"Pay up within three breaths."
The black-robed man's voice was icy, carrying through the entire auction hall. Everyone who heard it shuddered, a chill that sank straight into their bones.
Seeing the auction hall's guardian appear, the Devil Race man's expression turned even uglier, and his body trembled slightly.
He had only wanted to make things difficult for Ye Lin. But as he kept calling out bids, he got carried away. Every time he raised the price, every living being in the auction hall looked at him with respect in their eyes.
Moreover, among those gazes were Spirit Transformation True Persons. Ordinarily, he was not even qualified to meet a Spirit Transformation True Person, yet now, even Spirit Transformation cultivators were looking at him with respect.
So he could not stop. As he kept bidding, he realized something was wrong, but by then it was already too late, because Ye Lin had suddenly stopped raising the price.
"I... I don't have any money."
His voice trembled.
The next moment, his entire body rose into the air. The guardian seized him by the throat, leaving him utterly unable to resist.
Every auction had guardians. Their role was to guard the auction hall. After all, auctions contained many precious treasures; someone might suddenly decide to make a zero-cost purchase halfway through.
That was when the guardians came into play. And those qualified to serve as guardians naturally needed no explanation when it came to their cultivation.
"Honored guest, due to our auction hall's negligence, you have suffered losses of both time and wealth. Please forgive us. As compensation, our auction hall has decided to sell this Stone Stele to you for three hundred thousand Survival Points."
Holding the Devil Race man in one hand, the guardian turned and gave a deep bow