How come you have such strong superpowers?

stone.

Chen Lusi's only understanding of this stage... is probably that this thing is located in the heart, condensed by spirit, and perceptual people would call it 'godhead'.

As for more, Chen Lusi didn't know.

Mainly because he didn't take the initiative to ask.

After Si Yujie and others got along with each other for a long time and experienced several incidents, they seemed to have forgotten that Chen Lusi was only an enabler in the bleeding stage and had never taken the initiative to explain.

This resulted in Chen Lusi knowing very little about this stage.

This made Chen Lusi wake up early in the morning... Faced with the abnormality in his body, it took him a long time to guess what happened.

now.

In his body, all the spirit in the blood was stripped away and gathered at his heart, constantly hovering, as if something was condensing.

Chen Lusi reached out and tried to remove the spirit from his body, but found that it had no effect. However, as the spirit in his body was extracted, the speed of the spirit hovering around his heart slowed down visibly to the naked eye.

So soon, he gave up such an attempt and slowly stood up from the bed, planning to go to Tiance Trading later to ask.

At least...understand the characteristics of this stage.

Chen Lusi thought as he opened the door and walked out of the room.

And just walked out.

The room the two sisters were in was also pushed away.

Lin Ying walked out of the room in a daze. One shoulder strap slipped off, revealing her porcelain-like pink and white skin. Her long, silky hair was slightly messy. A few strands of hair were still attached to her cheeks, looking like she had not woken up. appearance.

Chen Lusi paused when he saw Lin Ying.

Lin Ying walked sleepily towards the toilet. She didn't notice Chen Lusi in the aisle until she reached Chen Lusi.

She raised her white chin slightly.

Chen Lusi looked down at the dazed Lin Ying. After hesitating for less than half a second, he couldn't help but reach out and hug her soft and slender body.

Lin Ying felt Chen Lusi's hug that could be said to be of no importance. She was stunned for half a second, and then she immediately woke up: "It's so rare..."

"Then you should be a little more defensive."

Chen Lusi rested his chin on her head and replied while calming down.

"Fortification..."

Lin Ying realized something, rubbed his chest gently, and then whispered with a little condescension: "What does it have to do with you whether I am on guard or not? Isn't this how I've been here for more than ten years?"

Chen Lusi: "..."

"I understand... what you said last night about taking possession of yourself is also mixed with other factors. You will feel that it is wrong. Not only do you feel that the idea is wrong, but you also feel that you are too familiar with me and shouldn't be like that. To me, right?”

Lin Ying stood up on her white bare feet, gently bumped Chen Lusi's chin with her head, and expressed her guess.

Chen Lusi said nothing.

"Right? Right?"

But Lin Ying was unwilling to let him go just like that, and still bumped his chin with her head, seemingly very happy.

Chen Lusi couldn't stand it anymore, so he put his hand on her shoulders and asked her to leave him.

But the slender shoulder straps on Lin Ying's shoulders had slipped due to her sleeping position, and now they were bouncing around again.

Chen Lusi supported her and suddenly asked her to leave.

No support.

Her shoulder straps slid completely onto her arms.

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment, then looked down, her face turning red instantly.

Chen Lusi looked at Lin Ying, who had a pretty face with a faint blush, and felt a little stiff. After nearly three seconds, she took a step forward, reached out to help her lift up the slender shoulder straps, and let them cover her white porcelain-like pink skin again. With fair skin, he said at the same time: "Idiot."

"How do I know? And it's not my fault..."

Lin Ying finally broke away from her excitement and wanted to explain, but halfway through the explanation...she suddenly thought of something, hugged Chen Lusi tightly again, and got close to him.

Chen Lusi didn't expect that she would suddenly attack, and his body became even stiffer.

"really."

Lin Ying's face was hot, but she still put her face on Chen Lusi's neck, unwilling to let go: "I guessed it right."

"..."

Chen Lusi turned his head and looked at the wall beside him without saying anything.

With a smile, Lin Ying secretly lifted up the hem of Chen Lusi's clothes and pinched the flesh of his waist.

Chen Lusi was excited and turned around: "Lin Ying."

Lin Ying slowly let go of him, then trotted towards the toilet with a happy smile.

Chen Lusi looked at Lin Ying, whose ears were slightly red and locked herself in the toilet directly. She sighed and prepared to go to the living room to take a drink of water.

Click——

But before he took two steps forward, the door opened again.

Lin Wan also walked out of the room sleepily, then hugged Chen Lusi and complained: "Sister, you grab the quilt when you sleep..."

