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

Lin Xiao didn't know what "effect" Sleepy Nightmare Douluo was talking about, but seeing his eyes, he nodded and stopped asking.

Throughout the day, he discovered that Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's attitude towards him had changed a little, and he would glance at him from time to time.

Perhaps because his restrictions had been broken, he was a little more wary of him, or perhaps he just wanted to see his reaction. But regardless, Lin Xiao remained silent as usual. After settling the spirit beasts, he sat on the ground and entered into meditation.

The sun set, and a cold wind blew through the Star Dou Great Forest at night. As a soul master, Lin Xiao was naturally not afraid of the cold. However, just as he was meditating, Sleepy Douluo beside him raised his head and looked to the side.

"What's wrong, teacher?" Lin Xiao also stood up quickly.

Sleepy Nightmare Douluo did not speak, but just looked quietly towards the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lin Xiao did not disturb him, guessing that he was probably using his mental power to investigate something. After all, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo was actually a spiritual attribute soul master.

"I was just worried about finding a suitable soul beast and finding no one to take care of it, but I didn't expect one to come to my door." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo retracted his gaze, "You wait here, I'll be back soon."

As he was speaking, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo had disappeared.

Lin Xiao also looked in the direction where Nightmare Douluo had left, but he didn't feel anything. There was still a big gap between him and the Titled Douluo.

After thinking for a moment, he sat back in his original position, his eyes unconsciously falling on the pocket containing the soul beast.

The preparations Sleepy Nightmare Douluo had made for the Ascension Ceremony seemed somewhat different from what he had learned. According to the recollections of Holy Servant No. 6, the Ascension Ceremony she had experienced was more like a worship service to the Holy Emperor, and the others hadn't done anything to her.

Then these...are they offerings to the Holy Emperor?

No, it shouldn't just be sacrifices. These soul beasts are all over ten thousand years old, and they have to be alive. If every disciple of the Holy Spirit Cult who undergoes the soul-raising ritual requires so many sacrifices, then the number of soul beasts required by the Holy Spirit Cult is not small.

But in all the years he had been in the Holy Spirit Church, he had never heard of anyone who specialized in capturing soul beasts, and it was not something that an ordinary soul master could do to capture a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast alive.

Lin Xiaoyuan thought he had some understanding of the soul-raising ceremony, but the fact that Sleepy Nightmare Douluo collected these soul beasts made him more confused.

As for escaping from the Holy Spirit Church... Lin Xiao had given up on the idea long ago. The Holy Spirit Church would not easily reveal its secrets, nor would it allow its disciples to escape with such secrets.

As a Holy Envoy, he had hunted down those who defected from the Holy Spirit Church more than once, and quite a few Holy Spirit Church disciples had disappeared at his hands.

Every time he hunted down those disciples, he would always receive various reports recording their whereabouts. There must be many spies within the Holy Spirit Church that he had never known about.

What's more, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo has been staring at him, so his chances of escaping from the Holy Spirit Sect are slim.

Just as Lin Xiao was thinking, a rustling sound suddenly came from the forest.

Lin Xiao suddenly stood up, raised his right hand slightly, hid his left arm behind his back, and looked into the woods vigilantly. His soul power was already flowing rapidly in his meridians, ready to go.

This is the Star Dou Great Forest, and it is night when soul beasts are active. Even the slightest movement is enough to attract his attention.

"Young man, wait a minute—"

A rough voice came from behind the dense branches and leaves, and then a tall figure rushed out. It was a tall middle-aged man. When he saw Lin Xiao, a simple smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao frowned slightly.

Putting aside why someone would appear in the mixed area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest at this time, as soon as the burly man approached, Lin Xiao vaguely smelled a pungent smell, like... blood that had accumulated for a long time.

Those who can enter the Star Dou Great Forest are naturally soul masters, and they appear in the mixed zone at night, so Lin Xiao is even more alert.

