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

Chapter 259 Within the Statue
The far north rarely sees good weather, but even under the sunshine, the cold wind in the air is still biting, preventing soul beasts from passing through.

Only a dark figure came from afar, its toes lightly touching the air as it rapidly flew northward.

With his long black hair flying high, Lin Xiao stood in mid-air, letting the surrounding gale fall on him, leaving shallow marks on his skin.

Lin Xiao himself couldn't say exactly how much his physical strength had increased in the past two years. He only knew that although he was not as completely unaffected by the gale as Xue Di had said, it no longer caused him much harm.

The soul power within his body naturally dissipated and permeated his surroundings, and that incomparably harmonious aura clearly indicated that Lin Xiao's soul power had now reached a bottleneck.

Lin Xiao wasn't sure if he could successfully condense the second soul core he wanted, but he had done his best to prepare.

Looking into the distance, the igloo still juts out slightly where the sky meets the earth, standing out somewhat in the flat snowfield.

In the past two years, the Snow Empress's aura has appeared in the far north more than once. Both soul beasts and soul masters know that the ruler of the far north has awakened again.

Although most of the spirit beasts had never actually seen the Snow Empress, they had no doubts. After all, even when the Snow Empress was still here, they might never have encountered her even once in their entire lives.

As a result, the number of souls gathering here has decreased significantly. Only occasionally, soul masters who have strayed into the far north will leave behind a few tattered souls that drift far away to this place.

"This should be about right."

Lin Xiao gazed at the ice house containing the statue of the Holy Emperor from afar, and gently raised her hand to touch the Soul-Binding Pavilion.

Lanhun emitted a few wisps of white light, which could be taken as a reply from the Snow Emperor.

Lin Xiao smiled and said no more.

Since that incident two years ago, the Snow Empress and he have had more interactions outside of cultivation. They occasionally talk about his childhood and stories from the human world, as well as things that happened on the snowfield a long time ago.

Although they were far from trusting each other, they had at least gotten used to each other.

Electrolux reappeared behind Lin Xiao, his expression gradually turning serious.

Besides helping the Snow Emperor, he also had his own reasons for destroying the statue of the Holy Emperor.

He had wanted to know what this Holy Emperor was more than once, but he had never dared to take the gamble. Perhaps by using the power of the Snow Emperor to break it, he could glimpse what it contained.

His right hand slowly swept past him, and gray mist condensed in his hand, forming a long staff in his grasp.

With a flick of the staff, the gates of the dead reappear.

He was all too familiar with this process. In the past two years, in order to create the illusion of the Snow Empress's existence, Lin Xiao had released the Snow Empress's power more than once, and he could also feel her power constantly draining away.

However, it was still a 700,000-year-old soul ring, and its quality would not decrease due to the loss of power.

With each opening of the gates to the dead, Lin Xiao could sense the Snow Empress's aura from the outside, and the Snow Empress could naturally sense the changes outside as well.

Although she had lost her soul, her body still instinctively wanted to go to the cold of the far north.

This door, opening and closing intermittently, seemed to be a repeated provocation to the Snow Empress. The moment the door opened a crack, a powerful force erupted, carrying an intense chill as it swept out and disappeared into the distance.

Even Lin Xiao, who was used to the fierce winds of the far north, still felt a chill after experiencing this power.

Normally, this power would gradually weaken and disappear into the world with distance, but today, under Lin Xiao's deliberate guidance, this immense power is heading towards the ice house in the distance. The magic array beneath Zhongli Wubu is like paper under the Snow Emperor's power, shattering completely after only a few breaths.

Without the protection of the magic array, the igloo was completely flattened by the Snow Emperor's power, just like an ordinary layer of ice.

Lin Xiao's soul power was already running at its limit. He stared intently at the ice house, trying to see if the statue had any special power.

To Lin Xiao's surprise, the statue seemed to be carved from ordinary stone, and it shattered under the power of the Snow Emperor.

Could it be that Zhongli Wu used a magic array set up here to collect souls? Then what is the meaning of leaving the Holy Emperor's statue here?
Before Lin Xiao could figure it out, his expression suddenly changed.

Right where the Holy Emperor statue had fallen, something seemed to be coming toward him, or more precisely, toward the Gate of the Dead.

Lin Xiao felt a chill run down his spine. He wanted to leave, but he didn't want to remove the gate to the dead.

If that was a contingency plan left by Zhongli Wu or even the "Holy Emperor," it would be far better to let them know that the place was destroyed by the Snow Emperor than to not find the culprit.

After all, it was quite normal for the Snow Empress to take action to protect the far north, but if there hadn't been a culprit to provoke Zhongli Wu's thorough investigation, they might not have been able to find anything.

"Something's wrong!"

"What?" Just as Lin Xiao was still pondering, Electrolux, who was usually calm and collected, suddenly spoke up.

Lin Xiao turned and left without a second thought. After all, the last time she heard Electrolux speak in such a tone was back in Qiankun Wenqing Valley.

However, anything that Electrolux could remind him of is unlikely to be too simple.

Lin Xiao could sense that his speed was no slower than the aura behind him, and even much faster, but no matter how far he left it behind, the aura could still catch up from a great distance.

Lin Xiao was, after all, a Soul Master, and his speed could not be maintained at its maximum forever, but the aura behind him was tireless and never stopped.

With a furrowed brow, Lin Xiao's mind stirred, and she decided to slow down on her own initiative.

If this continues, even with a soul core within him, his energy will undoubtedly be completely consumed by this aura.

Rather than hoping to shake off the aura behind them, it's better to conserve your strength to fight it.

With a gentle exhale, eight spirit rings—six black and two red—rose around Lin Xiao, and his spirit core spun continuously within his body, ready to fight.

However, when that aura approached, Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback. He was not at all unfamiliar with the aura emanating from the Saint Emperor statue.

"teacher?"

Lin Xiao called out softly in her heart, but Electrolux did not respond for a long time.

As the aura drew ever closer, a long sigh finally echoed from Lin Xiao's spiritual sea.

"Your senses are correct; that is indeed my aura."

(End of this chapter)