The brainwashing continued for roughly half an incense stick's time before finally ending. When Xiao Yan withdrew his Soul Force from Hun Moli's mind, the Dou Zun expert who had been utterly loyal to Hun Dai'er had undergone a complete transformation. A new memory now existed in her mind, telling her that the man before her had saved her life, that she had to repay him with her own life, and that he was the man she must serve loyally for the rest of her days.
With Xiao Yan's current strength, brainwashing a Dou Zun was still somewhat taxing. After all, the prerequisite for doing such a thing was that the other person's Soul Force had to be far inferior to his own.
Although Hun Moli's Soul Force was weaker than Xiao Yan's, it had already reached a level equivalent to the late Mortal Realm. Combined with her Dou Qi cultivation, which far surpassed his, under normal circumstances, thoroughly warping her memories would have been impossible with his Early Spirit Realm Soul Force alone.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan possessed two trump cards: the Nine Revolutions Soul Refining Art and the Fallen Heart Flame. After burning away more than half of her Soul Force, he took control of her sea of soul consciousness. Under those circumstances, brainwashing her was not impossible. Still, to be safe, Xiao Yan planted a Soul Imprint in her mind. If anything truly went wrong in the future, he would only need to activate it to plunge her beyond all hope of salvation.
Xiao Yan had also considered refining Hun Moli directly into a Heavenly Demon Puppet. However, refining a Dou Zun-level puppet required a tier-eight Magic Core, and he had no such thing on hand. Hun Moli's armor had originally been inlaid with one, but Xiao Yan