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

Lin Xiao seemed to understand why the fifth elder of the Holy Spirit Sect, Wanhun Douluo, was so obsessed with all kinds of strange souls, and traveled all over the Douluo Continent to collect useful soul beast souls and put them into his Wanhun Banner.

This is even Lin Xiao’s first attempt. As his mental power increases, the number of souls he can control will also increase.

The only flaw is probably that the soul can only attack the opponent mentally. When facing a soul master with equally outstanding mental power or a soul master with spiritual attributes, its effect will be greatly reduced.

After turning another corner along the winding passage, Lin Xiao was instantly attracted by the scenery in front of him, and all the thoughts in his mind disappeared.

What I see before my eyes is no longer pure darkness, but dots of light are scattered everywhere, just like admiring the starry sky up close.

The air carried the scent of wolves, the scent left by the Silver Wolf King. But even so, it couldn't mask the cool, refreshing air that permeated the cave, like morning dew.

He had made some guesses on the way here, but he had not yet turned on the lighting soul guide. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, his guesses were confirmed.

In fact, compared to the Douluo Continent, the Sun-Moon Continent is not only rich in mineral resources, but also in a variety of rare medicinal herbs. After all, the soul masters of the Sun-Moon Empire rely heavily on the power of medicine to improve their soul power.

Perhaps it is because of the abundance of medicinal materials and the excessive reliance of soul masters on drugs that the martial soul talents of the soul masters of the Sun-Moon Empire cannot compare with those of the three major empires of the original Douluo Continent. In fact, there has not been a true tenth-level soul master in tens of thousands of years.

In Lin Xiao's memory, as soon as Ye Xishui appeared, she was recognized as not from the Sun-Moon Empire. It was precisely because of the talent of the Sun-Moon Empire's soul masters that it was almost impossible for an Extreme Douluo to appear.

However, at the moment, looking at the medicinal herbs in front of him, Lin Xiao did not have much time to think about the gap between the Sun and Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent. Instead, he stepped in cautiously, carefully looking for something among these "starlights".

This piece of "starlight" is called star vein grass. Although it is called grass, according to the classification in Lin Xiao's memory, it should be regarded as a kind of fungus. It grows in dark and humid places like fungi and is afraid of strong light.

However, there is no such term in this world, and it is simply roughly classified as a grass plant.

The reason why it is called Star Vein Grass is that the "Star" is named after the scenery in front of us. They grow in the dark like stars, and the "Vein" is because they tend to grow only in places where minerals gather.

Like the silver wolves, they absorb rare metals to grow, but they differ in that the energy of those metals accumulates within their bodies. Therefore, the silver wolf king not only didn't destroy the star vein grass, but instead frequently visited this cave.

After all, for it, eating these star vein grasses is also a process of absorbing minerals.

Judging from the size of this cave, they have obviously been growing here for quite some time. I'm afraid some of the star vein grass have already possessed the characteristics of soul beasts.

Moreover, for a Silver Wolf King to possess such defense, and even its wolf claws to cut off the sharp blade attached to the mechanical arm, it must be very old.

The light from the lighting soul guide would destroy the environment in which the star vein grass grew. Lin Xiao could only use the faint light to slowly identify it in the cave. On the other side, the soul was rapidly passing through these star vein grasses.

Have it.

Lin Xiao had just bent down when his expression suddenly changed and he looked towards a corner of the cave not far away.

There was a naturally formed stone slab there, which seemed to be a stone from above the cave that had fallen and crashed there, forming a clever angle with the stone wall. Below it, there was also a Star Vein Grass that was shaking slightly.

Even in the sunlight, no one would necessarily notice it, let alone in this dark cave. It seemed like just a coincidence, but also like something had done it deliberately.

As Lin Xiao approached the stone wall, the shaking amplitude of the Star Vein Grass also increased slightly.

Looking closely, it is different from other star vein grasses. The light it emits is inconspicuous, but its body is transparent. Through it, you can see the soil underneath, and the meridians inside are also clearly visible.

Lin Xiao stretched out his hand, and the Star Vein Grass swayed visibly larger, as if it was afraid, or begging for mercy.

Unfortunately, the next moment, a flash of light appeared on Lin Xiao's left arm, and a cold light flashed in the darkness. There was no trace of the Star Vein Grass on the ground, and even a large piece of soil at the original place had disappeared.

Even if the Star Vein Grass grows in a place where minerals gather, it will take at least ten thousand years for it to absorb the minerals and change itself into crystal.

The Star Vein Grass had been growing for ten thousand years, not to mention that it hadn't yet developed the consciousness of a plant-type soul beast. Those actions just now were simply based on instinct. Even if it was already a plant-type soul beast, Lin Xiao would not show any mercy.

