Disaster Descends Upon Yu Xiaogang

As Lin Chen's thought settled, a massive surge of information suddenly welled up from the depths of his mind.

There was no intense sensation of stimulation; it felt as if that information had always been his memory, merely forgotten until now, and now recalled.

Heavenly Thunder Strangling: Wield the Sky Thunder Whip to unleash countless bolts of heavenly thunder, forming a dense web of lightning to strangle the target. Its power increases alongside the user's level.

Good heavens, a growth-type ultimate skill. Truly worthy of being a system product.

Lin Chen's eyes gleamed.

With this ultimate skill, combined with his Basic Whip Technique, Basic Movement Technique, and the physique gained after consuming the Whale Glue, he might not need to rely on others for his first soul ring.

In this way, he wouldn't have to worry about the secret of absorbing an over-limit soul ring being exposed.

The only remaining difficulty was perhaps his insufficient knowledge of soul beasts; after all, the original work only mentioned a handful of them repeatedly.

"System, I won't complain about you only giving me one special reward in half a month, but now that I'm facing such a huge problem, you really need to step up."

"You wouldn't want your host to fall into danger over such a trivial matter, would you?"

Lin Chen didn't know if it would work, but he tried threatening it in his mind anyway.

Might as well take a shot in the dark.

"Keep going. I need to grind out some soul beast knowledge before the Whale Glue arrives."

Lin Chen continued to wander around.

On the other side.

The moment Xiao Chenyu returned to the Xiao Family, he sought out his father.

"Dad, let's put off my soul ring hunt for a while."

City Lord Xiao looked up, his face full of confusion, his silence speaking louder than any question.

Xiao Chenyu said, "The Master said I would face a bloody disaster today and shouldn't go to a place as perilous as the Soul Hunting Forest, or my life would be in danger."

City Lord Xiao was speechless. "Has your brain been crushed by a door? Can you actually believe the words of that loser? Since when did he start studying fate?"

"Cough, cough..."

Xiao Chenyu cleared his throat. "It's not that loser Master from the academy, but the Divine Calculator Master who recently appeared in the city."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, City Lord Xiao's expression instantly turned serious.

He had heard of the Divine Calculator, and had even sent people to investigate him. The final conclusion was that his bad omens were always accurate, even if his good ones weren't.

If the Divine Calculator said you had good luck, it might not be true, but if he said you had bad luck, it was guaranteed to happen—it was only a matter of time.

It was just that compared to the Divine Calculator, there was a more famous "Master" at Nuoding Academy, so he hadn't immediately associated the two.

"Fine, then let's delay it."

Adhering to the attitude that it was better to believe it than to ignore it, City Lord Xiao agreed.

"Then I'll go cultivate."

Xiao Chenyu didn't say anything more and turned to leave the study.

Stepping out of the room and walking under the eaves, Xiao Chenyu felt a sudden premonition and instinctively dodged.

Unexpectedly, his foot slipped.

"Bang!"

The moment Xiao Chenyu hit the ground, a roof tile fell from above.

It struck him right between the eyebrows.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Chenyu couldn't help but curse under his breath, sitting up while clutching his forehead.

He pulled his hand away to find it covered in blood.

"What happened?"

Hearing the commotion, City Lord Xiao rushed out of the study.

He arrived just in time to see the blood on his son's hand. His gaze swept over the tile on the ground and then looked up at the eaves.

"Hahaha..."

Just as City Lord Xiao was about to explode, he saw Xiao Chenyu suddenly burst into laughter.

"???"

What was wrong with this child? Had his brain been damaged by the impact?

"It's broken, it's broken!"

Xiao Chenyu stood up abruptly and held out his bloodied hand for his father to see.

"Dad, it's broken."

"I'm not blind."

City Lord Xiao glared at him irritably, thinking that the blow must have been quite severe.

Xiao Chenyu hurriedly explained, "I don't mean my head is broken."

"The Master said I would have a bloody disaster, and hasn't blood been shed now?"

"Getting my head cracked is better than losing my life in the Soul Hunting Forest, right?"

City Lord Xiao was taken aback, thinking that it actually made some sense.

"It seems that kid really has some substance."

"It's a pity it's only for bad omens; otherwise, I could have asked him to calculate my official career."

City Lord Xiao couldn't help but shake his head.

Half a month flashed by in the blink of an eye.

Lin Chen had worked hard for half a month, yet he had only earned a few Gold Soul Coins, and he hadn't even caught a glimpse of the spirit beast knowledge he wanted.

"The Whale Glue should have arrived by now; it's time to go find that shopkeeper and pick up the goods."

Lin Chen wiped his mouth, paid the bill, and left the breakfast shop.

On the way to the adult supply store, his professional habit suddenly kicked in.

That was because he had spotted a familiar face.

It was a middle-aged man with a crew cut, his hands clasped behind his back. Although he looked slightly decadent, there was an inexplicable air of arrogance between his brows.

Lin Chen felt he looked a bit like that genius who was only level twenty-nine at the age of fifty.

"Uncle, please stop!"

The moment they brushed past each other, Lin Chen turned around and called out to him.

Yu Xiaogang stopped and turned around.

He looked Lin Chen up and down, his eyes filled with a sense of condescension.

"What is it?"

The moment Yu Xiaogang spoke, a wisp of black energy surged into the center of his brow.

[Disaster Passerby successful, obtained Spirit Master Encyclopedia Knowledge.]

"Good fellow, it's finally here."

Lin Chen was overjoyed, but he suppressed the joy in his heart and looked at him.

"I observe that your forehead is dark, Uncle; this is a sign that bad luck is imminent. You need to watch your wallet and pay attention to your surroundings."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's old face immediately darkened.

"Considering your young age, this Master won't hold it against you."

"Go play somewhere else."

With that, Yu Xiaogang turned and walked away, looking thoroughly annoyed.

"Uncle, please stop!"

Seeing that it really was Yu Xiaogang, Lin Chen hurriedly called out to him again.

Yu Xiaogang's footsteps faltered.

He turned around with a sullen face, his eyes turning dangerous.

"You're not going to let this go, are you?"

[Disaster Passerby successful, obtained two hundred and forty-six Gold Soul Coins.]

Lin Chen put on an innocent face.

"Uncle, I know you don't believe me, but you can go ask around. My Heavenly Secret Divination has never been wrong so far. You really need to be careful."

Yu Xiaogang sneered at these words.

"What kind of nonsense Heavenly Secret Divination? Your little tricks might work on ignorant commoners, but you want to fool me, the number one theoretical master of the Spirit Master world?"

"You've found the wrong person."

"I have spent half my life studying spirits, and I have never heard of any spirit that can see through another's fortune. Besides, if you're going to pretend, at least make it look convincing."

"You haven't even released your spirit; how can you see another's fortune?"

Lin Chen: "..."

As expected of Gangzi, he really does have some substance after all.

"Hmph!"

Yu Xiaogang saw that he remained silent, let out a cold snort, and turned to walk away again.

"Mister, please stay your step!"

Yu Xiaogang's footsteps faltered, and he involuntarily clenched his fists tight.

He turned around, his gaze icy and his tone grim.

"Little thing, are you truly seeking death?"

[Disaster Passerby successful, obtained 157 Gold Soul Coins.]

"Since you don't believe me, then forget it."

Lin Chen knew when to quit while he was ahead, shaking his head with a feigned look of helplessness.