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

Chapter 246 Travel
Lin Xiao's mind stirred, and with a slight wave of his hand, a remnant soul drifted in from outside the room.

"What is it?" Fengshen slowly landed in front of Lin Xiao.

"I have something to ask you."

"Is it a problem with the soul tool?"

“It’s not about that this time.” Lin Xiao said, glancing down at the storage soul tool she had just put the Soul-Gathering into. “When you sealed away the Snow Empress, did you find anything else around there?”

"Other things?" A hint of doubt seemed to flash across Feng Shen's face. "The far north is covered in snow everywhere. What else could there be besides a blanket of white?"

Looking at Fengshen's expression, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Although both involve the ability to control souls, Electrox's necromancy is far superior to the unorthodox methods he devised on his own.

The souls he had previously obtained, whether they were assassins, soul devourers, or nightmares, had been violently modified by Lin Xiao. Although they retained some consciousness and could help him fight, they were incomplete. They had not only lost a considerable portion of their memories, but were also far less vivid than the God of Deification before him.

He truly deserves the title of the man known as the Scourge of the Dead.

A thought flashed through Lin Xiao's mind, but he quickly focused his attention back on Fengshen in front of him. "What I mean is, did you find any unusual plants where you discovered the Snow Emperor?"

A soul beast only has one chance to be reborn as a human, and that is the chance when it has 100,000 years of cultivation.

When a soul beast chooses to continue living as a soul beast, it will face one tribulation after another, and from then on, it will completely lose the possibility of becoming a human.

The reason why the Snow Empress, a 700,000-year-old soul beast, was able to be taken advantage of by the God-Sealing was because she found a snow lotus that was enough for her to complete her self-sealing.

Lin Xiao didn't have much of a description of this snow lotus in his memory, but there was no doubt that its ability to bear the power of the Snow Emperor meant that it was definitely not inferior to the immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

As for where that snow lotus ended up, whether it was absorbed or consumed by the Snow Emperor, or whether some of its power remained, only the Snow Emperor and the God-Sealing before them know.

After Lin Xiao's reminder, Feng Shen's brows suddenly furrowed deeply, and a look of pain flashed across his face.

"If you can't remember, then forget it."

Looking at Fengshen's appearance, Lin Xiao finally sighed softly and did not let him continue to recall.

The Investiture of the Gods was a person who had experienced death once, and his soul was far less complete than it was in life. Even living people may not remember every single thing they have experienced, so it is perfectly normal for a soul like his to have incomplete memories.

It was something with little hope to begin with, and Lin Xiao had already accepted the outcome regardless of what it might be, just because of this casual question.

Fengshen did not speak again, but his figure slowly dissipated and merged into Lin Xiao's body.

"If you think there might really be something you're looking for there, I suggest you go there yourself."

Just as Lin Xiao was tidying up the room and preparing to leave, Electrolux's voice rang out again.

"Teacher, do you know anything about the far north?"

“No, I don’t know.” Electrox’s voice carried a hint of amusement. “But if the far north really doesn’t have what you’re describing, then the soul you call a god wouldn’t react this way.”

"You're just overthinking it. Think about it: if you have no recollection of something, no matter how much someone reminds you, you won't react."

"The fact that he showed that expression means that your words must have triggered something in his memory. It's just that because the memory is incomplete, he can't recall exactly what it is, which is why he showed that expression." Lin Xiao thought back to Electrolux's words, and stopped what he was doing.

If there were even the slightest possibility, he would certainly be willing to personally go and find it in order to break through. He really needed rare and precious materials that could improve his body, and he really didn't want to risk his life to test the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"And isn't there a soul imprisoned in your soul tool? According to you, it used to live in the far north, so it should be quite familiar with that place."

"Her?" Lin Xiao naturally knew that Ilex was referring to the Snow Empress. "Given her personality, as long as she reduces her hatred for me a little, it would be good enough if she didn't cause trouble when I'm absorbing my spirit rings. Why would she take the initiative to introduce me to things from the far north?"

“I’m not so sure,” Electrox said with certainty. “If she were really as determined as you say, she would have perished along with the entire Mingde Hall when she escaped. How could she have had the chance to be locked up by you?”

“The soul and the body are closely related. During the years she spent at the Conferred God Platform, her body was gone, her power was constantly dissipating, and her soul was also being worn down. Perhaps her will was no longer as firm as before.”

Electrolux sighed, as if he had remembered something.

Lin Xiao didn't press the matter based on his tone. He knew what Electrolux had been through and could probably guess what he was thinking.

However, this did remind him.

Perhaps as time went by, Lin Xiao's own will also changed.

In the past, he would rush into the Star Dou Great Forest to show Electrox, who had just arrived in this world, his complete understanding of the soul, in order to seek that tiny possibility.

Now that he's just going to the far north, there's even less reason to back down. Even if he can't find it, so what? With his current cultivation level, there's not much that can threaten him anymore.

Pulling herself back to reality, Lin Xiao turned around and looked around. There weren't many unnecessary things in the room.

Although he moved to a different place, he still retained some of his old habits.

After checking the storage soul tool again, Lin Xiao pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

"Did you oversleep today?" Inside Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen smiled as he looked at Lin Xiao, who had just stepped out of the elevator.

"A little." Lin Xiao smiled as well. "Master, I'd like to leave for a while."

Jing Hongchen paused, her expression changing slightly. "Is there something you need to take care of?"

"No, it's some personal matters." Lin Xiao thought for a moment and didn't hide it too much. "I want to go out and see if there's an opportunity for a breakthrough."

"Well... if you need anything, the academy might be able to find some information for you."

"Then thank you very much, Hall Master." Lin Xiao didn't stand on ceremony. "However, I still plan to go out and look for opportunities myself. Opportunities can't be waited for."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen paused, stared at the smile on Lin Xiao's face for a moment, and then nodded, "Okay."

"Thank you, Master."

Lin Xiao didn't linger. After saying goodbye to Lin Jiayi, he left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. He glanced at the pedestrians on the street and then walked towards a newly rebuilt building.

(End of this chapter)