As soon as Pei Yuan finished speaking, the heads of the three families stopped in their tracks, and even the other people who were about to leave stood up.
"That's right, Lord City Lord! Phoenix essence blood is so rare that none of us have ever seen it before. Let your Crimson Firebird absorb it on the spot and broaden everyone's horizons!"
"I'm very curious too! I've never heard of phoenix blood essence before. Is it really as magical as described?"
The crowd was abuzz with discussion, extremely curious about the effects of the phoenix's essence.
However, some people remain pessimistic.
"How is this possible? I've never heard of the mythical beast Phoenix. How could this drop of blood essence be real?"
"Yeah! Maybe it's some kind of blood, put in a little box to create a mystery and fool us!"
"What if the City Lord's Crimson Firebird absorbs it but has no effect? Wouldn't that be a public embarrassment?"
Faced with the demands and questions from the crowd, Lore felt somewhat uncertain and turned to look at Lu Yuan beside him.
Lu Yuan remained calm and gave him a slight smile.
Seeing this, Lorelei felt much more at ease.
"Since you are all so kind, I will have the Crimson Firebird absorb this drop of phoenix blood essence on the spot!"
As he spoke.
He released the Crimson Firebird from the Beast Taming Space.
Everyone immediately felt the temperature around them rise significantly.
Some people were even sweating profusely.
"The Crimson Firebird truly lives up to its reputation as a Heavenly Evolution-level Beast Tamer. Just its mere presence in front of me has made me sweat profusely."
"That's right! After all, the City Lord is the only Heavenly Evolution-level Beast Tamer in our Cloud Thunder City, so his Crimson Firebird must be just as good!"
"If the Phoenix Blood Essence is truly as miraculous as described, once the Crimson Firebird absorbs it, the City Lord's strength will surely increase even further!"
Everyone present looked at Lore with expectant eyes.
Lore took a deep breath, opened the box, took out the drop of phoenix blood essence, and tossed it to the Crimson Fire Sparrow.
"Crimson Firebird, absorb it immediately!"
"Bah!"
With a flap of its wings, the Crimson Firebird swallowed the Phoenix's essence blood in one gulp.
As the phoenix's essence blood was absorbed by the Crimson Firebird, everyone unconsciously held their breath and stared intently at the Crimson Firebird.
A full minute passed.
The Red Firebird, however, remained unchanged.
"This...that's it?"
"This is all the Phoenix Essence Blood worth 100 million? The Crimson Firebird hasn't changed at all?"
"Hahahaha! I knew this phoenix blood essence was fake, that kid surnamed Lu is definitely lying!" Kong Lin laughed wildly.
How could Lu Yuan, who runs a shabby pet shop, possibly possess the essence and blood of a divine beast, the Phoenix?
How dare he try to deceive the city lord! He'd like to see how Lu Yuan gets out of this mess!
Not only Kong Lin thought this way, but everyone else present also felt a sense of schadenfreude, waiting to see what would happen.
The city lord spent 100 million to buy this drop of phoenix blood essence, but it turns out it's fake. If word gets out, he'll be laughed at to death!
Even if it's not for money, but purely for the sake of face, Lu Yuan will still suffer the consequences!
"What nonsense are you talking about? That's the essence of a divine beast. It will definitely take some time for the Crimson Firebird to fully absorb it. Why are you in such a hurry? Wait a little longer, and maybe something will change!" Zhao Qianqian couldn't stand it anymore and stood up for Lu Yuan.
"Qianqian, haven't you seen through this guy's true colors yet? He's just a conman who swindles people everywhere!" Kong Lin said in disbelief and heartache.
"Nonsense! Brother Yuan is not a liar! I can prove that the mythical phoenix really exists!"
Before anyone could question her, Zhao Qianqian released her Ice Crystal Bird.
"My Ice Crystal Bird is descended from the divine beast Azure Phoenix, and the Azure Phoenix is a descendant of the Phoenix clan!"
Seeing Zhao Qianqian's confident demeanor, everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment.
Could there really be a mythical beast in the world called the phoenix?
“In that case, let’s wait a little longer.” Li Dongfan also stepped forward. “After all, this is the essence blood of a divine beast. The energy contained within may be beyond our imagination. It’s possible that the Crimson Firebird will need more time to absorb it.”
With Zhao Qianqian and Li Dongfan standing up to speak for Lu Yuan, even if others still had doubts, they dared not say anything more and could only wait anxiously.
Time ticked away.
The Red Firebird remained rooted to the spot without reacting at all.
Everyone present was increasingly convinced that the Phoenix Essence Blood was fake.
Before Kong Lin could even say a word, some people began to question the effects of the phoenix essence blood.
"We've waited so long, and there's still no sign of it. In my opinion, this phoenix essence blood is fake!"
"That's right! So much time has passed, how could there be no change at all!"
"Alas! What a pity. I wanted to see the legendary Phoenix Blood Essence, but it turns out it's fake!" Pei Yuan shook his head with feigned regret. "Lord City Lord, it seems you've been deceived by this villain! You actually spent a hundred million to buy a counterfeit!"
He feigned regret to Loretta, but inwardly he was overjoyed.
He had originally planned how to mislead everyone into suspecting Lu Yuan, but now it seems he didn't even need to lift a finger!
That kid surnamed Lu, he ruined his own life!
They even dared to swindle the city lord's money; they clearly don't want to stay in Yunlei City anymore!
Seeing the unresponsive Crimson Firebird, even Lore couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Before attending tonight's auction, he had heard Lolis talk about the Divine Beast Pavilion and Lu Yuan, and knew that Zhao Qianqian and others had also purchased pet cubs with divine beast bloodlines from the Divine Beast Pavilion.
Then I witnessed firsthand how so many Earth Spirit-level cubs with divine beast bloodlines became auction items.
He had assumed that Lu Yuan must have special channels or abilities to produce such a precious pet cub, which was why he believed in the authenticity of the phoenix blood essence.
But now it seems...
Are they all fake?
Was I really scammed?
Everyone present turned their gazes to Lu Yuan without prior arrangement, their scrutinizing and questioning eyes seeming to try and bore a hole through him.
Some people even began to angrily denounce it.
"Scammer! Give me my money back!"
"What a load of rubbish! This mythical beast auction is a complete scam!"
"You even dare to deceive the City Lord! You have no respect for the people of Yunlei City! Get out of here!"
"That's right! Get out of Cloud Thunder City!"
Seeing the indignant expressions of the crowd, Kong Lin and Pei Yuan exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of smugness in each other's eyes.
The Divine Beast Auction House is completely finished now!
However.
Despite the angry crowd, Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, still maintaining his calm and composed demeanor.
This made Kong Lin even angrier.
"Stop pretending to be profound! I'll have your shop shut down right now!"
Lu Yuan sneered and raised his chin in the direction of the Crimson Firebird.
"Why don't you take a look first before you speak?"
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