My Endless Life.

Chapter 602 I’m full

I can't make a sound.

The body is also unable to move.

The pressure from the high-level expert on the low-level cultivator caused the black dragon to freeze in place.

He could do nothing but watch helplessly as Zelia's grip tightened, as if she were holding an insect.

And the other party will soon crush this 'insect' to death.

This is the foundation of a powerful family's direct lineage. It's not because of their background or the forces they're involved in; the identity itself represents the existence of a strong person.

This was indeed the first time Black Dragon had learned of this. There was nothing he could do about it; he was a rogue cultivator who had only managed to reach this level after much difficulty.

No one would tell him that a disciple of a powerful family would possess such abilities, and he had never encountered anything like it before.

But the first time you encounter it, you have to pay the price with your life.

“Damn it—!!”

The food that was originally placed on the table suddenly turned into a ferocious beast that devoured him. The roles of offense and defense were reversed, and he himself was now in mortal danger, which made the black dragon very unwilling.

Begging for mercy was too late. The tiger whiskers of a ninth-tier expert cannot be touched. When the Black Dragon chose to attack Li Qi, the outcome was already predetermined.

Therefore, rather than begging for mercy without any dignity, it's better to... perish together with the opponent!

Even if he dies, the Black Dragon will take someone down with him!
"Don't think you're safe just because you're from a powerful family!! You bastard!!!"

With a roar from the black dragon, his soul suddenly exploded in the air, and countless souls turned into a rain of souls, passing through Zelia's protection and flying towards Li Qi in the center!

Li Qi didn't dodge, mainly because he couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to, and he believed that Zelia would help him intercept the attacks from the other party.

Li Qi was right; Zelia would indeed help him block all attacks targeting him.

But... what if that wasn't an attack?
The Black Dragon's final outburst was not intended to attack Li Qi.

In a split second, he realized that any of his attacks would be ineffective against a Soul Saint (Ninth Rank) expert.

However, Black Dragon also observed that the powerful phantom on Li Qi's body was not intelligent; it was merely residual power that had been previously consumed and had not been replenished.

She can stop any attack aimed at Li Qi, but she will turn a blind eye to anything that benefits Li Qi.

Therefore, the black dragon was not attacking at this moment; it was giving all its power to Li Qi!

Zelia did not stop him as expected. The black dragon's rain of souls entered Li Qi's body like a vortex, centered on him.

A massive surge of soul power began to assault Li Qi's consciousness, and the black dragon's voice echoed in his mind:

"Low-level soul power simply cannot withstand the infusion of a powerful soul!! Brat, I have indeed failed, but you will die with me!!"

"..."

There's another trick up your sleeve?!

The black dragon's suicidal attack completely shocked Li Qi.

To give one's own power to the other party and forcibly burst their soul... This kind of attack method is truly unheard of!

Isn't he afraid that if he goes too far, it will actually strengthen Li Qi?

Okay, normally that's impossible.

The improvement of cultivation is a gradual process. Although the "transfer of skills" in novels and stories may happen, it is only possible if the gap between the two people is not too large.

Right now, Li Qi has just entered the fifth rank, while the Black Dragon's consciousness power is at the peak of the sixth rank. Under such a gap, the 'transfer of power' will not increase Li Qi's power, but will only cause his soul to be unable to withstand the sudden surge of power and be burst!

To use a slightly more plausible analogy, it's like Li Qi's bucket has a limited capacity for water, but now the Black Dragon has stuffed all the water, exceeding the capacity of Li Qi's 'bucket,' into it and sealed off the outlet.

Li Qi's absorption rate was far lower than the Black Dragon's power infusion rate. If this continued, Li Qi would truly be reduced to ashes.

It's even possible that the backup of consciousness can't be saved!
"...You're ruthless."

The Black Dragon is a ruthless character who can self-destruct at the slightest provocation, transferring all his power to his opponent. He is capable of making such a decision and putting it into action in a short period of time.

Li Qi glanced at the disintegrating black dragon corpse, which had lost its soul, with a gloomy expression. Without further hesitation, he chose to return to the interstellar world.

I definitely don't know how to deal with this.

But there might be a way in the interstellar world.

Furthermore, he is currently at home, and the sudden change in his strength will definitely not escape Zelia's notice. If Zelia takes action, she can at least save Li Qi's life.

I hope my mother can find a solution.

With that thought in mind, Li Qi's consciousness returned to the interstellar world.

