"Okay, okay, I'll talk!" Madam Long didn't dare hide anything now. She blurted out, "This place is my private playground. Whenever I'm bored, I drag men and women down here just to watch them do... you know, that kind of stuff..."
"Slut!" Ryan didn't waste a second—he smacked her so hard she went flying across the room.
Ryan had already figured it out—there's nothing here that even looks like a proper cultivation ground. Just a bunch of 'warm beds' and sleazy decor. With Madam Long's personality, it's painfully obvious: she's not just trash, she's premium-grade trash.
No need to ask—Madam Long grabbed Jade Xuan and Linglong just to watch them 'perform.' Right now, a pack of muscle-heads were circling them like wolves. If I'd been even a minute later, things would've gone horribly wrong.
"R-Ryan!" Jade Xuan was finally waking up, clearly sensing the chaos outside. She'd gotten her body back, and damn, she looked even more gorgeous than before.
"Relax. I won't let anything happen to you!" Ryan glared at the muscle-heads crowding his girls, his rage spiking. With a flick of his sleeve, every guy around them exploded into bloody mist. They hadn't touched my women yet, but just seeing their tears and filthy thoughts was enough—they deserved to die ten thousand times over!
Looking at the scattered bones, Ryan instantly got it—these were the remains of women literally 'sexed to death.' All just for Madam Long's sick entertainment. The thought made his inner fire blaze. He wanted to skin that woman alive right now!
"You filthy bitch, you deserve to die—hell, you need to die!" Ryan didn't hold back. A woman this twisted is pure poison; killing her is doing the world a favor.
"Don't kill me! Please! I-I'll serve you every day, any way you want! Just let me live!" Madam Long was terrified, begging like crazy for Ryan to spare her.
But Ryan couldn't suppress his fury. Even if it wasn't for his own women, just seeing all those girls turned into vengeful ghosts was enough—he had to get revenge for them. These women were the unluckiest souls alive; probably died without even realizing they were being 'sexed to death' just for Madam Long's amusement.
"Disgusting. Die!" Ryan didn't hesitate—he smashed his fist into Madam Long, and her whole body exploded. That was the end of her rotten life.
"Ryan, we need to get out of here now!" Jade Xuan was already tense, seeing Madam Long dead.
Ryan had just killed Drake Long's wife. If Drake found out, he'd go berserk like never before. Right now, there was still a window to escape—if Drake reacted in time, they'd be screwed.
Ryan just smiled. With his current power, even if he ran into Drake Long, maybe he couldn't win—but staying alive was no problem. No need to panic!
And this underground dungeon? It's actually Nine-Dragon Gate's top cultivation spot. All the earth-vein energy pools right here. If I leave without milking it dry, I'll regret it for life!
Ryan could feel it—if he was ever going to break through to Divine Immortal, today was the day!
This was hands down the biggest gift heaven ever dropped in his lap!
"Relax, nothing's gonna happen today. I'll figure out a way to get you two out first!" Ryan took a deep breath and dropped into the deepest meditation, ready to suck up every ounce of Nine-Dragon Gate's thousand-year essence. This spot was the prime absorption point, and Ryan wasn't about to be polite!
Dragon qi essence flooded into his body nonstop. Ryan felt himself swelling, qi surging inside and his whole being starting to transform. Even Primeval Heavenwood beside him was growing like crazy. Immortal Crystals from the Immortal World started raining down in bundles—way purer than before, sparkling like diamonds. At this stage, through Heavenwood, Ryan could even glimpse the outline of the true Immortal World, which got him even more hyped!
Ryan figured that if he ever faced mortal danger again, he might be able to ride Primeval Heavenwood straight up to the Immortal World and bail out!
Right now, everything was moving exactly the way Ryan wanted!
"Break through! Break through!" Ryan was shouting like a madman. If he didn't smash through to Divine Immortal now, then when? His inner fire was spent, his Heavenly Immortal great-perfection had hit an unbeatable peak—no one could top this!
A deafening boom shook the chamber. Powerful energy started spinning at full throttle. The gate to the Divine Immortal Realm was about to burst wide open—Ryan could feel the wild Divine Immortal Qi pouring in. This stuff was next-level, way beyond anything normal cultivators could touch. The realm he was stepping into? Ordinary folks couldn't even imagine it!
He could even faintly sense a mighty force in the Immortal World tugging him upward, like he was about to ascend!
His Divine Immortal Realm was so strong now, it felt like the Immortal Domain World couldn't even hold him. It was like the world itself was about to shove him straight into the Immortal World!
Ryan was hyped out of his mind—he'd never felt anything like this in all his years of cultivation!
"Go, go, go!" Ryan had zero hesitation now. His mind was locked on one thing: charge!
By now, he'd sucked the underground chamber almost totally dry. The whole Nine-Dragon Mountain massif was starting to shake!
Meanwhile, the disciples up top were still partying hard, celebrating their big win. A few of them noticed the tremors and started chatting.
"What's going on? Why's Nine-Dragon Mountain shaking? Is it an earthquake or something?"
"Earthquake my ass! Nine-Dragon Gate is now the number one sect in the whole Immortal Domain World—this is epic! Even our ancestors are celebrating for us. It’s gotta be an auspicious omen!"
"Hell yeah, definitely a good sign! From now on, Nine-Dragon Gate rules the Immortal Domain World. No one can say otherwise. Actually, not just this world—all realms have to listen to us now. Just thinking about it is freaking awesome!"
...
These idiots had zero clue danger was coming—in fact, they were hyped out of their minds, drinking even harder. And it wasn’t just the junior disciples; even Nine-Dragon Gate’s top brass and Drake Long himself were laughing their heads off at all the flattery. Of course, none of them had the slightest idea that Ryan had already killed Drake’s wife and was down there sucking up almost all their thousand-year essence!
This thousand-year dragon qi was way more precious than the energy of a few Divine Immortal experts. For Ryan’s breakthrough, it was a godsend. In no time, he’d hit the critical moment—the whole underground chamber was glowing gold, like the essence of all worlds was revolving around him. He felt more hyped than ever before; this breakthrough was ten thousand times more thrilling than his Heavenly Immortal leap. Divine Immortal wasn’t just a realm—it was the ultimate proof of his immortal path, locking in his eternal dao. Once you hit Divine Immortal, your realm never regresses. Lifetime after lifetime, you stay in the immortal domain—even if you die this life, you’ll instantly level back up in the next.
"Break through! Break through!" For Ryan, this was a once-in-a-millennium shot—just one last barrier to smash, and he’d be unstoppable!
And right then—a thunderous boom, like a giant gate getting blasted open. A powerful aura instantly wrapped around Ryan. That aura? Nothing else but Divine Immortal Qi, the real deal...