"He can see through other people's fortunes. If he says you're unlucky, then you're going to be unlucky."
Tang San's voice was low.
The misfortune waiting just around the corner filled him with utter dread.
He simply couldn't understand.
What kind of bad luck would make Lin Chen react with even greater gravity than when he had lost his dignity as a man and been forcibly taken by the Round-faced Bearded Man?
"See through people's fortunes?"
Flender and the others were dumbfounded. What kind of Martial Soul could be that powerful?
"Let's go."
Tang San had no mood to explain. He headed straight for the dormitory building.
Flender and the others had no choice but to follow.
Before long, Tang San led them to Yu Xiaogang's dormitory.
"Flender, you finally came."
Seeing his old friend after all these years, the hardships and grievances Yu Xiaogang had suffered over the past two years came flooding back. His eyes immediately reddened.
He looked like a child who had suffered some terrible injustice.
Flender couldn't help but pause.
In his eyes, Yu Xiaogang had always been an exceptionally strong person.
What had he been through to show such a fragile side?
And in front of several juniors, no less.
Zhao Wuji and the others were just as bewildered, especially Dai Mubai and the other two.
On the way over, Flender had gone on and on about Yu Xiaogang, calling him the Soul Master World's foremost Theory Master and a hidden expert waiting to rise, like a dragon lurking in the depths.
And this was what he was like?
His appearance and bearing didn't match those titles at all.
Tang San, however, could understand.
He knew all too well what his teacher had been through over the past two years.
It was more than an ordinary person could endure.
The fact that his teacher had endured it without trying to take his own life was already a testament to his strength.
"Xiao Gang, what's wrong?"
Flender looked utterly confused.
"Phew!"
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, forcing down the feelings welling inside him.
He looked at Zhao Wuji and the others.
"Who are these people?"
At that, Flender immediately introduced them.
"I brought Mubai and the others here mainly because I was hoping you could guide their cultivation. You're an authority in that area, after all."
Yu Xiaogang nodded faintly.
He knew his old friend well and understood the principles behind Shrek Academy.
The three of them were certainly talented.
Besides, his theories needed to be put into practice. Using Dai Mubai and the others as test subjects would let him help Xiao San avoid some unknown risks in advance.
"Xiao San, take them for a look around the academy."
Yu Xiaogang turned to Tang San.
"Sure!"
Tang San didn't ask anything. He immediately left with Dai Mubai and the other two.
Zhao Wuji stayed behind.
After Tang San and the others left, Yu Xiaogang invited Flender and Zhao Wuji to sit.
"I invited you here this time not only to watch over Xiao San and Xiao Wu, but also because there's something else I need your help with."
Yu Xiaogang got straight to the point.
Flender smiled. "We're brothers. Why talk about whether it's trouble or not?"
"Just tell me what you need."
Yu Xiaogang nodded, very satisfied with his friend's attitude.
"Xiao San got on the wrong side of a Spirit Saint. I don't know their exact strength or Soul Skills. All I know is that they have the best Soul Ring Configuration."
Flender couldn't help but be taken aback.
In a backwater place like Nuoding City, there was actually a Spirit Saint?
But it wasn't a big problem.
He and Zhao Wuji were both Spirit Saints. Two against one—advantage, us.
"No problem. Where is this person?"
Yu Xiaogang shook his head.
"I don't know where they are right now, but they'll definitely come looking for Xiao San again."
Once was no accident; twice wouldn't be either, and a third time was sure to follow.
They were so obsessed with Xiao San that they certainly wouldn't just disappear.
Flender nodded. "Then we'll deal with them when they show up."
"By the way!"
As Flender spoke, he suddenly seemed to remember something.
"What's the story with Lin Chen?"
At the name "Lin Chen," Yu Xiaogang's body couldn't help but tremble.
"You ran into him?"
He looked at Flender and Zhao Wuji, his expression suddenly turning serious.
Flender and Zhao Wuji both frowned slightly.
Tang San was one thing, but why did Yu Xiaogang seem so wary of that kid too?
Was the boy really that uncanny?
Flender didn't hide anything. He immediately told Yu Xiaogang what had happened.
Yu Xiaogang fell silent.
He'd already invited Flender over, and Flender had even brought Zhao Wuji with him.
Why did it feel like his bad luck had only gotten worse?
Could that Round-faced Bearded Man be far stronger than an ordinary Spirit Saint?
That couldn't be right.
Yu Xiaogang thought it over for a while but couldn't figure it out.
Then he briefly explained Lin Chen's situation to the two of them.
"Is he really that uncanny?"
Zhao Wuji was shocked, though he still clearly didn't believe it.
Yu Xiaogang said, "At least, he hasn't been wrong so far."
Flender narrowed his eyes. "With such an incredible ability, his Martial Soul quality and Innate Soul Power rank must be quite high, right?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded.
"He and Xiao San come from the same village. His Martial Soul is called the Sky Thunder Whip, but I don't know the details. I only know that he also has Innate Full Soul Power."
"What?"
Hearing that there was yet another person with Innate Full Soul Power, Flender and Zhao Wuji cried out in shock.
That was Innate Full Soul Power!
How many people in the entire history of the Soul Master World had possessed it?
And yet three had appeared at once in this tiny Nuoding Academy.
How could they not be shocked?
Since when had geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power become so common?
Yu Xiaogang said nothing.
Flender ventured, "You wouldn't pass up on a genius like that, would you?"
He knew his old friend too well.
But Lin Chen didn't seem to get along with Tang San.
That meant Xiao Gang hadn't managed to take him in.
Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "That kid's arrogant and proud. With my meager abilities, he doesn't think I'm worth his time. You can give it a try, though."
There was no reason to hide the fact that he'd failed to recruit Lin Chen.
Lin Chen's refusal to take him as a teacher was Lin Chen's loss.
One day, he would make Lin Chen realize how foolish it had been to turn him down.
So what if he had Innate Full Soul Power?
Without my guidance, at best he'll become a mediocre Titled Douluo.
He might not even reach the Titled Douluo rank.
A genius?
A genius who hasn't grown up yet isn't worth a damn.
Cultivating as a Spirit Master was no simple matter.
The schemes of the major factions, hunting for Spirit Rings, Fallen Soul Masters, and the like—
All of these were the biggest stumbling blocks on a genius Spirit Master's path to growth.
Without powerful backing to protect them, even the most extraordinary genius would have no way out but death when faced with these dangers.
"Arrogant and proud?"
"He's just a commoner. How arrogant can he possibly be?"
"Don't worry."
"No matter how proud he is, I can make him fall in line."
Flender smiled confidently.
He'd met plenty of arrogant geniuses, and hadn't they all ended up being won over by him?
He was just a commoner. Flender could handle him with one hand.
If he couldn't win Lin Chen over, he'd write his own name backward.
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