Tang Hao: "The Disaster Star is Me?"

"Hoo!"

Hearing Lin Chen say this, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San both let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

They had thought they were in for more bad luck.

Coming back to his senses, Yu Xiaogang looked down and his old face instantly flushed red.

He, the dignified Grandmaster, had actually been scared into wetting himself by a single sentence.

If this were to get out, how could he ever show his face in the spirit master world again?

"No need!"

Yu Xiaogang spat out those two words and hurriedly turned to flee the scene.

"Thank you, but no need."

Tang San offered a word of thanks, then also turned and headed toward Dorm Seven.

He was truly afraid of Lin Chen now.

If he stayed a moment longer and the other party declared that bad luck was coming again, he wouldn't have any other QQ left to spare.

"I wonder what on earth they went through to be scared like this."

"It couldn't be that they were..."

Lin Chen shook his head violently, shaking away that disgusting thought.

"I should let them take it easy for a while."

Lin Chen really couldn't bear it, so he decided to give them a break.

It was also mainly to avoid suspicion.

Even if a person is unlucky, they shouldn't be hit by one misfortune after another.

Letting them recover would help him keep a low profile.

"System, accept the reward!"

With a thought from Lin Chen, a massive amount of information flooded into his mind.

Heavenly Thunder Movement: A surprise attack and flight technique. Speed increases with level; at the peak, one can transform into lightning, traversing vast distances in an instant.

"What a Heavenly Thunder Movement."

Lin Chen didn't know if the Douluo Continent he was in had incorporated settings from other series.

If it were just the Douluo I setting, flight would be an absolute, massive advantage.

Because in the Douluo I setting, unless one possesses a martial soul with flight capabilities or a flight spirit skill, even reaching the Title Douluo level only allows for brief periods of hovering.

In other words.

A spirit master who can fly is practically invincible from the start.

Even if they can't win, they can retreat unscathed.

The Heavenly Thunder Movement rewarded by the system gave Lin Chen exactly that advantage.

One can only say that the system's output is truly top-tier.

Lin Chen smiled slightly and walked toward the school gate in high spirits.

His luck was good today; time to go out for a meal.

However, what Lin Chen didn't expect was to be called out just as he stepped out of the school gate.

"Lin Chen!"

Hearing a somewhat familiar, raspy voice, Lin Chen looked toward the sound.

He saw a middle-aged man who looked extremely disheveled, his appearance barely better than a beggar, standing at a street corner watching him.

"Uncle Hao?"

Lin Chen never expected that Tang Hao would actually jump out to find him.

Could it be that the other party had sensed something unusual?

Lin Chen was panicking inside, but his expression remained calm.

He walked up to Tang Hao.

"Uncle Hao, are you here to see Tang San? Do you need me to go call him out for you?"

Tang Hao shook his head.

"No need, I'm here to see you. There's something I want to ask you."

Hearing this, Lin Chen actually stopped panicking.

Judging by the other party's tone and expression, it didn't look like he was here to pick a fight.

Before Lin Chen could speak, Tang Hao asked first.

"I heard from Tang San that you can read fortunes, and that you called that Master a harbinger of disaster?"

Tang Hao had come to find Lin Chen specifically to confirm this.

The encounter in the Soul Hunting Forest had cost his son his dignity as a man.

If not for Tang San's formidable willpower, he might have given up on life entirely, or at the very least, fallen into a state of permanent despair.

If that disaster had been a mere accident, one could grit their teeth and move on.

But if it was because of Yu Xiaogang...

Then Tang Hao would have to seriously consider whether Tang San should continue to follow him.

After all, this time he only lost his dignity; next time, it might be his life.

Having experienced this coincidence, even Tang Hao, a Title Douluo, dared not guarantee that Tang San would remain free from the encroachment of bad luck.

He could not, after all, keep his eyes on Tang San every single second.

"Uh..."

Lin Chen had not expected Tang Hao to come looking for him for this reason.

Tang Hao said, "I want the truth."

Lin Chen thought for a moment. "True harbingers of disaster usually bring death to their parents, wives, and children. I don't know the specifics of the Master's situation, so I can't be certain."

"The reason I called him a harbinger of disaster is simply because Tang San became plagued by bad luck after coming into contact with him, coupled with the fact that he never refuted his own unfortunate life."

Tang Hao was stunned by Lin Chen's words.

His mother had died in an accident when he was very young.

The reason his wife Ah Yin's identity as a spirit beast was exposed was also linked to him; one could say he was the one who caused her death.

And his father had been angered to death because he had killed the Pope of Spirit Hall.

He was now only one son away from the "death of parents, wife, and children" that Lin Chen had described.

Tang Hao thought, Could the harbinger of disaster actually be me?

Does this mean I passed the bad luck to Tang San, who then passed it to Yu Xiaogang, making Yu Xiaogang the victim?

Tang Hao suddenly thought of Tang San's second martial soul.

Logically, after the martial soul awakened, retracting it shouldn't have much of an effect, yet when Tang San retracted his second martial soul, it caused the Clear Sky Hammer to shatter.

Could that also be because of me?

The rapidly changing expressions on Tang Hao's face were all observed by Lin Chen.

That was precisely his goal.

As long as Tang Hao remained in Nuoding City, he would always be a potential threat.

He had to find a way to drive him away.

The original story never mentioned Tang Hao's mother, implying she had died long ago.

His father had been angered to death by him.

His wife, Ah Yin, had even become his ninth spirit ring.

With just that one remark from Lin Chen, Tang Hao would subconsciously associate himself with the harbinger of disaster.

For the sake of Tang San, he would most likely choose to leave.

Without Tang Hao in Nuoding City, the pressure on Lin Chen would be significantly reduced.

Tang Hao took a deep breath and looked at Lin Chen.

"If one stays far away from the harbinger, the influence should cease, right?"

Lin Chen replied, "That is, if there is no blood relation."

With him around, even if Tang Hao left, Tang San would still be prone to bad luck, so he naturally dared not speak in absolutes, lest Tang Hao realize the truth.

Tang Hao frowned. "And if there is a blood relation?"

"Huh?"

Lin Chen feigned confusion, and the look he gave Tang Hao once again carried a hint of pity.

Tang Hao asked, "What is that look for?"

Lin Chen waved his hands repeatedly. "Nothing. If there is a blood relation, no matter how far away you go, there will be some influence, though it will be greatly weakened."

"For instance, a death tribulation might be reduced to a minor injury, or a minor injury to a small loss of wealth; it would no longer be life-threatening."

Hearing this, Tang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it wasn't life-threatening, small troubles could just be considered character-building.

"Fine, I'm leaving."

Tang Hao intended to say goodbye to Tang San and Yu Xiaogang before departing.

There is one more thing that needs to be addressed.

"Uncle Hao, please stay a moment!"

Lin Chen called out to Tang Hao the very instant he turned to leave.

Tang Hao paused and turned back: "What is it?"

[Successfully inflicted Disaster Curse on Tang Hao, obtained God-tier Martial Soul: Sword of Calamity.]

Good grief.

Hitting gold on the first try—could it be that inflicting Disaster Curse on the strong makes it easier to pull gold?