My gorgeous wife
Chapter 640 - 612: The New Power

Chapter 640: Chapter 612: The New Power

In the wee hours, Li Chen slowly rose from his bed.

Given his current physical condition, he didn’t need as much sleep as an ordinary person. After just two or three hours of deep rest, he would feel spirited all day long.

Even more, if he was in a cultivation state, Li Chen could even dispense with sleep altogether.

He had now begun to touch the threshold that the grandfathers had once reached, and he also understood why Great Grandfather could close himself in cultivation for such extended periods.

At times, True Qi alone could already sustain the body’s needs.

Cultivation was, after all, a state akin to meditation that could replenish spiritual power with no sense of consumption.

Looking at the soundly sleeping Lin Yi, Li Chen smiled silently to himself. Honestly, he felt very fortunate to have such a wife.

Leaving the room, Li Chen moved noiselessly into the courtyard.

As it was still before dawn and the sky hadn’t brightened yet, the surrounding light was very dim.

Of course, this didn’t affect Li Chen much.

Standing bare-chested in the yard, he exposed all his well-defined muscles to the air.

Besides the solid muscles on his body, there were also many terrifying wounds that even time couldn’t erase.

These were trophies from his narrow escapes from death.

The most recent was a piercing wound from the Black General’s Red Moon Blade.

Li Chen’s physique wasn’t particularly extravagant, but the tightly packed muscles were bursting with explosive power, making it evident that this man was not to be trifled with.

"I haven’t felt the power after the breakthrough since coming out," Li Chen murmured to himself after performing a set of punches and suddenly looking at his own hands.

Although the closed-door cultivation lasted only two days, the cost he paid was known only to him.

Setting aside the agony he endured, he had swallowed at least a hundred of those Little Fish from the Cold Pool over these days.

Even though the fish were small, a hundred was no joke, and each fish contained terrifying energy. Plus the Pool Water from the Cold Pool, even Li Chen didn’t know how much energy he had absorbed.

And that wasn’t all.

Even the Silver Elixirs he brought were all consumed, which finally helped him break through that threshold.

Even he was not sure how strong he had become now.

Li Chen didn’t stay in the villa but took advantage of the night to drive away.

Since the villa was close to the outskirts, he drove for a short while and arrived beside a small grove.

"This is the place," Li Chen looked up to the sky turning whitish, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.

"Hah!"

With a shout from Li Chen, a terrifying momentum surged from within him, only to dissipate into nothingness quickly.

Feeling the power within himself, a contemplative look suddenly flashed across Li Chen’s eyes.

Soon, Li Chen stopped Circulating Qi and casually lifted his hand toward a tree about ten meters away, as thick as an adult’s thigh.

"Boom!"

However, as Li Chen nonchalantly raised his hand, the tree snapped in half as if it had been blown up by explosives.

"That’s not right," Li Chen’s face showed no sign of excitement.

Raising his hand again, he made a light swing toward another tree, this one as thick as a normal bucket.

"Boom!"

The tree broke again.

"Still not right," Li Chen frowned once more.

For the third time, Li Chen raised his hand, this time pointing two fingers toward the thickest tree at the same distance.

"Rumble!!!"

As if detonated, the tree exploded, showering splinters everywhere.

This tree was the thickness of a washbasin!

Seeing this, a smile finally appeared on Li Chen’s face: "Yes, that’s it."

One must continuously adapt to harness each stage of power to its fullest, and Li Chen had finally reached that point after the trials he went through just now.

"With this, perhaps there’s no need to fear the Black General as before!" A glint of light flashed in Li Chen’s eyes.

By this time, the sky was fully bright.

Li Chen looked up at the sky, no longer lingering, and drove back towards the villa.

"Is there any news?" Li Chen asked Alice as soon as they connected.

"Not yet," said Alice hesitantly. "These past two days, the Black General and An Qin have disappeared, but we made some discoveries in Jiangbei City next door."

"Jiangbei City? What’s the situation?" Li Chen asked, his curiosity piqued.

Speaking of the Black General leaving Linchuan to wreak havoc in Jiangbei, truth be told, Li Chen still found it somewhat hard to believe.

