Bad Luck Domain

Fifteen days. A full fifteen days.

Every day, Tang San went out to look for people who fit his target criteria.

By the end, the residents—unable to put up with him any longer—had even joined forces to file a complaint with the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City.

But most of Tang San's deeds were nothing more than pranks.

When Tang San collected his monthly allowance, Hall Master Matthew sternly warned him. After that, the matter was quietly dropped.

Knowing he had attracted the attention of the Spirit Hall Branch, Tang San began completing his tasks in more secluded parts of the city.

He spread his pranks far and wide.

After secretly moving the stone mill from Widow Li's home in the south of the city to a banyan grove several kilometers away, he had ensured she wouldn't be selling tofu that day.

At the same time, he had completed all 100 required instances for the Tenth Trial.

At Notting Academy, Lu Xian sensed the reward issued by the system and immediately perked up.

"Looks like Xiao San's doing a great job completing his trials. Let's see what I got!"

Rubbing his palms together, Lu Xian promptly checked the system rewards.

[Wish Level E, executor completion rate: 100%;]

[Reward: 320 days of cultivation, Soul Ring age increased by 80 years.]

[Reward: Bad Luck Domain (reversible);]

[Note: The domain can affect the user;]

"Hiss, I actually got a domain as a reward?"

"Never mind, I'll look into it later. First, I need to pay Tang San his wages!"

"Jinx's Tenth Trial: The Comfort of Lying Flat, completed."

"Reward: 80 days of cultivation, Soul Ring age increased by 20 years, Jinx affinity increased by 10%, Bad Luck Domain activated."

The incredibly generous reward instantly lifted Tang San's spirits.

Especially the Jinx affinity and Bad Luck Domain, two rewards he had never seen before.

Though he still had no idea what they did, they sounded impressive.

Yu Xiaogang had once explained during a private lesson that domains were abilities usually awakened only by the top Titled Douluo or Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Yet thanks to Jinx's inheritance, Tang San had activated a domain while still a Soul Master.

After receiving the reward, Tang San tried to expand the Bad Luck Domain.

Watching the gray ring of light beneath his feet slowly spread to a distance of two meters, Tang San began to form an idea of its limits.

"Can the Bad Luck Domain only affect enemies within two meters? The range is a little small."

"But that's all right. This is only the Tenth Trial. As long as I keep completing trials or grow stronger, the domain's range will definitely increase."

Having completed the assessment, Tang San withdrew his domain and headed toward Notting Academy with a spring in his step.

Still pondering the domain's effects, he paid little attention to where he was walking.

Only when he took another step did he catch sight of a rusty nail on the plank beneath his foot.

Tang San gave it no further thought. He simply lengthened his stride, stepped over the plank, and landed on the ground.

But the sensation beneath his foot made his expression shift.

"Whose dog left a dump here?"

After absorbing the Soul Power from this reward, Lu Xian's cultivation broke through the level 19 threshold and reached level 20.

That meant he only needed to bind one more object to become a Soul Grandmaster.

His First Soul Ring had also transformed into a Hundred Year Soul Ring upon receiving the reward.

"Looks like I can call myself half a genius, can't I?"

A twelve-year-old Soul Grandmaster. He might not measure up to the top-tier talents, but he had Tang San, the chosen worker, backing him up!

And soon, the Little Rabbit could become his worker too. Lu Xian's cultivation would only skyrocket faster.

As he walked toward the dormitory, Lu Xian released his Martial Soul.

That Silver Light Orb.

"What should I pick next?"

Just as Lu Xian was thinking, a gut-churning rumble suddenly came from around the corner ahead.

A foul stench immediately washed over him.

Lu Xian frowned and pinched his nose.

"Who the hell shit their pants?"

He withdrew his Martial Soul and quickened his pace. Turning the corner, he spotted a middle-aged man with a contorted expression, clutching his stomach.

His legs were tangled together, and his face was twisted in agony.

"Huh? Isn't that Grandmaster?"

"Talk about bad luck."

After confirming who had released the biological weapon, Lu Xian had no intention of lingering in the stench. He hurried out of the office building.

On the way back to the dormitory, Lu Xian couldn't help thinking:

"That guy must've fed Luo Sanpao another radish, and then the fart traveled through his Martial Soul and ended up coming out of him."

"A guy who hasn't even figured out his own Martial Soul dares to call himself Grandmaster. What a shameless bastard."

"Who the hell feeds radishes to the Golden Sacred Dragon to make it fart?"

At the thought of radishes, Lu Xian's eyes suddenly lit up.

If he wanted the Little Rabbit to become his second chosen worker, wouldn't carrots be the perfect choice for his Second Soul Skill?

He refused to believe Xiao Wu wouldn't be interested in carrots.

Better to act than to sit around thinking. Lu Xian quickly left Notting Academy, went to the market, and bought some carrots.

Then he headed to the deserted back garden.

"Heh heh heh, Little Rabbit, get in my bowl!"

Taking out a carrot, Lu Xian promptly released his Martial Soul.

But before he could control the orb and bring it near the carrot, he froze at the sight of the white Soul Ring that had appeared on his Martial Soul.

"When the hell did I add a Second Soul Ring to my Martial Soul?"

Yellow, white. That was Lu Xian's current Soul Ring Configuration.

In a fit of rage, he lit up his Second Soul Ring, wanting to see what had taken up the place of his Second Soul Skill.

The moment the Silver Light Orb turned purple-green, Lu Xian's expression changed.

The stench it gave off constantly reminded him that this was the poison gas made by that bastard Yu Xiaogang.

"Yu... Xia... Gang!"

A perfectly good Soul Skill slot had been wasted on that useless fool. Lu Xian was so furious he nearly keeled over.

It took him a long while to accept the fact that his Second Soul Ring had turned into a fart.

"Just you wait. I leave you alone, and you still come after me."

Making the best of a bad situation, since his Second Soul Skill had already turned out this way, he decided to choose Yu Xiaogang as his second Destined Worker.

"Heh heh. Grandmaster Yu, don't blame me when I give you tasks with absolutely no moral limits."

Lu Xian returned to the dormitory in a huff, already plotting how to keep whipping this master and disciple into shape.

Meanwhile, Tang San returned to Notting Academy in a foul mood after stepping in dog shit no fewer than five times.

He was certain his misfortune had something to do with the Bad Luck Domain.

By the end, he had been watching his step very carefully, yet dog shit still appeared right beneath his feet with uncanny precision, catching him completely off guard.

To confirm his suspicions, Tang San slowly expanded the Bad Luck Domain at night, enveloping the soundly sleeping Xiao Wu.

Several dozen seconds passed, but nothing strange happened.

Just as Tang San began to think he had guessed wrong, the sleeping Little Rabbit unconsciously rolled over.

That might not have mattered, except she rolled right past the edge of the bed.

Xiao Wu gave Tang San a live demonstration of a face-first fall.

"Ow!"

Rubbing her nose as she stood up, the Little Rabbit muttered:

"This is ridiculous. How did I end up on the floor just from sleeping?"