After 18 Years of Silence, Now My Words Are Divine

Chapter 55



Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Zero!

"You've come at the right time!"

Seeing the intelligence in Shen Lian's hands, Wan Changzheng and Zhao Yan's eyes lit up, their earlier argument instantly forgotten.

Wan Changzheng asked eagerly.

"Tell us quickly! What kind of Legacy is it? A peerless divine weapon? Or an invincible cultivation technique?"

Shen Lian didn't answer immediately.

This woman, renowned as an ice-cold beauty, simply walked expressionlessly to the large screen and connected the tablet in her hand to the display.

"See for yourself."

Her tone was cold, her words few.

The screen lit up, and a high-definition field survey image came into view.

It was a hidden cave ruin located deep within the Polar Ice Wastes, sealed beneath ten-thousand-year-old black ice.

On the mottled, weathered rock walls were rows of armor patterns, each different in form—majestic and domineering.

Some armors were wreathed in raging fire, some seemed forged entirely from ice, and others carried the heavy, unyielding quality of earth itself.

Beneath each suit of armor was an engraved passage of ancient text, along with a corresponding percentage figure.

"Based on the Think Tank's analysis, as well as comparisons with the large volume of ancient literature found at the site."

Shen Lian pointed at the text on the screen and explained coldly.

"Those unknown languages are 'Chant Incantations,' used to activate and summon these armors to arm the wearer."

"As for the percentage figures below..."

Shen Lian paused.

"They represent the minimum Bloodline Concentration required."

"For instance, this 'Red Lotus Dragon Armor' requires a concentration of 30%, and this 'Wrath of Earth' requires 50%."

Wan Changzheng and Zhao Yan's gazes followed Shen Lian's finger upward until they locked, unblinking, onto the very top of the mural.

There, at the highest and most prominent position, was a suit of armor.

However.

Unlike the other armors—radiant, spectacular, and strikingly designed.

This one...looked utterly decrepit.

It appeared to have been cobbled together from a few rusted iron scraps and torn leather, thrown together haphazardly.

It was even missing an arm and a leg, looking as though it had been fished out of a junk heap at a scrapyard.

"This...?"

Zhao Yan was stunned. "This is the best one?"

"That's correct." Shen Lian nodded.

Despite being so utterly wrecked, it had still been placed at the highest position by the legendary Dragon God, elevated above every other divine armament.

And beneath it...

The "Incantation" used to activate the armor appeared to have been deliberately erased, leaving only a deep claw mark in its place.

Only the Bloodline Concentration requirement remained clearly visible.

What was even more astonishing—even absurd—was this:

The figure representing the highest threshold bloodline requirement was...

Zero.

……

"Zero..."

"Zero?!"

Kujo Ran pressed her hand over her right eye socket, which was still seeping blood, and staggered backward in disbelief until her back slammed into the blackboard.

The searing pain twisted her entire face, but more devastating than the pain was the absurd result.

"1+1=2!!"

"That was obviously a gift question! Why was it wrong?!"

Kujo Ran screamed hysterically, blood streaming down between her fingers.

……

Time rewound 10 minutes.【4:14】

Because it was a punishment class, the schedule was compressed, forcing Kujo Ran's math class question segment to begin ahead of time.

Hum!

On the lectern, the black smoke dissipated, and that familiar black Pen Holder materialized out of thin air.

Kujo Ran's heart lurched with dread.

Her trembling pupils couldn't conceal the panic surging inside her.

As a Grade C ability user, she was like a lamb awaiting slaughter before these rule-type ghost entities.

She instinctively glanced toward the students below.

In the corner, Lu Shiyan gave her an OK gesture.

Seeing that gesture, Kujo Ran forcibly suppressed the terror in her heart.

'Stay calm, I'm the teacher!'

'The rules state that it's the teacher who asks the students!'

'As long as I set a difficult enough question that they can't answer, I win!'

She took a deep breath and looked at the blood-written words on the desk.

【Sakura Nana】

【Sakuragi Yukishita】

【Nagano Ryo】

【Question Segment: The teacher must close their eyes, shake the Pen Holder, and draw a lot within 5 minutes.】

【The drawn student must answer a question. Those who answer incorrectly, or who are not drawn...will receive punishment.】

The rules were written clearly.

Kujo Ran breathed a sigh of relief—it was the same process as Chen Tong's!

She at least had room to maneuver!

She extended her trembling hand, closed her eyes, and shook the Pen Holder.

Clatter.

A Bone Stick fell out.

【Sakura Nana】

"Phew..."

Kujo Ran's heart settled.

Sakura Nana—that was the eyeless female ghost sitting in the 4th row near the back door.

Terrifying as she looked, as long as she was a student, she had to listen to the teacher!

Kujo Ran cleared her throat and assumed the authority befitting a teacher.

"Sakura Nana! Please stand up!"

Rustle.

The eyeless female ghost slowly rose, those pitch-black, blood-hollow sockets fixed on Kujo Ran.

