Widowed Wife Douluo, the Rat Appears, Taking Lin Jing Away

After Old Jack left, Lin Jing also turned around and walked down the village path in the opposite direction.

There was no helping it; as the village chief of Holy Soul Village, Old Jack's home was in the center of the village, while Lin Jing lived on the very outskirts.

It was all the fault of this damn system!

[Host...]

The Thunder System suddenly popped up, giving Lin Jing a fright.

"System, don't be so petty. I only said one thing about you, didn't I?"

"There's no need to come out and pick a fight with me."

"You won't last long if you keep acting like this."

System: [...]

[Host, I only wished to remind you that there is a rat lurking in the shadows, spying on you.]

Lin Jing froze. A rat?

[Host, it is no longer just spying; he is following you from the shadows.]

Now it was Lin Jing's turn to be silent.

What kind of rat could possibly be following him in Holy Soul Village?

That rat must be on the verge of becoming a spirit beast.

So, as the saying goes, the truth is often stranger than fiction; there was only one possibility.

The rat the system spoke of was the Widowed Wife Douluo, the number one rat of the Douluo Continent: Tang Hao!

Why is he following me?

Lin Jing was puzzled, but he quickly figured it out.

Tang San knows he awakened the Blue Silver Grass spirit and has innate full spirit power. It's hard for him not to mention such a coincidence to Tang Hao.

And when Tang Hao hears that someone else awakened a Blue Silver Grass spirit with innate full spirit power, he will definitely come to investigate.

No, it shouldn't be an investigation. He wouldn't bother with a proper investigation; it would be more like a brutal interrogation.

In the shadows, Tang Hao was hidden beneath a black robe, his gaze locked onto Lin Jing, lost in thought.

"Awakening innate full spirit power with Blue Silver Grass—there are only two possibilities. Either it is a twin spirit, or it is... the Blue Silver Emperor."

There were many conditions for the birth of twin spirits, Tang Hao mused.

Take Tang San, for example: the Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer. The quality of the two spirits was similar, so there was a chance for twin spirits to manifest.

As for this kid named Lin Jing, the high probability was the second case: the quality of the two spirits was too far apart.

Since he had displayed the trash spirit Blue Silver Grass, he must possess another powerful spirit.

Tang Hao did not consider the possibility of the Blue Silver Emperor, because in any given era, the Blue Silver Grass clan could only give birth to one Emperor.

And now, it had only been six years since A-Yin sacrificed herself; it was impossible for a new Emperor to have been born.

It was even more impossible for a new Emperor to be a human.

The one currently closest to the throne should be the Blue Silver King in the Blue Silver Forest, a former subject of A-Yin with eighty-five thousand years of cultivation.

Therefore, Tang Hao believed that Lin Jing's spirit could not be the Blue Silver Emperor.

He truly hadn't expected that such a tiny village could bring him such a massive surprise.

"What do I do?"

Lin Jing's pace quickened involuntarily.

"Run?"

As soon as the thought appeared, he dismissed it.

"I definitely can't run. That would undoubtedly arouse suspicion. With Tang Hao's personality, he would absolutely rather kill the wrong person than let a potential threat go."

He leveled his pace, feigning composure to make himself look as if nothing were wrong.

He chose not to go home, instead taking a detour and wandering around the village.

Undoubtedly, Holy Soul Village was the safest place right now. As long as he didn't leave the village or go to any secluded areas alone, Tang Hao would absolutely not reveal himself.

He was gambling—gambling that Tang Hao didn't want to expose his identity so early.

He still wanted Tang San to grow up in peace for a few more years.

He believed his odds of winning were still quite high.

But... he had been wrong from the very beginning.

Why would Tang Hao necessarily have to say he was Tang Hao?

And so, just as Lin Jing turned a corner and returned to the Spirit Awakening Hall...

A black-robed figure suddenly appeared, standing not far in front of him.

Lin Jing's heart tightened instantly.

Looking at the black robe, he knew who this person was without even thinking.

"Who are you!"

To avoid revealing any flaws, Lin Jing feigned composure and shouted.

"You aren't from our village. If you don't leave, I'm going to call for help!"

Lin Jing didn't know if this would scare Tang Hao off, but he had no other choice.

He couldn't just stand there and watch himself get dragged away by Tang Hao.

"I have some things to ask you."

Tang Hao flashed forward, appearing before Lin Jing, grabbing his shoulder, and lifting him up.

Then, he flew toward the direction of the back mountain.

Lin Jing struggled desperately in the air, though he held no hope of escaping.

He was just putting on a show for Tang Hao.

At the same time, he frantically called for help in his mind:

"System, hurry up and come out! This isn't the time to play dead. If you keep playing dead, I'm really going to die!"

He still felt uneasy, so he added:

"And this isn't the time to haggle. If you don't come out, you'll have to go find another host!"

[Ding!]

[Host, please do not be anxious. This system is currently undergoing an emergency upgrade and is seeking a solution for you.]

The system was even more anxious than Lin Jing; the moment it detected Tang Hao, it had already begun the upgrade process.

[Host, you must hold on! The upgrade progress is already at ninety percent; it will be done soon!]

Lin Jing could hear a hint of urgency in the system's voice.

"Bang!"

They had reached their destination, and Tang Hao threw Lin Jing down.

Just as Lin Jing tried to stand up, he felt a pressure like a mountain suddenly descend upon him.

It was heavy and majestic.

He didn't try to stand up again. As a Soul Master, it was impossible for him to stand under the pressure of a Title Douluo.

Not to mention that this Title Douluo was Tang Hao.

Why ask for trouble?

"I ask, you answer."

Tang Hao's pressure came and went quickly. As his deep voice fell, the pressure dissipated along with it.

Lin Jing nodded, crawling up from the ground with eyes full of fear.

He had tried very hard to act like a child.

"What is your name?"

Tang Hao decided to start from the beginning, trying his best not to let Lin Jing suspect anyone from Holy Soul Village.

"Lin... Lin Jing."

Lin Jing answered stammeringly.

"What is your innate spirit power level?"

Tang Hao asked.

"Innate... full spirit power, level ten."

Lin Jing kept his head down, not daring to look Tang Hao in the eye.

"And what is your spirit?"

Tang Hao finally reached the core of the matter, staring at Lin Jing with burning intensity.

"Trash spirit... Blue Silver Grass."

Lin Jing's voice was as thin as a mosquito's; if Tang Hao weren't a Title Douluo, he wouldn't have heard a word.

"Is that the only one?"

Tang Hao frowned, his tone turning cold.

"Just... just that one."

Lin Jing's voice was even smaller, almost inaudible.

"You aren't telling the truth!"

"Then I'll see for myself."

Tang Hao snorted coldly, and an aura like a vast sea erupted from his body, pressing down on Lin Jing.

This time, he didn't press down with everything at once, but increased it gradually.

This made Lin Jing think, Oh no. If Tang Hao kept increasing the pressure like this, he would eventually force out his Vast Sea Glazed True Dragon spirit!

If he accidentally hit the mark, he would be in real trouble.

"System, can you hurry up!"

Lin Jing urged, "If you don't hurry, I'm really going to die!"

He deliberately made the situation sound more severe. From the system's urgent tone earlier, he could guess that it wasn't so easy for the system to change hosts.

After all, this system was so afraid of him dying that it didn't even haggle or set conditions with him, going straight into an upgrade instead.