A single glance sent shivers down their spines, making Elder Tang, the Taoist priest, and the others flinch collectively. They dared not even breathe, huddling in a corner, trembling.
"I'm not going to look. After seeing that gaze, I'll lose three years of my life," Professor Lin said, averting his eyes and explaining in a trembling voice.
Elder Tang found merit in his words. He also avoided looking at the figure, his gaze fixed on young friend Zhou Lin.
"But can our young friend Zhou Lin... manage? Will something happen like this?"
"Elder Tang, shouldn't you be more concerned about yourself? In this situation, it's clearly us who are in more danger. You should trust Daoist Zhou Lin's motto: 'Never back down, just go for it.'"
The Taoist priest felt that Zhou Lin wouldn't give up so easily and might be plotting how to deal with this adversary.
They had to believe in this man.
If they didn't, it wouldn't matter anyway; he was gone, and they would all be gone with him.
The historian, the biologist, the Wolf King, the architectural champion, and the others chimed in agreement.
"Yes, Zhou Lin can handle it. For the sake of money, he won't fail."
"That's right, Zhou Lin is very persistent about money."
"Let's trust Zhou Lin."
...
In the live stream.
"Holy crap, what's going on with this flying corpse? Has it finished absorbing everything? So it mutated?"
"Damn, its gaze is different now. Did it level up? It turned from red to gold... its aura feels completely different."
"When I first look at its eyes, it really reminds me of a tiger in the zoo. That kind of spirited tiger, but its gaze still has a hint of malevolence."
"Exactly, that's what I couldn't articulate. It feels just like that."
"The General's aura is that of a White Tiger."
...
Seeing the situation, Zhou Lin's lips curled upwards.
Finally, they heard the flying corpse's leader open its mouth and let out a tiger's roar.
"Roar—"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lin's blood surged.
"You can roar, but I can't?"
Zhou Lin roared back, and his bloodline instantly surged.
His bloodline formed an invisible suppression, and the flying corpse's face showed a flicker of surprise, which vanished instantly.
He took out the Qiankun Pearl and tucked it into his pocket. His already astonishing bloodline became even more potent, and the atmosphere of the entire space began to exude a powerful pressure.
The archaeological team and participants behind them felt their breathing become difficult, their chests feeling as if something was squeezing them.
But they couldn't pinpoint the source of this sensation.
The White Tiger General seemed to sense the pressure and drew its sword, intending to kill the man before him.
It approached Zhou Lin with extreme speed, its sword imbued with malevolent energy.
*Clang—*
Zhou Lin raised his own sword to block, producing a clear ringing sound.
Only then did Zhou Lin see that the flying corpse's sword was topped with a tiger's head, a ferocious, baring-toothed tiger.
The tiger's eyes glowed with red light, and the entire blade emanated a red glow.
Zhou Lin's Azure Dragon Sword, on the other hand, emitted a faint blue light, accompanied by the sound of dragon roars that echoed between them.
"White Tiger General, you are truly pathetic."
Zhou Lin's voice was cold, and he couldn't resist adding a taunt.
Upon hearing this, the White Tiger General's aura intensified.
Zhou Lin was pleased with the general's fury, and his movements became even faster than before.
The speed of the man and the corpse became incredibly swift. Previously, they could see shadowy figures, but now only sounds remained.
Elder Tang and the others could barely see anything, only hearing the sounds, but they didn't know their exact positions.
In the live stream.
"Damn, I'm going to puke. What kind of speed is this? I can't see anything."
"Oh my god, what kind of speed is this? Light speed? The camera can only capture blurred figures."
"I can't take it anymore, I need to go puke. I'm really going to die from this."
"Heh... you guys just can't handle it. Learn from me. I've got a trash can right here, ready to puke anytime, while closely monitoring the boss's situation."
...
Seeing that the time was right, Zhou Lin felt the Qiankun Pearl on his body radiating heat. His blood and aura instantly surged.
He swung the Azure Dragon Sword in his hand fiercely.
A phantom image of an Azure Dragon appeared before everyone's eyes, and this dragon phantom was many times larger than before.
It moved directly towards the White Tiger General.
Upon seeing this, the White Tiger General waved its sword gently, and a mighty white tiger appeared, standing opposite the Azure Dragon.
The dragon and tiger faced each other, baring their teeth and glaring with ill intent.
Elder Tang, Professor Lin, the historian, the biologist, the architectural champion, and the gymnastics champion's eyes widened like dinner plates.
A White Tiger?
How could a White Tiger appear?
What was the situation with this general?
"Elder Tang, what's going on with this White Tiger? What's happening?"
Professor Lin was greatly surprised and somewhat excited.
A battle between a dragon and a tiger, this was a dragon-tiger battle! A scene few people would ever witness.
Professor Lin's excitement caused the veins on his neck to bulge.
"You go ask him."
Elder Tang was equally bewildered. How would they know about such things?
This was beyond the scope of human understanding.
"Could this general be the reincarnation of a White Tiger?"
The Taoist priest first looked at the White Tiger General in astonishment, then suddenly recalled something he had read. He seemed to remember records mentioning that only a White Tiger reincarnation could summon a White Tiger.
"Reincarnation of a White Tiger?"
The Wolf King mulled over the words upon hearing them, still unable to comprehend.
In the live stream.
"Damn, a White Tiger, a tiger! So the gaze we saw earlier was real?"
"The most amazing thing is that the boss already knew. The boss called him the White Tiger General before."
"Wow, the boss is so awesome. This news is just one shocking revelation after another."
"Dragon and Tiger battle, I'm definitely going to watch this carefully."
"Me too, I'm so excited."
...
In the dean's conference room.
Everyone in the room was dumbfounded when they saw the White Tiger General appear with a White Tiger. Then, a thought struck them.
"I remember now. When we discovered a general's tomb before, there were also White Tiger murals inside. But that general's tomb was empty."
One of the archaeology professors suddenly recalled such a tomb.
Later, because they couldn't find the tomb owner, the tomb wasn't very large, and they only took some useful materials.
"Could that general be this general?"
Professor Hu suddenly seemed to have realized something.
His expression of surprise intensified.
"It's very possible."
Professor Wen, standing beside him, agreed.
The entire conference room fell silent once more.