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

He only hoped that during this period, he could rely on Alex's power to temporarily avoid Zhongli Wu. As for the future, he could only think about it slowly later.

"When Lao Ba brought you back to the sect and told me that he was going to perform a spiritual ascension ceremony for you, I already knew his intentions."

Zhongli Wu continued to speak slowly.

"I have no reason to stop him. I have done countless things in my life, all for the sake of letting the Holy Emperor's light shine upon the world. I believe that one day, those of us who are called evil soul masters by others will also be able to walk under the sun with integrity."

"I know better than anyone what kind of people are in the church. They may have different goals and methods. They may not even really want to stay in the Holy Church. It's just that as evil soul masters, they have nowhere else to go."

"But I don't care. I don't care about anything else in the religion. As long as they can help me achieve my goals, I don't care what they think or whose consciousness is in their bodies."

Having said that, Zhongli Wu slowly took two steps closer to Lin Xiao, "So, I have no reason to stop Lao Ba."

"Of course, after you went through the Ascension Ceremony, I thought about keeping you here. But unfortunately, I personally took you to the battlefield, and your growth rate was not satisfactory to me."

Lin Xiao lowered his head, and some memories came to his mind again.

He finally understood why Zhongli Wu had thought highly of him and taken him to the border of the Xingluo Empire, but later it was as if nothing had happened.

He also understood what Zhongli Wu meant when he said, "The Holy Church will not take away your disciples," right after they had just gone through the soul-raising ceremony. It was clearly tacit approval of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's plan.

Just as Zhongli Wu said, he only cared about whether his talent could remain in the Holy Spirit Church. He didn't care who the consciousness in his body was.

and many more.

When Lin Xiao thought of this, he suddenly understood something. He raised his head slightly and glanced at Zhongli Wu. He saw that he was staring at him, but there was not much murderous intent in his eyes.

Yes, he only cared about whether his talent could remain in the Holy Spirit Church, and he didn't care whose consciousness was inside this body.

Did Zhongli Wu really mention the matter of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo because Sleepy Nightmare Douluo died in his hands?

To Zhongli Wu, is it more important to be a Titled Douluo who is almost impossible to advance further, or an evil soul master who can defeat a Titled Douluo with only seven rings?

In the Holy Spirit Church, killing is not a big deal at all.

"Disciple wishes to follow the Master and welcome the day when the Holy Light shines upon the earth!"

Lin Xiao saluted again.

"Alas." Zhongli Wu sighed.

"As a Holy Envoy, you were originally a candidate for the position of Elder. Now that Old Eighth has died at the hands of the Shrek Supervisory Group while on a mission to the Douling Empire, you will take over Old Eighth's position and become the new Eighth Elder of our Holy Church."

"Yes, Master."

Lin Xiao lowered his head even deeper.

After hearing Zhongli Wu's words, he understood that from today on, Sleepy Nightmare Douluo was truly dead.

Chapter 196 Dream

The pressure around him receded quickly like the tide, and Zhongli Wu slowly took two steps to the table and sat down.

"After a Saint Envoy is promoted to Elder, he can return to the headquarters to retrieve his Soul Lamp. But I think your Soul Lamp should be in your own hands."

Although it was slightly different from the facts, it was not far off. Lin Xiao did not say anything, but just nodded slightly.

"Hmph, what a waste." There was some anger in Zhongli Wu's tone, but it was not because of the death of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo, but because he was an elder and couldn't even deal with Lin Xiao.

"Never mind, it's a blessing in disguise. You already understood what I said just now, so I don't need to explain anything else in detail."

"Originally, I wanted to ask you to take over Lao Ba's job, but I didn't expect Jing Hongchen to look at you differently. He has already contacted me more than once in the past year."

Zhongli Wu glanced at Lin Xiao again and said, "Forget it, I'll find someone else to handle the Douling Empire's affairs. You just stay in Mingde Hall. This is my internal affairs of the Holy Church, do you understand?"

"I understand, Master."

Lin Xiao nodded.

The reason for going to the Douling Empire was that the Holy Spirit Church and Xu Tianran were cooperating and needed to investigate the situation in the Douling Empire, but the matter of investigating Mingde Hall should not be known to people outside the Holy Spirit Church.

Zhongli Wu nodded gently, "By the way, what exactly happened to you this year?"

"Master, back then, the Great Elder took me to the bottom of the sea to steal something from the mermaid tribe..."

Most of what Lin Xiao said was true, but he concealed the fact that he had to withstand the mental shock of the mermaids in the end, and only said that he was injured at the hands of the mermaids.

"Is everything you said true?"

"Replying to the Master, every word is true."

"Then, have you met the Great Elder again?"

"I have seen you." Lin Xiao nodded. "My disciple was being chased by the mermaids. It was the Great Elder who helped me escape, and I even obtained my eighth spirit ring because of it."

"Then where did she go?"

"This..." Lin Xiao paused, "After that, I entered a deep meditation due to some insights gained during the battle. I don't know what happened after that."

"Deep meditation..." Zhongli Wu repeated and stared at Lin Xiao for a long time, as if trying to determine the truth in his words.

"If it's as you say, this is quite a good opportunity." Zhongli Wu didn't delve into it. "Evil soul masters have different abilities, but after their soul power exceeds that of a soul saint, these abilities are no longer obvious."

"Your achievement will be helpful for your further progress in the future." Zhongli Wu said as he stood up and walked to the door of Lin Xiao's dormitory.

