Chapter 579: Chapter 330: Return of the Spirit Gun_2

“No!”

“I refuse to be controlled by Soul Control!” Xue Yan suddenly erupted in a roar, his eyes flashing with resolute determination.

On the surface, submit? Imposed Soul Restriction? Xue Yan still felt there was hope to break free.

But to be controlled by the soul? That would be the end of everything!

Bam~

A heavy palm slammed down on Xue Yan’s body, smacking his recently healed body back to the ground, as fresh blood spurted out again, leaving him powerless to resist.

“Finally realized it?”

“Too late!” Li Yuan’s voice was ice-cold as he suddenly sent nine thoughts crashing like a torrent into Xue Yan’s soul.

The final step of Soul Control began–Heart Control.

“Ah!” Xue Yan tried to struggle, to destroy his own soul, but to his horror, he found that he could no longer manipulate it.

In the past ten minutes, Li Yuan had had free rein… and now Xue Yan had lost the right to control his own soul.

“It’s over!!” Despair filled Xue Yan’s heart along with a surge of resentment: “I shouldn’t have, I shouldn’t have.”

“Damn Spirit Gun, to actually be able to use Soul Control? To deceive me?”

He would rather die than be controlled by the soul.

…

One minute later.

“Master!” A bloodied Xue Yan knelt on the ground, his eyes full of reverence: “Xue Yan greets his master.”

This time, it came from the heart.

“Haha, good.” Li Yuan revealed a smile, his eyes also showing a hint of fatigue.

Practicing Soul Control in a real fight was very exhausting.

But the cost was worth it; through the Soul Imprint, Li Yuan could clearly feel Xue Yan’s thoughts were absolutely submissive.

This was true enslavement.

Methods like Soul Restriction, Oaths of Law, Servant Contracts, and so on could not control the inner thoughts of servants… only Soul Control could change a person’s heart.

“The current top genius of the Myriad Demons Civilization, just like that under my control.” Li Yuan thought silently.

Li Yuan also felt a sense of caution: “In the future, I must be wary of enemies, never to fall under Soul Control… once controlled, it’s almost as good as death.”

“No, it’s worse than death.”

At a master’s command, a servant would not hesitate to kill his own spouse and children and would believe from his heart that it was the right thing to do.

How terrifying was that?

Of course.

Soul Control was not an absolute measure; there were as many as four ways to remove it, the first being the master lifting the control.

The second was to kill the master; once the master died, the Soul Imprint would naturally dissipate.

The third was the servant’s strength growing over time and breaking through the Soul Imprint’s seal with their increasingly strong soul power, slowly regaining freedom without realizing it.

The fourth was to find a super-strong being proficient in souls to help break the Soul Imprint.

“The ‘Soul Nine Refinements’, even among the Heavenly Divine, is a Method created by powerful beings,” Li Yuan thought silently: “Even though the Soul Imprint I set up is weak, it would still require someone at the True God Peak to break it without damaging Xue Yan’s soul.”

Of course, if Xue Yan wanted to regain freedom on his own, then reaching the Pseudo-God Peak was probably enough… after all, the Soul Imprint Li Yuan had set was only at the ‘Semi Divine Level’.

“There’s no rush.”

“It will take Xue Yan a very, very long time to reach the Semi-Divine Peak.”

“Wait until I am stronger and have practiced the ‘Pseudo-God Level Soul Imprint’, then I can rebrand it onto his soul,” Li Yuan thought silently.

Soul Control was not a once-and-for-all thing, but the benefits were immense, yielding an absolutely loyal servant.

“Xue Yan.”

“I will soon let you go.”

“After you return to the Myriad Demons Civilization, focus on cultivating yourself,” Li Yuan said: “I will have the intelligence network contact you secretly, and you can pass back some intelligence regularly, the specifics… remember, before you Ascend to God, remember to transmit a message to me.”

With Xue Yan’s talent, even though his potential was greatly reduced by the Soul Imprint, there was still hope of Ascending to God.

And Li Yuan would also attempt to help him continuously.

“Yes, Master,” Xue Yan said respectfully: “Master, do you need the inheritance and treasures I obtained earlier?”

“No need.”

“When you go back this time, you’re not a failure, but a success,” Li Yuan shook his head: “After returning, do not reveal the secrets of the Mothership’s Inner Layer… Tell the Myriad Demons Civilization, the Tianliang Civilization, just say there are six Divine Being Inheritances hidden inside the Mothership…”

Sooner or later, the Seven Star Civilization would definitely have geniuses coming to accept the Alien God inheritance from the Mothership, and the news would spread eventually.

Therefore, protecting Xue Yan’s identity was very important.

“You also should not stay in the Ming Xu Star Realm,” Li Yuan enjoined: “Go directly back to the Myriad Demons Civilization.”

“Yes,” Xue Yan nodded.

Time passed.

Li Yuan arranged all the details for Xue Yan… using his authority on the Mothership, he allowed Xue Yan to leave the Mothership.

“The game is afoot.”

“Should Xue Yan one day become the leader of the Myriad Demons Civilization, that would be quite fun,” Li Yuan’s eyes held a hint of expectation.

The Myriad Demons Civilization posed a great threat to the Seven Star Civilization… and with centuries of hatred, especially Feixing’s destruction, the Seven Star Civilization was desperate for revenge.

Myriad Demons Civilization yearned to annihilate the Seven Star Civilization.

The Seven Star Civilization wished to extinguish the Myriad Demons Civilization just as much.

…

Not long after, almost repeating his previous tactics, Li Yuan once again subdued Myriad Scales Beast Emperor.

Naturally, the process was much harder.

Because the Myriad Scales Beast Emperor was too strong, with a Life Level as high as 36 levels and the inheritance he had recently received, Li Yuan was at an absolute disadvantage in a one-on-one fight.

The gap at the base level was too obvious.

Compelled, Li Yuan had to use his Mothership authority to completely subdue Myriad Scales Beast Emperor.

But after being completely subdued, Myriad Scales Beast Emperor was rather straightforward, and Li Yuan easily employed the ‘Soul Imprint’ to fully control him.

“Master,” the Myriad Scales Beast Emperor, resembling a Fire Kirin, said respectfully.