My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 69 - 63: Request

"Did you get promoted?"

Chen Lusi left the front desk and had just entered the gourd.

Wu You saw him and said the exact same thing.

"Why do you all know?"

Chen Lusi asked curiously.

"Maybe it’s some enhanced perception?"

Wu You smiled slightly, somewhat uncertain, "Once you condense a stone in your heart, you’ll know. Right now, standing in front of me, I can even feel the spirit surging through your blood. It’s quite amazing."

"A new ability, perhaps?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Something like that."

"I see..."

Chen Lusi nodded in understanding, then thought of something, "By the way, I’ve always wanted to ask..."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, actively controlling the spirit within his blood, causing his veins to appear.

"The blood turns blue... Why doesn’t our skin change color? Logically, if the blood changes color, many parts of our body should change too, right?"

"Did you see Lu Hao’s condition before he died?"

Wu You looked at Chen Lusi’s arm, thought for a moment, and said, "When the stone at his heart shattered, the blood he coughed up turned back to its normal color, didn’t it?"

"..." Chen Lusi paused, then softly replied, "It did."

"That’s it. Although it looks as if the blood changed color... in reality, the spirit and the blood are in a parasitic relationship."

Wu You explained, "Once the source is lost, or when the spirit is exhausted, the blood will revert to its original appearance. In essence, the spirit is just a consumable alien force... Additionally, generally speaking, I don’t recommend exhausting the spirit within the body, as it is a big burden on the body, especially after becoming accustomed to the spirit flowing internally."

"Understood."

Chen Lusi lowered his hand, nodding lightly.

"So, it’s bleeding..."

After explaining, Wu You looked at Chen Lusi, seemingly emotional, "You joined the Celestial Strategy Mansion during the Qingming Festival, right? Not even a month... It’s incredibly fast. Actually, it’s not just you; since you joined, my promotion speed has been absurdly quick. I couldn’t have imagined it before."

"Isn’t that a good thing?"

Chen Lusi casually replied while forming a spirit ball.

As his control range expanded, he could now create spirit balls increasingly quickly.

As soon as he finished speaking.

He successfully formed a spirit ball.

"It is a good thing... But I keep feeling like this ability, if exposed, will cause a lot of trouble."

Wu You hesitated for a moment, "Ah Yue and Xiaoxiao don’t need it, but there should be many at the Celestial Strategy Mansion who are very interested in this."

"Then wouldn’t it be better not to expose it?"

Chen Lusi wasn’t too bothered, as no one can truly predict what will happen next.

He handed over the condensed spirit ball.

"...True."

Wu You, at a loss for how to respond, nodded and then swallowed the spirit ball handed over by Chen Lusi.

Bleh—

Chen Lusi glanced at the retching Wu You as expected, smiled, and formed another spirit ball, then looked towards Xia Panqiu.

"...Chen Lusi."

Xia Panqiu didn’t open her mouth, she glanced at the spirit ball, hesitated for a moment, then called out to him, "Can I ask you something?"

"What is it?" Chen Lusi asked.

"Please don’t feed me yet... Can you feed me when we go back?"

Xia Panqiu slightly lowered her head, softly saying, "I’m about to advance too."

Chen Lusi paused, "Does it make a difference?"

"It does..."

Xia Panqiu glanced at Wu You, "My authority might also go out of control. If it happens here, it would be a real hassle."

Chen Lusi curiously asked, "Isn’t your authority ability Cloud Ascension supposed to affect the body? How could that cause trouble?"

"..."

Xia Panqiu’s fair face reddened, she opened her mouth to explain but didn’t know how to proceed.

Seeing her struggle, Chen Lusi didn’t wait, instead nodding, "Got it, let me know after work."

"Okay, thank you."

Xia Panqiu breathed a sigh of relief at his words and bowed slightly to him.

"So, this spirit ball..."

Chen Lusi looked at the spirit ball he had formed, then looked at the still retching Wu You... ultimately choosing not to force it on him, then turned back to Xia Panqiu, "I thought of a new technique yesterday, could you help me practice it?"

"Sure."

Xia Panqiu, returning a favor, agreed immediately without hesitation.

Getting a definite answer, Chen Lusi extended his hand, directly restoring the compressed spirit ball, then absorbed spirit from outside once more...

Very soon.

A spirit ball, slightly smaller than a regular fist, appeared in his palm.

Xia Panqiu curiously watched him, "Is this a technique powered by a spirit ball?"

"Mm... pretty much."

Chen Lusi nodded, "Get ready."

"...Alright."

Xia Panqiu stepped back, took a stance, watching Chen Lusi.

Chen Lusi took a deep breath, then instantly lunged at Xia Panqiu.

The two had been practicing for nearly half a month, and were quite familiar with each other.

As Chen Lusi approached, Xia Panqiu was already prepared, instinctively dodging his feint, focusing all her attention on his spirit-ball-holding right hand.

Seeing Chen Lusi’s hand, clutching the spirit ball, pushing towards her midsection.

She immediately reached out to block.

Succeeded.

But in the next moment.

Chen Lusi exerted force, pushing his palm towards her flat abdomen.

Xia Panqiu quickly backed away, trying to evade.

But the spirit ball clung to her like a leech.

Meanwhile.

Xia Panqiu felt... a completely uncontrolled spirit suddenly surge inside her.

Eventually.

She managed to shake off the spirit ball stuck to her abdomen, which lost control and shattered into a shower of blue lights, dissipating in the wind.

But a considerable amount of spirit still entered Xia Panqiu’s body.

She abruptly halted, wide-eyed, staring at Chen Lusi, then hugged her arms, kneeling directly on the ground.

She lost control.

Not her authority.

But the spirit within her went out of control.

Those unfamiliar, chaotic, uncontrolled spirits were rampaging inside her, completely disrupting the balance, temporarily preventing her from channeling spirit to cast techniques.

"Are you okay?"

Chen Lusi, seeing Xia Panqiu kneeling on the ground, walked over worriedly, then squatted down in front of her.

"...Isn’t this just another way to feed spirit balls?"

Xia Panqiu lifted her head, looking at Chen Lusi with a hint of tears, aggrieved, "I’m really about to advance. If I lose control here... I will never wear stockings in front of you again in my life."

"...I was just joking! Why use that to threaten me?"

Chen Lusi was somewhat helpless, "But I did overlook something... I thought that letting external spirit disrupt an opponent’s spirit would prevent them from counterattacking at the root... Doesn’t it work?"

"...It does."

Xia Panqiu nodded, "I really can’t cast techniques smoothly for a while. Assimilating the spirit into myself and controlling it takes time, but so long as I hold out, the spirit will be mine... It’s an enhancement to some degree."

"I see."

Chen Lusi pondered over this, "It seems I need to ensure the spirited injected into an opponent is more aggressive."

"...Lusi."

At this point.

The retching Wu You had regained his composure and happened to overhear their conversation.

He looked at Chen Lusi’s back, paused momentarily, then remarked with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "How much do you like rendering opponents defenseless? Interrupt Technique wasn’t enough; you perfected it... Do you want them to stand there and take a beating?"