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

Chapter 385 Threshold

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan suddenly looked up at Lin Xiao.

"how about you?"

"Me?" Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow. "Me what?"

When will you be able to overcome that hurdle in your heart?

Upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's words, Lin Xiao's body stiffened slightly.

“When I came to the far north to find you before, you told me that you had established the Tongming Cult, a place that accommodates evil spirit masters who still have a conscience and gives them a new life.”

"And what about you? You've helped so many evil spirit masters abandon their past and start anew as ordinary people, but what about yourself?"

"You're still bothered by your past identity as an evil spirit master, aren't you?"

Lin Xiao didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment, and even avoided looking at Zhang Lexuan slightly.

He came into this world alone, and his heart was filled with too many secrets. He had long been accustomed to the feeling of loneliness.

But Zhang Lexuan's words seemed to suddenly appear in his heart, touching on something he had been reluctant to mention for a long time.

For a moment, he felt somewhat uncomfortable with this feeling.

Seeing that Lin Xiao hadn't spoken yet, Zhang Lexuan moved even closer, so close that they could almost hear each other's heartbeats.

"After you came back, did you take a look at your Tongming Sect? In the eyes of those residents and outsiders, the disciples of the Tongming Sect have never been evil spirit masters, and neither have you."

“You once told me that in your eyes I was the so-called upright and respectable person. If you hadn’t joined the Holy Spirit Cult, you might have become what you see me as.”

"Me too. The chivalrous Shen Hao of the past is the kind of person I aspire to be."

"Now, although we haven't become what we imagined, we are all changing in that direction and are no longer what we used to be."

"If you are still the same evil spirit master you used to be, why is there not a trace of the evil spirit master's aura in your Tongming Sect?"

Zhang Lexuan's voice was very soft, so soft that it almost disappeared in the wind, but it still drifted into Lin Xiao's ears and into deeper places.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Xiao lowered her head slightly and looked at Zhang Lexuan again, "You're right, I'm different from the person I was at the beginning, but I may never be able to get rid of my identity as an evil soul master."

"Moreover, I don't want to give up my identity as an evil soul master until I have accomplished some things I must accomplish."

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, the room fell silent for a moment.

"What, as the vice dean of Shrek Academy, you wouldn't be planning to capture me, an evil soul master, would you?" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Zhang Lexuan did not respond, but a smile appeared on her face, dispelling her previous coldness and fatigue.

The wind and snow outside had subsided considerably, and although the chill remained, it couldn't penetrate into the small guest room.

It's probably the function of the heating soul guide.

"You didn't come to see me just to say a few words, did you?"

Hearing Lin Xiao's more serious tone, Zhang Lexuan also sat up straight. "Um... I want to ask you about Xiao Tao."

"Ma Xiaotao?" Lin Xiao frowned slightly. "What happened to her?"

"After the competition in Tiandou City, Elder Xuan brought her back to the academy, but she has never woken up since then."

"But Xiao Tao's talent is truly terrifying. Even without consciousness, the flames within her body are growing stronger day by day."

"If this continues, she might be harmed by the flames she can't control." Lin Xiao shook his head after hearing Zhang Lexuan's words.

“If it were any other evil spirit master, perhaps I could solve their problems. But Ma Xiaotao is different. Back in the Holy Spirit Cult, she wasn’t an ordinary disciple, but a Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult.”

"Most of the disciples in the Holy Spirit Cult are divided into two types: Holy Spirits and Holy Servants. The Holy Spirit Cult controls Holy Servants mostly by using their relatives or other means to coerce them."

"As for the more gifted Holy Spirits, the Ascension Ritual will be used to split their souls and control their life and death."

"The Holy Spirit Cult is, after all, an organization of evil soul masters. It is impossible to expect every disciple to be loyal to the Holy Spirit Cult. Naturally, some brainwashing methods are indispensable."

"But as a saintess, I'm not quite sure what methods Zhongli Wu used back then. Her soul is intact, not like she went through an ascension ritual."

"As for using their methods to coerce, that's even more impossible. I guess it was probably brainwashing, but as for how exactly it was done... I wasn't an elder of the Holy Spirit Cult at that time, so I don't know the specifics."

"To solve Ma Xiaotao's problem, it might be more effective to find a medical soul master than to come to me."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan's expression turned slightly unpleasant.

"Isn't there any other way?"

“I don’t have any more here.” Lin Xiao also sighed softly. “However, Ma Xiaotao’s coma may not be due to brainwashing. She was still active normally when she was in the Holy Spirit Cult.”

"Not because... because of her martial spirit?" Zhang Lexuan also realized.

"Well, although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I can't say for sure what happened, but I guess her coma was more due to the evil power in her martial soul."

"If we want her to wake up, perhaps we should help her solve the problem of her martial soul."

Although it was just a guess, Lin Xiao was quite confident, because in his memory, the original Ma Xiaotao had returned to normal after her martial soul problem was resolved.

"Your Shrek Academy has a history of ten thousand years, so you should have a lot of experience in dealing with the backlash of martial souls, right?"

“Hmm.” Zhang Lexuan nodded. “Actually, the academy has already looked up quite a few records… I’ll think about it again when I get back.”

Lin Xiao didn't say much. There were some things he could reveal, but others he absolutely couldn't say.

Now he acts on the orders of the gods, and no one knows how much of the gods' attention remains on him.

Some things can be discovered, but he cannot discover them. Otherwise, if he were to trespass on the gods' plans, not only Lin Xiao himself, but many more people would likely be implicated.

Having memories of his past life, Lin Xiao never doubted that the deity might personally intervene for some reason.

"I……"

Zhang Lexuan looked up slightly, only to see Lin Xiao looking down at her. "Go ahead and get busy. I know you have a lot to do. We have a long time ahead of us."

"Mm." Zhang Lexuan nodded gently and quickly left the Tongming Sect.

Lin Xiao stood at the door, and soon after, Wu Yun quietly appeared from the side.

"The leader."

"What's the matter?"

Wu Yun glanced in the direction Zhang Lexuan had left. "If this guest comes again, should we invite her directly to your room?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao looked at Wu Yun and shook her head helplessly.

It seems that Wu Yun has become bolder since joining the Tongming Sect.

(End of this chapter)