Xu Tianyuan's expression changed. The armor on his body began to transform continuously, and in an instant, his entire figure was enveloped within a humanoid soul tool.
Raising his hand behind him, the surging undead army was forcibly blasted open into a path amid a dragon's roar.
Without the slightest hesitation, the soul tool thrusters propelled his figure rapidly backward.
As for the mission to intercept the evil soul masters or Xu Tianran's orders, at this moment, he no longer gave them any thought. He only knew that if he delayed even a little longer, the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion he led would become part of this undead army.
On the other side, Lin Xiao did not stop him, allowing him to lead the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion in retreat toward the east.
With a light wave of the long staff in his hand, although no sound came out, the undead army on the ground still halted their offensive steps as if receiving an order.
Lin Xiao's gaze fell upon the ground, seemingly still savoring the sensation of controlling the undead army.
He suddenly somewhat understood why Electrolux looked down on the methods of those evil soul masters in the Holy Spirit Cult.
What could they do? Merely create some resentful spirits or refine a few corpses.
Compared to controlling an undead army capable of annihilating any force on the Douluo Continent, those were nothing more than child's play.
With a long sigh, Lin Xiao lightly waved the long staff in his hand. Strands of remnant souls separated from the corpses and drifted toward him, then entered the world of the dead.
Those bones immediately lost their previous agility, collapsing to the ground and mixing with the mud.
"Now you should understand why I considered it so long before teaching you necromancy, right?"
Lin Xiao nodded slightly. Titles like Scourge of the Undead and Holy Necromancer were not just impressive-sounding.
A scourge is a calamity beyond human resistance. Lin Xiao did not doubt that as he recovered more fragments of Electrolux's divine sense, one day, if he wished, the entire Douluo Continent could be turned into a land of the dead.
"I am very glad that after grasping such power, you did not abuse it to slaughter the innocent." Electrolux's voice rang out again. "Those who wield transcendent power must possess a corresponding state of mind."
"If you cannot fully master your own power, you will eventually be troubled by that power."
"I understand, Teacher." Looking at the ground that had returned to calm, Lin Xiao let out a soft breath and slowly descended from the air.
"What are your thoughts after this? We cannot guess the intentions of a deity, and I will not judge whether that deity's actions were right or wrong. I only want to know what you want to do."
"Will you continue recruiting evil soul masters like the original Holy Spirit Cult to fulfill that deity's instructions, or defy that deity's arrangements and await divine punishment?"
Lin Xiao listened to Electrolux's words and slightly lowered his head, pondering the events that had just occurred.
The attack from the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion had left him no time to think too much. Only now, when things were temporarily safe, did he have the mind to reflect on the recent conversation with that deity.
What the deity wanted him to do was obvious. The arrangements he had made within the Holy Spirit Cult had been destroyed by him, so naturally, he wanted Lin Xiao to create another Holy Spirit Cult, accumulate negative emotions, and attract the arrival of the Abyss plane.
And just now, Electrolux had also used necromancy to show him that if he wished, he could plunge the entire continent into an undead crisis far more easily than Zhong Liwu ever could, fulfilling the deity's arrangements.
But...
It would also mean the appearance of more "Lin Xiaos."
Slightly turning his head, even though the area behind him had become ruins, Lin Xiao's gaze seemed to see the many versions of himself who had once experienced so much here.
That fear, that oppression, he did not want to endure it again, nor did he want others to experience it.
"Teacher, you just taught me such necromancy, and now you're asking this question—haven't you already known the answer?"
"Haha, I wanted to hear you say it yourself."
"To be honest, deities stand high above; who would dare defy their arrangements? I admit I possess all the flaws that humans have. I am cowardly. I want to live."
"But I will not create another Holy Spirit Cult. Although I haven't figured out the details yet, I want to try to see if there is another way."
"Then try to surpass the deity." Electrolux's voice suddenly interrupted Lin Xiao's thoughts.
"Teacher?"
"Just as you said, everything is merely due to insufficient power. Since you do not wish to go against your own heart, nor do you wish to go against the deity's will, then try to become an existence equal to him."
"At that time, you can consider what should happen between you and him, and what path this continent should take."
"Although the contact with that deity just now was not long, I also sensed many things from it, such as the source of divine power in your world."
"I think you can also try to walk a path to godhood different from the one I once took. I did not become a god not because I could not, but because I did not want to. Now, I will impart to you all my memories related to becoming a god without reservation."
"As for what kind of path you can ultimately walk, it depends on how far you can go."
"Mm." Lin Xiao nodded heavily.
Having memories from his previous life, he naturally harbored some fantasies in his heart, but his cultivation was far too distant from "god."
Now, though his cultivation was not the strongest, it was already at the peak of this continent. He had enough strength to glimpse the scenery beyond the world.
And Electrolux's experience of becoming a god would be his first step on the path to godhood.
"Roar—"
At that moment, a sudden roar came from the forest behind Lin Xiao that remained.
A thick surge of spiritual power and soul power erupted simultaneously, causing Lin Xiao's expression to change.
A cultivation level with such soul power and spiritual power, he could only think of one possibility: the Evileye Tyrant that originally lived in the Evileye Forest.
It had been silent for some reason earlier, but now it had clearly awakened.
Turning around, soul power already surged within Lin Xiao's body. The soul tool beneath his cloak glowed with faint light as his gaze looked far into the depths of the forest.
However, before Lin Xiao could fully prepare, that terrifying aura suddenly surged out rapidly. The figure flickered back and forth through space, fleeing desperately without regard for anything.
Whether it was Lin Xiao or the surviving soul beasts, it paid no attention, simply tearing through space and escaping into the distance.
A trace of astonishment appeared on Lin Xiao's face, but he quickly reacted.
On this continent, even Di Tian, ranked first among the top ten ferocious beasts, could not make the Evileye Tyrant flee in such panic.
The one who had likely blocked the Evileye Tyrant earlier was not a soul beast or soul master, but...
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao slightly raised his head and looked deep into the woods. If he was not mistaken, after leaving the Holy Spirit Cult, Huo Yuhao had gone in that direction.
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