Li Zhonglou soon realized that this method was useless, because he waited outside for half an hour and did not see Long Shi come out, and the other party could not have been unaware of his intentions.
So the only explanation was that Long Shi was tied up.
"This won't do! If I don't explain it clearly to him, what if he really goes back to investigate..."
Li Zhonglou pondered. From the current situation, Long Shi should have a mission to protect that government official, which is why he couldn't get away. But in that case, he had no other way to contact the other party, after all, he didn't know that government official either.
"Uh, why am I so stupid."
Li Zhonglou suddenly patted his head. He finally remembered that he had Long Shi's contact information. Since he couldn't say it in person, why not just send a message!
Just as Li Zhonglou was feeling ashamed of his sudden stupidity and taking out his phone to message Long Shi, Old An's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
"This isn't your problem, it's a sequela of soul fusion."
Li Zhonglou's expression froze as soon as he finished sending the message.
"What do you mean?"
"Although soul fusion after unsealing can bring powerful strength, it also has side effects. Two souls sharing the same body, even for a short time, will cause mutual disorder."
"Your situation is a reaction delay caused by your body not fully catching up."
Li Zhonglou instantly understood what Old An meant and replied, "You mean your thinking will be slow?"
"Yes, including the fact that you have forgotten something you wanted to ask me until now."
Li Zhonglou's expression froze again, but his face quickly changed.
"I remember! You still haven't told me about the soul characteristics of Stone!"
Although he finally reacted, Li Zhonglou's attention was no longer on this matter, but on the side effects after the soul fusion.
"How long will this negative impact last? Will you react as long as someone reminds you?"
Li Zhonglou quickly asked two core questions.
Although this soul sluggishness seemed to have little impact on the surface, in reality, for people at their level, it could easily lead to life-threatening danger!
After all, battles are not always like the arena just now, where you fight one after another with time to react, or even where you can end the battle state whenever you want.
Tie Lin and the beast-taming arena in the Lost Land are a typical example!
Such battles are not measured in minutes or tens of minutes, but often last for half an hour or more. If the soul fusion does not last that long, or if it ends prematurely during the battle, this soul sluggishness will almost reduce a master to the level of an idiot!
That could kill people!
Old An quickly gave his answer.
"The duration is generally half a day to one day. However, as you thought, you will react as long as someone reminds you."
When he first heard the first part, Li Zhonglou's brows were tightly furrowed. Fortunately, he was reassured by the confirmation later, and Li Zhonglou breathed a sigh of relief.
Old An also guessed his thoughts and added.
"It is also because of this that I did not mention it to you at first. With us around, this side effect has little impact on you."
Li Zhonglou nodded, but then he had some doubts.
"But I could react to many things just now."
He remembered important things like wanting to leave and wanting to clarify with Long Shi, and he didn't seem to be experiencing soul sluggishness as Old An said.
"On the contrary, that is where its scariness lies."
Old An's voice suddenly became serious.
"Next time you want to use soul protection, you must tell us about any details we don't know in advance. This soul sluggishness is not that you will react slowly to everything, it is random."
With the word "random," Li Zhonglou instantly understood what Old An meant, and his expression changed slightly.
If Old An hadn't reminded him, and he had to rely on his own experience to summarize, he might have mistakenly thought that this soul sluggishness would only affect trivial matters.
But in fact, it could happen to anything.
The danger involved was self-evident!
"I see, I understand."
Li Zhonglou nodded solemnly, and then began to inquire about the soul characteristics.
Old An did not hide anything and explained directly.
"Every soul body will have its own soul characteristics. Some may be repeated, but some may be one in ten thousand. Stone's soul characteristic belongs to the latter, a hundred percent amplification, and this does not refer to the strength you have currently unsealed, but your peak strength."
Li Zhonglou was shocked and said, "So the power of that punch just now was double my peak strength?"
"That's right."
"Uh, then why didn't you say so earlier... one in ten thousand, isn't this trump card wasted just like that..."
Li Zhonglou was somewhat depressed at this moment. A hundred percent amplification of peak strength, isn't this a surefire killer move!
And now it's gone, Li Zhonglou would be lying if he said he wasn't heartbroken! Even if it still had some effect later, as time went by, this effect would continue to weaken, and it was no longer a stable trump card.
"How would I know? I can't see the soul characteristics of every soul."
Old An replied indifferently. In fact, even when he knew this, he felt regret. Who would have thought that Stone's soul amplification would be like this? If it were someone else, his feelings might not have been so profound, but he knew Li Zhonglou's strength.
From the moment Stone possessed him, he had sensed Li Zhonglou's true strength. Combined with Stone's soul characteristics, he simply couldn't find anyone who could contend with him!
"Alas, forget it, perhaps it was fate."
Li Zhonglou shook his head. Since it had already happened, dwelling on it now was meaningless, so he quickly put the matter behind him.
Without Li Zhonglou's presence, the competition inside proceeded at a snail's pace. However, the viewing pleasure was relatively higher, and the crowd's enthusiasm did not diminish; instead, it became even more fervent.
They also quickly put aside the matter of Li Zhonglou for the time being.
After the competition ended, there was a reception. It wasn't until nearly midnight that the two of them left.
"Brother Li, I've made a lot of friends this time!"
In the car, Ya Lili's face was still filled with a joyful smile, as if this banquet was the happiest one she had ever attended.
"Oh? Did you make them yourself?"