How can there be such a strong superpower?

Actually, I didn’t hold out much hope at first, but I didn’t expect it to succeed in the end.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Si Yujie's face showed a thoughtful expression, and then she slowly said, "So... the spirits you gather can also assimilate the spirits in other people's stones!?"

"……assimilation?"

Chen Lusi was a little curious and asked.

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

Si Yujie was slightly startled when she heard this, but quickly reacted and explained, "To put it simply, the spirits you gathered out of thin air are unmarked. They're like a master key, so they can be absorbed by everyone, activate the 'compression device' left by our predecessors, and unleash such great power."

"..."

Chen Lusi barely understood: "Brand... so that's why you said assimilation?"

"Correct."

Si Yujie nodded, then hesitated for a moment before continuing, "But it still doesn't make sense. The stone you crushed came from Hamiti, who was in the first position. His rank is probably between 'Solid Core' and 'Wagon Firewood'. Logically, it shouldn't be that powerful. Why..."

"..."

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

But he didn't rush to speak.

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

Si Yujie frowned and thought for a long time, but seemed to have not found an answer.

So she quickly gave up and said self-deprecatingly: "Forget it, I'm just a receptionist. I really can't figure out your problem, so let Ji Xin figure it out."

"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 some surprise.

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're still bleeding..."

"Yes, what's wrong?" Chen Lusi was even more confused.

"I forgot."

Si Yujie was a little amused and replied, "You knocked Chang Sun Cang down with one strike, who would have thought you were still bleeding?"

Chen Lusi: "..."

"Speaking of which, if we really talk about 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 a world of difference. I don't know how you did it.

Condensing external spirits, interrupting spells, imitating the authority and abilities of others... and now adding 'cutting-edge' weapons."

Talking and talking.

Si Yujie couldn't help but rub her brows: "So many horrifying abilities, and they were all created by just one blood seepage."

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

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

Chen Lusi frowned and walked over.

Si Yujie leaned forward and reached out to tug at his ponytail: "Can't you hear it? I'm praising you!"

Chen Lusi: "..."

Are these people doing this on purpose?

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

Si Yujie breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't keep pulling at Chen Lusi's ponytail. She quickly straightened her expression and got down to business: "Kidney stones are the most important hurdle for an Enabler... and the most important factor in determining the upper limit of an Enabler."

"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 the metaphor is about?"

Chen Lu thought for a moment, then recalled what Si Yujie had said. He replied uncertainly, "...soul?"

"Yes."

Si Yujie nodded gently and continued, "What's being referred to here...is the soul. The so-called 'firewood' refers to the stone that can hold the soul. However, the amount it can hold is too small. Compared to the whole, it's like a drop in the bucket, hence the name."

"The stones contain souls..." Chen Lusi frowned and repeated it, feeling a little unbelievable.

“I also found it incredible at first.”

Si Yujie saw Chen Lusi's expression and immediately understood what he was thinking. She explained, "But the facts have proven that this path developed by our predecessors is feasible."

Chen Lusi didn't say anything, just nodded slowly.

Si Yujie glanced at Chen Lusi's chest and continued, "The stone stage is actually divided into five stages, namely - core gathering, core solidification, fuel, cutting and imprinting.

The first stage is core condensation, which means literally that the spirit solidifies into a physical entity and forms a small core in the heart. Currently, Xia Panqiu and Wu You are in this stage. Although the level of this stage is considered a stone, it is actually not much different from an ordinary enabler. The main difference is that the body can accommodate more spirits.

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

The most significant change is that, as the stone grows in size, the number of spirits that can be controlled increases, as the container has undergone a fundamental change. Additionally, during this stage, the spirit within the body will also undergo a certain degree of mutation, becoming heavier and more condensed. To put it 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 your body has undergone a fundamental change. With a very small amount, you can support your own weight."

Si Yujie whispered, "That's right. What they call flying is actually just floating in the air on spirits, or gliding in the air on spirits. To be honest, it's not that great. It just looks decent."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"The third stage, Che Xin, is another watershed. At this stage... the stone has expanded to the point where it can accommodate a soul. Empowered individuals at this stage will attempt to cut off their entire soul and insert it into the stone to complete the transformation.

