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

Chapter 52 Arrest

The branches and leaves slowly dispersed, and there was nothing around except a set of tattered clothes.

The soul power fluctuations in the air continued for a long time, and Lin Xiao had no way to intervene in the battle between the Titled Douluo. Looking down, he saw that Orange's face was getting worse and worse. He didn't know how much longer he could hold on.

I don't know how the original Orange managed to survive. I rummaged through the storage soul guide and found some antidote to put into her mouth. The rest, I could only leave to fate.

When it comes to poisoning, Lin Xiao has learned a little bit in the Holy Spirit Church, but when it comes to detoxification, he has no better way.

After doing all this, he could only pick up the orange and hide in a hidden place.

The killer just now hasn't returned yet, and I don't know if anyone else has noticed me, so it's better to stay away from him.

In mid-air, a priest was constantly using his soul power to help Xu Tianran heal his wounds, but his martial soul was not a healing martial soul after all, and Xu Tianran's breath was still getting weaker and weaker.

"Venerable Zhongli, please resolve this swiftly. The Crown Prince's situation can no longer be delayed!"

Upon hearing this, Zhongli Wu glanced towards Xu Tianran.

Facing an opponent who had already burned his life force to the ground, Zhongli Wu didn't use his full strength. If he continued to delay, his opponent would eventually lose, and it would be a waste of time to get hurt himself.

But in the current situation, he has to show some real skills.

His eyes fixed, and without any other movement, he gently slashed with the scepter-like weapon in his hand, and a dark crack appeared out of thin air, as if leading to another world. The next moment, a dragon roar came from inside.

In the storm, lines of fire quietly emerged, and instantly turned into flames in the strong wind, surrounding all the killers around.

The leading assassin was already at the end of his strength and had only managed to hold on until now with a last breath. The dragon's roar seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back, and he finally could no longer muster any strength.

Looking at Xu Tianran with a miserable smile, the assassin's figure slowly disappeared in the flames.

The priest standing by saw that Zhongli Wu had held back all the assassins, and he did not dare to stay. He turned into a stream of light and rushed towards Mingdu.

On the other side, Lin Xiao had just put the oranges on the ground, then sat aside, leaning against the tree and breathing a sigh of relief.

He didn't sense any other people's presence, probably no one was chasing him anymore.

Closing his eyes lightly, feeling the surrounding heaven and earth energy entering his body and transforming into soul power, Lin Xiao raised his hand slightly to release his martial soul.

Inside the red spider lily in the palm of the hand, there is a remnant soul that is confusedly staying in the pistil.

It was the same person who had suddenly appeared from behind Xu Tianran and attacked him. It was unknown what method he had used to hide from so many Titled Douluo. With such an elusive ability, it would be a waste to use it solely to condense Soul Seeds.

However, Lin Xiao did not find the source of his ability from his remaining soul. It seemed that it was an ability that came with his martial soul.

It would be a shame to disappear with such abilities.

Lin Xiao sighed again, his thoughts churning, until the experience in the Star Dou Great Forest not long ago appeared before his eyes again - the soul-calling tree.

As a plant-type soul beast that can naturally attract residual souls, its means of fighting the enemy is not only to rely on itself, but also to use the residual souls it attracts, and even to mold those residual souls into new appearances.

What about himself?

The red spider lily also has the ability to attract residual souls. Although he does not master any soul skills to drive souls, it is not that soul masters cannot master abilities other than soul skills.

Before, he was restricted by Sleepy Nightmare Douluo, and his mental strength was affected. Now that the restriction is gone, he can clearly sense those residual souls, and some of his guesses seem to be able to be verified.

"Found it. So he was hiding here?"

Before Lin Xiao could put it into practice, a voice suddenly rang out.

Lin Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and his body bounced up from the ground. However, when he saw the person in front of him covered by a black cloak, he relaxed again.

"Meet the Sixth Worshiper."

"No need to be so polite." The Sixth Honored One waved his hand. "The leader has already dealt with the enemy and is taking Xu Tianran back to Mingdu first. I'll take you back with me."

"Thank you, Sixth Lord."

"Yeah." The Sixth Priest said, his eyes glancing at Orange beside him, "Xu Tianran seems to think highly of this child, let's take him along."

The Sixth Honored One addressed Xu Tianran by his name, showing no respect whatsoever for a prince.

Lin Xiao didn't take it seriously and left with Orange and the six worshippers.

The shadow of Mingdu gradually appeared in Lin Xiao's eyes, and he felt a little more at ease. Although he didn't have many feelings for this place, it was better than running around in the wild and having to be careful about other assassins appearing suddenly.

However, just as Lin Xiao stepped into the city, a group of soldiers in gorgeous armor surrounded him.

"Are you Lin Xiao?"

"Yeah." Lin Xiao frowned, but nodded.

"Give us the person in your arms."

Looking at their armor, Lin Xiao could probably guess that they were the imperial guards. They must also know what happened on the road.

Without hesitation, Lin Xiao handed over the orange.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, several soldiers suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his limbs.

Lin Xiao subconsciously jumped back. The Sixth Priest beside him raised his hands to protect him behind him. "What are you going to do?"

"Your Majesty, this is His Majesty's wish."

The black cloak trembled, and the Sixth Priest slowly raised his head and looked at the soldiers in front of him.

Faced with the pressure from a Titled Douluo, the soldier did not back down at all. The soul guide on his body began to emit light, causing a fluctuation of soul power on other soldiers as well.

"Your Majesty is open to talented people. If you are interested, you may come to the palace to meet His Majesty, but please do not interfere with our official duties."

After a long silence, the Sixth Priest looked back at Lin Xiao and slowly said, "You go with them first. I'll go report to the leader."

