The Charismatic Charlie Wade – Chapter 5425

Charlie found himself at a loss when it came to dealing with the poison coursing through Zeba's body and the formidable barrier in her Soul Palace. The situation served as a stark reminder of the vast divide that still separated him from Morgana's level of power.

The recent sacrifice made by Gideon only deepened Charlie's concerns. Despite managing to escape with Maria's ring, he knew that if Morgana dispatched three Soul Palace Masters to Aurous Hill, his survival would hang by a thread. Even with Maria's ring, it might spell certain doom for him.

Morgana had opened her Soul Palace over a century ago, boasting an unfathomable level of cultivation that surpassed Charlie's by at least a hundred, if not two or three hundred, years. If she were to come in person, his chances of survival would plummet even further.

Charlie couldn't help but reflect on how fortunate it was that he had stumbled upon Mrs. Treadway and the troubled mother and son in Mexico. If not for that serendipitous encounter, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to acquire the portrait of Old Lord Morvel.

Without that portrait in his possession, his hopes of executing the Empty City strategy would remain a futile dream. Powerless against the impending arrival of the three elders, he'd be unable to stop their advance.