Chh!

The serpentine scepter’s eyes lit up with unearthly red light, then fired a crimson beam, which struck the power sealing the bronze box.

The seal’s power melted like snow and evaporated without a trace.

Then, the lid of the bronze box slowly opened.

Everyone present’s eyes widened. All of them wanted to see what the Demonic Womb looked like as soon as possible.

Dong!!

However, before they could see the bronze box’s contents clearly, a strange rhythm, like the beating of a heavenly drum, reverberated throughout the auction hall.

A series of agonized shrieks followed.

Xiang Yong was closest to the box, so he was the first to suffer.  This Origin Palace cultivator of the Nine Provinces Pavilion collapsed limply to the ground before he even knew what had hit him.

Nearby cultivators fell like waves of wheat beneath a scythe, their faces contorted with agony as they collapsed, unconscious.

It was just a strange rhythm, but when it rang out, it left the vast majority of the cultivators in attendance shaken and dizzy!

Within their private room.

Huo Yunsheng shook from head to toe, then fell to the ground with a thud.

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