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

Lin Xiao wasn't really that scared. He had never ridden a soul elevator before, but he had ridden an elevator before, so it wasn't unfamiliar to him.

After entering the elevator, Lin Jiayi spoke much less and his feet were very steady, but Lin Xiao could feel that he was constantly descending. The surroundings were quiet, with only a small white light illuminating the space inside the elevator.

When the elevator door opened again and they walked through a long corridor, Lin Xiao's expression finally changed.

What I see before me is a world of metal. The humming sound of metal echoes in the spacious hall. The air seems to be filled with metal fragments, and the smell of metal fills my breath.

The bright lighting soul guides on the circular dome illuminated the place as if it were daytime. There were some sky blue decorations interspersed between those lighting soul guides, which looked quite sci-fi.

Under the dome, there were countless experimental tables extending far into the distance. Although it was still early in the morning, there were already many soul engineers standing at the tables, busy at work.

In this world with soul power, Lin Xiao finally saw some designs that he had never seen before and could only be completed with the help of soul power.

If this was the scene he saw for the first time when he came to this world, he might never have imagined that this would be the world of Douluo Continent.

"Let's go." Lin Jiayi called out softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing the soul guide here, so his voice was not too loud.

Lin Xiao didn't say anything and quickly followed.

Occasionally, he would pass by one or two experimental tables, but the soul engineer behind him was so focused on what was in front of him that he didn't even raise his head.

Chapter 102 They are all good people

Lin Jiayi also did not stay here for too long and took Lin Xiao into the corridor on the other side.

Although Lin Jiayi didn't say anything, Lin Xiao could guess that these corridors were not as simple as they seemed.

"Hall Master."

Finally, Lin Jiayi stopped in front of a metal door. As soon as he opened his mouth, the door automatically opened to both sides.

The decoration inside the door is somewhat inconsistent with the outside. It seems to have a bit of a daily atmosphere. It should be that Jing Hongchen sometimes rests here.

"You're here." Jing Hongchen raised his eyes to look at Lin Xiao, then glanced at Lin Jiayi, "You go back first, I want to have a good chat with him."

"Yes, Hall Master." Lin Jiayi looked at Lin Xiao again, nodded at him, and then turned and left.

"What do you think of Teacher Lin Jiayi?"

The door closed, Jing Hongchen withdrew his gaze, and spoke to Lin Xiao with a smile.

"The teacher... is very nice to me."

Lin Xiao wasn't lying. Perhaps Lin Jiayi treated every disciple like this, but to Lin Xiao, he was the first person in the world who truly cared about him.

"Is that so?" Jing Hongchen was still smiling, not knowing what he thought of this answer. "Then what do you think of Mingde Hall?"

"Very shocking." Lin Xiao told the truth.

"So... do you want to be one of them?"

After hearing this, Lin Xiao looked towards the door again, as if he could see the soul engineers behind the experimental tables through the door.

"Don't worry. Do you know why I asked Lin Jiayi to bring you here?" Jing Hongchen didn't wait for Lin Xiao to answer and continued quickly, "That's because this is the safest place in the entire Douluo Continent."

"Whether it's the Holy Spirit Cult behind you, or anyone else, or even your leader, Zhongli Wu, they can't possibly know what's happening here. So, you can tell me what you really think."

safest?

Lin Xiao glanced at Jing Hongchen.

Not necessarily. Sooner or later, someone will blast a few big holes here.

Seeing that Lin Xiao remained silent, Jing Hongchen shook his head again, "Okay, it seems you haven't made up your mind yet, so take out that soul guide from last night."

Lin Xiao paused for a moment after hearing this, but still handed over the soul guide on the guard.

He didn't say much. His mask could hide something for other people, but for a Titled Douluo like Jing Hongchen, it didn't make much difference whether he had it or not.

"Don't worry, you've helped my grandson calm down a lot, and I don't intend to take this soul guide back. It's just that there are some restrictions inside. If you open it violently, I'm afraid it will destroy its internal structure. I can help you remove the restrictions."

"However, in this case, this soul guide can only remain in Mingde Hall. If you want to understand the secrets within it, you can only come to Mingde Hall to study. After that, I will give you the status of an intern student, and you can come here to study three days a week."

