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

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Perhaps to accommodate more spectators, or perhaps for other reasons, the Sun Moon Empire placed the Elite Tournament on the vast plains outside Mingdu City.

Even though there were strength requirements for participating sects, more than 160 teams still arrived in Mingdu, and nearly 2,000 people, including their instructors and prospective disciples, were accommodated at the Mingyue Hotel in Mingdu.

Although it was also their first time participating in the competition, the Holy Spirit Cult's room was slightly better than the other teams'. The seven disciples had changed out of their usual cloaks and into black clothes, but the straw hats they wore still concealed their faces.

Lin Xiao didn't want to comment on the Holy Spirit Cult's aesthetics, but after sensing something, he got up and opened the door. Outside, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng and Ma Xiaotao were standing at the door.

"Six offerings".

“Hmm.” Zhang Peng nodded. “You will still be in charge of the Elite Competition. However, there are many sects near the competition venue. The sect leader is worried about accidents, so he asked me and the Holy Maiden to come and protect you.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao cupped his hands in thanks, "Thank you, Master, thank you, Sixth Elder and Holy Maiden."

After speaking, Lin Xiao turned to look at the disciples in the room, but their faces were all covered by bamboo hats, so their expressions could not be seen.

"It's almost time, let's go."

Tens of thousands of soldiers, their entire bodies shrouded in silver armor, lined up in two rows, stretching from the gates of the Mingyue Hotel all the way to the arena outside the city.

All the soldiers exuded an invisible, chilling aura, demonstrating the importance the Sun Moon Empire placed on this elite competition.

Along the way, it wasn't just the Holy Spirit Cult group; people from other sects and academies also set off around the same time. Many people frequently sized up the Holy Spirit Cult group, who were unwilling to reveal their faces.

"Calm down and keep moving forward."

Although he couldn't see their expressions, Lin Xiao could sense that these disciples were not used to being scrutinized, and their bodies were tense, as if they were about to attack at any moment.

The competition venue was located on the east side of Mingdu. It was still early, but the open plain was already packed with people. For ordinary people and other soul masters, the Elite Tournament was a rare festival for the entire Douluo Continent, and many people had arrived early to secure their spots.

Hundreds of soul-guided screens were set up around the arena, enough for spectators at a distance to see the details on the stage clearly.

The audience from Mingdu and the Sun Moon Empire who came from other places were already used to the existence of this kind of soul guidance screen. However, some sects who came from the three great empires were seeing this kind of soul guidance device for the first time.

Amazed looks kept popping up and down on the Soul Guidance Screen, and then they whispered among themselves.

Many academies had already arrived in the contestants' rest area on the east side. When Lin Xiao approached, the first thing he saw was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and Shrek Academy sitting in the first row.

As the champion of the previous Soul Battle Tournament, although they were also arranged in the first row, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy's position was much larger than Shrek Academy's. I don't know who designed it, but it was quite cunning.

As their gaze swept across the rest area, the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, who already knew about the Holy Spirit Cult, didn't show much emotion.

On the contrary, the Shrek Academy students all looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow when he saw Huo Yuhao and the others staring intently at them. He hadn't expected them to come representing Shrek Academy instead of the Tang Sect. Perhaps the outcome of the last Soul Battle Tournament had caused a series of consequences, preventing some of their students from joining the Tang Sect as originally planned.

However, compared to these, Lin Xiao was more concerned about the fact that among the Shrek Academy group, he only saw a young "man" with long pink and blue hair, and did not see anyone else who looked similar to him, nor did he see any unfamiliar faces.

Perhaps because the Radiant Garment between Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong never appeared, Wang Qiu'er, who should have been here, appeared in a different form.

Or perhaps it was because of Electrolux's changes that the character "Wang Qiu'er" did not appear.

Lin Xiao couldn't guess what had happened. He only lingered on the team leader, Wang Yan, for a moment before heading towards the Holy Spirit Cult.

"Yuhao, are those two both Title Douluo?" Wang Yan asked Huo Yuhao, his breathing slightly rapid, through mental sharing.

“That’s right, and they are all very powerful. The woman behind them is also extraordinary; she seems to be able to shield me from mental detection.”

Wang Yan hurriedly looked down and searched through his notes for something. “The Holy Spirit Sect… a sect that can send two Title Douluos to lead the Elite Tournament should not be unknown.”

Wang Yan was clearly still reeling from his defeat in the last Soul Battle Tournament. Before coming to the Elite Tournament this time, he did his homework thoroughly, researching not only the various academies but also some sects.

However, there is still very little we know about this "Holy Spirit Sect".

Huo Yuhao didn't look at Lin Xiao and his group again, but he remained vigilant. "Teacher Wang, I'm afraid they..."

The others didn't know what Huo Yuhao had said to Wang Yan, but they saw Wang Yan's expression suddenly change, and he tried to turn around several times, but stopped himself.

Scorpion Tiger Douluo also looked around before sitting down next to Lin Xiao. Seeing him resting with his eyes closed, he said, "I see that some of these sect and academy disciples are quite skilled. You're quite composed."

Lin Xiao opened his eyes and chuckled, "Sixth Elder, you may not know this, but although the opponents for the first match are randomly drawn, some matches are scheduled too early, which means there will be far fewer people watching the later matches."

Scorpion Tiger Douluo quickly understood Lin Xiao's meaning. What appeared to be a fair draw to outsiders was anything but fair to Soul Masters; the Sun Moon Empire would naturally save the most exciting matches for later.

He glanced at Ma Xiaotao beside him and, seeing that she was still in a stable condition, he adjusted his posture slightly and leaned back comfortably in his seat.

"Citizens of the Sun and Moon Empire, and guests from afar, welcome..."

On the arena, Ju Zi, in her capacity as the Regent's Consort, delivered a simple opening speech. Her voice was amplified by a soul-guided device, clearly a demonstration of the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided technology, which drew a series of surprised and doubtful glances.

The cheers from the surrounding audience grew louder and louder. Regardless of Xu Tianran's personality, the development of the Sun Moon Empire during his years of regency was evident to all, and he enjoyed considerable prestige among the people.

This was only the first day, but Lin Xiao's mind was already elsewhere, preoccupied with what lay ahead of him and the Elite Tournament.

(End of this chapter)