Douluo Dalu: Golden Spirit Tree

Chapter 57 Accident
After hearing Lin Yi's question, the students seemed to be thinking about something.

Zhang Mingyu said, "I originally thought that the King Kong Baboon was too powerful, but after hearing what you said, it seems that something is wrong. The King Kong Baboon's intelligence is originally low, and its soul should not be shaken to that extent."

"Yes, I seem to have the same feeling when I absorb it."

"The soul shock I experienced was a bit too strong. According to the research records of the Inner Court, the soul rings produced by 20,000-year-old soul beasts cannot reach that level."

As the inner court students confirmed it, everyone discovered the problem.

Why is the soul shock caused by this trip so extraordinary?

Lin Yi said: "Perhaps, I know where the problem lies."

"You all should know the origin of soul vibration. It is formed by the residual soul and resentment of the soul beast before its death. The increase in the intensity of soul vibration indicates that the soul beast's resentment is strong. The library records that if a soul beast experiences severe emotional fluctuations before death, especially emotions such as resentment, it will be more likely to drop soul bones."

"This should be the reason why soul bones are so easily dropped on this trip."

Everyone was stunned.

Ma Xiaotao suddenly said, "But we were hunting normally, not brutally, so why would the spirit beast's resentment be magnified?"

Yes, everyone was stunned. What Ma Xiaotao said made sense, and she didn’t do anything unnecessary. Why did this happen?

Moreover, when Lin Yi was the main force, his methods were more inclined towards auxiliary containment, and he never really attacked those soul beasts from beginning to end.

Lin Qingxuan's eyes suddenly showed something strange, "If that's the case, it's probably Xiaoyi's fault."

Ok?
Seeing the confusion on everyone's faces, Lin Qingxuan explained, "Although Xiaoyi's various methods are not direct attacks, think about the process of fighting with the King Kong Baboon just now. After blinding it, it died of exhaustion..."

Everyone fell silent. If they hadn't thought about it, they wouldn't have known. But when they thought about it, they were shocked. This method seemed really cruel, slowly exhausting the person to death.

Ji Qing suddenly said, "But that's still not right. When I was hunting the Absolute Wind Bird, Junior Brother only used a binding spirit skill, and then I killed him with one blow. He can't have any resentment, right?"

Ma Xiaotao said, "The effect of that soul skill is to attach the light element to the opponent's body, tightly binding them. The fear and despair brought about by the powerless feeling of being buried alive and unable to escape are indescribable."

Everyone suddenly realized it again.

But Zhang Mingyu suddenly asked, "Xiaotao, how do you know the effect of my spirit skill..."

Under Ma Xiaotao's murderous gaze, Zhang Mingyu stopped talking awkwardly.

At this point, the mystery of how Lin Yi affected the explosion rate of soul bones was finally solved, and the students looked at Lin Yi with a bit of weirdness in their eyes.

I originally thought that the soul bone was the blessing of luck brought by this junior fellow student's destiny, but I didn't expect that it was the incarnation of the living devil who directly snatched it from the soul beast.

It starts with torture, and the more miserable the soul beast is, the greater the reward.

Lin Yi, who knew the truth, became a little autistic. He, Lin Yi, had the ultimate light attribute, and the light he comprehended was the light of hope and justice.

However, he never expected that the soul skills were more evil than each other, the methods and combos were more dirty than each other, and even the soul beasts died in such pain.

Fortunately, Lin Yi is not the type of person who wastes time on internal conflicts, and he quickly calmed down.

Memories of the other world flooded back into his mind. 'Power does not distinguish between good and evil. The one who is directly good and evil is always the one who uses power. If used for good, it is good; if used for evil, it is evil.'

I'm just using this energy to help my classmates, what's wrong with that?

As for soul beasts, although Lin Yi always believed that the method of hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings was problematic, this is now the mainstream. There is nothing wrong with humans hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings. As for soul bones, they are just side effects. No one can find fault with Lin Yi as long as he does not kill soul beasts indiscriminately.

