Chapter 13: Heart-Soul Drawing Technique? Enslavement Reversed!

Su Qian led Lu Chen, walking all the way into the cave.

Lu Chen had thought it would be utterly dark inside, but upon entering he found this place actually had its own cave heaven.

"So many protective formations—what exactly is this woman hiding in the cave?"

Watching Su Qian dispel one formation after another, his heart grew increasingly shocked.

The two walked one after the other, and just as they were about to pass a corner, Su Qian suddenly stopped.

Then she waved her hand, and the defensive formations that had just been dispelled were instantly reactivated.

"What?!"

Sensing his retreat cut off, Lu Chen jerked back a few steps.

At that moment, Su Qian suddenly turned around, revealing a gentle smile.

But this smile, in his current view, was extremely terrifying.

"I thought you would obey, but judging by your appearance, you're bound to resist."

"Never mind, then this is the perfect chance to test my newly perfected Heart-Soul Drawing Technique."

Su Qian's face drastically changed; before her words even finished, waves of demonic aura rose around her.

Upon hearing the words "Heart-Soul Drawing Technique," a sudden cold sweat broke out on Lu Chen's back.

He remembered that the Heart-Soul Drawing Curse was one of the six strange demonic arts within the Nine Abyss Sect's Demonic Arts Pavilion.

Meaning, only the Holy Son could access those few demonic arts.

Its sole purpose is to enslave others.

Those drawn under its sway will have both body and soul completely controlled, unable to betray the caster.

Although the victim's self-awareness remains, the slightest thought of betrayal brings either splitting headaches that make movement impossible, or at worst a regression in cultivation leading to death and soul annihilation.

Simply put, once controlled, unless a terrifying powerhouse descends, they will forever be the caster's slave, at their mercy, with life and death hanging on a single thought.

"Damn, this woman is ruthless!"

Lu Chen furrowed his brows.

Seeing the opponent seemingly resolved, he had wanted to try struggling a bit.

Although he knew escape was hopeless, he also didn't want to just sit and await death.

Just as he rose, preparing to fight to the death, a sudden inexplicable sense of chaos welled up.

Immediately afterward, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded in his mind.

【Detected host suffering Soul-Spirit Drawing! Automatically triggering reversal effect!】

【Original effect: suffering drawing, being enslaved.】

【Reversal effect: suffering drawing, reverse enslavement!】

Watching Lu Chen lift his weapon then lower it again, Su Qian's mouth curled with a hint of a cold smile.

"I thought you still wanted to resist, I was just about to look up to you a bit, but I didn't expect you to actually compromise?"

"Compromising is fine—it saves a lot of effort."

Su Qian circulated her spiritual power; instantly demonic light blazed around her, and in the next moment a demonic shadow coalesced, quickly enveloping Lu Chen completely.

Seeing Lu Chen's eyes devoid of light, she revealed a hint of a satisfied smile.

"Such demonic arts have huge side effects. If the opponent's divine sense realm surpasses mine, I could even be countered, even have my heart-soul drawn by them instead."

"Fortunately he's only at Foundation Establishment, so the enslavement process will surely go smoothly."

"After enslaving him, I'll use a soul probe to examine his Dao Foundation!"

The reason the Heart-Soul Drawing Curse counts among the Nine Abyss Sect's six major demonic arts is chiefly its control over the mind.

Su Qian had confidence that once the curse took effect, even if she dropped all defenses and deliberately bared her neck to Lu Chen's sword, he could not kill her.

She gave a slight smile, watching the demonic light gradually fade, preparing to try commanding Lu Chen.

"Lu Chen, kneel!"

In Su Qian's mind, an image of Lu Chen completely bowing his head seemed to have already appeared.

Before, although he had already been her furnace cauldron, it was only bodily.

If she could make his body and mind fully bow, that would be unprecedented.

After three breaths, the imagined scene did not appear.

Instead, it was she herself who felt a strange sensation arise deep in her soul.

"What's going on......"

Before her words finished, she only felt her body go limp and her head suddenly become utterly chaotic.

A wave of pain struck; she instinctively tried to circulate her spiritual power to attack.

But before she could act, a deep imprint appeared in the depths of her soul.

Her intuition told her that if she dared to entertain even a hint of harming Lu Chen, her cultivation would likely collapse on the spot, even leading to death and soul annihilation.

"How is this possible?! Why am I the one whose heart-soul is drawn? Could it be that your realm surpasses mine? But that's impossible! Your realm could not possibly be hidden!"

"You're just a Foundation Establishment—how......!"

At that moment, Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes, seeming to have understood everything.

After a brief silence, he lowered his gaze to look at Su Qian, who had gone limp on the ground due to her heart-soul being drawn.

"Elder Su."

His simple three words, in Su Qian's view, were full of playfulness and even made her feel threatened with death.

In a short instant, their positions had already swapped.

"Lu Chen, what do you intend to do?"

"Stay away from me!!!"

Watching Lu Chen step by step approach her, Su Qian felt a disgust rising from within.

But this feeling was influenced by a deeper seal in her heart, growing faint, and even trending toward reversal.

"Sure enough, the System reversed it."

Standing before Su Qian, Lu Chen watched her limp form on the ground, and his originally playful face suddenly gained a hint of coldness.

But shortly after, his face returned to its usual calm expression.

"Elder Su, get up and take me to see what you're hiding in here."

At that moment, he actually thought of a lot, even considering using the Pulling Technique to make her unable to resist and kill her on the spot.

After all, she had just tried to kill him.

But upon further thought, being deep inside the Demonic Sect, leaving without this Elder Su really isn't possible.

So, he ultimately decided to spare her life.

Anyway, once the Pulling Technique takes effect, it cannot be undone unless one party dies or a supreme expert intervenes.

"......"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Su Qian didn't know what she was thinking.

A hint of reluctance was clearly visible on her face, but due to the Pulling Technique's influence, her reluctance was gradually fading away.

"Yes."

Not long after, Su Qian stood up and led Lu Chen deeper into the cave.

After personally witnessing the change in her demeanor and movements, Lu Chen gained a clearer understanding of the Pulling Technique's power.

"As expected, it's one of the Six Great Weird Demonic Arts."

Following Su Qian, he quickly reached the cave's deepest part and saw its true appearance.

Stepping past the final stone gate, a bloody scene lay before his eyes.

The cave ceiling was carved with countless strange runes, the sides held various odd materials, and deep inside stood an altar, likely built for Lu Chen.

"I didn't expect the preparations to be so thorough......"