Of the ten-inch distance, she had crossed nine, leaving only the final inch. Success was within arm's reach. Though Sword Lord felt that something was off, she did not dwell on it.
She merely needed to put in a little more effort.
With that thought, Sword Lord directly invoked [Heavenly Dao], further strengthening the mysteries of [Emotion Thread] as she prepared to close that final inch of distance completely.
"Clang, clang—!"
Emotion Thread transformed into a sword. The ringing of steel came from [Other Shore], carrying peerless might and a vast exalted status. This time, Sword Lord truly held nothing back.
Then she discovered that one inch had become nine-tenths of an inch.
Sword Lord: "."
Mm.
The feeling that something was wrong abruptly swelled in her heart. Yet she had painstakingly reduced the distance from ten inches to one inch, then labored to reduce it from one inch to nine-tenths.
She could not possibly give up now, could she?
"Rumble."
Just as Sword Lord hesitated, a disturbance suddenly came from beyond the Light Sea. Terrifying might surged through Void Darkness, seemingly trying to break into the Light Sea.
"Fellow Daoists, what are you doing?"
It was Lu Yang's true body.
Sword Lord immediately furrowed her brows. "He has noticed something is wrong. No, I must completely plant [Emotion Thread] before that happens, or all our efforts will go down the drain."
With that thought, Sword Lord immediately cast aside her concerns and turned to Cang Hao, who was likewise on the fourth level. In a deep voice, she said, "Use [Fortune] to empower me. Only the final nine-tenths remain. This concerns the grand plan of [Heavenly Dao]; failure is not an option. Give him a push for me and help me strike this final sword."
Cang Hao: "."
Letting