Kujo Ran was just about to throw out the calculus problem she had long since prepared—one difficult enough to stump even this ghost.

However.

Before she could even open her mouth.

The eyeless female ghost suddenly split into a grin, letting out a hoarse laugh before she could speak.

"Hehehehe..."

"Teacher...since this is a math class..."

"Can I ask you a question first? I don't understand something..."

Kujo Ran was taken aback.

She instinctively glanced at the rules she had just read.

The rules clearly stated 'the teacher asks questions,' didn't they?

But then again—as a teacher, wasn't answering a student's questions also part of her duty?

If she refused to answer, might she instead violate her teacher's ethics and trigger punishment?

And besides...

This ghost seemed quite polite.

'Don't trust what a ghost says...'

A flicker of wariness crossed Kujo Ran's mind, but looking at the ghost's expectant expression, she found herself nodding against her better judgment.

"Fine...go ahead and ask."

The eyeless female ghost clapped her hands with delight, extending a single withered finger.

"Teacher...please tell me...1+1...equals what?"

Hearing this question, Kujo Ran froze completely.

Then, wild elation surged through her!

'1+1?'

'Haha! It seems this ghost actually has goodwill toward humans! This is practically a gift question!'

'Even an idiot knows the answer!'

Kujo Ran laughed with joy, all her tension evaporating in an instant.

This was like manna from heaven!

Without hesitation, she picked up a piece of chalk and wrote a large number on the blackboard with complete confidence.

【2】

"Sakura, for such a simple question, the answer is of course 2!"

Kujo Ran turned around, chest held high, certain she had already won.

However.

The eyeless female ghost did not sit down.

The smile on her pale, ashen face vanished in an instant.

"Hehehehe..."

"Teacher...you're wrong..."

"That's math...what we're discussing is reality, you know...?"

Before Kujo Ran could even react.

Shhk!

A blur of motion!

The eyeless female ghost had somehow already appeared on the podium!

That hand of hers clamped around Kujo Ran's right eyeball!

Pop!

The eyeball, optic nerve and all, was wrenched clean out by brute force!

"Ahhhhh!!"

A scream instantly pierced the classroom.

Kujo Ran clutched her hollow eye socket, her entire body convulsing from the agony, blood gushing wildly through her fingers.

"Why?! Why!!"

"1+1 is clearly equal to 2! Where did I go wrong?!"

The eyeless female ghost let out an amused chuckle.

Right in front of Kujo Ran, it slowly pulled aside its tattered sailor uniform.

Then, those blood-soaked hands reached inside its shriveled belly and drew out the bruise-covered Dead Infant.

The Dead Infant lay cradled in its mother's arms, letting out a chilling laugh directed at Kujo Ran.

"Hehehehe..."

The eyeless female ghost pointed at herself, then at the Dead Infant in her arms, and finally held up a single finger.

"You see..."

"Me + it = 1 corpse, you know."

"When inside mommy's belly...we were 1 ghost, you see..."

"Pfft!!"

Kujo Ran understood what it meant, and nearly spat a mouthful of blood in rage.

This was the so-called answer?!

This ghost was cheating!

It had never intended to play by the rules from the start!

'Don't trust what a ghost says...you believed it?'

The eyeless female ghost gave her a mocking 'look,' then took Kujo Ran's eyeball...

And pressed it firmly into her own empty left eye socket!

Squelch.

The eyeball settled into place.

It bulged slightly outward, but it finally gave her a single functioning eye.

"Thank you for the teacher's reward~"

The eyeless female ghost broke into a sweet smile, cradled the Dead Infant, and returned contentedly to her seat.

Kujo Ran leaned against the blackboard, gasping heavily.

Though she had lost an eye and the pain was excruciating, her heart paradoxically felt a measure of relief.

'That man said...'

'Except for the Discipline Master, ordinary ghost students are bound by the rules—they cannot directly kill the teacher.'

'It seems that's true.'

'As long as I comply and hand over what they want...they can't touch my life.'

'It's fine...I'm still alive...still alive...'

Kujo Ran consoled herself, trying to calm her nerves.

However.

At that very moment.

Thud!

The Half-Head Ghost sitting in the 3rd row slowly stood up.

Simultaneously.

The blood-written words on the lectern changed again, heralding the continuation of the nightmare.

【Question Failed.】

【Punishment Executed.】

【Rule Judgment: As the teacher failed the assessment, questioning continues in roster order...】

【Until a correct answer is given, or the teacher...is entirely unable to answer.】

【Next Questioner: Nagano Ryo.】

Kujo Ran stared at those blood-written words, and in her remaining left eye, her pupil instantly contracted to a pinpoint.

"No...wasn't there only supposed to be 1 round?"

"It's still...going to continue?"

The Half-Head Ghost walked up to the podium, pointed at its own head—the one with half of it sliced off—cracked into a half-smile.

"Teacher..."

"Please tell me...where did my brain...go?"


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