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

Chapter 254 Snow Empress's Residence
The assassin's soul merged into Lin Xiao's body, and after moving a distance away, the tearing sensation he had just felt also disappeared.

As a human, Lin Xiao could no longer feel the attraction that the Holy Emperor statue had for the remnant souls drifting between heaven and earth, and his thoughts gradually calmed down.

Looking back, it seems that the Holy Spirit Cult can be found everywhere, whether in the Star Dou Great Forest or in the areas where soul beasts gather within the Sun Moon Empire. Naturally, it would not have been possible to overlook the far north. It is not surprising that the Holy Spirit Cult left behind its methods here.

Just then, Lin Xiao noticed something and looked up at the sky, her brows furrowing slightly.

Although he knew that it was perfectly normal for soul beasts to die in places where they lived, two waves of souls had already passed by him since he discovered the statue.

He didn't know if other places he hadn't yet sensed were the same as this one, but if that were the case, wasn't the frequency of these soul beasts dying a bit too high?
This doesn't seem like a natural death; rather, it's as if the soul beast is fighting something, or as if a war has broken out within the soul beast itself.

What did you just see there?

Lin Xiao had managed to mentally explain the whole story to Electrolux, but Xue Di was completely unaware of what had just happened.

She couldn't sense the wandering souls outside during her soul-collecting ritual; she only knew that Lin Xiao hadn't reacted like she had before.

This was, after all, her territory, and she was naturally worried about something that had appeared out of nowhere and made Lin Xiao so wary.

Lin Xiao was about to speak when she suddenly paused.

If the Snow Emperor knew what had happened here, he probably wouldn't allow the Holy Emperor's statue to remain.

Located deep within the core of the far north, this place is sparsely populated and almost devoid of soul beasts. Perhaps out of fear of interfering with the absorption of those remnant souls, Zhongli Wu did not leave any overly powerful magic arrays on the ice house.

Breaking it is not actually difficult. Even a Soul Master whose cultivation is not as good as Lin Xiao's could probably use his Soul Power to forcibly break it.

However, he did not believe that Zhongli Wu would leave the statue of the Holy Emperor without any backup plan. Once he discovered what was happening here, he would probably face something far more serious than an ice house with a magic array.

Lin Xiao's mind was in turmoil, a series of thoughts surging through his thoughts. After a long silence, Xue Di also sensed something was wrong and spoke again, "What exactly did you see?"

Lin Xiao's eyes flickered slightly, and he finally spoke, but he didn't answer directly, "I want to know, how many soul beasts died every day in the far north in the past?"

The Snow Empress paused for a moment before slowly speaking, "Actually, there aren't many. Unlike you humans, these creatures in the far north, once they become soul beasts, have a very long lifespan."

Even natural deaths are spread out over different times due to the extended lifespan, and will not be concentrated on the same day.

"I see." Lin Xiao nodded. "Then I roughly understand what happened here."

"Someone has set up a magic array here to attract the remnants of souls, constantly drawing the souls of the dead from the far north towards this place."

"I don't know the person's specific purpose yet, but in order to achieve his goal as soon as possible, he not only spread the news of your and Ice Emperor's disappearance among the surrounding Soul Masters, but also instigated a battle between Soul Beasts."

"Impossible." Xue Di interrupted Lin Xiao with absolute certainty, "Even if Bing'er and I aren't here, there's still Atai leading the soul beasts of the entire far north."

“The environment here is harsh, and most soul beasts can only survive by sticking together. How could there be infighting? Atai can’t just sit idly by.”

"As I said, this is just my guess." Lin Xiao's understanding of the far north was naturally not as good as that of the Snow Emperor, but one thing was very clear in his memory. As two hundred thousand-year-old soul beasts, the relationship between Ice Bear King Xiaobai and Titan Snow Demon King was not very harmonious. It was only because of the Snow Emperor's restraint that Xiaobai had never competed for the position of "Three Heavenly Kings".

Even if Little White still obeys the Snow Empress after she disappears, the Titan Snow Demon King might not be completely unconcerned about the Ice Bear King. Just one rumor could stir up a wisp of suspicion in its heart...

The Holy Spirit Cult is equally adept at manipulating people's minds. Even with human intelligence, how could a naive soul beast withstand the Holy Spirit Cult's skill in manipulating the complexities of human nature?

Zhongliwu's goal may not be to completely turn Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear King against each other, but it would be enough to create chaos in the far north.

"But I think this is the closest guess to the truth."

"You—" Xue Di was about to speak again, but she fell silent after uttering only one word.

Lin Xiao waited for a long time but didn't hear anything more, and she didn't know what Lin Xiao was thinking.

Looking at the blurred igloo in the distance, Lin Xiao slowly backed away.

“You have seen what your territory looks like now, it’s time for us to go back.”

Although he said that, for some reason, Lin Xiao's pace was not as fast as when he came, as if he was waiting for something.

The falling snowflakes quickly buried Lin Xiao's footprints, completely erasing any trace of his presence. Silence returned to his ears. Just then, the Soul-Binding Embrace at his waist began to gleam faintly.

Lin Xiao's lips seemed to curl slightly upwards as his spiritual power quietly emerged.

“You said before that you would take me back to my territory.”

“Not bad.” Lin Xiao nodded in agreement with Xue Di’s words. “This is already deep within the core area of ​​the far north, and you have seen the changes here.”

"I'd like to go back to my place again."

"Where do you live?"

"Let me show you the way." Xue Di paused for a moment. "Don't worry, no soul beast dares to approach where I live, there will be no danger."

Lin Xiao looked at the Soul-Gathering Light that kept flashing, and without thinking for long, quickly turned around and walked in the direction that the Snow Emperor had pointed out.

Soon, a gently undulating hill came into view, standing out conspicuously against the flat snowfield, but upon closer inspection, it was quickly discovered that it was nothing more than snow that had accumulated for an unknown period of time.

Deep within the snow-covered hills, there was a simple courtyard, which looked quite plain and seemed incongruous with the Snow Emperor's status.

"I don't have the same needs as you humans. I just built these places casually to have a place to shelter when I'm cultivating." As if she could see what Lin Xiao was thinking, Xue Di explained.

"There are no traps or mechanisms inside, just keep walking in."

(End of this chapter)