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

"Director Lin, don't worry. He's in good condition. I just shook my head because I've never seen such strange symptoms before."

"It seems he has entered a special meditative state. Judging from his physical condition, he hasn't eaten for a long time. However, there is a strange power in his body that supports his vitality and compensates for the damage to his body."

"And the student who brought him here said he was fished out from the bottom of the sea." The soul guide smiled and shook his head. "I've seen so many patients, but I've never seen a human being who could survive in the sea for a long time."

"If we humans could truly popularize this ability, then why would we still be researching underwater soul guides? Those sea soul beasts would have been within our hunting range long ago."

"I also checked and there were no signs of suffocation in his mouth or nose. I don't know what happened that made the student lie like that."

Lin Jiayi patiently listened to the words of the soul master in front of him, and then slowly said, "Can I go in and see him?"

"Of course you can, but it's better not to interfere too much. Otherwise, he might be affected after he comes out of that meditative state."

"Okay." Lin Jiayi nodded and pushed open the door of Lin Xiao's ward.

After not seeing each other for a year, Lin Xiao's appearance seemed not to have changed much. Lin Jiayi stood quietly beside Lin Xiao, wanting to say something but he hesitated to open his mouth.

Perhaps at the beginning he did accept Lin Xiao as his disciple because of Jing Hongchen, but after spending so much time together, he had long regarded Lin Xiao as his real disciple.

After a long silence, Lin Jiayi finally just sighed.

"It's good to be back."

Chapter 194 Awakening

"Your teacher is very good to you."

In the sea of ​​​​spirituality, Alex spoke softly.

In the gray mist, Lin Xiao's figure also slowly condensed into shape. "Teacher Lin... is very good to me."

Lin Xiao paused, "It's just that there are many things he doesn't know."

"Perhaps he's taking care of you not because of your identity?" Alex smiled. "Your identity doesn't determine who you are."

"Just like you, you still have some kindness among so many evil soul masters. I think those people may be like me, caring for you not because of your identity, but because of other things in you."

Lin Xiao shook his head and didn't continue speaking. He just raised his hand slightly, and a strange power was gently jumping in the palm of his hand.

In fact, he had already woken up from deep meditation when the diving soul guide approached.

However, he had just woken up from the complex power of space he had experienced during the process of condensing his soul core, and it would take him some time to digest the results of his meditation.

Seeing this, Alex sighed softly and did not continue to talk about Lin Xiao's identity.

"I have a general understanding of the cultivation process in your world. One of the functions of the so-called soul core is to create a space in your body to store soul power."

"The soul cores of different soul masters are also different. You can sense this ray of spatial power. Although you cannot fully master it, it will be of great benefit to your future cultivation and the growth of your soul core."

"Yeah." Lin Xiao nodded, and subconsciously looked down, but then he remembered that he was in the sea of ​​​​spiritual energy at this moment, and his current body was merely condensed by consciousness.

"I don't know how much time has passed outside. I should wake up too."

As Lin Xiaozheng and Electrolux were talking, the door to the outer ward was pushed open again.

"I thought you'd never come back."

A crisp sound rang out softly. Lin Xiao's body lay motionless on the hospital bed, but in his sea of ​​consciousness he could clearly see the people coming in from outside.

I don't know how much time has passed outside. Before I knew it, Lin Xiao found that the person in front of him was no longer the little girl who had fled everywhere because of the war. Only her slightly furrowed brows were still as sad as before, as if she was filled with unrelieved sorrow.

"I'm sorry, please forgive my selfishness. I know that with my current status I shouldn't cause you too much trouble, but after hearing the news about you, I still couldn't help but want to come and see you."

The person who entered the ward was Juzi, whom Lin Xiao had not seen since the assassination of the prince and his entourage. Perhaps because she was about to become the Crown Princess, Juzi was deliberately avoiding him even in the academy.

She knew that with Xu Tianran's personality, if she showed any strangeness towards other people, it would arouse Xu Tianran's suspicion.

But when Lin Xiao disappeared for a year, she still came here, talking to herself, and gently raised her hand to touch Lin Xiao's cheek.

However, before her hand fell, she saw that Lin Xiao had opened his eyes at some point and was staring at her.

"When did you wake up?"

Orange took a half step back and withdrew his hand in a panic.

"Just woke up." Lin Xiao pretended not to notice. "How long have I been away from the academy?"

"It's been more than a year." Looking at Lin Xiao's calm eyes, Orange slowly calmed down.

"It turns out that so much time has passed." Lin Xiao sighed slightly.

After leaving the academy, I first followed the Great Elder to adapt to the seabed for a long time. Later, some things happened until I entered deep meditation. Looking back, it seemed like a long time had passed.

"Did anything happen at the academy?"

Lin Xiao jumped off the hospital bed, clenched his fists slightly and felt the strength in his body.

"It's nothing serious." Ju Zi shook her head, looked at Lin Xiao a few more times, and took two steps back. "I'll go tell Director Lin that he was worried for a long time during your disappearance."

Without waiting for Lin Xiao's response, she turned around and pushed the door open.

Lin Xiao looked at her back and let her leave, then lowered his head slightly to look at his body.

In the Dantian, the soul core seems to rotate slowly. With each rotation, the surrounding heaven and earth energy will be attracted into the body and converted into soul power, flowing through the meridians.

The power contained in a four hundred thousand year old soul ring is far beyond that of an ordinary soul ring. Although most of the soul power was used by him to condense the soul core, his soul power level has now reached level eighty-three.

