[Assessment: Target energy structure is too violent, utilization rate less than 3%. For a Planet Level 1 Physical Body, the effect is negligible.]
Li Yifei withdrew his hand, a trace of disappointment crossing his face.
"Just this?"
He whispered to himself, shaking his head.
"The effect of tempering the Physical Body is barely better than nothing."
This scene left everyone in the livestream room and the Spirit Hall in a state of petrification.
That was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where even a Titled Douluo would die upon contact!
In his mouth, it was actually just "better than nothing"?
Dugu Bo felt his worldview being rubbed into the ground once again.
Just then, Li Yifei turned around and looked at him.
"Your mission is complete."
"Leave this place."
Dugu Bo was stunned.
"Your Excellency... what are you doing?"
"I am going to perform an enhancement on her." Li Yifei's gaze fell on Dugu Yan, who was beside him.
"A newly evolved Spirit needs a more suitable vessel. And you have just had a Breakthrough, your spirit power field is extremely unstable; staying here will interfere with the precise guidance of energy."
His explanation sounded calm and casual, yet it carried an unquestionable professionalism.
Dugu Bo wanted to say something more, like "Yan Yan is still just a child," or "Will there be danger?"
But as the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back down.
Danger?
In front of this monster who could change fate against the heavens with a wave of his hand, talk about danger?
Was his own recent transformative Spirit evolution without risk? And the result? He now felt like he could kill two of his past selves with one punch!
If His Excellency said he would interfere, then he definitely would! Staying here would only become a stumbling block to his granddaughter's massive Opportunity!
Having figured this out, Dugu Bo no longer hesitated and bowed deeply to Li Yifei.
"Everything is up to Your Excellency! This old man... this old man will wait outside!"
Hardening his heart, he didn't look at his granddaughter again, turning into a green shadow and departing swiftly.
He was afraid that if he looked one more time, his affection for his granddaughter would make him make the wrong decision.
In the valley, only Li Yifei and Dugu Yan remained.
Along with Dugu Yan's camera, which was still livestreaming but shaking slightly because its owner was uneasy.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat subtle.
Dugu Yan nervously clutched the corner of her clothes, her heart beating like a drum. Looking at the man before her, who was so handsome he didn't seem Mortal, she didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Yi Fei... Brother..."
Li Yifei turned around, meeting her eyes which were a mix of nervousness, admiration, and a hint of fear.
He didn't take any overbearing actions as he had before, but simply spoke calmly.
"Your Spirit has evolved, but your body has become its shackles."
He opened his hand, and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and blazing apricot jiao shu lay quietly in his palm, emitting extreme cold and heat.
"These two Immortal Herbs can break those shackles, allowing your body to complete a transformation and catch up to the footsteps of your Spirit."
Dugu Yan stared blankly at those two legendary divine items, then looked at Li Yifei.
His words were very flat, without seduction or coercion, as if stating an established fact.
This calmness actually gave her great courage.
"I... what should I do?" she asked softly.
"Eat them."
Li Yifei handed the two Immortal Herbs to her.
"Then, enter that spring."
Dugu Yan's body trembled slightly as she looked at that Forbidden Land of death, where red and blue intertwined, her pretty face instantly turning pale.
A place that even a Titled Douluo of her grandfather's level regarded as a dragon's den or tiger's lair—she was going in...
"It will hurt a lot," Li Yifei added, shattering her illusions. "So much that you'll feel like your Soul is being torn apart. But if you can endure it, the benefits you'll gain will exceed your imagination."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over her before finally landing on her dress.
"Additionally, the spring's energy will decompose all Impurities, including your clothes. Before you go in, handle it yourself."
After speaking, he actually turned around, facing away from her, leaving her with a solitary and lofty back.
"..."
Dugu Yan was completely stunned.
She had imagined countless possibilities: being forced, being controlled, even being treated roughly.
But she never expected the other party to be so... considerate?
He gave her a choice, explained the consequences, and even took her shyness into account by actively turning away.
In the livestream room, it immediately exploded.
Worlds Number One Princess: "Ahhh! He turned around! He turned around! So gentlemanly! I'm dying!"
Is Jade Not Jade: "My god, my heart was in my throat just now! I thought he was going to force himself on her... and then... this contrast is just too much!"
Bunny is So Cute: "Brother Yi Fei is so nice... he was afraid Sister Yanzi would be shy."
Ghost Cat: "... (silently deleted the 'Forced Experiment' entry she was about to record and rewrote it as 'Guided Evolution')"
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong slumped on her throne, looking at the back in the image, the flame of "jealousy" in her heart being replaced for the first time by a more complex emotion.
He clearly possessed power that could crush everything and could do whatever he wanted.
But he chose to follow some kind of... rule? Or rather, respect?
This posture of standing above all living beings yet retaining a trace of compassion for the weak made her heart race more than pure dominance and strength.
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Qian Renxue's breath hitched slightly.
From that back, she read an extreme self-confidence.
Because everything was under control, there was no need for coercion.
Because the result was already predetermined, dignity could be given during the process.
"God..." she murmured to herself, "Is this the true... divinity?"
Beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Dugu Yan looked at that back, her cheeks so red they looked like they might bleed.
But the fear in her heart was dissipating at a visible rate.
Replacing it was an unprecedented determination.
This was an Opportunity her grandfather had knelt and kowtowed for, a grace of rebirth given by Brother Yi Fei.
Pain?
She wasn't even afraid of death, so why fear pain?
As for the clothes...
She gritted her teeth; anyway, everyone in the livestream room was a girl!
She picked up the two Immortal Herbs and, without any hesitation, stuffed them directly into her mouth.
Boom!
Two torrents of ice and fire energy instantly exploded within her limbs and bones!
"Ugh!"
Dugu Yan groaned, pea-sized beads of sweat rolling down from her forehead as her whole body trembled violently.
She endured the tearing pain, walking step by step toward the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
She didn't take off her clothes.
Because she knew that in the face of absolute power, that thin layer of fabric, like dignity, was meaningless.
She wanted to embrace her rebirth or death in her most complete state.
Under the breathless gaze of all the girls in the Chat Group, Dugu Yan closed her eyes and leaped.
Splash.