Yama Rising

Chapter 158: Virgin Teaching Experience (3)

“Absurd!” The man in a white lab coat exploded. He was anticipating a clever response from Qin Ye, only to receive a completely outrageous one that was akin to a lightning bolt out of the blue. In the heat of the moment, he completely forgot that he was still in the First Academy of Cultivators, and his chest rose and fell heavily as he barked back at Qin Ye, “The reason why they’re called Yin spirits is precisely because they cannot be touched by objects of Yang! Unless they take possession of something, the only thing we can do is to purge them! How could you possibly carry out that experiment?!”

He finally understood why Arthis always harped on the same thing over and over again - It’s not that I’m against anyone in particular. It’s just that everyone seated here is complete and utter trash.

“Then… do any of you know about the soul sphere?”

The thing which Man hated most was an abrupt and awkward silence.

Eh? Not bad!

Qin Ye was already prepared for this. He took out a soul sphere which he had prepared beforehand. This was far weaker than the soul sphere that he had originally used to seal Arthis with, and the runic symbols on it were far simpler. This soul sphere was something that Qin Ye had prepared under Arthis’ personal guidance, and it formed part of the curriculum of all newly-minted Netherworld Operatives. He had tested it before - the soul sphere he had prepared could only capture Yin spirits up to the level of vengeful apparitions.

Both of them were somewhat stunned by the peculiar turn of events, but Zhou Xianlong quickly gave in and retracted his arm with a dry cough. The soul sphere promptly landed in Xu Anguo’s hand, and Zhou Xianlong and Professor Yu minced their way over in an instant to inspect it. Zhou Xianlong immediately asked after a single glance at it, “Ancient Sanskrit?”

Zhou Xianlong immediately added, “This should be a long lost technique. It has never been recorded in any of the ancient texts in our possession! The texts we have right now only record restored versions of Yin spirit sealing techniques. But these are definitely incomplete…”

The runic symbols flowed well. The soul sphere was usable!

Tao Ran’s expression was ashen like the base of a cauldron.

I want to hear more as well!

“I think that the SRC has more say in this.” Tao Ran redirected the attention to the SRC. He, too, was adept in pushing the buck around.

“You.” He turned around and handed the soul sphere to one of his subordinates and glared at him, “Go catch us a Yin spirit. If it breaks… Instructor Qin, how are we supposed to catch the Yin spirit anyway? Do you still have any other such soul… soul spheres?”

Just then, the students began to show signs of displeasure.

“Alright.” Xu Anguo, Tao Ran, Zhou Xianlong, and Professor Yu responded in an almost-concerted fashion as they ignored the begrudging looks in the students’ eyes. Professor Yu entrusted the precious soul sphere into the hands of a man in a white lab coat, “One hour. You must return by the end of this lecture! I want to see the results live!”

And he most certainly wasn’t the only one. Everyone turned their attention back to Qin Ye with a somber expression on their faces.

But now, their outlook of the lecture had changed completely!

“Bloody hell… I shouldn’t have sat in for this class at all!” Local Bully tightened his grip around his pen so much that he nearly snapped it in half, “To think that this kid has so many tricks hidden up his sleeves… he didn’t even bring this out when we were purging Yin spirits last time!”

Su Feng was fuming from every orifice he had, “Damn it… does he even realize the kind of earth-shattering ramifications the prospects of capturing Yin spirits could bring? No, he must know of it! But he’s obviously not going to expound further on it just yet! He’s going to discuss it only in his second lecture. That’s crafty… this kid is far too cunning!”

“A Yin spirit’s advancement isn’t quite the same as the advancement of us cultivators. When Yin spirits advance, they grow far more bizarre and peculiar in their own rights, and they also gain access to a more diverse spectrum of killing methods. In fact… I don’t know if they would gain the ability to manipulate physical objects in the mortal realm, but I’m quite sure that some of them gain the ability to touch the human body!”

He paused for a moment, and grew stern and somber as he tapped on the LED screen using his pointer, “Just like how chronic irritation of the columnar epithelial cell would result in a transformation into a squamous epithelial cell, this is a form of evolution or qualitative transformation of sorts. It is also called an incarnation. This represents the point at which a Yin spirit infiltrates human society, moving about in the day as it lurks within our ranks. This is incidentally also when it gets most difficult to discover their existence!”

A number of gasps and murmurs sounded throughout the hall as soon as Qin Ye dropped the bombshell.

None of the panel of evaluators spoke a single word.

Of everyone present, Zhou Xianlong was the only person who had participated in the operations to subdue an evil ghost in broad daylight!

Qin Ye wasn’t making things up.

But right now, after listening to Qin Ye’s exposition on the phenomenon, he finally had an explanation of the situation.

Just as the world evolved, Yin spirits evolved as well! The more advanced the Yin spirits got, the more spiritually aware they became. And as they assimilated into the cities and disappeared among the crowds, they would have then begun to undergo… an incarnation.

“Are there any incarnate revenants in Cathay?” Zhou Xianlong murmured. But he quickly noticed that the entire faculty of students had turned back to glare at him with a begrudging look in their eyes.

Student A - Haven’t you guys had enough yet?! Instructor Qin has only spoken statements thus far! What’s going on with you guys?!

Student C - Damn it! I haven’t seen such an attention-seeking diva like you throughout my years of school thus far! Are you making up for not having been to college in the past?! Why should we cede our opportunities to ask questions to you?!

Qin Ye could feel the onset of a headache as well - You guys sure have a lot of questions! Can’t you just be good, hold your tongue and listen to my lecture silently?! How am I supposed to take the top spot at this rate! I can’t even cover any content! I can’t even remember where I’ve just left off!

His decisive response startled everyone present. Zhou Xianlong’s eyes burned with an impassioned gaze.

He pointed at the Westriver region, Pearl River region and the northeastern region.

Su Feng’s pupils narrowed as he whispered, “I recall that… the provincial capitals of both provinces have both been broadcasting supernatural alerts, haven’t they?”

“... Local Bully… I’m truly embarrassed to call you a squad mate…”

1. Shoutout to freylowd for lending a hand on these medical stuff!