Chapter 1573: Lin Qianxue

After leaving the central plaza, Lin Qianxue's pale golden eyes turned toward Xu Jingming.

Her crisp voice carried a hint of barely perceptible hesitation: "Little brother, are you truly certain?"

"Which aspect are you referring to?"

Xu Jingming did not stop walking, but turned his head to look at her.

"The Killing Art."

Lin Qianxue slightly pursed her red lips, her long eyelashes lowering slightly:

"The Killing Art personally taught by Lord Nine Sword—can you really help me enter it in such a short time?"

"Since I dared to ask Lord Nine Sword for you, I naturally have confidence."

Xu Jingming let out a light laugh, his tone calm yet radiating absolute certainty.

"Oh?"

Lin Qianxue raised her willow-browed eyebrows, "If you're confident, then good.

But now that I've boarded your ship, regret is useless.

So where are we going next? You don't want to stay on Aries Star?"

"To Purple Demon Star."

Xu Jingming said, "Only three hundred light-years from Aries Star, where the demon race is extremely numerous."

This was the location he had had Vera select last night.

After casting the Charm Art, it should attract more demon race warriors than the Seventh Combat Zone.

"Demon race?"

A flicker of doubt crossed Lin Qianxue's mind, but she did not press further, only nodded and said, "Alright."

Xu Jingming's spaceship was Class A1, while Lin Qianxue's vehicle was the sleek, elegant, all-silver Class S1 Snow White.

The performance gap was obvious; Xu Jingming naturally chose to ride in his senior sister's ship.

Inside the cabin, the environment was silent and serene; starlight streamed through the portholes, illuminating Lin Qianxue's cold, exquisite profile.

During the journey, Xu Jingming did not waste time—he immediately began teaching the essence of the Killing Art.

He sat cross-legged opposite Lin Qianxue.

Around him, faint dark red currents swirled—his solidified killing aura.

Because he had used the system to allocate points, Xu Jingming had mastered the beginner stage of the Killing Art with flawless familiarity!

Thus, his explanations were not obscure, but directly cut to the core.

He pointed out the common pitfalls ordinary cultivators fell into, drawing on his own post-point-allocation understanding of every subtle change in the art.

And how to most efficiently stir up inner killing intent and transform it into tangible killing aura.

Lin Qianxue listened with intense focus, her pale golden eyes flickering between sudden insight and deep contemplation.

She was already a top-tier Nine-Star War General.

With abundant battlefield experience and profound understanding of combat's essence,

Xu Jingming's guidance often unlocked sudden clarity for her.

Many previously obscure key points instantly connected.

Four days passed in the blink of an eye amid focused cultivation.

Inside the Snow White's cabin, Lin Qianxue closed her eyes and concentrated.

Her aura was suppressed to its utmost limit, resembling a cold jade statue.

She repeatedly rehearsed, contemplated, and attempted to condense the vast killing intent she had accumulated, following Xu Jingming's instructions.

Xu Jingming stood silently beside her, not uttering a word to disturb her.

Another half-hour passed.

Suddenly—

"Hum!"

A cold, violent aura erupted suddenly from Lin Qianxue!

Dark red currents, visible to the naked eye, surged from her body.

Like living, venomous snakes, they coiled around her slender form, slowly rotating.

The currents were dense and icy, radiating a terrifying murderous aura—as if steeped in countless bloods.

This was the hallmark of entering the Killing Art: Killing Aura Taking Form!

Lin Qianxue abruptly opened her eyes, a sharp, swordlike gleam flashing through her pale golden irises.

She looked down at the dark red killing aura swirling around her, a clear look of shock appearing on her cold face.

Four days!

Only four days!

At the plaza, even with Lord Nine Sword's guidance, she had estimated it would take her at least seven or eight days to barely enter the art.

Yet under Xu Jingming's instruction, the entire process was cut in half!

But the reality was far faster than she had imagined!

"Little brother, your teaching method is miraculous.

Without your guidance, I could never have entered it in such a short time."

She raised her head, gazing at Xu Jingming, her voice filled with rare astonishment and admiration.

