing on his face, and addressed the audience.
"Distinguished guests, my apologies. For some unknown reason, the lights suddenly exploded, startling everyone. Getting back to business, today's final auction officially begins!"
He gestured to the dozens of burly men beside the giant carts, signaling them to unveil the red cloths.
The dozens of burly men nodded and together lifted the red cloths covering the giant carts.
Once the red cloths were removed, everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes, and even the host let out a curse.
"What the hell! What's going on?! Where's that big guy?! How… how is it gone?!"
Inside the enormous cage, it was now empty, with only dozens of spirit tools used to restrain the Golden Behemoth remaining.
The entire auction fell into a moment of dead silence. Once everyone reacted, they began to curse loudly.
"Didn't you say there was a big guy? Where's that Spirit Beast?"
"Didn't you claim it was a powerful Spirit Beast captured by two Titled Douluo and six Spirit Douluo? Why is it gone?!"
"Host, what are you playing at? What do you want me to look at?!"
…
The host glared fiercely at the dozens of burly men and angrily rebuked them.
"What happened? Didn't I tell you to protect the auctioned item? How did it just disappear?!"
The leader of the dozens of burly men also looked at the empty cage with a bewildered expression and hesitantly explained.
"We… we didn't see anyone approach. If we had sensed someone approaching, we definitely would have noticed."
"If no one approached, then tell me how that big guy disappeared? Could it have flown into the sky or burrowed into the ground?! You, you guys are finished!"
The host angrily pointed at the burly men, momentarily unsure how to reprimand them, only able to utter threats.
The two unfamiliar Titled Douluo guarding the giant cart had completely darkened expressions at this moment.
Their impending outburst made the host's heart pound. These two were Titled Douluo level powerhouses!
Although they weren't particularly strong, with their power levels at 92 and 93 respectively, they were Titled Douluo after all. If they were to unleash their rage, the entire auction house would likely be wiped clean.
While the host was still in shock, Ling Yun began to guess that these two Titled Douluo were likely the consignors who brought the Golden Behemoth to the auction house for sale.
Ling Yun was certain he had never encountered the aura emanating from them, which made him frown.
Currently, Ling Yun had met most of the Titled Douluo powerhouses from both the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit City.
These two were definitely not powerhouses from the Heaven Dou Empire.
This meant they could only be from some hidden faction within Spirit Hall or from the Star Luo Empire, which was the Heaven Dou Empire's adversary.
The Star Luo Empire certainly had Titled Douluo level powerhouses; at the very least, the Star Luo Empire's emperor, Dai Mubai's father, was a Titled Douluo level powerhouse.
Ling Yun wasn't sure how many others there were besides him, but there certainly wouldn't be fewer than in the Heaven Dou Empire.
Otherwise, in the many years of war between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire wouldn't have held the upper hand.
Ling Yun estimated that they probably hadn't noticed his actions just now, and even if they had, it didn't matter.
They were merely two Titled Douluo level powerhouses. If they weren't sensible, Ling Yun wouldn't mind giving them a beating.
The two unfamiliar Titled Douluo turned and walked out of the auction hall. Ling Yun didn't follow them but merely tracked them with his mental force.
These two Titled Douluo level powerhouses strolled around the entire auction house after leaving the auction hall.
Finally, they actually sought out Yu Yuanzhen, who had just paid 600,000 gold coins and acquired the 30,000-year Spirit Bone.
Yu Yuanzhen felt the aura of the opposing Titled Douluo and their unfriendly gaze.
He couldn't help but frown. Although his power was slightly stronger than these two Titled Douluo,
it was only by about two levels. In a one-against-two situation, he could probably, at most, fight them to a draw.
Since the other party was wearing masks, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't recognize who they were. He asked them in a deep voice,
"Who are you? Following this old man, do you intend to seize the Spirit Bone this old man just bid for?
I warn you not to act rashly. This is something this old man prepared for his grandson. If you try to snatch it, this old man will fight you to the death!"
"Hmph, fighting us to the death! We're the ones who want to fight you to the death!
Don't tell us you didn't know about that almost 90,000-year-old Golden Behemoth just now!"
The 93rd-level Titled Douluo among the two snorted, seemingly trying with all his might to suppress the anger in his heart, lest he lose control and attack.
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