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

Lin Xiao didn't stop and flew over the Demon Forest.

If it was in other soul beast settlements, he naturally wouldn't dare to be so open. After all, there were many flying soul beasts in the forest, and he might intrude into their territory. He would not have the advantage in fighting in the air.

But the Demonic Forest was different. While it was also home to spirit beasts, it was controlled by the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord. The Evil Emperor had a pact with the Holy Spirit Church, and the spirit beasts in the Demonic Forest would not actively attack Holy Spirit Church disciples.

However, as Lin Xiao approached the Demonic Forest and flew overhead, he noticed something unusual. Unlike usual, the Demonic Forest was quite quiet tonight. Even though it was night, when spirit beasts were most active, not much sound could be heard from within.

Seeing that the Holy Spirit Church headquarters was getting closer and closer, Lin Xiao controlled the flying soul guide to gradually slow down. After landing, he found that the lighting soul guide arranged near the door was not the purple color of the past. The dazzling light illuminated the place. There were many more disciples guarding the door than usual.

"Meet the Holy Envoy."

The disciples on both sides bowed slightly to Lin Xiao, and they didn't seem surprised at all that he was here.

"Ah."

Lin Xiao responded and walked inside with some doubts.

He was not a disciple who stayed at the headquarters all year round. The few times he came back before, the people at the door would take a second look at him, but tonight, it seemed as if they had known he was coming.

It was still the same long passage, but tonight, the lighting soul guides on both sides illuminated the entire passage, making the mottled marks on the wall clearer.

"Your Excellency the Holy Envoy, the leader and the elders are all in the front hall."

Lin Xiao ran into a Holy Spirit from the church head-on. The Holy Spirit who would usually just nod and pass by actually spoke on his own initiative, and judging from the tone of his voice, he seemed to know what was happening in the Holy Spirit Church.

No, he must have missed something. Before leaving, he'd looked around the dormitory and seen no signs of the Holy Spirit Church, and the disciples at the branch temple hadn't told him what had happened at headquarters.

Who is deliberately hiding the news from me? Why?

Lin Xiao slowed down his pace, his thoughts kept churning, and soon he continued to move forward.

Regardless of what happened in the Holy Spirit Church, now that he was here, he had no choice but to continue moving forward. Otherwise, leaving rashly would only arouse suspicion among the others in the church. His spiritual ascension ritual could not withstand verification.

Just as the Holy Spirit said, when Lin Xiao walked into the hall, Zhongli Wu was sitting in the main seat, with several priests and elders sitting on both sides, but the mysterious elder still did not show up.

In addition to them, there were several holy envoys here, and even Merck, the new disciple of the Third Elder, was standing closely behind him.

Seeing Lin Xiao's figure, Zhongli Wu's expression paused slightly, and he suddenly turned to look at Sleepy Nightmare Douluo.

The others naturally noticed Lin Xiao coming in. Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's expression changed slightly. He glanced around and suddenly said, "Since you're here, come over."

"is teacher."

Lin Xiao said nothing more and walked to stand behind Sleepy Nightmare Douluo.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiao probably understood why no matter who was at the door or who met on the road, they did not feel strange to see him, because tonight, the disciples of several elders had returned to the headquarters.

But he returned to the headquarters because he wanted to know what this "good news" was, not because he received a notice from Sleepy Nightmare Douluo.

Lin Xiao lowered his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at the Nightmare Douluo in front of him through the mask. Why was he hiding this from him?

"Okay, where were we just now?" Zhongli Wu interrupted Lin Xiao's thoughts, "Have the sacrifices been prepared?"

"Reply to the Master, everything is ready."

The person who stood next to Zhongli Wu and spoke was none other than Zhang Peng, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo, the Sixth Priest of the Holy Spirit Church whom Lin Xiao had met last time.

"Bring it with you."

As Zhang Peng finished speaking, two disciples of the Holy Spirit Church walked out from a nearby passage. Behind them were dozens of children, both boys and girls. The oldest one looked less than ten years old.

And behind these children were dozens of young men in their twenties.

When these young men appeared, Lin Xiao's gaze instantly fell on the soul guides on their wrists.

