Chen Cheng smiled as he looked at Wisdom Shield, then raised an eyebrow and said:
"You've worked hard these past few months. From the look of you, you've been working day and night in two shifts. You're only one step away from Dao Attainment now."
For some reason, hearing Chen Cheng's words this time gave him an inexplicable sense of nervousness.
He could not put this feeling into words, but he simply felt tense. Yet it was not the frantic sort of nervousness.
It was like the nervous feeling of being praised by a teacher in front of the entire class because he had done his homework well.
"Y-Yes, thank you for the praise, Your Majesty."
Hearing Wisdom Shield's words, Chen Cheng came to his senses as well. He looked at himself, then reined in the aura around him and said apologetically:
"Sorry. I just had a breakthrough, so I still can't quite control it.
"But since you're already only one step away, let this final step be a reward for your hard work these past few months. A personal reward from me."
The instant Chen Cheng finished speaking, Wisdom Shield felt his body begin to plummet. Instinctively, he wanted to wave his hands and grab onto something, to stop himself from falling.
At that moment, Chen Cheng's voice suddenly sounded by his ear:
"Don't be afraid. Focus. Imagine that something is pulling you upward. Hurry."
As Chen Cheng's voice fell silent, Wisdom Shield forcibly suppressed his instinct to grab at something. Instead, he imagined that something above was pulling him up, refusing to let him fall.
It sounded easy enough, but what was he supposed to grasp? What was supposed to catch him? There were no answers to such details at all.
What was more, he was currently falling