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

Chapter 243 Soul Reaping
Although he participated in the research and development of the humanoid soul tool, everyone else around him was a level nine soul master. As the only level seven soul master among them, Lin Xiao mostly listened and didn't have much of a chance to speak.

However, simply listening to a group of level nine soul masters exchange ideas was more effective for him than any course.

As the day passed by unnoticed, Lin Xiao finally felt a sense of peace as she stepped out of Mingde Hall.

"Tired?" Fengshen's soul floated in the air, smiling as he looked at Lin Xiao.

“Hmm.” Lin Xiao nodded. “Listening to content from various fields that I don’t fully understand among a group of level nine soul masters is indeed quite exhausting.”

"I do envy you. If I had had the same opportunity back then, I might not have had to travel so far to find the chance to break through to the ninth level of Soul Master."

Lin Xiao remained silent for a moment after hearing Feng Shen's words. Even with the previous promises, Jing Hongchen's attitude towards him seemed a little too kind.

However, Lin Xiao did not delve into the details. Ultimately, this was a good thing, and he knew Mingdetang very well, unlike the Holy Spirit Sect, which he was far less wary of.

While talking with Fengshen, Lin Xiao walked through the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and quickly returned to his residence.

Unlike his previous student dormitories, the academy provided him with a rather luxurious residence after he became a researcher. It was not only a separate room but also had a small courtyard.

In addition to his dormitory, there was also a small research room prepared specifically for him, which contained a lot of materials. Although they were some common metals, the fact that Mingde Hall could provide each of the many researchers in the academy with a set of materials showed its wealth and resources.

Pushing open the door, the room's lighting device automatically turned on. Looking at the experimental table in front of him, Lin Xiao glanced at Feng Shen slightly.

"That soul tool is due to be completed tonight. How confident are you?"

Fengshen did not give a direct answer, but instead looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "You've been following the hall master for a few days now. What do you think of him?"

"It's still a bit lacking." Lin Xiao paused slightly. "But I happen to have a solution."

Without further hesitation, he closed the door, calmed his thoughts, and took out a half-finished product from his storage soul tool.

The soul tool looked like a lantern, its frame made of star soul ingots. Under the illumination of the soul tool, it reflected starlight, but inside it was empty, containing nothing.

Fengshen circled around Lin Xiao, clicking his tongue, "Although I didn't make it myself, this soul tool is indeed to my liking."

"Why do soul tools need to be too dazzling? Look at my God-Sealing Platform. It looks like it's just ordinary wood and transparent crystal, but it can still seal a 100,000-year-old soul beast, can it?"

Although Fengshen himself did not expect that his Fengshen Platform could seal the Snow Emperor, he was still proud of this matter for a long time after he gradually accepted the fact.

Lin Xiao remained silent, but agreed with his view that soul tools didn't need to have an overly fancy appearance; as long as they were functional, that was enough.

Sitting at the table, Lin Xiao picked up the lantern-shaped soul tool, raised his right hand slightly, and a touch of emerald green appeared in his palm.

With a slight movement of his fingers, tiny metal fragments fell from above, only to be quickly swallowed by the metal bone in his left arm.

Patterns appeared from the outside of the lantern, but they were not soul-guiding arrays; rather, they resembled a completely different kind of writing.

Feng Shen stared at Lin Xiao for a long time, then asked with some unease, "Are these things really useful?"

Lin Xiao chuckled, his hands still moving. "If it were other aspects, I might not be sure, but when it comes to the soul, these incantations are far more useful than soul-guiding arrays."

Upon hearing this, Fengshen stopped disturbing him and simply watched Lin Xiao's actions quietly.

"Alright." Time ticked by, and Lin Xiao suddenly stopped what she was doing.

Lin Xiao raised her left arm and brushed away the metal shavings from the "lantern." She then picked it up with both hands and examined it quietly.

The soul power within the body flowed into the soul guidance array along the meridians, and the incantations on it also lit up with a pale gray light.

A layer of light gray mist rose up and completely enveloped the lantern. From the outside, the mist seemed to be constantly flowing, as if an entire world was hidden within that gray expanse.

This goes beyond the realm of soul tools; it also involves necromancy. As for whether it can withstand the Snow Empress's soul, we'll have to test it ourselves.

"teacher."

He called out softly in his heart, and Electrolux's voice echoed in his mind as well.

"Her body is now exiled to another world, but her soul is not beyond your control. If anything unexpected happens, I will keep an eye on things for you."

"Hmm." Lin Xiao nodded gently, his expression gradually becoming serious. With a thought, wisps of souls drifted out and flew to the door to watch for any movement outside. Then, a spider lily slowly bloomed in his palm.

"For some reasons, I don't want to use any overly harsh methods, and I hope you can cooperate."

"Hmph, they're just after my spirit ring."

As Lin Xiao finished speaking, another clear and cold voice rang out. Then, a wisp of white light slowly rose from the spider lily, like a wisp of white air that seemed to dissipate with a single breath.

But Lin Xiao knew what kind of power was contained within it. Even though only the soul remained, the soul of a 700,000-year-old soul beast was not something an ordinary person could handle.

"Perhaps it's because of some of the spirit rings," Lin Xiao didn't deny.

Although Xue Di's soul ring attributes are not entirely suitable for him, the 700,000-year lifespan is enough to make up for this deficiency.

For many Soul Masters, once they have the opportunity to obtain a 100,000-year Soul Ring, its attributes are no longer a consideration.

Moreover, Lin Xiao possesses a 700,000-year soul ring that is almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain.

Snow Empress paused slightly, seemingly not expecting Lin Xiao to be so "frank." She tried to struggle, but her seven hundred thousand years of power were no longer in this world.

Left with no other choice, she could only let Lin Xiao guide her soul into the soul tool.

"I estimate you'll be living here for a while. By the way, I've named this soul tool 'Soul Gathering.' When you leave, we might welcome new residents."

Xue Di remained silent, simply allowing Lin Xiao to lead her into the "Soul-Embracing" realm.

However, just as Lin Xiao slowly withdrew his mental energy, the white stream of energy suddenly shone brightly.

The surrounding gray mist instantly swirled around him, and several voices faintly came from the lantern. Lin Xiao ignored them, simply watching the white light that occasionally flashed on the lantern in front of him.

After a while, the light inside gradually stabilized, and Lin Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)