Don't Say You Weren't Warned

Black chains rapidly spread upward, attempting to bind Li Xunsheng's soul.

The countless chains met with no resistance, easily restraining the frail soul completely.

His mind reeled for a moment before a sharp pain jolted him, making him open his eyes wide.

[Will of God triggered! Judgment passed! Mental counterattack!]

The frail soul was instantly dyed golden, and its dazzling radiance made Mo Rui's vision go white...

The black chains shattered in an instant, then re-formed beneath the golden light, tightly binding Mo Rui's black soul...

[The slave contract has been established. Mo Rui's soul is now directly under your control. You can annihilate her soul at any time.]

Mo Rui: Σ(⊙▽⊙"!!!

"So I told you, you might regret making a move..."

After waiting for Mo Rui to regain her composure, the young man helplessly tapped the table.

Looking at the woman whose face was filled with indignation and hatred, Li Xunsheng had never expected things to turn out this way..

If this demoness had attacked directly, he probably could only have fled under the boost from the Body of God, without any chance to counterattack.

But she had insisted on unleashing the full force of her mental attack...

Ugh, I got scammed, didn't I?

"Who exactly are you?!"

With her soul bound and unable to move without Li Xunsheng's command, Mo Rui gnashed her teeth and glared viciously at the man before her.

"Just an outsider who only wants to protect himself... I already told you, I won't interfere in your affairs. Even if you're demons, that still applies."

Li Xunsheng had no particular impression of the humans in this world. He could barely protect himself right now, and didn't even have the strength to protect his true compatriots on Blue Star. How could he possibly care about some demons?

"We can continue our contract as if neither of us had made a move."

Of course, before the attack, Li Xunsheng had belonged to Blood Rose. After the attack, Blood Rose belonged to Li Xunsheng.

Still, he didn't actually want to issue too many commands to Mo Rui. The main problem was...

She wouldn't listen!

The demoness kept expressing her extreme resistance through her soul. Although she couldn't resist Li Xunsheng's commands, she could choose to kill herself and end her own life.

If she simply died, that would be fine. But if she had some secret method that allowed her to pass the information to the demons after death, then Li Xunsheng would have offended the demons completely before he had even been in Lone Star City for an hour...

That was the last thing he wanted to see...

"Let's pretend nothing happened. You can remain the shopkeeper, and I'll remain an employee. We'll deal with our master-servant relationship later. For now, we'll each mind our own business. How about it?"

"..."

The fury in her heart gradually subsided, and Mo Rui kept scanning the man before her with a solemn gaze.

Originally, she would never have believed this man.

But after seeing that golden radiance... a perplexing question had remained in her heart.

Did humans possess such powerful countermeasures?

From the beginning, this man had shown extreme indifference toward the plight of humanity. Even after seeing her true form, he hadn't become angry, nor had he shown the slightest trace of hatred toward her...

"You're not human."

Her tone was certain, and her expression resolute. This succubus had none of the charm or delicacy she had possessed when they first met. Instead, she resembled a warrior prepared to die at any moment, someone willing to do anything for her race.

"..."

Li Xunsheng pressed his lips together and looked at his hands.

[Race: ?]

"If you're willing to swear in the name of your race that you won't reveal my identity to any human..."

After a moment of silence, Mo Rui finally relented, but she made her own demand.

She still had a mission to complete. After paying such a tremendous price, she absolutely couldn't die here for nothing.

"I will never tell any human native of this land about you."

"This promise can be bound by any oath you choose. Will that do?"

"This is where you'll be staying."

After the contract was signed, Mo Rui was forced to accept her new employee.

Since her identity had already been exposed, she simply maintained her succubus form and led Li Xunsheng to a room inside the shop meant for resting.

"I see..."

"What are you looking at, you pervert?!"

Noticing that his gaze remained fixed on a strange spot, Mo Rui abruptly turned around and faced the man whose eyes were wandering all over the place.

"Ahem, I was just curious about what this tail feels like..."

Without the slightest attempt to hide it, Li Xunsheng rubbed his chin and studied the tail hanging below Mo Rui's waist.

A demon's tail. Interesting.

"Hmph, I advise you to forget it. Regardless of what your true form is, absorption is a passive ability of our race. With your current puny body, you would probably die instantly."

Although her soul was under the control of this man whose true form was unknown, Mo Rui showed almost no awareness of being a servant. She shot him a contemptuous look, then raised her head and left on her own...

[This succubus used a special method to suppress her demonic aura, preventing humanity from discovering her.]

[To maintain this concealment, this succubus had to preserve absolute purity from a young age and live as a human rather than as a succubus.]

There was such a thing?

Li Xunsheng stretched out a hand and called out to Mo Rui, who was preparing to leave.

"Wait, boss."

"What?"

"Do you have any tasks for me?"

A level-70 succubus. She had to have a whole series of quests available, right?

"No! Only tasks for demons!"

Clenching her silver teeth, Mo Rui felt that the good mental state she had cultivated over all these years was about to be completely ruined by this bizarre man.

"Then advance me a month's wages. I have something to take care of..."

Li Xunsheng had to reach level ten within a week, but since he hadn't invested any talent points into combat abilities, he could only find another way.

"Take it!"

[Obtained one Gold Coin from Mo Rui]

"If you have something to do, don't bother asking me for leave. Just go!"

Because of this man, her plans had nearly been disrupted, making it impossible for Mo Rui to put on a pleasant expression.

"Thanks. I'll be at work on time tomorrow."

Ignoring Mo Rui's sour expression, Li Xunsheng ushered his boss out of his room.

"I finally have some free time."

Inside his private room, Li Xunsheng opened the panel and switched to the talent page.

[Divine Spark (Incomplete): Requires a large amount of Faith points to repair. Gather faith and develop believers as soon as possible.]

"How am I supposed to..."

Hm?!

The moment the thought of obtaining faith appeared, a strange field of vision emerged in Li Xunsheng's mind.

It was a clearing in a forest... A gentle breeze brushed past, and an irregular golden stone lay on the emerald grass...

That thing was very important to him.

The thought surfaced abruptly in his mind, allowing Li Xunsheng to understand the significance of that stone.

It seemed to be his medium...

In other words, the tool through which a god descended divine miracles?

In the blink of an eye, a woman emerged from the forest in his field of vision, interrupting Li Xunsheng's thoughts...