My gorgeous wife Chapter 2456 - 2424: Poem Shadow Dao Saint Compromises
Previously on My gorgeous wife...
After Li Chen spoke, everyone thought Li Chen was crazy.
Even Leiyang, who originally stood by his side, was no exception; of all people, why choose to threaten the Poem Shadow Dao Saint?
Had he not just felt the might of the Poem Shadow Dao Saint?
Or perhaps, was he truly driven by a death wish?
Of course, only Li Chen knew that he wasn’t mad, nor was he seeking death.
He was merely gambling.
The more critical the moment, the calmer he became.
But being calm doesn’t mean he must retreat!
He was simply making a dangerous choice, both coolly and objectively.
Danger often correlates directly with reward.
Yes, he was gambling. But what was he gambling on?
He was gambling that the Poem Shadow Dao Saint wouldn’t dare to gamble!
If it was just talk initially, now it’s not that simple anymore.
The constraining power of the Poem Shadow Dao Saint is evident from the fact that Mie Xing is still imprisoned and hasn’t broken free.
But why was Li Chen able to escape?
Because of the black qi within him.
Li Chen dared not let the black qi envelop him again, nor relinquish much control, guiding just a trace to a particular place.
Yet this trace of black qi emanating from Li Chen destroyed and removed the constraints of the Poem Shadow Dao Saint.
Clearly, the power of this black qi surpassed even Li Chen’s expectations.
Or perhaps, compared to before, the black qi has grown stronger.
It had become more domineering and destructive.
But the more so, the more Li Chen dared not use the power of black qi, fearing being consumed by it entirely.
The Seven Realms Tome had explicitly warned him.
Using black qi again might mean he would never wake up.
This black qi was like a double-edged sword.
It injures both the enemy and himself.
Li Chen believed that if the Poem Shadow Dao Saint was as formidable as others said, she would notice that momentary difference.
Though still unclear about what the black qi was, Li Chen knew nothing more terrifying than this substance!
Just forcing out a trace to break the surrounding locks left Li Chen feeling a strong backlash, as if his body could be overtaken anytime.
"Endure!"
In Li Chen’s mind, voices from the Seven Realms Tome and Red Moon echoed, "Don’t let this thing completely consume you; otherwise, it’s game over!"
The Seven Realms Tome was deeply troubled, given the aggressive nature of the black qi that merely a trace seemed to engulf Li Chen’s body and attack his consciousness.
Even in tandem with Red Moon and Li Chen’s help as the body’s host, suppressing it was challenging; this entity was dreadfully fearsome.
In the Seven Realms Tome’s understanding, not even the invasion of cultivators by the Doomsday Beast Soul compared fractionally to this black qi’s aggressiveness.
The higher-ranked cultivators are harder to erode; the same goes for the Doomsday Beast Soul.
Back in the day, Shang was consumed amalgamating hundreds of Souls of the Law to gradually engulf Shang completely.
Yet Shang was merely at the Early Palm Source Realm.
The higher the rank of cultivators, the stronger the divine soul, making top powerhouses nearly invulnerable to the Doomsday Beast Soul erosion.
Thus, even in the Doomsday Beast Soul faction, they mostly opt for talented yet lower cultivation cultivators, grooming them from a lower cultivation stage.
And as these geniuses’ cultivation grows, they naturally become one of them.
But the black qi differs, being utterly unreasonable with its savage nature, seizing body control!
Just a trace overflow almost snatched control from his Late Palm Source Realm soul, revealing the terrifying extent of the black qi.
Poem Shadow frowned.
As Li Chen claimed, she sensed a tremendously dangerous aura.
Uncertain if it was as powerful as Li Chen said, she knew the aura instilled undeniable power.
Astounding enough to make her hesitate.
Chosen as the Jianmu Universe’s arbiter not merely for talent and might, loving her homeland—the universe—played a more significant role.
More than anyone else.
Why else, amid so many Dao Saints, choose her?
The Poem Shadow Dao Saint essentially functions as the Jianmu Universe’s Master of the Heavenly Dao!
Not merely a plane or realm—she holds command of the entire universe, perhaps appropriately termed as the ’Master of the Universe.’
Within the Jianmu Universe, she stands invincible!
Yet, from Li Chen, she sensed... a power that threatened the universe!
Li Chen’s words hit her sore spot.
Poem Shadow feared no harm, not even death; yet she dreaded the Jianmu Universe suffering harm.
Thus, the Poem Shadow Dao Saint’s rule against reckless Dao Saint rank battles finds its primary justification.
"Have you... made your decision?!" Seeing the woman there for too long silent, Li Chen, feeling stressed, shouted.
As the universe’s will representative, the universe’s master, what is your decision?
How does such a dithering person become the universe’s supreme powerhouse?
Don’t you know I’m really struggling right now?
Li Chen felt control slipping; failure to suppress the black qi might spawn aberrations.
But total suppression means losing his negotiation leverage with Poem Shadow.
Thus, maintaining this semi-unsealed yet not fully unleashed ’playing hard to get’ posture.
Yet in this state, he struggled severely.
Not only him, even the Seven Realms Tome and Red Moon, discreetly exerting within him, neared exhaustion.
Yet this woman remained indecisive!
"I..." The Poem Shadow Dao Saint’s tone weakened, eyeing Mie Xing briefly then hesitated: "I cannot kill him randomly."
"If you don’t want to meet the Jian Ancestor, so be it, but assure me you won’t further damage the Jianmu Universe." Poem Shadow Dao Saint pursed her lips.
Undoubtedly, Li Chen was the first in years to put her in a bind!
"Deal!"
Li Chen exhaled deeply.