As Zhou Lin successfully brought the Mu Lian back to his side, he saw the previous volcano collapse with a roar, its flames instantly turning to ash.
A sound of extinguishment echoed in everyone's ears.
The group behind him, witnessing this scene, was utterly stunned. Could a mere whip have such an effect?
"Is this Mu Lian? Or a switch? It was extinguished the moment it was taken down? Is it that magical?"
The historian behind them was so astonished his mouth hung open.
Could this thing truly be so formidable?
The biologist, the Taoist priest, Old Tang, Professor Lin, and the others were all taken aback.
Their gazes fell upon Zhou Lin, and for a moment, absolute silence descended.
The netizens watching were also profoundly amazed.
"Holy crap, what the hell is going on? They just got it like that?"
"This must be the legendary retractable whip, a Zhou family brand whip at that, so cool."
"Oh my, what's the point of learning any skills? With this whip, you'd be invincible, right? So awesome."
"Damn, you really dare to dream. Things belonging to the big shots, are they something you can just ask for? Even if they gave it to us, we wouldn't know how to use it! Who could wield it to its full potential?"
"Shouldn't our focus be on what's beneath the volcano? Aren't you curious?"
...
In the dean's conference room.
Their eyes had been fixed on Zhou Lin's god-tier maneuver, and now they saw it...
Holy crap, incredible.
"Will we finally get to see what's beneath the volcano now?"
Professor Wen and Professor Hu, filled with anticipation, watched the large screen, their gazes sparkling with expectation.
The metaphysics professor had no interest in what lay beneath the volcano. His sole interest was in the whip in Zhou Lin's hand. This whip was truly miraculous, far beyond the normal scope of human capability.
The entire conference room fell into silence.
This was mainly because the professors and experts were each lost in their own thoughts.
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin placed the Mu Lian into his bag, and it was then collected by the system. Immediately, an electronic page appeared in his mind.
"Begin lottery draw."
Then, a purple wheel appeared before him, completely different from previous draws.
There were several items displayed on it, but Zhou Lin didn't get a clear look, his gaze fixed on the spinning wheel with anticipation.
As the pointer landed on the wheel, a camera appeared. This camera, however, had a skull motif.
At first glance, it was somewhat eerie.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Immortal Camera.]
[Immortal Camera: The user must shed one drop of blood to take a photo. Once a photo is taken, even an immortal will turn to dust.]
Upon reading the system's message, Zhou Lin felt a surge of energy. This item was invaluable, worth more than any amount of money.
This was truly a good thing.
Just then—
A rumbling sound emanated from beneath the volcano, as if something was about to emerge.
The volcanic ash from before began to descend.
"There's a mechanism down there."
The architecture champion, seeing the ash sink, suddenly snapped back to reality.
Along the edges, stone steps began to appear, extending downwards, precisely to the bottom.
"Let's go, let's take a look."
Old Tang, seeing this, suddenly felt a surge of courage and stepped forward.
Professor Lin, the historian, the biologist, the gymnastics champion, and the Olympic champion followed suit. The students and security personnel trailed behind them.
Zhou Lin glanced down at the area. This thing...
Just as Old Tang reached the bottom, he saw the volcanic ash sink, followed by a loud boom.
A cloud of black dust instantly surged up from below.
Professor Lin, Old Tang, and the others instinctively covered their mouths and noses, stepping aside to wait for the dust to dissipate.
Half an hour later.
The dust vanished, and the group looked down. The illumination from their lights wasn't very clear, only revealing some surface details, all black and indistinct.
The security team lowered their ropes and descended first. Once they confirmed it was safe, they signaled for the archaeological team to come down.
Old Tang, Professor Lin, and the others stepped onto the volcanic ash. There was still some residual heat. They slowly moved further inside.
At this moment—
A glow suddenly appeared all around. The oil lamps on the stone walls instantly ignited, and the group could finally see clearly.
This was a subterranean palace. Nine stone pillars supported both sides, carved with dragon patterns. On top of these nine pillars were iron chains, converging towards the center.
In the very center, a massive red sarcophagus stood. Under the light of the oil lamps, it appeared somewhat translucent, resembling blood jade.
In the middle was a small pool with a tiny bridge spanning it. Several palace lanterns were placed around.
On either side of the stone pillars were two corridors. Along the sides of these corridors stood stone statues, their faces appearing anything but happy.
On the wall directly ahead was a depiction of two dragons playing with a pearl. This 'pearl' was a giant luminous pearl, emitting a soft glow...
Old Tang gazed at the architecture of the subterranean palace, his eyes filled with astonishment. This was a perfectly preserved Qin palace!
Some of the ones they had seen before had been modified or repaired, but this was different, truly intact.
Professor Lin and the other professors were also filled with excitement, their bodies trembling as they touched a nearby palace lantern.
There wasn't a speck of dust on this palace lantern...
This piqued their curiosity.
Meanwhile, the historian, the biologist, the Wolf King, and the gymnastics champion were also surveying the subterranean palace, awestruck by its grand architecture.
This subterranean palace was at least dozens of times larger than their living quarters. Their houses couldn't even be considered compared to this...
In the live stream.
"Holy crap, is this a subterranean palace? Or a luxurious palace? How much money would it take to build something like this?"
"Oh my god, I've never seen a palace like this in my life. If this is just for burying the dead, it's a complete waste."
"Is this the first massive subterranean palace? Were all the ones I saw before fake? This kind of incredible architecture is worlds apart from what's shown in TV dramas."