……

Inside the garden, Zelia was still gazing at the sea of ​​flowers before her.

She usually sits here when she has nothing to do.

Actually, that's true when things happen. As long as the situation isn't serious, her dedicated fleet can handle it from a great distance.

With her ninth-tier strength, Zelia could transmit her power to any corner of the universe without leaving her home.

That's why Zelia always sits here and rarely leaves.

This sea of ​​flowers is the only memento left by Li Qi's father, and it is also the gift he gave to Zelia, the most beloved gift in Zelia's heart.

But compared to this sea of ​​flowers, Zelia cares more about Li Qi now.

The only child she and Li Qi's father left behind is the fundamental reason why Zelia pays so much attention to Li Qi.

Because of this, when Zelia sensed that something was wrong with Li Qi's consciousness, she didn't even put down the teacup before disappearing from the pavilion in an instant.

click-

The teacup, now without its owner, fell to the ground due to gravity, spilling its unfinished tea all over the floor.

Zelia herself had long since disappeared.

Before the teacup even fell, Zelia had already arrived in Li Qi's room.

As the teacup fell to the ground and spilled tea, Zelia had already grabbed Li Qi's hand, who was lying inside the game pod.

"...How could you be so careless!"

Upon noticing the presence of a massive amount of high-level energy within Li Qi's soul, Zelia couldn't help but reprimand him.

Although Li Qi couldn't hear it.

Zelia's rebuke was just an unconscious slip of the tongue; she knew, of course, that Li Qi couldn't hear her, but she said it anyway.

This is due to worry and anxiety.

He placed his palm on Li Qi's head, channeling his own power into Li Qi's body and releasing a defensive barrier over Li Qi's soul, guiding the vast and mottled power away from Li Qi's body.

Zelia initially wanted to pull out all the power that didn't belong to Li Qi, but then Zelia discovered that although this power looked the same as consciousness, it was actually a different kind of power.

"Soul power? People from the Soul Realm?"

Zelia's eyes darkened. The Soul Realm and the Myriad Star Realm are completely different, and the powerful beings on both sides rarely meet. Although they cultivate the same source of power, the two worlds are not very familiar with each other.

Logically speaking, even if Li Qi went to explore the small world, he shouldn't have encountered people from the Soul Realm.

But what has put Li Qi in danger right now is precisely the soul power of the Soul Realm.

Coincidence? Chance?
A powerful person like Zelia never believes in coincidences or chance.

The Seven Realms had been somewhat turbulent recently, and just then, the twelve legacy mechs of the ancient empire appeared one after another, and their own children were forced to inherit a legacy mech.

Zelia wasn't saying that the Legacy Mech was bad, but it was a shortcut. Zelia had never heard of anyone who inherited a Legacy Mech being able to break through to the ninth rank or higher.

However, since Li Qi had already accepted the inherited mecha, Zelia couldn't say anything. Even if it's Rank 9, there are countless people in this world who can't even reach Rank 9. At Rank 9, even if someone dies, they can be summoned and resurrected, without even needing a backup of their consciousness.

Therefore, Zelia never considered asking Li Qi to give up the inherited mech.

But the sudden surge of soul power made Zelia quite uneasy.

If coincidences become too frequent, then they are definitely not coincidences; it seems that something or someone is manipulating everything behind the scenes.

Li Qi was one of the 'pawns' chosen by that person.

"In that case..."

If the soul power cannot be guided out, or even if it is, it will damage Li Qi's soul. On the contrary, if a way can be found to help Li Qi fuse with this part of the soul power, then this crisis will turn into an opportunity.

Moreover, Li Qi's consciousness will be transformed into soul power, and the inscriptions of his consciousness will also become the source of soul power.

But this is better; it allows them to detach themselves from their inherited mechs.

The downside is that Li Qi will probably have to sleep for a long time.

"After you wake up, don't eat anything indiscriminately."

Zelia looked helplessly at her son, gently stroking his fiery white hair with her right hand, then touching Li Qi's forehead with her finger.

The immense consciousness merged with Li Qi's own consciousness and soul, leaving an imprint on his body that restrained his soul power.

A unique and beautiful pattern appeared between Li Qi's eyebrows, like a red tattoo, leaving a bewitching touch on Li Qi's already exquisite face.

After doing all this, Zelia withdrew her hand and nodded slightly at Li Qi's expression:
"He truly is your son, and a man of love. He's getting more and more handsome."

She muttered to herself, then got up and vanished from Li Qi's room in an instant.