Chapter 35 Tree

"Don't do it, young man." The strong man waved his hands repeatedly.

"I didn't mean to disturb you. It's just that my brothers and I were resting in the outer area just now, and suddenly an old man showed up and beat one of my brothers to death over a disagreement. I saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly fled. I had no choice but to break into the mixed zone."

Lin Xiao remained silent, merely sizing up the burly man before him. Unfortunately, he hadn't revealed his martial spirit, and the fluctuations of his spirit energy were somewhat blurred, making it difficult for Lin Xiao to determine his specific cultivation level.

But the soul guide cannon on the left arm hidden behind his back had already risen quietly.

However, before Lin Xiao could take action, the sound of something rubbing against leaves came from the forest. Then, another figure rushed out and fell to the ground with a "thump".

The man didn't have time to cry out in pain, he turned over and was about to run again, but when he raised his eyes, he saw the strong man next to him.

"Big brother?"

"Why are you here, Third Brother?"

The man who just appeared seemed to have just seen the situation clearly. "I don't know. I was chased here by that old man."

"Where is that old man?" Fear was clearly visible on the sturdy man's face. He ignored Lin Xiao in front of him and hurriedly turned around to look behind him.

"I do not know either."

Hearing this, the burly man suddenly looked aside and hurriedly looked at Lin Xiao, "Brother, no, senior, you appear here so late at night, you must be very skilled. Please help us brothers."

"Yes, Senior." The third brother immediately realized what was happening. "You don't know, that old man just beat one of our brothers to death without a word. He doesn't care about human life. He must be an evil spirit master. Evil spirit masters are punishable by all. Senior, please take action."

Lin Xiao looked at the two of them with a strange expression, and probably guessed who the old man they were talking about was.

Sure enough, the next moment, another sound was heard, and two figures flew out of the forest one after the other, and the figure of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo slowly appeared behind them.

"Ah——" the third brother cried out in fear, "Senior, save me——"

However, just as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Xiao bow slightly, "Teacher."

The third brother's voice stopped abruptly. He looked at Sleepy Douluo, then at Lin Xiao, and opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say.

"Alright, that kid was rude just now, so I was just giving him a slight punishment." Sleeping Nightmare Douluo spoke slowly, and those people instantly quieted down.

Lin Xiao glanced at Sleepy Nightmare Douluo. Judging from their reactions, it seemed like they were no longer just giving him a slight punishment.

"I came here only to capture a few soul beasts to take home and raise. You will all act with me for the next few days. If you can take good care of the soul beasts, I will naturally let you go."

The burly man was the first to react. He rolled his eyes, and it was unknown what he was thinking about. His attitude quickly became flattering. "Yes, I will follow your instructions."

"Yeah." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo nodded and walked to Lin Xiao's side, "Keep an eye on them."

"Teacher, who are these people?"

"They are just some soul beast hunters. For some reason, they haven't left the Star Dou Great Forest yet at night. It's a good opportunity to let them look after the soul beasts. They should be quite good at it."

Hunting soul beasts?

Lin Xiao looked at the strong man again.

A soul master's breakthrough is inseparable from soul beasts. After all, every breakthrough requires hunting soul rings. However, not all soul masters have the ability to obtain soul rings on their own.

If it is a strong attack or agile attack type of martial soul, it is fine, but for auxiliary or food type martial souls, you can only ask other soul masters for help to obtain soul rings.

These people who specialize in hunting soul beasts earn gold soul coins by helping their employers obtain soul rings. This is a unique profession in this world.

But, which one of these people needs to obtain a spirit ring?

Once one's cultivation reaches a bottleneck, the fluctuations in soul power will give one a sense of perfection, a sense of no further advancement. Even without releasing their martial souls, others can sense this aura. However, these few people before him did not have this feeling, and they addressed each other as brothers, clearly having known each other for a long time.

Besides, the smell of that strong man...

"Brother, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

Seeing Lin Xiao's gaze, the burly man hurriedly took a few steps closer with a smile, "I just said something without thinking, please forgive me, little brother."

