[Lu Yang]!
The surname and given name symbolizing [Fortune] blazed with light, its banished aura descending. Then Sword Light drove straight ahead, crashing down upon Lu Yang's face with unstoppable force.
"Boom."
In that lightning-flash instant, Lu Yang let out a long breath and met the strike with the Heaven-Execution Sword, blocking Sword Lord's blow. That exquisitely beautiful face was close at hand; separated by two streaks of Sword Light, they locked gazes for an instant as the stark-white radiance illuminated the shifts in both their expressions.
Then, the swords parted.
Lu Yang retreated through Void Darkness, tracing a line with two fingers. Void Darkness, which possessed no concept of distance, immediately gave rise to a [Heavenly Chasm], separating the two into different realms.
"What a pity."
Sword Lord showed some regret. She had long planned that strike, suddenly drawing upon [Fortune] to launch a sneak attack on Lu Yang and establish victory in a single stroke.
Yet Lu Yang had reacted too quickly.
Especially since, before she had even acted, Lu Yang had seemingly already comprehended the subtle workings of the [Emotion Thread] and known that she could draw upon Cang Hao's methods.
Otherwise, that strike would certainly have succeeded.
When he fought me ten years ago, he did not seem to possess such comprehension. Yet this time, his Wisdom Light has clearly surged in some strange fashion.
How had he done it?
Sword Lord pondered inwardly, yet remained utterly at ease. She held her sword in one hand while forming a seal with the other, pressing it against her chest before gently lifting it upward.
In an instant, every injury Lu Yang had inflicted upon her vanished. Even her aura immediately surged back to its peak state from before the battle.
Correspondingly, Cang Hao, who had originally been