57: Hua Hua's words: Although Ye Bai saved them, seeing Ye Bai dominating the scene...

The middle-aged man sighed heavily as he finished speaking.

"The only one who could break it is that person from the Zhang Family."

He wasn't exaggerating; he truly couldn't have gotten out, at least not by himself.

"Even the Boss couldn't break it?"

"Is he really that powerful?"

The subordinate looked at his leader in shock. This man was the head of the Li Family within the Nine Gates; even he was no match for him?

He was a descendant of Ban Jie Li of the Nine Gates, yet even he wasn't Ye Bai's match... This... the subordinate still found it miraculous.

"Did you notice how long it took him to break it? Do you know how much time it was?"

Boss Li turned to look at the subordinate beside him with a faint, knowing smile.

The subordinate first glanced at his wristwatch and then spoke in shock.

"About twenty minutes..."

Boom!!

The subordinate was beyond stunned. They had encountered this before, and Boss Li had spent nearly five hours to get out, yet Ye Bai only needed twenty-some minutes?

Is he even human? Can he still be human?

This wasn't just 'powerful'; this was incredibly powerful!!

Ye Bai was truly amazing—so amazing it was terrifying.

No wonder the Boss was so excited to get all of Ye Bai's information; this guy was simply a tomb-raiding expert!

"He understands Corpse Language, has impressive martial prowess, and even knows the Art of the Eight Trigrams. This person truly cannot be underestimated. Hurry and have our people find his background; we can't let him be snatched away by others, especially the Xie Family!"

Boss Li nodded first, then looked at the subordinate beside him, not forgetting to remind him to find news about Ye Bai as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, we already have some leads."

The subordinate spoke confidently... Meanwhile, in Ye Bai's Principal's office.

The Principal was waiting with Professor Zhao for Teacher Cui to arrive; they didn't want to miss any exciting footage.

So they continued watching the live stream, and who would have thought Ye Bai would reveal such a skill directly in the Forbidden Zone.

Now, both of them had their eyes wide and mouths agape, looking at the scene before them in disbelief.

This was Ye Bai?

This was a student from a third-rate university?

What on earth does this university teach? They even teach Eight Trigrams?

Who exactly is the Archaeology Academy here? They don't even claim to teach Eight Trigrams, yet this third-rate university does... No, what's the deal? Are you guys trying to reach the heavens?

"Principal He, is your school's curriculum really this comprehensive? Is it all like this now?"

Professor Zhao suddenly felt that things were more complicated than they had imagined.

This academy is truly extraordinary; are they trying to surpass the Archaeology Academy?

No wonder Ye Bai stayed here—but that won't do!

If this academy's teaching is that good, how could he explain it to Professor Wang? Could he still pull Ye Bai over to their side? Wouldn't the reputation of the Archaeology Academy plummet?

Thinking of this, the look he gave Principal He became even more ill-intentioned.

"No, no, no, our academy doesn't... maybe Teacher Cui taught him!"

Principal He waved his hands hurriedly; he felt like Professor Zhao's gaze was about to stab him.

He couldn't afford to offend him!!

Just then, Teacher Cui knocked and entered.

"Principal, you called for me?"

Teacher Cui arrived at the Principal's office feeling somewhat nervous. At a glance, he saw a white-haired old professor sitting there, sizing him up.

"Is Ye Bai your student? What exactly have you been teaching him?"

The Principal didn't have time for pleasantries; he wanted to quickly find out what was going on with Ye Bai.

Otherwise, Professor Zhao's gaze could practically eat a person alive.

"What did I teach him? Just the standard classroom material. What else could I teach? I taught what everyone else teaches!"

Teacher Cui was a bit bewildered. What was happening?

Why was the atmosphere so strange?

"Come, come, come, look at what Ye Bai did."

Seeing his bewildered look, Principal He pulled him to his side and rewound the footage of what Ye Bai had just done for him to see. But when he saw the Eight Trigrams, Teacher Cui's eyes filled with shock.

"This... Eight Trigrams? How does he know the Eight Trigrams?"

Teacher Cui was also horrified, looking at Ye Bai in the Live Stream Room in shock. Those Eight Trigrams were actually that powerful... "You don't know the Eight Trigrams? Didn't you teach him?"

Principal He was stunned and followed up with a suspicious question.

"If I had that kind of ability, would I still be in this brok— this school? Wouldn't I be a big shot by now?"

Teacher Cui shook his head hurriedly; he didn't dare take credit for this.

He had to tell the truth; he couldn't mess around.

"It wasn't you who taught him?" Professor Zhao spoke up first.

"No! I don't know the Eight Trigrams either; I'm not that capable!"

Teacher Cui spoke the honest truth.

"Let me ask you a few more things about Ye Bai..."

Professor Zhao hurriedly pressed for more information... Meanwhile, Ye Bai and the others had already left that area of water.

Reba, Yang Mi, and Bai Lu still hadn't processed it, looking at the forest before them in shock.

"Sister Mi! We're out? We're really out?"

Bai Lu wept with joy, her eyes nearly filled with tears.

"I finally don't have to die. I thought I was a goner, Ziyi!"

Yang Chaoyue said while tightly gripping Meng Ziyi's hand.

She looked at Meng Ziyi with an excited expression, her voice trembling and even choking up.

"Yeah! Yeah! We're finally out, we're finally out!"

Meng Ziyi also gripped her hand tightly back.

Reba, Yang Mi, and Bai Lu smiled at each other, though their faces still showed lingering fear.

They had almost failed to make it out!

Cai Xukun, Hua Hua, and Huang Zitao all let out a sigh of relief, their tense nerves finally relaxing completely.

"We're finally out. I thought I wouldn't make it, that I was dead for sure."

Huang Zitao spoke with lingering dread.

"I also thought I was dead. I didn't expect Ye Bai to actually have some tricks up his sleeve and really find the exit."

Hua Chenyu's words were sincere this time.

He was also secretly glad that his previous attitude toward him hadn't been too terrible. Since the road ahead was so dangerous, Ye Bai would likely save his life too.

Hearing this, Cai Xukun gave a cold snort.

"He's capable, sure, but his temper is really nothing to write home about. Since he had a way to solve it, why didn't he say so earlier? He made us all worry to death; it's really detestable."

Cai Xukun had no kind words for Ye Bai now.

Ever since they arrived here, Ye Bai had been stealing the spotlight everywhere, while he, a pillar of the entertainment industry, was belittled as worthless.

Why should he get to show off all the time?

Hua Chenyu and Huang Zitao raised their eyebrows upon hearing this. Cai Xukun still had this much fight in him?

Although Ye Bai saved them, seeing Ye Bai dominate the scene alone made them feel quite uncomfortable as well.

If Cai Xukun wanted to speak up, they'd just let him; it didn't matter to them anyway.

Seeing this, Zhang Dada cleared his throat. "After all, he saved your life. You should say a bit less!"

"Great One, aren't you afraid?"