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

Chapter 249 The Changes in the Far North
Unlike the Star Dou Great Forest, although the far north is also a gathering place for soul beasts, the environment here is harsh and quite unfriendly to soul masters.

Moreover, the spirit beasts living here are relatively homogeneous, mostly related to the ice attribute. Therefore, most of the spirit masters who come here to obtain spirit rings are also ice attribute spirit masters.

Lin Xiao didn't know if it was because today was a good day or for some other reason, but in such a short time, he had already seen two groups of people come here.

Although they are too far apart to judge their specific cultivation levels, the number of people in each team is enough to tell that neither team is very large.

After thinking it over, Lin Xiao did not deliberately avoid it, but secretly prepared his soul tool.

Before long, the team that was closer to him caught up.

The leader was an old man who looked to be around fifty or sixty years old. Judging from the occasional aura he revealed, his cultivation level was about the same as Lin Xiao's.

Several middle-aged men were hanging far behind, surrounding a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old. It was clear that she was the main character who was going to obtain the soul ring.

The old man had obviously noticed Lin Xiao as well, following him at a distance to the side, glancing at him every now and then.

A moment later, he suddenly quickened his pace, and upon approaching, clasped his hands in a fist salute towards Lin Xiao, "Young brother, are you also here to hunt for spirit rings?"

"Mm." Lin Xiao glanced back and nodded gently.

The old man breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing Lin Xiao's gentle attitude. Although Lin Xiao looked young, he was no ordinary person to have come alone to this dangerous far north.

In these remote and sparsely populated areas inhabited by spirit beasts, the biggest fear is "accidents," since there's nowhere to hold anyone accountable if something goes wrong.

The old man glanced at the strangely shaped lantern in Lin Xiao's hand, then quickly looked away.

Since the emergence of soul tools, there have been more and more strangely shaped soul tools. Although the old man himself did not think much of this kind of foreign power, he could not argue with others as soon as they met. However, he could not help but look down on it a little.

Lin Xiao had no idea what the old man was thinking. If he had known, he probably wouldn't have reacted much.

In the Heavenly Soul Empire, looking down on Soul Masters is almost commonplace, especially among Soul Masters with higher cultivation levels.

This situation will likely only improve once the Sun Moon Empire uses its soul tools to breach the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Lin Xiao glanced back at another group in the distance behind her, then turned back and asked, "Uncle, are the people behind you with you?"

The old man also turned his head to look, then shook his head. "No, it should be other people who came to hunt for spirit rings."

“I see.” Lin Xiao nodded. “This is my first time in the far north. I had heard that this place was sparsely populated, but I didn’t expect to encounter so many people here to hunt for spirit rings.”

"Actually, it used to be quite remote." The old man became interested upon hearing this and took the initiative to introduce it to Lin Xiao.

"Young brother, do you know about the Ten Ferocious Beasts?"

“Of course.” Lin Xiao nodded. “I’ve heard that three of these ten ferocious beasts live in the far north and are known as the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.”

“Yes, it is precisely because of these three Heavenly Kings that ordinary people do not venture into the far north.” The old man glanced around, seemingly wary of someone, and lowered his voice slightly. “But things are different now.”

"Since a few years ago, no one who has come to the far north has seen the shadow of these two ferocious beasts again. Although there is still one last Far North Heavenly King, it is the weakest one."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao glanced down at the Soul-Gathering Hand in his hand, but did not interrupt the old man, and let him continue.

"Some even dared to enter the core area of ​​the far north, but were not attacked by the other two Heavenly Kings. So many people guessed that the remaining two ferocious beasts may have died under the heavenly tribulation." Lin Xiao paused, not speaking, but sighed softly in his heart.

There aren't that many fools in this world, especially those who can embark on the path of cultivation and reach a certain level. They are not only not fools, but also quite perceptive. In just a few years, they noticed the changes in the far north.

Although they did not know the truth, the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, two of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, did indeed leave the Far North due to the Heavenly Tribulation.

Lin Xiao glanced back at the two teams that had come to hunt for spirit rings. "Old man, can this information be confirmed?"

"Sigh, where can we verify this kind of news? But as more and more people return safely from the far north, more and more people are believing it."

"There's no such thing as absolute safety when we Soul Masters hunt for Soul Rings. I'm just bringing people from my sect along to give it a try."

Sect...

Lin Xiao glanced at the old man again. In the Douluo Continent today, although the three great empires have gained increasing control over Soul Masters, and more and more academies have gradually replaced sects, there are still countless sects of all sizes.

Lin Xiao couldn't identify which sect the group of people in front of him came from, but with a Soul Douluo protector, they were no longer a small sect.

"I see, thank you for clearing up my confusion, sir."

The old man waved his hand and said, "You're lucky to have come at this time. If you had come a few years earlier, you might have really encountered danger."

After a few words, the old man gradually lowered his guard.

Lin Xiao spoke in a gentle manner, and the cloak he wore looked to be of exceptional quality, suggesting he was probably someone of high status rather than a bad person.

"But young man, your cultivation doesn't seem to have reached a bottleneck. Are you here to find spirit rings for others?"

Lin Xiao simply smiled upon hearing this and did not respond.

The old man realized that his question touched on some of Lin Xiao's secrets and stopped asking.

"Master."

Suddenly someone shouted from the group diagonally behind. The old man, having also learned the news, cupped his hands in greeting and then retreated.

Lin Xiao nodded to him, withdrew his gaze, and once again extended his spiritual power to the Soul-Gathering Technique.

Inside, Xue Di didn't speak, but Lin Xiao could sense her emotions fluctuating.

She had heard the old man's words. Without the Snow Empress and Ice Empress guarding the far north, the number of soul masters coming here was countless. Without even seeing it with her own eyes, she knew how many soul beasts from the far north had died at the hands of humans.

Moreover, for Xue Di, this was the first time she had learned that Bing Di had also encountered an accident.

"Since I'm going to the core area anyway, why don't I take a look at your territory?"

Lin Xiao slightly raised the Soul-Gathering Hand in her hand and asked softly.

"Okay." After a moment of silence, Xue Di's response finally came from inside.

(End of this chapter)