My gorgeous wife Chapter 1977: 1945: Space-Time

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Previously on My gorgeous wife...
Guangming unleashed his terrifying Reincarnation Divine Ability, the Endless Mortal World, upon Li Chen. Li Chen countered with his own Time Law, successfully rewinding Guangming's attack. Guangming then revealed the second move of his divine ability, Eternal Silence Path, trapping Li Chen in a desolate wasteland.

Li Chen found himself not initially ensnared by the boundless divine skills of the mortal realm.

However, as the hand seal drew near, it detonated, forcefully dragging him into this fabricated world.

Despite understanding that his surroundings were mere illusion, Li Chen's Dao Heart faltered momentarily.

An eternal silence, devoid of any presence, just him alone – what meaning could such a world possess?

And what significance could such an existence hold?

“Am I truly the only one?” Li Chen softly lamented. “This world holds no meaning indeed; perishing would be simpler.”

Such is the dreadful power of reincarnation divine abilities.

While they might not directly assault one's spirit, inhabiting such a world and environment subtly steers even a formidable individual towards the predetermined trap, until they inevitably succumb.

This is Guangming’s second reincarnation divine ability: the Eternal Silence Path!

“Astounding, truly astounding.”

Clinging to a sliver of lucidity, Li Chen gritted his teeth. Had it not been for the sole clarity remaining on his spiritual platform, he would have likely fallen completely by now.

Nevertheless, a significant portion of his consciousness had already been thoroughly drawn in, lost within this scene of eternal quietude.

Even with the stark awareness that it was all false, the profound sense of desolation within his heart remained undeniable.

“With such a potent reincarnation divine ability, even an ordinary Heavenly Venerable might struggle to resist.”

And succumbing entirely meant becoming defenseless, like a fish on a chopping block.

“Break!”

A peculiar power surged forth from Li Chen's being.

This was none other than Li Chen’s domain realm!

The domain realm vibrated intensely, attempting to shatter the eternal silence before his eyes.

“Crack!”

Observable as ripples formed in the silent space due to the shockwave from Li Chen’s domain realm, it did not shatter.

Li Chen stilled his heart and calmed his mind.

The intent of the Blade of Self-Slaughter's heart-cut suddenly rampaged within the domain realm.

“Break!!”

Another forceful shout erupted.

The entire space trembled anew, with this shockwave proving even more potent than the last.

“Even the Blade of the Mind cannot sever this?” Li Chen’s lips moved slightly, as he simultaneously activated the laws of time and space.

As the ethereal laws of time and the silvery laws of space forcibly intertwined within Li Chen’s domain realm, they coalesced into one of the most fundamental forces that construct the cosmos.

Space-time!

Space-time serves as the bedrock of all existence.

Only with the presence of time and space can all else come into being.

“Whether it is the endless mortal world or eternal silence, they can only be mere components of space-time!” Intense divine light blazed from Li Chen’s eyes.

“When space-time emerges, all other laws cease to exist!”

“Rumble!!”

As Li Chen’s power of space-time erupted, the surrounding expanse finally succumbed, beginning to tremble violently.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!!”

Cracks spiderwebbed across the space, and finally, with a tremendous boom, the entirety of the Eternal Silence Path collapsed.

Not far away, Guangming’s face drained of color, and he stumbled back several steps, gazing at Li Chen with profound shock.

“You… you actually broke my Eternal Silence Path head-on? This… how is this even possible?”

It wasn’t that Guangming was arrogant; even before, when his comprehension of reincarnation law wasn’t as advanced as it is now, his Endless Mortal World could scarcely be resisted by any of his peers.

But now, despite his enhanced insight, this second form of his reincarnation divine ability was broken by Li Chen directly. This was truly an unbelievable feat.

“How could it not be possible?” Though utterly depleted, Li Chen maintained a smile as he looked at Guangming, chuckling lightly. “In this world, what divine skills are truly invincible?”

Guangming was momentarily stunned, then nodded. “Brother Li speaks the truth; my perspective was too narrow.”

“Then, allow me to witness Brother Li’s divine skills next.”

Upon hearing Guangming’s words, Li Chen felt a flicker of surprise.

He realized that, up to this point, he possessed few true divine skills. Aside from a handful of sword techniques, his other abilities were essentially manipulations of his own power and the laws; in essence, he had very few established divine skills.

And facing an adversary like Guangming, it was evident that ordinary divine skills would prove utterly ineffective.

“My divine skills…”

Li Chen’s eyes glinted subtly.

Since he lacked readily available divine skills, he would simply have to forge his own!

Previously, Li Chen differed from others. While most first comprehended laws to then create their own divine skills, he had always utilized sword techniques as a means to understand the laws.

However, this did not preclude his ability to create. It was simply that he had never considered pursuing that particular path.

“That time law just now was forcefully combined utilizing the domain realm’s power, and its might was truly terrifying, capable of shattering the near-unbreakable Silent Path World. What if, then, I could truly merge the laws of time and space into a divine skill?” A daring concept began to form within Li Chen’s mind.

Once this thought took root, it became impossible to suppress, and ideas started to flood Li Chen’s consciousness.

“Buzz——”

A faint, azure force field emanated from Li Chen’s being.

Observing this field, Guangming’s expression shifted to one of bewilderment.

“A domain realm? But he hasn’t even reached the Soul Realm; how is this possible…”

Before Guangming could delve deeper into his thoughts, he witnessed two forces within Li Chen’s domain – one silver, the other transparent – morph into twin dragons and begin to interlace and spiral.

In a remarkably short span, the two forces melded into a singular entity.

“The laws of time and space? This is…” Guangming’s eyes widened in disbelief.

The individual comprehension of the time law and space law was already immensely difficult. Even the time law was not far behind his own reincarnation law. He found it almost inconceivable that after mastering the time law, someone could spare the capacity to grasp the equally potent space law.

Even he, previously, hadn't fully grasped how Li Chen had shattered his Eternal Silence Path. Yet, upon witnessing these two formidable laws intertwined, he finally understood.

“So that’s how it was. It appears my reincarnation divine ability was not broken without reason,” Guangming murmured to himself.

“Time as its substance, space as its structure,” Li Chen recited silently, and in the subsequent moment, a crystalline wheel, shimmering with a silver radiance, materialized above Li Chen’s head.

Sensing the peculiar power emanating from the wheel, a unique glint sparked in Li Chen’s eyes.

With the wheel hovering overhead, Li Chen suddenly extended a finger.

“Wheel of Space-Time!”