"Using soul tools to make up for your insufficient attack power, combined with the undetectable characteristics of your phantom martial soul, can indeed allow you to catch opponents off guard and defeat most enemies."
"But as the enemies you face grow stronger and stronger, their spiritual power and perception will also become increasingly powerful."
"In the elite tournament, you should have encountered opponents skilled in spiritual power; they were able to detect your movements. Therefore, when fighting others, you cannot rely solely on the characteristics of your martial soul and soul tools; you must also train your skill in using soul tools."
On the boundless snowy plain, Na Na tightened her clothes, listening to Lin Xiao's voice continuously coming from ahead.
"Now that the Sun Moon Empire has repeatedly defeated enemies in the continental war, it proves the advantage of soul tools on the battlefield. However, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's complete disregard for martial souls and their combat techniques is likewise an imperfect method of cultivation."
"There are quite a few commendable aspects in the ways that martial soul academies and sects train their students and disciples."
Na Na nodded upon hearing this and did not speak, but she knew that Lin Xiao, walking ahead, could sense it.
Along the way, such conversations had not happened just once. After she agreed to follow him, Lin Xiao would occasionally resolve some of her doubts regarding cultivation.
Moreover, he seemed to possess some unique detection method; along the entire journey, he completely avoided the arrangements of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. From Eastsun City all the way to near the Extreme North, they surprisingly did not encounter even a single squad from the Sun Moon Empire.
"This place should be about right."
While walking and talking, Lin Xiao suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Na Na, behind him, glanced around. As far as the eye could see, it was still a vast expanse of white. This place was close to the Extreme North, covered in snow almost all year round. Apart from a few continuous low mountains nearby, there was nothing special.
"You—" Na Na uttered one word, then remembered Lin Xiao's instructions along the way and hurriedly corrected herself, "The destination you mentioned is here?"
"This is the place I found for you to stay, not mine." Lin Xiao turned his head and glanced into the distance.
"Even with high-altitude reconnaissance soul tools, the Sun Moon Empire would not bother to deploy them in a place like this. For this period of time, you can settle here first; there should be no danger."
"What about you?"
"I still need to continue heading north." As Lin Xiao spoke, he glanced at Na Na's expression. Before she could speak, he interrupted her, "The Extreme North is not a place ordinary people can set foot in. Even if I could protect you from those soul beasts, you would not be able to withstand the low temperatures there."
"I understand." Na Na lowered her head slightly upon hearing this.
"Although this place is desolate, it can be considered safe. With your strength, ordinary people cannot do anything to you. Then…"
Lin Xiao paused slightly, "You can take this opportunity to think carefully about what you want to do. If you figure it out, you can leave on your own at any time."
Seeing Na Na nod, Lin Xiao said no more. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at her, and asked, "You said you escaped from Mingdu, do you lack money like gold soul coins?"
Na Na raised her eyes to look at Lin Xiao and gently shook her head, "I still have some savings."
"Mm. If you want to go somewhere to buy things, remember to conceal your own aura well. Nowadays, the Sun Moon Empire's detection soul tools mainly monitor soul masters' soul power fluctuations. Since you were able to escape from Mingdu, you should already understand these things."
After giving a few more instructions, Lin Xiao finally stepped away. With a light tap of his foot, his figure passed through space. In a few flickers, he disappeared from Na Na's view.
Na Na stood in place, dazedly gazing in the direction Lin Xiao had left, unable to move for a long time.
In the two months since leaving Mingdu, she had been constantly fleeing and running. Only in these past few days has Lin Xiao found some peace.
Actually, at the beginning, it was Lin Xiao who had brought her into the Holy Spirit Cult. Logically, she should have harbored hatred toward Lin Xiao.
But after so many years in the Holy Spirit Cult, she had gradually come to understand what kind of organization it truly was. With her martial soul, even if it hadn't been Lin Xiao, she would not have escaped.
On the contrary, although Lin Xiao appeared cold on the surface, upon careful reflection, he not only returned her mother's soul to her but also, in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, she had hardly ever carried out any missions for the Holy Spirit Cult.
Lin Xiao's figure had already vanished. On the vast snowy plain, only a black dot about to disappear could faintly be seen.
That back that had once filled Na Na with immense fear now no longer carried the same distance in her heart as before.
"Snow Emperor, have you sensed any changes in the Extreme North?"
Lin Xiao naturally would not think about how Na Na viewed him in her heart. To him, what he did was simply what he wanted to do.
"No. Since the last time we left, it seems nothing has changed much here. Did you notice something?" The Snow Emperor carefully sensed for a moment, then shook her head.
"I didn't either. But since you are more familiar with this place, and even though you haven't discovered anything wrong, it should still be safe here."
Lin Xiao recalled the Holy Spirit Emperor statue he had destroyed here back then. That abyssal plane should not yet have made contact with the Douluo Continent; otherwise, he would not have been assigned to continue handling the Holy Spirit Cult's affairs.
Yet the Snow Emperor's expression did not improve because of this. "If what you said is true, then sooner or later, the Extreme North will face a great catastrophe. When that time comes, the living beings of the Extreme North…"
"If that day really arrives, you can come here in advance to tell the other soul beasts and let them escape first."
"The soul beasts of the Extreme North are already accustomed to surviving in extreme cold. Once they leave this place, Ah Tai, Little White, and the others might be able to adapt, but many soul beasts will die because they cannot adapt to the environment outside."
Hearing the Snow Emperor's words, Lin Xiao also let out a helpless sigh.
Just then, Lin Xiao's expression suddenly changed. He lifted his head and looked forward. There, an assassin's soul flashed and vanished, instantly returning to his body. Immediately after, a powerful spiritual power spread toward him along the direction from which the assassin had returned.
The clothes on Lin Xiao's body fluttered slightly. Beneath his outer garment, the close-fitting humanoid soul tool instinctively shone with crystalline luster. His sea of consciousness surged violently, his throat glowed with faint blue light, and a sharp howl was released together with his spiritual power.
The spiritual power approaching him had no soul skill enhancement. It was instantly shattered. Lin Xiao paused for a moment, then suddenly soared into the air and rapidly flew forward.
For some reason, he sensed a faint feeling of familiarity from this spiritual power.
Moreover, although he had won the spiritual power clash, he could feel that the opponent's strength was not weak.
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