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

The two soul masters who stopped Lin Xiao at the entrance of the academy were stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted. Soul rings instantly rose up and blocked the way in the air.

The shrill alarm sounded throughout the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. Several rays of light illuminated the night sky and in the blink of an eye fell on the person who flew up first.

However, just as the attacks from those soul guides were about to fall, a protective shield also rose up around the man in the air, blocking all those attacks.

Ninth-level soul mentor.

Lin Xiao's eyes narrowed.

As a soul guide, he could feel the power contained in the attacks launched from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy. The fact that the man was able to take them so lightly showed his level of cultivation.

"Humph!"

A cold snort sounded from the academy. Lin Xiao, who was standing at the entrance of the academy, felt a shock of soul power in his body. The next moment, a rose-gold light also flew into the air, and Jing Hongchen's voice came from it.

"I have been very kind to you, haven't I? Why did you betray me and the academy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiao had already guessed the identity of the other person in the air.

If his guess was correct, that person was the one who built the Conferred God Platform, sealed the Snow Empress' embryo in it, and then handed it over to the people of the Star Luo Empire.

Actually, Lin Xiao was a little curious. The status of a ninth-level soul guide in the Sun-Moon Empire was not low, and from the few contacts he had made in the beginning, it was clear that the teacher had a strong interest in soul guides.

He was from the Sun-Moon Empire and had access to the Mingde Hall, which had the most advanced soul guide technology. He could not figure out the reason why the Conferred God Platform would be handed over to the Star Luo Empire.

Even if he has other purposes, it shouldn't be difficult to achieve them with his status as a ninth-level soul engineer, right?

"I'm sorry, Hall Master. I didn't mean to betray Mingde Hall, and I haven't betrayed Mingde Hall."

The man was flying in the air, and the light around him enveloped him, making it impossible to see his movements.

"Then tell me, how did your soul guide appear at the Xingluo Empire's auction house?"

Jing Hongchen spoke in a low voice, filled with suppressed anger. His short and fat body was completely different from before, exuding the oppressive aura of a Titled Douluo.

"Master, if it weren't for the Xingluo Empire, I would have collapsed in the Far North long ago."

The teacher's eyes flashed, and his soul power surged out and filled the sky above the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, completely blocking out the sound in the air.

"Master, after leaving the academy, I traveled alone to the Far North in search of a breakthrough."

“There, I found the opportunity to break through to the ninth-level soul master, and also encountered the so-called hundred thousand-year soul beast.”

Jing Hongchen frowned and listened to the person in front of him continue talking.

"At first, I also thought it was just a hundred thousand year old soul beast. It was in the critical period of transforming into a human. I thought that with my cultivation and soul guide, it would not be difficult to deal with such a soul beast."

"However, that soul beast's cultivation was far more than a hundred thousand years old. I fought it for a long time. Although it was successfully sealed, I no longer had the strength to leave the Far North."

"The snowstorm in the Far North once buried me. It was the Star Luo Empire's team that went to the Far North to hunt for spirit rings that discovered me and rescued me back to the Star Luo Empire."

"In order to repay them for saving my life, I left them my only ninth-level soul guide, but I absolutely have no intention of betraying the academy or Mingde Hall."

"Given the Xingluo Empire's research into soul guides, they absolutely cannot dismantle the Conferred God Platform, nor can they learn the soul guide technology of Mingde Hall!"

Jing Hongchen was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then he sighed softly, "Yes, so you left a hundred thousand year spirit ring, a hundred thousand year spirit bone, and even a martial spirit in the Xingluo Empire."

"Your story really moved me, but how can I believe it?"

Jing Hongchen practically roared, "How can I believe that the Xingluo Empire is willing to let a ninth-level soul master like you return to the Sun-Moon Empire?"

"You can leave a ninth-level soul guide and a hundred-thousand-year soul beast to the Xingluo Empire. How can I believe that you didn't leave behind more? How can I believe that after returning to the academy, you will still work for the academy as before, instead of working for the Xingluo Empire?"

"Master! If that were true, why would they put that soul guide up for auction?"

"Yes..." Jing Hongchen nodded gently, and suddenly his eyes turned cold. "But you still betrayed me! The secrets of Mingde Hall cannot be leaked in the slightest. I have devoted so many years and so much effort to Mingde Hall. I don't want to take that gamble."

"Hall Master!"

The teacher shouted again, but Jing Hongchen remained unmoved. In the rose-gold light, soul guides took shape on his body.

"boom--"

There were bursts of noise in the air, and the dazzling light illuminated Mingdu like the sun, even covering the light of the soul guides on both sides of the street.

Lin Xiao, standing at the gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, kept looking up at the sky, but at this moment he could not look directly at the light in the sky and raised his hands to cover his eyes.

"boom--"

The next moment, something fell in front of him.

Lin Xiao lowered his head slightly and saw the teacher who had invited him to study soul guides not long ago lying on the ground. His body was charred black, and traces of blood kept flowing out from the corners of his mouth. His breathing had almost stopped, and it seemed that he was about to lose his life completely.

"Master——"

He uttered two words, but the rest of his words were blocked by the blood flowing out of his mouth. The next moment, he stopped moving.

"When did you come back?"

Jing Hongchen's deep voice sounded from behind Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao turned around abruptly, "Hall Master."

"I just got back and haven't had time to enter the academy yet."

"I have received the news about the Soul Fighting Competition. Why didn't you come back with the others?" Jing Hongchen took two steps forward and stood next to the corpse.

“They were invited to receive their prizes and I came back early.”

"Yeah." Jing Hongchen seemed to be asking casually, nodded and didn't continue asking.

"Do you think I'm a little heartless?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao just lowered his head and said nothing.

