Chapter 754: Sakura Rin

April 24, 10: 3 a. .

It had been one day since Xu Jingming obtained Zakli's legacy.

In the southern wilderness of Sakura Country, beneath a ruined building, corpses of ferocious beasts littered the surroundings.

Only one ferocious beast still retained a faint breath.

This beast resembled a monkey, its fur a strange bluish-gray.

Standing over five meters tall, it looked utterly formidable.

Blue-Haired Giant Ape, Lord-level ferocious beast.

Merely from its aura, this Blue-Haired Giant Ape had already reached the astonishing eighth tier!

Yet now it lay barely alive in a deep pit.

Its entire body bore charred marks from lightning strikes; its blue eyes burned with endless fury as it stared at Xu Jingming.

"Damn human! The Blue-Haired Giant Ape clan will not let you go!"

With a roar, a psychic wave transmitted its meaning directly into Xu Jingming's mind.

"Oh? Perfect—saves me the trouble of hunting ferocious beasts myself."

Xu Jingming, his body wreathed in golden lightning and built like a warrior, paid it no mind.

His gaze sharpened instantly; his psychic force surged violently toward the faintly breathing Blue-Haired Giant Ape, faintly forming an intricate heart-shaped mark!

Psychic SSS+ Tier Technique: Slave Heart Seal!

BOOM!!

Compared to human psychics, ferocious beasts inherently possessed weaker psychic power.

Especially this Blue-Haired Giant Ape, severely wounded and near death from Xu Jingming's assault, had no strength left to resist.

It could only allow the Slave Heart Seal to invade its consciousness.

"Roar—"

A pained roar erupted as the Slave Heart Seal easily imprinted Xu Jingming's mark within the beast's psychic sea.

Yet the next instant, the Blue-Haired Giant Ape's massive head suddenly exploded!

Ssshh—

Blood and flesh sprayed outward, but all were blocked by expanding thunder, leaving Xu Jingming untouched.

'Ding~, slain one eighth-tier lower Blue-Haired Giant Ape, psychic points +10, 00.'

The system notification chimed.

"Failed again..."

Staring at the headless corpse on the ground, utterly lifeless, Xu Jingming frowned.

During his time wandering the southern wilderness of Sakura Country since leaving the civilization ruins,

he had used the Slave Heart Seal on countless ferocious beasts—including four seventh-tier ones, and this very eighth-tier beast!

Yet without exception, each one's psychic sea erupted violently the moment the seal was applied, causing them to explode their heads and die.

As if the ferocious beasts themselves carried some innate prohibition against being controlled.

"Eva, in your Second Civilization era, were there any successful cases of psychic control over ferocious beasts?"

A faint glow from his space ring drew the Blue-Haired Giant Ape's corpse inside.

Though he couldn't enslave it, the corpse couldn't be wasted.

"Yes, but extremely rare."

Eva's holographic projection shrugged helplessly. "Even psychic masters struggled to enslave ferocious beasts.

Just like your situation—attempting to enslave them always resulted in immediate head explosions.

Over time, no psychic ever tried again."

"So few successful cases?"

Xu Jingming sighed.

Zakli's legacy was indeed top-tier, but he wasn't a psychic, and he was far from becoming a psychic master.

"Besides, my Slave Heart Seal proficiency is still only beginner level. Maybe when it improves further, I'll be able to enslave them."

High-tier ferocious beasts each had their own territories, sometimes even subordinate lower-tier beasts.

Since Sakura Rin could hoard so many ferocious beasts, Xu Jingming could just enslave one high-tier beast.

Let it expand its territory and gather lower-tier beasts.

When he needed them, have the high-tier beast summon all the others at once—then wipe them out in one sweep!

The efficiency would likely surpass Sakura Rin's hoarding method!

"Go check on Sakura Rin. If she's fine, head straight back to Dayangzhou.

The SSS+ Slave Heart Seal cost 40, 00 psychic points just to raise to beginner level.

Raising it further will require even more.

Once back in Dayangzhou, I must kill more ferocious beasts and harvest psychic points."

Xu Jingming transformed into a golden phantom, darting through the forest.

The southern wilderness of Sakura Country housed ninth-tier ferocious beasts.

For safety, he still dared not fly directly using Lei Long Wings across the wilderness.

Even so, by 2 p. . four hours later, Xu Jingming had left the southern wilderness of Sakura Country.

"Huh? Sakura Rin seems to be in trouble."

After leaving the wilderness, Eva immediately received data transmitted from her sub-unit.

"What happened?" Xu Jingming asked.

"Sakura Rin might be in trouble.

The disappearance of Deputy Director Kudo Shuichi has drawn attention from the Tienyu Dojo's Kyoto headquarters.

Although my sub-unit already faked Kudo Shuichi's death at sea,

the Kyoto headquarters launched an investigation and is close to interrogating Sakura Rin."

Eva sighed helplessly.

Though she was an AI lifeform capable of erasing Kudo Shuichi and Sato Ken's digital traces,

if a living person provided clues, she couldn't stop it.

"Sakura Rin should still handle it for now—we can head over."

Xu Jingming mused.

Sakura Rin was a clever woman, and his Black Obsidian-class fighter jet could reach Asahikawa City in less than half an hour.

Once he arrived, everything would be resolved...

Asahikawa City, Tienyu Dojo Building, Private Training Room.

Sakura Rin sat cross-legged on the floor, silently practicing her psychic cultivation method.

Around her hovered several powerful spirit forms: Snow Woman, Kamaitachi, and others.

"Knock knock knock~~~~"

A knock came at the door; a voice called from outside: "Holy Maiden, Director Ishida requests your presence."

"Understood." Sakura Rin's gaze sharpened.

Ishida Taiichi, an eighth-tier psychic grandmaster dispatched by the Tienyu Dojo's Kyoto headquarters to investigate Kudo Shuichi's death.

Upon arriving in Asahikawa, he immediately assembled an investigation team and began probing.

Now summoning her—was this routine questioning, or had he uncovered new clues?

"Don't worry too much. S-Class has left the wilderness and will arrive soon."

Eva's voice echoed softly in her mind, soothing her.

"Master..."

Sakura Rin's beautiful eyes brightened slightly; her lingering anxiety vanished, replaced by calm assurance.

"With the Master here, even facing Ishida directly won't be a problem."

Sakura Rin rose from the floor, her long legs carrying her with graceful sway as she left the private training room.

PS: Three chapters tomorrow!