The tiger claw looked grayish-white and even a little rotten. However, it wasn't soft at all. On the contrary, it was extremely stiff.
To Lin Jin, this degree of rigidity was comparable to metal.
It might even surpass metal.
Additionally, the tiger claw was shrouded in an aura of death. To suppress this aura, there was even a talisman pasted on the claw. It looked rather odd.
Lin Jin reached out to touch it and the museum immediately reacted.
"Zombie tiger beast, Rank 4!"
"Flesh and blood as a sacrifice, formed from the aura of death, immortal and indestructible!"
"…"
Lin Jin's brows furrowed as he read through the museum's introduction and the zombie tiger that materialized in front of him.
This was an evil creature.
The tiger beast had a large body but it wasn't much of a threat. What was truly frightening was the deathly aura that seemed to corrode any living creature that came close.
Other than that, Lin Jin found him familiar too.
He finally remembered. The hand that reached out from door number three in the Visitation Hall looked similar to this zombie tiger beast.
It wasn't its appearance but the deathly aura it exuded.
"Zombie beast … zombie …" Lin Jin mumbled to himself. He now had a rough idea of what was behind door number three.
As Lin Jin pondered over the zombie tiger claw, he didn't notice that Zhong Zifeng had gone up to the fourth floor.
"Teacher Lin!"
Zhong Zifeng chuckled. At the sound of his voice, Lin Jin quickly retreated from the museum and bowed at Zhong Zifeng. "Mr. Zhong!"
"There's no need to be so polite." Zhong Zifeng returned the greeting.
Then, he noticed the tiger claw in Lin Jin's hand and asked, "Teacher Lin, are you studying this zombie beast?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Jin mused, 'Seems like Mr. Zhong is quite familiar with this creature. Why don't I ask him about it?'
At this, Lin Jin nodded and made up a story. "I've recently learned about the existence of this zombie beast from some books so I came here to take a look. But it seems like there aren't many books on this type of beast in the Beast Evaluation Hall."
"There aren't many!" Zhong Zifeng nodded, "The main reason is that zombie beasts are extremely rare. Dragon beasts can be considered rare in this world, but compared to zombie beasts, there are still a lot of them. This is also because zombie beasts are not naturally formed, they are artificially refined. The process of refining them is vicious and extremely difficult. However, once they are successfully refined, they will be able to kill other ferocious beasts that are stronger than them. Wherever they pass, disasters will arise, they are incomparably tyrannical."
Looking at Zhong Zifeng's expression, it seemed that he had seen the power of a zombie beast before.
Lin Jin immediately pressed for details but Zhong Zifeng quickly waved his hand. "It wasn't me. Speaking of which, Senior Shu brought this tiger claw back from her training trip. She was the one who told me about the zombie beasts. I'm ashamed that I've never seen one before."
Small Book Pavilion?
Suddenly remembering something, Lin Jin quickly apologized and left in a hurry.
"Shu Xiaolou, that's right. How could I have forgotten about her?"
Lin Jin mumbled to himself. Back in the Visitation Hall, he didn't dare to force open door number three to check on the evil entity inside mainly because he was too weak and had no help.
He could wait until the next time the Visitation Hall opened, but the problem was that the strongest visitor in the Visitation Hall right now was Zhao Jingyan. After her phoenix underwent Nirvana, its strength had grown tremendously. Even among Rank 5 pet beasts, it was considered one of the better ones. Other than Zhao Jingyan, there were Madam Ghost Child, Black Crow, and Ye Yuzhou. Old Tian was one of them, but only his pet beast was slightly stronger.
From Lin Jin's perspective, other than Zhao Jingyan, no one else could help him in this matter. Because based on Lin Jin's judgment, the thing inside door number three was much more powerful than the tiger claw he found in the Beast Appraisal Hall.
In order to participate in a battle of this level, one must at least have a Rank 5 pet beast, or at least possess the strength of a Rank 5 pet beast.
Among the visitors, only Zhao Jingyan met the criteria.
The problem was, Lin Jin didn't want to wait another seven days. This matter was too urgent. Although it was just a hunch without any concrete evidence, Lin Jin chose to trust his instincts at times like this.
If he couldn't wait for Zhao Jingyan, Lin Jin had another option.
To look for Shu Xiaolou.
Unlike everyone else, she had Cosmos Ink, which allowed her to traverse worlds. Logically speaking, even if she didn't have the Visitation Hall's wooden token, she should be able to enter through Cosmos Ink. Of course, Lin Jin had to help her.
For example, bringing her portrait in.
Lin Jin thought it would work. With Shu Xiaolou's help, she was much stronger than Zhao Jingyan from the Phoenix Palace so Lin Jin was more confident in his chances.
Moreover, according to Zhong Zifeng, Shu Xiaolou was the one who obtained the zombie tiger claw from the academy's Beast Appraisal Hall. Hence, she was experienced and her help was definitely the best choice.
He rushed back to Peach Blossom Residence. Upon seeing Shang'er, Lin Jin asked Shu Xiaolou if she was awake.
Shang'er shook her head.
Lin Jin couldn't help but feel anxious. He ran into the bedroom and sure enough, Shu Xiaolou was still asleep. It had been days, so why wasn't she awake yet?
Lin Jin didn't think much of it before, but now that something was wrong, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
However, Lin Jin knew that he shouldn't disturb Shu Xiaolou at a time like this. She had clearly obtained a great opportunity and disturbing her without permission would only bring him harm.
Hence, he had to wait.
Lin Jin began looking for something to do. He was meticulous in guiding his students in their studies. As long as they were willing to learn, Lin Jin would teach them everything he knew.
The students of the other teachers in the academy were all envious of Lin Jin. Those who chose to be Lin Jin\'s students were glad that they had chosen to study under Lin Jin. During their time under Lin Jin\'s tutelage, they had grown tremendously. In addition, the knowledge and skills they learned were unique and could not be learned from other teachers.
Hence, every time Lin Jin held a lecture, these students would treat Lin Jin with utmost importance and respect.
Forget them, whenever Lin Jin held a public lecture, it would always result in people trying to occupy seats. Even the corridors would be crowded.
Although the other teachers in the academy didn't say anything about it, they were feeling indignant.
On what basis?
It wasn't because they had a bad impression of Lin Jin or the number one student. This was purely a competition between academics. They were all Rank 4 beast appraisers and they had more experience than Lin Jin. Yet, a newbie like Lin Jin had surpassed most of them in terms of academics. How could they tolerate this?
But for the time being, they couldn't do anything about it.
Were they supposed to stop other academics or their own students from attending Lin Jin's public lectures?
They couldn't bring themselves to do something so degrading.
However, it wasn't as if there was no other way. There would be a regular sparring session at the end of this month and all the official teachers of the academy would attend. This was a tradition of the academy and with this, they could use this platform to suppress Teacher Lin Jin's' arrogant 'attitude.
Unbeknownst to Lin Jin, he had become the other teachers' public enemy number one. They were all waiting to tear down his reputation in the sparring hall.
And now, Lin Jin was waiting for Shu Xiaolou to wake up.
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