Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 122 Fangs
Lin Xiao was not unfamiliar with this method of silently influencing others, and was even quite familiar with it.

"teacher?"

Lin Xiao's eyes kept sweeping across the air, and a figure finally slowly emerged.

"Haha, it's worth it that you've accompanied me for so many years. You recognized my methods at a glance." A hoarse voice echoed in the mountains and forests, and the figure of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo slowly appeared in front of Lin Xiao.

"Teacher, why are you here? Do I need you to help me with the things here?" Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes and quickly composed himself.

"It is true that I have to take action on the matter here, but it is not the matter you are investigating." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo said, slowly taking off the cloak on his head, revealing a gaunt face.

"Lin Xiao, you are the Holy Envoy of the Church. Are you willing to sacrifice everything for the Holy Church?"

"Of course I am willing." Lin Xiao clasped his fists without hesitation.

"Haha, okay, teacher doesn't doubt your loyalty to the Holy Church. So, come forward." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo waved his hand, his gray eyes fixed on Lin Xiao's expression.

"Ta-ta-"

Lin Xiao walked very slowly, and was about to reach Sleepy Nightmare Douluo. At this moment, a pair of dry hands stretched out from under the cloak and slapped Lin Xiao's chest.

He paused, then stepped heavily on the ground. Accompanied by the light of the soul guide propulsion device, Lin Xiao's body quickly rushed back a long distance.

"Teacher, what do you mean?"

"Hahaha!" Sleepy Nightmare Douluo suddenly laughed out loud twice. "It's rare that you're willing to call me Master. Didn't you say you'd dedicate everything to the Holy Church? Why are you hesitating now?"

Seeing Lin Xiao remain silent, Sleeping Nightmare Douluo continued, "There is one thing your master is truly curious about. I've been a member of the Holy Church for decades, but this is the first time I've seen anyone escape the brainwashing control of the Spirit Ascension Ritual. My dear disciple, could you tell me how you did it?"

Lin Xiao's gaze towards Nightmare Douluo suddenly changed. Ever since he'd gone through the Spirit Ascension Ceremony, he could sense a shift in the entire Holy Spirit Cult's attitude towards him. So, how did Nightmare Douluo make that judgment? And how many people knew about this?

"Hahaha." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo laughed again, as if he saw the confusion in Lin Xiao's heart. "My dear disciple, other people in the sect don't understand, but I have trained you for more than ten years. Don't you understand?"

There seemed to be a hint of anger in the look in Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's eyes as he looked at Lin Xiao. "You never acted like a disciple of the Holy Church! My dear disciple, do you know that being able to increase your strength by witnessing death is a talent that countless evil spirit masters envy and hate!"

"If I possessed abilities like yours, this continent would have already had countless deadly places. At your age, I would have already been a Titled Douluo. Yet, you, like those ordinary spirit masters, meditate step by step. You are wasting your talent, my disciple!"

Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's breathing was a little rapid, and his already hoarse voice revealed a bit of weirdness.

“I know you’ve disliked killing since you were little, but I don’t mind. However, all disciples in the sect who have undergone the Spirit Ascension Ceremony will have their personalities changed to some extent, becoming either violent or sinister. This is something that is unavoidable after undergoing the Holy Emperor’s baptism.” “And you, my good disciple, your obedience is indeed as good as ever, but it is precisely this obedience that makes me unable to believe that you have truly been affected by that baptism.”

Lin Xiao's face darkened as he listened to Nightmare Douluo's words. The Holy Spirit Cult's members certainly wouldn't easily question the effectiveness of the Spirit Ascension Ritual, and Nightmare Douluo before him had no definitive evidence.

But Nightmare Douluo knew him too well. Over the years, although they didn't have much of a master-disciple bond, just as he could see through Nightmare Douluo's tactics at a glance, Nightmare Douluo could also notice details about him that others wouldn't.

"So you specifically asked me to come here just to clean up the mess?"

"How could that be?" Sleepy Nightmare Douluo said, leaning forward slightly. "Since I am your teacher, I will forgive you no matter what you do."

"Whether you dislike killing or have avoided brainwashing, I don't mind. In my eyes, you are a rare gem. Your body and your talent are what I admire most."

Looking at the look in Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's eyes, Lin Xiao felt a sudden chill in his heart for some reason. He already knew what Sleepy Nightmare Douluo was planning.

Meanwhile, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo continued to speak to himself, "This is the resting place that your master has chosen for you a long time ago. You should have heard the legend about this place just now. When you die, your consciousness may even be able to accompany the gods."

"Teacher, aren't you afraid that the leader will hold you accountable for doing this?" Lin Xiao's eyes flickered slightly.

"Haha, of course I'm afraid. Ever since you went through the Spirit Ascension Ceremony, you've naturally become a formal disciple of the sect. Even as an elder, I can't easily attack you. But when did the teacher ever say that you would die at my hands?"

"Whether in the eyes of the leader or others, I have already gone to the three empires to carry out my mission, while you are still in the process of training."

After hearing what Sleepy Nightmare Douluo said, Lin Xiao completely understood.

Why would he suddenly arrange such a task and let two disciples from the sect go with him?
That was because once these two disciples died, no one else would know of my return. Even if I disappeared for too long and others asked about it, based on the traces left here, there was a high possibility that I was punished by the gods as the legends said.

"Alas, you are so well-behaved, thoughtful, and worry-free. Originally, I didn't want to act so quickly." Sleeping Nightmare Douluo sighed pretentiously, "Also, your cultivation is too low. You are still a long way from becoming a Titled Douluo. From now on, I will have to spend a lot more time on it."

"It's just that ever since you came back this time, your eyes have frightened me." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo paused, "And that's a 100,000-year spirit ring. With a cultivation level of only 70, you can obtain a 100,000-year spirit ring that even I don't have. I'm afraid that if I wait any longer, something unexpected will happen."

"And now, the timing is perfect. I'm about to leave for the three great empires. Even if I don't return for several years, it won't arouse suspicion. With your talent, this period of time is enough for me to return to the Titled Douluo realm, and even strive for a higher realm."

Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's voice became lower and lower, and his eyes became colder and colder, like a wild beast that had been lurking beside Lin Xiao for a long time, finally showing its fangs.

"So, my dear disciple, don't blame me for being ruthless—"

(End of this chapter)