"Hahaha, as the saying goes, even heroes cannot resist the charms of a beautiful woman. It seems my disciple has also fallen to the invitation of a beauty."
"Teacher, even you are teasing me."
In the vast and boundless "World of the Dead," the figure formed by Lin Xiao's consciousness appeared here. The gray "sun" in the sky flickered between bright and dim, faintly emitting a trace of warmth similar to light.
Countless remnant souls moved back and forth across the ground without cease. Thanks to the hard work of these remnant souls, the entire world had completely changed from its initial appearance and no longer bore the desolation it once had.
Around Lin Xiao, several solid souls were gathered here.
The "Assassin" had originally been only an eighth-level soul mentor. It was Lin Xiao who forcibly fused him with other remnant souls to make him complete; he now retained almost nothing but instinct.
"Spirit Devourer" and "Nightmare" were absorbed back when Lin Xiao had not yet fully comprehended necromancy. Although they retained some of their pre-death consciousness, it was incomplete.
Only the souls of Feng Shen, Snow Emperor, and White Tiger possessed relatively complete memories. Snow Emperor's condition was especially unique—her state was the most intact, with her soul suffering no loss at all.
These three souls were also the ones Lin Xiao had summoned back to the mortal world using his ninth soul skill, "Past Life" while still being able to maintain their pre-death combat power.
After following Lin Xiao for some time, Snow Emperor seemed to have forgotten what happened before. Feng Shen now dared to appear by her side. Although he still did not dare stand too close, at least he could now appear together with Snow Emperor.
Lin Xiao withdrew his gaze from the several souls and slightly raised his head to look at the gray "sun" in the sky.
"Teacher, you forgot, when the people from the Holy Spirit Cult participated in that gamble, there were not many left guarding their headquarters. It was precisely the perfect opportunity to probe for your divine sense fragment."
"I already discussed it with Juzi before. Even though we don't know whether it will attract the people from Shrek Academy there at that time, no matter what, I will not let this opportunity slip by."
"According to what the teacher said, if that divine sense fragment contains more knowledge related to souls, presumably these souls will undergo some changes as well."
Unlike the other souls, White Tiger had gradually adapted to this "World of the Dead" over the past few days. However, seeing Lin Xiao in his current state, he still could not quite connect it with the impression Lin Xiao had left on him before.
And the Snow Emperor beside him gave him an even greater sense of dread. To be able to take in such a powerful soul here, back then, defeating him so easily probably hadn't been difficult at all.
While White Tiger was lost in thought, Electrolux's voice rang out once again from thin air. "But from my perspective, that little girl did not act as simply as you described in your original plan."
"If she had truly carried out the plan you two had discussed, then why didn't she make things clear and instead drugged your wine cup?"
Lin Xiao fell silent for a moment, then shook his head after a brief pause. "Probably…"
"Forget it. In any case, no matter what, this way I can completely disappear from everyone else's sight. For me, that's a good thing. Even if something goes wrong after returning to headquarters, for a while no one will suspect me."
"And if I can smoothly obtain Teacher's divine sense fragment, it will be the perfect chance to properly study some new knowledge."
Electrolux had only reminded him slightly. Of course, he knew Lin Xiao had his own plans—otherwise, Juzi's dagger earlier wouldn't have failed to pierce even the ninth-level soul tool on his body.
"Rest in the tomb for tonight. Who knows, someone might still come back to check." Lin Xiao let out a soft sigh, and the figure formed by his consciousness gradually disappeared from the World of the Dead.
Inside the tomb, streaks of faint green light flowed continuously beneath Lin Xiao's skin along his blood vessels. The wound on his chest rapidly healed from the inside out.
Even the ninth-level soul tool he wore, the Embrace of the Nether River, shimmered with flowing light as though it were self-repairing.
Soon, the only signs left on Lin Xiao's body of what had just happened were the small tear in the outermost cloak and the already dried bloodstains.
"Tang Wu, let's go."
In Mingdu, the Dark Lightning Douluo glanced at the room with some dissatisfaction, frowning slightly before beckoning to Huo Yuhao.
"Teacher."
Huo Yuhao obediently stepped forward two paces.
"Sigh, why go to the front lines? Staying here would be so much better. I really don't want to become the next Old Four." The Dark Lightning Douluo grumbled softly while closing the door properly.
Huo Yuhao slightly raised his head to look at the Dark Lightning Douluo's expression. He was curious about what exactly had happened to this "Old Four" he mentioned, but he didn't dare ask outright and could only silently follow behind.
"Alright." The Dark Lightning Douluo turned back. "Once we return to headquarters this time, you can officially become my disciple. Then I'll arrange for you to enter the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Huo Yuhao silently committed the Dark Lightning Douluo's words to memory. Over these days following the Dark Lightning Douluo, he had gleaned quite a bit of information from the casual remarks the man let slip.
The Sun Moon Empire, Mingde Hall, Holy Spirit Cult; the relationships between them were now crystal clear.
Only the "headquarters"…
"Teacher, where exactly is this headquarters we're going to?"
The Dark Lightning Douluo glanced at Huo Yuhao upon hearing this. "At this point, there's no need for me to hide it from you too much. The headquarters of our Holy Spirit Cult is in the Evil Forest."
"Evil Forest?" Huo Yuhao seemed to merely repeat the Dark Lightning Douluo's words softly.
"Exactly."
"But I've heard that many soul beasts are living in the Evil Forest. Wouldn't it be very inconvenient to come and go?"
"Hahaha." The Dark Lightning Douluo laughed heartily. "You don't need to worry about that. You'll understand naturally when the time comes."
Huo Yuhao followed the Dark Lightning Douluo out of the stronghold. As they spoke, a figure suddenly passed by in front of them.
Teacher Xiaoya…
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly. He called out softly in his heart, then quickly schooled his expression.
"Tch." Seeing this, the Dark Lightning Douluo smacked his lips. "That Old Eight just up and left, dumping all these disciples on me. But lately there's been no business either, so I don't know how to arrange them."
"Forget it. When we reach the front lines, let Old Eight handle it himself." The Dark Lightning Douluo shook his head, gave no further instructions, and led Huo Yuhao out.
Along the way, Huo Yuhao said nothing more. Only when the Dark Lightning Douluo brought him beyond the borders of Mingdu, and they flew into the sky, did he slightly turn back to look behind.
"What's wrong?"
"This disciple just feels that, no matter how many times I see it, the Mingdu without city walls is always breathtaking."
The Dark Lightning Douluo also turned back for a look. "This is only the beginning. As soul tools develop further, the role of city walls will grow smaller and smaller."
As he spoke, he did not linger any longer and flew toward the Evil Forest. After the two left, another figure silently followed after them.
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