Douluo: Phoenix God Descends, Emperor Flame Burns the Sky

Chapter 353 Development Field, Soul Specialization
"The Third Trial of the Asura God!"

"Mission: Master the use of the God of Slaughter Domain and explore new applications of the domain."

"Reward: Asura affinity increased by 15%, and the age of all soul bones increased by 10,000 years!"

Lin Xiao was just about to fleece the Asura God.

Now he faces a problem: his Killing God Domain has undergone some mysterious chemical reaction with the Black Sun Pure Fire, transforming into the Exile Domain.

Uh, exploring new uses for the Exile Realm, should that count too?
Lin Xiao didn't dwell on it too much.

Anyway, we'll find out if it counts or not by trying. Besides, researching the Exile Realm was part of his plan anyway, and taking advantage of the situation was just a side effect.

"Let me think, what should I be mindful of when familiarizing myself with and developing this area?"

"First, we need to clarify the domain's positioning. Although the Exile Domain evolved from the Killing God Domain, its essential power should be my own Black Sun Purifying Fire. This can be seen from the effects of the Exile Domain."

"My usual method is to cast the Exile Domain to reduce the killing intent of enemies within the domain, weaken their senses, and even banish their souls to nothingness."

Lin Xiao pondered for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a solution.

He could only think outside the box, trying to figure out how Tang San developed the God of Slaughter Domain in the original story, and see if he could draw parallels and find inspiration.

"In the original work... Tang San's main development direction was to materialize killing intent, advance to Asura Hell, and then evolve into Killing God Assault, which is to concentrate killing intent at one point to form a powerful burst of force; later he also developed the Asura Whirlwind Killing Array, which can resolve attacks in times of crisis."

Although Tang San's development was somewhat rudimentary, his ideas were quite clear.

It refers to the application of killing intent in different situations.

And what about one's own exile domain?

After much thought, Lin Xiao concluded that he still needed to grasp the characteristics of the Black Sun Purifying Fire:

Soul specialization.

Banishing consciousness and forgetting emotions are, frankly speaking, the effects of a soul attack.

This is a unique method used by Lin Xiao.

How can we abandon the essential for the trivial?

"I need to think outside the box. As a transmigrator, compared to native Douluo people, my advantage is that I have experienced the information explosion and am more able to break free from the limitations of thinking and let my imagination run wild."

In the distance, the five women were training diligently.

Sweat glistened on her skin, a gentle breeze caressed her—what a lovely, fragrant breeze that wafted through the hall!

Lin Xiao did not have an epic lung-like experience.

Instead, he took out paper and pen from his storage soul tool and focused intently on organizing his thoughts.

Soul attacks can be broadly categorized into five types:
1. Mental impact, a typical example is the soul impact, one of the million-year soul bone techniques of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and the pupil technique "Great Sun Golden Eye" obtained by Lin Xiao's martial soul evolution;
2. Absorption and devouring, the typical example is the soul-devouring method of the Netherwing Fire Crow, including Bibi Dong's Soul-Devouring Demon Spider and Lin Xiao's Black Sun Pure Fire, all of which have similar methods;
3. Curses and Contracts. Curses may sound familiar, but Lin Xiao is not familiar with them. However, he has already skillfully applied the concept of soul contracts to the Nine Netherworld Hell. Ah Yin and Zhu Zhuyun both have the right to speak on this.

4. Manipulation and interference, including mental simulation and interference, and going further, it should be able to create mental illusions or even tamper with memories. There's also the well-known concept of mind control, with the phrase "I'm really going to control you," which became a popular meme.

5. The possibility of annihilation. This point is currently in doubt. It's something Lin Xiao saw in movies and TV shows in his previous life. It seems to involve directly annihilating the existence of the other party through the laws of the soul. It's too mysterious and probably belongs to the highest level of power, similar to Thanos snapping his fingers and reducing the universe's population by half. It's completely out of place in a fantasy world like Douluo Continent.

Lin Xiao wrote all five points on the paper.

Suddenly my thoughts became much clearer.

"First of all, I actually have some tricks up my sleeve when it comes to psychological interference."

Lin Xiao's expression was strange. This mental interference was not from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year soul bone. In his million-year sixth soul ring, there were still more than a thousand souls stored, which had not yet been digested.

He intentionally stored it up so that he could unleash his ultimate skill, the Soul Annihilation Returning Soul Sacrifice, when he was in dire straits. This skill would allow him to devour the souls within the soul ring and burst forth with a short-term enhancement.

But think about it carefully.

It seems there are other uses as well?
Here we must mention a well-known and widely popular magical artifact.

—The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls. It uses souls directly as its means of attack, devouring countless souls and haunting the body with a hundred ghosts!
Or, thousands of souls might scream in unison, causing the opponent's soul to tremble and their spirit to collapse.
Or use the Soul Imprint to track down enemies from afar!
Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly brightened.

Once you open your mind, life is full of beautiful scenery!

No matter how advanced Tang San's Killing God Domain becomes, it is still just the application of killing intent. But how can killing intent, which is dependent on the soul, compare to the soul itself?
The two are not on the same level of power!

But Lin Xiao suddenly hesitated.

This method may be contrary to the principles of Heaven and Earth...

No, Tang San massacred a city and nothing happened. They say there are gods watching from above, but those who know, know what the gods in Douluo Continent are like.

But... isn't it a bit morally questionable?

Lin Xiao was torn between his own mind and his inner thoughts.

As he thought this, he gripped a sharp weapon, and the urge to kill arose spontaneously.
On one hand, he thought that a sword has two sides: to eliminate evil and promote good when facing external forces, but to harm the common people when facing internal forces.

In the end, he made his decision.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner depends on who holds it. If it's in your own hands, it means you've abandoned darkness and turned to light. This is clearly the Human Emperor's Banner!

Why would you slander it as the "Banner of Ten Thousand Souls"?!

Thinking this, Lin Xiao suddenly stood up.

He left the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire and headed to a distant, empty valley.

"Huh? Where did Lin Xiao go?"

Ye Lingling, who was squeezing out her soul power to produce milk at the limit, suddenly noticed Lin Xiao walking away thoughtfully with his head down, which made her a little strange.

Ye Qingxian said irritably:

"You really think people have nothing better to do? Focus, you silly girl!"

Ye Lingling was furious:
"I'm not stupid! Mom, everyone says I take after you!"

Ye Qingxian sneered upon hearing this.

The only evidence that Ye Lingling is her biological daughter is their striking resemblance.

……

After all, it's an attack method similar to the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Lin Xiao has no idea how much trouble she will cause.

However, the noise was likely to be rather eerie and sinister, so to prevent the girls from having nightmares at night, he deliberately crossed two mountains and came to a spacious valley.

Late winter and early spring.

Snow still lingered in the mountain stream, and the temperature in the mountains was low; even with the bright sun high in the sky, there was no warmth to be felt.

The biting wind swept through the valley, sounding like a mournful cry.

Lin Xiao took a deep breath.

He didn't know if he could replicate a technique similar to the Myriad Soul Banner, and he was a little nervous.

First, the banishment domain was released, and the sky instantly darkened, with gloom enveloping the world.

Immediately afterwards, seven spirit rings rose up behind Lin Xiao.

The sixth spirit ring was a low-key yet noble dark gold color.

Lin Xiao made a decision on a whim.
Thousands of souls surged forth like a tidal wave...

(End of this chapter)