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

"teacher."

"Where are the others?" Sleepy Nightmare Douluo glanced at them with an unfriendly tone.

Lin Xiao stepped forward and recounted what had just happened.

"Hmph!" Sleepy Nightmare Douluo suddenly stood up. "This old woman is going too far. There are definitely more people here tonight than just the Ordinary Alliance."

Lin Xiao remained silent. Nightmare Douluo wasn't idle tonight either. As a Titled Douluo, he'd also gone elsewhere to deal with the Ordinary Alliance's masters. But from his words, one could probably guess that things weren't going well for him either.

It can be seen that the Ordinary Alliance does have some capabilities.

Sleeping Nightmare Douluo originally thought that he could take it down easily and collect some materials at the same time, but he didn't expect that not only did he gain nothing, but he also lost a lot of manpower. No wonder he looked like this.

"Lin Xiao."

After a long silence, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo suddenly spoke.

"Teacher." Lin Xiao bowed slightly.

"You'll be in charge of the affairs of the branch temple for the time being. I need to go back to headquarters." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo said as he stood up and walked out. "Mingdu is such a big underground market. I don't believe that the second and third brothers won't be interested."

"Yes." Lin Xiao responded.

It turned out that he was unable to deal with the Ordinary Alliance, so he went back to the headquarters to call for help.

Not long after Sleepy Nightmare Douluo left, Lin Xiao saw that it was getting late and prepared to go back to the academy. However, just as he stood up, he saw two Holy Spirits walking towards him with sad faces.

"Lord Holy Envoy."

"What's the matter with you?"

The two Holy Spirits exchanged a glance, "Sir, Holy Servant Number Six has not returned."

Lin Xiao glanced at them and frowned slightly, "Is it because of tonight's operation?"

"My Lord, that shouldn't be the case. The Holy Servants are of low level, and tonight's operation didn't send them to any dangerous places. They were mostly delivering messages at various intersections. The other Holy Servants have already returned, but there's still no news of Holy Servants Number Six."

"Where did you send your men?"

"Sir, we've already looked for her, but there's no trace of her there..." The Holy Spirit in front of Lin Xiao hesitated. "Saint Servant Number Six is ​​quite special. We're wondering if we can use the power of the Holy Flag to find her."

"special?"

Lin Xiao looked at the two of them with some confusion.

Thinking of what Sleepy Nightmare Douluo had just arranged, the Holy Spirit in front of him finally spoke hesitantly.

"Your Excellency the Holy Envoy may not know that the Sixth Holy Servant was brought back from outside by the elders. When she first came to the Holy Church, she was reluctant to stay here, so the elders held a spiritual ascension ceremony for her."

Speaking of the soul-raising ceremony, Lin Xiao suddenly thought of someone.

Not long after Xu Jing ascended the throne, the Holy Spirit Cult had just settled in Mingdu. When Sleepy Nightmare Douluo introduced the people in the branch temple to him, one of the holy servants caught his attention.

The souls of all the holy spirits in the Holy Spirit Church are incomplete, and that person is just a holy servant, but he still has part of his soul missing, which even affects his external body, and he is in a daze.

Now that I think about it, that person was No. 6. I didn't expect that she had also performed the spirit raising ceremony.

Lin Xiao was silent for a moment, wondering what he was thinking about. "What about the Holy Flag you just mentioned?"

"Your Excellency," another Holy Spirit spoke up, "Part of the soul of Holy Servant Number Six is ​​now within the Holy Flag. As long as we can sacrifice the Holy Flag, we can find her location based on the remaining soul she left behind."

"Then come with me."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiao turned around and his eyes changed slightly.

Zhongli Wu had previously said that after the Soul Ascension Ceremony, the identity verification process would be waived, and as the Soul Ascension Ceremony drew closer, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's attitude towards him also changed.

