But at this moment, something unexpected happened.
The drop of essence blood, after spinning on the Dragon Scale Dagger, rather unceremoniously fell to the ground.
Immediately after, a faint light ignited on the Dragon Scale Dagger. The dagger abruptly broke free from Wang Ba's grasp and flew straight in one direction, landing in front of Zi Linling.
The entire hall was stunned, and Wang Ba himself was bewildered.
Zi Linling was greatly surprised. What was going on?
Soon, she smiled.
Because she felt a fluctuation of divine sense from the Dragon Scale Dagger.
"Peh, peh, peh! That person's blood is too smelly, it stinks to high heaven! *Cough*! *Cough*! *Cough*!"
Just as Zi Linling was about to communicate with the Dragon Scale Dagger, she heard Wang Ba exclaim in fury, "Bratty girl, you actually stole my Dragon Scale Dagger! Hand it back to me quickly!"
Zi Linling let out a cold laugh, sneering, "Your mouth is truly foul, no wonder even the Dragon Scale Dagger dislikes you!"
Wang Ba stammered, "What do you mean?"
Zi Linling retorted, "Just what I said! Oh, right, I almost forgot, turtles don't understand human speech!"
"Bratty girl, hand over the Dragon Scale Dagger immediately, or I'll make sure you bleed profusely!" Wang Ba said, his eyes filled with menace.
A hint of coldness flickered in Zi Linling's eyes. "Hmph! As expected of a turtle, not only do you not understand human speech, but you're also blind. Which eye of yours saw the Dragon Scale Dagger in my hand?"
"You!"
Wang Ba was so thoroughly rebutted that he was speechless.
As Zi Linling had said, the Dragon Scale Dagger was not in her hand, but on the table before her.
Furthermore, Zi Linling hadn't touched the Dragon Scale Dagger since it fell.
Wang Ba took a deep breath and said, "If you hadn't tampered with it, why would the Dragon Scale Dagger have landed on your table?"
Zi Linling chuckled coldly, "You mean, because it landed on my table, it's mine? If that's the case, then I'll accept it without courtesy."
As she spoke, her hand reached out towards the Dragon Scale Dagger.
"You dare!"
Wang Ba roared and lunged towards Zi Linling.
At this moment, he no longer cared if his actions would offend the Huatian Chamber of Commerce.
Just then, a half-step Divine King from the Huatian Chamber of Commerce intervened again.
The immense pressure split into two, bearing down on Zi Linling and Wang Ba respectively.
Zi Linling's lips curved upwards. She completely ignored the pressure and snatched the Dragon Scale Dagger into her hand. Su Dan Novel Network.
Wang Ba's forward momentum abruptly halted. Due to inertia, he nearly crashed to the ground.
Fortunately, his reaction was quick, and the power of law surged instantly, preventing him from making a fool of himself.
He steadied himself and angrily demanded, "What does your Huatian Chamber of Commerce mean by this?"
"Fighting is forbidden at auctions. Do you not know the rules, sir?"
A hoarse voice echoed through the auction hall, and at the same time, another figure appeared on the auction stage.
The figure was clad in a black cloak, but the aura of a half-step Divine King emanating from them could not be concealed.
Wang Ba was almost bursting with anger.
He had merely intended to reclaim his property, so why was he being accused of breaking the rules?
However, he was extremely wary of the half-step Divine King in the black cloak, so he had to suppress his rage and say, "Senior, that Dragon Scale Dagger is mine. I was merely taking it back, not trying to provoke the Huatian Chamber of Commerce."
"I do not object to you taking back your property, but if you disrupt the order of the auction, do not blame me for being merciless!" the half-step Divine King in the black cloak said in a hoarse voice.
As his words fell, Wang Ba felt a loosening of the pressure on him, and the oppressive aura vanished instantly.
Wang Ba nodded and walked up to Zi Linling.
Since he could not resort to force, he could only demand verbally, "Bratty girl, give me back the Dragon Scale Dagger!"
Zi Linling gave a cold laugh. "Give it back? Fine!"
She reinserted the Dragon Scale Dagger onto the table and said, "Take it."
Wang Ba was taken aback. He hadn't expected Zi Linling to be so amenable.
However, he didn't think much of it and reached out to pull the Dragon Scale Dagger.
The moment his hand touched the Dragon Scale Dagger, a flash of light erupted from it, instantly repelling him.
"Bang!"
Caught off guard, Wang Ba landed heavily on the ground in a perfect "falling wild goose with its hindquarters forward" pose.
He got up, furious. "Bratty girl, what did you do?"
Zi Linling spread her hands innocently. "I didn't do anything!"
Wang Ba was exasperated. "If you didn't do anything, how did I get blasted away?"
Zi Linling rolled her eyes. "How should I know? Perhaps you're too smelly, and the Dragon Scale Dagger dislikes you!"
She was telling the truth, but Wang Ba would hardly believe it.
He glared fiercely at Zi Linling and huffed, "You just wait, you little brat!"
With that, he once again reached for the Dragon Scale Dagger on the table.
This time, having learned from his previous mishap, he was fully on guard.
Strangely, the Dragon Scale Dagger showed no reaction, and Wang Ba easily pulled it up.
However, Wang Ba had applied too much force, causing him to lose his balance and fall flat on his backside.
"Hahaha..." A wave of unrestrained laughter rippled through the auction hall.
Wang Ba scrambled up again, glared at Zi Linling, and snarled, "You just wait, you little brat!"
The moment he finished speaking, the Dragon Scale Dagger in his hand suddenly became as heavy as a mountain, yanking him to the ground, making him have a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree, no-blind-spot contact with the floor.
Fortunately, the ground here had been modified by the Huatian Chamber of Commerce when they chose it as a temporary auction site; otherwise, he would have ended up eating dirt, if not worse.
"Hahaha..." The auction hall erupted in laughter once more.
Wang Ba, believing all of this was Zi Linling's doing, flew into a rage and cursed, "Bratty girl, you..."
"Enough! This young lady has done nothing. If you continue to disrupt the auction, I will throw you out!"
The half-step Divine King in the black cloak impatiently interrupted Wang Ba and tossed him back to his seat.
Zi Linling looked at Wang Ba, her gaze suddenly turning ice-cold. "If that turtle mouth of yours continues to spew filth, you won't have it anymore!"
Just as Wang Ba was about to retort, the warning from the half-step Divine King in the black cloak echoed in his ear, "If you dare utter one more word, I will kick you out of the auction!"
Wang Ba's mouth, which had just opened, snapped shut.
He could feel that the half-step Divine King was on the verge of losing his temper, and if he dared to push his luck, the half-step Divine King would show no mercy.
Seeing that Wang Ba had fallen silent, the half-step Divine King then addressed Fu Changping, "Continue!"
With that, his figure vanished from the auction stage.
Fu Changping cleared his throat and said, "Next up for auction is Raw Stone Number 368. The reserve price is six million, with each bid increment no less than fifty thousand!"