Book of Disaster

However, Bai Qi also discovered that although all the crystal rooms were transparent at the beginning and the situation inside could be seen with the naked eye, it was not easy to detect the mental power here, and it was difficult to extend it out of the crystal rooms. It seemed that there were very powerful mental restrictions here.

——The rules of the Great Xumi Pavilion seem to only allow guests who enter here to observe a limited amount of information with the naked eye.

Due to the location of his crystal private room, Bai Qi could only see the situations in about a dozen private rooms, and could not observe anything after that.

But every time there is a burst of noise, I know that a new guest has come in.

After entering here, the first thing all the guests do is often the same as Bai Qi, which is to darken the room and cover up everything.

As time went by, more and more guests came here, and the Crystal Room began to become crowded.

Bai Qi sat in the wide chair without any hurry. It was his first time to participate in such an activity, and curiosity far outweighed other things.

About half an hour later, the originally noisy auction hall finally quieted down. Except for one or two roars of wild beasts, there was no other sound.

"Looks like it's almost time to start."

Bai Qi said secretly in his heart, feeling something vaguely.

Sure enough, as if responding to his inner voice, after a few breaths—

"Ding!"

A clear, refreshing sound of bells and chimes, quiet and elegant, carrying a tranquil feeling, rang out throughout the auction hall. In an instant, the atmosphere of the entire auction hall changed.

Behind Bai Qi, the young waitress Qinglian stood up straighter, looking forward with a concerned look in her eyes.

In each box, even the originally restless sea beasts and various ferocious pets seemed to have their mouths covered and quieted down at this moment.

Compared to the newcomer Bai Qi, these people are obviously more experienced.

Quiet!

Extremely quiet!

At this moment, only the huge auction hall and the crystal rooms were left. The crystal chandeliers hanging there emitted their own brilliant light and illuminated the sales floor in the middle.

But the next moment, as if disturbed by some external force, the light in the entire mall suddenly dimmed. At the same time, a flowing shadow came like flowing water, rolling and surging, black with purple, sweeping over from one side of the mall. A weird atmosphere instantly enveloped the whole place.

"coming!"

Bai Qi raised his eyebrows, sat up straight, and looked at the shadow that was constantly pouring towards here.

At the same time, Bai Qi vaguely felt that countless people's eyes were all focused on that shadow.

"Hahaha!"

In just a moment, a burst of wild laughter rang out from the thick shadow fog.

"All respected guests, all humans, demons, monsters, and beasts... Welcome to this place. The greatest auction in the universe, the Grand Sumeru Auction, which takes place once every ten years, is finally about to begin!"

"This will be the best event we have prepared for you, enjoy it and buy all the treasures you like!"

"Because..., you are the most distinguished guests in this universe!"

……

Along with that wanton, arrogant, and even somewhat rebellious voice, bang, the next moment, in the center of the rolling fog, a huge hand that was more than two feet long and like a dead branch emerged from it. In the blink of an eye, the hand extended, revealing the arm and shoulder behind it, and then a huge figure rose from the ground under the attention of everyone.

He was wearing a huge black robe. Billowing smoke with a strange purple color spread out from under his feet and from under the black robe, almost filling the entire store.

However, if you look closely, from the black robe upwards, and the entire chest upwards, it is almost entirely a rolling black mist, and there is no trace of the flesh and head that should be a living organism.

Obviously, this is also some inhuman alien.

His body continued to grow taller and taller, and even his arms, which were like dead branches, continued to twist and deform.

However, soon, two balls of golden sparks above his neck burst and exploded in the billowing black smoke. Then, in the rolling fog, two eerie and strange golden eyes suddenly appeared where the head should have been.

This inhuman creature spoke in an exaggerated and passionate manner, but his two strange eyes were cold and emotionless, as if his language and his body were separated from each other.

hum!

By the time everything stopped, the size of this strange inhuman creature had suddenly grown to the height of three or four people. Even from Bai Qi's perspective, he could feel a strong sense of oppression.

"Book of Heaven, what kind of creature is this?"

Bai Qi blinked and communicated directly between his eyebrows.

"Shadow Demons are extremely ancient and rare creatures in the universe. They are extremely rare and have the ability to control minds and create illusions. Their mental power is very strong and they have the ability to materialize their mental power and manipulate reality."

The voice of the Heavenly Book soon sounded.

Bai Qi frowned when he heard this. He had never encountered this kind of creature before, nor had he heard of it. It was basically a completely unfamiliar existence. However, Bai Qi could also see that this strange and eerie-looking monster was probably the host of the Great Sumeru Core Auction.

"...This Great Xumi Auction Pavilion is really very resourceful. They were able to tame even this violent creature and invite it to be the main auctioneer of the auction... I really don't know how they did it. And who is the owner of the entire Great Xumi Auction Pavilion?"

Bai Qi became more and more curious about this place.

Such a big move is not something that any force or individual can easily accomplish.

If the owner behind the Great Sumeru Auction House is a god or a demon, Bai Qi can even accept it now.

"Shadow Demon, there's no need to be mysterious. Tell us quickly, what is the first item for today's auction? You are all old customers. There aren't that many newcomers except over there. Don't waste everyone's time."

At this moment, a very impolite voice came from a dark crystal private room diagonally opposite Bai Qi.

When Bai Qi heard this, he couldn't help but frown. It was obvious that the newcomer the other party was referring to was himself.

He originally thought that his identity was secret and not many people would notice him, but now it seems that... he is left out.

I'm afraid my identity has already been noticed by many people.

But the shadow demon in the middle of the store sounded unconcerned.

"Hahaha, well said. It's understandable that everyone can't wait for the Great Xumi Core Auction, which happens only once every ten years. In that case, I won't say much. - Bring up today's first lot."

Following the Shadow Demon's high-pitched and unruly voice, the huge shopping mall immediately became noisy.