……

Yolin was currently in his study organizing family affairs.

Mother Zelia spent her days admiring the flowers, completely shirking her responsibilities and leaving all family affairs to Yolin.

While it's true that Yorin is the future head of the Xel'Nak family, he isn't yet.

He also needs to cultivate himself, he needs to rest, and he needs to spend time with his younger brother Li Qi in order to increase his motivation for work.

It was precisely because of this that Yolin, who had been handling affairs here for three consecutive days, was filled with resentment that was about to burst through the sky.

He felt that even if Zelia appeared in front of him, he would still curse her out!
"Elena is there."

"!!!"

Yolin, who had just been mentally creating a miniature version of Zelia, was startled when Zelia suddenly appeared in front of him, and he almost opened his narrowed eyes a little.

"Mother, what brings you here?"

What he had just thought to himself was instantly forgotten by Yolin.

He maintained a polite smile and inquired about Zelia's purpose in coming.

Zelia repeated, "Where is Elena?"

"Elena..."

Thinking of his older sister, who had been expelled from the main family and relegated to a collateral branch, Jolin pondered for a moment:

“She left the Imperial Star’s territory for the border a day ago.”

"A day ago?"

"To be precise, I was watching her the whole time 26 hours and 35 minutes ago, I can't be mistaken."

Yolin knew that Zelia had come to him to ask about Elena's whereabouts.

Because he had been keeping an eye on Elena to prevent her from doing anything monstrous on Li Qi's wedding day.

So when Zelia can't find Elena, she comes to Yorin.

However... Zelia usually doesn't pay attention to the affairs of the younger generation.

Yolin's narrowed eyes opened slightly, a red light shining through them, as he asked Zelia:

"Mother, what do you want with that woman?"

"I originally just wanted to warn her to behave herself, but since she's not here, you can pass on the message to her."

Zelia spoke softly, and Yolin's heart sank upon hearing this: "Something happened to Richie?"

Zelia wouldn't pay attention to Elena unless it was something extremely important.

For Yolin, the most important thing for the entire family is Li Qi, and it should be the same for Zelia.

So when Yolin realized Zelia's intentions, the first person he thought of was Li Qi.

Something happened to him!

“He had a… serendipitous encounter.” Zelia carefully chose her words and said softly to Yorin, “So he needs to sleep for a while. During this time, he cannot be disturbed by anyone. Yorin, you know what to do.”

"Yes, I understand."

Upon hearing Zelia's words, Yolin immediately understood what he should do.

Seal off the Xel'Nak house, increase security around the Xel'Nak house, especially Ritchie's room, and prohibit anyone from approaching the area around Ritchie's room!
This is what Yorin should do next.

Then there's Elena.

This woman's return at this time is definitely not for good reasons, but as Richie's sister, she does indeed have the right to attend Richie's wedding.

We cannot stop it, but we cannot let it go unchecked either.

She needs to be monitored more closely, and if necessary... Jolin can take action.

Of course, fratricide cannot happen, and the rules of the Xel'Nak family do not allow such a thing to happen, but suppressing Elena and deposing her and imprisoning her is still something that can be done.

When it comes to actually taking action, Yorin will show absolutely no mercy.

"We also need to inform Sophiuna and ask her to postpone the wedding as much as possible, and we'll discuss everything after Richie wakes up."

Zelia gave the instructions again.

Yolin also carefully wrote everything down, and only after he had finished did he look up and ask, "Is Richie alright?"

"It's okay. You can think of it as him... eating too much and digesting it now. He'll wake up once he's finished digesting that portion of power."

Zelia rarely spoke a lot to Yorin, and Yorin felt relieved after hearing this.

Regardless, as the person in the entire family who cares most about Li Qi, Zelia's words are highly accurate when it comes to Li Qi.

Since Zelia said it's nothing, then it really is nothing.

Even so, we cannot let our guard down. We don’t know when Li Qi will wake up, and as his older brother, he must protect him during his younger brother’s sleep.

"Anyway, it's up to you now," Zelia said to Yolin one last time, and then, just as she had come, she vanished silently from Yolin's sight.

Even after Zelia left, Yolin maintained a respectful posture and replied:

"Don't worry, Mother, I will take care of everything."

As Yolin said this, he turned to look at the mountain of documents behind him, took a deep breath, and repeated with renewed resentment:

"...I'll take care of everything."

However, when he repeated it a second time, he seemed to be gritting his teeth.

(End of this chapter)