The burly man thought that his previous remarks had caused Lin Xiao's dissatisfaction. Although he still suspected that the two men in front of him were evil soul masters, this was obviously not the time to say such things. As he spoke, he patted the man beside him, "Third Brother!"

"Yes, yes, I spoke without thinking." The third brother nodded repeatedly.

After taking a look at the Sleepy Nightmare Douluo beside him, Lin Xiao said nothing more and sat back down.

Seeing this, the soul beast hunters finally breathed a sigh of relief. The four of them huddled together tightly, looking up at Sleepy Nightmare Douluo from time to time, and then winked at each other.

"teacher……"

Lin Xiao spoke in a low voice.

"No problem, they're just a bunch of clowns. They can't get out of the Star Dou Great Forest."

The actions of those people who thought they were covert could not be hidden from the perception of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo. Lin Xiao sighed in his heart, stopped looking at those people, and went into meditation.

"boom--"

As the night wore on and the day dawned, a massive figure collapsed in the Star Dou Great Forest. To Nightmare Douluo, even a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast could be rendered completely powerless with a single wave of his hand.

The soul beast hunters from last night didn't even wait for Nightmare Douluo to speak before quickly tying it up. They seemed to be familiar with soul beasts, and their coordination was excellent, quickly securing the beast and taking it with them.

As Nightmare Douluo continued to attack, although they didn't know his true strength, they could clearly see that his cultivation was far superior to theirs, and their attitude became increasingly respectful. With these people, Lin Xiao was indeed much more relaxed.

Just as they were about to go deeper, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo suddenly stopped.

“I almost missed something good.”

As he said this, he turned and looked at the trees beside him.

Although Lin Xiao knew about some soul beasts, he was not familiar with every kind of soul beast, especially in the Star Dou Great Forest, which was full of tall trees. For a while, he really didn't notice anything unusual.

It was not until Sleepy Nightmare Douluo spoke that he noticed that the tree in front of him was not an ordinary plant, but a plant-type soul beast.

"Teacher, we can't take the plant-type soul beast away, right?"

"Of course, but I didn't intend to take it away." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo turned around and said, "How about you use this soul beast as your sixth soul ring?"

Lin Xiao paused slightly after hearing this, and then carefully looked at the soul beast in front of him.

The dark grey bark was not noticeable, and even the trunk that required three people to hug was not outstanding in the forest. Only when the breeze blew through the leaves, making a sound, did he sense something was wrong.

Chapter 36: The Wisdom of Soul Beasts

The rustling sound that kept ringing in my ears did not sound like the sound of leaves shaking, but rather like something whispering softly.

Just when Lin Xiao wanted to take a step forward to take a closer look, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook violently, the soil cracked, and dark red tree roots emerged from the ground, stabbing at the few people like spears.

Most plants feed on sunlight and rain. However, when plants acquire soul power and become soul beasts, sunlight alone is no longer enough to satisfy them, and they will begin to hunt like other animals.

Before this, it must have sensed the cultivation level of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo, so it tried its best to suppress the fluctuations of its own soul power, making it look like an ordinary plant.

At this time, several people had seen through its identity, so it no longer concealed itself and began to attack actively.

The tree roots coming from underground were so close that the dark red soil on them showed how many soul beasts had died in its attack.

Lin Xiao stepped forward and his figure floated backwards.

Seeing that the first strike failed, the tree root turned from stabbing to hitting, lashing from top to bottom like a whip.

The light of the soul guide behind him lit up, and Lin Xiao's body moved several meters in the air, avoiding the attack again.

His continuous dodging seemed easy, but it was not so easy for those who were hunting soul beasts.

With one strike from the plant soul beast, more than half of the weeds on the ground disappeared, and dark brown soil splashed up and hit the people, causing them to scream.

However, Lin Xiao didn't have much time to pay attention to those people who were fleeing in a panic.