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. After you, I will also allow other disciples of the Holy Spirit Church to study in Mingde Hall. But I also hope that you won't take things from Mingde Hall to other places besides the Holy Spirit Church like he did."

"Yes, Hall Master."

Lin Xiao bowed again, and only when Jing Hongchen walked into the academy gate with the corpse did he look up at Jing Hongchen's gradually disappearing back.

He didn't know what the two people said in the air, but looking at Jing Hongchen's expression, he was obviously not at peace.

He spread out his right palm, and a shadow was constantly moving left and right in the palm.

After "Assassin", "Soul Eater" and "Nightmare", let's call you "God".

Lin Xiao looked at the residual soul in his right palm and whispered in his heart.

Chapter 157 Ye Yulin

What happened in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy did not cause much impact. Ordinary people in Mingdu just thought that Mingde Hall was testing some new soul guide device.

For all the students in the academy, there is something more important that deserves their attention.

Before daybreak, banners were hung inside the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. Teachers who had been prepared stood on both sides of the academy gate. Many students also came to join in the fun and stood not far away to watch.

Not long after, more than a dozen figures appeared from the street in the distance and walked towards the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

They were the teachers and fourteen students who participated in the Soul Fighting Competition. As soon as they approached, applause broke out.

In the Xingluo Empire, they didn't receive much enthusiastic cheering after winning the championship, but here, all the teachers and students showed their enthusiasm without reservation.

"Welcome back."

Lin Jiayi stood at the front, his eyes slowly sweeping over, finally stopping at Ma Rulong's father, "The hall master is waiting for you in Mingde Hall."

"Yeah." Ma Rulong's father nodded, and walked through the crowd with the students who participated in the Fighting Spirit Competition and headed towards Mingde Hall.

After participating in the Soul Fighting Competition for so many years, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy defeated Shrek Academy for the first time to win the championship. Even those students who had just enrolled were proud of it.

After taking a look at their backs from a distance, Lin Jiayi turned around and looked at Lin Xiao.

"Teacher, you have looked at me several times this morning." Lin Xiao smiled helplessly.

"I was just thinking, if it weren't for your soul guide, the outcome of this fighting soul competition might be..."

"How could that be?" Lin Xiao shook his head. "The real winners of the competition are these outstanding students. Without them, no one would be able to use even the best soul guides."

"Don't be so modest. The Hall Master and I have seen everything you've done." Lin Jiayi said as he also walked towards Mingde Hall. "After you enter Mingde Hall, I may not have the time to teach you like I did before."

"However, the hall master has also arranged other people in Mingde Hall."

Lin Jiayi glanced at Lin Xiao again and asked, "Ye Yulin, have you ever heard of this name?"

"Star Douluo Ye Yulin?"

"Yes, Starry Sky Douluo is not only a ninth-level soul engineer in Mingde Hall, but also serves in the Imperial Worship Hall. His soul guide research direction is somewhat similar to your self-propelled soul guide cannon. After entering Mingde Hall, if you have any questions, you can ask him."

"Also, if you follow Starry Sky Douluo, you might even have the opportunity to participate in the production of a ninth-level soul guide. This is a very rare experience and will be of great benefit to your future breakthrough to the ninth-level soul guide."

Lin Xiao followed behind Lin Jiayi, knowing full well that Lin Jiayi must have put in a lot of effort to have such an opportunity.

Although Mingde Hall is indeed a holy place in the minds of countless soul masters, not all soul masters have the opportunity to follow the ninth-level soul masters after entering Mingde Hall.

Even though he had contributed to the victory of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy in this Soul Fighting Competition, it was because someone interceded for him that he had the opportunity to stay with Ye Yulin.

"Thank you, teacher."

"Don't thank me. The Hall Master has always been optimistic about you. You've made a lot of efforts in this Fighting Spirit Competition, so this can be considered a reward for you. Come on, I'll take you to visit Starry Sky Douluo."

Walking through the broad road in the academy, the students I met on the way all had smiles on their faces, and seemed to be discussing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy's victory.

"Alas." Just listening to the discussions of those students, Lin Jiayi sighed softly.

"What's wrong, teacher?"

Lin Jiayi glanced around and said, "Since the news of winning the Soul Fighting Competition spread back to Mingdu, all the students in the academy seem to have changed their minds."

"Although we won the championship this time, the fact that Shrek Academy was able to take second place with three regular players is enough to show the fighting strength of the spirit masters. I'm afraid that if this atmosphere in the academy continues, it won't be a good thing."

As the Dean of Studies at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, Lin Jiayi is naturally capable and can see further than some teachers and students. He knows that the power of a soul master is definitely not as terrible as some people say.

"There's something I haven't told you yet. Just when you were going to participate in the Fighting Spirit Competition, the Hall Master received an invitation from Shrek Academy. They wanted us to exchange students for a period of study."

"That's a good thing." Lin Xiao nodded, not feeling too surprised. He knew that Shrek Academy was also trying to develop soul guides at this time, and it was only a matter of time before such an invitation was made.

"Do you think the people from Shrek Academy can make our students change their views on soul masters?"

Lin Xiao nodded. "Although as a member of the academy, I shouldn't say this, but the students in Shrek Academy are indeed the best soul masters among their peers."

"There's nothing wrong with saying this." Lin Jiayi didn't react much to Lin Xiao's words. Instead, he nodded thoughtfully, "The hall master also told me the same thing."

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. We're here."

While the two were talking, Lin Jiayi had already brought Lin Xiao into Mingde Hall, walked through the corridor, and came to a metal door. As the door slowly opened to both sides, a tall old man slowly appeared in front of Lin Xiao.

Although Ye Yulin's face had many wrinkles, his complexion was rosy and he did not look old at all. He looked at Lin Xiao with sharp eyes, but the bald spot on his head made his aura instantly diminish.