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

Chapter 36: The Wisdom of Soul Beasts

The rustling sound that kept ringing in my ears did not sound like the sound of leaves shaking, but rather like something whispering softly.

Just when Lin Xiao wanted to take a step forward to take a closer look, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook violently, the soil cracked, and dark red tree roots emerged from the ground, stabbing at the few people like spears.

Most plants feed on sunlight and rain. However, when plants acquire soul power and become soul beasts, sunlight alone is no longer enough to satisfy them, and they will begin to hunt like other animals.

Before this, it must have sensed the cultivation level of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo, so it tried its best to suppress the fluctuations of its own soul power, making it look like an ordinary plant.

At this time, several people had seen through its identity, so it no longer concealed itself and began to attack actively.

The tree roots coming from underground were so close that the dark red soil on them showed how many soul beasts had died in its attack.

Lin Xiao stepped forward and his figure floated backwards.

Seeing that the first strike failed, the tree root turned from stabbing to hitting, lashing from top to bottom like a whip.

The light of the soul guide behind him lit up, and Lin Xiao's body moved several meters in the air, avoiding the attack again.

His continuous dodging seemed easy, but it was not so easy for those who were hunting soul beasts.

With one strike from the plant soul beast, more than half of the weeds on the ground disappeared, and dark brown soil splashed up and hit the people, causing them to scream.

However, Lin Xiao didn't have much time to pay attention to those people who were fleeing in a panic.

Just as the tree roots were flying, he sensed a familiar fluctuation, and a breath that was imperceptible to the naked eye was converging towards this place.

Even though the people here were all soul masters, they suddenly felt a chill on their backs. It was not because of the temperature change, but because countless eyes suddenly appeared in the dark, staring at them intently.

"Senior, senior, help me—" Those people no longer cared whether Sleepy Nightmare Douluo was an evil soul master or not, and ran towards him desperately.

Sleepy Nightmare Douluo on the side had never taken this soul beast seriously from the beginning. Seeing the changes around him, he looked at Lin Xiao with interest.

"Well, can you tell what kind of soul beast this is?"

The voice of Sleepy Douluo sounded again in his ears, but Lin Xiao's eyes were fixed on other places, where a strange figure slowly emerged.

It looked like a giant deer, but its body was extremely disproportionate. The facial features on its head were all messy, and there was even a pair of wings on its back, as if many different species of soul beasts were randomly spliced ​​together.

If it were someone else, they might not be able to tell the origin of the "soul beast" in front of them, but Lin Xiao knew that the figure in front of him was just a soul.

The only difference was probably that this soul was different from the residual souls he usually came into contact with. It gave people a very complete feeling, but it did not look like a real soul beast.

He suddenly reacted and looked at the plant soul beast again, "Teacher, is this a soul-summoning tree?"

“Not bad.” Nightmare Douluo nodded. “In the records of my Holy Sect, this tree is a rare treasure tree. Not only can it attract remnant souls to serve us, but its materials can also be made into containers to hold souls.” “Similar to your martial soul, although it has a strong vitality, it is also a plant that is inseparable from death. If it can become your soul ring, it should be of great benefit to you.”

The conversation between Sleepy Nightmare Douluo and Lin Xiao did not avoid those people who hunted soul beasts. For a moment, the expressions of those people became more and more ugly.

What was this "Holy Teaching," "Remnant Soul," and "Accompanying Death"? What kind of good person would call this a treasure tree? Previously, they had only suspected something based on Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's behavior, but now they were certain the two before them were undoubtedly evil soul masters.

While everyone here had their own thoughts, the soul-summoning tree on the other side was not idle. The soul beast that was randomly pinched together growled and pounced towards everyone.

Sleepy Nightmare Douluo raised his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand and waved, a shadow rushed out, and then condensed into substance in an instant and collided with the soul beast.

The next moment, the soul of the soul beast exploded instantly, and countless residual souls flew out in all directions. Then, as the soul-summoning tree shook slightly, they returned and took up residence in the trunk of the tree.

Seeing the attack being easily dispelled, the branches and roots that were constantly flying around also slowed down a little.

The rustling sound in the ears disappeared, but was replaced by sharp whistles and strange auras rising from the ground. Countless dead souls were awakened again by the power of the soul-summoning tree and gathered here.

In the blink of an eye, another soul beast appeared before him. Compared with the previous one, this soul beast was even bigger. It seemed like a dog with three heads growing on its body. Each head had its mouth wide open, and saliva kept dripping onto the ground. It seemed as if one could smell the fishy stench from its mouth.

This look...

Lin Xiao seemed lost in thought. Sleepy Nightmare Douluo beside him also raised an eyebrow slightly. "I heard there's a ferocious beast in the Star Dou Great Forest that looks exactly like this. It seems it knows it's no match for us and wants to scare us off with this appearance."

Just as Sleepy Nightmare Douluo said, this figure did not rush forward to kill them immediately after appearing, but stood in the distance and stared at everyone.

"These soul beasts are quite interesting. They always use various means to survive, and now they even use this method of making the fake look real." Sleeping Nightmare Douluo chuckled. "Well, let's keep it for a few days. We'll come back when you reach a bottleneck in your cultivation."

Having said that, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo stopped attacking and protected the few people as they walked towards the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lin Xiao took a few steps, and just before disappearing into the forest, he turned back and took a serious look at the figure formed by the spirit-summoning tree. These life-saving methods were indeed quite interesting.

It was unknown what criteria Sleepy Nightmare Douluo used to select soul beasts. There were many soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, but he hadn't caught many that day. Seeing that it was getting late, the group returned to the outer area.

The few people captured by Sleepy Nightmare Douluo gathered together again, as if relying on each other's body temperature to keep warm.

With Sleepy Nightmare Douluo around, Lin Xiao didn't pay too much attention to what they were doing. After all, with Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's personality, they would probably die on the spot if they made the slightest movement.

But he was not idle either. His mind was completely immersed in meditation, and his consciousness once again came to the sea of ​​​​spirituality.

Ever since he broke the restriction of Nightmare Douluo, he has become more and more proficient in controlling his mental power, and gradually got used to projecting his consciousness into the sea of ​​​​spirituality.

His mind moved, the soul power in his body trembled, an inexplicably familiar feeling came over him, and the noisy voices of those residual souls rang in his ears again.

(End of this chapter)