My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 297 Suppression from the Lord of War

The atmosphere at Zhongzhou Airport instantly turned icy!

Venus sighed, slowly stood up, and looked down at Li Wei.

But behind that kind expression, the essence of divinity swelled under the blazing sun, spreading instantly like light itself, enveloping the entire world in Li Wei's eyes.

Divine power is radiating, and the divine law system is like a pollutant invading the world and eroding everything around it.

Click, click, click!
Countless cracks suddenly appeared on Li Wei's body, making him look like a porcelain doll on the verge of breaking apart at any moment.

But he didn't back down.
He continued to gaze intently at Venus.

Without fear, witness this divine power and enjoy its corrosive influence.

Yes!

He was enjoying himself.

Like moths drawn to a flame, like ants chasing a river, they throw themselves into the halo of the gods, recklessly enjoying this radiation comparable to a natural disaster, and then...
Go and get closer to the gods.

Li Wei stood up and walked step by step toward Venus.

His powerful flesh and blood began to distort and twist as he looked directly at the true form of the god. His bones turned into knives and axes, which began to cut into his own flesh and blood. His flesh and blood then became a furnace, which was boiling his iron bones and armor.

Pain and death followed one after another.

Li Wei, however, spread his arms wide, looked up at the expanding god, and said:

Are you going to kill me?

Venus shook his head, a hint of admiration appearing in his eyes.

Could He kill Livy?
The answer is no!
Even Venus, the Heavenly King and Lord of War, could not kill this mortal.
Because this mortal is no longer an ant, but an existence bearing the mission of the Supreme Emperor, the fruit of victory won by the Thunder Department at a heavy price, and the key core of the future reform of the Heavenly Court.

There are things you may not like, but you can't destroy them! Because that would destroy your sword, and a sword is something you can choose not to use, but you can't live without!

The Heavenly Court sent Li Wei down to protect him.

Is Venus going to rebel against the Heavenly Court?
Although gods are great, they are confined to the realm of heaven and earth; although stars are enormous, they are subject to the influence and constraints of other stars within their own pantheon.

Therefore, Li Wei knew that Venus could not kill him.

But knowing is one thing, daring to confront the true God is another.

Ordinary mortals would be terrified even if they were bungee jumping with a safety rope, but Li Wei is now jumping directly into the abyss. However, there is not a trace of hesitation or despair in his eyes. In fact, when he looks at Venus, there is a hint of condescension that even he himself is unaware of.

This kind of mentality.
Ah! His Majesty Shanghao has truly found a good pawn this time!
Venus shook his head, and the shadow that had covered the sky vanished in an instant, like a dream or a bubble, as if it had never existed.

Only the twisted and mutated flesh on Li Wei's body remained, recording just how dangerous the situation had been!
Venus reached out and summoned the golden energy back from Li Wei's body, healing him while also teaching him a lesson in the excruciating pain of being torn to pieces.

But the pain Li Wei endured every second was ten or a hundred times worse than being torn to pieces, so this little bit of pain was nothing to him.

"Thank you for saving me, Lord Bing. Would you like me to make you a banner?"

Venus, amused, said, "You little rascal, with that mouth of yours, hahaha! Fine, since you insist on going down this path to the bitter end, then so be it!"

However, since I am currently in charge of military affairs in the lower realm, I will not tolerate chaos in the rear. Therefore, during my time in the lower realm, no one, regardless of who they are, can disrupt the peace of the Central Plains or interfere with my military operations.

Seeing this, Li Wei felt relieved and cupped his hands, saying, "Then thank you very much, Lord Bingzhu, for your kindness."

You're thanking me too soon...

Venus narrowed his eyes and chuckled like a cunning old fox: "I heard you previously signed an exclusive drug distribution agreement with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group?"

Li Wei immediately had a bad feeling.

Venus, who had been sitting upright the whole time, calmly picked his nose:
[Due to the recent escalation of the war, the production capacity of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group is no longer sufficient to meet the war drug needs of Zhongzhou. Therefore, I have invited three other pharmaceutical companies to serve as suppliers for this war!]

I checked the prices from these three companies, and they're all lower than those from Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group! Even the Heavenly Court doesn't have any spare money right now, so I've decided to make a large-scale purchase of medicines from these other three companies...

After losing its backer, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group already lacked competitiveness, and now it is being suppressed by Venus. Needless to say, its fate is sealed.
Thinking of this,

Li Wei's first reaction was to sell off his stocks.

Although Xiao Zi usually handles the stock trading, she is only using it as a proxy; the real controller is Li Wei.

But how could Venus give him the opportunity to sell off his shares?

So when Li Wei turned on his phone, he found that the internet was down and he couldn't buy or sell any stocks.

Because Li Wei owns shares in Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, he can vaguely sense the group's assets.

Just now, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical's stock price has begun to plummet. It is obvious that Venus has released the news that He is going to purchase medicines from other groups, causing a shock in the market.

In a very short time, Li Wei's assets began to shrink dramatically.

That's a brilliant move to cut off their supply lines!