He was not unfamiliar with this kind of soul guide. It was clearly a soul guide used to suppress soul power. The identities of these young people were not difficult to guess. They were obviously soul masters with cultivation.

"Master, the eighty best-looking people are already here. The others are just extras."

"That's enough." Zhongli Wu looked at the people in front of him without any fluctuation in his eyes. He just nodded slightly and asked, "How are the disciples of the sect preparing?"

"All disciples with suitable cultivation and martial spirits have been notified in advance." Zhang Peng said as he glanced at the people around him, "I just don't know if the priests and elders have any other needs."

As soon as he finished speaking, many eyes fell on Lin Xiao, even Zhongli Wu looked at him.

Lin Xiao felt a chill in his heart. He didn't know what was going to happen next, so he could only continue to stand there motionless.

However, the Nightmare Douluo sitting in front of him couldn't sit still anymore and turned to look at him, "When did you reach the bottleneck?"

"It's been a while." Lin Xiao responded truthfully.

"How many years of spirit ring do you want?"

"About fifty thousand years."

Upon hearing this, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo looked at Lin Xiao again.

The sixth soul ring of an ordinary soul master is limited to around 20,000 years, and soul rings over 50,000 years old are only considered when reaching the Soul Sage level. Although Lin Xiao had undergone the baptism of the soul ascension ceremony, his physical strength comparable to that of a Soul Sage still made Sleepy Nightmare Douluo take a second look.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah." Lin Xiao naturally didn't say too much, just nodded.

"Come with me then."

"Get ready to go." Zhongli Wu saw that Sleepy Nightmare Douluo and Lin Xiao had made their decision, so he stood up.

Chapter 76 Evil Emperor

In the Demon Forest, outside the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, Zhongli Wu was walking in the front, followed by several priests and elders, and then the eighty people that Zhang Peng had just brought out.

Lin Xiao and other disciples of the Holy Spirit Church walked on both sides of these people, surrounding them in the middle. Finally, another group of people were driven by the disciples of the Holy Spirit Church to follow at the back.

When Lin Xiao just left the headquarters, he took the opportunity to take a look. Those people included men, women, young and old. Some of them looked somewhat similar. It seemed as if the Holy Spirit Church had captured the entire village here.

Although the Titled Douluo walking in front did not release their martial spirits, the aura they exuded faintly made the people behind them feel a sense of pressure.

The faces of those ordinary people were filled with fear. Some children opened their mouths wide in fear, but they could not cry out because of the pressure brought by being Titled Douluo. Only tears continued to flow.

Lin Xiao had never seen the Holy Spirit Church act in such a grand manner before. Even when they helped Xu Jing usurp the throne last time, only a few elders participated.

Zhongli Wu led everyone towards the depths of the Demonic Forest without saying a word. Looking at the direction they were going, Lin Xiao suddenly had a guess.

In this demonic forest, there is probably only one person that the Holy Spirit Church values ​​so much.

The light from the Holy Spirit Church headquarters could not reach far in the depths of the forest. It soon became dark around. A cold wind blew through the silent forest from time to time, causing Lin Xiao to shiver unconsciously.

"call--"

A low sound came from the front, sounding like the wind that could be heard everywhere, but if you listened carefully, it sounded like something breathing.

Lin Xiao suddenly had a strange feeling. Everything around him seemed unreal. He couldn't tell whether it was an illusion or he had stepped into another space unknowingly.

Another strange sound was heard, as if something had fallen into the sticky liquid and was struggling continuously.

Just as Lin Xiao was sensing the changes around him, Zhongli Wu, who was at the front, suddenly stopped, and the entire team followed suit. Without the sound of footsteps, the surroundings became even quieter, with only the muffled breathing of the crowd ringing in his ears.

The ordinary people who were driven here by the Holy Spirit Church were trembling all over. Even some disciples of the Holy Spirit Church did not dare to speak and lowered their heads in fear.

"Master, you have been asleep for a full twenty years. The Holy Spirit Church will offer a sacrifice as promised when you awaken."

Zhongli Wu's voice suddenly came from the front, and spread far away along with soul power.

