Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 147 Trivia
Walking along the road, Lin Xingyu quietly reflected on the gains and losses of his battle.

The fog of war worked very well, and together with its own restraint, it prevented the Plaguebringer from escaping immediately.

The sword intent was also very sharp, easily affecting the opponent's mind. Even if it was only for a moment, it was enough for Lin Xingyu to cut off the opponent's head.

Before the battle, a retreat route was planned in case things went wrong.

Everything went quite smoothly, and most of the methods were not needed.

The Plague Messenger excels at directly spreading toxins; its various soul skills either enhance the effects of the toxins or enhance its ability to escape.

His overall combat strength is not strong; he is a Soul Master who specializes in inflicting large-scale damage on low-level targets. His abilities are not particularly bizarre, let alone comparable to the Grim Reaper.

It's much worse than other evil spirit masters.

Suddenly, Lin Xingyu paused slightly in his hand as he touched the storage soul tool.

Aside from a few million Federal Credits, the Plaguebringer's Soul Tool contained only miscellaneous items, most of which were of little value.

It was just one of the soul tools that made Lin Xingyu stop moving.

It was a compass-like object about a foot in size, with various patterns engraved on its surface. It was covered with countless ghosts, and at a glance, one could see the souls of all kinds of sea spirit beasts.

There are probably thousands of them, big and small.

"This guy must have just come ashore, and he's probably still a member of the Holy Spirit Cult."

Whether at the conference or during the recent battle, Lin Xingyu had been using his "high-dimensional vision" to observe his opponent's martial spirit.

The Plague Messenger's martial soul is different from normal martial souls. Other people's martial souls are based on their own will, and the martial soul itself gives Lin Xingyu a very clean feeling. The Plague Messenger's martial soul gives Lin Xingyu the feeling that the martial soul is mixed with a lot of emotions.

This emotional power merged with the martial spirit, producing a unique change.

Thinking of this, Lin Xingyu couldn't help but stroke his chin.

"By the way, how did he manage to integrate emotional power into his martial soul?"

"If we're talking about pure emotional power, then wouldn't sword intent be considered a kind of emotional power?"

"No, it's not appropriate to call him the power of emotions. He doesn't seem to be just a simple power of emotions. It's also inappropriate to describe him as a power of will. How should we describe him?"

Lin Xingyu hesitated for a moment, then suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.

"Belief!"

“Yes, this power is quite similar to the power of faith I felt in Yali.”

"However, the power of faith that Yali possesses is the gratitude others have for her, while the power of faith that the Plague Bringer possesses is not only the hatred others have for him, but also his own hatred."

"Or rather, the hatred and pain he himself felt were the main part, while the hatred and pain he felt from others were a small part."

Considering the way evil spirit masters were created in the original work, Lin Xingyu became even more certain of this understanding.

There are two main types of evil spirit masters.

One type is those whose innate martial spirit is evil enough that they must grow through killing or spreading death.

One type is where one's own martial soul appears normal, but can be altered by extreme emotions.

Thus, he degenerated and became an evil martial spirit.

The extreme emotions one experiences are, in a way, a form of faith!
From another perspective, this is about one's own faith in oneself!

In Lin Xingyu's view, a martial spirit is a product of the intertwining of bloodline and spiritual power.

For example, even if they both have the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul and have grown up in the same environment, some people are born with full soul power while others only have level five soul power.

They share the same bloodline; what differs is their mindset and character.

In this world, the power of the mind is real and can influence reality.

A spirit can influence a spirit master's personality, and a spirit master's personality can in turn influence their spirit.

This should explain why people with the same martial soul can have varying innate soul power.

Hardware and software are incompatible.

"If that's the case, doesn't it mean that all Soul Masters can be changed through their will?"

"Then the second awakening of the main body martial soul can also be explained in this way: it is not only the exploration of one's own potential, but also the sublimation of one's own will under extreme conditions."

"What's going on with Yu Xiaogang? His martial soul has the bloodline of the Holy Dragon of Light, so the hardware is sufficient. Could there be such a big difference in the software?"

"It's not just about one's own will and mind, but also about the soul."

These random thoughts were running through my mind.

Looking up, I saw that we had arrived at the Blacksmiths' Association.

Thinking about it, he realized that he had done everything perfectly. Even if people found out that he had killed the Plague Messenger, it wouldn't matter. They would even award him a medal for bravery.

