She knew that only by attaining sword essence would she be able to stand alongside her friends on the pinnacle of this world, and only then would she be able to allow her repressed pride to fully flourish.

All of these repressed emotions erupted in this very instant. She hadn't donned her suit of battle armor as she wanted to better immerse herself in this experience, to push herself as close to the brink of death as possible.

Only after around 10 seconds had passed did the light begin to fade, and both sides were appraising the battle with tense expressions.

During that explosion, the protective barrier had been forced close to its absolute limit. One had to realize that this barrier had been designed with four-word battle armor Limit Douluos in mind! That was a clear testament to just how...