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

Opposite him sat the Masked Douluo from before, and judging by his aura and cultivation, it seemed that he had not yet recovered. Beside him, the Sixth Elder, Hate Douluo, nodded at him in a friendly manner.

Soon, except for the Great Elder who rarely participated in meetings and the Ten Thousand Soul Douluo who was still in the Star Luo Empire, the other seats were full of people.

Lin Xiao sat quietly in his seat and could feel several pairs of eyes passing over him in the dark. They were probably the seldom-seen priests of the Holy Spirit Church.

Although they don't participate much in the affairs of the Holy Spirit Church, those mysterious priests are obviously the real fighting force of the Holy Spirit Church. Even if their cultivation has not reached the level of Super Douluo, they are not far away.

"Now that everyone is here, let's start this meeting." Zhongli Wu gently tapped the armrest beside him, and the probing or curious gazes on Lin Xiao disappeared instantly.

"The first thing is the change of personnel among the eight elders." Zhongli Wu glanced at Lin Xiao.

"You should have received the news about Sleeping Nightmare. There have been precedents of Holy Envoys who were not yet at the level of Titled Douluo taking over the position of Elder. There should be no objection to this matter."

Everyone had long expected Lin Xiao to succeed the Eighth Elder. No one at the table spoke, which was considered as tacit agreement to Zhongli Wu's arrangement.

"The other matter is related to the palace." After these words were spoken, everyone looked at Zhongli Wu.

Everyone knows that this is probably the real purpose of today's meeting.

"The Crown Prince has sent a message that the next Soul Fighting Competition will be held in Mingdu in three years. He will then propose that all the sects and academies on Douluo Continent participate."

"Firstly, we hope that the Holy Church can represent the sect in the competition. At that time, the Crown Prince will declare our Holy Church as the state religion of the Sun-Moon Empire."

"Secondly..."

Zhongli Wu paused, looking around, "The next Fighting Spirit Tournament will be the beginning of the Continental War."

After these words fell, the elders' breathing became a little rapid. For evil soul masters, the battlefield was a place where they could kill openly and without hesitation.

"Alright, the Continental War is less than three years away. You should each take care of your own tasks."

"Laoba."

Zhongli Wu suddenly spoke, and Lin Xiao paused for a moment before turning to look at him. Having just become an elder, he wasn't quite used to the title.

"You participated in the last Soul Fighting Competition. From now on, you will be fully responsible for the Holy Church's participation in the competition. You will go and select disciples in a moment, and no one is allowed to stop you."

"Yes."

Lin Xiao had just agreed when the Third Elder suddenly looked at him and said, "I remember the leader has a disciple named Yan Feng. He should be just the right age."

Zhongli Wu didn't say anything, but instead looked at Lin Xiao.

"I'll see him later." Lin Xiao paused slightly. "Since the Crown Prince intends to make the Holy Church the state religion, it's better not to make the scene too bloody."

"Okay, you can arrange everything." Zhongli Wu nodded, agreeing with Lin Xiao's proposal.

"Master, since the Continental War is less than three years away, shouldn't we pay more attention to the business in Mingdu? The Pingfan League has been very active recently, and a lot of our market share has been taken away."

Seeing that no one else wanted to speak, Nangong Wan spoke up, breaking the silence in the conference room.

"what's your plan?"

"I don't have any ideas at the moment, but the Ordinary Alliance has proposed holding a Soul Master Competition and redistributing the quota based on the results. If we can allow our disciples to participate, I think we can agree to it."

"What are your opinions?" Zhongli Wu did not make a decision, but instead looked around at everyone else.

"I have two excellent disciples who can participate in the Soul Instructor Competition." The Third Elder stroked his chin. "By the way, do you have any requirements for participation?"

"The current requirements are similar to those of the Fighting Spirit Tournament. Participants cannot be over 20 years old. However, if I decide to agree to their request, I can discuss it with the Ordinary Alliance."

Lin Xiao sat aside and watched the discussion between the Second Elder Nangong Wan and the Third Elder. He suddenly felt that if Zhongli Wu had not spoken, the elders' meeting would seem to be no different from a group of people sitting together and chatting. The only difference was that everyone who participated had the power to decide major matters of the Holy Spirit Church.

The other elders also began to discuss the continental war with the people around them, and the Hateful Douluo beside Lin Xiao also turned around.

"I know you're upset that your teacher died, but I'm sorry."

