"What's up?" Professor Hu asked, confused.
"Zhou Lin seems fine. Why are others in so much pain, but Zhou Lin is unaffected?" Professor Wen seemed to have witnessed something shocking.
His words made everyone freeze. Indeed, only Zhou Lin was acting as if nothing had happened. Everyone else had collapsed, but he was still standing.
"Yeah, is Zhou Lin not human?" Professor Hu was a blunt speaker who didn't think before he spoke.
"You're spouting nonsense. What do you mean not human? He's a cultivator. He might have something on him that can block these curses. Otherwise, how could he have used that Azure Dragon Sword so easily? Are you all stupid?" Professor Wen quickly retorted.
"They're coming, they're coming!" one of the experts shouted anxiously upon seeing the situation.
Everyone's attention was drawn back.
Inside the tomb.
The venomous snakes were slowly closing in on them.
"Old man, we're finished this time. I really regret bringing you along. I originally wanted to trick you, but I didn't expect to fail." The metaphysics professor's lips were frothing with white foam, and he managed a bitter smile.
"Do you think I don't know your intentions? Now that we're all going to die here, there's nothing to regret." Huo Qi looked at the old man. Dying together and bickering as vengeful spirits wouldn't be bad; at least they wouldn't be alone.
The other mercenaries, seeing the venomous snakes, closed their eyes, their hearts filled with despair.
Hiss, hiss, hiss—
The sound of approaching snakes grew louder.
Everyone was prepared to die.
The viewers in the livestream had also closed their eyes, unable to watch any longer.
But…
"Ah, finally done. You guys almost got yourselves ruined." Zhou Lin's relaxed voice came from the side.
Hearing this, everyone quickly opened their eyes, looking for Zhou Lin. But before they could see him, they noticed that the three-eyed venomous snakes were ignoring them and heading directly towards Zhou Lin.
What was going on? Why weren't they attacking anymore? Weren't they just 'threatening' them before? Weren't they about to unleash venom or high-level beams? Why weren't they looking at them now?
"No need to look. These snakes won't attack you because of that." Zhou Lin walked over to Huo Qi and the metaphysics professor, pointing to something he had just finished making – a 'snake urn.' It wasn't very aesthetically pleasing yet, but… it was quite effective. Look at what the snakes were doing. They were all flocking towards it.
The pain on everyone's bodies had also lessened. They sat up, watching the snakes like a tide, their cold touch brushing past them. Especially on the back of their hands. Their hearts felt a chill.
Everyone's hearts were filled with joy. Were they saved? The pain on their bodies had vanished. What was the function of this earthenware pot?
"Professor Zhou Lin, how did you make this earthenware pot? How did it achieve this?" Huo Qi asked curiously, looking at the pot beside him.
"Earthenware pot?" Hearing this, Zhou Lin's mouth twitched, and he glared at Huo Qi.
"Yes, isn't it an earthenware pot? You made this earthenware pot? But what's going on with this earthenware pot? How does it have such an effect?" The metaphysics professor asked, confused.
"Earthenware pot? That's not an earthenware pot! It's an urn, an urn, do you understand?" Zhou Lin explained angrily.
His thoughts then shifted, and he walked to the edge of the well.
"Jing Xia, you see this. What is this thing?" Zhou Lin glared at Jing Xia beside him, his voice full of anger.
Jing Xia looked at Zhou Lin, then at the earthenware pot beside him. His lips trembled. It wasn't just the pain from the curse; it was also the pain from being beaten earlier. Finally, the pain in his body prevented him from speaking.
"Isn't that just an earthenware pot?" As soon as Jing Xia finished speaking, he saw Zhou Lin's expression turn from sunny to overcast, with a hint of impending explosion. Jing Xia immediately felt a bad premonition. He regretted speaking like that… but it seemed too late to backtrack.
"Earthenware pot?" Zhou Lin sneered, looking at Zhou Lin. The temperature in the entire space also became heavier.
The mercenaries and the students from both countries watched the scene unfolding before them, feeling a sense of dread. Zhou Lin's expression was not good. Seeing that all the venomous snakes had been lured into the 'earthenware pot,' they found Zhou Lin even more terrifying than the snakes.
Zhou Lin took out the Azure Dragon Sword in his hand, his face grim as he looked at the stone sculpture beside him. And that red eye, it was irritating just looking at it. Just as the red light was about to flash again, Zhou Lin swung the Azure Dragon Sword in his hand and severed the neck of the sculpture with a single blow.
Boom…
The sculpture was thus destroyed. The red-eyed light also disappeared. Seeing that Zhou Lin had resolved the battle with just a simple swing, everyone's hearts tightened inexplicably, and they dared not look at Zhou Lin's expression. What was wrong? Why did he change so suddenly? Was this too terrifying?
In the livestream:
"Holy crap, the boss's expression is even more terrifying. What's going on?"
"No, I think it looks good. At least he looks more imposing than before. Didn't he just solve the problem? Who cares what method he used?"
"Exactly, exactly. Being alive is the best outcome."
"Why are you people from Great Xia angry? What's the reason?"
"I don't know, I really don't know what's going on? It's just an earthenware pot, what else is there to say?"
"You're not allowed to say it? It is an earthenware pot."
"Shut up. We're saying it, you're not allowed to. We can say whatever we want, but you can't. That's just how it is."
"Damn, why are you so bossy? What's wrong with us saying it?"
"Don't force me to curse you."
"Haven't you cursed me enough?"
…
In the Dean's conference room.
"So… Zhou Lin just made this thing, and he didn't act because of this earthenware pot?" Professor Hu said, confused.
"Don't talk nonsense. That shouldn't be an earthenware pot. Zhou Lin doesn't seem to like that term," Professor Wen quickly explained.
"Bullshit, if it's not an earthenware pot, then what is it?" Professor Hu stated firmly.
"Is it an urn?" After looking at the object for a long time, one of the experts finally concluded that this was likely the case.
"Urn?" Hearing this, everyone quickly looked at the big screen, examining the object.