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

Chapter 28 Secret Method
"We'll personally handle Shangguan Wei'er's situation." The Second Elder looked around, his gaze settling on Masked Douluo. "Seventh Elder, you stay here and command the other disciples. Make sure to surround all of the Pingfan Alliance's properties in Mingdu."

Masked Douluo looked at the Second Elder's serious expression and had no choice but to agree, "Yes, Second Brother."

"Once we start, life or death will be of no concern! The ones I brought this time are all core disciples. I don't believe a small underground organization can compete with my Holy Church."

Soon, Lin Xiao reappeared in the shadows of Mingdu Street. However, unlike last time, this time he could sense the presence of Holy Spirit Cult disciples everywhere around the building in front of him.

"boom--"

A loud bang was heard from near the imperial palace, where the nobles lived and it was also the most suitable place for the Ordinary Alliance to do business.

The light from the soul guides and soul skills intertwined and illuminated the night sky. The Holy Spirit Sect disciples who were ambushing in other places also took action.

For a moment, spirit rings of various colors shone around Lin Xiao, four purple and one black, two purple and four black... The spirit ring ratios of each Holy Spirit Sect disciple were different, but without exception, they all exceeded the ordinary spirit master's understanding of the spirit ring age.

The Second Elder was right. The people brought by the Holy Spirit Cult this time were indeed true core disciples, and the ratio of these spirit rings was the best proof of this.

These people's first soul ring is not an ordinary hundred-year soul ring, but a purple soul ring that symbolizes a thousand years. Some disciples only have six rings of cultivation, but they have four ten-thousand-year soul rings.

Lin Xiao knew that although they were all Holy Spirits, there was a huge gap between them and the people guarding the various branches. They were disciples who had been carefully trained by the Holy Spirit Church using secret methods to increase the age of their spirit rings.

In addition to them, there are even some people in the Holy Spirit Church who have a ten-thousand-year soul ring that is as black as ink since their first soul ring.

"Who are you?"

The guard at the door just opened his mouth to ask a question, and the next moment he looked as if he had seen something horrible. His expression froze on his face, and his body collapsed limply to the ground. Then he turned into a pool of smelly liquid, and his entire body was not wasted at all in the hands of the Holy Spirit Church disciples.

One after another, figures, some bright and some dark, rushed out of the room and attacked outside, instantly engaging in a fierce battle with the disciples of the Holy Spirit Sect.

Although the age of a spirit ring is not enough to indicate a spirit master's true strength, most of the time, a spirit ring with a higher age can defeat an ordinary spirit master. Not to mention that these are a group of evil spirit masters with strange abilities.

With so many Holy Spirit Sect disciples attacking together, the disparity in spirit ring age became even more pronounced. While those silent assassins might be able to eliminate one or two Holy Spirit Sect disciples with sneak attacks, their whereabouts would soon be exposed and they would disappear in the midst of their numerous spirit abilities.

There was no noise in Lin Xiao's ears. The disciples of the Holy Spirit Sect did not shout and kill like others when they started fighting. There were only gusts of cold wind blowing past him, and countless resentful spirits entangled him. The place that was bustling a moment ago turned into a silent ghostland the next moment.

The members of the Ordinary Alliance turned into new souls and floated around, with a bit of confusion on their faces, as if wondering why they had become like this.

Lin Xiao walked on the muddy street, ignoring the warm liquid staining his boots, as if he were already accustomed to it. The soul guide still illuminated the surroundings, but the silence in the room made it seem particularly eerie.

Looking at the corpses lying all over the ground, the soul power in his body continued to surge, because the soul power that had been increased to level 54 by absorbing soul bones was showing signs of breaking through again.

This is the Holy Spirit Church. Lin Xiao sighed and looked up into the distance. Tonight, something like this might happen in many places.

"That's unreasonable!"

Inside the palace, Xu Jing slammed the table in front of him fiercely, "Do these evil soul masters still take me and the Sun Moon Empire seriously?"

Upon hearing what had happened in Mingdu, Xu Jing rushed to the study, still dressed. "Evil Soul Masters act without restraint; we absolutely cannot let this continue!"

"Father." Xu Tianran suddenly stepped forward and said, "This matter requires further consideration."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jing glanced at Xu Tianran and motioned him to continue.

"Father, no matter how those evil spirit masters acted, they helped us in the beginning. If we take action now, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of others in the court."

Xu Jing didn't respond, but his gradually calming expression clearly showed that he somewhat agreed with Xu Tianran's words.

When the Ming capital was in turmoil, he spread the rumor that the former emperor, Xu Chang, had died unexpectedly, and that was why the throne fell to him. However, such a reason obviously could not be hidden from those who were interested, and most people had their own speculations about how he came to the throne.

Because he was not in the right position, he had to think more before doing things.

"But letting them continue like this is not a good thing. You know the people behind the Ordinary Alliance. If we sit back and do nothing, I'm afraid there will be another quarrel in the court tomorrow."

"It's easy to make them stop." Xu Tianran's expression changed slightly. "The reason they suddenly attacked the Pingfan Alliance is simply because of 'profit'. Since they want it, we'll give it to them."

"Father, you are aware that the nobles of the court are behind this Ordinary Alliance, and they have been engaging in some shameful activities. They are colluding with each other and are difficult to eradicate. I wonder how much soul coins have gone into their pockets as a result."

"Now that the Holy Spirit Church has taken action against the Ordinary Alliance, this might be an opportunity."

"Go on." Xu Jing nodded slightly.

"Father, since the Holy Spirit Church wants to intervene, why not have the royal family step in and support them? With our help, they won't have to resort to violence like they did tonight, and the nobles' businesses will no longer be dominated by the Ordinary Alliance alone."

"These things are the interests of the Sun-Moon Empire. How can we allow those nobles to control them? The royal family should also have a share of them."

Xu Jing thought for a moment, still a little worried, "But they are evil soul masters after all."

"In that case, why don't you summon the Holy Spirit Cult members to serve as officials in the court?" Xu Tianran smiled. "No matter if they are ordinary people or evil spirit masters, they will act recklessly without any scruples."

"Once they have status and reputation, they will naturally be mindful of their influence without our interference. Besides, evil spirit masters have their own ways..."

Xu Tianran's voice gradually became lower.

On the street, the people of the Holy Spirit Church were cleaning up the battlefield, or rather, counting the "spoils of war". Not far away, a burst of orderly footsteps suddenly sounded.

At the end of the street, a fully armed army was slowly approaching.

"It's not a good place to stay here for long, leave!"

(End of this chapter)