"Fine, let the Divine Dragon come and die!" Right now, those Protectors of the Kunlun League weren’t panicking at all. After all, their cultivation was at Nascent Soul perfection, and they’d already wiped out their biggest threat—Ryan Ling. You could say their confidence was at its peak.
Besides, they all knew in their hearts that the Divine Dragon was seriously injured—its power was nowhere near what it used to be. If things got real, the Divine Dragon wouldn’t be their match at all!
"Thunder Formation—assemble!" The head Protector shouted. Instantly, countless bolts of lightning fused together, turning into thunder-dragons in a flash.
Each thunder-dragon looked absolutely fierce, like they could wipe out a real dragon with a blink!
Just then, the Divine Dragon’s golden light came roaring in, shaking heaven and earth!
But right as those golden rays were about to hit, the thunder-dragons blasted forward—even faster and more earth-shaking!
In an instant, thunder-dragons and the dragon’s roar smashed together in a wild explosion!
The whole sky went berserk again!
Everyone was basically stunned!
But what I couldn’t believe was that the Divine Dragon’s insane strike actually wasn’t enough to beat those twenty-plus top Protectors of the Kunlun League—the wild dragon roar was stopped cold in an instant!
At that moment, from ten thousand li away in the South Sea, the Divine Dragon let out a wild roar!
Clearly, the Divine Dragon was suffering pain like never before.
"Divine Dragon, huh? You still don’t believe you’re just a useless lizard? You’re trash!" The lead Protector of the Kunlun League cackled like mad. For him, today was a total jackpot—not only had he slaughtered Ryan Ling, but he could wipe out the Divine Dragon too!
This is a god of Huaxia—a totem of Huaxia!
If both get wiped out today, then all of Huaxia will be theirs—no contest!
Right now, the Divine Dragon’s power was still way too weak. That desperate strike just exposed its location again, and instantly all twenty-plus Kunlun League Protectors moved in—the South Sea’s surface boiled with waves as several forces blasted toward the depths, the dragon’s roar growing even louder.
"Slaughter the Divine Dragon, right in front of the whole world! Once it’s dead, Huaxia will lose its totem, its civilization will become a dead country, and its people will be lifelong slaves to darkness!" The lead Protector got more and more hyped, his face almost turning red, and the other Protectors unleashed their strongest attacks.
Right now, every Huaxia person—whether present or not—was already burning with grief and rage. Five thousand years of history, and never had Huaxia been humiliated by outsiders like this.
Killing the Divine Dragon in front of the whole world was the same as insulting Huaxia’s ancestors!
Back in ancient times, the Divine Dragon was the Yellow Emperor’s personal mount—its nobility stood for an ancient culture. Now that culture was being torn apart by foreign invaders, and Huaxia’s descendants couldn’t do a thing to stop it.
In that moment, everyone shed tears of despair.
Helplessness, rage, and pain all tangled together—lots of people were already kneeling, begging the heavens to save what was left of Huaxia.
Wails filled the air, while on the other side, the Seventeen-Nation Joint Task Force was all grinning wickedly. The Kunlun League Protectors were so excited they were practically flipping with joy.
"Drag the Divine Dragon up from the sea, skin it, rip its tendons—wipe it out for good!" the lead Protector shouted. With their attacks, it was like the whole ocean was about to be scooped up.
Faintly, patches of golden dragon scales appeared on the sea’s surface—the Divine Dragon was suffering unprecedented torment, and right now its power just couldn’t handle the group assault!
It seemed like Huaxia’s greatest tragedy was about to play out today!
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"Ryan Ling, how are you holding up?" In the dark underground, the Ghost Elder’s voice sounded. He coughed twice—his soul-body felt totally pinned to the earth, unable to move at all.
And if even the soul-body couldn’t move, Ryan Ling’s physical body was even more helpless.
The corrosive power of the demonic qi was just too strong—there was no way to block it.
"Wake up!" The Ghost Elder panicked, frantically shaking Ryan Ling.
