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

Chapter 35 Tree

"Don't do it, young man." The strong man waved his hands repeatedly.

"I didn't mean to disturb you. It's just that my brothers and I were resting in the outer area just now, and suddenly an old man showed up and beat one of my brothers to death over a disagreement. I saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly fled. I had no choice but to break into the mixed zone."

Lin Xiao remained silent, merely sizing up the burly man before him. Unfortunately, he hadn't revealed his martial spirit, and the fluctuations of his spirit energy were somewhat blurred, making it difficult for Lin Xiao to determine his specific cultivation level.

But the soul guide cannon on the left arm hidden behind his back had already risen quietly.

However, before Lin Xiao could take action, the sound of something rubbing against leaves came from the forest. Then, another figure rushed out and fell to the ground with a "thump".

The man didn't have time to cry out in pain, he turned over and was about to run again, but when he raised his eyes, he saw the strong man next to him.

"Big brother?"

"Why are you here, Third Brother?"

The man who just appeared seemed to have just seen the situation clearly. "I don't know. I was chased here by that old man."

"Where is that old man?" Fear was clearly visible on the sturdy man's face. He ignored Lin Xiao in front of him and hurriedly turned around to look behind him.

"I do not know either."

Hearing this, the burly man suddenly looked aside and hurriedly looked at Lin Xiao, "Brother, no, senior, you appear here so late at night, you must be very skilled. Please help us brothers."

"Yes, Senior." The third brother immediately realized what was happening. "You don't know, that old man just beat one of our brothers to death without a word. He doesn't care about human life. He must be an evil spirit master. Evil spirit masters are punishable by all. Senior, please take action."

Lin Xiao looked at the two of them with a strange expression, and probably guessed who the old man they were talking about was.

Sure enough, the next moment, another sound was heard, and two figures flew out of the forest one after the other, and the figure of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo slowly appeared behind them.

"Ah——" the third brother cried out in fear, "Senior, save me——"

However, just as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Xiao bow slightly, "Teacher."

The third brother's voice stopped abruptly. He looked at Sleepy Douluo, then at Lin Xiao, and opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say.

"Alright, that kid was rude just now, so I was just giving him a slight punishment." Sleeping Nightmare Douluo spoke slowly, and those people instantly quieted down.

Lin Xiao glanced at Sleepy Nightmare Douluo. Judging from their reactions, it seemed like they were no longer just giving him a slight punishment.

"I came here only to capture a few soul beasts to take home and raise. You will all act with me for the next few days. If you can take good care of the soul beasts, I will naturally let you go."

The burly man was the first to react. He rolled his eyes, and it was unknown what he was thinking about. His attitude quickly became flattering. "Yes, I will follow your instructions."

"Yeah." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo nodded and walked to Lin Xiao's side, "Keep an eye on them."

"Teacher, who are these people?"

"They are just some soul beast hunters. For some reason, they haven't left the Star Dou Great Forest yet at night. It's a good opportunity to let them look after the soul beasts. They should be quite good at it."

Hunting soul beasts?

Lin Xiao looked at the strong man again.

A soul master's breakthrough is inseparable from soul beasts. After all, every breakthrough requires hunting soul rings. However, not all soul masters have the ability to obtain soul rings on their own.

For offensive or agile martial souls, it's fine, but for support or food-type martial souls, they can only seek help from other soul masters to obtain soul rings. These people who specialize in hunting soul beasts earn gold soul coins by helping their employers obtain soul rings, making it a unique profession in this world.

But, which one of these people needs to obtain a spirit ring?
Once one's cultivation reaches a bottleneck, the fluctuations in soul power will give one a sense of perfection, a sense of no further advancement. Even without releasing their martial souls, others can sense this aura. However, these few people before him did not have this feeling, and they addressed each other as brothers, clearly having known each other for a long time.

Besides, the smell of that strong man...

"Brother, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

Seeing Lin Xiao's gaze, the burly man hurriedly took a few steps closer with a smile, "I just said something without thinking, please forgive me, little brother."

The burly man thought that his previous remarks had caused Lin Xiao's dissatisfaction. Although he still suspected that the two men in front of him were evil soul masters, this was obviously not the time to say such things. As he spoke, he patted the man beside him, "Third Brother!"

"Yes, yes, I spoke without thinking." The third brother nodded repeatedly.

After taking a look at the Sleepy Nightmare Douluo beside him, Lin Xiao said nothing more and sat back down.

Seeing this, the soul beast hunters finally breathed a sigh of relief. The four of them huddled together tightly, looking up at Sleepy Nightmare Douluo from time to time, and then winked at each other.

"teacher……"

Lin Xiao spoke in a low voice.

"No problem, they're just a bunch of clowns. They can't get out of the Star Dou Great Forest."

The actions of those people who thought they were covert could not be hidden from the perception of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo. Lin Xiao sighed in his heart, stopped looking at those people, and went into meditation.

"boom--"

As the night wore on and the day dawned, a massive figure collapsed in the Star Dou Great Forest. To Nightmare Douluo, even a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast could be rendered completely powerless with a single wave of his hand.

The soul beast hunters from last night didn't even wait for Nightmare Douluo to speak before quickly tying it up. They seemed to be familiar with soul beasts, and their coordination was excellent, quickly securing the beast and taking it with them.

As Nightmare Douluo continued to attack, although they didn't know his true strength, they could clearly see that his cultivation was far superior to theirs, and their attitude became increasingly respectful. With these people, Lin Xiao was indeed much more relaxed.

Just as they were about to go deeper, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo suddenly stopped.

“I almost missed something good.”

As he said this, he turned and looked at the trees beside him.

Although Lin Xiao knew about some soul beasts, he was not familiar with every kind of soul beast, especially in the Star Dou Great Forest, which was full of tall trees. For a while, he really didn't notice anything unusual.

It was not until Sleepy Nightmare Douluo spoke that he noticed that the tree in front of him was not an ordinary plant, but a plant-type soul beast.

"Teacher, we can't take the plant-type soul beast away, right?"

"Of course, but I didn't intend to take it away." Sleepy Nightmare Douluo turned around and said, "How about you use this soul beast as your sixth soul ring?"

Lin Xiao paused slightly after hearing this, and then carefully looked at the soul beast in front of him.

The dark grey bark was not noticeable, and even the trunk that required three people to hug was not outstanding in the forest. Only when the breeze blew through the leaves, making a sound, did he sense something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)