55: Chapter 55 With Yue Li by his side, Chu Youcai receives the empowerment and achieves perfection in refining his internal organs.

After listening to Yue Li's words, Li Siwen felt suddenly enlightened, yet even more puzzled.

It really was because of him!

Was it because of the special effects of the "Spirit Puppet Symbiotic Contract"?

Or was it because of the uniqueness of him being a "System" host?

Or... was it really related to this cross-dressing state? After all, Yue Li was also a female Remnant Soul...

The specific reason remained unclear, but at least one thing was certain—

This was harmless and even highly beneficial for Yue Li!

It could accelerate the recovery of Soul Power and even promote the growth of Soul Power!

This meant that the possibility of Yue Li recovering all her Soul Power, or even repairing some of her deficiencies and regaining more memories, had greatly increased!

And the stronger Yue Li's Soul Power was, the greater the strength she could unleash, which undoubtedly meant an extra powerful trump card for him!

"So that's how it is... This is a good thing!" Li Siwen felt reassured, a smile appearing on his face.

He looked at Yue Li's eyes, which were significantly more vivid than before, and her naturally revealed posture of closeness, and couldn't help but smile.

The effects of this "Spirit Puppet Symbiotic Contract" seemed even more wondrous than he had imagined.

Not only did it guarantee absolute loyalty, but it also made the artifact spirit instinctively close to and dependent on the host?

"Since staying by my side is beneficial to you, then in the future, when there is no one around, you don't need to stay in the Puppet core all the time; you can serve by my side," Li Siwen said gently.

Upon hearing this, a clear glow of joy lit up in Yue Li's beautiful eyes, and she immediately bowed gracefully: "Yue Li thanks Master!"

There was a hint of imperceptible cheerfulness in her tone.

After rising, she naturally stood slightly behind Li Siwen's side, her posture respectful yet intimate, as if it were meant to be.

Li Siwen felt the subtle Soul Power fluctuations of Yue Li beside him and the wondrous connection between them, as well as the eye-pleasing scenery and strong sense of security she brought, and felt quite pleased.

This seclusion not only brought his Tongqiao Extreme Realm to Perfection and greatly increased his strength, but he also discovered the secret to accelerating the recovery of Yue Li's Soul Power, which could be considered a fruitful harvest.

While Li Siwen was making his Breakthrough, over on Chu Youcai's side, he also completely broke through his Bottleneck by piling up Medicinal Pills.

At this moment, feeling the surging, powerful strength within his body that far exceeded what it had been before, an unprecedented wave of confidence and ecstasy welled up in his heart.

He suddenly opened his eyes, which were shooting with sharp light, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha! Organ Refining Early Stage! It's done! Li Shiwen! Let's see how you can still be arrogant this time! So what if you have a Perfect Foundation? In the face of an absolute difference in Realm, everything is futile!"

He seemed to have already seen the scene where he would crush that arrogant woman on the arena, ruthlessly stepping on her and wantonly humiliating her, and he felt extremely gratified.

However, before his laughter had even faded—

The space within the room solidified slightly without warning, and an indescribably terrifying pressure suddenly descended, as if a ten-thousand-foot mountain had crashed down!

Chu Youcai's laughter came to an abrupt halt, every hair on his body stood on end, and the strength within his body that he had just broken through to and had not yet fully familiarized himself with instantly froze, as if his throat had been tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand!

He lifted his head with difficulty, his pupils suddenly contracting, and the expression of ecstasy on his face was instantly replaced by boundless fear and awe.

He saw a figure that had appeared silently before him at some unknown moment.

The person wore a black robe with dark gold patterns, had a simple and ancient face, and eyes as deep as a cold pool; he was imposing without being angry, and just by standing there, he seemed to be the center of the entire space, making people afraid to look directly at him.

It was none other than the true pillar of the Chu Family, the Grand Elder of the Xuanjian Sect—his great-grandfather, Chu Tianxing!

"Great... Great-grandfather..." Chu Youcai's throat went dry, his voice trembling as he hurriedly tried to get up to salute, but he was pinned down by the terrifying pressure and could not move.

Chu Tianxing swept a cold glance at him; there was no affection between grandfather and grandson in that gaze, only bone-chilling disappointment and severity.

"A trivial achievement, and it makes you so complacent?"

Chu Tianxing's voice was not loud, but it was like cold ice from the Nine Heavens, each word pounding on Chu Youcai's heart.

"Relying on Medicinal Pills, your Realm is superficial, your Foundation is unstable, and your Internal Energy is scattered and messy! With just this trash-like Organ Refining Early Stage, you dare to call yourself a member of the Chu Family?"

