Clearly, Marcus had not expected his attack to be blocked in such a way!
Every attack he used now carried that black battle aura around him. Not only was this black battle aura incredibly powerful, it also came with negative effects such as corrosion, erosion, and devouring. Compared to Marcus's previous ice-element battle aura, its power had increased by more than a single level.
Without exaggeration, if he had possessed this black battle aura before, then as a Peak Eighth Order warrior, he would have been almost invincible below the Ninth Order!
And now, Marcus had not only become Ninth Order, but had also gained this mutated, exotic battle aura. This gave him the strength to directly contend against mid- to lower-level Ninth Order opponents despite having only just entered the Ninth Order!
Yet an attack unleashed with such power had actually been blocked by Wu Yan!
"Th-this..." For a moment, Marcus was stunned. An unbelievable guess rose uncontrollably in his heart, making him cry out, "Y-you've advanced to the Ninth Order!"
Wu Yan looked at him calmly without speaking, but the aura rising from his body once again, far surpassing that of a Peak Eighth Order expert, directly gave Marcus his answer.
Wu Yan had indeed advanced to the Ninth Order!
"N-no... That's impossible..." As though he had suffered some terrible blow, Marcus staggered back several steps. His expression of shock and disbelief was clearly reflected across his ferocious, scale-covered monstrous face.
To advance to the Ninth Order and gain the strength to kill Wu Yan, Marcus had paid an incomparably painful price. Using his transformation into this neither-human-nor-ghost state as the price, he had become a Ninth Order expert, obtained exotic Black Aura far superior to ice-element battle aura, and greatly increased his strength.
But why had Marcus