Chapter 1598

Hum—

Xu Jingming stirred his mind, and his vast spiritual force surged forth!

In the void, he traced thousands of pink threads.

They writhed like living serpents, entwining and darting through the air.

Finally, they coalesced into a palm-sized, exquisitely crafted heart pattern.

At the center of the pattern,

a faint, pulsing peach-heart phantom shimmered, radiating a strange and deadly allure.

"This is… Shixin Wen?!"

Lin Yin's coldly beautiful face instantly paled, her violet eyes filled with shock:

"How do you know the supreme enslavement art of the Succubus clan?!"

The Illusion Demon clan are masters of spiritual force manipulation.

As the Illusion Demon princess, she knew every top-tier spiritual technique of the demon clans inside and out.

Shixin Wen was the Succubus clan's most guarded secret.

A T0-level soul enslavement art!

Even among demons, only a handful of ancient beings possessed it.

How could a human… possibly?!

"You don't need to know."

Xu Jingming had no intention of explaining.

He flicked his fingertip, and the Shixin Wen became a streak of pink light.

It tore through the air, shooting straight for Lin Yin's abdomen!

Yet—

"Hmph!" Lin Yin sneered.

A deep, abyss-like dark purple demonic aura barrier erupted around her!

The barrier was as thin as a cicada's wing, its surface swirling with intricate, ancient demon runes.

Each rune radiated an aura of indestructible immortality!

Chi!

The Shixin Wen struck the barrier and rang out like clashing metal!

The pink pattern frantically eroded, yet as if hitting a wall of sighs.

It only rippled slightly—then could not advance an inch!

"You still have tricks?"

Xu Jingming's eyes flickered with surprise.

The strength of this demonic aura barrier exceeded his expectations.

The level of cosmic law embedded within was extraordinarily high—far beyond what Lin Yin could have summoned on her own.

"Heh, didn't expect that, did you?"

Lin Yin's slender, three-meter-tall form floated within the Lei Yu, her body still restrained.

Yet her breathtakingly beautiful face had regained its lofty, icy arrogance.

She glanced sideways at Xu Jingming, her tone laced with the princess's haughtiness and mockery:

"You think to enslave me? Foolish dream!

I am the Illusion Demon princess, my veins flowing with ancestral, ancient demon blood!

My mother long ago planted a protective barrier deep within my soul.

Not you—even a spiritual master of the Immortal Stage—could not easily breach it!"

She paused, a flash of cold light crossing her eyes:

"I've noted today's humiliation.

Wait. When I break free, I will lead the demon legions to crush your human territories.

I will tear out your soul and torment it for eternity!"

Lin Yin had originally planned to stall and negotiate.

To extract information about Xu Jingming's true strength—but the appearance of Shixin Wen shattered her plan.

Still, it wasn't entirely without gain.

Shixin Wen—this clue alone was enough.

It would let her return and mobilize her resources to uncover many secrets.

"Information acquired. No need to stay."

With resolve set, Lin Yin no longer hesitated.

The purple demon rune on her forehead erupted in blinding light; demonic aura around her exploded like boiling lava!

"Demon Shadow Escape!"

Shu—

Dark purple demonic aura surged like a tidal wave, engulfing her body.

It began to grow ethereal and transparent, as if merging with the surrounding space!

The Lei Yu's lightning raged wildly, yet passed through the phantom like mist, inflicting no real damage.

This was one of her life-saving trump cards—a space-escape technique granted by her mother.

Once activated, it could bypass most seals and flee a hundred thousand li in moments.

"Want to escape?" Xu Jingming's eyes turned icy, his thoughts racing.

His twin clones unleashed their power simultaneously.

The suppression forces of the dual killing domains and the Lei Yu reached their peak; the void groaned under unbearable strain.

Yet, Lin Yin's body continued to phase out at the same speed.

That mysterious demonic energy barrier clung tightly to her body, rendering his lightning utterly ineffective.

So troublesome?

Xu Jingming's heart sank slightly.

If she escaped now, catching her again would no longer be simple.

But this barrier and her escape technique were truly bizarre.