But he felt like he had forgotten something, so he shook his head. Since he had forgotten, it shouldn't be anything serious. He turned and walked into the headquarters of the Forging Masters Association.

……

The square where the awards ceremony was held.

Wu Changkong's mindset was quite bad.

Letting a demonic spirit master escape right in front of you is not a big deal.

After all, he was dealing with the effects of the opponent's soul skill at the time, so the situation was somewhat understandable.

But when he returned to find Lin Xingyu, his mood immediately plummeted.

They searched the entire venue but couldn't find any trace of Lin Xingyu.

I'm such a big student!

Where did they go?!
After searching the entire venue without finding any trace of Lin Xingyu, Wu Changkong recalled that Lin Xingyu and Zhenhua seemed to have a master-disciple relationship.

So he decided to go to the headquarters of the Blacksmiths' Association and report the discovery of the evil spirit master.

As for Lin Xingyu's safety, he wasn't worried. After all, even if something happened to him, the other party would probably be able to escape.

With a helpless sigh, the assessment had to continue.

……

Shrek Sea God Pavilion.

Yun Ming learned about the evil soul master with some surprise.

Since the emergence of Soul Masters, Evil Soul Masters have never disappeared from the history of Soul Masters.

As long as Soul Masters exist, there will always be some people with evil intentions who will pursue this power.

After all, it's incredibly convenient for evil spirit masters to increase their soul power before level 95.

There will always be someone who can't resist.

The only difference was the number and strength of the evil spirit masters at that time.

Therefore, it's not a big deal that news of evil spirit masters popping up in various places from time to time.

Upon hearing the news of the evil spirit master this time, Yun Ming suddenly felt a strange sensation.

The Holy Spirit Cult is probably up to something big again, and this time it might be even bigger than before.

When one's cultivation reaches the Cloud Realm level, one's intuition is often quite accurate.

Having not caused any major incidents in the past century, the Holy Spirit Church should have accumulated considerable power by now.

Thinking of this, Yun Ming gazed leisurely into the distance.

……

When Lin Xingyu arrived at Zhenhua's office, he saw Tang Wulin standing there as well.

"team leader!"

Tang Wulin was somewhat surprised to see Lin Xingyu push the door open and walk in.

Lin Xingyu was the first to set off. He didn't expect that he would first attend a lecture by Zhenhua and then take the opportunity to show off.

After completing one forging process, Lin Xingyu followed Zhenhua to his office. Only then did Lin Xingyu arrive.

Furthermore, coming directly to the master craftsman's office like this, does the captain and the master craftsman have such a good relationship?

"Teacher, Wu Lin."

Lin Xingyu first bowed to Zhenhua, and then greeted Tang Wulin who was standing next to him.

"Xingyu is here. Weren't you back at the academy for your final exams?"

Zhenhua raised an eyebrow and asked.

"This is the content of the final exam." Lin Xingyu explained the exam content.

After listening, Zhenhua rubbed his face blankly.

Although he was already used to Shrek Academy's various quirky tactics, this sudden encounter still made him feel a little strange.

"Okay, I'll arrange opponents for you in a bit and give you a ride."

With Zhenhua's help, the two completed their respective assessments.

Tang Wulin left first.

Looking at Tang Wulin's figure, Zhenhua felt a sense of pride welling up inside him.

If I didn't have a disciple like Lin Xingyu, I would have assumed that Tang Wulin was Mu Chen's disciple.

Zhenhua wanted to try and see if he could snatch the other party away.

But after accepting Lin Xingyu.

Hmph, even a master craftsman has his pride.

Your forging skills are inferior to mine, and your ability to teach apprentices is also inferior to mine.

"Teacher, I'd like to borrow one of the Mystic Crystal Jade Soul Pills you have. I should be able to break through to level 50 in the next few days, and I need one."

Lin Xingyu's words interrupted Zhenhua's thoughts.

He casually tossed a small bottle aside.

"Take it, there's no need to borrow it. Just ask me if you need anything."

Lin Xingyu nodded and noted down this concern.

"Send us a message when you break through, so we can know how you're doing."

……

"team leader!"

I just walked out of the headquarters of the Forging Masters Association.

Lin Xingyu then heard a familiar voice.

