Chapter 753: Add Points! Slave Heart Seal! Soul-Suppressing Tower!

After Zakri left, Eva was in charge of searching the civilization ruins for valuable items.

As for Xu Jingming, he sat cross-legged on the ground, organizing the inheritance memories in his mind.

Just as Zakri had said.

Among these inheritances, the two most powerful combat techniques were the SSS+ grade Slave Heart Seal and the SSS grade Soul-Suppressing Tower.

The inheritance memories left behind a large amount of cultivation experience to assist Xu Jingming in his training.

Of course, having Zakri himself there to guide would certainly be faster.

But it didn't matter that the old man had run off—he still had an even stronger system!

Ability Points -40,000!

Slave Heart Seal → Slave Heart Seal (Beginner)!

Ability Points -30,000!

Soul-Suppressing Tower → Soul-Suppressing Tower (Beginner)!

With two simple point additions, Xu Jingming had mastered two SSS-grade combat techniques that an ordinary seventh-rank Grandmaster might need a year or two to study.

"So this is a spiritual-system combat technique? Truly miraculous."

Feeling the newly added memories in his mind, Xu Jingming nodded in satisfaction.

Although this was his first time learning an SSS-grade spiritual-system combat technique, he could still sense their power.

Especially the SSS-grade Soul-Suppressing Tower.

After adding points to bring it to Beginner level, even he, who originally didn't understand much about spiritual defense.

Could now see some of the flaws in the Essence Soul Seal within his Sea of Consciousness.

"First, I'll deal with the Essence Soul Seal. This thing is a ticking time bomb—if I don't deal with it, I won't feel at ease."

After familiarizing himself with the combat technique's release method, Xu Jingming closed his eyes slightly, focusing his perception into his Sea of Consciousness.

The Sea of Consciousness is where an ability user's spiritual power resides.

In an ordinary ability user's Sea of Consciousness, spiritual power resembles scattered points of light.

Once strengthened, the dense points of light will take on the appearance of a mist.

If one cultivates a Spirit Refinement Art, spiritual power will transform in accordance with the characteristics of the art practiced.

When he first cultivated the SS-grade Shenhe Visualization Method, Xu Jingming's spiritual power surged like a great river, powerful and unceasing.

After switching to the SSS-grade Lei Hai Visualization Method, his spiritual power became like a boiling sea of thunder—savage and brimming with aggression.

And at this moment, above the entire Sea of Consciousness.

A pale cyan seal resembling a honeycomb structure floated slowly, emitting powerful yet steady waves of spiritual power.

"Essence Soul Seal—I thought it was left behind to protect me, never expected it still had a backdoor."

Xu Jingming no longer hesitated, and his spiritual power began to circulate according to the method of the SSS-grade combat technique 'Soul-Suppressing Tower'!

Whoosh—

In the Sea of Consciousness, the vast spiritual power immediately began to stir.

In just a few breaths, it condensed into a treasure tower radiating a faint milky-white glow, about six stories tall!

The tower's design was extremely intricate, with various special runes inscribed on its surface.

Boom!!

The Soul-Suppressing Tower rose from thin air, directly suppressing the Essence Soul Seal beneath it.

Vast amounts of spiritual power swirled around the Soul-Suppressing Tower, and the entire Sea of Consciousness became as steady and heavy as a boulder.

"Success."

Xu Jingming let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.

Although the Essence Soul Seal was suppressed, it could still be released at critical moments to block spiritual attacks.

But the moment Councilor Liu Yushan tried to use the Essence Soul Seal to perform spiritual manipulation, it would immediately be suppressed.

In other words, he had used Liu Yushan's defense without having to bear any consequences.

"Isn't this freeloading in another sense?"

Thinking of how Liu Yushan would want to use spiritual manipulation on him in the future, only to find it useless, Xu Jingming couldn't help but want to laugh.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Liu Yushan had to live until then.

"I also don't know whether Liu Yushan simply wanted to control more people, or if he's an undercover agent of the Tianming Sect.

If the former, a few decades in prison, and he might be released someday. If the latter, then there's no saving him—certain death."

Spiritual manipulation completely transforms the target into one's subordinate.

Any ability user who possesses this ability can't help but want to use it on others.

Even Xu Jingming, who had just learned the Slave Heart Seal, showed strong interest in enslavement—let alone Liu Yushan, a ninth-rank mid-tier Law Saint.

If Liu Yushan only used it against enemies, that would still be understandable.

Using it against an SS-grade prodigy with limitless potential—that's very suspicious.

It's still unclear whether Xu Jingming alone had been afflicted with his Essence Soul Seal, or whether other prodigies were in the same situation.

Of course, Xu Jingming naturally wouldn't just sit and wait for the day Liu Yushan performed spiritual manipulation on him.

Once he returned to Dayangzhou this time, he would report this matter to the higher-ups of the Great Xia.

"When planting the Essence Soul Seal, it might have been because Teacher Ling Shuang was present.

That Liu Yushan didn't use spiritual manipulation. It's also possible he was worried about affecting my growth, so he held back.

But he could never have imagined that I obtained the inheritance of a ninth-rank peak spiritual-system grandmaster and saw through his contingency."

Spiritual manipulation is not without side effects for the one being controlled.

Leaving a brand on the soul level makes subsequent advancement and breakthroughs even more difficult.

When the Spirit Soul Mark was left, Xu Jingming was only a Third-Order Lower.

Liu Yushan naturally wanted to wait until Xu Jingming had grown to a higher order before attempting control.

"S-rank, the Items inside the civilization ruins have all been inventoried.

In total there are 3 large research instruments, 5 medium instruments, and 10 small instruments.

Additionally, I also found two Chi Mang Liu Jin guards that had lost their power source."

At this moment, Eva flew over excitedly, saying eagerly.

"Why are you so worked up? Besides those two Chi Mang Liu Jin guards, the rest of the stuff doesn't seem to be of much use, right?"

Xu Jingming said, puzzled.

Of course, having already obtained Zakri's inheritance, he was already very satisfied with the gains of this trip.

"No, no, no."

Eva shook her head like a rattle-drum, "Among these instruments, there might just be some critical data preserved.

Even without critical data, just the instrument bodies themselves could be sold for at least ten billion Blue Star coins."

Blue Star has never stopped researching civilization ruins; every country supports large numbers of scientific researchers.

Once a certain technology achieves a critical breakthrough, it will bring astonishing profits!

Therefore, researchers backed by the state are generally willing to pay a high price to purchase such instruments.

"At least ten billion Blue Star coins? That really isn't bad."

Nodding, Xu Jingming swept his spiritual force out.

He then collected everything in the civilization ruins into his spatial ring, and the entire base immediately became empty.

A large capacity — that's the luxury of it!

"Let's go, try out the effect of the Slave Heart Mark."

Whoosh—

The Thunder Dragon Wings unfurled behind him, Eva burrowed back into the smart armguard, and Xu Jingming flew out of the civilization ruins.

As long as there is a spiritual force fluctuation, theoretically the Slave Heart Mark can be used to control it.

Spiritual force fluctuations are not only present in humans, but also in fierce beasts.

He wanted to try whether the Slave Heart Mark could be used to control fierce beasts......