For a moment, he found himself at a loss.

At that very moment.

"Hmph! Want to escape? Did you ask the Lord of Dominion?!"

A delicate yet infinitely majestic voice suddenly rang out!

In Xu Jingming's consciousness sea, a flash of purple light appeared—Vera, the succubus little girl, had already emerged.

She hovered midair; her petite frame of only 1.52 meters radiated an ancient, heart-stopping aura.

Her purple hair stirred without wind, her heart-shaped tail swaying dangerously.

"Huh?!"

Lin Yin's gaze instantly locked onto Vera; her violet eyes flickered with sudden realization and fury:

"No wonder!"

"No wonder you killed so many of my kin!"

"You've been carrying a demon clan soul entity by your side all along!"

"So what?"

Vera's small face turned icy, her large purple eyes burning with Xiong Xiong hatred.

She stared fixedly at Lin Yin's face—so similar to the Illusion Demon Lord's:

"Today, you're going nowhere!"

Before her words had even finished, she flicked her slender fingers toward Lin Yin in a phantom grasp!

"Soul Chain!"

Hummm—!!!

An invisible, intangible, yet overwhelmingly vast soul force erupted violently!

Forming chains that shot forth and locked tightly onto Lin Yin's body!

"What?!" Lin Yin's pupils shrank sharply.

She felt her phasing progress abruptly halt.

Her prized space-dodging technique, under the interference of this soul force,

Had become as stuck in mud, unable to move an inch!

And it forcibly dragged her back, inch by inch, from the edge of merging with the void!

"No—!" Lin Yin screamed in disbelief.

For the first time, her ever-proud face twisted with terror.

She frantically pushed her demonic energy; the demonic runes on her forehead blazed fiercely.

The demonic energy barrier trembled violently, trying to resist the soul's pull.

"Useless."

Vera's small face paled slightly—clearly, using such power drained her immensely.

Yet a cold smile curled at her lips:

"Your mother's barrier is indeed impressive."

But… she probably never expected me to be here."

She extended her other tiny hand, her five fingers tapping the air like playing a harp.

Each tap produced an extremely tiny, yet exquisitely complex, pink-purple rune.

Like countless minute keys, they silently imprinted upon the dark purple demonic barrier.

Crack… crack…

Faint but unmistakable cracking sounds arose.

Fine cracks began to spread across the surface of the once-indomitable demonic barrier!

"Impossible!!"

Lin Yin lost all composure, her voice shrill:

"Who are you?!"

"This is the Illusion Demon Barrier my mother personally forged!"

"It contains a fragment of her primordial law! How could you possibly break it?!"

She stared at Vera's petite soul form, radiating boundless ancient authority, unable to believe it.

Vera said nothing, focusing entirely on dismantling the barrier.

As the final rune settled into place,

"Break!"

With a soft command, the entire dark purple barrier exploded violently, dissolving into a thousand shimmering specks of light.

In the instant the barrier shattered, Lin Yin was struck as by lightning.

She let out a muffled groan, her aura instantly withering by more than half.

The last defense protecting her was gone.

"Your protective shield is gone."

Vera retracted her small hand, her spirit form noticeably dimmer.

Yet she flashed a sly, triumphant smirk and turned to shout at Xu Jingming:

"Jingming Beast! It's your turn!"

Xu Jingming had no time now to dwell on Vera's strange appellation.

The moment was fleeting!

In an instant, Xu Jingming's jet-black thunder wings flared violently.

Fierce thunder ripped through the air, and he stepped forward to stand before Lin Yin in a single stride!

His four-meter-two demonic body loomed like a collapsing mountain, casting a shadow that nearly engulfed Lin Yin entirely.

His eyes blazed with Lei Guang; the Soul-Eroding Pattern, long charged, spun furiously in his palm.

Pink lines wove into a heart-shaped mark that seized the soul.

Taking advantage of the instant when Lin Yin's demonic aura barrier shattered and her spirit was unguarded.

His hand shot out like a falling star.

It slammed hard onto Lin Yin's unprotected, soft abdomen!