"No, this is impossible." The Nightmare Douluo's voice was filled with unconcealed panic. "I planted the seed of nightmare in you when you were little. How could you possibly break free from my nightmare weaving?"
Lin Xiao listened to the Nightmare Douluo's words, his eyes slightly narrowing.
He was right. Even Lin Xiao himself wasn't sure exactly when he had been pulled into the nightmare by the Nightmare Douluo.
The methods of evil soul masters were inherently bizarre and unpredictable, and with the Nightmare Douluo being a spirit attribute soul master, some of his abilities were simply impossible to guard against.
The Nightmare Douluo had been scheming since Lin Xiao was young. If not for Electrolux, he might have truly lost himself in the nightmare.
But unfortunately, there was no "if" that the Nightmare Douluo wanted to see. Behind Lin Xiao, a head of blood-red long hair fluttered up, and dazzling light dispelled all the surrounding darkness.
Soul bone skill, Bloom.
The badger beast's leg bone had been absorbed by Lin Xiao, and it was thanks to the hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone that his soul power level had broken through consecutively to level seventy-five.
The soul skill provided to Lin Xiao by the badger beast's right leg bone was the one it had displayed during their battle, capable of multiplying all of his attributes several times over.
His foot heavily stepped forward, and an aura of deathly stillness and decay emerged from Lin Xiao's body. At this moment, his spiritual power and soul power completely fused, and the intent of "death" fell upon the Nightmare Douluo without any reservation.
That black shadow trembled continuously, its edges already blurring, and the Nightmare Douluo's roars kept ringing out, but the meaning could no longer be discerned.
Lin Xiao was struck down. Without waiting for the Nightmare Douluo to react, the blood-red light on his right leg grew even brighter, then spread to his entire body, enveloping him completely.
Soul bone skill, second stage, Blazing.
The hundred-thousand-year badger beast's right leg bone did not possess two soul skills like other hundred-thousand-year soul bones; it only provided one. But because of that, the effect of this single soul skill far surpassed that of other hundred-thousand-year soul skills.
Under the envelopment of the blood-red light, the aura emanating from Lin Xiao rose once more, and the breath of death permeated the entire heaven and earth.
"Boom—"
"Whoosh—"
With a boom, the black curtain in the sky trembled violently, soon cracks appeared one after another, and then it shattered with a bang. Outside, the sky was still covered with dense clouds, but faint sunlight was already falling, shining on the black shadow that the Nightmare Douluo had transformed into.
That assassin held a sharp blade, his figure flickering, constantly leaving wounds on the Nightmare Douluo's body. And beside Lin Xiao, the Spirit Devourer Douluo's soul raised a finger, and the Nightmare Douluo couldn't help but let out a scream.
"No, no, you're tricking me. I get it now." The Nightmare Douluo's breathing was rapid, but his tone became relaxed. "The cultivation of that soul beside you was indeed above mine when he was alive, but now, he's just a soul, using your power. At most, his methods are a bit strange, but his attacks won't exceed yours."
"Am I right?" The Nightmare Douluo looked at Lin Xiao. Though it was a question, his tone was very certain. "Good disciple, you, you're indeed formidable, but I still have other means."
"Heh heh." The Nightmare Douluo suddenly laughed, as if thinking of something. "You escaped the brainwashing of the Spirit Ascension Ritual, that's true, but your soul has already been sacrificed to the Holy Emperor."
"Disciple, do you know why I had you come here? Do you know where I went when I left?"
"I went back to headquarters, do you understand? That wisp of soul you sacrificed is now in my hands. I've been scheming for half my life; how could I tolerate the slightest accident!"
The Nightmare Douluo panted heavily, his tone full of anxiety, as if he was saying it to Lin Xiao, yet also as if consoling himself.
"Look, it's right here!"
As he spoke, the Nightmare Douluo suddenly took out a gray candle flame, the fire flickering slightly, as if it had life.
But in the next instant, his face immediately became unsightly. He did not see the slightest fear on Lin Xiao's face.
"Teacher, is that really my soul?"
The Nightmare Douluo suddenly looked at his hand. Although he, who possessed the martial soul Nightmare Demon, couldn't directly control souls like Lin Xiao, he could still sense the state of souls. Having been immersed in the Holy Spirit Church, he understood a bit about them.
He suddenly exerted force, and that wisp of gray candle flame instantly dissipated, but Lin Xiao's expression did not change at all.
"No, how is this possible?" The Nightmare Douluo slightly retreated. "I had Fifth Brother check; your soul should be incomplete. If it wasn't sacrificed to the Holy Emperor, then where exactly did your soul go?"
"Yes, Teacher, my soul is indeed incomplete." Lin Xiao sighed lightly. "Since you know I can control souls, you would naturally guess that I can sense other people's souls as well."
"All disciples in the church who have undergone the Spirit Ascension Ritual have incomplete souls; I know this, too." As Lin Xiao spoke, he slightly raised his hand, and the martial soul Higanbana Flower gently landed in his palm. "So, having undergone the Spirit Ascension Ritual, I shouldn't be an exception."
"Teacher, do you know? The two souls beside me were both personally pieced together and created by me, but the first soul I transformed wasn't them—it was myself."
Lin Xiao's right palm opened, and from the stamen of the Higanbana Flower, an exceptionally active remnant soul slowly floated up. Unlike the other remnant souls, it seemed to have inexhaustible energy and showed no discomfort in the Higanbana Flower. That was precisely because it was Lin Xiao's own remnant soul.
With a thought, that remnant soul slowly changed, gradually forming a face identical to Lin Xiao's. Then, it smiled at the Nightmare Douluo.
"No, this is impossible!" The Nightmare Douluo almost roared out. "Splitting one's own soul—that kind of pain, that kind of pain..."
"Yes, so from that moment on, I made a decision. I must possess the strongest power in this world, until no one can force me to do what I don't want to do."
"You—"
Before the Nightmare Douluo could finish, Lin Xiao clenched his right hand, and the right leg bone bloomed with light once more.
Soul bone skill, third stage—
"No—"
The Nightmare Douluo roared, "My schemes won't fail! I am a Titled Douluo. You've been fighting me for so long; the soul power and spiritual power in your body are long exhausted, while I have a soul core in my body. Now is the best opportunity!"
As his words fell, the black shadow before his eyes flashed, and a stream of light shot straight toward Lin Xiao's brow.
Lin Xiao seemed to be in a daze, allowing that light to drill into his sea of spirit. The aura on his body instantly dissipated, and his body collapsed with a boom.
Only the corners of his mouth slightly lifted in a smile.
The Nightmare Douluo was right. After battling a Titled Douluo for so long, the soul power and spiritual power in his body were indeed nearly depleted. Therefore, his sea of spirit was the final place he had chosen for the Nightmare Douluo.
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