In fact, only when you reach this stage can you be considered a real "stone", but I don't know how to explain to you the specific changes, just like it is difficult for us humans to understand what it feels like to be a cat with a tail. Only by truly cutting your own soul and placing it in a stone can you experience it.

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

"So you're at this stage?"

Chen Lu thought about it and asked curiously.

"You can say that."

Si Yujie nodded, then shook her head slightly. "Because the definition of this stage is very vague. In a broad sense, I haven't yet allowed the stone to fully contain my entire soul... But in a narrow sense, I'm not at this stage, because the amount is no longer a drop in the bucket."

"So it's... Zhan Kan?" Chen Lusi asked hesitantly.

"Ah."

Si Yujie nodded in agreement: "About half of my soul is in the stone. Although it's not much, it should be considered at the upper level in the entire Tiance Mansion. As for the 'Zhankan', it originally meant to investigate and eliminate the ghosts and monsters that are causing trouble. In the eyes of the Empowerer..."

Speaking of which.

She suddenly paused, stretched out her white fingers, gently tapped Chen Lusi's chest, and then whispered: "This word means to understand what you want and what you don't want, to explore the thoughts rooted deep in your soul and in your bones."

Chen Lusi frowned, not understanding.

"You'll know when the time comes."

Si Yujie saw Chen Lusi's expression and suddenly smiled: "Based on your performance in recent times, 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. Take me as an example... Do you remember when I said I could enter a certain state that temporarily gave me a certain level of close combat ability?"

"That's the benefit?"

"Ah."

Si Yujie responded and continued, "The last step 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. Perhaps you can ask Xia Yue if he can come back."

"understood."

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

"..."

When Si Yu heard this question, he was silent for a moment, then replied: "To be honest, I don't know."

Chen Lusi was slightly startled: "I don't know?"

"Do you know what stones are made of?"

Si Yujie asked back, then answered herself: "Actually, it's a spirit... a spirit transformed into a solid."

Followed by.

She pointed to her proud chest and continued, "Our souls are contained within it, intersecting and merging with the spirits. There are many benefits, such as the exponential growth of the spirits that can be contained within the body, and the ability to make the spirits their own 'tails.' However, this also has a disadvantage.

That is - our soul will become incomplete. In the short term, this is not a disadvantage, and can even be considered an advantage. Some enablers can survive even if their physical bodies disappear as long as the stones are not broken... It is the blessing of the stones that can accommodate 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 a way to reunite the broken souls in the later stages?"

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

Si Yujie whispered, "It's actually been passed down from the old times. Besides Core Gathering, Solidifying Core, Chariot Firewood, Slashing and Seal... there are actually a few more names behind it, namely Core Shattering, Reincarnation, Reshaping, Soul Shedding, and... Harmony between Heaven and Man."

"However, if you say these names can prove anything, that's ridiculous. After all, no one knows what happened to our ancestors, so they can't serve 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 even have the slightest trace of a soul."

187. Chapter 187 Scripture and Luo Shan

187.

2023-10-11

Twenty minutes later.

Chen Lusi left the front desk and slowly walked towards the meeting room. On the way, he was still thinking about what Si Yujie had just said.

But soon, he gave up.

Although he was quite curious... he felt that those things were still quite far away from him.

After all, according to Si Yujie, he hasn't even entered the stage of 'core fusion'.

It’s too early to think about this now.

Chen Lusi came to the gourd and reached out to touch it.

The feeling of weightlessness was fleeting.

By the time Chen Lusi came to his senses, he had already arrived inside the gourd.

Zhou Jian and others had been waiting in the gourd for a long time.

But the first one to come over... was still Shu Li.

She trotted over, then suddenly jumped in front of Chen Lusi, shook her lower ponytails, and smiled brightly on her face, saying happily:

"Chen Lusi, you are really amazing!"

Chen Lusi looked at Shu Li who suddenly appeared, and inexplicably felt that she actually looked quite like a dog...

Although this idea was a bit strange, it was indeed what he was thinking at the moment.

And when she said the next sentence...it was even more like it.

"So can you please demonstrate that thing from yesterday again? I want to see it!"

Shu Li suddenly reached out and grabbed Chen Lusi's clothes, tugging hard, and said excitedly: "It's that explosion... It's really cool!"

"The weapon is broken."

Chen Lusi came to his senses, explained, and then wanted to leave.