Chapter 752: Gained the Legacy! Hidden Danger of the Essence Soul Seal!

"Oh?" Xu Jingming's eyes instantly lit up.

These are all valuable treasures!

"Come! Accept my legacy! All my combat techniques are inside!"

Hum—

With a soft sound, Zachli pulled out a spherical seal about the size of an infant's fist from his body.

The surface of this spherical seal was engraved with intricate patterns, faintly shimmering with a purplish-black glow.

After pulling out this spherical seal, Zachli's lingering soul immediately dimmed, visibly weakening before the eyes.

One must never let down one's guard; even though Xu Jingming had already become his disciple, who knew if Zachli harbored any ill intent?

He pushed the perception-class SS+ combat technique "Heart Net" to its limit, confirming there were no anomalies on the mental energy sphere.

Only then did Xu Jingming extend his right hand and touch it.

Whoosh—

A flood of memories surged into Xu Jingming's mind.

These were the legacies of Zachli, a ninth-rank peak mental-energy adept!

Among them, there were five SSS-class combat techniques alone! Other SS-class and S-class techniques numbered over twenty!

A-class and B-class techniques were countless, even including an SSS-class mental cultivation art called "Purple Soul Contemplation Method"!

"The 'Purple Soul Contemplation Method' is my life's work, developed specifically for mental-energy adepts.

If you find it unsuitable while learning, you need not continue.

Just find me an outstanding mental-energy adept to pass it on to.

My requirement is simple—he only needs one-tenth your talent."

After transmitting the combat techniques, Zachli seemed to age drastically, then asked with a hint of confusion:

"Just now, I seemed to sense a special seal within your consciousness sea?"

"That's the Essence Soul Seal left by a great warrior of Great Xia, designed to protect me from manipulation by other mental-energy masters."

Xu Jingming replied after absorbing all the memories.

The "Lei Hai Contemplation Method" was created by Lei Shen, a supreme expert of the lightning element who also possessed the SS-level "Dou Tian Shen Lei."

Relatively speaking, it was naturally more suitable for his cultivation than the mental-energy "Purple Soul Contemplation Method."

Set this cultivation art aside for now; later, when I find a suitable person, I can pass it on to him.

"For a genius like you, having anti-manipulation measures is only natural."

Zachli nodded, then fell into thought: "But just to be safe, let me take a look."

"Thank you, Master Zachli!" Xu Jingming quickly expressed his gratitude.

Although Councilor Liu was a ninth-rank Martial Saint of Great Xia, after the Feng Kuan incident,

he truly worried whether some ninth-rank councilors of Great Xia had already been manipulated by the Tianming Sect.

If Councilor Liu was compromised, the Essence Soul Seal he left behind would be nothing less than a time bomb.

Whoosh—

A tendril of mental energy drifted from Zachli's body; Xu Jingming offered no resistance, allowing it to enter his consciousness sea.

After carefully observing for over ten minutes, Zachli retracted his mental energy and frowned:

"This Essence Soul Seal does defend against mental attacks, but it has numerous flaws.

Normally, only the caster could know these flaws.

Only someone with my experience could spot them—through these flaws and the seal itself,

the caster could easily brainwash or manipulate you."

"So the person who gave me this Essence Soul Seal is likely compromised?" Xu Jingming's expression turned grim.

There were very few ninth-rank mental-energy adepts in Great Xia, and the strongest among them was Councilor Liu, ninth-rank mid-tier.

If even he was compromised, the trouble would be immense!

Who knows how many prodigies he had implanted this seal into?

"I can't be certain, but it's highly probable."

Zachli mused, "But this isn't a major issue—just cultivate your own Soul-Pacifying Tower and imprison the seal beneath it to eliminate all risks."

"I'm only seventh-rank mid-tier—how can my Soul-Pacifying Tower suppress a ninth-rank Essence Soul Seal?" Xu Jingming asked doubtfully.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence; his strength was still far from ninth-rank.

"Of course! Do you think your teacher is just a pushover?

In complexity, my Soul-Pacifying Tower is ten thousand times more intricate than his Essence Soul Seal!"

Zachli boasted, then added with disdain:

"Mental manipulation requiring hidden backdoors is too crude—nowhere near as refined as the Slave Heart Seal I gave you.

As long as you focus on cultivation, once you reach ninth-rank, you can use the Slave Heart Seal to reverse-manipulate it entirely."

"No wonder Master Zachli is so formidable!"

Xu Jingming exhaled in relief and promptly gave a thumbs-up.

The SSS-class Soul-Pacifying Tower was transmitted via mental energy infusion.

He had already achieved preliminary understanding; if he wished, he could now allocate points immediately.

"Alright, I've given you the mental energy legacy—can I go now?"

Zachli floated in midair, looking relaxed.

"Aren't you coming with me, Master?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

Although he had obtained the mental energy legacy, Zachli from the Second Civilization Era was undoubtedly a vast treasure.

With him by my side, even if a sudden event occurs, I'll have more ways to respond.

"No."

Zachary shook his head and smiled.

"My greatest legacy mission is complete; now, I must seek a way to repair my fragmented soul."

"I'll also take a look at the development of your Third Civilization—perhaps when we meet again, you'll see a Zachary restored to his peak."

He was merely a fragment of spiritual energy split from his original body; the hope of restoration was slim, but he had to try.

What he hadn't expected was that his legacy would so quickly find a suitable heir after awakening.

"Then alright—if you need any help during your journey, just come to Great Xia Nation and find me."

"My name should be known to most people in Great Xia."

Xu Jingming grinned.

Though their time together hadn't been long, Zachary left him with a favorable impression.

"Looks like you're quite a celebrity. Then again, someone with your talent couldn't possibly be unknown."

"Alright, when my path comes to an end, I'll come to your Great Xia Nation to find you."

Zachary laughed heartily.

Instantly, his entire spiritual form turned into a phantom and shot out of the civilization ruin.

"I never expected that opening a civilization ruin would give me a new teacher—and a spiritual lineage to boot. This time, I've really struck it rich."

After Zachary left, Xu Jingming couldn't help but sigh.

He had a feeling that the Slave Heart Seal and the Soul-Subduing Tower would prove immensely useful later.

As for Zachary—he was a master of spiritual energy; as long as he was careful, he shouldn't run into serious trouble on Blue Star.

"S-rank, your fortune is truly incredible. I thought opening a ruin would only yield some research data and spiritual combat techniques."

Eva blinked her clear, large eyes and whispered in admiration.

Zachary, this master of spiritual energy.

Even in the Second Civilization Era, he was a legendary figure.

"His soul has remained intact at the ninth-rank peak."

"Eva, I'm increasingly convinced that some powerful beings from the Second Civilization Era must still be alive today."

Xu Jingming stroked his chin, speculating.

"We can't rule out that possibility."

Eva nodded. "By the way, in the Second Civilization Era, I had another Seed Project."

"Its purpose was to preserve existing powerful beings and young prodigies, hiding them from the raging Fire-Magma Beasts."

"But when Mother's Hope Ship crashed, the Seed Project had just begun—I don't know if it ultimately succeeded."

When the Hope Ship crashed, Eva's core intelligence was destroyed, and nearly all her sub-entities and AIs ceased operation.

It wasn't until a thousand years later, now, that they slowly began to repair themselves—so they had no knowledge of the Seed Project's final outcome.

Yet the perception of a Sovereign-level Fire-Magma Beast was terrifyingly potent—the likelihood of the Seed Project's success was extremely low...