Douluo: Phoenix God Descends, Emperor Flame Burns the Sky

Chapter 354 The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls? A Dramatic Redesign of Mixue Ice City
The cold wind swept through the valley, making a sobbing sound, crying mournfully.

Within the million-year soul ring of the Dark Feather Black Crow, thousands of souls surged forth like a tide, howling and wailing, completely merging into the Exile Domain, seemingly thriving there.

The sky grew increasingly dark, with eerie flames floating in the air.

The environment appeared extremely gloomy.

The chilling atmosphere caused the vegetation to wither and the beasts to tremble; demons danced wildly in the heavens and earth. If others were to witness this scene, they would surely think that the lair of the fallen had been disturbed.

Even the maple leaves couldn't help but complain:
"Lin Xiao, you don't look like a good person!"

Lin Xiao: "..."

He was a little confused too.

Although they knew that the Exile Domain and these souls were compatible, they really didn't expect that the compatibility would be to this extent. The souls blended seamlessly with the Exile Domain and became a part of it.

Lin Xiao was now only grateful that he had taken precautions and left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye to come to this remote valley; otherwise, even eight mouths would not have been able to explain himself.

The domain upgrade went surprisingly smoothly.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the realm of exile and the soul are a match made in heaven.

But Lin Xiao did not hear the notification sound of the Asura God Trial for a long time.

He frowned slightly, wondering if it was time to get hands-on experience?
So Lin Xiao tried to control the thousands of dead souls, bringing them together to unleash a series of shrill screams, which he called "Soul Screams".

As a result, the small animals and some low-level soul beasts in the valley suddenly bled from all seven orifices and died violently.

Lin Xiao's face was slightly pale.

A fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Controlling too many souls does indeed place a great burden on one's mental strength.

Fortunately, his mental strength is ridiculously strong.

Furthermore, the million-year-old head bone of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm emitted a lustrous white light.

Lin Xiao continued to manipulate the soul.

They tore at a hundred-year-old soul beast that was foaming at the mouth.

In the blink of an eye, the soul beast turned into a pile of white bones.

The notification sound of the Asura God Trial finally rang in my mind.

"The third trial of the Asura God is complete!"

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

A warm current surged into my body; I got it for free.

Then came the voice of the Asura God Test.

"The Fourth Trial of the Asura God!"

"Mission: Detain a Title Douluo or a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast!"

"Reward: Shura affinity increased by 15%, and the lifespan of all soul rings and soul bones increased by 10,000 years!"

Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback.

Starting from the fourth test, the Asura God Test becomes increasingly intense.

It should be noted that although Lin Xiao is strong, his current realm is only Soul Saint!

To send a Soul Saint to imprison souls at the Title Douluo level?
Is this the Asura God's assessment of his strength, or is it an attempt to slow down his completion of the God's test?

Lin Xiao had no clue at the moment.

He shook his head, no longer thinking about these irrelevant things.

Then he became worried.

The upgrade of the domain went smoothly, just like equipment crafting. By merging the souls that he had purified and controlled into the Exile Domain, he gained abilities similar to the Myriad Soul Banner.

Moreover, the domain does not have a "banner" and does not have a physical form, so there is no need to worry about repairing magical artifacts after battle.

but……

Lin Xiao raised his head and looked at the eerie and terrifying scene of wandering ghosts and flickering will-o'-the-wisps, feeling a great headache.

This is a bit too sinister!
This tactic is powerful, but it can easily ruin one's image!

What if I get labeled a degenerate?
Given this underworld scene, if we were to falsely accuse Lin Xiao of using any means necessary and of slaughtering entire cities to cultivate, everyone would believe it without a doubt! He would instantly become the target of public criticism!
Lin Xiao fell into deep thought.

"Let me think about it. There are always more solutions than problems. To put it simply, it's all about packaging."

"All my experiences from the information explosion era in my past life have proven one thing: as long as the packaging and marketing are done well, it is not difficult to distort the truth."

"People only believe what they can see." For example, an eyebrow pencil that costs only a few cents to make can be packaged and marketed, and sold for 79 yuan with people scrambling to buy it.

For example, someone who is clearly ignorant and incompetent can become a master of success by speaking eloquently.

Packaging and marketing are like a person's appearance.

People only care about the outward appearance; who cares about the rotten inside?

Suddenly, Lin Xiao had a flash of inspiration and a brilliant idea came to him.

He immediately began the transformation of the exiled area.

……

The soul, to put it simply, is a spiritual entity, which inherently has no fixed form, and this is especially true of the soul that has been purified and controlled by Lin Xiao's Black Sun Purifying Fire.

It's like Play-Doh.

You can mold the shape however you want.
At worst, we can always use mental interference to fix it!

The only slightly troublesome thing is that the Exile Realm gives people a cold feeling, but even stinky cow dung can be packaged as top-quality fertilizer.

How difficult is this?

Open your mind and let your imagination run wild!

Lin Xiao was busy for a while.

Half a day later, the "Ten Thousand Souls Banner" version of the Exile Realm was completed.

But then Lin Xiao used his Exile Domain, and a light snow began to fall from the sky. It's normal for the weather to be a bit cold and gloomy in this kind of weather, right?

Above the sky, there stands a fantastical ice-sculpted castle.

Observe its appearance.

It was... Mixue Ice Cream!
Countless souls, bound by the Snow King's appearance, could be seen chubby snowmen with憨憨 (simple and honest) smiling faces, rushing out of the Honey Snow Ice City and flying everywhere.

The feeling is immediately different!

Maple Leaf witnessed Lin Xiao's actions firsthand, and his lips twitched.

It has a strangely strong sense of humor.

At the same time, it raises the existential question, "You can actually play like this?"

Lin Xiao said proudly:
"This is Mixue Ice City! Who dares to call it the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls?"

Of course, the illusions created by mental power are completely exposed to those with stronger mental power than Lin Xiao.

But would our own people expose us?

If they're not one of us, then it must be slander!

Slandering innocent people, I think you want to become the Snow King in my Mixue Ice Cream City!
"Hahaha……"

Lin Xiao finally couldn't hold back and laughed for a while, clutching her stomach.

After laughing.

I still need to get back to work.

Lin Xiao frowned, thinking of ways to improve the situation.

He eventually focused his attention on "mental interference," creating illusions, which is the application of mental interference that can be used to deceive the enemy.

However, a more advanced method at the soul level is mind control, and a higher-level application is memory manipulation.

This was too difficult; Lin Xiao had no clue what to do.

However, he can start with the simpler ones.

The Black Sun Purifying Fire can dilute the killing intent, but the Killing God Domain can amplify it.

The Exile Realm, as a combination of the two, can weaken the senses, but it can also strengthen them.

He might amplify the enemy's feelings of loneliness and their sense of pain.

Isn't that also a form of attack?
This is true exile, not just locking someone in a dark room.

Maple Leaf looked at Lin Xiao, who was deep in thought.

I have a strange sense of unease.

Will this child go astray?
You're a phoenix, not some necromancer!

(End of this chapter)