"Houtu?!!"
Bane let out an exclamation, intense fear leaking into his eyes!
He was far too familiar with that terrifying aura.
It was none other than the Netherworld ruler of another world, Lady Houtu!
Yet why would she cross boundaries and strike for the sake of a mere Tang Xiaoling, completely disregarding her own karma!
Could she not know that if she truly harmed him, her own world would undoubtedly suffer heavenly punishment?!
By this point, however, he no longer had the luxury of caring about such things.
Seeing that jade hand about to reach him, he hurriedly produced a dark red cloak and blocked it in front of himself!
It was also at this moment that Houtu's palm had already slammed onto it.
Immediately afterward, an incomparably terrifying force instantly erupted, radiating outward in all directions!
At the same time, Baye and Tiantian both struck simultaneously, hastily channeling ghost qi to set up a barrier.
The floor of the auction house also instantly lit up with a peculiar symbol, abruptly rising into a pillar of golden light!
With the appearance of the two defensive barriers, they stubbornly withstood the spreading force.
The entire auction house managed to survive as a result!
Yet Bane, caught right at the center of the force vortex, was not nearly so lucky.
The instant the jade hand made contact, a tiny crack instantly appeared on the cloak.
It then continued to spread outward until it was the size of a palm before finally stopping.
Bane's expression also changed abruptly as he let out a muffled groan.
Yet deep within his heart, he was gripped by frantic terror!
Was this the strength of that world's ruler?
To think it was so formidable!
Wasn't it said that that world's spiritual energy had already dried up, having