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

Chapter 346 A Place to Settle Down
"With the soul tool making up for your lack of attack power, and combined with the fact that your ghost martial soul is hard to detect, you can indeed take the opponent by surprise and defeat most opponents."

"But as the enemies you face become stronger, their mental strength and perception will also become stronger."

"In the Elite Tournament, you should have encountered opponents who are skilled in mental power. They can sense your movements. Therefore, when fighting others, you can't just rely on the characteristics of your martial soul and soul tools. You also need to hone your skills in using soul tools."

On the boundless snowfield, Nana tightened her clothes, listening to Lin Xiao's voice coming from ahead.

"The Sun Moon Empire's repeated defeats in the continental war have proven the advantage of soul tools on the battlefield, but the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy's approach of not paying any attention to the cultivation of martial souls and their combat skills is also imperfect."

"The methods used by those martial spirit academies and sects to train their students and disciples have many merits."

Nana nodded upon hearing this, without saying a word, but she knew that Lin Xiao, who was walking ahead, should be able to sense it.

This wasn't the first time such a conversation had happened along the way. After agreeing to follow her, Lin Xiao would occasionally help her resolve some of her doubts about cultivation.

Moreover, he seemed to have some unique reconnaissance methods, completely avoiding the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy's arrangements along the way. From Dongyang City all the way to the vicinity of the far north, he did not encounter a single Sun Moon Empire team.

"This should be about right."

As they walked and talked, Lin Xiao suddenly stopped.

Nana glanced around and saw that everything was still a vast expanse of white. This place was close to the far north and was covered in snow almost all year round. Apart from a few low, continuous hills, there was nothing special about the area.

"You—" Nana uttered a single word, then remembered Lin Xiao's instructions on the way, and quickly changed her words, "Is this the destination you mentioned?"

"This is the place I found for you to stay, not mine." Lin Xiao turned around and glanced into the distance.

"Even if the Sun Moon Empire possesses a high-altitude detection soul tool, it wouldn't bother to deploy it in a place like this. For now, you should stay here; there shouldn't be any danger."

"how about you?"

“I need to continue north.” Lin Xiao said, glancing at Nana’s expression. Before she could speak, he interrupted her, “The far north is not a place that ordinary people can set foot in. Even if I can protect you from those soul beasts, you won’t be able to withstand the low temperatures there.”

"I understand." Nana lowered her head slightly upon hearing this.

"Although this place is desolate, it's relatively safe. With your strength, most people can't do anything to you, and then..."

Lin Xiao paused slightly, "You can take this opportunity to think carefully about what you want to do. If you've figured it out, you can leave at any time."

Seeing Nana nod, Lin Xiao stopped talking and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and looked at her. "You said you escaped from Mingdu, do you need any gold soul coins or something?"

Nana looked up at Lin Xiao and gently shook her head. "I still have some savings."

"Well, if you want to go anywhere to buy something, remember to conceal your presence. Nowadays, the Sun Moon Empire mainly monitors the soul power fluctuations of soul masters when detecting soul tools. You should know this since you were able to escape from Mingdu."

After giving a few more instructions, Lin Xiao stepped away. With a light step, his figure passed through space and disappeared from Nana's sight in a flash. Nana stood there, staring blankly in the direction Lin Xiao had left, without making a move.

For the past two months since leaving Mingdu, she had been constantly on the run and on the run. Only in the last few days, when she was with Lin Xiao, did she feel a little more at ease.

Actually, it was Lin Xiao who brought her into the Holy Spirit Cult in the first place, so she should have harbored resentment towards Lin Xiao.

But after so many years in the Holy Spirit Cult, she gradually came to understand what kind of organization it was. With her martial spirit, even if it wasn't Lin Xiao, she wouldn't have been able to escape.

On the contrary, Lin Xiao, although he seemed cold, upon closer inspection, not only did he return his mother's soul to her, but she also didn't carry out many tasks of the Holy Spirit Cult at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

Lin Xiao's figure had disappeared; only a faint black dot could be seen on the vast snowfield, about to vanish.

That figure that once filled Nana with immense fear now holds no trace of the past distance in her heart.

"Snow Empress, have you sensed any changes in the far north?"

Lin Xiao naturally had no idea how Nana viewed him; to him, what he did was simply what he wanted to do.

"No, it seems like nothing has changed since we left last time. Have you noticed anything?" Xue Di carefully sensed for a moment, then shook her head.

"Neither did I, but you're more familiar with this place. Since even you haven't noticed anything wrong, it should still be safe here."

Lin Xiao recalled the Holy Emperor statue he destroyed here. That abyss plane should not have come into contact with Douluo Continent yet, otherwise he would not have been assigned to continue to be in charge of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The Snow Empress's expression, however, did not improve. "If what you say is true, then sooner or later, the far north will undergo a great upheaval, and at that time, the creatures of the far north..."

"If that day really comes, you can come here in advance to tell the other soul beasts to escape from this place first."

“The soul beasts in the far north are used to surviving in the extreme cold. Once they leave this place, Atai, Xiaobai and the others may be able to adapt, but many soul beasts will not be able to adapt to the outside environment and will die.”

Hearing Xue Di's words, Lin Xiao also sighed helplessly, "It's better than staying here and being affected by the Abyss Plane..."

As they were talking, Lin Xiao's expression suddenly changed, and he looked up sharply ahead. There, the assassin's soul flashed by and returned to his body almost instantly. Then, a powerful spiritual force spread towards him along the direction the assassin had returned.

Lin Xiao's clothes fluttered slightly, and beneath his outer garment, the humanoid soul tool close to his body instinctively shone with a crystalline luster. His sea of ​​consciousness surged endlessly, and a pale blue light shone from his throat. A sharp whistle was released along with his spiritual power.

The mental energy that attacked him was not enhanced by any soul skills and was instantly shattered. Lin Xiao paused for a moment, then suddenly took off and sped forward.

For some reason, he sensed a sense of déjà vu from this spiritual energy.

Moreover, although he won the contest of mental strength, he could sense that his opponent was not weak.

(End of this chapter)