Chapter 1546

This T0-level enslavement technique! Most people can't even get their hands on it.

I'm giving it to you for free—doesn't the Great King treat you well?

Inside the silver screen, the little demon girl crossed her arms, her large purple eyes glinting with mischief and anticipation.

She tilted her head.

Her tiny fang peeked out from her lips, her face wearing an unmasked, wicked grin.

She was already waiting to see Xu Jingming's humiliation.

The more she imagined it, the happier she became, her heart-shaped tail behind her swishing eagerly.

Xu Jingming, however, was stunned by the sudden reward.

Wait, bro—does something like this even exist?

Soul-Eroding Mark!

T0-level soul enslavement technique!

If this were at Starfall Academy, it'd cost at least a hundred million points to exchange for!

Yet now, it's just handed to me for free.

More importantly,

since the knowledge was transmitted via mental energy,

Xu Jingming instantly understood how to cultivate this mental combat technique.

'This Soul-Eroding Mark is actually a specialized technique of the succubus race.'

Xu Jingming saw through the little girl's intentions.

'She's certain I can't cultivate it, so she's showing it off just to laugh at me?'

His lips curled slightly upward.

If anyone else got this technique, they'd just stare helplessly.

But he was different.

He had a system!

Learning techniques never cared about bloodline restrictions or race requirements.

It only cared whether you had enough Source Points!

Luckily, he still had plenty left.

Earlier, upgrading Ninefold Spirit Refinement had cost 4 billion—leaving him with 1.4 billion Source Points.

'Deep Blue!'

Xu Jingming silently thought.

A pale blue system interface unfolded in his mind.

His gaze landed on the skill bar.

Right now, Soul-Eroding Mark appeared on the list, followed by a clear '+' sign.

'Upgrade!'

Xu Jingming didn't hesitate—he locked his intent!

Source Points -500 million!

Soul-Eroding Mark → Soul-Eroding Mark (Beginner)!

Boom—!

His mind surged violently!

The torrent of cultivation knowledge was tidied and organized by an invisible hand.

Countless intricate mental energy pathways automatically evolved and perfected within Xu Jingming's mind.

The restriction tied to 'succubus bloodline' meant nothing before the system's power!

Only a few breaths later,

Xu Jingming felt his understanding of Soul-Eroding Mark had reached the Beginner level.

Though it was the lowest proficiency, he could still perform it preliminarily!

'So this is the T0-level soul enslavement technique...'

He carefully felt its essence.

The core of Soul-Eroding Mark lay in compressing and weaving mental energy into a unique soul pattern.

Once implanted into a target's soul, it spread and rooted like tree roots.

It became fully bound to the target's soul origin.

With a single thought, the user could trigger the pattern and shatter the target's soul into oblivion.

Simultaneously, he could vaguely sense the target's location and basic emotions—anger, fear, joy.

Compared to the crude, direct control of Soul-Binding Seal,

Soul-Eroding Mark was far more subtle, deeper, and harder to remove.

'Truly exquisite.'

Xu Jingming opened his eyes, a flash of sharp light passing through his gaze.

He lifted his head, looking at the smug little girl inside the screen, a sly smile curling on his lips.

'Hey, little brat, stunned into silence?'

The succubus girl saw Xu Jingming hadn't moved for a long time.

She assumed he was agonizing over his inability to cultivate it.

She floated to the edge of the screen and waved her small hand in front of him:

"Aren't you furious?"

"There's a peerless secret art right before your eyes, yet you can't cultivate it~"

Her large purple eyes brimmed with mockery:

"Why don't you beg me? Maybe I'll be in a good mood and grant you one you can actually use?"

Xu Jingming said nothing, only gazing at her silently.

That gaze made the succubus little girl feel inexplicably uneasy.

"W-what are you staring at?!"

She instinctively stepped back half a pace, then quickly puffed out her small chest, feigning calm:

"I'm telling you, don't even think of using that trick again!

I now have a barrier protecting me—you can't even touch me..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Xu Jingming suddenly moved.

He raised his right hand, fingers loosely clenched.

Hum—!

Vast spiritual force surged from his consciousness sea, wildly converging above his palm.

Faint golden spiritual threads writhed and interwove like living things.

Finally coalescing into a palm-sized, pink heart-shaped pattern!

The heart pattern was exquisitely detailed, its edges glowing with a faint pink aura.

At its core, faint purple-black light flickered.

Emitting a strange and powerful soul fluctuation!

"What is this...?!"

The succubus little girl's smug smile froze instantly.

Her large purple eyes widened in shock, her small mouth slightly open, her whole body as if struck by lightning!

"Erosion Heart Mark?! How could you possibly form an Erosion Heart Mark?!"

She cried out in disbelief, her voice filled with stunned astonishment:

"This is clearly a specialized battle technique of my succubus clan!

You're a human—without succubus bloodline—how could you possibly learn it?!

And you did it in such a short time?!"

Xu Jingming grinned, revealing a row of white teeth:

"Thanks for your enslavement technique—otherwise, capturing you would've been troublesome."

Before he finished speaking,

he flicked his wrist lightly.

The pink heart-shaped Erosion Heart Mark above his palm instantly transformed into a streak of light.

Faster than lightning, it pierced through the silver barrier and shot straight toward the succubus little girl!

"No—!!!"

The little girl screamed and turned to flee.

But the suppression of the Ice Heart Crown still held—her soul body couldn't move faster.

She could only watch helplessly as the pink streak vanished into her abdomen!

"Ugh—!"

The little girl's body arched violently, letting out a pained grunt.

Hiss—!

As the Erosion Heart Mark touched her soul body, it was like a branding iron searing into snow.

The pink heart pattern sank deeply into her abdomen, then spread wildly like roots!

Fine pink lines radiated outward from the heart, extending in all directions.

Eventually forming a peculiar mark on her lower abdomen.

"It's over!"

The succubus little girl could clearly feel the pink lines had rooted deep into her soul's origin.

Like unbreakable chains, binding her tightly!

Meanwhile,

in Xu Jingming's mind, a clear sensation naturally arose.

It was the soul connection he had established with the succubus little girl.

Through this connection, he could vaguely sense her location.

He could also clearly perceive her current emotions.

Shock, disbelief... and a hint of inexplicable panic.

"Success."

Xu Jingming exhaled slowly, the heavy weight on his heart finally lifted.

With the Erosion Heart Mark successfully planted, this Dominator-class residual soul was now completely under his control!

Life and death rested solely in his will!

"H-how did you possibly do that?!"

The succubus little girl slowly straightened, her large purple eyes fixed on Xu Jingming.

The cute doll-like face, once filled with arrogance and mockery, was now overtaken by deep shock and confusion.

"The Heart-Eroding Mark can only be cultivated with a succubus bloodline!"

"It is an iron law! An unchanging law since ancient times!"

Her voice trembled: "How could a human possibly break this restriction?!"

Xu Jingming did not answer; he merely stirred his mind slightly.

Hum—!

The heart-shaped mark on the succubus girl's abdomen suddenly flared bright!

"Aah—!"

She screamed, her spirit body convulsing violently.

As if countless steel needles pierced her soul at once!

The agony, rooted in the very source of her soul, nearly made her faint.

"Now, I ask, you answer," Xu Jingming said, looking at her.

His voice was calm, yet carried undeniable authority.