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

Chapter 430 Encounter in the Icy Sea
"Master, what are these things?" Abomination looked to the side.

Lin Xiao also turned his head, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate the body of the creature in the cage and see its inner essence.

Have you ever paid attention to the behavior of ants?

Instead of responding directly, Lin Xiao brought up completely unrelated matters.

"I've seen it."

To Lin Xiao's surprise, Hatred actually nodded.

After a pause, he continued, "Then you should know that when ants go out to find food, they first extend their antennae to sense their environment."

"And these are the tentacles that something has reached into our world. Its true nature is not like this; it's just disguised."

"Tentacles?" Abomination scratched his head, understanding Lin Xiao's words. "Does the leader mean that something from outside our world is coming?"

"Yes, it's coming." Lin Xiao looked north and raised her head slightly. "Although it's a bit faster than I expected, it's not unexpected."

Turning his gaze away, Lin Xiao glanced at Abomination. "Keep this thing locked up in the cult for now. Keep a close eye on it. If it escapes, kill it but don't let it get anywhere else."

“Yes.” Abomination nodded. “And what about you, Master?”

“Since you’ve seen something similar in the north, there might be more than just these two. I’ll go to the far north to take a look.”

"After all, I promised someone that I would take care of the far north for her."

"Discuss this matter with Wu Yun, and inform the disciples of the sect as appropriate, so that they can handle it as best they can when they encounter it, and if they are no match for the enemy, they should not force their way in."

"I understand, Master."

"Mm." Lin Xiao nodded, and when he reappeared, he was already on the snowfield.

"You don't seem as relaxed as you appear."

Xue Di appeared beside Lin Xiao, her white robes fluttering in the wind.

“Abyssal monsters…” Lin Xiao said in a low voice.

"What did you say?"

“I mean, they are indeed difficult to deal with.” Lin Xiao looked up and ahead, searching for traces of those things. “They are actually also called abyssal monsters.”

In his past life memories, these abyssal monsters were things that would only appear ten thousand years from now.

In his previous life, he didn't know much about what happened ten thousand years later. He only knew that the Abyss Plane was something that the people of Douluo Continent spent a long time resolving, and that it even involved the methods of gods.

Abyssal monsters have appeared much earlier than he expected, and many preparations are still incomplete. The outcome is truly unpredictable.

I'm afraid that in the end...

Lin Xiao glanced up at the sky, then quickly looked away.

Upon hearing this, Xue Di frowned slightly. Having been by Lin Xiao's side for so many years, she naturally understood his abilities. Even he said so, so those things called Abyss Demons were probably really not easy to deal with.

As they were pondering this, the Tower of Eternity came into view.

Over the years, the number of evil spirit masters in the Tower of Eternity has increased. Among these people, countless harbor hatred for Lin Xiao and the Tongming Cult, but the daily dangers they face will soon bury this hatred completely. Faced with a dead end, an ever-growing number of people, and extremely limited food, the only way to survive is to constantly fight each other.

For evil spirit masters who are fond of violence and take pleasure in killing, this is probably their favorite kind of life.

All sorts of negative emotions are concentrated here, making the Tower of Eternity appear even more ethereal. Compared to when it was first created, it even seems to grow a bit taller, and the aura of the dead it exudes spreads even further.

Standing atop the tower, Lin Xiao sensed the intense stench of blood within and looked around, but found no trace of any abyssal monsters nearby.

Logically, this should be the place most likely to attract abyssal monsters, but there's nothing unusual in the vicinity...

Just as Lin Xiao was pondering, Xue Di suddenly raised her head and looked in a certain direction.

"Another discovery?" Lin Xiao also sensed something and followed Xue Di's gaze into the distance.

"Yes, it's by the sea." Xue Di nodded. Her cultivation level was already quite high, and on this snowfield, she could sense the anomalies in the far north even better than Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao said no more, pushed off with his feet, and charged forward once again.

Before long, Lin Xiao's figure appeared near the icy sea coast.

On the distant floating ice, some soul beasts that had come out of the water to breathe seemed to sense Lin Xiao's presence. They moved their round bodies and leaped into the water at the edge of the ice, splashing up a spray of water.

Lin Xiao looked around and his gaze suddenly fell on a sea spirit beast that resembled a walrus. In a flash, he was already near the "walrus".

The "walrus" clearly sensed something was wrong and lashed out with its tail at Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao neither dodged nor evaded, letting the tail strike him.

Sure enough, with a crisp sound, the walrus's attack did not leave any injury on Lin Xiao, but instead brought an unsettling aura.

"If it weren't for the strange aura it exuded, it would look no different from a sea spirit beast." Xue Di floated to the side, examining the "spirit beast" in front of her.

“Yes, they are constantly integrating into our world and exploring its conditions.” Lin Xiao reached out and held the walrus-like monster in his hand.

He knew these were merely spies from the Abyss Plane used to probe the true nature of Douluo Continent; the Abyss Plane's arrival was likely still some time away. This time also allowed Douluo Continent to make final preparations.

Lin Xiao glanced at Xue Di again, and seeing that she had not discovered anything else, she was about to leave when she suddenly stopped.

He touched the storage soul tools on his body and took out a round pearl from one of them.

At this moment, the pearl was covered with golden patterns, and in just a few breaths, it completely transformed into a golden bead.

A dense spiritual energy spread across it, its slight fluctuations resembling breathing.

Lin Xiao frowned slightly. This pearl was certainly not an ordinary pearl; it was something left to her by the mermaid princess, Liya, after she was sent away.

However, with his current mental strength, even the Mermaid's Tears from the Mermaid Clan wouldn't provide him with much of an improvement.

Therefore, he kept the pearl only as a memento, and after a few years, he even forgot about its existence.

However, it suddenly changed, and the golden light it emitted, though not dazzling, still revealed its special characteristics.

Looking at the Mermaid's Tear in his hand, which still radiated spiritual energy, Lin Xiao's expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards the sea.

(End of this chapter)