Not far away, Xu Xiaoyan was standing on tiptoe, waving her little hand happily.

Standing next to him were Wu Changkong and the other students from Class 1, Grade 1.

Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Wu Siduo, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and the remaining four on the list of young geniuses.

Including Tang Wulin, there are a total of eleven people.

"Xiao Yan, why is everyone gathered together? Are you planning to form a team?" Lin Xingyu teased.

"It's not a team test. Recently, there have been many evil spirit masters appearing in various places. For your safety, and also so that the teachers can take care of you more easily, we're having you take the test together. There aren't enough teachers to take care of you one-on-one."

Wu Changkong gave an explanation.

"Didn't we say before that everyone has someone following them?"

Lin Xingyu was a little confused for a moment.

"Those are fifth and sixth graders secretly monitoring you and giving you enough grades, but if something unexpected happens, they might not be able to take care of you, so the school asked us to gather you together for unified supervision."

Wu Changkong presented the school's proposed plan.

Lin Xingyu nodded knowingly.

Okay, so it turns out they're interns, free labor, the kind you might as well use.

As expected, cattle and horses are cattle and horses no matter where they are. Even if you are a top student, you can't escape being conscripted.

Lin Xingyu exchanged words with the others for a while.

Since everyone except Xu Lizhi has already completed their tasks.

It's not that I didn't find any opponents, it's just that I encountered one opponent I had never beaten...

The opponents chosen by the group were found directly near the Spirit Pagoda. Originally, Gu Yue wanted to use her status as a teacher to get help from the Spirit Pagoda branch of Tian Dou City, but Tian Feng Douluo blocked her path and told her to find her own way.

Thanks to Gu Yue's connections, the guards near the Spirit Pagoda chose to ignore their actions.

But that's how it is with Gu Yue. After all, she's never been to Tian Dou City, and the fact that they've made an exception for her because of their colleague status is already the limit.

As for the opponents each person faces, that's for them to choose themselves.

After careful selection, Xu Lizhi still ended up directly encountering a strong offensive type.

He was beaten up so badly that he still has some marks on his face.

He had several pieces of battle armor on him, but unfortunately, his opponent also had them.

Although the opponent was only wearing an ordinary battle armor piece, the boost it provided was enough to overwhelm Xu Lizhi.

On the other side, Zheng Yiran's family is in Tiandou City. It is quite reasonable for the Azure Scale Serpent Martial Soul to be passed down in Tiandou City. It's just unknown whether it is from Dugu Bo's lineage.

It was later derived from the mutated martial souls of other people.

Her family directly arranged the exam for her, and Yang Nianxia and the other two benefited from it.

After all, they found it themselves, and the fifth and sixth graders who were supervising them couldn't be too strict.

Everyone had gotten by from the lower grades, so they all turned a blind eye to each other.

This isn't Shrek City, right under the school's nose. Even if they wanted to enforce the law strictly, it would be too much to ask of them.

"Then come with me. I'll arrange a support-type Soul Master for you. If you lose again, there'll be no way to help you."

Xu Lizhi glanced at Lin Xingyu with some gratitude. If he failed to complete the assessment task, he would truly go down in history.

In the future, people will say that students from the inner academy are not as good as those from the outer academy. That would be truly disastrous.

Lin Xingyu led the fat man directly to Zhenhua's office.

Most people were stunned when they saw Lin Xingyu call Zhenhua "teacher".

Even Wu Changkong's expression showed respect when he saw Zhenhua.

after an hour.

First, they helped Xu Lizhi resolve the assessment issue, and then the group quickly finished their lunch.

The academy gathered them up early in the morning, and most of them were hungry when they took the test.

After a morning of travel and several fights, most people were quite exhausted.

After receiving supplies at Zhenhua's place, everyone recovered.

"Now that we're all gathered here, let's discuss our goals."

Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Lin Xingyu spoke slowly.

"Next, we're going to Tianling City. Does anyone here have connections there?"

Seeing the others shake their heads, Lin Xingyu was not disappointed.

"Then let's go to Tianling City Academy and have a private exchange match with them. These academies not only have a large number of strong individuals, but we also have a perfectly legitimate reason to compete."

Hearing Lin Xingyu's idea, many people's eyes lit up. If they had other options, who would be willing to stop passersby from fighting?

(End of this chapter)