Several people rushed over to help Zhou Han up, but the moment their hands touched his shoulder, Zhou Han spat out a mouthful of blood.
His face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with disbelief. "You... you're not at the Limit Realm..."
Lin Yue stood with his hands behind his back. "I never said I was."
"Then what realm are you?!" someone asked in a trembling voice.
Lin Yue swept his gaze across them, his tone casual. "The Ultimate Dao."
The two words landed on the field like stones thrown into water.
Everyone from the Six Paths Institute was dumbfounded. "Ultimate Dao? What kind of realm is that?"
"I've never heard of it!"
"Did he make it up himself?"
Zhou Han coughed several times, bracing himself against the wall as he barely got to his feet. He stared at Lin Yue. "Ultimate Dao... you follow the path of the Ultimate Dao?"
Lin Yue glanced at him. "You know your stuff."
Zhou Han's expression became even uglier.
He had seen that term in the sect's ancient records.
The Ultimate Dao lay beyond the limit—breaking through one's realm, then rebuilding one's cultivation.
Those who walked this path had to push every realm to the absolute extreme before they could move forward.
People like that could never be built up with resources alone.
They had fought for it with their lives.
He drew a deep breath, cupped his fists, and lowered his head. "I failed to recognize greatness."
The others from the Six Paths Institute were completely stunned.
Senior Brother... had admitted defeat?
Lin Yue waved a hand. "Not fighting anymore?"
Zhou Han gave a bitter smile. "I can't."
"The gap is too wide."
Lin Yue gave a grunt and turned to walk back.
Behind him, the people from the Six Paths Institute