"How is this possible? Am I seeing things? He—he's actually breaking through to late-stage True Immortal! Just how much has he been holding back? How strong is Ryan Ling really?"
"Holy crap, Golden True Immortal was already insane, but he just jumped two minor realms in an instant. That's honestly unbelievable—what a monster!"
"Looks like today's fight is anyone's game. Ryan Ling's potential is actually this insane—it's unreal!"
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At this moment, everyone around was shouting, each person hyped to the max—clearly, Ryan Ling's sudden surge had them all fired up.
"Ryan Ling, this kid is just unreal—his potential is off the charts!" Even Leon Long couldn't help but shout, his words full of disbelief.
"Heh, Leon, you really think it's just because Ryan's got big potential?" The experienced Lydia Jin clearly saw through it, giving a little smile as she spoke.
"What do you mean? Wait, don't tell me—" Leon Long seemed to catch on, instantly gulping and saying, "You're saying this kid was always strong, and he's just putting on a show to fool everyone?"
"Exactly. This kid's not just strong—he's got a heavy mind too. He's doing this on purpose, bit by bit crushing Harlan Yanro's forces, pulling them out by the roots. Think about it—if those guys knew how strong Ryan was from the start, would Simon Xiao and now Vanessa Ouyang, plus all the Xiao and Ouyang elites, have even shown up?" Lydia Jin finished, and Leon Long hurriedly nodded beside her.
"You're totally right—Ryan really thinks things through. What he's doing is way beyond anything anyone expected. Not only can he clip Harlan Yanro's wings, but he can also slowly eat away at his power in this environment, beating him down step by step. That's honestly the most satisfying thing ever!" Leon Long chimed in, his eyes full of excitement, with all his earlier panic and even despair gone!
Meanwhile, at the back of the arena, another group was closely watching the situation unfold.
"Young Master Harlan, that kid seems a bit unusual. I don't think Vanessa Ouyang can hold out much longer, right? If you can't protect her, our Nine-Dragon Gate can step in for you!" Elder Shentu, the Heavenly Immortal from Nine-Dragon Gate, spoke up again.
It was obvious that Vanessa Ouyang's flirty glance had gotten Elder Shentu hooked—in fact, you could say he'd started to fancy her. But saying something like that right now was basically slapping Harlan Yanro in the face!
Harlan immediately gritted his teeth and said, "No need, I've got my own plans. For now, you don't have to trouble yourself, Elder Shentu!"
"Fine, fine!" Elder Shentu nodded, but you could see the annoyance in his eyes.
But Harlan Yanro was even more annoyed now. His gaze shifted to the other Earth Immortals from the Ouyang Family. If Vanessa Ouyang couldn't hold the line, he'd make all the Ouyang Earth Immortals attack together. Right now, there was no point talking about honor or rules—whatever it took to wipe out Ryan Ling was worth it!
Not only did he glare at those people, he also looked back at the forces behind his own family!
As the biggest of the Four Great Families, the Huangfu Family's power was absolutely the strongest. Harlan Yanro clearly didn't believe that—given their size—they couldn't handle Ryan Ling.
If this fight really needed him, a Heavenly Immortal, to step in, then that would be giving way too much credit to some nobody from Earth!
After all, someone like Harlan Yanro, a top-tier figure, had a built-in sense of superiority and arrogance. He never took anyone seriously—least of all some small fry from a lowly place like Earth!
Right now, facing Ryan Ling's powerful late-stage True Immortal realm, Vanessa Ouyang's grip was clearly weakening. She'd totally lost her earlier dominance—her whole body was turning soft, like everything was under Ryan's control!
"Miss Vanessa, you should stop hesitating and just become my little concubine—honestly, you're getting a deal here. Other women would kill for the chance, you know. So, how about it? Say yes!" Ryan Ling deliberately teased Vanessa Ouyang, getting under her skin.
"Damn you, you little bastard! I'll fight you to the death!" Vanessa Ouyang, proud and arrogant as ever, nearly exploded at those words. She leapt up on the spot and lunged straight at Ryan Ling.
Ryan didn't hesitate at all—he swept her aside with a burst of force, and in that instant Vanessa Ouyang's outer robe was torn open, her snow-white skin flashing before everyone's eyes.
The whole crowd gasped—after all, Vanessa Ouyang was the top beauty of Immortal-Domain City. Aside from Harlan Yanro, who else had ever gotten to witness her allure?
In an instant, a lot of hungry men started drooling!
Of course, the luckiest one of all was Ryan Ling. The moment Vanessa Ouyang's robe was torn, she fell right into his arms!
She practically landed in Ryan's arms in a single swoop—the whole scene was enough to make the crowd tipsy!
"My little concubine, aren't you a bit too eager?" Ryan started shamelessly teasing her, and his hands weren't exactly behaving either. Hey, if the goods come to you, it'd be a crime not to cop a feel!
Vanessa instantly shrieked at the top of her lungs!
Of course, getting groped like crazy in front of everyone—Vanessa Ouyang couldn't just scream out what was happening. All she could do was struggle desperately to break free, but the more she fought, the more Ryan took advantage!
In that moment, Vanessa felt both furious and... kinda into it. Her cheeks went totally scarlet in a flash!
"Miss Vanessa, looks like your man hasn't been keeping you satisfied!" Ryan joked, openly mocking her.
"You—you shameless jerk!" Vanessa was about to lose her mind. She hated Ryan with a burning passion, but what she couldn't believe was that, under his bullying, she actually kinda enjoyed it. Unbelievable!
Meanwhile, up on the other side, Harlan Yanro was watching the whole thing unfold. With his supernatural senses, he caught every detail—his most pampered concubine was getting manhandled in public! Rage boiled over, and his furious eyes swept over all the Ouyang Family's Earth Immortals. He shouted, "What are you idiots waiting for? Kill him! Go wild! Wipe out that little bastard and grind him into meat paste!"
Harlan's command rang out, and instantly every Ouyang Family Earth Immortal shot into the air. Clearly, these top dogs were taking orders from him!
"Damn, what a shame! That knockout beauty got groped by this punk first—such a waste!" Elder Shentu from Nine-Dragon Gate was still gloating on the sidelines. That comment completely set Harlan off.
"Kill! Kill kill kill! What are you waiting for!" Harlan roared again, totally losing it.
In the blink of an eye, the whole arena was packed with Ouyang Family fighters!
"Kill!" Over a hundred Earth Immortals charged at Ryan all at once.
"Damn, this is way over the line!" Leon Long couldn't help wanting to jump in—the situation was way crazier than he'd expected.
But Lydia Jin grabbed his arm, saying urgently, "Hold up—Ryan can totally handle this!"
"You sure?" Leon Long couldn't quite believe it. With so many Earth Immortals, even the Glass Pavilion's forces might not be able to stop them, and the Ouyang Family's lineup was stacked—every single one was at least Earth Immortal peak!
Just as Lydia Jin finished talking, Vanessa—still getting shamelessly groped—yelled, "You perv, let me go! If you don't, I'll chop you into ground beef!"
"Would you really? You look like you're loving it in my arms! Hahaha!" Ryan wasn't worried at all about the hundred-plus Earth Immortals charging him—his eyes were still full of scorn!