Rise of the Lustful Evil Monarch (Re)

Chapter 638: A Queen’s Wisdom

Erius immediately shook his head.

"No... I don’t believe that, Mother."

He lowered his gaze slightly before continuing in a far calmer voice.

"I simply wish to understand your thoughts... and the reason behind your decisions."

His embarrassed expression made it obvious that he had indeed been shaken by Ethan’s incomprehensible strength.

After all, according to his mother’s account, Ethan had defeated Elis while every one of his mana veins remained completely sealed.

Such a feat simply defied common sense.

If everything Shixea had said was true, then even the geniuses occupying the forty coveted seats of the Crystal Formation Batch, the strongest young Crystal Formation mages throughout the Northern Glacial Region, would likely struggle to match him.

That realization alone had forced Erius to abandon much of his earlier arrogance.

He now genuinely wished to understand what his mother intended to do.

Seeing that her son had finally calmed down enough to listen, Shixea nodded inwardly before speaking once more.

"No matter how talented or powerful Eryndor may be, in the end he is still nothing more than a Crystal Formation Realm mage."

A faint smile gradually appeared upon her lips.

"Granted, he is an exceptionally rare monster capable of contending with, or perhaps even defeating, newly advanced Sky Realm experts who have only just stepped into the Realm of Blue Heaven."

"Even so, he remains a Rank Three mage."

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

"And precisely because of that, I choose to accommodate his arrogance instead of suppressing it."

She leisurely leaned back into her chair.

"I allow him to satisfy his pride, I indulge his confidence, and I let him believe that he possesses the initiative because as long as he continues believing that, he has no reason to openly oppose me."

A calculating glint quietly flickered within her pale-blue eyes.

"In the end, I still possess the key to his locked ascension path."

The confidence within her voice immediately eased much of the tension lingering inside Erius’s heart.

Shixea smiled faintly before continuing,