Hammer Slave! (Thanks to Jade Dragon, Let Go, Stranger, and other readers for their votes~)

The bat Bloody Mary had transformed into saw the young man swiftly raise his right hand, and a strangely shaped hammer appeared in his palm.

Although she had never attended a Misty Auction House auction, she had learned about it from the King of Slaughter.

The hammer in that Black Mist Person's hand had been an object resembling an octopus!

Now that she saw a hammer matching that description, she became even more certain that this weak-looking young man was from the Misty Auction House!

As for whether he was truly the auction house's master, that still required further confirmation.

But even this information alone was enough for the King of Slaughter to devise an entirely new strategy!

Unfortunately, she probably no longer had any chance to send this news back...

Gripping the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer, Lin Ziyi struck the bat with it and activated the second ability of his First Spirit Ability—Hammer Slave!

Anyone below the rank of Titled Douluo who was struck by the hammer would be directly controlled by him!

As a blood-red spirit ring emerged around Lin Ziyi, a dense and powerful surge of Soul Power rapidly gathered within the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer!

The next instant, a blood-red seal of light appeared where the hammer touched the bat!

The seal somewhat resembled the contract seal that appeared whenever an auction at the Misty Auction House was completed, except its color had changed from gold to blood-red.

Under the seal's influence, the blood-red bat suddenly reverted to Bloody Mary's form, completely naked!

Yet she no longer tried to use that fact to seduce the young man as she had before.

Her eyes were now vacant, as though controlled by some force, and none of her former seductive charm remained!

She dropped to one knee before Lin Ziyi, pressed her right hand to her left breast, and respectfully saluted him.

"Mary greets the King of Black Mist!"

Lin Ziyi looked at the woman who had lost her spirit, clicked his tongue, shook his head, then bent down and pinched Bloody Mary's chin.

"I still preferred the way you were when you refused to submit...

"Unfortunately, while my First Spirit Ability can control you, it also suppresses your self-awareness.

"I hope that once my strength improves, I can change that..."

Lin Ziyi patted Bloody Mary's shoulder. "Get up. Lingling, get her something to wear."

"Oh..."

Tushan Lingling reluctantly took out one of the outfits she liked least from the Misty Treasure Vault and had Bloody Mary put it on herself.

When she saw that Lin Ziyi did not turn around while Bloody Mary changed clothes,

the already unhappy Little Fox pouted and deliberately stepped in front of the man.

Only then did Lin Ziyi helplessly turn around and look toward the gathered experts from Barack Royal City on the distant ground.

After all, two Super Douluo had fought from inside the city to outside it, and the commotion had long since drawn their attention.

Although the Balak Kingdom did not possess a Titled Douluo of its own, it still had several Soul Douluo.

Moreover, in this major city where visitors from all over gathered, there were surely many experts from other kingdoms and factions staying here.

When Tushan Lingling and Bloody Mary had fought, they had witnessed the terrifying battle between Super Douluo from afar!

Faced with power that seemed capable of destroying an entire city, they had at one point believed they would become cannon fodder caught in the aftermath.

Fortunately, Tushan Lingling had defeated Bloody Mary with even swifter methods and had not caused widespread destruction.

The brilliant splendor that hidden weapon had bloomed with in the night had also carved itself into everyone's hearts!

Within the crowd, a stern-faced and vigorous old man froze on the spot when he saw that magnificent splendor resembling a peacock spreading its tail!

Because he had attended that wondrous auction not long ago!

And at that auction, someone had happened to win this Soul Tool!

Now that he had witnessed this Soul Tool's ability to instantly kill a Super Douluo, he became even more convinced that every item auctioned by the Misty Auction House was genuine!

The man touched the Grass Spirit Fruit in his robes, finally able to consume it without worry.

A domineering electric dragon was vividly embroidered across the surface of his blue garments!

Without question, he was Yu Yuanzhen, head of the Blue Tyrant Family, who had purchased the Grass Spirit Fruit from the Misty Auction House!

He had merely been passing through Barack Royal City on his way back to his sect, yet he had unexpectedly encountered someone who had attended the same auction as him!

Because he was too far away, he had not seen the auction hammer in Lin Ziyi's hand, nor had he suspected that this young man was the master of the Misty Auction House.

His attention was wholly drawn to that white-furred fox!

After all, as the auctions were held more and more often, increasing numbers of treasures would find their way into the Douluo Continent.

It would gradually become perfectly normal for bidders to encounter one another.

But after seeing this Fox Demon's terrifying three Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings,

Yu Yuanzhen only wanted to hurry back to his sect, find somewhere safe, and advance to rank ninety-six. He had no desire to have any contact with this Super Douluo...

After all, he understood perfectly well that a man could be innocent and still invite trouble by possessing treasure.

As for the other Soul Douluo, when they saw a battle far beyond their own level, their faces filled with incomparable envy.

Because this might be a height they would never reach in their entire lives...

Beside one of the Soul Douluo, Kundela Shop held a goblet of red wine as he stared blankly at the white-haired Fox Demon in the distance.

He had assumed she was merely an ordinary Titled Douluo, never expecting her to be a Super Douluo!

This was power that even the Heaven Dou Imperial Family did not possess!

Only the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed such terrifying top-tier combat power!

If their Balak Kingdom could also have a Super Douluo like her, his future would undoubtedly be even brighter!

Just as he was thinking this, the distant young man actually flew toward them with the white-haired fox and the Black Dress Woman from earlier!

Most of the nearby soul masters assumed the trio had come looking for trouble and hurriedly fled in disgrace.

Although Shop and the Soul Douluo beside him were somewhat panicked as well, they knew each other, so there was no reason for the other party to attack them.

Thus, he suppressed the urge to flee and watched as they drew closer and closer.

To Shop's surprise, the three seemed to have come specifically for him.

Seeing Lin Ziyi's warm smile, Shop suppressed his worries and put on an equally composed smile.

"Your Highness, it has been several days. How have you been lately?"

When he saw the young man actually take the initiative to greet him, Shop was immediately flattered beyond measure, and all his worries vanished without a trace!

He hurriedly replied with a smile.

"I've been doing fairly poorly lately. After all, I failed to recruit a great talent like yourself, sir..."

Yet upon hearing Shop's joking words, Lin Ziyi fell silent as though he had struck a sore point.

Seeing the young man's expression, Shop hurriedly asked with concern.

"Have you encountered some difficulty, sir? If you can tell me, I will certainly do everything in my power to help resolve your troubles!"

Only then did Lin Ziyi come back to himself. He glanced at the many unfamiliar faces around them and nodded to Shop.

"There are indeed some matters... Let us find somewhere sufficiently safe to talk."

Hearing the word "safe," Shop paused slightly, vaguely guessing something!

But he did not dwell on it. With the help of Tushan Lingling's surging Soul Power, the group swiftly returned to the royal city!