"Ah? Thank you, I'm fine." Lin Xiao paused slightly and looked at Hateful Douluo several times.

Why hadn't he noticed such an elder in the Holy Spirit Church before?

This is also a draft, only two chapters, I will add them when I come back.

Chapter 203 List

Although Zhongli Wu did not say it directly, everyone else more or less knew that the relationship between Sleepy Nightmare Douluo and Lin Xiao was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and they also had a vague understanding of why Lin Xiao became the Eighth Elder.

Only Hate Douluo truly believed from the beginning that Sleepy Nightmare Douluo died at the hands of Shrek Academy. Lin Xiao, as Sleepy Nightmare Douluo's disciple, became the new Eighth Elder.

That is to say, he has the cultivation level of a Titled Douluo. Otherwise, in this Holy Spirit Sect, with a character like that of Hateful Douluo, he would have been devoured without leaving a trace.

"I remember that Lao Ba is in Mingde Hall right now, right?" Just as Lin Xiao was thinking, Nangong Wan, who was talking to the side, suddenly looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "Are you interested in participating in the Soul Instructor Competition in Mingdu?"

"But according to the rules you just mentioned, the contestants cannot be over 20 years old..." The third elder also glanced at Lin Xiao, and without waiting for his answer, he asked for him.

"That's easy. I haven't finalized the details with the Ordinary Alliance yet. As long as I propose relaxing the age restriction, they probably won't refuse in order to get us to agree."

Nangong Wan continued to look at Lin Xiao. "I just don't know if Lao Ba wants to join us in this endeavor. If this succeeds, you will certainly be among the winners of the Soul Instructor Competition."

Lin Xiao was indeed tempted. The prizes of the Soul Guide Competition were quite good, and there was even a ninth-level soul guide device at the end. With his level of soul guide, there were not many people who could beat him.

While thinking about it, he glanced at the reactions of others. The elders did not make any big moves. It seemed that this kind of thing was quite common among the elders.

Zhongli Wu also nodded at him, "I won't ask too much about this matter. As long as we can stabilize our share of the underground market, you can do the rest on your own."

Lin Xiao then nodded.

Seeing Lin Xiao agreed, Nangong Wan hesitated. He stared at Lin Xiao for a moment before slowly speaking, "Since Lao Ba agrees to this, I'm going to bite off a big bite of meat from the Ordinary Alliance."

"How about this, Lao Ba shouldn't participate for now. I'll discuss it with the Ordinary Alliance first. After the Soul Instructor Competition has been held for a few times, Lao Ba can participate..."

Nangong Wan and the Third Elder smiled at each other, "When the time comes, we will raise the stakes. Not only will we swallow up the Ordinary Alliance, but we will also make sure Shangguan Wei'er loses all the qualifications to compete with us."

"Then this matter is settled." Zhongli Wu tapped the table lightly. "You can discuss the remaining details later."

"When the war begins, I will join the army as the Sun-Moon Empire's Imperial Master. I will then find a way to get my disciples into the army. As long as it's not too excessive, I won't interfere with anything else."

"Finally, Old Eight, come with me. Some of the disciples of the sect are scattered across various branch temples. You select the personnel first, and I will arrange matters for the other branch temples later."

Zhongli Wu stood up and Lin Xiao followed him. The masked Douluo beside him rolled his eyes, and it was unknown what he thought of. He also followed Lin Xiao out of the conference room.

When passing by Nangong Wan, he looked up at Lin Xiao and said, "We'll talk in detail after we return to Mingdu."

Lin Xiao nodded and walked out.

"We had limited time at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, so I didn't tell you too many details." Zhongli Wu walked in front and suddenly handed out a list. "Except for a few priests and disciples with extremely special identities, the elders have the right to question the rest..."

Lin Xiao took the list with both hands and listened to what Zhongli Wu said next. It was probably something that the elders of the sect should know.

The Holy Spirit Church is a place where evil soul masters gather. Naturally, it is impossible to expect these evil soul masters to abide by the rules like ordinary soul masters, so the management of the elders is very loose.

Apart from managing the affairs of the Holy Spirit Church, the church would not interfere at other times, and would not even force the elders to hand over their resources.

Lin Xiao probably also understood why when Sleepy Nightmare Douluo first entered Mingdu, he wanted to use his own strength to divide Mingdu's underground market with the Ordinary Alliance.