"call--"

The breathing-like sound became more obvious, and suddenly, the entire space seemed to shake violently. The dark sky above everyone's heads suddenly cracked open, and a terrifying mental force like a mountain descended from the sky.

The elders seemed to have been prepared and worked together to protect everyone in the middle, but those ordinary people without cultivation and soul masters whose soul power was sealed still collapsed to the ground under this mental force.

Lin Xiao thought to himself, "As expected." No wonder the Demonic Forest was so quiet tonight. He hadn't seen a single soul beast active outside on the entire journey here. Sure enough, the Evil Emperor had awakened.

Twenty years.

Listening to Zhongli Wu's words, Lin Xiao also guessed the whole story. Although the Holy Spirit Cult had two Ultimate Douluo, this only provided them with capital to negotiate with the Evil Emperor. If they wanted to allow the Holy Spirit Cult members to come and go freely in the Demonic Forest, they naturally needed other offerings.

According to Zhongli Wu, every time the Evil Emperor awakens, the Holy Spirit Cult offers a sacrifice to him. As for what the sacrifice is...

Lin Xiao thought of this and glanced at the crowd without leaving a trace. Zhang Peng had carefully selected eighty people, and those "extras" were added to satisfy the Evil Emperor's appetite.

It was no wonder that he had never seen the Holy Spirit Church put on such a show. After all, the last time the Evil Emperor woke up was before he came to this world.

The crack in the sky grew bigger and bigger, like a giant eye slowly opening, and a huge eyeball appeared in front of everyone.

Although Lin Xiao's spiritual power surpassed that of ordinary spirit masters, it was still far from enough in front of the Evil Emperor. With the appearance of the giant eye, the surroundings suddenly became even darker. In Lin Xiao's eyes, the sky became distorted, and the figures beside him began to sway constantly, like reflections in water.

This is not only the influence of mental power, but also because the Evil Emperor is good at spatial ability. Combining the two, there is this uncertain feeling of reality and illusion.

Lin Xiao tried hard to calm himself down and dispel the trance in his mind. Then he saw a dark red light descending from the sky, covering all the people in the Holy Spirit Church.

"You are here."

A gloomy voice sounded, dark clouds rolled in the sky, dark red light illuminated the sky, and all the soul beasts in the entire Demon Forest crawled on the ground.

"Twenty years... and this time there are quite a few new faces..."

The Evil Emperor's voice was not concealed at all, nor did he avoid anyone. With his strength, he didn't care who would hear his words.

"My Lord, the sacrifice has been brought as promised." Zhongli Wu spoke again.

"I have seen it." Before the Evil Emperor finished speaking, the ground suddenly rose and fell slightly, and thick tentacles stretched out from the surrounding space.

As soon as the tentacle touched a young man, the young man's body exploded instantly and turned into a blood mist that filled the original place. Only a soul guide used to suppress soul power fell down and landed among the dead leaves on the ground.

The people behind him were already collapsed on the ground, and their breathing became even more rapid when they saw this tragic scene.

The blood mist slowly rose and gradually merged with the dark red sky. The huge crack in the sky slowly opened and closed, as if the Evil Emperor was savoring the taste of it.

"It's okay."

A moment later, the Evil Emperor's voice echoed, and Zhongli Wu breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

As the Evil Emperor's voice fell, the eighty people carefully selected by Zhang Peng exploded one after another. In an instant, the sky and the earth were filled with thick blood mist, and the pungent smell of blood filled everyone's nose.

When a Holy Spirit Sect disciple in front of Lin Xiao saw this, his eyes suddenly turned red, and his martial spirit was released uncontrollably. He then rushed into the blood mist and breathed in the blood-filled air in big gulps.

This disciple seemed to have set an example, and soon other disciples, like him, had their soul power boiling and rushed into the blood mist.

Even Lin Xiao, seeing the death of one "sacrifice" after another, felt his soul power become restless. He seemed to be able to feel the soul power flowing rapidly through his meridians.

What did not surprise Lin Xiao was that neither the Evil Emperor nor Zhongli Wu stopped the actions of these Holy Spirit Sect disciples, allowing them to vent their anger at will.

He finally understood why this was a "happy event" for the Holy Spirit Church.

Chapter 77 Sacrifice and Transaction