Chapter 1548

The A9-class spacecraft glided silently through the pitch-black universe, like a silent silver fish.

Inside the cabin, Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, with faint Lei Guang flickering around him.

The succubus little girl Vila floated in midair.

She remained the same petite girl-like stature, around one meter fifty tall.

But now, without the Ice Heart Crown suppressing her,

her soul form had solidified considerably, no longer as ethereal and translucent as before.

Most striking was her bare, jade-like feet.

The arch of her soles curved elegantly, her toes rounded like pearls, nails glowing with a faint pink sheen.

As tender and white as ice cream.

"Master, the spacecraft is currently in stable flight.

No other spacecraft signals detected within a ten-thousand-kilometer radius."

Vila reported to Xu Jingming.

"I didn't expect a soul form like you could serve as an AI lifeform." Xu Jingming mused.

After pledging allegiance to him, Vila had voluntarily offered to take over the ship's control system.

He agreed, and found she performed even better than Number One.

"Of course~"

Vila floated in midair, her tiny jade feet swaying gently, her purple skirt swaying with them.

She tilted her chin up, a hint of pride flashing in her purple eyes:

"I am, after all, an Undying Sovereign.

Even with only a fragment of my soul remaining, my mastery over souls far exceeds your imagination."

She glanced at the motionless silver-white robot in the cabin's corner.

That was Number One's physical vessel; her tone carried unmasked superiority:

"Far superior to your so-called Number One AI lifeform.

Whatever Number One can do, I can do."

Vila crossed her arms, puffing out her still-developing chest.

Though the curve was slight, her posture brimmed with pride:

"What Number One can't do, I can do even better!"

Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

That was true.

Number One, though highly intelligent, was merely a sub-entity of the Star Dome Academy's super AI lifeform.

Vila, however, was a complete consciousness, a remnant soul of a Sovereign who had lived countless eons.

Her agility and understanding of the Demon race were beyond Number One's reach.

"But..."

Xu Jingming's gaze settled on Vila's adorable, feignedly proud little face; a faint smile curled his lips:

"You're my servant now. No matter how strong you are, you still answer to me."

Vila's face froze.

A flicker of resentment flashed in her purple eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

She pouted and muttered softly:

"Alright, alright... Master."

Though branded with the Soul-Eroding Mark, her life and death were no longer her own,

after the initial fury and humiliation, she had come to terms with it.

At least, she still retained her consciousness—could think, speak, and perceive the outside world.

That was far better than being obliterated outright or forcibly stripped of her mind to become a puppet.

She could only say she had bad luck, meeting this pervert Xu Jingming.

He was merely a Universe Rank Three, yet possessed a soul treasure approaching the level of a Heavy Artifact, and could even break bloodline restrictions to learn the Soul-Eroding Mark!

'Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it.'

Vila silently comforted herself, stealing a glance at Xu Jingming with her purple eyes.

This guy's talent was truly terrifying; his future achievements were limitless.

Following him... maybe it wasn't such a bad deal after all?

"Alright, what's the next step to attract a large number of Demon race?"

Xu Jingming's voice interrupted her thoughts.

This was the core reason he kept Vila.

Vila snapped back to attention, her purple eyes blinked, revealing a sly smile:

"Simple. Just let me cast the Charm Art."

"Charm Art?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, a T1-level mental combat technique."

Vila explained, her tiny jade feet tapping lightly in the air as if dancing:

"Once the Charm Art succeeds, it can draw every Demon race within a ten-million-kilometer radius."

She paused, then added:

"And don't worry—the Eternal-class Demons have too strong a spiritual force.

It won't be affected by this area-wide mental enchantment.

"That means—"

Vera's large purple eyes sparkled with a mischievous glint:

"Only cosmic-tier demons will be drawn here."

"Good good good!"

Xu Jingming's eyes suddenly lit up!

A range of ten million kilometers!

Attracts only cosmic-tier demons!

This crowd-pulling ability perfectly matches his needs!

It allows large-scale harvesting of source points without drawing in unstoppable immortal-tier powerhouses!

Risk is controllable, rewards are explosive!

"Good thing I didn't kill you."

Xu Jingming looked at Vera, his tone filled with unhidden admiration:

"Your value far exceeds my expectations."

Vera's small face flushed slightly.

Whether from being flattered or from recalling the humiliation of being spanked before, she turned her face away and muttered:

"Of course—I'm the Dominator of Lust."

"In the art of enchantment, my mastery is among the pinnacle of the entire demon race."

His mastery of the Charm Dao is top-tier even among the entire Demon Clan.

Xu Jingming couldn't wait; the Annihilation Doushen Shenlei around him subtly stirred.

Vera extended her small hand:

"Wait—first give me the mental-tier heavenly treasures."

"Mental-tier heavenly treasures? Why?" Xu Jingming frowned.

"Spiritual-grade heavenly treasures? Why?" Xu Jingming frowned.

Vera tilted her face up, revealing the small fang on her left corner, her tone matter-of-fact:

"Though the Lust Enchantment is only a T1-tier combat technique,

casting it across ten million kilometers requires enormous mental energy."

She pointed to her tiny soul-body, a hint of grievance flashing in her purple eyes:

"You've already damaged my soul-body this badly—where would I get extra mental energy?"

Through the Soul-Eroding Mark's soul connection, Xu Jingming confirmed Vera wasn't lying.

Casting such a vast-range enchantment indeed required massive mental energy.

"How much do you need?" he asked.

Vera thought for a moment, then held up one finger:

"At least one SS1-tier mental-tier heavenly treasure."

"You'll need at least one SS1-grade spiritual-grade heavenly treasure."

Xu Jingming couldn't help but whistle.

SS1-tier heavenly treasures were artifacts that could make immortal-tier powerhouses salivate!

Though he'd accumulated considerable resources at the Star Dome Academy, he had never prepared any SS1-tier items.

Especially not ones specialized for mental energy.

"I don't have any SS1-tier."

Xu Jingming waved his hand; the space ring glowed.

Several strange flowers and herbs materialized mid-air, floating in the cabin.

Some glowed entirely like blue crystal, others bloomed with seven-colored auroras, still others had roots entwined with faint golden patterns.

Each emitted a potent mental resonance—clearly all were S-tier mental-tier heavenly treasures!

Each plant emitted a potent spiritual fluctuation—clearly, they were all S-grade spiritual-grade heavenly treasures!

Xu Jingming looked at Vera.

These had all been collected on the Blood Refining Star using Yueying's Silver Moon Bloodline.

Vera's purple eyes swept over the strange flora.

Her tiny nose sniffed lightly, her face twisting with disdain:

"Too low-grade, energy is impure, effectiveness less than twenty percent of an SS1-tier..."

She paused, seeing Xu Jingming's gaze grow colder, and quickly added:

"But barely it'll do! I'll just put in extra effort to refine them!"

"But it's just barely good enough! I'll just put in a little extra effort to refine it!"