Fortunately, Li Wei still had five trillion in loans and had also invested in other stocks, so he wasn't crippled. "Lord of the Army, I signed the contract with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group on behalf of the Heavenly Court, promising them exclusive agency rights for sixty years. Now you're making the Immortal Mansion breach the contract. Isn't that going too far?"

So what if I breached the contract?

Venus, seemingly unconcerned, said: "Child, do you know how long the entire process of filing a lawsuit, investigation, first trial, second trial, and retrial takes?"

[I don't even need to give them a heads-up; I can drag this out for hundreds of years! Even if a verdict is handed down, the enforcement process can drag on for hundreds more years. By then, will Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group still exist?]

[And even if we assume the verdict comes out quickly, would they dare to sue me?]

Li Wei fell silent!
With the fall of Bixia Yuanjun, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group lost its biggest backer, which already attracted the attention of countless wolves.

If news were to spread that Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group dared to sue the Heavenly Court's soldiers at this time, then some forces that were not originally involved would also join in in order to curry favor with Taibai Jinxing and work together to crush Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group.

This is really going to be the end!
So, just as Venus said, even if Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group knew that the other party had breached the contract, it would only swallow its anger and dare not resist at all.

Venus sighed and stood up: "Li Wei, Li Wei, though I cannot kill you, I can destroy the Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, destroying your biggest source of revenue!"

[Without money, how will you buy divine blood to temper your immortal body and immortal techniques? How will you cultivate your magical power to enter the Nascent Soul stage? How will you cultivate the laws? How will you win people's hearts and condense merit and vow power crystals? How will you buy a divine position?]

"Does Lord Bingzhu think that this will prevent me from becoming an immortal?"

Of course I can! But it will take time. I only hope to suppress you for a few hundred seconds, that would be about right.

We must at least suppress him until he recovers from his injuries and regains the initiative before considering whether to cooperate with the Jade Emperor to initiate this reform.

[By the way, I'll also be sending people to keep an eye on you and monitor your accounts. If anything is illegal or non-compliant, those few hundred years could turn into thousands!]

In a word,

I can't kill you! Then I'll just overpower you!

Although Li Wei had anticipated that he would be suppressed after returning to the human realm, he did not expect that the first pressure would come from the Lord of War, and that the pressure would be so terrifying!
[Are you angry? If so, then find a way to break through my blockade! If you can't even withstand this test, then don't even think about ascending using the Life-Cleansing Orthodox Cult's Law System!]

Furthermore, our previous agreement remains in effect. Please feel free to contact me anytime if you wish!

After handing over a communication talisman, Venus prepared to turn and leave.

But just like when he collapsed in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, Li Wei called out to Him once again: "Lord of the Army, it seems you have forgotten to return my things to me."

The warlord touched his nose. "I thought you'd forgotten."

What about the Thunder Laws you owe me?

Li Wei threw out the Law Seed he had traded from Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group. It was just a low-level Law ranked in the 20s, which he hadn't even bothered to use to lay the foundation for the Lesser Hell of the Life-Cleansing Cult.

So even if it's given to the Lord of War, it's fine, as long as I can get my Nascent Soul back.

Taibai Jinxing accepted the Thunder Law Seed, examined it carefully, and then a half-smile appeared on his face: [Its ranking in terms of laws isn't very high, but oh well, consider the transaction complete.]

Without turning his head, he casually tossed Little Purple out of his sleeve.

"Owner!!!"

Xiao Zi was terrified when she saw Li Wei and Taibai Jinxing confronting each other, and she was still trembling with fear. She immediately burrowed into Li Wei's dantian.

A long-lost sense of security washed over her, and Xiao Zi felt like a wanderer who had been away from home for a long time had suddenly returned home, so moved that she almost cried.

A nascent soul with an owner and a nascent soul without an owner seem to be really different!

As she thought about it, Xiao Zi burst out laughing.

Seeing that her mental fortitude was even better than he had imagined, Li Wei praised her in his heart:

"I can't believe you're still laughing even with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group's stock price like this. Looks like you've grown up quite a bit lately!"

A sly glint flashed in Xiao Zi's eyes: "Master, do you still remember the five trillion loan you borrowed?"

"Ok?"

"Perhaps it's because I've been by this military leader's side for so long that I had a bad feeling. So I invested some money to buy put options to protect against the collapse of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical. I never thought it would actually come in handy!"

Li Wei's expression immediately turned strange.

Seeing this, Venus laughed even more heartily. Was he arguing with his own Nascent Soul?

After spending this time together, Venus has come to know that Zi is a money-grubber.

In addition, she and Li Wei are different individuals with different interests, and she is also more pragmatic than Li Wei.

So she must be very unhappy that Li Wei insisted on going against Venus, which led to a sharp drop in her assets, right?

Venus was unaware that Li Wei and Xiao Zi had obtained an anonymous loan through the dark web, so in his opinion, Xiao Zi must be venting her emotions on Li Wei right now.
Hahaha!
Venus laughed even louder.

【Li Wei, Li Wei, I'm betting on you this time for your own good. Now you can experience the despair of not having money to cultivate!】

(End of this chapter)