After a moment, Ryan finally reacted, but his face looked awful. None of the attacks from others could touch him—only this demonic qi.
This demonic qi really was terrifying—even the Primeval Heavenwood had started to dim!
"Wh-what’s going on outside?" Ryan’s first words after waking were still about the world above.
"Look at you—just worry about yourself!" The Ghost Elder sighed, looking at Ryan Ling, a pain in his heart he couldn’t describe. Ryan’s wounds were just too severe—not just physical, but soul-deep.
"Is Huaxia really doomed?" Ryan knew clearly his situation was no better than the Divine Dragon’s—in fact, it was worse. The most fatal thing was that his life-saving Primeval Heavenwood was starting to wither. Most of its flowers were already wilting, a sign of failure.
"Try something else—there must be another trick! Like that Human-Immortal Diagram on your chest. Last time at the Demon Sect’s cave, it saved you. Let’s pin our hopes on it and give it a shot!" The Ghost Elder shouted.
Ryan nodded. Right now, Huaxia was hopeless, the Divine Dragon was on the brink—his only chance was that Human-Immortal Diagram.
"Great immortal, in Huaxia’s darkest hour, I beg you to save my life—I’ll repay you however I can!" With no other option, Ryan started praying.
As soon as he finished praying, the Human-Immortal Diagram on his chest trembled—and suddenly, a scene appeared before Ryan’s eyes that defied all belief.
Far above the clouds, a peerless fairy sat atop the sky—a figure so tall she seemed like a mountain peak, gazing down on all living beings!
To her, Ryan Ling was nothing but an ant.
But then, the peerless fairy gave Ryan a charming smile, and a ray of rainbow light swept toward him. No one else could witness this scene—not even the Ghost Elder.
No need to say more—a Human Immortal in this world is absolutely invincible!
Bathed in that rainbow light, all the demonic qi tangled around Ryan Ling instantly vanished.
It was like the demonic qi had met its nemesis—gone in a flash.
But really, it didn’t just disappear—it was all sucked into the Primeval Heavenwood!
Ryan watched in astonishment—he couldn’t believe it. The demonic qi was actually transformed into high-grade fertilizer, just like Blood Clan essence, and absorbed straight into the Primeval Heavenwood!
Before, the Primeval Heavenwood was being corroded by demonic qi—but now, all that corrosion was gone.
In an instant, the Primeval Heavenwood burst with life. With the Human Immortal’s help, all one hundred flower buds on the tree bloomed at once—brilliant golden blossoms lighting up the entire underground world.
Even the Ghost Elder was stunned!
He could clearly feel the Human Immortal’s power too—and all at once, his own strength began to grow!
"Ryan, break through to Nascent Soul perfection! I’ll be waiting for you on the Human Immortal Path." The stunning Human Immortal smiled at him, spoke these words, and then the vision vanished without a trace.
Above Nascent Soul perfection comes the Heaven-Tribulation Stage—and only after surviving nine tribulations can one achieve Human Immortal.
A Human Immortal is truly in the realm of immortals!
Let alone anyone else!
Even Lord Yama, or the Western Pacifying King, might not have truly reached immortal power!
Ryan felt that even if he achieved Nascent Soul perfection, in the eyes of a Human Immortal he’d still be a bottom-tier nobody.
The path of cultivation was far beyond anything he could imagine!
But now that the Human Immortal had spoken, Ryan didn’t hesitate for a second—he started charging toward Nascent Soul perfection.
"Charge!" In an instant, the cracked earth began to split layer by layer. Right now, Ryan Ling didn’t need any outside power—the force of Primeval Heavenwood’s blossoms alone was enough to send him straight into Nascent Soul perfection.
"What’s going on? Something’s up!" Right then, Ryan’s sudden surge made those smug head Protectors instantly snap to attention.
"Wait—wait, Ryan Ling isn’t dead? His power looks like it’s going crazy—how is this even possible?" The lead head Protector’s eyes went wide with shock...