As for its function, you can roughly guess it by looking at the Silver Wolf King before.

Although it is not as good as those magical herbs, the Ten Thousand Year Star Vein Grass is already a rare treasure from heaven and earth. Whether it is a soul beast or a soul master, taking it can greatly improve the strength of the body.

After looking around the cave again and seeing the star vein grass that seemed to be flickering all over the ground, Lin Xiao did not stay for long and turned to walk out of the cave.

He had already obtained the most valuable things, so he decided to leave the rest here for now. He had to go back quickly, otherwise if he left for too long, others would inevitably become suspicious.

Half of the sun had risen in the east, and the morning sunlight fell on the mountains and forests. Micah slowly woke up from meditation, and the three yellow, yellow, and purple soul rings around him were slowly retracted.

"Senior Lin hasn't come back yet?" Micah looked around and asked with some confusion.

"I've been back once." Ma Rulong glanced towards the top of the mountain, a hint of worry in his eyes. He had asked Lin Xiao to go back because he wanted the silver wolf as material. Could he be in danger?

"It should be soon." Lin Jiayi also frowned.

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure slowly walked down the mountain.

"Sorry for the wait."

The light of the storage soul guide in Lin Xiao's hand flashed, and the corpses of more than a dozen thousand-year-old silver wolves were lying in front of him. "I found a few old ones, which took some time."

"It's okay, I'm glad I'm back. Let's take a rest. I still need to look for spirit rings today."

"Good teacher."

Chapter 66 Deformity

A stream flowed down from the mountain. The deer drinking water by the stream seemed to have sensed something. They looked around vigilantly, then jumped up with all four limbs high and ran away.

However, someone had already predicted the direction of their escape. The incandescent light drew an arc in the air and fell into the deer herd in the blink of an eye. A soul beast with 600 years of cultivation had all its limbs broken and fell to the ground.

Then, several figures slowly emerged from the dense forest.

"So amazing! Senior can even control such a fast soul guide ray." Micah looked at Lin Xiao who had just launched the attack, and did not hesitate to praise him.

"You can do it with more practice." Lin Xiao smiled and put away the soul guide. "Let's take a closer look. This soul beast should be quite suitable for Orange."

The other soul beasts showed no regard for the safety of their companions. When Lin Xiao and his companions approached, there was no trace of other soul beasts around.

"You are a food-type soul master. Its soul ring should be able to provide you with a soul skill that increases your speed. What do you think?" Lin Xiao said, turning around and looking at Orange.

"If you fight with a soul guide in the future, you can use this soul skill to increase your mobility. Even in a soul master team, a food-type soul master who can provide amplification is rare."

"Well, I'll try." Orange agreed without thinking for long, "Thank you."

They had been in the Jingyang Mountains for almost a month. In addition to Micah, who was lucky enough to find a suitable spirit ring at the beginning, Ma Rulong also found a spirit beast that suited him.

As a food-type soul master, Orange didn't want to waste too much time because of herself, but Lin Xiao took them to search for a few more days before finding this good-looking soul beast in front of them.

"You're welcome. My teacher asked me to take good care of you. Naturally, I have to find a soul beast that suits you. Even for a soul master, cultivation is very important. If I can't find a suitable soul beast now, it will be affected in the future."

"Yes." Mika also followed up on Lin Xiao's words and said, "You, the junior sister, have just entered the academy and don't understand yet. For spirit masters, sometimes it is common to stay away from home for several months in order to find a suitable spirit ring. This is related to future cultivation, so you can't be careless."

Orange was not unaware of this, so he thanked him again and then walked aside to get the soul ring.

"There happens to be a water source nearby, so let's take a rest here."

After making the arrangements, Lin Xiao took a few steps to the other side to see if there were any other spirit beasts nearby. When he returned to the stream, Ju Zi was already sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. Lin Jiayi also appeared beside them.

"teacher."

"Yeah." Lin Jiayi nodded and looked at Lin Xiao, "After Orange absorbs the spirit ring, it's time for us to go back."

"I understand." Lin Xiao nodded.

"How is it? How do you feel about using the robotic arm during this period?" Lin Jiayi smiled and led Lin Xiao to sit aside.

"Very tired." Lin Xiao thought for a moment and uttered two words.

"Does it consume a lot of soul power?"

“No, it’s very exhausting.”

Controlling a soul guide device is not as simple as injecting soul power into it. The size and method of inputting soul power will affect the magic array inside it. If you want to maximize the power of the soul guide device, you must make every magic array in it play its maximum role.

This is why many soul masters make their most powerful soul guides themselves, because only by making them by themselves can they understand their internal structure clearly.

