[Are you ready?] The Empress asked, standing next to Li Yao in her spiritual manifestation form. Unlike her previous appearance in the Heaven Testing Pagoda, she now seemed almost solid—a casual observer might not even notice the difference between her and a physical person.
The Empress examined herself with fascination, marveling at the transformation. After days of consuming Xiang Yu's spiritual food, her soul's condition had improved dramatically. She had already reached the adult stage, and at this rate, it wouldn't be long before she recovered her eternal soul status. At the eternal soul level, one could regenerate their entire body with a mere thought, even if completely destroyed.
A question lingered in her mind about Xiang Yu's real identity. Was he knowingly helping her recover, or was she overthinking his intentions?
"I'm ready," Li Yao declared, interrupting the Empress's contemplation.
