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

Chapter 422 Traces
In the low mountains on the edge of the far north, the Tongming Sect is no longer the same as before, and the surrounding areas, which were originally used by refugees to shelter from the wind and snow, have become the territory of the Tongming Sect.

Most of the buildings here are no longer the way they were when the Abomination first built. Due to the deliberate arrangement of the Sun Moon Empire, many more soul tools have been added.

It wasn't just here; as the state religion of the Sun Moon Empire, the Ming Capital already had a headquarters for the Tongming Sect, which was decorated quite luxuriously.

However, apart from the newly recruited disciples in recent years, the original disciples of the Tongming Sect were all evil soul masters who came from the Holy Spirit Sect, and they preferred to stay in this sparsely populated area near the far north.

Inside the Tongming Sect, in some rooms one could see disciples learning to make soul tools, but the one guiding them was not a teacher, but a figure floating in the air, seemingly indistinct.

At first, the disciples in the sect were quite puzzled, but Nana, who had been guided by the assassin's soul before, quickly accepted the appearance of the new soul.

Over the years, the members of the sect have become accustomed to coexisting with souls within the Tongming Sect.

It is said that after death, the soul returns to the underworld, and their cult of the underworld seems to exist on the very edge of the human world and the underworld.

"Elder."

"Ah."

A disciple greeted him, and the abhorrent disciple nodded before hurrying toward the main hall.

However, when he got nearby, he didn't see the person he wanted to see; only Wu Yun came out from inside.

"Has the cult leader not returned yet?"

"Not yet." Wu Yun shook his head. "The sect leader hasn't said what he's going to do either. It's probably because some powerful evil spirit master has appeared somewhere, and the sect leader is preparing to take action personally."

Abomination thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. This wasn't the first time Lin Xiao had gone out to capture evil spirit masters over the years. Even some of the more troublesome opponents had ended up being captured and brought to the Eternal Tower by him. This departure would probably be similar.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Has something happened?"

Looking at the expression on Zang'e's face, Wu Yun asked a question with some doubt. Zang'e was usually a bit dull and rarely showed such anxiety.

"When I went to the core area of ​​the far north, I found some things. Although they weren't very powerful, I don't know why, but I always felt uneasy about them."

"I want to see the leader." Although Lin Xiao is younger than Abomination, almost everyone in the Tongming Sect has come to believe that Lin Xiao knows far more than Abomination.

"Since the leader hasn't returned yet, I'll keep a close eye on things and wait until he comes back before making any decisions."

“Alright, I’ll also have the other disciples keep an eye out.” Wu Yun nodded.

Meanwhile, far away in Mingdu, Lin Xiao, whom the two were talking about, was sitting in the study of the palace, listening to the report from the guard in front of him.

Just after Ju Zi summoned the ministers to the palace for a meeting, before the ministers had even arrived, a palace guard brought some rather interesting news.

"Dongyang City, evil spirit masters?"

"Yes." The guard nodded and handed over the intelligence report. Lin Xiao didn't make any other move as the report gently floated into his hand.

After glancing at it briefly, Lin Xiao's expression shifted slightly.

"What's wrong? Is it difficult to solve?"

Ju Zi had been watching Lin Xiao's expression, and seeing this, her own expression became more serious. "No." Lin Xiao shook his head, slightly raised his hand, and placed the intelligence report on Ju Zi's desk.

"I just didn't expect to see so many evil spirit masters acting together, and judging from their descriptions, these evil spirit masters who appeared in Dongyang City are not weak."

"Then I'll have the Soul Master Corps go over there." Orange only glanced at it, not looking too closely.

"It's too slow, and I'm very interested in where these evil spirit masters came from. I'll go there myself." Lin Xiao said, slowly standing up.

"What... happened just now?"

There were also guards in the room who were there to deliver messages, so Ju Zi didn't make her point too clear.

"Keep it as usual, I'll come back when the time comes."

He left behind a message, and when he looked again, Lin Xiao was no longer in the room.

Outside Mingdu City, a building was packed with people. On the other side of the building, soul-guided vehicles were constantly coming and going, heading to major cities along the newly built roads.

With the development of soul tools and the emergence of various materials, soul tools used not only in the military but also in various other places have undergone several iterations.

Especially after the end of the continental war, with the three great empires no longer existing, the Douluo Continent seemed to be free from the troubles of war. More and more Soul Masters also set their sights on making Soul Tools for everyday items that are not used in combat.

Compared to promoting soul tools to all soul masters, ordinary people without soul power are obviously more interested in various magical soul tools, which is a brand new and much larger market.

Lin Xiao's figure passed by the crowd without attracting anyone's attention.

However, his expression changed slightly when his gaze fell upon the crowded people.

This world is increasingly resembling the world he remembered from his previous life. Although he doesn't know why soul tools, which have existed for tens of thousands of years, have only developed to this extent in recent years, it's not hard to judge that this change will continue for a long time.

With a light tap of his foot, Lin Xiao took a step forward, and when he landed again, he was already several feet away.

With his current cultivation level, his own travel speed is even faster than that of a flying soul tool. After leaving the Mingdu area, he can travel several miles in a single step, which is much faster than before.

"Senior brother, I feel like something's not right. I feel like I've seen some of these faces more than once."

Inside Dongyang City, several figures walked along the street, looking at the changes that had taken place in the buildings on both sides over the years.

Although their clothing was somewhat unusual compared to that of the people in Dongyang City, since the three great empires had fallen and many people from the original Douluo Continent had come here, the locals had become accustomed to such attire.

“We come from outside the city, so it’s perfectly normal for us to attract the attention of the people here.” The leader glanced around slightly. “Besides, nothing has happened in all these years, so nobody remembers us anymore.”

"Alright." The person who had just spoken breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still remained somewhat wary.

"Senior brother, in just a few years, this place has completely changed. And according to the information we've gathered, it seems that even the original three great empires are gone... This..."

No sooner had one voice fallen than another spoke in a low voice. Even the "senior brother" who was in the lead was momentarily at a loss for words.

Even he himself was not quite used to the changes here, otherwise he wouldn't have wandered around the streets for so long.

(End of this chapter)