Chen Lusi was silent for a moment and said expressionlessly: "Look clearly."

"..."

Lin Wan slowly raised her little face, took a look, then lowered her head again: "It's all long hair, that's about it..."

"It's much worse. Go wash your face quickly."

Chen Lusi held her shoulders, kept her away from him, and pointed to the toilet.

"..."

Lin Wan's cheeks bulged slightly, she raised her white feet and stepped hard on Chen Lusi's instep. Then she ran to the toilet door and banged on the door: "Sister, sister! Come out quickly! I can't hold it in anymore..." …”

"..."

Chen Lusi glanced back, then turned away, feeling a little emotional.

It’s really the same as always.

…

…

The three of them had breakfast together.

Chen Lusi planned to go out.

Lin Ying sent Chen Lusi to the door, but did not change clothes and seemed not to go out.

"What time are you coming back?"

Lin Ying looked at Chen Lusi who stood up and suddenly asked.

"have no idea."

Chen Lusi thought for a moment and replied: "It's probably a lot of things."

Lin Ying responded: "Oh."

"I'll be back as soon as possible."

Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment and then added.

Lin Ying's fair and charming face immediately revealed a bright smile: "Well, I'll wait for you."

Chen Lusi looked at the smile on her face and was silent for a moment. He didn't stay for a long time, but immediately chose to go out.

Lin Ying watched him leave, probably guessing what he was thinking at the moment, and said angrily: "Idiot, I even said it doesn't matter."

but.

Scolds are scolded.

I can tell.

She was in a great mood.

After watching Chen Lusi leave, she returned to the living room humming a song softly.

in the living room.

Lin Wan was sitting on the sofa. When she heard Lin Ying's brisk footsteps, she turned her head and suddenly asked, "Sister, are you happy?"

"……Um."

Lin Ying sat down next to her sister. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded gently and smiled gently: "This is the first time in more than 20 years that he has been so proactive, like a normal person..."

"..."

When Lin Wan heard this, she immediately understood who her sister was talking about. She was silent for a while, then gently hugged her shapely and slender legs, and whispered: "Oh."

Lin Ying could tell that her sister seemed a little unhappy. She turned around, looked at her sister, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Lin Wan hugged her thighs, pursed her lips with clear lines and a hint of pink, then suddenly let go of her knees, moved towards Lin Ying, then straddled her thighs and hugged her hard.

"..."

The undulating curves of the two sisters touch each other.

Lin Ying hugged her sister's delicate body and was a little confused.

Lin Wan whispered: "Sister, promise me that we two sisters will be together, no matter what we do, okay... I only have you."

Lin Ying thought of something and asked softly: "What's wrong with you? Don't you think I will abandon you?"

Lin Wan did not answer, but continued: "Promise me."

"Um."

Lin Ying thought for a while and replied softly: "I will not abandon you."

the other side.

Chen Lusi didn't know what the two sisters talked about after he left.

At this moment, he had arrived at the entrance of Tiance Trading.

Walk through the door.

The first person she saw was still Si Yujie.

Si Yujie, however, has not changed much. She is still dressed as an OL, with an expression on her face that says, "I just goof around at work." She holds her chin and stands behind the front desk, looking bored.

This condition would last until the afternoon, when she would fully wake up.

"Good morning."

Chen Lusi said hello.

Si Yujie saw Chen Lusi and managed to cheer up: "Good morning... I already understood the matter yesterday. It's very impressive."

"Thanks."

Chen Lusi thanked him, but didn't take it seriously.

"……how did you do it?"

Si Yujie thought for a while, and then couldn't help but asked curiously: "I thought your attack in the gourd was already at its limit... But in the end, I heard that you also released a more powerful attack? What on earth are you doing? How did you do it?"

"Actually, I don't know. I was just trying."

Chen Lusi already had experience. After all, he had been questioned yesterday, so he directly replied: "At that time, I saw that the gun was about to disintegrate, and normal attacks didn't work, so I planned to try to see if I could put more spirits into it and release a stronger weapon. Attack... By the way, I also want to see the limit of the spirit that the firearm can withstand.

It was definitely not enough to pour the spirit that I could control, so I crushed a stone, mixed the two spirits, and finally poured them into the gun.

In fact, I didn't have high hopes at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to succeed in the end. "

"..."

Hearing this, Si Yujie had a thoughtful expression on her face, and then said slowly: "So... the spirit you gathered can also assimilate the spirit in other people's stones!?"

