Chapter 757: Blood-Deep Vengeance! Xu Jingming

The injury to your right arm is simple—just reattach it directly.

But the heart injury is more complicated; your entire heart has been obliterated by Lei Ting.

Regrowing a new heart and restoring full combat strength will take about a month.

Shi Tian Taiyi is a psychic-type ability user, but each time he advances, his physical body strengthens accordingly.

At the eighth-rank Master Zongshi level, you can simply pick up your severed arm from the ground.

Reattach it, and within two or three hours, it will regrow and fuse back together.

"That's good."

Xu Jingming nodded and ordered, "You've clearly realized by now that Sakura Rin is my person.

I need you to conceal the true circumstances of Kudo Shuichi and Sato Ken's deaths.

Make sure the Kyoto headquarters detects no irregularities—no problem, right?"

"No problem." Shi Tian Taiyi nodded without hesitation.

He was originally assigned here to investigate this matter, and the final outcome of the investigation is up to him.

Two people leaving together and accidentally being killed by oceanic beasts—though improbable, it's not impossible.

"For the time being, I need you to fully cooperate with Sakura Rin.

Whatever she demands, fulfill it. When I'm not present, you obey her orders."

Xu Jingming continued giving orders.

Beside him, Sakura Rin blinked her eyes, feeling as if she were dreaming.

She had assumed Xu Jingming's arrival meant Shi Tian Taiyi would be killed.

But instead, he performed psychic manipulation and turned an eighth-rank Master Zongshi into his subordinate!

"Yes!" Shi Tian Taiyi bowed respectfully.

Any order from his master, he would obey—even if told to serve a dog, he would comply.

"As for you, Sakura Rin, focus on your cultivation and complete the task I've given you.

With Shi Tian Taiyi assisting, your task will be accomplished far more quickly."

Xu Jingming turned to look at Sakura Rin and asked curiously:

"Also, I want to know—what reason drove you to forge a reverse contract just to survive?"

"What reason?"

Sakura Rin froze, her beautiful eyes flickering with struggle and pain, as if unwilling to recall that moment.

Yet after a moment's hesitation, her red lips parted slightly, and she slowly recounted:

"I was only thirteen then, attending the Second Middle School in Fukagawa City..."

Through Sakura Rin's account, Xu Jingming quickly learned the full story.

Her parents had been sent on a business trip to another city.

They encountered a beast surge—beast surges attacking cities were now commonplace.

Unfortunately, half the stationed ability users in that city had been recalled by the Grand Director of Tianyu Dojo.

They were sent to welcome a high-ranking official from the United States, leaving the city's defenses weakened.

The beast surge breached the city's lines, causing massive casualties—including the deaths of her parents.

After learning the full truth, Sakura Rin made killing the Tianyu Dojo Grand Director her ultimate goal.

To survive, she was willing to forge a reverse contract.

"Burdened with a blood-deep grudge, you had no choice?"

Xu Jingming sighed, "I understand your actions. When my strength grows further, I will help you kill the Grand Director.

But I have another request—I hope you can fulfill it."

In Sakura Rin's eyes, a faint glimmer of hope flickered.

Hearing there was a condition, she hesitated not at all and quickly said, "Master, speak."

"It's simple—I intend to control the entire Sakura Nation through you." Xu Jingming spoke gravely.

Although half of the Sakura Nation is occupied by beasts, its economic and technological development ranks among the absolute top among the hundred-plus nations of Blue Star.

If I can make the entire Sakura Nation serve me, finding relic spaces and stockpiling beasts will become far easier!

I use Sakura Rin instead of acting directly because the Sakura Nation has ties to the United States.

Before I can directly confront the United States, controlling the Sakura Nation through Sakura Rin is undoubtedly the wisest choice.

At that point, Sakura Rin will merely be a puppet—all orders will come from me.

I did not implant the Slave Heart Seal in her for this reason—the Slave Heart Seal restricts the subject's ability to breakthrough.

Shi Tian Taiyi's chance of advancing from eighth-rank lower to eighth-rank middle is extremely low, so restricting him doesn't matter.

But Sakura Rin is different—she has excellent talent and is an S-rank awakened ability user.

If her strength doesn't grow, she won't even be a viable puppet.

"Control the Sakura Nation?" Sakura Rin froze in surprise.

Though she didn't know why Xu Jingming wanted the Sakura Nation, given his identity as a Daxia native,

even if he seized control, he likely wouldn't govern it well—perhaps plunging the Sakura Nation's people into even deeper suffering.

But what did that have to do with her?

To seek revenge, she was willing to abandon her dignity—how much less would she care for strangers?

"Yes! I will give my all to fulfill Master's demand!"

Sakura Rin straightened her body, her gaze burning with fervor as she replied.

Sakura Rin's body stiffened, and she replied with a fiery gaze.

"Very good."

Xu Jingming laughed heartily. "Then let's leave things here for now.

I'm heading back to Dayangzhou. If anything comes up, just contact me through the virtual world.

I hope that next time I come to Sakura Country, you'll be able to give me a pleasant surprise."

"Yes! Safe travels, Master!" Shi Tian Taiyi saw him off respectfully.

But Sakuragi Rin gently bit her red lip with her pearly teeth, her right hand resting on her high, proud chest.

A pair of beautiful eyes faintly held a trace of reluctance.

Setting aside the matter of signing the reverse contract, Xu Jingming was undoubtedly a dazzling, eye-catching man.

She had originally thought that, with him coming to Sakura Country this time, something might happen between them.

But from the looks of it now, she had clearly been overthinking.

"Holy Maiden, in accordance with the Master's command, I will devote all my efforts to assisting you in ascending to the power center of the Heavenly Imperial Dojo.

I believe it is time for you to return to the Kyoto headquarters.

Only there can you obtain more resources, your cultivation speed will increase, and along with it your status will rise at a frenzied pace."

After Xu Jingming left, Shi Tian Taiyi offered this suggestion respectfully to Sakuragi Rin.

As if Sakuragi Rin were an eighth-rank Master Zongshi, and he were the mere sixth-rank ability user.

"Kyoto headquarters?" Sakuragi Rin's gaze flickered.

Within the Heavenly Imperial Dojo, there are currently two key disciples of the younger generation being cultivated.

One is her, the other is the Holy Son, Sato Ken.

Now that the Holy Son Sato Ken has died, resources will most likely be concentrated on her alone.

"Since that's the case, then I really should go back..." Sakuragi Rin murmured to herself.

A touch of longing welled up within her heart.

Once she held a certain position within the Heavenly Imperial Dojo, would the Master treat her differently?

Unaware of what she was thinking of, her pretty face flushed slightly, her right hand pressed to her chest, and her legs unconsciously pressed tightly together...

PS: The previous chapter has already been padded to the word count. Tonight, three updates, going all-out on the Douyin livestream broadcast — big shots welcome to supervise!