The Mortal World Universe was vast, gathering countless planes, so there were many experts as well. Just among those who had come to provide support, there were casually over a hundred Void Breaking Realm cultivators, including Middle Void Breaking Realm experts.
Why did they not ascend?
They feared failure, or they had not mentally prepared themselves.
Shattering Void to ascend to the Upper Realm was no trivial matter. One had to think long and hard before taking that step. Success led to heaven; failure sent one to hell.
Therefore, only upon reaching the Upper Void Breaking Realm did one have greater chances and confidence.
The Fortress Master had reached that level. He could be called the strongest existence in the Mortal World Universe, but because he had to manage the Nine-Layered Hell created by the Upper Realm, he had never decided when to ascend.
Now.
He no longer had the chance.
Because he had completely turned to nothingness along with the Starry Sky Fortress he guarded.
The Fortress Master's defeat was somewhat unjust, because he had never recovered his peak cultivation and had always fought while injured.
That was not to say he could have defeated Jun Changxiao after recovering from his injuries, because that fellow had secretly crushed the Talisman of Heaven and Earth just now, forcibly raising his realm by one level.
And more importantly, he had used the Seven Profound Rainbow Break!
The martial art created by the Seven Profound Sacred Venerable had appeared in its complete form for the first time in the Mortal World. Its unleashed might was terrifying beyond measure. Even after the battle ended, the places swept by the beam remained in a state of collapse, showing no sign of self-repair whatsoever.
"The Fortress Master... is dead?"
"My heavens!"
Everyone gradually came back