After thinking it through, Lin Yi suddenly felt enlightened, and his inner brightness seemed to have increased again.

The matter was over, and the only three members of the Soul Hunting Team with the highest cultivation level who had not obtained soul rings were Gu Cheng, Zhang Lexuan, and Lin Qingxuan. Seeing that it was getting late, everyone withdrew from the Star Dou Great Forest and set up camp to rest.

At night, everyone sitting around the campfire couldn't help but sigh that although there were some unexpected events on this trip, it was unexpectedly smooth.

It didn't take long for everyone to achieve most of their goals.

Finally, after Zhang Lexuan's exhortation to keep up the good work and end the soul hunting operation as soon as possible, everyone dispersed and went to rest.

The next day, everyone gathered and prepared to head towards the Star Dou Great Forest again.

Zhang Lexuan suddenly stopped Ma Xiaotao and asked her to stay in the camp.

Ma Xiaotao was naturally unwilling to do so, but among the souls hunted during this period, although the Evil Fire Phoenix was also a top-level beast martial soul, with Ma Xiaotao's current cultivation level as a Soul Sect member, it was of no use in battle.

The soul beast they were going to hunt next was at least 40,000 years old. The soul beasts Zhang Lexuan and Lin Qingxuan needed were at least 70,000 to 80,000 years old. Ma Xiaotao's current level of cultivation was too dangerous.

Although she was not convinced, Ma Xiaotao knew that what Zhang Lexuan said was true. She admired this senior who had broken through the Contra level in her twenties, so she stopped pestering her and agreed to stay in the camp.

Two inner court students who had broken through to the Soul Emperor level but had relatively weak combat abilities were also arranged to stay with Ma Xiaotao.

Afterwards, Lin Yi followed everyone and headed straight to the core area.

Why not leave Lin Yi behind as well?

Because even Ma Xiaotao, who was forced to stay behind, had to admit that Lin Yi's role in the team far exceeded hers. Even if it was just based on combat power, with Lin Yi's various methods, his strength could compete with the Soul Emperor.

What's more, Lin Yi's various practical methods and the attribute blessings on Lin Qingxuan and Ouyang Xi.

Taking all the circumstances into consideration, it was only natural for Lin Yi to follow the Soul Hunting Team.

In addition, Zhang Lexuan and Lin Qingxuan both knew that there were people in the academy secretly protecting Lin Yi.

It can be said that as long as they don't waste time on this trip, Lin Yi's safety will not be threatened.

The day was new, and everyone's luck was still good. With Lin Yi's golden perception, they quickly found a soul beast suitable for Gu Cheng: a 50,000-year-old plate-armored giant rhinoceros.

It is the same as the inherited martial spirit of the Tang Clan's Yu clan ten thousand years ago, and is absolutely at the forefront of defensive martial spirits.

Although it is still inferior to Zhang Mingyu's King Kong Baboon, it is definitely one of the soul beasts that best suits Gu Cheng's Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul.

It is worth mentioning that rhinoceros soul beasts are a natural nemesis of Lin Yi. Their powerful bodies make it impossible for Lin Yi to control them. Even if he uses the "blind at sight" skill to destroy the rhinoceros's vision, it is still useless. The rhinoceros's vision can only see a little bit of things nearby, and its vision will be blocked by its big horns. It usually relies on its sense of smell and hearing.

Therefore, Lin Yi could only watch this battle.

But with the strength of the rest of the people, it was not difficult to take down this giant plate-armored rhinoceros. Gu Cheng successfully absorbed the soul ring of this giant plate-armored rhinoceros.

The only pity is that no soul bones dropped.

At this point, all students have completed the acquisition of soul rings, leaving only Zhang Lexuan and Lin Qingxuan, two quasi-Soul Douluos.

"Next, we will continue to go deeper into the core area to search for the soul beasts that Senior Qingxuan and I need. The danger level will be even higher. Everyone, be vigilant and do not be careless."

"Yes, senior sister."

The tense atmosphere in the team did not affect Lin Yi. He was feeling unhappy because he could not participate in the previous battle, but he also knew that now was not the time to be petty, so he could only hope for the best.

