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

Chapter 25 An unexpected gain
By the time the people from the Ordinary Alliance caught up with them, there was no trace of Lin Xiao anymore. There was only a dried-up corpse lying on the street, swaying gently in the breeze, as if it had no weight at all.

"Evil Soul Master..."

The low voice drifted far away with the night wind.

At the Holy Spirit Church branch, Lin Xiao pushed open the mechanism on the table and walked into the corridor, breathing a sigh of relief.

When he arrived at the underground hall, he discovered that Sleepy Nightmare Douluo and two Holy Spirits were also there, with very ugly expressions on their faces.

"teacher."

"Where are the others?" Sleepy Nightmare Douluo glanced at them with an unfriendly tone.

Lin Xiao stepped forward and recounted what had just happened.

"Hmph!" Sleepy Nightmare Douluo suddenly stood up. "This old woman is going too far. There are definitely more people here tonight than just the Ordinary Alliance."

Lin Xiao remained silent. Nightmare Douluo wasn't idle tonight either. As a Titled Douluo, he'd also gone elsewhere to deal with the Ordinary Alliance's masters. But from his words, one could probably guess that things weren't going well for him either.

It can be seen that the Ordinary Alliance does have some capabilities.

Sleeping Nightmare Douluo originally thought that he could take it down easily and collect some materials at the same time, but he didn't expect that not only did he gain nothing, but he also lost a lot of manpower. No wonder he looked like this.

"Lin Xiao."

After a long silence, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo suddenly spoke.

"Teacher." Lin Xiao bowed slightly.

"You'll be in charge of the affairs of the branch temple for the time being. I need to go back to headquarters." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo said as he stood up and walked out. "Mingdu is such a big underground market. I don't believe that the second and third brothers won't be interested."

"Yes." Lin Xiao responded.

It turned out that he was unable to deal with the Ordinary Alliance, so he went back to the headquarters to call for help.

Not long after Sleepy Nightmare Douluo left, Lin Xiao saw that it was getting late and prepared to go back to the academy. However, just as he stood up, he saw two Holy Spirits walking towards him with sad faces.

"Lord Holy Envoy."

"What's the matter with you?"

The two Holy Spirits exchanged a glance, "Sir, Holy Servant Number Six has not returned."

Lin Xiao glanced at them and frowned slightly, "Is it because of tonight's operation?"

"My Lord, that shouldn't be the case. The Holy Servants are of low level, and tonight's operation didn't send them to any dangerous places. They were mostly delivering messages at various intersections. The other Holy Servants have already returned, but there's still no news of Holy Servants Number Six."

"Where did you send your men?"

"Sir, we've already looked for her, but there's no trace of her there..." The Holy Spirit in front of Lin Xiao hesitated. "Saint Servant Number Six is ​​quite special. We're wondering if we can use the power of the Holy Flag to find her."

"special?"

Lin Xiao looked at the two of them with some confusion.

Thinking of what Sleepy Nightmare Douluo had just arranged, the Holy Spirit in front of him finally spoke hesitantly.

"Your Excellency the Holy Envoy may not know that the Sixth Holy Servant was brought back from outside by the elders. When she first came to the Holy Church, she was reluctant to stay here, so the elders held a spiritual ascension ceremony for her."

Speaking of the soul-raising ceremony, Lin Xiao suddenly thought of someone.

When Xu Jing first ascended the throne, the Holy Spirit Cult had just established itself in Mingdu. At that time, when Nightmare Douluo introduced him to the people in the branch altar, one of the Holy Servants caught his attention. The souls of all the Holy Spirits in the Holy Spirit Cult were incomplete, and that person, though merely a Holy Servant, still had a part of his soul missing, which even affected his external body, leaving him in a daze.

Now that I think about it, that person was No. 6. I didn't expect that she had also performed the spirit raising ceremony.

Lin Xiao was silent for a moment, wondering what he was thinking about. "What about the Holy Flag you just mentioned?"

"Your Excellency," another Holy Spirit spoke up, "Part of the soul of Holy Servant Number Six is ​​now within the Holy Flag. As long as we can sacrifice the Holy Flag, we can find her location based on the remaining soul she left behind."

"Then come with me."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiao turned around and his eyes changed slightly.

Zhongli Wu had previously said that after the Soul Ascension Ceremony, the identity verification process would be waived, and as the Soul Ascension Ceremony drew closer, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's attitude towards him also changed.

He knew the Holy Spirit Cult had methods of controlling souls, and he had already suspected this. The words of the two Holy Spirits only confirmed his belief. This so-called soul-raising ritual was the Holy Spirit Cult's method of separating and controlling the souls of other disciples.

Only in this way would they feel at ease letting these disciples get in touch with more things about the Holy Spirit Church.

The missing Holy Servant No. 6 might be an opportunity for him to understand the specific process of the ascension ceremony.

If the day ever comes when you really have no choice, it is always better to make some preparations in advance than to be at the mercy of others.

A dark grey flag was hung on the wall of the underground hall. Just by getting close, one could feel the chill coming from it. Looking closely, one could seem to see distorted faces struggling.

This is not only a device used by the Holy Spirit Sect to store souls, but also an extremely powerful seventh-level soul guide. As long as the vengeful spirits in it are activated, ordinary Soul Douluo will not be able to deal with it easily.

Standing in front of the flag, Lin Xiao slowly closed his eyes, and the red spider lilies rose from beside him and slowly rotated around him.

Roars of resentment, sadness, or anger rang in his ears. Lin Xiao let them pounce on him, venting the hatred in his heart in vain.

Soon, he found a familiar breath.

Lin Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, raised his right hand, and the red spider lily flew up and landed in his palm. He gently hooked his left hand, and a translucent shadow slowly floated out from the flag and then fell into the pistil of the red spider lily.

The two Holy Spirits beside them looked even more respectful upon seeing this. Although they were also disciples of the Holy Spirit Sect, they couldn't directly control souls like this.

Their original idea was just to use the holy flag to determine the location of Holy Servant No. 6, but they didn't expect that Lin Xiao could directly take the soul out of the holy flag.

"There's no need to raise the Holy Flag unless it's a critical moment. I've already brought out the remaining soul of Holy Servant No. 6, and this will also allow us to determine her location."

Lin Xiao glanced at the two of them calmly and said, "I'll take this remnant soul away first. My identity makes it easier for me to act outside. I'll investigate this matter myself."

"Yes, my lord."

The two Holy Spirits didn't think too much about it and responded in unison.

"Ah."

Lin Xiao nodded and left first.

What happened that night didn't cause much of a stir in Mingdu. Given the Holy Spirit Church's style, the slain disciples didn't leave behind any useful information.

Only Lin Xiao's intervention made them guess that this matter was related to the evil soul master, but that was all.

The Ordinary Alliance seemed unwilling to make the matter of the evil soul master public. The commotion at night gradually disappeared in the rumors that were half true and half false on the roadside, and no one mentioned it again.

(End of this chapter)