Although the Black General was somewhat sinister, unless there was a special reason, he probably wouldn’t go after ordinary people.

Because, in the eyes of someone like the Black General, ordinary people are no different than ants, who would deliberately pay attention to and intentionally step on the ants under their feet while passing by?

"Tell me, what’s the situation?" Li Chen asked.

"Um..." Alice pondered for a moment before she finally spoke, "Recently, we have discovered several extremely peculiar yet strangely familiar murder cases in Jiangbei City."

"Peculiar yet familiar? What do you mean?" Li Chen frowned.

"These cases, they’re all homicides. And the victims’ manner of death is very bizarre... It’s as if someone drained them of blood," Alice said after a moment’s hesitation.

"What are you suggesting?"

"That’s right, it’s identical to the way Li Xinmei used to kill and suck blood," Alice said with a heaviness in her voice.

The previous Li Xinmei had almost cost Li Chen his life.

If it wasn’t for the existence of Red Moon, perhaps Li Chen would already be a lost soul by now.

Li Xinmei’s strength was still vividly remembered by Li Chen even now.

"But, wasn’t Li Xinmei confirmed dead?" Li Chen suddenly asked.

"Yes, Li Xinmei is indeed dead; her body is still in my laboratory, undergoing dissection and research," Alice said.

"Alright, I got it."

After hanging up the phone, Li Chen’s brow furrowed again. He was pondering whether he should take a trip to Jiangbei.

Li Chen had a premonition that this issue might not be so simple.

Although Li Xinmei was dead, the things she had done left an extremely deep impression on Li Chen.

After thinking it over, Li Chen shook his head, no longer pondering the matter, and went straight to the office.

"Good morning!"

Since Lin Yi had already arrived at the office, Li Chen was somewhat late when he got there.

"Mr. Cheen, aren’t you going to check the time? It’s hardly morning!" the people in the lab joked good-naturedly upon seeing Li Chen’s arrival.

"Alright, alright, not morning anymore," Li Chen said with a smile, waving his hand before he found Wang Qianqian.

"Qianqian!" Seeing Wang Qianqian intently reading a book, Li Chen couldn’t help but smile.

"Huh?" Wang Qianqian’s face lit up with surprise when she saw Li Chen, "I thought you wouldn’t come today either!"

Li Chen shook his head with a smile, "If there isn’t anything, I make my way here."

Approaching Wang Qianqian, he gently embraced her delicate body in his arms, "Actually, I would rather stay in the company than anyone. After all, both you and Lin Yi are here, aren’t you?"

Hearing Li Chen’s sweet words, Wang Qianqian’s lips curled into a smile, "But you’re a man, how would it look spending all day clinging to women?"

"If I could really stick by a woman’s side without having to do anything else, I would be thrilled!" Li Chen laughed as well.

For him, being carefree at the office was what true enjoyment was.

But he couldn’t always stay at the office.

There were stronger enemies waiting for him out there.

"What about the thing I asked you last time, have you thought it over?" Li Chen suddenly asked while holding Wang Qianqian tightly in his arms.

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Wang Qianqian’s face once again became hesitant.

To be honest, she indeed wanted to live with Li Chen.

Being able to meet Li Chen every day without distance limitations was something she very much desired.

But she could not make a decision so hastily.

"There are still some matters at home, so I need some more time," Wang Qianqian deliberated before saying to Li Chen.

"Okay, I won’t force you; just let me know whenever you’re ready," Li Chen said, "Lin Yi has already accepted you, so don’t carry too much burden in your heart."

"I know," Wang Qianqian nodded lightly.

Both were quietly savoring this moment of tenderness, silent for a long while without another word.

Li Chen knew that with the Black General’s appearance, such times together would become increasingly rare, so he cherished the time he could spend with his woman all the more.

He still remembered what the Black General had said.

In ten days, the Black General would reappear, and by then, it might be the final battle between him and the Black General.

Although his strength had greatly improved now, facing the Black General who wielded the Red Moon Blade, Li Chen still lacked complete confidence.

And An Qin was elusive as a ghost; although the woman had no hostility toward him, Li Chen couldn’t rely on her at all.

The only one he could trust was himself.

"I will definitely win!" Li Chen silently affirmed to himself.