"Kill me?" This time, Huang Xiao did not dodge, but met Tuoba Ao with a punch. Still, his body shuddered, and he was driven back twenty feet before coming to a stop.
Once Huang Xiao stood firm, Tuoba Ao, who had been brimming with murderous intent and about to charge forward again, stopped. He froze, staring blankly at Huang Xiao twenty feet away.
"A minor injury, nothing worth mentioning!" Huang Xiao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His aura was unusually calm, showing no sign of injury.
"What? This..." Everyone's eyes widened as they stared blankly at Huang Xiao, who stood before Tuoba Ao with an exceptionally calm expression.
"Xiao'er?" Ling Tianya's heart trembled. The possibility had already occurred to him, but he still found this sudden turn difficult to accept.
"He broke through?!" Old Sun said softly, his words sounding both excited and questioning.
Hearing Old Sun's words, Qingfeng nodded emphatically, his face filled with delighted surprise. "Junior Brother broke through! The Half-Step Martial Realm-he reached the Half-Step Martial Realm through his cultivation power!"
Old Sun said nothing more, but joy shone in his eyes, and even a faint glimmer of tears.
"Break!" Huang Xiao murmured.
As his voice reached their ears, everyone discovered that the Heaven and Earth Momentum enveloping them instantly collapsed and vanished.
"He really did break through!" Tuoba Ao muttered.
"So this is what the Half-Step Martial Realm feels like?" Huang Xiao drew a deep breath, then focused his gaze on Tuoba Ao and said coldly, "Tuoba Ao, now is the time for us to fight to the death!"
Hearing Huang Xiao's words, Tuoba Ao regained his composure, then threw his head back and laughed. "You brat, I never thought you would break through. But do you think that makes you a