Lin Xiao roughly understood what Jing Hongchen meant.

He did agree to let him learn this soul guide, but as the predecessor of the array soul guide, it still had many secrets, and he was also afraid that he would use this soul guide for other purposes.

"Thank you, Hall Master." Lin Xiao nodded and thanked him.

Not only did he help him remove the restrictions, but he also gave him the status of an intern. Perhaps because he had been in the Holy Spirit Church for too long, he always felt that everyone outside seemed pretty good.

Jing Hongchen didn't hide anything and disassembled the soul guide cannon in front of Lin Xiao. "By the way, why don't you want other soul guides, but instead like this one? Did you notice something?"

Lin Xiao watched Jing Hongchen's actions intently and nodded slightly.

I have to say that Jing Hongchen is worthy of being a ninth-level soul engineer. Although his fingers look a bit thick and short due to his body shape, they are extremely flexible. The parts in his hands seem to have life.

Lin Xiao vaguely realized something.

This world is different from his previous life after all. Although these soul guides seem to have many similarities with the machines in his memory, due to the existence of soul power and mental power, there are many things in the soul guides that cannot be explained in words.

Just like Jing Hongchen before him. In Lin Xiao's own hands, those metals were just metals, but in Jing Hongchen's hands, those metals seemed to have life. That was something that only a high-level soul master could give them through soul power and mental strength.

Jing Hongchen let Lin Xiao watch his movements while he spoke again, "When Lin Jiayi first recommended you to me, I only gave you a second glance because you defeated Ji Juechen. There are countless gifted children in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, and I can't possibly pay attention to every one of them."

"But now, I really want you to enter Mingde Hall and be able to see the special features of this soul guide at a glance. Your intuition about soul guides is better than many people. You know, when making soul guides, intuition is sometimes very important."

"I'm only a third-level soul instructor now..."

"Talent and cultivation have nothing to do with each other. Just like when a spirit master awakens his martial spirit, if he has innate full spirit power, even if he hasn't obtained his first spirit ring yet, everyone knows that his future achievements will be extraordinary."

"Thank you for your kindness, Master. I'll think about it again."

Jing Hongchen looked at Lin Xiao deeply, and did not ask him if he had any unspeakable secrets. He just disassembled the soul guide in his hand in silence.

"How is it, what did the hall master say to you?"

Lin Xiao didn't expect that Lin Jiayi didn't go far. When he walked out of Mingde Hall, he saw him waiting for him outside.

Lin Xiao raised his ID card and said, "The hall master gave me the status of an intern. I can study in Mingde Hall three days a week."

Lin Jiayi's eyes widened slightly. "It's rare for someone in the academy to be able to enter Mingde Hall early as an intern. You must seize this opportunity. Even if you only take a look at some of the research there, you might gain something significant."

"Yes, I will, teacher."

Lin Jiayi's words were not an exaggeration. Just during the time when Jing Hongchen disassembled the soul guide in front of him, Lin Xiao had already learned a lot from it.

Like soul masters, soul engineers need not only soul power and formation patterns, but also some inexplicable things.

Although he is now a third-level soul engineer, the soul guide he made is more like a machine rather than a real soul guide that can match a soul engineer.

The closest thing he had to a soul mentor was the Star Soul Ingot he had accidentally made.

It seems that the path of soul engineer is not as simple as he thought. If you want to become a high-level soul engineer, you need to spend a lot of effort.

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Chapter 103 Only Strength

"Sister Nana, you are so awesome! You won another game."

"Yes, and Sister Nana's cultivation speed is also very fast."

In the soul guide test area, Nana defeated her opponent again and jumped down from the ring, but when she heard the same envious voices around her as before, her eyes were a little evasive.

"Thank you everyone, you are all great. I feel a little unwell today, so I will go back first."

After saying hello to the others, Nana parted the crowd and walked outside. Behind her, there was another round of cheering, which seemed to be cheering for the students on other stages. Occasionally, there were one or two discussions, all related to the evil soul master who had been making a lot of noise recently.

Evil Soul Master...

