Chapter 756: Enslaving an Eighth-Rank Grandmaster!

"You want to kill me?"

Shi Tian Taiyi snorted coldly, "The Kyoto headquarters has already detected the anomaly. If I die as well,

then it won't just be an eighth-rank Grandmaster coming over—the ninth-rank Great Overseer, my lord, will personally arrive!

I don't know what relationship Sakuragi Rin has with you, but this situation probably isn't what you want to see, right?"

"You can try and see if I dare to kill you." Xu Jingming said expressionlessly.

"Huh?" Shi Tian Taiyi was dumbfounded.

He hadn't expected this situation at all.

In his view, the reason Xu Jingming was appearing here now was simple: to protect Sakuragi Rin.

But judging by the situation, Xu Jingming didn't seem to fear exposure at all.

This left him with absolutely no way to respond.

Shi Tian Taiyi's expression shifted rapidly. After a long while, he murmured:

"I choose to submit."

As long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood.

Judging solely from Xu Jingming's Lei Ting earlier, the consequence of defiance would only be death.

Since that was the case, he might as well pretend to agree to submit for now, then find an opportunity later to inform the Great Overseer of the situation here.

"A wise choice."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly and murmured:

"Words alone are no proof. Release your spiritual power; I will plant a brand upon your soul."

"He's going to perform spiritual manipulation on me?" Shi Tian Taiyi rejoiced inwardly.

He was an eighth-rank Grandmaster of the spiritual system, while Xu Jingming was merely a lightning-type ability user!

When it came to spiritual manipulation, Xu Jingming was still too green!

He had several hundred ways to directly avoid this kind of spiritual manipulation!

Though rejoicing inwardly, Shi Tian Taiyi pretended on the surface to look extremely reluctant.

After a long while, he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Fine! Go ahead."

Whoosh—

Apart from the spiritual power maintaining the simulated heart, he gathered all the rest, appearing completely undefended.

"The enslavement target has changed to a human ability user; surely it won't fail again this time?"

A faint anticipation flickered in Xu Jingming's eyes as his spiritual power began circulating along a specific trajectory.

In just several dozen seconds, a complex brand visible to the naked eye, roughly the size of a ping-pong ball, condensed before him.

This brand faintly resembled a complex version of the character 'slave.'

"Go!"

Whoosh—

The Slave Heart Brand passed through Shi Tian Taiyi's forehead without the slightest obstruction, entering his Sea of Consciousness.

"It's coming!"

Shi Tian Taiyi's mind stirred, and the spiritual power throughout his entire spiritual sea gathered together like a vast Wang Yang, wrapping around the Slave Heart Brand.

There were many ways to break spiritual manipulation, among which the least likely to be detected by the other party was not destroying the brand.

Use a portion of spiritual power to confine the brand within a certain range, creating the illusion of being manipulated.

This was the method Shi Tian Taiyi was currently using. In his expectation,

the spiritual manipulation performed by Xu Jingming, a lightning-type ability user, should be very easy to break.

However, the spiritual power he mobilized exerted no effect whatsoever.

The Slave Heart Brand rapidly expanded within his Sea of Consciousness and took root!

"Not good! How could this be?!"

Shi Tian Taiyi's expression changed drastically, and then his eyes became vacant.

After a long while, clarity finally returned, and he respectfully called out to Xu Jingming:

"Master."

"Huh?"

Beside him, Sakuragi Rin's almond eyes widened, her beautiful pupils filled with shock.

How did you start calling him master too?

"I performed spiritual manipulation on him." Xu Jingming explained.

It had been almost two days since he learned the Slave Heart Brand, and this was the first time he felt the sense of accomplishment from a successful execution.

"Sp... spiritual manipulation?"

Sakuragi Rin tilted her head, her pretty face full of confusion.

Isn't master an SS-rank lightning-type ability user? When did he learn spiritual-system manipulation?

Though she didn't know the reason, Sakuragi Rin still cautiously reminded him:

"Master, Shi Tian is an eighth-rank spiritual-system Grandmaster. Be careful he might deliberately fake being manipulated to deceive you."

"That's true as well."

Xu Jingming nodded.

After the Slave Heart Brand was planted, he could now fully sense that Shi Tian was under his control.

However, to be on the safe side, he still ordered:

"Shi Tian, sever your right arm."

Swoosh—

A flash of cold light streaked past, and Shi Tian Taiichi didn't hesitate in the slightest as he used a dagger to completely sever his own right arm!

Blood gushed wildly, yet he seemed as if he hadn't been the one cut, not the slightest change in expression.

"Chop off your head." Xu Jingming ordered again.

Under Sakuragi Rin's shocked gaze, Shi Tian Taiichi flipped the dagger into a reverse grip, the sharp blade slashing toward his own neck.

Clang—

Just as it was about to cut into his neck, it was blocked by Xu Jingming using a Lei Ting barrier.

He was only testing the effect of the Slave Heart Seal, not actually wanting Shi Tian Taiichi to die.

"Not bad, not bad, very obedient."

Xu Jingming asked Shi Tian Taiichi with great interest: "Aren't you afraid of death? Why don't you resist my command?"

"Afraid."

Shi Tian Taiichi nodded and said respectfully: "But the master's command must be carried out, even if I'm afraid, I still have to do it."

"What?!" Sakuragi Rin was shocked.

Spiritual force manipulation, they say, can completely control a person.

But in reality there are still some limitations, it will provoke resistance from the one being controlled.

For example, an act like suicide easily causes intense spiritual fluctuations in the one being controlled.

One careless mistake could even cause the spiritual force manipulation to lose control entirely!

However, Xu Jingming's method of control seemed to have no such hidden danger.

"Master seems even more monstrous than before." Sakuragi Rin couldn't help but inwardly marvel.

A lightning-type ability user who could learn a spiritual combat technique to such a degree was simply inconceivable!

"Speaking of which, earlier when master wanted to use spiritual force manipulation on me, I was still a bit disdainful, thinking I could definitely resist.

But I didn't expect master to be so amazing, he controlled me in an instant."

Shi Tian Taiichi said with a smile, speaking as if it weren't about himself, but about someone else.

And this, was the perverted aspect of the Slave Heart Seal.

Even though the one being controlled knows they are being controlled, they won't resist, but instead sincerely revere the master.

"Good, good, good! This is the effect of the Slave Heart Seal, truly powerful!"

Xu Jingming couldn't have been happier.

With the Slave Heart Seal, in the future when encountering strong opponents, there would be one more option.

Not necessarily having to kill them, just enslaving them directly would do.

Of course,

the release of the Slave Heart Seal wouldn't succeed so smoothly every time.

This time it was because Shi Tian Taiichi was too overconfident in himself, directly dropping his spiritual defense.

Under normal circumstances, enslaving a spiritual-system Xida Sect master would be far more difficult than this.

"By the way, are your injuries okay?"

Glancing at Shi Tian Taiichi, whose right arm was still bleeding and whose heartbeat was even being simulated by spiritual force to maintain vitality, Xu Jingming couldn't help but ask.

PS: Sorry brothers, the company suddenly had something come up today, I had to work overtime for a whole day, only got home at 9.

I'll push for three more updates tomorrow! (About to cry......)