Lin Ziyi's gaze swept across the crowd, and he quickly spotted several faces somewhat similar to those described in the original work.
Two smiling faces among them soon caught his attention.
Lin Ziyi was very familiar with one of them. She was one of the ten people from the previous auction, the mature beauty dressed in an ink-wash-style qipao!
She was also the one who had won the final Level 95 Titled Douluo at the previous auction.
Lin Ziyi was quite curious about her identity. How had she managed to suppress three Limit Douluo and win the bid?
At the same time, he was surprised that she had entered the Misty Auction House twice in a row. Did the system think she was simply too rich?
As for the other person, Lin Ziyi had never seen him before.
Yet he did not seem particularly surprised to have entered this place. Instead, an unhealthy excitement showed on his face!
Clearly, he had already heard about this place before coming in.
Lin Ziyi guessed that the ten people from the previous auction had gone back and told those around them what had happened here.
The man wore heavy golden armor, and the shoulder guards were shaped like crocodile heads!
That immediately made Lin Ziyi think of someone—Spirit Hall's Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo!
Both the golden markings on his face and his arrogant bearing perfectly matched Lin Ziyi's guess.
If he really was Golden Crocodile Douluo, then he had clearly learned about this place from Qian Daoliu!
Lin Ziyi withdrew his gaze and slowly spoke as the crowd buzzed with discussion.
"Quiet."
The two simple words sounded like thunder exploding in everyone's ears!
The crowd instantly fell silent, their faces turning pale.
Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression shifted slightly. He clearly had not expected this Black Mist Person's voice to make even his soul tremble!
But as Spirit Hall's Second Worship, a Level 98 Super Douluo, he could practically be called the strongest Super Douluo on the continent beneath the Limit Douluo!
The pride in his heart would not allow him to be intimidated so thoroughly by someone putting on airs!
Just as he was about to mobilize his Soul Power and display his strength before everyone present, he suddenly discovered in horror that his Soul Power was gone!!
The powerful foundation he had always been proud of had vanished without a trace!
Yet he had not felt any abnormality in his body at all. When had his Soul Power disappeared?!
Could it have been stripped away or sealed during the process of being dragged into this space by that invisible force?
Thinking back to the Great Enshriner's helpless expression and words, Golden Crocodile Douluo suddenly realized that he had not been deceived!
This profound sense of powerlessness reminded him of when he had still been a weak Soul Master a hundred years ago.
As he faced this Black Mist Person now, a fear he had not felt in a very long time rose from the depths of his heart!
This space, this Black Mist Person—even Qian Daoliu's nearly Level 100 Soul Power could be easily suppressed...
Could this Black Mist Person be a god who had not appeared on the continent for a thousand years?!
Other than that, there was no other explanation for what was happening...
After a long silence, Golden Crocodile Douluo finally set aside his pride and decided to observe the situation first.
According to the Great Enshriner, as long as he did not disrupt the auction's order, there would be no danger...
Originally, relying on his status as a Level 98 Super Douluo, he had wanted to test whether what the Great Enshriner said was true.
But now that he could not mobilize even a trace of Soul Power, where would he find the nerve to show off in front of everyone?
Once the venue had quieted down, Lin Ziyi continued his introduction in a cold voice.
"Welcome, everyone, to the Misty Auction House!
"Most of you should be here for the first time, though a small number of you are already returning customers.
"Let me reiterate the auction house's rules. This place is an existence that stands above Douluo Continent!
"As long as you possess enough funds, you may bid on powerful items and rare treasures that are scarce—or even nonexistent—on Douluo Continent!
"I believe that those invited here are not only fated to encounter my auction house, but are also wealthy magnates in your own regions.
"Whether you regard this place as a dream or reality, please enjoy this auction to the fullest.
"Once the auction ends, I will give each of you a small gift."
After listening to Lin Ziyi's introduction, the crowd roughly understood what kind of place they had arrived in.
Although they did not know why they had been brought here.
But since it was merely an auction, as long as everything proceeded normally, they should be able to safely emerge from this frightening Dream Realm, right?
Very quickly, everyone used their own methods to settle their emotions.
Some of those with stronger adaptability had already begun looking forward to the wondrous items that would be auctioned here!
As the auction platform before Lin Ziyi rose up, a golden sphere of light appeared in everyone's sight.
Lin Ziyi gripped the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer in his hand and struck the golden sphere with it.
In an instant, the golden sphere resembled an ostrich egg that had been struck, cracks spreading across its surface.
The next moment, it shattered into countless motes of light, and the auction item hidden within was instantly revealed before everyone:
It resembled a peacock spreading its tail, yet also an opened folding fan, forming a semicircle.
Unlike an ordinary wooden folding fan, however, the surface of this "fan" emitted a warm metallic sheen.
The tips of its ribs were as sharp as daggers!
The ribs were linked by extraordinarily intricate pieces of metal, making it look like a precise yet aesthetically beautiful device!
Upon seeing this fan and hearing the system's introduction, Lin Ziyi was instead the first one to be surprised.
Because this was no ordinary object, but a "hidden weapon" from another world!
And it bore a beautiful yet dangerous name—Peacock Plume!!
In the final battle of the original work, Xiao Wu had used this Peerless Hidden Weapon, ranked fourth on the hidden weapon list.
To seriously wound Spirit Hall's Level 97 Third Offering—Azure Luan Douluo!
That alone showed just how powerful this Peerless Hidden Weapon was!
After understanding its information, Lin Ziyi introduced it in terms the crowd could better understand.
"This item is called the Peacock Plume, an advanced Soul Tool!
"So long as Soul Power is infused into it, the 365 needle-like weapons within can be activated without a sound!
"Its exceptional concealment is combined with the deadly poison applied to it.
"Once it hits an enemy, it can kill opponents at least two major ranks above the user below the Titled Douluo level!
"Even if a Titled Douluo uses this Soul Tool, they can severely wound an opponent two levels higher than themselves!
"The starting bid is 1,000 Gold Soul Coins! Each raise must be no less than 200 Gold Soul Coins!"
After hearing Lin Ziyi's introduction, the hundred people in the venue immediately erupted in gasps!
It could kill someone two major ranks higher below Titled Douluo, and even at the Titled Douluo level it could cross two minor levels... This Soul Tool was utterly absurd, wasn't it?
The very first auction item was already this incredible??? Could this Black Mist Person be exaggerating and fabricating things?
Just as everyone was beginning to doubt, the woman in the ink-wash-style qipao at seat "Fifty-Six" was the first to raise her fair arm.
"1,500 Gold Soul Coins!!"
Lin Ziyi looked toward her and found that she was smiling at him as well.
Clearly, this woman had already tasted the benefits of that Level 95 Fox Demon and did not hesitate to call out her bid!
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