Chapter 136 – Entered a Completely Drained State

“【Demon Binding】?”

Xu Qianqian’s eyes flickered as she turned her gaze toward Su Ming.

Noticing Xu Qianqian’s stare, Su Ming scratched his cheek and ultimately offered an explanation to this Young Miss.

“It’s a Spirit Art from the unregistered sequence, specifically designed to control Phantom Demons.”

Su Ming’s concise explanation brought a glimmer of understanding to Xu Qianqian’s eyes.

No wonder those Phantom Demons obeyed Su Ming’s commands and served him so diligently—it was all because of this so-called 【Demon Binding】 Spell Formula.

But still…

“You actually learned such an obscure Spell Formula from the unregistered sequence?”

Xu Qianqian was quite surprised by this.

Compared to the registered sequence Spirit Arts, those from the unregistered sequence had far more limitations, were much harder to develop, and posed greater learning difficulties. As a result, such Spell Formulas were not only obscure but also extremely rare.

That Su Ming had learned such an uncommon Spirit Art would surprise anyone.

However, according to Su Ming’s explanation, this Spell Formula seemed capable of controlling Phantom Demons and making them serve him—an effect that could indeed be considered astonishing.

At the very least, Xu Qianqian had never heard of any Spirit Art that could control Phantom Demons. No one in this world had ever managed to tame Phantom Demons for their own use. Only some Extraordinary Items created by Great Masters of alchemy on whims could somewhat control Phantom Demons, but even their effects were quite limited.

If Su Ming could truly control any type of Phantom Demon at will, that would be somewhat terrifying.

Perhaps this man could use this Spell Formula to directly create an army of Phantom Demons powerful enough to destroy an entire Base City.

While Xu Qianqian was lost in these thoughts, Su Ming had already approached the Mermaid Girl.

Looking at the pitiful figure lying on the Ice Platform, for a moment Su Ming actually felt somewhat reluctant.

He had the feeling that he was about to commit an unforgivable evil deed, as if a voice in his heart was shouting “You absolutely must not do this,” making Su Ming quite conflicted.

Thinking carefully, using coercive means to possess such a pitiful young girl and make her obey his every command—this looked very much like something that would earn him a prison sentence.

This was no longer a question of capability, but a question of criminality.

“There’s no other way. I’m only resorting to this out of necessity, with absolutely no improper intentions.”

Su Ming offered this defense to no one in particular, drawing a suspicious look from Xu Qianqian beside him.

Su Ming quickly focused his mind, forgetting both the world and himself, eliminating all wicked thoughts as he raised his hand and mobilized his Spirit Power.

The next second, a dark circular array appeared on Su Ming’s wrist, sliding up to his palm and transforming into a palm-sized sharp spear.

With a flick of his hand, the Spirit Power spear shot out like a long nail, piercing directly into the Mermaid Girl’s chest.

“Meeling!”

The Mermaid Girl suddenly let out a mournful cry—so sorrowful and heartbreaking that it would make anyone with a conscience tremble.

“You…”

Xu Qianqian couldn’t help but glare angrily at Su Ming.

“It wasn’t intentional!”

Driven by inexplicable guilt, Su Ming shook his head desperately to defend himself.Thus, it was clear just how pitiful the mermaid girl appeared as she cried out in a voice like an arrow-stricken lament.

However, the use of 【Demon Binding】 was evidently successful. The sharp spear of Spirit Power smoothly penetrated the mermaid girl’s body and entered her heart.

From this moment on, the mermaid girl’s personal freedom no longer belonged to her.

Merely thinking about this, not only Su Ming but even Xu Qianqian couldn’t help but feel a pang of reluctance.

Later, when the two recalled their feelings at this moment, they would surely have to sigh with emotion, wouldn’t they?

Even though their opponent was a Phantom Demon, and neither Su Ming nor Xu Qianqian were the type to show mercy, they found themselves inexplicably stirred by this Phantom Demon Cub, evoking a considerable amount of sympathy and pity that was truly hard to put into words.

Fortunately, this way, both Su Ming and Xu Qianqian could rescue the mermaid girl with peace of mind.

Just as Xu Qianqian was about to take out a restorative alchemical potion, Su Ming stopped her.

“Alchemical potions are made for us humans, crafted by Sorcerers who possess Spirit Power and spiritual nature. For a Phantom Demon, which is suppressed by Spirit Arts, such a potion would either be highly toxic or completely ineffective,” Su Ming explained.

His words left Xu Qianqian bewildered.

“Then how are we supposed to save this child?”

Xu Qianqian was at a loss.

Humans healing humans was a very common occurrence, but humans healing a Phantom Demon was an exceedingly rare event.

Xu Qianqian truly had no idea how one should go about healing a Phantom Demon.

In contrast, Su Ming looked at Xu Qianqian with a rather subtle expression.

“Your injuries seem to have healed quite a bit,” Su Ming remarked with an inexplicable tone. “Whether it was the night we first met or tonight, the severe wounds on your body recovered quickly after drinking my blood, didn’t they?”