If he really succeeded in this, he would probably control half of Mingdu's underground business. It was a pity that the Ordinary Alliance was not easy to deal with, so Sleeping Nightmare Douluo had no choice but to ask the other elders to participate.

"How do you feel?"

Lin Xiao followed Zhongli Wu all the way to the underground hall. After seeing Zhongli Wu sitting in the leader's position, he opened the list in his hand. On the first page, the names of Zhongli Tian, ​​Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren jumped into his eyes.

The cultivation base of these three people is quite good among Titled Douluo, and judging from their names, one can tell that they have a close relationship with Zhongli Wu.

The back also records the approximate cultivation level of each disciple in the sect, most of whom are around level 70.

For evil soul masters who can use various methods to improve their cultivation, it is not difficult to reach level 70, but only disciples who can make further progress after that are worthy of Zhongli Wu's attention.

Among them were some names that Lin Xiao was not unfamiliar with. When he heard Zhongli Wu's words, he was about to respond, but suddenly stopped talking and looked up at the corridor leading to the outside of the headquarters.

Just as Lin Xiao looked up, a woman in a red dress appeared at the end of the corridor.

Ma Xiaotao frowned, her long dark red hair fluttering slightly. She turned to look at Zhongli Wu, with no respect for him as the leader in her eyes.

However, Zhongli Wu was not angry. Instead, he nodded at her very friendly.

Ma Xiaotao then withdrew her gaze and suddenly looked behind Zhongli Wu. The Masked Douluo who was hiding outside the hall trembled and hurriedly trotted a few steps to stand behind Zhongli Wu to avoid Ma Xiaotao's gaze.

Lin Xiao glanced at Masked Douluo, then turned back to look at Ma Xiaotao. It seemed that something else had happened in the sect during his absence.

Zhongli Wu and Lin Xiao naturally sensed the Masked Douluo following behind them, but Zhongli Wu still retained his status as an elder, so the two did not avoid him.

However, Ma Xiaotao looked at Masked Douluo with a rather unfriendly look, and Masked Douluo also seemed a little afraid of Ma Xiaotao.

"Humph."

Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly, swung her long skirt, and walked towards the headquarters, followed by a figure hidden in a cloak.

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, recognizing the person beneath the cloak. Even though his face was covered, he could tell from those purple eyes that it was Tang Ya, whom he had brought back to the Holy Spirit Church over a year ago.

In just over a year, her cultivation had surpassed the fifth ring. The Holy Spirit Sect was very familiar with how to help disciples like her improve their cultivation.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya's backs disappear, Lin Xiao looked at the Masked Douluo again, wondering what had happened between them.

Chapter 204 Prosthesis

"Don't worry about them." Zhongli Wu shook his head when he saw Lin Xiao's gaze, then turned and glanced at the Masked Douluo behind him, "Humph, they brought this upon themselves."

"I told you to be more restrained before, but after losing your cultivation, you didn't think about how to improve it, and instead provoked the Saint. I can't intervene in this matter, so you can handle it yourself."

"Master." Masked Douluo's expression was somewhat sinister. "Saintess is just a title. She has no right to interfere in the affairs of the sect. Why bother—"

Before Masked Douluo could finish his words, he saw Zhongli Wu suddenly looking at him, and the second half of his sentence was instantly choked in his mouth.

"This matter concerns the Holy Emperor and is a major event within the sect. Do not mention it again."

"Yes, Master." Masked Douluo lowered his head upon hearing this.

"Why don't you leave? Why don't you stay here and embarrass yourself?"

Masked Douluo gritted his teeth and turned away.

Lin Xiao remained silent until the hall became quiet again before he tentatively spoke.

"Master, between the Seventh Elder and the Saint..."

"Humph, you should also know the disciple next to the Saint, and you also understand the character of Old Seven."

“Before…” Zhongli Wu hesitated for a moment when he spoke of this. “Perhaps because they were both from Shrek Academy, the Saint took good care of that disciple, and Old Seven suffered at the hands of the Saint, which is why what happened just now happened.”

Lin Xiao nodded slightly. Although Zhongli Wu didn't say what exactly happened, Lin Xiao had already guessed what it was.

When he met the Masked Douluo in the North, even though he was beaten into a demon maggot, he still wanted to know about Orange's background after seeing her. How could such a person not have other thoughts about Tang Ya?

Just looking at the current situation, Ma Xiaotao might still have some consciousness left, and brought Tang Ya, who is also a Shrek student, to her side, which is why something happened between her and the Masked Douluo.