"……assimilation?"

Chen Lusi was a little curious and asked.

"Didn't Ji Xin tell you...probably not yet. She said she had a guess."

Si Yujie was slightly startled when he heard this, but quickly reacted and explained: "To put it simply, the spirit you gathered out of thin air does not have any imprint, and is equivalent to a master key, so it can be absorbed by everyone, so Only by activating the 'compression device' left by the predecessors can it exert such great power."

"..."

Chen Lusi managed to understand: "Brand...that's why you said assimilation?"

"right."

Si Yujie nodded, then hesitated for a moment, and continued: "But there is still something unexplainable. The stone you crushed at that time came from Hamiti, the first rider. His rank is estimated to be between ' and 'car salary', logically speaking it shouldn't be that powerful, why..."

"..."

When Chen Lusi heard the word 'car salary' again, he immediately thought of the reward mentioned in the group yesterday, and also thought of his own situation.

But he didn't speak in a hurry.

Instead, he waited patiently for Si Yujie to come to his senses.

Si Yujie frowned and thought for a while, but couldn't seem to find an answer.

So soon, she gave up and laughed at herself: "Forget it, I'm just the receptionist. I really can't figure out your matter, so I'll leave it to Ji Xin to think about."

"Actually, I have a question I want to ask you."

Chen Lusi finally asked: "What is 'car salary'?"

"..."

Si Yujie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Chen Lusi in astonishment.

Chen Lusi looked at her with a puzzled look on his face.

After a long time.

Si Yujie finally came to her senses and murmured: "You are still bleeding..."

"Yes, what's wrong?" Chen Lusi became even more puzzled.

"I forgot."

Si Yujie was a little dumbfounded and replied: "You knocked Changsun Cang away with one blow. Who would have thought that you would still bleed?"

Chen Lusi: "..."

"Speaking of which, in terms of rank, Wu You and Xia Panqiu are both higher than you, but in terms of combat power, the gap between them and you can be said to be worlds apart. I don't even know how you did it. .

Condensing external spirits, interrupting spells, imitating other people's authority...and now adding 'cutting-edge' weapons. "

Talking and talking.

Si Yujie couldn't help but rub her brows: "Such terrifying abilities were only created by a person who oozed blood."

Chen Lusi was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then asked: "...Should I apologize?"

Si Yujie glanced at the serious Chen Lusi speechlessly, and then sighed: "Come here."

Chen Lusi frowned and walked over.

Si Yujie leaned out, stretched out her hand and tugged his ponytail: "Can't you hear it? I'm complimenting you!"

Chen Lusi: "..."

Did these people do this on purpose?

"You're about to advance, right? Then let me tell you about the stone stage."

Si Yujie breathed a sigh of relief, but did not keep tugging on Chen Lusi's ponytail. She quickly straightened her expression and talked about the business: "Stones, this is the most important hurdle for an empowerer...it also determines the upper limit of an empowerer. The most important factor.”

"As for what I just said about 'car salary', you should have guessed that this word comes from an idiom, right? So what do you think is the metaphor in it?"

Chen Lu thought for a moment, remembered what Si Yujie had mentioned, and replied uncertainly: "...soul?"

"That's right."

Si Yujie nodded lightly and continued: "What this refers to...is the soul. The so-called 'car salary' refers to the stone that can accommodate the soul, but the amount it can accommodate is too small. Compared with the whole , a drop in the bucket, hence the name.”

"The stone holds the soul..." Chen Lusi frowned and repeated it after hearing this, feeling a little incredible.

"I thought it was incredible at first."

Si Yujie saw Chen Lusi's face and immediately understood what he was thinking, and explained: "But facts have proven that this path summarized by previous people is feasible."

Chen Lusi didn't speak, just nodded slowly.

Si Yujie glanced at Chen Lusi's heart and continued: "As for the stone formation stage, it is actually divided into five stages. These five stages are - core gathering, core consolidation, car fuel, cutting and sealing.

The first stage is nucleation, which literally means that the spirit solidifies and becomes an entity, forming a small core in the heart. Xia Panqiu and Wu You are currently in this stage. Although the rank at this stage is considered to be a stone, in fact There is not much difference from ordinary empowerers, the main thing is that the body can hold more spiritual changes.

The second stage is to solidify the core, which means that the stone is stable and has a certain scale... but it cannot yet accommodate the soul. This stage is very different from the enabler in the bleeding stage.

