"Lady Melody, I've waited for you long enough. Now you're destined to be mine! Hahaha!" At this moment, Ryan Ling heard Sect Master Drake Long's disgusting voice in his ear, and Lady Melody beside him clearly had no strength left to resist. She didn't even need Drake Long to make a move—her whole body had already collapsed toward him. In an instant, her clothes were ripped open, and Drake Long burst out laughing, already so excited he was practically trembling. Next to him, Drake Flyon just kept cheering for his father, as if convinced that his dad was absolutely killing it!
But right then, Ryan Ling's divine sense snapped completely back into place, his power swelling to the max. The Primeval Heavenwood, which had withered during the earlier battle, suddenly burst into full bloom, like it was about to stretch its branches straight into the Immortal World in an instant. The sight was electrifying. And that Immortal-World Finger Fragment fused with him, pouring power into him nonstop—honestly, it felt insanely good!
At that exact moment, Ryan Ling flipped up to his feet, locked eyes on Drake Long, and snarled, "Let her go!"
Those three simple words rang out with crazy force—like thunder shaking the sky. Not only Drake Long, but even Drake Flyon flinched a little. But they recovered fast; Drake Flyon was about to jump in and finish Ryan off right then and there!
But Drake Long clearly wanted to erase the humiliation of being beaten by Ryan earlier. He instantly made his move, charging straight at Ryan to kill him.
"You little bastard, trying to play hero? I'll chop you up right now!" Drake Long sneered coldly, hurling a torrent of Profound Immortal power straight at Ryan. For a moment, it looked like Ryan was completely trapped—inside and out—and from the outside, it seemed like his flesh and bones were about to be pulverized!
But right then, Ryan just snorted, flicked his right hand almost casually—and boom, every last bit of Profound Immortal power piled on him collapsed in an instant. Even crazier, the smug Drake Long was yanked over like a ragdoll and squeezed tight in Ryan's palm.
Drake Long was still a Profound Immortal, so he started thrashing like mad. He couldn't believe it, but he was still a top-tier expert, so he tried to break free. He was sure he could do it—until, with a sickening crack, his right arm was ripped apart and he screamed in agony!
That move left everyone absolutely stunned. Faced with Ryan Ling right now, Drake Long couldn't put up even the tiniest resistance.
"You think you can take me on? Today, I'm taking your life!" As Ryan spoke, the force in his hand went wild again—Drake Long felt like he was about to be skinned alive, screaming his head off, thrashing desperately but totally locked down by Ryan's grip.
Lady Melody was left staring in shock. She honestly never imagined Ryan Ling could become this strong in the blink of an eye. But just then, she sensed something else.
"Wait, did he really come back? No way—he's here, it's really him!" Lady Melody suddenly shouted, her excitement off the charts. She could already feel the power pouring out of the Immortal-World Finger Fragment, and she was so hyped she literally jumped up.
"What do you mean 'he's back'? That's total BS!" Drake Flyon gritted his teeth, watching the scene play out in front of him, absolutely refusing to believe it was real. But the facts were right there—Drake Long was totally outmatched!
Suddenly, Drake Flyon leapt into action. He finally snapped out of it, and the Golden Immortal qi behind him started swirling like crazy. He went in for a heavy strike on Ryan Ling, but Ryan didn't even seem to notice—he just stood there. Lady Melody was so nervous she yelled, "Watch out! Drake Flyon's attacking! This hit is no joke—get your defenses up!"
But Lady Melody's warning came too late. Drake Flyon's massive power had already exploded around Ryan Ling, and the scene was absolutely epic—hellfire everywhere, flames shooting out, and all the rocks nearby vaporizing in an instant. That Golden Immortal qi attack was just insane.
Golden Immortals are supposed to have the hardest bodies in the world, and their power is supposed to be totally unbreakable!
"You little bastard, you're just a flash in the pan! I'm snuffing you out for good!" Drake Flyon knew keeping Ryan Ling alive was a disaster waiting to happen—better to finish him off now!
He gathered his strength again, unleashing a wild torrent of Golden Immortal qi, all of it blasting straight at Ryan Ling!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A chain of explosions went off around Ryan Ling—no matter what he was, he had to be toast!
"Die, die..." Drake Flyon let out a long breath, convinced Ryan Ling was absolutely dead. But just as he finished speaking, the Golden Immortal qi swirling around Ryan suddenly froze—then, impossibly, twisted into a vortex, with Ryan's palm at the very center!
"What the hell is this?" Drake Flyon's face went green. He couldn't believe what he was seeing—Ryan Ling's power looked like something straight out of a Golden Immortal's playbook! His eyes went wide as he realized Ryan's strength had exploded from Divine Immortal level straight into Profound Immortal territory!
His face went even paler.
But he didn't hesitate. He kept hammering away—after all, he had the Huangfu Family's Immortal-World expert backing him. The Golden Immortal power he was getting was absolutely off the charts.
"Gather the Golden Immortal power!" Drake Flyon shouted, and Harlan Yanro's body started spinning like crazy. With that switch, the Golden Immortal power pouring into Drake Flyon got even stronger, and all of it was aimed right at Ryan Ling!
Even so, Ryan Ling didn't flinch. His hand trembled just a little, and all that endless Golden Immortal power was sucked right into his body. None of it seemed to hurt him—instead, he could actually use it!
"No way, this can't be real—this..." Drake Flyon was totally dumbstruck. The power Ryan Ling was showing off was just insane, way beyond anything he could understand. At this point, nothing he did seemed to matter at all!
"You bastard, I'll send your old man to hell first, then come for you!" Ryan Ling didn't hesitate—he grabbed Drake Long by the throat. Drake Long's face went waxy white; he knew his time was up. He twisted and thrashed, trying to break free, but Ryan Ling wasn't giving him any chance. With a sharp twist, Ryan snapped Drake Long's neck and devoured his entire Profound Immortal body on the spot!
"Dad! Dad!" Drake Flyon screamed, totally unable to accept what he'd just seen. He couldn't believe Ryan Ling could get so strong in the blink of an eye—it was just mind-blowing!
Everyone else was just as stunned—the top experts of the Immortal Domain World were watching, and up until now Drake Flyon had been totally dominating. He was supposed to have this in the bag, but suddenly everything flipped upside down!
"He's back! He's really back!" Lady Melody shouted again, her voice almost crazed with excitement!