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

Chapter 380 Liya
Lin Xiao instantly realized many things.

In order to survive the Heavenly Tribulation, the Grand Elder took him, Wan Hun, and Zang E to the Ice Sea, all in order to steal the Ocean Heart, the treasure of the Merfolk.

The reward the Grand Elder gave to Wanhun and Zangxu was the souls and corpses of the merfolk.

Thinking of this, his memory quickly became clear.

"So you were the one who wanted to cross the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire?"

The person in front of him had obviously recognized Lin Xiao long ago. Seeing that his identity had been exposed, he immediately stopped talking and shrank back slightly.

Although she didn't answer, Lin Xiao already knew the answer. Merfolk are skilled in mental power, and since he couldn't recall where he had sensed this familiar aura before, it was probably due to the influence of her mental power.

No, judging from Abomination's reaction, she doesn't influence, but rather makes people completely forget the aura they once sensed, which is why Abomination feels unfamiliar with her aura.

Lin Xiao's spiritual power surpassed that of ordinary soul masters, which is why he retained that sense of déjà vu.

"Om-"

Before Lin Xiao could get any closer, an invisible wave suddenly spread out, and Nana, who was standing next to him, fell to the ground with a "plop" and instantly lost consciousness.

Lin Xiao felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, followed by a sound in his ear. Before he could react, another identical attack came at him.

Mermaid Duet?
For some reason, such a name suddenly arose in Lin Xiao's mind, and his soul power vibrated, surging along his meridians to his head.

On the other side, the mermaid, seeing that the attack had worked, glanced at Nana with some concern. Seeing that her chest was still rising and falling, she was relieved and took flight.

She looked around to make sure she was in the right direction, and just as she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped.

Beside him, a faint blue light appeared between Lin Xiao's brows. He subconsciously used the Skull Technique "Clarity of Mind," and his eyes immediately regained their clarity. In his palm, a hexagonal crystal appeared.

The crystal looked dull and lifeless, and contained no power, but it was precisely this that made the mermaid unable to look away.

"Liya?"

Lin Xiao tentatively called out, and the mermaid instinctively turned to look at him.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao understood everything and let out a soft sigh.

"Come back, I won't hurt you."

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Liya wanted to run away, but looking at the Heart of the Ocean in Lin Xiao's hand, she couldn't move her feet.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao released his aura without any concealment and took out a mask from his storage soul tool to cover his face.

"With your mental strength, even if you forget this mask, you should still be able to sense my presence."

"you--"

Liya uttered a single word, but couldn't bring herself to say anything more.

The moment she saw the mask, all the dangers and grievances she had encountered over the years surged into her mind, yet she couldn't find anyone to confide in.

Only a few tears fell down her cheeks, quickly turning into pearls.

Lin Xiao removed his mask and stepped forward. "Back then, I took your clan's most precious treasure right in front of you. Now, it's time to return it to its rightful owner."

After a long while, Liya seemed to calm down. She flashed and took the Heart of the Ocean from Lin Xiao's hand. Then she quickly distanced herself, gave Lin Xiao a wary look, and then focused her attention on the Heart of the Ocean.

She actually possessed royal mermaid blood, and the moment she obtained the Heart of the Ocean, she had already discerned its authenticity. However, she still couldn't resist taking another look. Lin Xiao let her take the Heart of the Ocean without making a move. Compared to the somewhat naive mermaid princess he had met at the bottom of the sea, the current Liya had clearly experienced much more.

"You wanted me to take you across the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire so you could go to the Sun Moon Empire to find me?"

Liya turned her head at the sound, but did not speak; she simply nodded.

"If you had known it was you sooner, you probably wouldn't have had to search for so long."

“No, that’s not right.” Liya suddenly spoke, her voice melodious and pleasant, completely different from before. There seemed to be a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy within her, invisibly influencing everyone around her.

Clearly, after Lin Xiao saw through her identity, she no longer intended to hide it.

As a 100,000-year-old soul beast and a member of the mermaid race who excels in mental power and singing, he can influence many people simply by speaking.

"What's wrong?"

"Mom said the person who took the Heart of the Ocean was a traitor to our mermaid race, how... how could it be with you?"

"The traitor you mentioned is dead."

"Did you kill him?"

Lin Xiao thought for a moment after hearing this, and said, "I guess so."

After all, he was the one who broke into the mermaid palace and took the Heart of the Ocean, so the mermaid race probably wouldn't treat him very well.

He didn't intend to leave Liya here either. Telling her this way, whether it was helping them deal with the traitor or the vaguely revealed strength, might prevent some mermaids from coming after them again, saving them a lot of trouble.

“You can take the Heart of the Ocean with you, but it seems to be broken. Ever since it came into my possession, it has been in this damaged state, and I haven’t been able to find a way to repair it.”

Lia, however, seemed unconcerned about the damage to the Heart of the Ocean, simply holding it tightly in her arms.

"Master!"

Just then, Abomination seemed to have just recovered. After shouting, his gaze quickly locked onto Liya.

"This power... Master, the soul beast that I encountered with the Five... Ten Thousand Soul Douluo that transformed into human form was her. Later, she escaped all the way to the icy sea, and then..."

"You know what happened next."

What happened next was that he and Wan Hun Douluo encountered Zhang Lexuan. The two fled in different directions, and Wan Hun Douluo was killed by Zhang Lexuan.

Lin Xiao naturally remembered the situation when he encountered the Abomination, but he did not expect that Liya would be so bold as to change her appearance and come back to his vicinity after being chased by the Abomination.

Upon hearing this, Liya's expression changed as well. Before she could make a move, the faint sound of singing had already filled everyone's ears.

Hatred would not sit idly by and wait for death; its soul power had already begun to condense within it.

"All right."

Lin Xiao spoke softly, his voice emanating from his throat. The singing in his ears vanished instantly, and even the soul power that Hatred had just raised dissipated with Lin Xiao's voice.

"You can tell that she didn't transform into a human because you can see her original appearance. Besides, once a soul beast transforms into a human, it is no different from a human. You shouldn't... never mind."

Lin Xiao didn't continue speaking, but looked up at Liya and said, "I'll take you to the vicinity of the Ice Sea, so that no one will mistake you for a soul beast that has transformed into a human and capture you."

(End of this chapter)