Chu Youcai's face turned deathly pale in an instant, cold sweat poured down, and he didn't even dare to breathe.

"That Li Shiwen, who tested with a Perfect Foundation, is an unprecedented anomaly! Even if her cultivation is temporarily inferior to yours, the solidity of her Foundation and the precision of her control over power are ten times greater than you, this trash!"

Chu Tianxing's tone was icy, carrying undisguised reprimand: "You think that relying on a slightly higher Realm means victory is assured? Foolish! When the time comes on the arena, under the eyes of everyone, even if you can win, it will surely be a miserable victory! Taking a long time, exhausting all your means, you might even be defeated by her using weakness to overcome strength, and be injured by her in return!"

"Winning in such an ugly way, how is that any different from losing?! It is simply losing all the face of my Chu Family!"

Every word was like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely against the fragile self-confidence Chu Youcai had just built, beating him until he was battered and bruised, his face ashen, and the ecstasy in his heart had long been replaced by fear and shame.

"Great-grandfather... I... I was wrong..." He stammered his apology.

"You know you were wrong?" Chu Tianxing snorted coldly, "If it weren't for the fact that you still have the blood of the Chu Family flowing in you, I wouldn't even bother with your life or death!"

After speaking, Chu Tianxing took a sudden step forward, instantly appearing before Chu Youcai, his withered palm as fast as lightning, pressing directly onto the crown of his head!

"Argh—!"

Chu Youcai immediately let out a shrill scream, feeling a vast, irresistible, and majestic power instantly surge into his body!

This power was extremely overbearing, yet it carried a mysterious control, like an invisible giant hand, roughly combing, compressing, and tempering his Internal Energy, which appeared superficial and scattered due to the Medicinal Pills!

Excruciating pain! It felt as if his Meridians were being torn apart inch by inch and then forcibly reconstructed! His Qi Sea was being crazily squeezed and then expanded again!

Chu Youcai trembled violently, his eyes bulging, almost fainting from the pain.

But he could clearly feel that in the midst of that indescribable pain, his originally superficial cultivation was becoming solid and stable at an astonishing speed!

His Internal Energy was forcibly purified and compressed, becoming more refined and vigorous!

Chu Tianxing was actually willing to consume his own cultivation, using an incomparably overbearing empowerment method to forcibly consolidate his Foundation and temper his Internal Energy!

The process was extremely painful, but the effect was immediate!

He did not know how long it had been; it felt as long as a century.

Chu Tianxing slowly withdrew his palm, his face seeming to turn slightly pale for an instant, but it immediately returned to normal.

Chu Youcai collapsed to the ground with a "thump," gasping for air, his whole body soaked in sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water.

But the next moment, he suddenly realized the changes in himself!

The surging power within his body, which had previously been somewhat uncontrollable, now became harmonious and free, as easy to command as his own arm!

His Meridians were tough and wide, his Internal Energy was refined and pure, and his Qi Sea was stable and vast!

His cultivation was not only completely stabilized at the Organ Refining Early Stage, but it had also broken through all obstacles!

Organ Refining Middle Stage! Organ Refining Late Stage! Refining Viscera Perfection!

Until it stood firmly at the Peak of the Organ Refining Realm! It seemed to be only a step away from the Origin Opening Realm!

Strength! An unprecedented sense of powerful strength filled his whole body! It was far stronger, by several times, than the superficial Organ Refining Early Stage from before!

Chu Youcai was both shocked and delighted, hurriedly scrambling to his feet, feeling the earth-shaking changes within his body, and was so excited he could hardly contain himself.

But when he looked up and saw Chu Tianxing's still-cold gaze, he was instantly like being doused with a bucket of cold water, hurriedly restraining his joy and respectfully kneeling down: "Thank you, Great-grandfather, for your fulfillment!"

Chu Tianxing looked at him coldly, his voice without the slightest fluctuation: "A Chu Family disciple can be defeated, but they must never lose their dignity or lose face for the Family!"

"This matter this time all started because of you. On the arena, if you win, the past will not be pursued; if you lose..."

Chu Tianxing's tone suddenly became incomparably icy: "...then cripple your own cultivation and get out of the Chu Family! My Chu Family does not have trash like you who brings shame to the ancestors!"

After speaking, without waiting for Chu Youcai to respond, Chu Tianxing's figure dissipated silently like a ghost, as if he had never appeared at all.

Only Chu Youcai was left kneeling alone on the spot, soaked in cold sweat, his face a mixture of ecstasy, lingering fear, and a trace of ferocity.

He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deeply into his palms.

"Li Shiwen... I will never lose! I must not lose!"