"Lin Yao, you were in the core area before. Do you know where there are soul beasts suitable for Sister Le Xuan and my father?"

Feeling a bit bored, Lin Yi simply chatted with Lin Yao through telepathy.

"My Lord, many ten-thousand-year soul beasts have their own bases. Except for hunting, they rarely leave. My clan does not like fighting. Previously, we only stayed outside the core area and were not familiar with this place."

"Ok."

"My Lord, you seem a little impatient."

"I've been out for so many days, and every day I've just been rushing around and searching. It's so boring."

"But your combat experience has increased significantly. In the previous few battles, you performed very well."

"That's my only pleasure, but after all, I'm just a Soul Master, so I don't have much use."

Lin Yao could only remain silent, knowing that it was the previous battle that made Lin Yi feel a long-lost sense of powerlessness, hence his low mood.

"Oh!" With a long sigh, Lin Yi lay on Lin Yao's back, looking as if his bones were broken.

"Xiaoyi, stay alert! The Star Dou Great Forest is full of dangers, and we are deep in the core area. We can't slack off even a little bit."

Lin Qingxuan frowned upon seeing this and shouted in a low voice.

Lin Yi struggled to stand up and put on a defensive look.

He casually said, "Dad, my golden perception is always on. The light will tell me whether there is any danger."

"There is no perfect soul skill in the world. No matter how effective your soul skill is, there will be a time when it is useless."

"Wherever there is light, my golden perception..."

Lin Yi's body suddenly stiffened, and he didn't have time to say anything. The crisis between life and death made Lin Yi's perception frantically warn. It seemed that the light didn't have time to tell Lin Yi, and it directly exploded in Lin Yi's perception as a prompt.

At this moment, Lin Yi felt as if time suddenly slowed down, and everything around him seemed to go into slow motion. The only thing he could perceive was a figure flying past and rushing towards him.

It was too late to dodge left and right, and asking for help could not guarantee his life. At this critical moment of life and death, Lin Yi's mind was clearer than ever.

With a thought, Lin Yao under him turned into a golden light and returned to the soul ring.

Under the influence of gravity, Lin Yi's body fell down, and he suddenly lowered his head. A shadow flew past Lin Yi's scalp.

"careful!"

At this time, Lin Qingxuan's voice sounded beside him, and he looked frightened.

"Fold the formation!" Lin Qingxuan, who had regained his composure, immediately gave the order.

The inner court students finally woke up from their dream and quickly gathered together, releasing their martial spirits and keeping alert to their surroundings.

A golden light came flying from not far away and merged with everyone else. It was Ouyang Xi who was possessed by the martial spirit.

"My dear, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

His chaotic thoughts became clear again after hearing the call. Lin Yi shook his head and said, "No."

Without a doubt, this was the closest Lin Yi had ever been to death. The soul beast had previously stuck completely to Lin Yi. If the soul beast had attacked from a lower position, or if Lin Yi had descended and lowered his head more slowly, Lin Yi would now be left with only a headless corpse.

The soul beast was too fast. Lin Yi had just sensed it when its figure was already close to him. He could only dodge instinctively. If Lin Yi had not entered a special state to escape the disaster, he would have died without a doubt.

"What kind of soul beast was that just now? It was so fast!"

Lin Yi shook his head, indicating that he had never seen the appearance of the soul beast, but one thing was certain at the moment, it could have such a terrifying speed that even Zhang Lexuan and Lin Qingxuan, the two quasi-Soul Douluos, had no time to react. The soul beast was definitely not ordinary.

"Everyone, be alert and be careful of the soul beast's sneak attack again." Zhang Lexuan shouted loudly. The silver moon behind her emitted a hazy light, shining on her. Combined with the heroic look on Zhang Lexuan's face at this moment, she looked like a Valkyrie.

What no one noticed was that, in the dark, there was an old man who was silently watching them. On his raised right hand, the soul power that had not yet completely dissipated still had a slight fluctuation...

(End of this chapter)