Nana's face turned grim. Since entering the academy, she had been working hard to improve her skills. Because ghost spirits were so rare, few people could teach her how to pair them with the right spirit skills. Therefore, after enrolling, she took advantage of the convenience of the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Guidance Academy and read a lot of related books.

However, what she found in those books also did not record much about how to practice ghost martial spirits. Instead, they contained records of other teachers and students fighting against evil spirit masters.

The most recent record was a few years ago, in which a female Soul Master with a ghost martial spirit appeared. She was beaten by the academy teacher and no one knew where she escaped to.

Recently, the news about the evil soul masters outside Mingdu City has been spreading everywhere. Nana hears news about these evil soul masters wherever she goes, which makes her think more.

Why did her mother always say that she was an unlucky person? Why was she always covered in wounds when she came home? Her mother told her and her father that they were injuries caused by spirit beasts, but after becoming a spirit master herself, Nana realized that those were clearly scars left by spirit guides.

And before her mother left home for the last time, she was so flustered that she ran out without saying a word. And who was that man in black that she had secretly seen...

Because of recent events, Nana learned more about the evil soul master from her classmates and teachers. At the same time, the suspicion in her heart became even more unsuppressible. She wanted to verify the truth of this matter, but was afraid that the facts were really as she thought.

"Feel sorry!"

A figure seemed to flash before her eyes, and before Nana could react, she bumped into something, which quickly brought her thoughts back to her senses.

"It's okay. Why are you so distracted? Are you sick?"

Nana looked up when she heard the sound and found that the person she bumped into looked familiar.

"You...didn't you..."

"It seems you still remember me." Lin Xiao, who was opposite Nana, laughed.

After bidding farewell to Lin Jiayi, Lin Xiao arrived at the Soul Guidance Experimental Area as usual. He watched Nana approach from afar, but he didn't take it too seriously. There was no need to rush into recruiting Nana into the Holy Spirit Cult. Since he was in charge, he had the final say on how things would proceed.

But seeing her charging straight towards him, he was curious about what had happened to her. She had seemed distracted when he saw her a few days ago. Could it be that another disciple of the Holy Spirit Church had come to see her?

"Thank you for your guidance some time ago." Nana nodded at Lin Xiao and was about to turn and leave.

"If you feel unwell, it's best to find someone to see. Although we soul masters don't get sick like ordinary people, our bodies may still have some problems."

In fact, it's not just the body. After all, this world is a world where one can practice cultivation. There are many things that are difficult to explain. One may even go astray during the practice. Nana's appearance doesn't seem normal no matter how you look at it.

"Thank you, Senior. I'm fine."

Lin Xiao didn't try to persuade her any further. He just narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Nana leave, then turned and left. As a "considerate" senior, just doing this was enough.

Nana, who was leaving, suddenly felt her body tremble, or rather, her soul, her martial spirit trembled violently. She stopped and looked back. Some hallucinations seemed to appear in front of her eyes, and she unconsciously took half a step back.

She shook her head violently, and then she realized that she was still in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. The figure in front of her was just a senior in the academy, not the person she saw at the beginning.

Lin Xiao vaguely sensed the gazes behind him, but he didn't stop. He went all the way to the soul guide test area and took out his self-propelled soul guide cannon.

Having just witnessed Jing Hongchen disassembling the soul guide, although he couldn't say that he fully understood how the array soul guide worked, Lin Xiao was certain that the technology was not beyond his reach. As long as he was given some time, he was confident that he could replicate that device.

The self-propelled soul guide cannon he had tinkered with wasn't yet completely self-propelled as he had envisioned, but it no longer required a soul guide to operate it. Combined with the technology of array soul guides, it might even unleash even greater power. A soul guide cannon that didn't require a soul guide to operate was completely different from an army that didn't need soul guides.

The only downside is that rechargeable soul guides are quite valuable; even at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, they're considered quite expensive. It seems that if I want to make more self-propelled soul guide cannons, I'll need to learn how to make rechargeable soul guides myself.

In addition... Lin Xiao looked down at his storage soul guide, an idea came to his mind, and then he shook his head to dismiss the idea.