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

Chapter 345 Resurrection
There were many civilians in Dongyang City, and the pursuing soldiers were still quite hesitant, but there were large open spaces outside Dongyang City.

Their orders were to eliminate the evil spirit masters; they were never told to leave any survivors.

Nana's heart skipped a beat. She turned around and glanced behind her, then instantly realized that she had made a mistake.

At first, she thought that these soldiers were just doing the task assigned by their superiors and that they would not pursue her once she left their jurisdiction. However, she did not expect that as soon as she left Dongyang City, she was greeted by level 7 soul-guided cannons placed on the city wall.

Nana felt a chill in her heart, but her movements were swift. She patted her waist, and a golden shield instantly rose up, enveloping her.

The light of the invincible shield calmed her down a little. Then, her body, along with the invincible shield, was blasted into the air by the soul-guided cannon.

Nana hurriedly pressed her hand to her chest to prevent the token inside from falling out, but as she looked at the soldiers appearing near the Dongyang city gate, her heart turned cold.

However, before she could dwell on her sadness, she suddenly felt as if a hand had grabbed her arm.

At that moment, Nana was far more astonished than when she had just witnessed the firing of the Level 7 Soul Guidance Cannon.

The invincible shield had just been raised and was far from over, yet someone was able to enter and contact him without damaging it.

She was completely bewildered, unable to believe that anyone could do such a thing.

Then, her vision suddenly went dark, and when she opened her eyes again, she was surrounded by a forest, with only the outline of Dongyang City faintly visible behind her.

One of the soldiers who had chased after them stopped in place, somewhat bewildered. They recognized the invincible shield, of course, but this was the first time they had ever encountered a shield that hadn't dissipated while the person inside had vanished.

"Tell me, how did you end up here?"

Hearing a familiar voice, Nana snapped out of her daze and turned to look. What she saw was a gray robe that didn't look particularly striking, but the mask on his face gave her a sudden shock.

"Eighth...Eighth Elder..."

Lin Xiao looked at Nana in front of him and sighed softly. Actually, he felt some sympathy for Nana's experience, but at that time, he himself was somewhat powerless to change his own situation.

Now, the Holy Spirit Cult no longer exists. If he hadn't seen her in danger, he probably would never have approached Nana again.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao's tone became much calmer.

"I already know about the Sun Moon Empire's purge of evil soul masters. Seeing that you've escaped here, it means they've also targeted the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy?"

"Yes." Nana was filled with many thoughts, but she still nodded when she heard Lin Xiao's words.

"On the very day that the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy were to clash, the Mingdu Imperial Guards suddenly went out into the streets to arrest people and broke into several strongholds of the Holy Church, capturing many disciples in one fell swoop."

“Although I was in the academy, I often kept an eye on what was happening outside. When I sensed something was wrong, I ran out. Later, I heard that the Imperial Guards had also gone to the academy and arrested many students.”

Lin Xiao frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Nana spoke lightly, but the actual situation at the time was certainly not that simple. She must have had other means to detect the situation outside while inside the academy and escape from Mingdu, which was under close surveillance by the soul-guided device.

However, Lin Xiao did not ask any further questions. Whether Nana had her own unique soul tool or she had some kind of adventure and obtained a soul ring or soul bone, he had no intention of prying into her privacy.

"Then how did you get here?"

Nana raised her eyes slightly, seemingly surprised that Lin Xiao hadn't asked too many questions, and that some of the excuses she had prepared beforehand hadn't been used. "After leaving Mingdu, I didn't dare go home. I stayed in other places for a while. I heard that my father wasn't implicated by me, so I decided to escape the Sun Moon Empire."

“I understand. It’s wartime now, and the border is heavily guarded. You want to leave the Sun Moon Empire by waterway,” Lin Xiao said, shaking his head.

Nana hadn't been away from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy for too long. Since the Sun Moon Empire had set up defenses on its borders, how could the various docks be unprepared?

Although the chances are greater than crossing the border directly, with her cultivation level, it doesn't matter where she goes.

After staring at Nana for a moment, Lin Xiao sighed again, "Where do you plan to go in the future?"

Nana quickly bowed and clasped her hands in greeting, "I will obey the elder's orders."

“Now that the Holy Church no longer exists, you don’t need to act like this in front of me.” Lin Xiao said, then suddenly raised his hand and touched his storage soul tool, taking out a small gray lamp from it.

Nana stared at the gray candlelight for a moment, then felt a surge of connection welling up inside her, and instantly understood what it was.

"This is your soul lamp. Today I return it to you. From now on, you will have no further connection with the Holy Church." Lin Xiao paused slightly. "I only hope that you will not tell anyone else about seeing me today."

Nana seemed a little slow to react, and blankly raised her hands to take the soul lamp.

Just as Lin Xiao turned to leave, she suddenly came to her senses and looked at Lin Xiao.

"Elder, where are you going in the future?"

Lin Xiao stopped and turned around, seemingly smiling. "What, you're still reluctant to part with it?"

"No." Nana shook her head, feeling that the Eighth Elder in front of her was completely different from the one she had seen before. He was not so cold, not so terrifying, and even the patterns on his mask looked much more pleasing to the eye.

She subconsciously raised her hand to touch the token on her chest, and suddenly took half a step forward.

"Elder, may I continue to follow you?"

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. "What, you still want to become an evil soul master?"

“No, that’s not it.” Nana shook her head. “I don’t want to be an evil spirit master.”

"But I've been a demonic spirit master for so long, I have nowhere to go, no home, no academy... I don't know what to do anymore."

Lin Xiao looked at Nana, who had a serious expression on her face, and hesitated to speak.

In fact, after Nana joined the Holy Spirit Cult, she spent most of her time at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and did not do much for the Holy Spirit Cult.

Even so, she could no longer live like an ordinary Soul Master.

What about other people like her? What kind of experiences do they have? Will they be forced to become evil spirit masters because of their experiences with the Holy Spirit Cult, even though they didn't want to?
Within the Holy Spirit Cult, people like Nana are ultimately a minority, but they do exist. Recalling what he had said at the Holy Spirit Cult branch, perhaps he could still "give it a try."

After pondering for a long time, Lin Xiao sighed, "If you want to, then come along."

(End of this chapter)