Chapter 1400: Xu Jingming, What Have You Done to Me?

Vast starry sky.

The silver-white "Silver Moon Wing" starship glided silently, like a streak of silver light piercing endless darkness.

The energy patterns on the ship's surface glowed faintly under starlight originating from countless light-years away.

Its sturdy hull blocked out all cosmic radiation and dangers.

Inside the ship,

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged in his room, pale blue energy ripples flowing along the walls.

These ripples formed a small psychic barrier, allowing him to cultivate undisturbed by external interference.

"Finally completed."

Xu Jingming opened his eyes, a flicker of dark golden lightning passing through his pupils.

After spending exactly three days, he finally understood the newly acquired psychic combat technique, "Mind Control," well enough to invest points.

And just now, he spent a full 500,000 Source Points, upgrading it from Basic to Perfect proficiency.

This consumption was even greater than expected, but the effect was equally astonishing.

Xu Jingming could feel his understanding of this technique had reached its peak.

"I wonder how effective it really is—what level of powerhouse can I control at most..."

Xu Jingming mused silently.

Just as he was considering how to test the technique's power, a soft knock came at the cabin door.

"Come in." Xu Jingming dismissed his thoughts.

The cabin door slid open silently, revealing Yue Ying's tall, slender silhouette.

Today she wore a light green combat suit.

Her silver hair was simply tied back, exposing the elf race's distinctive pointed ears.

Her gray-stone eyes held a hint of languor, clearly just emerging from cultivation.

"We'll reach Meteorite Star in one hour.

The ship's AI is already preparing the deceleration and landing sequence—do you need any help?"

Yue Ying leaned against the doorframe, her long legs slightly crossed, speaking softly.

Others, like Yan Ji or Lan Yu, occasionally stepped out to move around.

But Xu Jingming? He stayed locked in his room for three full days!

"Nothing needed..."

Xu Jingming was about to shake his head when suddenly a thought struck him—he spoke:

"Actually, there is something you can help me with—I need you to test a combat technique."

"Combat technique?"

Yue Ying tilted her head slightly, her pointed ears twitching with the motion, "The ship has a dedicated training room, its equipment rivaling that of a academy—you can test it there."

As an S1-class starship, the vessel's interior was extremely luxurious.

The training room was equally unbreakable, capable of withstanding attacks from Immortal Gods.

Letting Xu Jingming train at full power posed no issue whatsoever.

"I'm testing a psychic combat technique—the training room can't measure its effect."

Xu Jingming shook his head.

"Psychic?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Yue Ying's refined face, "You actually learned this?"

As an elf princess, she was familiar with all types of combat techniques.

Generally, psychic combat techniques were only studied by elementalists with strong psychic power.

But the cultivation difficulty of psychic combat techniques far exceeded that of ordinary techniques.

Thus, aside from a few special cases, few elementalists bothered to specialize in them.

"You've got quite eclectic tastes—fine, I'll be your test subject."

Yue Ying raised her delicate eyebrows, then stepped into the room, plopping down on the sofa:

"But beforehand, let me warn you—my psychic power isn't weak.

If your technique doesn't work, don't blame me."

Yue Ying's tone carried a hint of confidence.

Though she primarily cultivated the Life Principle, elves were naturally endowed with strong psychic power.

Combined with the Silver Moon Bloodline's enhancement, she possessed considerable resistance to psychic attacks.

Moreover, Xu Jingming wasn't even an elemental specialist in psychic pathways—his psychic technique was likely only T9 or T8 rank at best.

It posed little threat to her.

"Alright."

Xu Jingming prepared himself for failure.

Then, with a thought, he immediately unleashed "Mind Control."

In an instant, an invisible psychic wave spread from his third eye.

Like a deep-sea current, silent yet unstoppable, it surged toward Yue Ying.

This psychic force was pure to an extreme, nearly solidifying into tangible threads that traced intricate patterns in the air.

Yue Ying's gray-stone pupils contracted sharply—she felt an unprecedented psychic pressure.

Almost instinctively, she mobilized all her inner psychic power to construct a defense.

The Silver Moon Bloodline surged within her, her silver hair stirring without wind.

Yet—

"Boom!"

An invisible mental strike pierced through her hastily erected defense and cut straight into the core of her consciousness.

Her lively gray eyes instantly lost focus; her rosy lips parted slightly.

Her entire body froze in place like a puppet with its soul ripped away.

"Huh?" Xu Jingming himself was stunned.

From Yue Ying's tone, he had fully prepared for failure.

Yet he never expected it to be this easy.

"Raise your hand."

Xu Jingming issued the command tentatively.

Yue Ying mechanically raised her slender, delicate hand, her movement precise as a robot under programmed control.

"Spin around."

Yue Ying obediently rose onto her toes, her silver hair cascading outward like a waterfall.

Her long legs, tightly encased in her fitted battle suit, stood out sharply; her waist and hips traced a perfect arc with each rotation.

The fabric's texture tightening over her firm buttocks was clearly visible as she turned.

"Do a push-up."

Yue Ying bent forward without hesitation.

The motion caused her silver hair to fall to the ground, her full breasts nearly brushing the floor.

From Xu Jingming's angle, he could clearly see the hollow groove of her spine and the waistline outlined by her battle suit.

"Stop."

Xu Jingming, seeing this, quickly halted the command.

He hadn't expected that such simple movements, when performed by Yue Ying, would grow increasingly unsettling.

Most damning was that even under control, Yue Ying's innate nobility remained intact.

This contrast between sanctity and obedience only deepened the forbidden allure.

"If this were in some video on Blue Star..."

Xu Jingming suddenly snapped to awareness and forcibly banished the dangerous thoughts from his mind.

"I never thought I'd reach this point—looks like I've been away from Ye Lan and the others too long."

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming shifted his intent and withdrew his mental control: "Release."

Instantly, Yue Ying's vacant eyes regained their luster.

She blinked in confusion, then realized she had just been mentally controlled.

Mental manipulation was a T5 combat technique; after activation, it forced others to obey the user's commands.

Though Yue Ying was aware she had been controlled, she had no memory of what she had done during that time.

Thus, her mind immediately conjured troubling associations.

Her pale cheeks flushed crimson, even her pointed elf ears turning pink:

"Xu Jingming, you... what did you just do to me?"