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

Chapter 192 Salvage
"We have arrived at the designated sea area, and the depth test has begun."

"Begin injecting soul power. Open the No. 1 and No. 3 main ballast tanks..."

"The rate is stable..."

"The tilt state is stable..."

"Depth continues to decrease, sensor readings normal..."

"The degree of consistency between the status of the submersible soul guide and the theoretical model is more than 99%..."

Several tents were built next to the coast of the icy sea at some point. The surrounding Sun and Moon Empire troops separated all the tents and prevented ordinary people from approaching.

From time to time, soul guides carrying flying soul guides passed by in the air, and no one knew what they were busy with.

In the largest tent, several soul engineers stood in front of different soul guide screens, watching the constantly changing numbers on the screen with bated breath.

"We've arrived. We've reached the predetermined depth. All readings are normal. The status of the submersible soul guide is still more than 98% consistent with the ideal model!"

A surprised voice sounded, and a young soul engineer who looked to be just in his twenties suddenly stood up straight and turned to report to another soul engineer beside him.

"Senior Ma, it's exactly as you predicted." The young soul instructor said, with a strange glint in his eyes.

Although the person in front of him looked young, he was the captain who led the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy to defeat Shrek Academy and win the championship of the last Soul Fighting Competition. He came here to participate in the experiment of the underwater soul guide device because of the person in front of him.

Ma Rulong's expression didn't change much after hearing this. He took two steps forward and walked to the soul guide screen. "Continue to dive and test the limit depth."

"Yes!"

The other soul engineers around spoke up at the same time, picked up the voice-transmitting soul guide beside them, and began to transmit the latest information.

"Received the order, open the No. 2 main ballast tank, and continue diving..."

"The current depth has exceeded the maximum diving depth of the ideal model, and the outer shell of the diving soul guide has begun to deform."

Upon hearing this, Ma Rulong picked up the voice-transmitting soul guide beside him and asked, "How does it feel inside the soul guide?"

"Senior Ma, we have seen the seabed, and there is a slight feeling of difficulty breathing inside the soul guide."

"Okay, stop diving, don't go any deeper, and prepare to return."

"and many more--"

Just as Ma Rulong finished speaking, another voice suddenly came from the voice-transmitting soul guide.

"What's wrong?" Ma Rulong's face changed and he leaned forward slightly.

There was only silence in the voice-transmitting soul guide.

"Did you encounter any danger?" Ma Rulong asked anxiously.

"No, that's not it." After hearing Ma Rulong's words again, a voice finally came out from the voice transmission soul guide, "Senior Ma, we seem to have seen... a... corpse."

"Corpse?" Ma Rulong frowned and turned to look at the other soul masters in the tent. "When choosing the venue, did you hear of any recent murders in the surrounding area?"

The soul masters looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Don't worry about him, come back first."

"But Senior Ma, this corpse... seems to be alive..."

A living...corpse?
Ma Rulong was a little confused as to how these two words were connected.

After thinking for a moment, he picked up the voice transmission soul guide on the table again and said, "Send back the captured images."

"Yes, senior."

Soon, several images appeared on the soul guide screen in front of Ma Rulong.

Deep in the ocean, a mound of silt has formed the shape of a human, but upon closer inspection, it's not just silt; there's actually a person beneath it, covered in silt. The chest seems to be rising and falling slightly, as if the person were truly alive.

Ma Rulong's expression changed slightly. If the person in the image was truly alive, wouldn't that mean their physical strength was even greater than the submersible soul guide they had developed?

But if it really is a corpse, then what's the reason for the chest rising and falling?

and……

Although the mud and sand covered the man's face, Ma Rulong had the illusion that he had seen him somewhere.

"Can you come closer?"

"Okay, let's try it." The voice came again from the voice transmission soul guide, "The deep-diving trial operation will begin now."

"The current speed is stable..."

"The rudder angle is stable..."

"Propulsion systems are functioning normally..."

Under the sea, the diving soul guide device moved slowly, causing a current and gently washing up the mud and sand on the seabed. Ma Rulong stared at the soul guide screen closely and suddenly exclaimed.

"Senior Lin?"

Everyone in the tent turned to look at Ma Rulong.

But Ma Rulong no longer had time to think too much, "Can we salvage that... that body?"

"Okay, senior, let's try it."

The person in the diving soul guide seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with Ma Rulong's tone, and quickly responded.

“We are now starting to pilot seabed grabbing operations.”

Soon, a device shaped like a mechanical arm slowly extended out from the outside of the diving soul guide and grabbed the "corpse" on the seabed.

When the robotic arm brushed away the mud and sand on the "corpse", Ma Rulong's eyes widened instantly. He recognized that face. It was clearly Lin Xiao.

However, Lin Xiao has completely disappeared since he left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy during the holidays a year ago. Mingde Hall even sent people to look for him, but no news has been received.

Ma Rulong also mentioned this to several other disciples who had participated in the Fighting Spirit Competition, but no one discovered Lin Xiao's whereabouts.

Only Xiao Hongchen and his sister seemed to know something, but due to their identities, Ma Rulong did not know the details.

They had many speculations, but they didn't expect to see Lin Xiao's "corpse" here, deep in the ice sea.

"The target has been successfully captured. Do you want to return?"

"Yes, come back soon!" Ma Rulong threw down a word, and without waiting for the response from the people in the diving soul guide device, he quickly rushed out of the tent and ran towards the ice sea.

Soon, a pitch-black soul guide in the shape of a whale floated on the sea.

Ma Rulong didn't wait for them to return to the shore. The flying soul guide behind him lit up and flew towards the sea.

In a short while, Lin Xiao's "corpse" was placed on the shore. Many soul masters gathered around and frowned as they looked at the scene in front of them.

An aura of decay and death emanated from Lin Xiao's body, as if he had been dead for a long time, so that the aura of death continued to accumulate in his body.

But his chest was actually moving. Although he couldn't be seen breathing in the sea, after being placed on the shore, the flow of air could still be detected through his mouth and nose.

Ma Rulong didn't know what to do for a moment. He had too many questions stuck in his mouth.

What is Lin Xiao’s current condition? Why can he withstand such strong sea pressure, and why can he stay underwater for so long?
"You guys process the data from this experiment first. I'll go back to the academy."

After a moment of silence, Ma Rulong made a decision.

(End of this chapter)