"It's mostly because you have exceptional talent and deep foundations—you grasp things instantly," Xu Jingming smiled.

At that moment, a clear voice rang out in the cabin: "Master, we've reached the target star region."

Before the words had fully faded, a phantom purple shadow coalesced in midair.

It was the succubus little girl Vera, her peach-heart tail swaying as her large purple eyes blinked at Xu Jingming.

"Good."

Xu Jingming nodded, stood up, and faint Lei Guang swirled around him.

Lin Qianxue also rose, curiously asking: "What's next?"

"Kill demons, gather killing aura."

Xu Jingming grinned, his white teeth gleaming coldly in the dim light of the cabin.

Over these four days, he hadn't been idle.

He spent one billion source points to directly upgrade the Killing Combat Technique from beginner to advanced proficiency.

At advanced proficiency, the Killing Combat Technique can now briefly unfold a Killing Domain, forming a suppressive field over enemies.

But his total killing aura still remained only the single thread he had condensed when first entering the technique.

That is, the system could directly raise proficiency, but could not create killing aura out of nothing.

Accumulating killing aura required actual kills.

But this was no problem for him.

He had already planned to hunt demons on a massive scale to harvest source points; now it was a two-for-one opportunity.

"Kill demons?"

Lin Qianxue paused, "We only have three months—won't this be too slow?"

The starry void was boundless; even on the Outer Battlefield, battles did not erupt constantly.

Generally, one encountered an alien species only once every ten days, or even once a month.

"Don't worry—I have a way."

Xu Jingming smiled mysteriously, then ordered:

"Vera, prepare to cast the Allure Technique."

"Yes."

Vera replied in a soft, sweet voice, flipping her small hand.

She swiftly absorbed the residual essence of the several S-rank spiritual celestial treasures Xu Jingming had given her.

Purple light flared intensely; her one-meter-fifty little girl form rapidly swelled and filled out.

In an instant, she transformed into a seductive, statuesque woman standing one meter seventy-six tall, with a breathtaking figure.

"This soul-body..."

Lin Qianxue's pupils shrank slightly, her heart startled.

She had long noticed Vera's soul-body, assuming it was merely a residual demon spirit.

But now, even after absorbing just a few spiritual resources, the aura she emitted made Lin Qianxue feel a pang of unease.

What strength would she possess in her full glory?

Was she a remnant of an Immortal Realm soul?

Sensing Lin Qianxue's gaze, Vera deliberately thrust out her full chest, her voice honeyed and intoxicating:

"As for leg length, I can't match you—but I have other things you can't match."

As a succubus, competition was etched into her bones—even when enslaved, it remained.

Besides, Lin Qianxue herself was a top-tier beauty.

"So she's a succubus..."

Lin Qianxue ignored Vera's words, her slender eyebrows slightly furrowed as she looked at Xu Jingming:

"Those not of our kind have different hearts.

Little brother, you'd better use this succubus remnant sparingly."

Back at Planet Fortress 102, she had heard from her senior sister Ye Li that this little brother had many fair ladies around him.

But she never expected that, upon arriving at this perilous Outer Battlefield,

with no familiar companions, he'd acquired a succubus remnant as a companion.

Her long lashes lowered, her gaze subtly sweeping over Vera's seductive, voluptuous soul-body, her red lips tightening slightly.

She knew that for a succubus,

even without a physical body, there were countless ways to entice.

After a moment of silence, she softly spoke, her tone carrying a hint of counsel:

"If you truly need anything, you can come to me..."

But as she spoke, she suddenly fell silent.

Her straight, slender jade feet shifted imperceptibly by half a step.

On her usually cold and composed beautiful face, a faint blush of embarrassment appeared—rare indeed.

This matter, she truly had no way to resolve.

Seeing that Senior Sister Lin Qianxue had misunderstood something, Xu Jingming quickly explained:

"Senior Sister, don't worry—she's been enslaved by me; she has no thought of rebellion.

Moreover, my 'use' of her is not what you imagine."

Saying this, he turned to Vera:

"Alright, it's your turn to shine."