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

Chapter 71: The Martial Arts Fanatic
The sun rose from the east, and the orange-red light shone into Lin Xiao's dormitory through the window, falling right on his face.

The change in light in the room seemed to make Lin Xiao feel a little uncomfortable. His eyelids moved slightly, and then he opened his eyes.

Looking down at his body, he found that he was sitting cross-legged at the head of the bed, which was more comfortable than sleeping on the floor. All the fatigue in his body was swept away. He stretched his body and a sound of joints cracking came from his body.

Lin Xiao jumped to the ground, clenched his fists and waved them a few times. He immediately found that his body had become much lighter. Without further testing, he knew that his physical strength had increased a lot.

and--

Lin Xiao crossed his fists and swung them forward a few times, then raised his left arm in front of his eyes.

That wasn't an illusion. Although my entire body had improved, the changes in my left arm were more noticeable.

As if he had thought of something, his mind moved slightly, and the soul power in his body surged towards his left arm, and a ray of light emanated from inside out.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao's eyes changed slightly. The light of his left arm bone was no longer the simple silver-gray color as before. Instead, it had a few bright spots, and the metallic luster was more obvious.

Looking closely, there's a hazy feeling, just like... mithril.

Mentioning mithril instantly reminded Lin Xiao of the Star Vein Grass he'd taken the previous night. Silver wolves loved mithril, absorbing its power for their own benefit. The Silver Wolf King had discovered the Star Vein Grass because it grew alongside mithril.

The changes in the left arm bone now are probably inseparable from the mithril absorbed by the Star Vein Grass.

Lin Xiao had anticipated the increase in physical strength after taking the two medicinal herbs at the same time last night, but he had not expected that his soul bones would also change accordingly.

It is almost a consensus in the soul master community that only external soul bones will grow with the soul master. He has never heard of a soul master's soul bone continuing to improve after absorbing the left arm bone.

Could it be that the soul bone of the gold-devouring beast can also be improved by absorbing metal like the gold-devouring beast itself?

Lin Xiao kept recalling the memories about the gold-devouring beast in his mind, but he couldn't recall any soul master who absorbed the soul bone of the gold-devouring beast having such a thing happen to him.

No, perhaps there actually is, but the spirit master won't necessarily tell others about this change. Unlike spirit rings, spirit bones can be plundered by others. The fact that spirit bones can grow is enough to make others think otherwise.

Lin Xiao withdrew his thoughts and his gaze fell back on his left arm.

In any case, this is a good thing. If it really matches my guess, I will have to pay more attention to those rare metals to feed it in the future.

After tidying up the room and sweeping the dirt off the bed, Lin Xiao opened the door as usual, but stopped immediately.

A figure was standing upright in front of his dormitory door, like a sharp blade stuck in the ground. As soon as he opened the door, a sharp aura came towards him.

Ji Juechen.

Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the people outside. In fact, ever since he defeated Ji Juechen in the ring, he had expected this scene to happen.

It seems that Ji Juechen must have looked for him more than once, but he was not often in the college some time ago, so Ji Juechen came directly to the dormitory to block him.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Ah."

Lin Xiao greeted him with a smile, but Ji Juechen remained as calm as ever. Lin Xiao wasn't surprised; this man was someone whose eyes were fixed on nothing but his sword—a true "martial arts fanatic." He didn't dislike this kind of personality; on the contrary, he was quite eager to spar with him.

Ever since Ji Juechen helped Lin Xiao break the ban last time, he has understood the feeling of "intention" to a certain extent, and he also needs someone to help him verify his insights.

"Do you have time now? I want to fight with you again." For Ji Juechen, it was a rare thing to say such a sentence.

"Of course, no problem." Lin Xiao nodded, "But I don't want to go to the Soul Guidance Experiment Area Arena. Let's find a secluded place."

"Okay." Ji Juechen didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement.

As the most outstanding soul guide academy in the Sun-Moon Empire, the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy covers a large area, but it is not easy to find a secluded place there. Many couples were disturbed by Lin Xiao and Ji Juechen along the way.

After a lot of effort, the two finally found an open space.

Seeing Ji Juechen standing opposite, Lin Xiao first looked up at the dark place where no one was paying attention, and then he fixed his gaze on Ji Juechen in front of him.

Just as Lin Xiao's gaze swept across the place, a guard was slightly stunned.

Did he find me?
There are many children of nobles in the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, so the academy naturally has to pay attention to their safety. In the soul guidance experimental area, there are always teachers responsible for the safety of the academy during competitions, and in some remote places, there will be guards passing by from time to time.

Lin Xiao and Ji Juechen's somewhat strange whereabouts naturally attracted the attention of the guards. Seeing that the two of them had been avoiding other people, he became curious and followed them.

Just looking at the situation before me...are these two going to spar or fight? If they're sparring, why don't they go to the ring?

Just as the guard was debating whether to step forward and pull the two apart, the following scene made him freeze in place.

With five black ten-thousand-year soul rings, he suddenly understood why Lin Xiao and Ji Juechen wanted to avoid other people.

Afterwards, the guard saw the two people walking towards each other. The next moment, he felt a chill on his body. Ji Juechen was already sitting cross-legged on the spot, as if he had entered into meditation. Only Lin Xiao was standing aside, not knowing what he was doing.

That's it, the fight is over?

Yes, it's over.

If Lin Xiao knew the guard's doubts, he would tell him so.

The collision of thoughts happened in an instant, but what seemed like a moment to the guard was a very long time in the eyes of Lin Xiao and Ji Juechen.

After seeing Lin Xiao's soul ring, Ji Juechen was slightly stunned, but he quickly calmed down. He never cared about the strength of his opponent, and only had his sword in his eyes.

Lin Xiao also didn't want to use the power of his ten thousand year soul skills to suppress Ji Juechen. He wanted to hone his rough understanding of the meaning of fighting with Ji Juechen.

Unlike Ji Juechen, Lin Xiao's mind is not that pure. Neither the memories of his previous life nor the environment of the Holy Spirit Church can make him focus all his attention on one thing as quietly as Ji Juechen.

Therefore, Lin Xiao himself did not know what his "intention" should be.

However, he did not understand himself, but he knew his martial soul well enough. He did not know what kind of "intention" to incorporate into the attack, but he knew how to incorporate the power of the martial soul into the attack.

(End of this chapter)