The most significant change is that because the scale of the stone has become larger, more spirits can be controlled, because the container has undergone fundamental changes. In addition, at this stage, the spirit in the body will also change to some extent, becoming heavier and more solid. To put it in another way, the density will be higher.

Shu Li is currently at this stage... You should know that she can 'fly', right? "

Chen Lusi nodded.

"This is the benefit of this stage. The spirit in the body has undergone fundamental changes. It can bear its own weight with a very small amount."

Si Yujie said softly: "That's right, what they call flying is actually floating in the air on a spirit, or gliding in the air on a spirit. To put it bluntly, it's not that great, but it just looks decent."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"The third stage is another watershed. At this stage... the stone has expanded to the extent that it can accommodate the soul. The empowerer at this stage will try to cut off his complete soul, and then stuff it into the stone to complete the process. Metamorphosis.

In fact, reaching this stage is the real "stone", but I don't know how to explain the specific changes to you, just like it is difficult for us humans to understand what a cat with a tail feels like. Only by truly cutting one's own soul, You can only appreciate it if you put it in a stone.

The only thing I can say is that this stage is a complete transformation. The empowerer at this stage will feel that the spirit in the body is his own 'tail'. "

"So you're at this stage?"

Chen Lu thought for a while and asked curiously.

"You can say that."

Si Yujie nodded, and then shook her head slightly: "Because the definition of this stage is very vague. In a broad sense, I have not yet allowed the stone to completely accommodate my entire soul... but in a narrow sense, I am not at this stage. Because quantity is no longer a drop in the bucket.”

"So...Zhan Kan?" Chen Lusi asked hesitantly.

"Um."

Si Yujie nodded and admitted: "About half of my soul is in the stone. Although it is not much, it should be at the upper level in the entire Tiance Mansion. As for the killing, the original meaning is to control and kill the ghosts that cause trouble, and In the eyes of the empowerer..."

Speaking of which.

She suddenly paused, stretched out her white fingers, lightly tapped Chen Lusi's chest, and then said softly: "This word means to understand what you want and what you don't want, to explore what is rooted in the depths of your soul, and what you don't want." Thoughts deep in my bones.”

Chen Lusi frowned, not understanding.

"You'll know then."

Si Yujie saw Chen Lusi's expression, and a smile suddenly appeared on her beautiful face: "Based on your performance during this period, I believe... you will definitely succeed."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"As for the benefits of this stage."

Si Yujie looked at Chen Lusi, who still didn't understand, and smiled again. Instead of explaining, she continued: "Everyone is different. If you take me as an example... Do you remember that I once said that I can enter a certain place?" Do you want to be in this state so that you can temporarily have certain melee capabilities?"

"That's the benefit?"

"Um."

Si Yujie responded, and then said: "The last thing is the imprint. I haven't reached this stage yet, so I won't explain it because I don't know what the situation is. Maybe you can ask Xia Yue if he is still If you can come back."

"Understood."

Chen Lusi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked: "So the imprint is the end point?"

"..."

Si Yu was silent for a moment after hearing this question, and then replied: "To be honest, I don't know."

Chen Lusi was slightly startled: "Don't know?"

"Do you know what stones are made of?"

Si Yujie asked a question in return, and then asked and answered herself: "Actually, it's a spirit... transformed into a solid spirit."

Immediately afterwards.

She pointed to her proud chest and continued: "Our souls are contained in it and merged with the spirit. There are many benefits. For example, the spirit that can be accommodated in the body will increase exponentially. For example, the spirit can become one's own. tail', but this also has a drawback.

That is - our souls will become incomplete. In the short term, this is not a disadvantage, but can even be considered an advantage. Even if the body of some empowered people dies, as long as the stone is not broken, they can still live... Stones can hold the blessings of the soul.

But think about it, is it really a good thing to have an incomplete soul? "

Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment and said: "You mean... there is still a way to reunite the broken souls in the later stage?"

"It's possible. Do you know where the fancy names for the various stages of stones come from?"

Si Yujie said softly: "Actually, it was passed down from the old times. In addition to gathering core, solid core, car salary, cutting and sealing, and imprinting... there are actually several names behind it, namely broken core and reincarnation. , reshape, escape from the soul and...the unity of heaven and man."

"However, if these names can prove anything, that would be nonsense. After all, no one knows what happened to our ancestors, and it cannot be used as evidence."

"What really makes me suspicious is not these, but the miraculous stone you brought back from the Ape World some time ago."

"Because that stone... doesn't have any trace of the existence of a soul."