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

Chapter 17 Lies
"Sir, I have no choice but to do this." The man suddenly burst into tears. "My cultivation is low, and I have a wife and children at home to take care of. You also know how cold and bitter it is on the border. If I don't do these things, I... I..."

"Don't beg for mercy yet." Lin Xiao interrupted the man, "I'm only looking for you to clarify something."

"what?"

"I asked you before if you were afraid that I would capture you to search for ore for me. Now I want to say that you were wrong at that time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man hadn't reacted yet when he saw a soul ring suddenly light up around Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao raised his hand and pointed. As his second soul ring lit up, a blood-red vine suddenly emerged from between the man's eyebrows. In the blink of an eye, the man fell straight down.

With a wave of his right hand, a translucent shadow emerged from the gap between his eyebrows.

"Actually, I am one of those evil soul masters you mentioned."

Lin Xiao endured the unpleasant smell and turned the man over. Then he waved his cloak and the man's body disappeared.

He looked up at the mountain and let out a long breath.

The reason why Lin Xiao left the Seed of the Other Shore behind when talking to the man was just a precaution. If he hadn't come here, he actually had no intention of making things difficult for him.

His real target was the gold-eating beast on the mountain.

Just as Lin Xiao said before, after each meal, the gold-devouring beast has to sleep to digest the ores and metals in its stomach. This is also the time when it is most vulnerable.

It had previously swallowed half of Fan Yu's mechanical arm, and although it had gone berserk at the time, it wouldn't be long before it fell into a deep slumber from the metal it had consumed. Lin Xiao had suddenly appeared and taken the Shrek Academy people away, fearing they might notice something was amiss.

Although he didn't use the people from Shrek Academy to cause serious damage to the gold-devouring beast, he was able to put it into a dormant state, so it wasn't a complete failure.

Holding his breath, Lin Xiao walked up the mountain. The entire vein had been devoured by the gold-devouring beast, leaving little behind. Every hollow at the foot of the mountain bore traces of its presence, but Lin Xiao quickly locked onto his target.

At that time, the soul guide cannon launched not only that beam of light, but also his Seed of the Other Shore. If it is not triggered by other soul skills, the Seed of the Other Shore can absorb the power of the parasitic target and exist for a long time.

Following the footsteps of the gold-devouring beast deeper into the cave, Lin Xiao soon heard a heavy breathing sound. After turning a few corners, the huge body of the gold-devouring beast appeared in front of him.

He glanced at its left arm, and soul power surged within him. A red spider lily slowly rose from his palm. He raised his hand and brushed the pistil, revealing a translucent figure. It was the man who had died not long ago.

The five fingers of his left hand moved together, and the first soul ring around him lit up. The man's residual soul quickly turned into translucent particles the size of fingers and was pinched in Lin Xiao's fingertips.

The first soul skill, the seed of the other shore.

Flowers blooming on the other side of life and death guide people's souls to the underworld. Lin Xiao's martial spirit has been closely connected to the soul since his awakening. Even Sleeping Nightmare Douluo didn't know that his martial spirit can not only absorb the residual souls of the dead, but also use them to his advantage.

Using flesh and blood as a guide, the first soul skill will produce dark red seeds, which will feed on the enemy's body, sprout branches and germinate until they bloom.

And with the soul as the guide, new seeds of the other side will also be produced. They are no longer rooted in flesh and blood, but rooted in the soul and feed on the spirit.

This gold-devouring beast's body could even withstand attacks from a Soul Douluo. Although the Seed of the Other Shore was already planted in its body, Lin Xiao was unsure of the extent of the damage it could cause. He could only resort to other methods and go all out. With a flick of his left hand, several Soul Seeds flew forward and disappeared into the gold-devouring beast's fur in the blink of an eye.

The cloak was lifted, and the body of the man just now reappeared, and the blood that had not yet cooled splashed into the entire cave.

Although it had fallen into a deep sleep, the gold-devouring beast could not be defenseless against the outside world. Lin Xiao's actions had caused its breathing to change slightly.

Knowing that he couldn't wait any longer, Lin Xiao took a few steps back, crossed his hands, and his second soul ring lit up with a dazzling light.

The second soul skill, budding.

The seeds of the other shore that had been planted long ago grew rapidly under Lin Xiao's control, constantly absorbing the surrounding nutrients to enrich themselves.

In an instant, countless blood-colored branches and leaves grew out from the throat of the gold-devouring beast, squeezed out of the teeth and spread beyond its lips.

"what--"

The gold-devouring beast was suddenly awakened, but its voice was completely hoarse and no longer as loud as before. It seemed that something was growing inside its body, causing its body to become swollen, but it was blocked by its fur, maintaining its original appearance.

As soon as the gold-devouring beast opened its eyes, it saw Lin Xiao in the cave. Before it could stand up straight, it pounced forward with its arms raised high, and was about to fall heavily. However, at this moment, its movements suddenly stopped and its eyes lost focus.

That was the soul seed planted in advance absorbing its spirit. Although Lin Xiao and it had a huge gap in strength, its spirit was directly attacked, and its movements were still affected.

The reason why evil soul masters are feared is not only because of their style of behavior, but also because of their strength. The martial spirits of evil soul masters are varied and strange, but they are undoubtedly extremely powerful. Among soul masters of the same level, the strength of evil soul masters far exceeds that of ordinary soul masters.

And that was exactly what was happening right before his eyes. Although Lin Xiao was only a Soul King, under the dual torture of body and mind, the 80,000-year-old gold-devouring beast still let out waves of painful roars.

The strong arms were waving wildly, and the whole cave was shaking. Lin Xiao never got close, but kept frowning as he watched the gold-eating beast struggling.

"Boom-"

"Roar--"

Shaking its head vigorously, the gold-devouring beast took a sudden step forward. The entire cave shook violently, and the airflow inside the cave became chaotic. While Lin Xiao was stabilizing his body, it raised its left arm high, with the hairs on it densely arranged together, and swung it out like a palm-leaf fan with a roar.

The propulsion soul guide behind Lin Xiao had already lit up, but it soon went out. Looking at the gold-eating beast getting closer and closer, he suddenly raised his arm.

The muzzle of the soul guide cannon on his arm became brighter and brighter, and each part was making sounds of being overwhelmed, but Lin Xiao seemed not to hear it. Only the soul power in his body continued to gather towards the soul guide cannon.

"boom--"

As a beam of light was emitted, the soul guide cannon on Lin Xiao's arm shattered instantly, and tiny parts flew up, leaving scars on his body. Blood flowed down his arm and dripped onto the ground.

This blow that exceeded its load finally left a deep wound in the mouth of the gold-devouring beast, but the giant palm like a palm fan also came to Lin Xiao's head.

(End of this chapter)