Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Lightning Spirit [PART 3]

The elemental spirits bowed in unison as they intoned with reverence, "We greet the Lightning Spirit."

From her majestic lightning throne, Li Yao acknowledged them with merely a glance. Yet that single look carried such tremendous pressure that the spirits felt themselves instinctively tensing, as if facing an ancient predator.

"We are all spirits, how is the difference so huge?" they wondered collectively, their essence trembling slightly. "Is this the might of a mutated element spirit?"

For countless years, these elemental spirits had served as the world’s guardians. Throughout those ages, the world had never formed a mutated element spirit due to the immense energy cost. When they sensed the emergence of a new lightning spirit, and from a human, no less, they had rushed to investigate.

They had expected to find some lucky kid. Instead, they discovered a being whose strength matched their own despite their centuries of nurturing by the world itself. They had come thinking of teaching the new kid who was in charge but now it had turned to paying respects.

The Fire Spirit stepped forward, flames dancing across its humanoid form. "We apologize for disturbing the Lightning Spirit," it said, thinking privately that showing respect was the wisest course of action at the moment. Unlike them, this human-turned-spirit possessed the ability to cultivate independently, without relying on the world’s energy donations. Antagonizing such a being would be dangerously foolish.

"When we sensed your awakening, we came to pay our respects," the Fire Spirit added.

Li Yao just looked at them with her cold glance. "Is that so?" she asked, her voice carrying.

"That’s right!" the other spirits quickly affirmed, bowing deeper in synchronized movement.

The Fire Spirit spoke with barely contained eagerness. "Lightning Spirit, since you’re tired, why not let us deal with that person for you?"

The others nodded vigorously. "That’s right, no need to bother with such insignificant beings," they echoed.

Li Yao studied them silently, wondering if spirits were typically this welcoming to newcomers.

[Probably not,] the Empress’s voice echoed within her consciousness. [They’re likely intimidated by your power. If you were weaker, they’d be looking down on you instead.]

Li Yao found this reasoning sensible. Her attention drifted to her transformed body, hands unconsciously moving to her more mature chest. She thought it was almost on the same level as the empress. She pondered whether she should maintain this form permanently. Would her senior brother prefer this appearance? It’s commonly said that men like—

"Umm... Lightning Spirit?" the Fire Spirit interrupted nervously, shifting uncomfortably.

Suddenly realizing what she’d been doing, Li Yao quickly dropped her hands and reassumed her regal demeanor, straightening on her throne with renewed dignity.

Within Li Yao’s spiritual sea, the Empress could only sigh deeply. When she had witnessed Li Yao bathed in world energy and physically matured, she had briefly hoped the girl’s mental faculties might similarly advance. Clearly, she had been overly optimistic.

"What did I expect?" the Empress thought to herself.

...

The soul clone trembled with growing anxiety as he assessed the situation. Five elemental spirits stood arrayed against him. The elemental spirits were quite dangerous. Not only did they possess tremendous power but also the rare ability to inflict physical damage directly upon souls.

Their presence explained everything about Li Yao’s unusual capabilities; she had been a spirit all along, which accounted for her inexplicable power to manipulate world energy and force his silence earlier.

"If these five spirits united their strength," he calculated, "they might pose a genuine threat even to my original body." Add to that equation a prodigy like Li Yao and the Righteous Alliance, and you have yourself a recipe for disaster. Though formidable, he wasn’t invincible. He needed to revise his plans some more.

"No need!" Li Yao declared, her voice regaining its commanding presence after her momentary distraction. She adjusted her posture on the ornate throne, her expression hardening as she focused entirely on the soul clone. "He dares to threaten my husband, so I’ll deal with him myself."

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