As the whirlwind appeared, a red light emerged from under Zhou Lin's feet, beginning to form a massive gate.
The gate was adorned with the likenesses of all sorts of malevolent spirits.
Accompanying it was a cacophony of ghostly wails and howls.
The gate was slowly opening, the sounds from within growing increasingly distinct.
Upon witnessing this scene, everyone's eyes widened in shock.
Zhou Lin's abilities were truly becoming more formidable; this skill was unparalleled.
In the livestream.
"Holy crap, the big boss is truly the big boss, the progenitor of awesomeness."
"Oh my god, the big boss is mighty! Let those little brats see the might of our Great Xia, otherwise they truly wouldn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and would still dare to attempt to kill the big boss."
"Damn it, if the big boss dies, everyone here will die with him."
"Hmph, why have these little punks gone silent? Are they scared? Are they all stunned into silence? Hmph, a bunch of fools."
...
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin formed a hand seal, and the gates of hell swung wide open, followed by a powerful suction that began to draw in the mist from the riverbank.
Even An Bei, who was controlling the vengeful spirits nearby, started to be pulled towards the gate.
Prince Gu Mo's heart began to race.
This situation was not right, how could this be happening?
He was clearly the most powerful one, he was supposed to see the Queen soon...
How could this be?
No, this couldn't be the end.
"Ah..."
Prince Gu Mo attempted to break free from the body, to return to the sarcophagus. He then watched as the lid of the coffin was opened, revealing An Bei's soul being released from within.
As soon as he was released, he was sucked in by a powerful force, finally looking at Zhou Lin across from him.
"Zhou Lin, what are you doing? Let me go."
An Bei glared at Zhou Lin, shouting angrily.
"An Bei, I will not sacrifice the lives of everyone for you alone. Do you want to watch the entire archaeological team of the Sakura Nation die here?"
Zhou Lin said indignantly.
"Spare me the nonsense. As long as I have a soul, I can return to the Sakura Nation. Stop this immediately. Even if everyone in the Sakura Nation's archaeological team perishes, it has nothing to do with me. Stop now."
"Otherwise, the An Bei family will not let you go."
An Bei's arrogant words caused the resentment of Jing Xia, the mercenaries, and the students behind him.
This scoundrel, what was he saying? Were their lives worth less than An Bei's?
"Heh, you can sacrifice your people, but our Great Xia will not play with you. You can go to hell with Prince Gu Mo."
As Zhou Lin spoke, his hand seal became even firmer than before.
Before Prince Gu Mo's soul could return to the sarcophagus, it was sucked into the gates of hell.
"No... Queen, Queen..."
Prince Gu Mo disappeared after uttering his last words.
Seeing this, An Bei's eyes filled with hatred.
"Zhou Lin, how dare you! The entire An Bei family will not let you off."
Zhou Lin completely disregarded An Bei's threat, looking at him coldly.
He let out a disdainful smile.
This was truly laughable; playing mind games with him, let's see who could outplay whom.
Zhou Lin paid no heed, allowing the gates of hell to absorb the vengeful spirits.
Within minutes, they were all absorbed.
"收 (Shou - Collect/Absorb)."
Zhou Lin roared, then watched as the gate below closed, the vengeful spirits having been absorbed.
The entire space fell silent.
The mercenaries and archaeological students of Great Xia were overjoyed, but they did not show any obvious reaction near the Sakura Nation's contingent.
Instead, they forcefully controlled their expressions, maintaining a calm demeanor, unwilling to reveal any unusual emotions.
Huo Qi had been deeply shocked by Zhou Lin's abilities before, but that was through the internet. Now, witnessing it firsthand, how could he not be excited?
But he couldn't show it, he could only suppress his emotions tightly.
The Professor of Metaphysics looked at the Sakura Nation with immense pride, becoming even more smug in the face of their shock.
Jing Xia, along with Zuo Lin, Song Lin, the mercenaries, and the students behind him, stared at Zhou Lin in dumbfounded amazement.
What kind of man was this?
So powerful, he resolved it so easily.
Was this even human?
In the livestream.
"Haha, how about that? What were you guys saying? Whose ability is this? Why aren't you bragging anymore?"
"Your An Bei is nothing now, what do you say? Wasn't he captured by the big boss? You still wanted to sacrifice your Sakura Nation's people, these are your people, it's truly laughable."
"You keep talking, why aren't you saying anything?"
"Hmph, that was your scheme. You clearly knew there was a problem with this sarcophagus. You people are the most terrifying."
"Exactly, you did it on purpose, you are truly insidious."
"Holy crap, are you deaf or blind? The big boss clearly said it was dangerous here. You were overconfident, who can you blame for this?"
"Isn't that right? This is truly your own doing, who can you blame?"
"Your Great Xia people... shameless."
"Shameless? I'll show you what shameless is right now."
...
In the Dean's conference room.
"Don't say it, Zhou Lin never disappoints us. But this An Bei truly didn't disappoint me either."
Professor Wen watched the big screen, finding it quite amusing.
"Haha, I really want to know what the Abe family will do later. They've probably done quite a bit of this kind of disregard for human life, haven't they? I'm looking forward to it."
Professor Hu really wanted to know what kind of situation the An Bei family would face; the consequences would be severe.
"Don't worry about it, that's the Sakura Nation's problem. I should make a call to the academy now."
The Dean was a very vengeful person. What had the Dean of the Sakura Nation's archaeological academy said earlier?
That it was a matter for the students, and it was arranged from above, and there were many things he couldn't control.
Now their students were in danger, and many had died. Now it was their turn.
At this moment, on the Great Xia internet.
Xiao Ming Has Something to Say: Shocking!! A Great Xia novelist can actually open the Gates of Hell, truly miraculous!!!
Hu Hu Sheng Wei App: The novelist's magical high-level operation is truly astonishing, the people of the Sakura Nation have been successfully rescued.
Han Dou Video: The calamity of the Sakura Nation is being cleaned up by people from Great Xia. How broad-minded is the novelist to tolerate the enemy's teammates???
Bai Ke Bai Jia: Shocking!!! The people of the Sakura Nation actually wanted to harm the novelist, their intentions are truly reprehensible, and their deaths are not to be pitied.