Lin Xiao had already guessed the outcome of the situation. The Sixth Priest wouldn't antagonize the Sun-Moon Empire's royal family over a Soul King like him.

As for the reason why these soldiers wanted to arrest him, he had already figured it out. Xu Tianran was assassinated, and how his whereabouts were discovered by those killers became something Xu Jing wanted to investigate.

Apart from the few people around Xu Tianran, only the Holy Spirit Sect accompanied him on this trip. Zhongli Wu was a level 98 Super Douluo, so Xu Jing didn't dare to attack him, so he naturally turned his attention to himself.

Ultimately, it’s all because of strength.

"Yes."

Lin Xiao responded in a low voice.

He also knew a little about the layout of Mingdu City. Standing here, with his strength, there was no possibility of escape.

Chapter 53 Enlightenment in Longchang

"boom--"

Inside the Mingdu Palace, Xu Jing's study was suddenly opened. Zhongli Wu stood at the door with an expressionless face, his imposing aura not concealed at all. The guards around him surrounded him, each of them with fear on their faces and trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Although he addressed him as Your Majesty, there was no trace of respect in Zhongli Wu's tone.

"What do you mean?" Xu Jing also slammed the desk. "The Crown Prince was ordered to patrol the border, and you were assigned to protect his safety. Now his life or death is unknown, and you still dare to ask me what I mean?"

"That assassin came here at the risk of his life, and I did my best to protect him. But isn't it a bit too much for you to imprison my Saintly disciple for no reason?"

"Hmph." Xu Jing snorted coldly, "You teach a disciple? Who knows if that's your disciple or a spy from the enemy country? Otherwise, how could the prince's whereabouts be revealed?"

"My disciples of the Holy Spirit Church will never betray me." Zhongli Wu could not guarantee anything else, but he knew this better than anyone else. Disciples who had gone through the ascension ceremony would never do anything that would be detrimental to the Holy Spirit Church.

"What's more, the people around the Crown Prince suddenly launched a surprise attack. Instead of investigating the spies in the court, you suspected someone from my sect?"

"I'm already investigating the people around the Crown Prince, but I can't let anyone in your sect go either. When I promised you a place in the Holy Spirit Sect, I wanted you to serve the Sun-Moon Empire, not to do whatever you want."

Zhongli Wu's eyes were cold, but when he heard Xu Jing's words, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Xu Jing didn't seem as angry as he appeared. Although Xu Tianran was seriously injured, with the technology of the Sun-Moon Empire, he could at least survive. Xu Jing himself probably knew that the Holy Spirit Cult members were not the ones who leaked Xu Tianran's whereabouts.

This wasn't an order given in anger. Arresting someone was a minor matter; his real purpose was to use this as an opportunity to impose conditions on the Holy Spirit Cult to obey the Sun-Moon Empire's command.

Thinking of this, Zhongli Wu's eyes became even colder, "Xu Jing, don't forget how you got the throne!"

"How dare you!" Xu Jing's voice suddenly rose, and a dazzling golden light emerged from his body.

Zhongli Wu didn't retreat at all. He released the aura of a Super Douluo, and the entire study began to shake. "I repeat, this matter has nothing to do with my Holy Church. If any of my disciples are harmed in the slightest, I will pursue it to the end."

Zhongli Wu swung his sleeves and turned away. The next moment, the furnishings in the study were reduced to dust in a gust of wind.

"Bold! Bold!"

Xu Jing's roar could be heard from the study, but Zhongli Wu ignored it and reached out to grab a guard. "Tell me, where are the people you captured being held?"

"In the……"

Just as the guard was about to speak, a palace servant came trotting over, trembling, "Zhongli Gongsheng, please show mercy."

"Who are you?"

Zhongli Wu turned his head suddenly, and he actually sensed a high level of cultivation from this palace servant.

"I am a member of His Royal Highness's staff." The palace attendant lowered his voice, "His Royal Highness has regained consciousness. Please ask Zhongli Gongfeng to go to the Eastern Palace to have a chat."

Upon hearing this, Zhongli Wu looked back and then fixed his gaze on the person in front of him.

Xu Jing's behavior just now, though he didn't say it explicitly, already revealed his attitude towards the Holy Spirit Church. After ascending to the throne, he had probably already begun to plot how to suppress the threat posed by the Holy Spirit Church.

As for Xu Tianran, although he saved his life, his legs disappeared and his strength was greatly reduced, so his position as crown prince might be in jeopardy.

The people in the court were all opportunists, and in this situation, there weren't many forces he could rely on. So he set his sights on the Holy Spirit Cult...

Zhongli Wu stood there, pondering for a long time, but remained silent. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and said, "Lead the way."

"Yes, please come with me."

As time went by, Lin Xiao did not suffer any torture in the palace prison. Only his storage soul guide device was taken away, and a golden soul guide device was added to his wrist.

At this time, Lin Xiao was leaning against the prison wall with his eyes closed.

Of course, he wasn't meditating. The soul guide on his wrist could block soul power, so meditation was naturally impossible.

However, although soul power could not flow, mental power was not restricted at all. Moreover, without the interference of soul power, Lin Xiao even felt that the flow of mental power was much faster than before, and it was easier to control.

His consciousness was immersed in the sea of ​​spirit. The limitation of soul power did not affect his communication with martial soul. As his mind moved slightly, a translucent shadow slowly emerged from between his eyebrows.

Lin Xiao looked it up and down, then summoned another remnant soul, and then under the pressure of mental power, forced them to get closer to each other.

But even though they were squeezed and deformed, there was no sign of them merging.

It’s not that easy after all.