The Rise of the Black Plain

After standing there for almost a minute, surrounded by dozens of people interested in the five items Minos had bought at the auction, the first of these beings showed some courage.",

"If no one is going to stand up to him, we'd better get out of here. Otherwise, we'll see what he's capable of. All this courage might be fake." Said a level 108 alien, while the strongest in the area looked at him and watched him show himself to Minos.

As soon as this opponent had shown himself, three others, two level 107 Sovereigns and the only level 109 Sovereign around, moved in as well, looking at Minos in challenging manners.

"I'm curious to test the skills of the one who beat me at the auction earlier." Said this one with the highest cultivation level on the area, taking a risk while hoping that Minos' words and confidence were a bluff.

Everyone was a little afraid of Minos, but it was just as the level 108 foreigner had said. If they didn't test it, they might miss out on a lot because of a trick.

For experts, there was nothing worse than regret. Afraid of missing out on big money because of small clues, most of them stayed where they were, while the more defiant ones came out to fight.

"Ten brave creatures and dozens of cowards." Minos muttered as he looked at the ten beings, four level 107 cultivators, five level 108 cultivators, and the single level 109 opponent.

Then, under the gaze of the aliens who were waiting to see if they should join the confrontation or not, and the guard of those ten individuals who were prepared to deal with Minos' possible hidden allies, he raised one of his arms in the air and spread his wings.

As soon as a golden glow emanated from his position, Minos disappeared and reappeared in the middle of the ten individuals who were guarding him and his group.

Each of the ten aliens narrowed their eyes as they turned their attention to the person next to them, before realizing why their move today had been a mistake.

Gulp!

Minos' cultivation went from level 104 to level 107 in a flash, and one of the level 107 cultivators in the group lost one level of cultivation.

The other nine felt something like an invisible parasite taking away some of their strength, while nine of Minos' thirteen companions increased their strength.

"Shit!" The alien with a horse's body and a level of 106 screamed in horror as he felt this change and noticed the group of cultivators between levels 103 and 107 suddenly turned into a group of people between levels 104 and 108.

With one side getting stronger and the other getting weaker, all the dozens of opponents who were there to steal Minos' belongings changed their opinion of him.

However, it was already too late!

Seeing Minos' signal, Kendrick targeted the weaker opponents in the area and increased his cultivation as well, while leading his sisters and the weakest of the group against the dozens of aliens who were unsure of what to do until a few moments ago.

Since they had stood against the group and were there to witness what the group would do, there was no reason for these people from the Spiritual World to forgive them!

Minos moved against the strongest in the area, causing his hourglasses to appear around the level 108 Sovereigns while a golden dragon emerged from his eyes.

Dragon's Gaze!

An enormous creature emerged from Minos' body so quickly that even the opponents, who were shocked by his level increase, couldn't help but be startled by the sudden attack.

The level 109 alien felt suppressed as a claw three times the size of his own body rapidly approached him with murderous intent.

He broke into a cold sweat at the sight of it and raised his defenses as much as he could, while several of his temporary allies realized the fate of this battle.

'Shit! I have to run!' One of the level 108 Sovereigns thought to himself, but trapped in Minos' hourglass, his moves were five times slower than it would have been normally.

As Minos' strongest companions moved to attack the level 107 and 108 Sovereigns, these strongest opponents could only feel the terror of being so close to enemies capable of killing them.

Black Sea!

Darkness spread through the surroundings, reaching more than half of the standing enemies, while Minos watched as the level 109 enemy finally had its defenses torn apart by the golden energy dragon's claws.

'It seems that a level 109 Sovereign can't withstand my current power... But he's definitely stronger than a level 111 Sovereign from The Enchanted Realm.' Minos thought as he watched that individual get wounded, but still stand even after such a vigorous attack.

'My limit is probably level 111 natives. Beyond that, I would probably face real challenges that could put me in danger.' He concluded as he made his next move, slicing through space with his Spatial Sword.

The enemy froze under Minos' action, just before a blade of energy emerged from the vacuum of space and passed through his body.

The first corpse of this post-auction competition fell, the body of the level 109 alien split in half, while the competitors from earlier felt like they were in hell.

With the death of the strongest among them, and at least half of the group turning on themselves, they were in dire straits!

Minos stopped after the first death in the enemy group, realizing it would be better to let his group test their powers than to go through with the killing.

Fighting the remaining enemies would make little difference to him. But for his companions, this was a genuine test that could reveal their approximate strength compared to the type of enemy they would face in Zocarro.

Less than a minute into the battle, Minos watched his wives fight, seeing Abby use her divine ability to revive the dead at a higher level than herself, while Ruth supported her companions with great efficiency.

Gloria was the first of the three to kill an enemy, using her mercury weapons to attack the heart of a level 106 opponent.

'Abby is very strong. She could become a major influence in Zocarro even before she becomes a Supreme.' Minos clenched his fists as a smile appeared on his face.

With such a strong necromantic ability, Abby would definitely have a glorious future within Armhands, even if Minos didn't help her!