"I hope that you won't end up as the Eighth Elder like your teacher did."

"Yes."

"Also, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. In the future, have less contact with the Great Elder."

"Yes, disciple has noted it down."

"Yes." Zhongli Wu nodded. "I will inform the others about the position change. You are familiar with the other elders. If there is anything happening in the sect, someone will notify you."

"You are still in charge of the previous branch altar, and you can dispose of all the gains as you wish. I cannot stay for long, and I will inform you of other matters in detail at the next elders' meeting."

"Yes, I send you off, Master."

After a long time, Lin Xiao could no longer feel Zhongli Wu's breath. He straightened up and breathed a long sigh of relief.

He didn't know how much Zhongli Wu believed in what he had just said, but now it seemed that even if he had some doubts, he didn't intend to delve into it further.

Perhaps for Zhongli Wu, having an evil soul master like Lin Xiao in the Holy Spirit Church is far more important than having an elder.

Slowly sitting back on the bed, Lin Xiao was a little absent-minded.

It seemed like just a moment had passed, and he had transformed from the vessel of Nightmare Douluo to the eighth elder who truly held power in the Holy Spirit Sect.

The matter of Sleepy Nightmare Douluo has now been concluded. As for the Great Elder, it is common for her, as a soul beast, to sleep for decades. In the short term, he seems to have nothing else to worry about.

Looking back, ever since he was brought into the Holy Spirit Church, he has been dealing with killing and bloodshed every day. Even after entering the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, he still had to be on guard at all times.

Until today, he seemed to have finally had a chance to breathe...

"Hu-hu-"

Someone seemed to be breathing heavily beside him. Lin Xiao turned around and saw a child of no more than eleven or twelve years old with his chest heaving up and down. He was holding a short dagger full of gaps in his hand, with drops of blood flowing together and dripping from the tip of the blade.

As if he noticed Lin Xiao's gaze, he turned to look at Lin Xiao as well, "You survived too."

"Yeah." Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

"Phew—I hope to see you again tomorrow," the child said, a smile that looked out of place in the dim dungeon. "You will definitely see me again tomorrow, too."

"why?"

"Because I must survive." The boy's eyes were filled with hatred. "My hometown was destroyed by them, and my family was killed by them. If I want to deal with them, I have to be more vicious than them, more cruel than everyone else."

Lin Xiao didn't say anything. He didn't know whether what the boy said was correct, but the result seemed to make no difference to him. When he woke up tomorrow, he would still have to fight with others.

"My Lord... My Lord? What are you thinking about?"

Lin Xiao came back to his senses. The child with blood on his face was no longer beside him. Instead, he saw a pair of sisters who looked similar. They had just left the devil's cave, and their faces were filled with smiles as if they had finally gained freedom.

But they don't know what is waiting for them ahead.

"Nothing, I was just wondering, have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?"

"No." The two sisters shook their heads. "Wherever the adults go, we will follow."

Lin Xiao also remained silent. It seemed that even he himself didn't know where he would go in the future.

When he looked up again, Lin Xiao was already standing at the Holy Spirit Church headquarters. He heard bursts of scolding voices in front of him. Only the figure curled up in the corner looked so similar to himself many years ago.

"Seventh Elder, the leader has instructed us to be careful as people from Shrek Academy have been spotted in the Sun-Moon Empire recently..."

Lin Xiao looked at Tang Ya, who was brought back to the Holy Spirit Church by him. He didn't know how much effect these words would have, but he still stepped forward and said them.

Although he knew that if he really had compassion, perhaps he should not have brought Tang Ya back to the Holy Spirit Church from the beginning, as there were already too many people like her in the Holy Spirit Church.

The sunlight outside the window fell on Lin Xiao's face, waking him up from his sleep. Looking at the familiar dormitory around him, Lin Xiao came back to his senses.

I was indeed a little tired, and fell asleep without realizing it.

Lin Xiao got up from the bed and raised his hand to wipe his eyes.

What a long dream.

Chapter 197 The Eighth Elder

In Mingdu, in the underground hall of the Holy Spirit Church branch, Lin Xiao was sitting in the main seat. His black cloak no longer had a simple silver edge, but was outlined with complex silver patterns.

The holy flag fluttered gently behind him, and the wails of countless resentful spirits could be heard from it.

In front of him, more than ten disciples of the Holy Spirit Church prostrated themselves on the ground in his direction.

"Meet the Eighth Elder."

Zhongli Wu acted extremely quickly. In just two days, the news that Sleepy Nightmare Douluo died at the hands of the Shrek Supervisory Group and that Lin Xiao, as the Holy Envoy, succeeded Sleepy Nightmare Douluo as the new Eighth Elder quickly spread among the high-level officials and core disciples of the Holy Spirit Church.

Even though several elders were somewhat surprised by this matter, no one dared to question Zhongli Wu's courage.

Looking at the disciples in front of him, Lin Xiao did not speak immediately, but raised his head slightly and glanced upwards.

He looked around and finally set his sights on a disciple, "Which of you brought 'Tails' here?"

The underground hall was silent. It was not until a long time later that the disciples raised their heads and glanced at each other. Finally, everyone looked at the disciple that Lin Xiao was staring at.

"Elder... Elder."

The disciple lowered his head, and his tone changed slightly.

"Go and bring her in." Lin Xiao didn't say much.