Faced with Satoru Gojo's declaration about "giving up his seat as the divine child," three parts angry and seven parts resigned, Li Shunchen showed no arrogance. He merely shrugged with utter composure and answered honestly, his tone as earnest as though he were stating an objective truth.
"Although 'Phantom Parade' really does let me forcibly replicate those things and pull them off, reality is cruel, Gojo. Without the hardware support of your 'Six Eyes,' neither my brain's information-processing capacity nor this body's total cursed energy is anywhere near enough to support such an extravagant fighting style in actual combat. That miniature 'Purple' just now was already about the limit of what I can control."
To Suguru Geto, Li Shunchen's words might still have remained on a theoretical level, but to Satoru Gojo, who was gradually cooling down from his extreme shock, they were nothing short of a precisely administered sedative.
Just as Li Shunchen had admitted, through his Six Eyes, which could see through every flow of cursed energy, Satoru Gojo could clearly see that after forcibly unleashing that Hollow Technique: Purple, Li Shunchen had burned through a large portion of his previously abundant cursed energy. Even the cursed residue drifting off his body had become exceedingly thin.
So that was it. Forcibly driving an overpowered cursed technique that did not belong to him came at an extremely steep price.
Having confirmed that, Satoru Gojo finally regained a little balance in his battered genius's pride.
Hmph, so what if you've figured it out? Without my uniquely blessed advantages, you're just a theorist with the blueprints who can't build a Gundam!
Having soothed the bristling white cat, Li Shunchen turned his gaze toward the thoughtful Suguru Geto beside him and made a calm request.
"Geto, could you lend me two cursed