Su Ming’s words first made Xu Qianqian pause in surprise, then she quickly grasped his meaning.

“Are you saying we should feed her blood?”

At this point, Xu Qianqian’s expression became somewhat uncomfortable again.

Su Ming looked at the girl with slight exasperation.

“Phantom Demons feed on blood. Blood is both their source of power and the essence of their life. Whether feeding this cub blood will work or not, you should know best.”

If nothing else, Xu Qianqian herself, as a vampire, had undoubtedly relied on drinking Su Ming’s blood to activate the Phantom Demon-like aspects within her, thereby gaining regenerative abilities comparable to those of a Phantom Demon and quickly recovering from her injuries on both occasions.

Given this, feeding blood to an actual Phantom Demon should also stimulate their innate regenerative abilities, allowing them to recover swiftly.

“Then let’s use my blood.”

Understanding this, Xu Qianqian immediately took out a dagger.

Due to her usual low needs, Xu Qianqian didn’t carry many blood packs with her.

The last bag of blood she had on her had just been disdainfully thrown to the mutated Scaled Horn Demon to enjoy.

Now, Xu Qianqian could only use her own blood to feed the mermaid girl and awaken her regenerative abilities.

There was no way she could use Su Ming’s blood, right?

He had just been drained dry by her, left in a state with not a single drop to spare. She wasn’t a devil—she wouldn’t make him continue to “hand in homework.”

Pfft…

Immediately, Xu Qianqian lightly cut her fingertip, letting a drop of blood seep out.She dripped the blood bead into the mermaid girl’s enticing tender lips, letting that crimson drop slide down her throat.

“……”

The mermaid girl remained motionless, only after a while did she lick her small mouth and swallow the blood bead in her mouth.

Su Ming and Xu Qianqian stared fixedly at the mermaid girl without even blinking.

Before long, they noticed.

The injuries on the mermaid girl’s body were actually healing bit by bit at a visible rate.

“It’s working!”

Su Ming’s spirits soared.

“Mhm!”

Xu Qianqian also nodded heavily, squeezing out another drop of blood to drip into the mermaid girl’s mouth.

Just like that, Xu Qianqian fed several drops of blood to the mermaid girl, making her injuries recover faster and faster.

“Whoosh—”

The surrounding temperature suddenly plummeted again, turning the mist into icy fog that began howling above the lake surface.

At this moment, whether it was cold air, water vapor, or humidity, all converged toward the mermaid girl’s body.

When the mermaid girl’s injuries completely healed, all the bloodstains on her body faded away as if washed clean, restoring her to a pure and flawless appearance that looked so beautiful, so dreamlike.

Then, the mermaid girl opened her eyes.

A pair of water-blue eyes appeared in their sockets, as if containing an entire ocean with a galaxy within, utterly breathtaking.

“Mi-ling—”

A cry different from the previous pitiful one sounded.

The call was strong yet gentle and melodious, like heavenly music, akin to celestial sounds.

The mermaid girl had already risen from the ice platform, her gaze also falling upon Su Ming and Xu Qianqian.

Then…

“Mi-ling!”

As if startled, the beautiful girl sprang up and flew into the air.

“Splash—”

Waves formed, creating ripples and the sound of surging water.

The mermaid girl rode the wavelike water currents, flying into the sky, actually turning without hesitation and darting toward the horizon.

She, unexpectedly, fled.

“Wait!”

Xu Qianqian instinctively called out.

“Don’t run!”

Su Ming even blurted out words like a villain, activating his Spirit Sense to trigger the Demon Binding Spell Formula in the mermaid girl’s heart.

“Mi-ling!”

The mermaid girl darting toward the horizon suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, her entire blood boiling as well. After a mournful cry, she fell from the sky.

Just as Su Ming thought to catch her, he discovered the artificial lake’s surface was thawing at an astonishing speed, causing layer after layer of ice to melt.

The mermaid girl fell into the water, transforming into a swimming fish, diving deep and disappearing from sight.

Su Ming and Xu Qianqian, because their footing began melting, had to quickly retreat toward the shore.

“Splash—”

Wave after wave surged, as if the entire artificial lake had been enraged, actually raising dozens of meters high waves that rushed toward Su Ming and Xu Qianqian.

“Not good!”

Xu Qianqian swiftly darted toward the shore, but found her speed couldn’t outpace the incoming waves, about to be swallowed.

At the critical moment, Su Ming suddenly leaped up, advancing instead of retreating, charging toward the wall-like wave.

“Silver Arm: One Percent: Punch!”

Eerie light flashed like flames from his right arm.

An astonishing power surged from Su Ming’s right hand.Like a hero challenging a natural disaster, Su Ming threw his right fist at the overwhelming waves surging toward him.

“Boom—!”

Amid a thunderous explosion, the massive wave dozens of meters high burst apart, transforming into an equally immense spray that scattered in all directions.

(End of Chapter)