Master's voice was not loud, yet amidst this chaotic, clamorous battlefield, it reached every one of our ears.
Moreover, after reciting words we had never heard before in his hoarse, smoky voice, Master somehow exuded a strange sense of inner calm.
In contrast, the surrounding Black Shamans, ghost fiends, wolf demons, and Crawling Fanged Beasts all became restless and uncomfortable upon hearing his words.
At that moment, they all let out howls, growing exceptionally violent.
The Crawling Fanged Beasts and wolf demons, in particular, attacked Master with savage ferocity.
Master held his sword in one hand, continuously blocking their attacks.
Though it was not his usual weapon, the iron hook, at that instant we felt that Master, who had been restrained and forced into passive defense at every turn just moments ago, had somehow become utterly at ease.
Not only did he neutralize every attack, he even began to gain the upper hand.
And the qi around Master's body grew stronger and stronger with every passing moment, growing more powerful the longer he fought.
It felt like surging waves, one after another, accompanied by the words Master recited.
My heart skipped a beat, and an exciting thought appeared in my mind.
Was this a sign of a breakthrough?
The moment I thought of it, Mao Jing, who was fighting beside me, realized it as well.
He immediately shouted, "Senior Song is about to break through."
The moment those words came out, Zhang Yuchen and Pan Ling both revealed shocked expressions.
"What? A breakthrough?"
"Doesn't that mean Senior Song is about to break through the early Heavenly Surge Realm and reach the terrifying mid-stage realm?"
As those words rang out, everyone around us—the Dragon Group members, the two from the Five Poisons Sect, and Daoist Qingshan, who sat weakly on the