The power of a Heavenly Demon was not something ordinary living beings could withstand.
This had nothing to do with divine abilities or magic power. It depended entirely on the heart and mind. Only these held the power to govern the perceptions and beliefs of sentient beings.
If he truly could not deal with her, why had he been unable to grip her before, yet could hold her now?
Dong Nü had claimed she was not so easily deceived, and that such power might work on Lin Yue. In truth, she could not have been more mistaken.
She merely assumed that, having awakened from a remnant soul and developed intelligence anew, she must be superior to Lin Yue. What she did not know was that Li Chen had already tried, and the Heavenly Demon Manifestation Great Method had proved ineffective against Lin Yue instead.
That was because Lin Yue was not a sentient being. She had yet to develop true intelligence, and naturally possessed none of humanity's weaknesses.
Merely imitating the aura of someone from the Lin Household could not deceive Lin Yue at all. Simulating blood essence through biotechnology, on the other hand, made passing her verification much easier. Bloodline was the only thing she recognized.
In Li Chen's eyes, emotions and will were programs, and bloodline authentication was also a program. They simply followed different rules and principles. Once he grasped the key, however, either could be cracked.
Li Chen was in no hurry to take control of Thunder-Prison Sword Lin Yue. Once he conquered Chess Mountain and held the Lin Household in his grasp, every secret of this treasure would lie bare before him. Then he would naturally have plenty of ways to make her his own.
Thus, his main target now was Dong Nü. He wanted