Chapter 44: New Stat

"Senior brother, are you inside?" Li Yao's voice penetrated into Xiang Yu's consciousness like a lifeline pulling him from the depths of an endless void.

In the next second, his eyes flickered open, adjusting to reality with disorienting suddenness.

"Senior brother, I'm coming in," her voice announced as the door swung open. Li Yao paused in the doorway, observing Xiang Yu still seated in his meditation posture, awareness slowly returning to his features.

"Senior brother, are you okay?" Concern colored her tone. "You didn't come to train, so I thought something happened."

Xiang Yu blinked several times, his mind still half-trapped in that boundless emptiness. The transition back to physical reality felt jarring, like being violently yanked from a dream. "Training?" he asked, confusion evident in his voice.