He Ao released the Historical Contract, gripping the silver longsword as he slowly moved forward.
The Historical Contract floated beside him, seemingly preparing to turn another page. It swayed from side to side for a moment, but ultimately did not open.
The silver longsword in He Ao's hand also drew closer to the hazy radiance.
No reaction?
Holding the silver longsword, He Ao pondered. Then he raised his hand, and flecks of black radiance spread from his fingertips, winding around the silver longsword.
This was power from the Historical Contract.
With the Historical Contract's power wrapped around it, He Ao moved the longsword closer to the radiance.
At that moment, the longsword in his hand trembled faintly, as though some peculiar "throb" had sounded.
A vague sensation surfaced in He Ao's heart.
Within that radiance lay this sword's "past."
He Ao increased the Historical Contract's power and moved the silver longsword in his hand even closer to the intangible radiance.
The "blade from the past" grew clearer and clearer in his consciousness. By the time the silver longsword was nearly pressed against the radiance, the connection had finally become strong enough.
He Ao tried to use the Historical Contract's power to hook onto that intangible connection and slowly exert force.
The longswords of the past and present connected. At the point near the tip of the sword, a tiny fissure faintly appeared.
Through that fissure, He Ao could vaguely see a misty river of history beyond the radiance.
No, it was not beyond the radiance, but "within" it.
This short stretch of the river of history was contained within the gray radiance, which resembled a broken blade. Looking deeper, there was still only hazy radiance, blocking off even earlier history.
He Ao lowered his gaze and watched the small section