He knew the Holy Spirit Cult had methods of controlling souls, and he had already suspected this. The words of the two Holy Spirits only confirmed his belief. This so-called soul-raising ritual was the Holy Spirit Cult's method of separating and controlling the souls of other disciples.

Only in this way would they feel at ease letting these disciples get in touch with more things about the Holy Spirit Church.

The missing Holy Servant No. 6 might be an opportunity for him to understand the specific process of the ascension ceremony.

If the day ever comes when you really have no choice, it is always better to make some preparations in advance than to be at the mercy of others.

A dark grey flag was hung on the wall of the underground hall. Just by getting close, one could feel the chill coming from it. Looking closely, one could seem to see distorted faces struggling.

This is not only a device used by the Holy Spirit Sect to store souls, but also an extremely powerful seventh-level soul guide. As long as the vengeful spirits in it are activated, ordinary Soul Douluo will not be able to deal with it easily.

Standing in front of the flag, Lin Xiao slowly closed his eyes, and the red spider lilies rose from beside him and slowly rotated around him.

Roars of resentment, sadness, or anger rang in his ears. Lin Xiao let them pounce on him, venting the hatred in his heart in vain.

Soon, he found a familiar breath.

Lin Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, raised his right hand, and the red spider lily flew up and landed in his palm. He gently hooked his left hand, and a translucent shadow slowly floated out from the flag and then fell into the pistil of the red spider lily.

The two Holy Spirits beside them looked even more respectful upon seeing this. Although they were also disciples of the Holy Spirit Sect, they couldn't directly control souls like this.

Their original idea was just to use the holy flag to determine the location of Holy Servant No. 6, but they didn't expect that Lin Xiao could directly take the soul out of the holy flag.

"There's no need to raise the Holy Flag unless it's a critical moment. I've already brought out the remaining soul of Holy Servant No. 6, and this will also allow us to determine her location."

Lin Xiao glanced at the two of them calmly and said, "I'll take this remnant soul away first. My identity makes it easier for me to act outside. I'll investigate this matter myself."

"Yes, my lord."

The two Holy Spirits didn't think too much about it and responded in unison.

"Ah."

Lin Xiao nodded and left first.

What happened that night didn't cause much of a stir in Mingdu. Given the Holy Spirit Church's style, the slain disciples didn't leave behind any useful information.

Only Lin Xiao's intervention made them guess that this matter was related to the evil soul master, but that was all.

The Ordinary Alliance seemed unwilling to make the matter of the evil soul master public. The commotion at night gradually disappeared in the rumors that were half true and half false on the roadside, and no one mentioned it again.

Chapter 26 Number Six

Although he was curious about the specific process of the soul-raising ceremony, Lin Xiao did not rush to look for the Holy Servant No. 6. It was not until the day off at the Sun and Moon Royal Academy that he appeared outside the city of Mingdu.

A pair of folded wings behind him slowly unfolded, and as two white lights shot out from the flying soul guide, Lin Xiao's figure quickly rose into the air.

This was the first time he had flown in this way, except for the time he practiced at the academy.

The Mingdu city behind him gradually became smaller. He could almost see the entire city. The sound of wind was constantly in his ears, and the scenery under his feet was rapidly receding. In the blink of an eye, those who entered and left Mingdu turned into black dots.

Feeling the pleasure of flying, Lin Xiao did not forget the purpose of coming out this time. He raised his right hand, and as the red spider lily bloomed, a translucent shadow also emerged.

It was a face that Lin Xiao was familiar with. It was the Holy Servant No. 6 whom he had met once before.

However, the soul that Lin Xiao brought out from the holy flag was not complete. There was not much expression on that translucent face, and it just struggled instinctively from time to time.

What exactly is the soul?

Even with a martial soul like the red spider lily, Lin Xiao was unable to answer this question for a moment.

In this world, souls can not only be seen, but also possess certain powers and can even be controlled and driven by others.

However, even in the Holy Spirit Church, which has conducted in-depth research on the soul, no one can clearly explain where the soul comes from.

