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

Chapter 72 Meaning

Lin Xiao once heard an interesting saying. Someone was asking what is the purpose of human life?
Someone answered: Seeking death.

Although it sounds ridiculous, it is also true. Even the illusory world of gods and the immortal gods will face disasters that even they cannot cope with. For ordinary people, death is a topic they can never escape.

All living things will eventually die. When the red spider lily blooms, the end is right in front of us.

Ji Juechen gripped the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands, and the heavy sword in his hand seemed to fall slowly. Before the sword tip arrived, the sword intent had already spread out in all directions, and countless scratches appeared on the ground out of thin air. The invisible sword intent seemed to cut through all the surrounding air, making people feel a little labored when breathing.

Faced with Ji Juechen's fierce sword intent, Lin Xiao had no way to resist with his own will, but he brought the "will" of his martial soul into full play.

Without dodging or evading, he raised his hand to greet it. When the bright flower beside Lin Xiao bloomed in the air, Ji Juechen felt that the surrounding sky and earth faded, and in the silence, only the sound of the disappearance of all things rang in his ears.

Everything around him dissipated. The weeds beneath his feet, the invisible objects in the air, and even his concentrated mental strength rapidly withered away like aging, then met the moment of "death," vanishing into thin air.

The weeds under Lin Xiao's feet quickly died and spread to the surroundings. The already remote place became even quieter for a moment, as if even sound could not reach here.

Compared to their last fight, Ji Juechen could clearly feel that Lin Xiao's aura had changed significantly. Although Lin Xiao had completed the fusion of his mental and soul power last time, his grasp of "intention" was still very unfamiliar.

And now, as the two forces collided, Ji Juechen seemed to see another world in a trance, another world filled with only blood and deathly silence.

He knew that he had been defeated again.

"Thank you."

This collision only lasted for a brief moment in the guard's eyes. Ji Juechen seemed to be in a daze for a long time. He suddenly said thank you, then sat down on the spot and went into meditation.

Lin Xiao retracted his hand and looked at the palm of his hand. A blood-red mark was particularly conspicuous, and when he clenched his fist, he felt a hint of pain from the mark.

Looking at Ji Juechen who was already sitting on the ground, Lin Xiao sighed inwardly. In terms of understanding the will, he was far inferior to Ji Juechen. Ji Juechen didn't lose to his "will", but to his martial spirit.

Growing on the other side of the underworld, witnessing the cycle of life and death, this was the power of the Higanbana spirit itself. Lin Xiao simply integrated this power and its aura into his attack. Perhaps it was precisely because of this powerful spirit that Nightmare Douluo took a second look at it.

Lin Xiao was about to say something when he suddenly discovered that Ji Juechen's breathing had become very steady and he showed no reaction to any changes in the outside world.

Is this...an epiphanic deep meditation?

Lin Xiao opened his mouth, unsure how to comment. He only slightly envied Ji Juechen's state of mind. With such determination and purity, it was no wonder he had such a reward.

No one could predict how long the deep meditation would last, but Ji Juechen couldn't be allowed to continue sitting like this. Lin Xiao looked around, trying to see if he could find someone to help inform the academy.

However, in order to avoid his spirit ring being seen by too many people, he deliberately found a place with few people. It is really not easy to find someone now.

After thinking for a while, Lin Xiao's eyes swept over the place where the guard was hiding, then turned and ran away.

He decided to leave the guard to watch over things for a while and go tell Lin Jiayi first. However, when he arrived near Lin Jiayi's soul guidance research room, he hadn't seen Lin Jiayi yet. Instead, he saw a girl standing on tiptoe, peering inside. She looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen her before.

Lin Xiao's footsteps startled the girl. She turned around and looked at Lin Xiao, and then her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Your name is Lin Xiao, right? Do you know where Ji Juechen went?" The girl said as she glanced behind Lin Xiao, but didn't see the person she was looking for. A hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes again. "He said he wanted to spar with you today. I wonder if you met him?"

Lin Xiao probably guessed who this person was.

"I just fought him, and he gained something and went into deep meditation. I was thinking of finding someone to look after him."

"Ah?" Anxiety rose on the girl's face. "Where is he now? Is he at the ring?"

"No, if you want to find him, just follow the direction I came from. You'll probably see him when you get to a place where there are almost no people."

"I understand." The girl didn't think much about why Lin Xiao and Ji Juechen had to go to a remote place to fight. She responded hurriedly and ran in the direction where Lin Xiao came from.

But after running a few steps quickly, she seemed to realize something was wrong and turned around again, "By the way, my name is Jing Ziyan, thank you."

Seeing this, Lin Xiao shook his head slightly.

As expected, given Ji Juechen's personality, Jing Ziyan was the only one in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy who cared so much about him. It was a pity that Jing Ziyan's intentions were obvious to everyone, but Ji Juechen was the only one whose heart was solely focused on the sword.

"Why? I saw you shaking your head so early in the morning. Are you having any trouble?"

Lin Jiayi suddenly opened the door of the soul guide laboratory, and obviously noticed Lin Xiao outside the door.

"Teacher? I was just about to knock on the door." Lin Xiao did not hesitate and explained what had just happened with Ji Juechen.

Lin Jiayi was also a little impatient after hearing this, "Okay, I understand. I will go find other teachers to check on Ji Juechen's situation. You can read a book here first, or try the soul guide device."

"Yeah." Lin Xiao nodded and watched Lin Jiayi leave in a hurry.

Not to mention that Ji Juechen was specially recruited into Mingde Hall by Jing Hongchen because of his special way of practice. Even if it was other students, the appearance of deep meditation would be enough to attract the attention of Lin Jiayi, the dean of studies.

But no matter what, this is a rare opportunity for Ji Juechen.

Lin Xiao looked at his palm again. The mark on the palm still had not disappeared, but the pain was much relieved. So he collected his thoughts and looked at the table in front of him which was piled with various materials and drawings.

A lot has happened since the last fight with Ji Juechen, and Lin Xiao hasn't really calmed down and tried to make a soul guide for a long time.

The changes in his spirit rings, the improvement in his spirit power level, the control over his mental and spirit power after breaking the restriction, and his attempts at the soul... It seemed that he also needed to reflect on his own gains, and by the way, try to see if he had the opportunity to realize the ideas in his mind with his own hands.

(End of this chapter)