After an unknown stretch of time, he opened his eyes from meditation. Two beams of saber light shot from them, slicing through the air with a sharp hiss. "My mental will has reached the realm where it can affect reality."
Clang!
Xu Yang reached out and grabbed at the air. The Heavenly Star Saber shot forth in a streak of inky light and circled his body.
Will-Guided Saber!
Xu Yang's eyes shone. From this moment onward, his mind would no longer merely replace his eyes in sensing his surroundings; it could become a force of attack as well. His will could affect reality. Henceforth, his strength would no longer be limited to his flesh and astral energy. The might of his will would have to be counted too.
With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Star Saber returned to its sheath. Then Xu Yang raised his hand and chopped downward. Saber intent burst from his body, and a blood-colored blade flashed past. Thirty feet ahead, the stone wall split open with a hiss.
With another thought, his entire body floated into the air, without the slightest fluctuation in the power of heaven and earth.
This is true flight! Xu Yang was thrilled.
He had been able to fly before, but that flight relied on his powerful astral energy drawing upon the power of heaven and earth. It depended on an external force.
Once he entered the secret realm of the Azure Dragon Trial and could no longer use his astral energy, his ability to fly had vanished at once.
Now that his mental will had reached the realm of affecting reality, flight was no more than a thought away. He needed no external force at all. Xu Yang landed again and continued sitting in meditation. The transformation of his