What's more, after his martial soul attribute became the ultimate death, his soul power was much stronger than that of ordinary soul masters.

What surprised Lin Xiao even more was that it was not just his soul core and soul power, his meridians were full of resilience and his physical strength had increased a lot.

"Teacher, is this the effect of the Gold of Life?"

"Not entirely." Electrolux responded in Lin Xiao's mind, "Do you remember that time, in order to withstand the impact of the spirit ring, you took the initiative to go deeper into the sea and use the sea pressure to help stabilize your body?"

"Your body is constantly being tempered by both internal and external forces, and the gold of life constantly helps you replenish your body's damage, which is why you are in your current state."

"Otherwise, your body will not be able to absorb so much power of living gold."

Lin Xiao recalled the situation at that time. Although it was not as difficult as when he absorbed the seventh soul ring, it was not a good experience either. Fortunately, he gained something in the end.

After a long sigh, Lin Xiao also walked out of the ward and looked at the sunlight coming in from the window. He squinted his eyes slightly, as if he hadn't seen the sunlight for a long time.

"Huh? Are you awake?"

The soul guide on duty in the infirmary noticed the movement and turned to look at Lin Xiao.

"Ah."

"I'm glad you're okay. I don't think you're in any physical condition."

"By the way, the student who brought you here said they pulled you out of the sea. We don't know what happened to you. If you have any questions, you can report them to the academy. Not many people dare to take action against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy."

Lin Xiao smiled when he heard that. "Thank you, but I'm fine now. I'll leave now."

"Oh, that's fine. Take a good rest for a while when you get back. If you still feel uncomfortable, you can come to me anytime."

"Well, I will."

Standing in the academy, Lin Xiao looked at the students passing by. It seemed that not much had changed except for some unfamiliar faces in the academy.

Fortunately, the world is not developing too fast, otherwise I would have disappeared for more than a year and would not be able to keep up with the changes outside after waking up.

I don’t even know if my dormitory is still there?

With some messy thoughts flashing through his mind, Lin Xiao continued to move forward.

Chapter 195 Death of Sleeping Nightmare

Although the news of Lin Xiao's return did not spread too far, many people still came to find him after hearing some information in the past few days.

Needless to say, Lin Jiayi talked to Lin Xiao about many things that happened inside and outside the college over the past year.

Even Ye Yulin came to see him once. Although he didn't say much and just asked a few simple questions before leaving quickly, in his heart, he obviously still had an impression of a student like Lin Xiao.

Ma Rulong, Mika and the students who participated in the Fighting Spirit Competition all came together. The time they spent together made the relationship between these students much closer.

Although they are doing different research in Mingde Hall, they still get together often and inevitably talk about Lin Xiao.

Especially Ma Rulong and Mika, they had already known Lin Xiao before participating in the Fighting Spirit Competition, and they mentioned him many times in the past year.

As for Ji Juechen, he came with Jing Ziyan. Ji Juechen was still the sword-crazed man who had no other thoughts except the sword in his hand. It was also rare that Jing Ziyan could always stay by his side without leaving.

There were also some students who were not very familiar with him but had had some contact with him, who came over and said hello to him.

It seemed that without realizing it, Lin Xiao had gotten to know a lot of people.

Many people... don't know his true identity.

In the dormitory, after seeing off several students who came to visit him, Lin Xiao closed the door and sat on the bed, quietly waiting for something.

Finally, an inexplicable oppression swept over him, and the faint breath of death made the soul core in his body tremble slightly.

Lin Xiao sighed lightly. It had been several days since he came back, and what was supposed to come had finally come.

"Disciple greets the leader."

A dark shadow appeared silently in Lin Xiao's room. Lin Xiao stood up from the bed and bowed slightly.

Although there has been no movement in the past few days, he knows that as long as he cannot get rid of his identity as a disciple of the Holy Spirit Church, Zhongli Wu will come to him sooner or later.

Zhongli Wu didn't speak immediately, but stared at Lin Xiao closely. After a long while, he uttered a word lightly, "Old Eight...did he die in your hands?"

Lin Xiao was startled, but he controlled his expression so that it didn't change too much. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhongli Wu's voice again.

"For more than two years, I haven't received any news from Lao Ba."

"At first, I also wondered if Lao Ba had encountered some difficulties, but he has never been one to take the initiative to overcome difficulties. If there is something he can't solve, he will definitely ask the church for help."

Zhongli Wu sighed softly, "For this reason, I made a special trip to the Douling Empire a year ago. To my surprise, the disciples of the Douling Empire had never received any news from Lao Ba, nor had they ever assisted anyone in the Douling Empire."

"And one thing just happened to catch my attention. Before leaving, Lao Ba took away the soul lamp you left behind when you participated in the soul-raising ceremony."

"It's a pity that when I wanted to find you, you had already gone to the other side of the ice sea."

Zhongli Wu's voice was neither hurried nor slow, but every word was like a heavy hammer hitting Lin Xiao's heart, making his body feel a chill to the bone.

Even if no one saw Sleepy Nightmare Douluo die at his hands, as long as he took action, there would be traces left behind. In the past, not many people cared about Sleepy Nightmare Douluo who went to the Douling Empire to carry out missions.

But once someone brings it up, some things cannot be concealed at all, especially in the eyes of someone with the cultivation level of Zhongli Wu.

The soul power in Lin Xiao's body has begun to flow rapidly.

Although he was far from being Zhongli Wu's opponent, he had absorbed the eighth soul ring and successfully condensed a soul core, and his physical strength had also greatly improved. He was confident that he could hold out against Zhongli Wu for a while.