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

Chapter 274 Approaching
The results of the first day's friendly exchange match at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy were somewhat unexpected for most people. With similar cultivation levels, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy actually lost more often than it won.

Perhaps this was also related to the fact that the students sent by Shrek Academy were the most talented disciples in the Soul Guidance Department, but Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy still lost face a little, and later sent out the academy's most outstanding students.

As a contestant in the upcoming Elite Tournament, Nana was naturally sent to the ring. She lived up to expectations and defeated her opponent, drawing cheers from many students.

However, her mind was clearly not on this. After leaving the Soul Guidance Experiment Area, she went straight back to her dormitory with a heavy heart.

However, just as she reached the dormitory entrance, she suddenly seemed to sense something and pulled out a short dagger from her storage soul tool, gripping it tightly in her hand.

Although she hadn't actually done anything for the Holy Spirit Church except for visiting its branch altar once a month, she was still somewhat wary, fearing that outsiders would discover her secret.

At this moment, he noticed something was wrong, his heart was already beating a little fast, and he lowered his pace and slowly walked forward.

"Squeak-"

The moment the dormitory door opened, Nana's figure became somewhat ethereal, and she thrust out a short dagger.

However, the aura she sensed seemed to be extremely familiar with the dagger's attack methods, and with just a slight movement, it completely avoided all of her attack directions.

Looking to the side, a gray dagger appeared out of nowhere, drawing an exquisite arc in the air as it fell toward her neck.

This seemingly simple strike felt like it had been practiced countless times. In a daze, Nana could almost see the vengeful spirits that perished under this short dagger.

She subconsciously touched her chest, feeling the breath within, and gently closed her eyes.

After a long time, she did not feel anything falling on her neck, but she was slightly dazed.

When she opened her eyes again, she realized that what appeared in her room was not a living person at all, but a semi-transparent shadow. With her ghost martial soul, she knew very well that it should be more accurately described as a soul.

That soul was like a highly skilled assassin, seeing through all of my attack methods and even leaving an incredibly subtle strike in my mind.

"Find me at the college gate."

Before she could react, the soul slowly dissipated, leaving only a familiar voice in her ear.

Nana's body seemed to tremble slightly, and she clenched her hand on her chest tighter, allowing her to clearly feel the token placed close to her body and sense her mother's presence within it.

As dusk fell and Mingdu was completely shrouded in darkness, Nana, having changed her clothes, appeared at the entrance of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

She glanced around and quickly noticed a figure hidden in the shadows. The figure made no attempt to conceal its presence, and from a distance, the mask on its face was as cold as ever.

Nana hesitated for a moment, but still stepped forward.

"Eighth Elder."

Lin Xiao turned her head slightly and looked at Nana, who was looking very cautious. For some reason, she felt a sense of déjà vu on Nana's face.

"Don't be nervous, I'll take you back to headquarters." Lin Xiao sighed softly and spoke gently.

Nana paused for a moment upon hearing this, then slightly raised her head. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but the Eighth Elder's tone seemed much gentler than before. "Yes," Nana replied, then suddenly remembered something and took out her Sixth Holy Servant token from her bosom.

"Elder, my mother..."

"I know." Lin Xiao nodded, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he could see through the token to its contents.

"This is just an ordinary token after all. Although I used some methods to temporarily house your mother's soul in it, it will eventually dissipate over time."

Upon hearing this, Nana simply gripped the token in her hand even tighter.

Although no one had ever explicitly told her, she possessed a Ghost-type martial spirit, so how could she not sense what was inside that token?

She didn't know if it was a threat or a gift, nor could she communicate with her mother's soul in the token, but being able to spend time with her mother every day and sleep peacefully in her mother's presence was her greatest gain from joining the Holy Spirit Cult.

But as time went by, she could feel the aura within the token growing weaker and weaker. Perhaps she already knew the reason, but simply didn't want to think about it that way.

"After I return from headquarters this time, I will use another method to preserve this soul for you."

Nana froze on the spot, slightly raised her head to look at Lin Xiao, her eyes still glistening with tears.

"Come on, for me, death is never the end."

As Lin Xiao spoke, he suddenly reached out and pulled out a huge bag from somewhere. Inside, there seemed to be some living creature that was still wriggling slightly.

When he entrusted Nana's mother's soul to Nana in the token, he only had a superficial understanding of necromancy and used some crude methods, so naturally it couldn't be preserved for long.

But now, his understanding of the soul has far surpassed what it was before. If Nana is willing to nurture it with her own soul power, he can even make Nana's mother exist longer than Nana herself.

Watching Lin Xiao's departing figure, Nana finally managed to compose herself and quickly followed after him.

Along the way, Nana followed behind Lin Xiao with the help of a flying soul tool, occasionally glancing up at Lin Xiao, who seemed to be walking in the air, before quickly looking away.

Lin Xiao naturally noticed her actions, but he didn't have much time to guess what Nana was thinking; his mind was mostly back to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters.

He still remembered the Spirit Ascension Ceremony he had experienced. He recalled that during the ceremony, there were only him and Nightmare Douluo in the stone chamber.

Neither Zhongli Wu nor Long Xiaoyao, who was guarding the stone chamber, disturbed the ascension ceremony.

As an elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, he needs to deal with some things gradually. Sooner or later, he will have to personally conduct the ascension ceremony, and Zhongli Wu should not interfere too much.

Although Nana only made this trip because her mother's soul was about to dissipate and she was in a hurry to find him, and was discovered by the Dark Thunder Douluo, it might actually be a rare opportunity.

As he pondered this, the outline of the Demon Forest came into view in the distance.

The once pitch-black forest, which deterred people from venturing into, now filled Lin Xiao with a sense of anticipation. Even the occasional howls of soul beasts sounded much more pleasant.

(End of this chapter)