章 161: XVIII: Spiritual Source Part 2

My whole body began trembling, I was sweating like never before and I could hear Selene somewhere in the back of my mind speaking words of encouragement.

My foot lifted high enough to step on to the first step.

My balance was skewed, but I didn’t care; all I cared about was moving forward.

This was the first step.

My first step toward destiny.

My first step toward becoming all I could be.

My first step toward reuniting with Shen Mu.

I pushed my foot forward, and I cheered in my mind for every millimeter it advanced.

I was so engrossed in my task that at some point I forgot everything else, which was why I didn’t hear Selene’s words gaining strength, nor the sky darkening and lightning and thunder exploding from it in a fearsome spectacle. Neither did I notice my clothes billowing to the maelstrom forming around me, or the steam rising from my body as I burned through streams of personal and borrowed chi from the source.