Using soul guides made by other soul masters would take a lot of time and energy to familiarize yourself with, and you might not even be able to fully understand the soul guides.

Lin Jiayi lowered his head slightly when he heard Lin Xiao's words. "If even you find it exhausting, I'm afraid others might even have trouble using it. I'm already trying my best to reduce the arrays wherever possible. Any more and I'm afraid it will affect the operation of the entire robotic arm."

"Teacher, is there nothing that can replace some simple magic arrays?" Lin Xiao thought for a while and asked.

The Tang Sect's mechanical technology might be truly amazing, but it was also the result of continuous accumulation and experimentation by their predecessors.

There are so many soul guides in the Sun-Moon Empire. As soul guides, they have a natural advantage in mechanical structures. It has been tens of thousands of years since the emergence of soul guides. Is it true that there are really no simple mechanisms?

"Replace the magic circle?"

"Yeah." Seeing Lin Jiayi looking at him with a puzzled look, Lin Xiao nodded, "Just like the shells of some soul guides, their various parts are connected by mechanical structures, not all of them are connected by magic arrays."

"In these complex soul guides, some mechanisms should be used to replace the magic arrays. Just like some simple bending movements, basic rotating joints can completely replace the turning magic arrays."

"But in this way, the flexibility of the robotic arm will inevitably be greatly reduced." Lin Jiayi touched his chin thoughtfully, but still felt a little worried.

"Teacher, based on my experience these days, some joints on the robotic arm aren't that flexible. After all, robotic arms are similar to our bodies, and soul masters will subconsciously use them as arms. Sometimes, excessive joint flexibility is counterintuitive and rarely works."

Lin Xiao had always felt that the development of soul guides in the Sun-Moon Empire was somewhat distorted. Perhaps because of the existence of soul power, soul guide arrays could do so much, and therefore the soul guides here had neglected the most basic things.

In addition to mechanical structures, in Lin Xiao's previous life memories, the development of machinery is inseparable from the iteration of materials. However, in the Sun and Moon Empire, the technology of soul guide arrays has been improving, but the processing of metals has remained simple forging from thousands of years ago to the present day.

Lin Xiao did not deny that in the hands of a soul engineer, the forged metal would exhibit various special properties, but not everyone could achieve that level.

Starting from the most basic materials, developing various metals that inherently have various properties would save a lot of effort and even lower the threshold for soul engineers.

Lin Xiao had never seen these traces of evolution on any soul guide. If the material was not strong enough to support the power of the soul guide, most soul guides would focus on improving their cultivation and engraving more advanced magic arrays, but few would consider increasing the strength of the material itself.

Perhaps it is because the soul guides of the Sun-Moon Empire have been around for too long and the thinking has become fixed, or perhaps it is because the mineral resources of the Sun-Moon Continent are rich enough and there are materials with all kinds of properties, which makes soul guides feel that there is no value in researching new materials.

Chapter 67 Invitation

However, if you rely too much on the soul guide array, you will encounter bottlenecks like the current one.

Too many magic arrays not only require more charging soul guides to assist, but also test the soul guide's mental strength.

Lin Jiayi came back to his senses from his deep thoughts and saw Lin Xiao beside him, also thinking about something. As if noticing his gaze, Lin Xiao turned around and looked at him.

"It seems that you have gained some results from your experiments with soul guides these days?" Lin Jiayi said with a smile upon seeing this.

"These are just some wild ideas. I don't know if they'll work." Although he'd thought about it a lot, Lin Xiao had only just reached the threshold of a Level 2 Soul Master. Without practical experience, he couldn't easily guarantee the effectiveness of something that could completely change the entire soul guide manufacturing environment.

"Inspiration is also a great reward. Many developments and advancements in soul guides have emerged from endlessly imaginative imaginations. Just like before the advent of flying soul guides, no one had ever imagined using them to fly in the air."

Lin Jiayi wasn't trying to comfort Lin Xiao; instead, he was very optimistic about him. He had watched Lin Xiao's battles over the past few days. Being able to use a complex robotic arm so skillfully was something not everyone could do.

"By the way, teacher, the broken blade on the mechanical arm was broken during the previous battle."

"It's okay. The reason we chose this modular structure was not only for easy replacement but also for repair. The short blade is a simple issue. Anything else you'd like to say?"

"Hmm..." Lin Xiao paused slightly.

"It's okay, just say what you want to say."

"Teacher, I have to say this is a very good soul guide. However, if you want to achieve your goal of dealing with all opponents, I'm afraid it's not as good as the previous all-terrain soul guide."

"Haha." Lin Jiayi laughed loudly. "You are quite frank. I know the difference between us, but..."