"Amazing. That ability really defies the heavens. No wonder Helena couldn't put up any resistance against you, Brother Li. One touch, and she went down," Wang Yu said in astonishment, visibly moved.
"Although Inversion is a bizarre ability, it actually has quite a few limitations.
"Its greatest weakness is that I have to touch someone with both hands for it to take effect. So if I didn't have my first ability, Super Pupil, I probably would have been blasted to ash before I could even get close to that Countess from the British Commonwealth.
"Super Pupil wasn't an ability I awakened naturally, either. I acquired it by chance after undergoing a 'special operation,' and the price I paid was more than forty years of my lifespan." Li Shiyi touched his aged face and answered with a bitter smile.
"A special operation?" Wang Yu looked surprised.
"Sorry, but the operation is subject to confidentiality regulations. I can't tell you the specifics. All I can say is that it was an experimental procedure," Li Shiyi said with a trace of apology after a moment's silence.
"I understand. An operation like that must be some highly classified state secret," Wang Yu replied with an understanding look.
"Still, although I can't tell you about it, I can show you." After thinking it over, Li Shiyi suddenly smiled again.
"Show me?"
Wang Yu froze for a moment.
The old man in the Tang suit suddenly rose to his feet on the bed, stooping as he placed one foot on the small table. He bent his head and rolled up his trouser leg, revealing an ankle that looked rather thin and pale.
Wang Yu was staring at the old man's ankle, wondering what he intended, when Li Shiyi pressed his hand against it. He pinched a