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

Chapter 53 Enlightenment in Longchang
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Inside the Mingdu Palace, Xu Jing's study was suddenly opened. Zhongli Wu stood at the door with an expressionless face, his imposing aura not concealed at all. The guards around him surrounded him, each of them with fear on their faces and trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Although he addressed him as Your Majesty, there was no trace of respect in Zhongli Wu's tone.

"What do you mean?" Xu Jing also slammed the desk. "The Crown Prince was ordered to patrol the border, and you were assigned to protect his safety. Now his life or death is unknown, and you still dare to ask me what I mean?"

"That assassin came here at the risk of his life, and I did my best to protect him. But isn't it a bit too much for you to imprison my Saintly disciple for no reason?"

"Hmph." Xu Jing snorted coldly, "You teach a disciple? Who knows if that's your disciple or a spy from the enemy country? Otherwise, how could the prince's whereabouts be revealed?"

"My disciples of the Holy Spirit Church will never betray me." Zhongli Wu could not guarantee anything else, but he knew this better than anyone else. Disciples who had gone through the ascension ceremony would never do anything that would be detrimental to the Holy Spirit Church.

"What's more, the people around the Crown Prince suddenly launched a surprise attack. Instead of investigating the spies in the court, you suspected someone from my sect?"

"I'm already investigating the people around the Crown Prince, but I can't let anyone in your sect go either. When I promised you a place in the Holy Spirit Sect, I wanted you to serve the Sun-Moon Empire, not to do whatever you want."

Zhongli Wu's eyes were cold, but when he heard Xu Jing's words, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Xu Jing didn't seem as angry as he appeared. Although Xu Tianran was seriously injured, with the technology of the Sun-Moon Empire, he could at least survive. Xu Jing himself probably knew that the Holy Spirit Cult members were not the ones who leaked Xu Tianran's whereabouts.

This wasn't an order given in anger. Arresting someone was a minor matter; his real purpose was to use this as an opportunity to impose conditions on the Holy Spirit Cult to obey the Sun-Moon Empire's command.

Thinking of this, Zhongli Wu's eyes became even colder, "Xu Jing, don't forget how you got the throne!"

"How dare you!" Xu Jing's voice suddenly rose, and a dazzling golden light emerged from his body.

Zhongli Wu didn't retreat at all. He released the aura of a Super Douluo, and the entire study began to shake. "I repeat, this matter has nothing to do with my Holy Church. If any of my disciples are harmed in the slightest, I will pursue it to the end."

Zhongli Wu swung his sleeves and turned away. The next moment, the furnishings in the study were reduced to dust in a gust of wind.

"Bold! Bold!"

Xu Jing's roar could be heard from the study, but Zhongli Wu ignored it and reached out to grab a guard. "Tell me, where are the people you captured being held?"

"In the……"

Just as the guard was about to speak, a palace servant came trotting over, trembling, "Zhongli Gongsheng, please show mercy."

"Who are you?"

Zhongli Wu turned his head suddenly, and he actually sensed a high level of cultivation from this palace servant.

"I am a member of His Royal Highness's staff." The palace attendant lowered his voice, "His Royal Highness has regained consciousness. Please ask Zhongli Gongfeng to go to the Eastern Palace to have a chat."

Upon hearing this, Zhongli Wu looked back and then fixed his gaze on the person in front of him.

Xu Jing's behavior just now, though he didn't say it explicitly, already revealed his attitude towards the Holy Spirit Church. After ascending to the throne, he had probably already begun to plot how to suppress the threat posed by the Holy Spirit Church.

As for Xu Tianran, although he saved his life, his legs disappeared and his strength was greatly reduced, so his position as crown prince might be in jeopardy.

Those in the court are all opportunists, and in this situation, he has few forces left to rely on. Therefore, he has set his sights on the Holy Spirit Cult… Zhongli Wu stood there pondering for a long time, remaining silent. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and said, “Lead the way.”

"Yes, please come with me."

As time went by, Lin Xiao did not suffer any torture in the palace prison. Only his storage soul guide device was taken away, and a golden soul guide device was added to his wrist.

At this time, Lin Xiao was leaning against the prison wall with his eyes closed.

Of course, he wasn't meditating. The soul guide on his wrist could block soul power, so meditation was naturally impossible.

However, although soul power could not flow, mental power was not restricted at all. Moreover, without the interference of soul power, Lin Xiao even felt that the flow of mental power was much faster than before, and it was easier to control.

His consciousness was immersed in the sea of ​​spirit. The limitation of soul power did not affect his communication with martial soul. As his mind moved slightly, a translucent shadow slowly emerged from between his eyebrows.

Lin Xiao looked it up and down, then summoned another remnant soul, and then under the pressure of mental power, forced them to get closer to each other.

But even though they were squeezed and deformed, there was no sign of them merging.

It’s not that easy after all.

Although he has the ability to attract and control residual souls, after a few days of training, it is no longer difficult for him to simply drive the residual souls with his mental power, but he has no idea how to go further.

With a sigh, Lin Xiao put away the two shadows, regained his composure, and looked at the residual souls he had harvested in the past.

It seems that we still have to start with memory.

He has discovered that the soul and memory are inseparable, or in other words, these residual souls carry the memories and part of the will of their previous lives. Therefore, although they are dead, they seem to still be alive in the world.

If you want to go further, you must understand the essence of the soul better.

The prison was completely silent. The only sound in the cell seemed to be Lin Xiao's breathing. A faint ray of light shone through the skylight and fell on Lin Xiao's face, illuminating his face in half light and half dark.

Strength, after all, is strength.

Whether it was the spirit raising ceremony or now, it was only because of his lack of strength that he ended up in this situation.

Be it witnessing death or playing with souls, he will never miss any opportunity to improve his strength.

Lin Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his cold eyes. The next moment, a scream sounded from his ears, and scenes of memories emerged before his eyes.

Adopted as an orphan by the royal family, he underwent rigorous training from childhood until his final mission to assassinate Xu Tianran... The killer's past experiences resurfaced in Lin Xiao's mind. Lin Xiao knew that these memories were incomplete, and his will was about to fade.

Since his memory is no longer complete, then help him fill it up. Since his will is crumbling, then help him rebuild his will... Lin Xiao's spiritual sea surged wildly, and the residual souls he harvested disappeared one by one. He seemed to gradually understand how to forge a brand new soul.

In stark contrast to the calm soul power in his body, the spiritual power in Lin Xiao's spiritual sea has already been boiling. After an unknown amount of time, a translucent shadow emerged from between Lin Xiao's eyebrows again.

There seemed to be a new will whispering in his ears.

(End of this chapter)