Chapter 367

The female non-human lowered her head deeply; although her face was unseen, her slender figure alone could stir endless desire in a man's heart.

"Is that it?"

Lu Jing looked at the humble figure kneeling before him, always feeling somewhat unreal.

Not long ago, this non-human was still fighting him to the death, yet now it actually bowed its head and submitted.

And it is absolute loyalty to him.

As for why the female non-human speaks Huaguo language, Lu Jing didn't pay much attention to it.

The Demon Blade Shadow Servant skill can summon the souls of dead living beings and reshape flesh; what's a mere language?

It's just unclear whether this female non-human has retained her previous memories.

"Master......"

The female non-human buried her head against her chest, her pure white back trembling from fear; after a long time with no response from Lu Jing, she feared he would abandon her.

"Master, are you dissatisfied with me?"

A hint of amusement curled at the corner of Lu Jing's mouth.

"What is your name?"

Lu Jing tapped the female non-human's purple horn and asked from above.

"Master, I have forgotten; please give me a name."

"You've forgotten everything before? Do you still remember how you died?"

Lu Jing asked tentatively.

"I don't remember; I only recall that I must forever serve my master......"

Lu Jing gave a slight nod and said lightly, "Then you shall be called Ziling from now on."

"Thank you, master!"

Ziling, having been given a name, her tone clearly carried a hint of excitement and agitation.

"Stand up and speak."

Ziling was gently lifted by Lu Jing's mental power.

When Ziling's body was fully upright, Lu Jing realized that this non-human girl's height nearly matched his own—1.85 meters, as if everything below her neck were legs.

Such a tall figure is rarely seen among humans.

"By the way, you said you would be eternally loyal to me; how can you prove it?"

Lu Jing laughed.

"Reporting to master, Ziling's life or death rests entirely in your single thought; master can have Ziling do anything, including satisfying your various preferences."

Ziling's gaze was ethereal, with a hint of devotion.

"Oh? Any request is possible?"

Lu Jing circled Ziling once, seemingly to test the shadow servant's loyalty, and deliberately made a request.

"I need to examine your body to see how non-humans differ from humans; are you willing?"

Faced with Lu Jing's strange request, Ziling didn't even frown, immediately answering, "Please inspect me, master!"

A moment later.

Lu Jing wiped his hands; he already had a deep understanding of the non-human's bodily structure.

The basic structure is not much different from humans, only with a few extra bones, making the body stronger.

"Just this horn on the head is indeed somewhat troublesome......"

Lu Jing muttered.

Looking at Ziling's appearance, Lu Jing was reminded of a female hero named Soraka from a certain Earth game.

If Ziling were taken out and people saw her horn, it would surely cause unnecessary trouble.

Just as Lu Jing was pondering a solution, Ziling pressed her palms together, as if chanting some incantation.

Immediately after, Ziling's horn gradually retracted into her head.

"Master, Ziling's horn can be retracted."

Ziling said, presenting it like a treasure.

"Not bad, put on this outfit."

Lu Jing took out a set of red combat attire from his spatial ring and handed it over.

Ziling didn't ask why, and right before Lu Jing she began changing clothes.

Soon, Ziling discarded her leather armor and put on the same set as Lu Jing.

The black combat suit looked surprisingly good on her, and with Ziling's extremely high looks and devilish figure, it gave off a heroic, spirited female warrior aura.

"Thank you for the clothes, master; they're very comfortable to wear."

Ziling bowed elegantly in thanks.

Lu Jing drew the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword, checking for any new changes in the Demon Blade Shadow Servant skill.

【Demon Blade Shadow Servant】: When the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword exterminates a non-human target, there is an extremely low chance to extract the target's soul, refine it into a 'Demon Blade Shadow Servant' for the master to command.

【Shadow Servant 1/3】 Ziling (lv1): Experience 0/100 (White Crystal Blocks fed to the shadow servant can raise its level.)

Note: Equipping or using gear for the shadow servant can greatly enhance its combat ability.

"Can the shadow servant still be upgraded?"

Lu Jing blinked slightly; besides the Colorless Crystal Blocks and Red Crystal Blocks, there now appeared a White Crystal Block.

The drop method for this crystal block is still unknown......

"The '1/3' after the shadow servant means at most three shadow servants can be retained; the quota is indeed a bit low."

Lu Jing's plan to build a shadow servant army seems to have hit a dead end; from now on, recruiting shadow servants will have to be those with strong power.

The last line of small print also reminded Lu Jing.

If he were to synthesize equipment for each shadow servant and fully arm them, their combat power would definitely rise by more than one tier.

"Let's go, come with me to grind monsters."

Lu Jing called out to Ziling; he wanted to test whether killing ordinary exotic beasts could drop white crystal blocks.

After a while, Lu Jing's red crystal block and Colorless Crystal Block each increased slightly, but no white crystal block dropped.

"It seems the difficulty of obtaining white crystal blocks is much higher; what about those alien races?"

Lu Jing's eyes lit up, and he slipped away with Ziling toward the castle.

In no time, on the road that must be taken to the castle, they encountered a squad of alien races with flesh wings on their backs.

"Ziling, they're yours; move quickly."

Lu Jing did not choose to act himself, but ordered Ziling to grind the monsters for him.

With Ziling on the job, he completely evolved from a wage laborer into a capitalist.

"Yes, master!"

Ziling bowed, bare‑handed, and prepared to charge.

"Wait, use this weapon first."

Lu Jing summoned a flying sword from the sword case, hovering in front of Ziling.

"Thank you, master!"

Ziling fondly twirled the small flying sword.

The flying sword flipped up and down in her hand, like a dagger.

Swoosh—

Ziling's figure flickered and appeared in front of the alien squad.

"Rattle!"

The alien squad, upon seeing Ziling's figure, was first stunned, then excitedly flailed their claws, yet showed no trace of hostility on their faces.

In their eyes, Ziling's death‑and‑rebirth was a tremendous good thing.

They were completely unaware that Ziling had already become Lu Jing's shadow servant.

With a cold face, Ziling's swift movement ended the lives of those alien beings.

Even if they stood still for Ziling to kill, or fought to the death, they were no match for Ziling; at most they would live only a few seconds longer.

"Master, task completed!"

Ziling wiped the blood‑stained Minyinfeijian, then, as if seeking credit, pressed her head against Lu Jing's chest and nudged.

"Hmm, well done."

Although those alien races were killed by Ziling, Lu Jing still received a crystal block drop notification.