"You?" Fang Chongyi finally stopped, pointing a trembling finger at Tuoba Ao. "You... you've risen from the dead!"
"Hmph!" Tuoba Ao snorted coldly.
That cold snort rang out beside Fang Chongyi's ears like a thunderclap from a clear sky. His eyes flew wide, then his body shuddered, and he fell to the ground.
Blood streamed from the seven openings in his face, which was contorted in agony. He had already breathed his last.
Fang Chongyi's death shook everyone present. An expert had died just like that. As things stood, they would probably all struggle to escape death.
Only moments ago, Wu Longfeng had been immensely pleased with himself, but now, even he was stunned.
"You thought you could break the formation?" Tuoba Ao cast a disdainful glance at Fang Chongyi's corpse. Then he slowly descended from the air, landed on the ground, and looked at the others with interest.
"You broke through? You can hover in midair?" Wu Longfeng could not hide the shock on his face. "Beyond the Peerless Realm... I never imagined, never imagined you would actually take this step!"
Moving through the air was nothing special; any peerless expert could do it, but they needed something to push off from. Tuoba Ao had clearly used no external force just now. He had simply hovered in midair, something even an expert in the Peerless Realm could not do.
"That's right. I broke through. This is the realm of martial mastery, attained by comprehending the true essence of the martial Dao-the Martial Realm!" Tuoba Ao smiled faintly. "Wu Longfeng, are you terribly disappointed? Unable to accept it?"
"Impossible! I am the sect master who will set foot in the Martial Realm! Not you! It could never be any of you!" Wu Longfeng roared, a trace of madness appearing on