"Uh-"

The remnant soul let out a meaningless groan, and a look of pain appeared on its face.

Lin Xiao looked up into the distance. Although he didn't know the true nature of the soul, it undoubtedly possessed extremely special powers. In that direction, he felt a faint force calling out to the remnant soul in his palm.

"Mom, what are you looking at?"

It's a small courtyard with simple decoration, which looks no different from other houses around it. Only the flowers and plants arranged in an orderly manner in the courtyard show the taste of the owner of the courtyard.

A young woman was sitting at the gate of the yard, staring blankly into the distance, not knowing what she was thinking.

Behind her, a girl of eight or nine years old came skipping over and put her arms around her neck from behind.

"Nana, stop it."

The woman came to her senses, turned around with a smile, and hugged the girl behind her in her arms.

"Hehehe——" A crisp laugh suddenly came from the gate of the courtyard, "Mom, you won't leave this time you come back, right?"

Hearing this, the woman's hand that was teasing her daughter suddenly stopped, and the smile on her face dimmed a little.

"Well, I won't leave." Looking at her daughter's expectant eyes in her arms, she finally nodded reluctantly, "By the way, Nana, where's Daddy?"

"Dad is boiling some medicine in there." Nana looked towards the room on the side of the courtyard. "Dad said that being a soul master is very hard every day. Mom has so many injuries that she doesn't have enough time to treat them."

The woman also looked towards the courtyard, her expression even more dejected. Although her husband was not a spirit master, he was also from an aristocratic family and had an extraordinary vision. He must have already seen that the injuries on her body were caused by fighting with other spirit masters.

After all, I am an ominous person...

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Nana seemed to have noticed something and looked up at the woman.

"I'm fine—" The woman smiled and touched Nana's head, then suddenly stopped moving her hands. "Nana, why don't you go to Dad first? Mom suddenly remembered that there's something she hasn't done yet. I'll come find you later."

"Okay." Nana nodded obediently, ran away a few steps and then turned back, "Mom, you must come back."

"Mom will, go find Dad." The woman said, and without waiting for Nana's response, she turned and flew away.

Not far away was a small forest, and the woman's figure was swiftly moving through it. Some small animals only saw a shadow approaching from a distance, and before they could even react, it had already landed in the distance again.

However, even at such a fast speed, she still couldn't escape the suffocating feeling that was getting closer and closer. Her heartbeat kept accelerating, and she could feel her soul trembling, as if she were bound by a prison.

Her legs grew heavier and heavier, and before she had even left the forest, she could barely lift them. Glancing around, she finally stopped.

"Number six?"

A vague voice sounded from behind her. The woman turned around, and after seeing the person in front of her clearly, she suddenly stopped.

She also remembered this mask. That night, the Eighth Elder personally introduced the person in front of them to them.

Although she was only a Holy Servant, she was also familiar with some of the things in the Holy Spirit Church. Unlike disciples such as the Holy Spirit and Holy Servant, the Holy Envoys had varying levels of cultivation, but without exception, they were all representatives of several elders, and some might even become new elders in the future.

Apart from occasionally fighting around like the Holy Spirit and the Holy Servant, he mostly eradicates heresy for the Holy Church.

Was it because I left without permission that the Holy Spirit Church considered me a heretic?

On the other side, Lin Xiao was also looking at the Holy Servant No. 6 in front of him.

Following the previously determined direction, Lin Xiao flew all the way to this village. It wasn't too far from Mingdu, and there were quite a few families in the village. Just as he released the remnant soul again to confirm its identity, Saint Servant No. 6 seemed to sense something and suddenly flew away.

It was this movement of hers that made Lin Xiao notice the simple courtyard.

The familiar name and the familiar experience made Lin Xiao reconsider the Holy Servant Number Six. Compared to her previous time in the Holy Spirit Church, although her soul was still incomplete, her movements were not much different from those of an ordinary person.