"I originally planned to sweep across all directions and dominate the world after getting out. But now, it seems that forget dominating the world—I should first see whether I can even survive," Teacher Ma said.
In short, what they said was truly demoralizing. But everyone was completely helpless.
Even I had calmed down. I glanced at them, only to discover that the one who had progressed the most among them was still Li Tongtian. Yet he was still at the peak of the Eighteenth Heavenly Layer, without advancing any further.
As for me, I had already completely surpassed him. Without a doubt, my current strength was absolutely beyond imagination.
It seemed that the Celestial Venerable bloodline had fully displayed its powerful advantage at this moment. Even though Li Tongtian had been stronger than me before, he had now gradually fallen behind me.
As the realms became increasingly difficult to advance through, every step he wanted to take would be incomparably arduous.
But I was different. The Celestial Venerable bloodline made cultivation as easy as walking on level ground, with almost no obstacles.
Just as we were talking, a faint voice sounded from outside: "Zhang Fan, I know you're here. Are you still hiding from me?"
I froze, and the others froze as well.
It was a woman's voice, filled with sorrow. Yet for some reason, all of us felt as if this voice had caused our souls to leave our bodies.
It seemed that this woman was powerful to an astonishing degree, actually able to affect us so deeply.
It was easy to imagine how powerful she would be if she went all out.
Zhang Fan, inside my body, remained silent the entire time. No matter what that woman said, she did not speak.
I asked in surprise, "She seems