Winnie's gaze stayed locked on Shen Yi, a rare gravity settling in those golden eyes.
Among those present, the other women might only have felt that this thing was dangerous, but Winnie alone knew just how dangerous it truly was.
Though she had considerable confidence in Shen Yi's strength and potential, when facing the Flame of Continued Combustion, any negligence could bring unpredictable consequences.
If anything went wrong during the absorption process, the backlash it triggered would be devastating.
Against a collision of rules at that level, the others present would find it very difficult to provide any effective intervention.
Only she could.
With the status she had once held as a deity and the remnants of her incomplete power, perhaps she could interfere with the situation slightly at the critical moment, enough to keep Shen Yi from suffering irreversible heavy damage.
Of course, forcibly mobilizing her power to interfere with the fusion process between the Flame of Continued Combustion and Shen Yi would inevitably cause severe harm to herself, and might even shake the foundation of her soul, which had only barely stabilized thanks to the Seven-Petaled Polo Sha.
But Winnie had already prepared herself for that.
She did not know when it had started.
She had grown used to staying beside Shen Yi and his other women.
Perhaps it was from the very beginning, when she had coexisted inside Shimada Yukimi's body and observed with scrutiny and distance, or perhaps through everything that happened afterward. Before she knew it, she had grown accustomed to Shen Yi's presence.
In midair.
Shen Yi did not hesitate.
He held his breath and focused, adjusting his condition to its peak. The power of Shadow Authority flowed peacefully through his body, while his perception of space-time was raised to the utmost, ready to