What is the true Nascent Soul Stage, anyway?
Cultivating your nascent spirit and manifesting an infant? That’s basically forging a second soul. Foundation-Building is just setting up your future path, Golden Core is when real cultivation starts, and Nascent Soul is like Golden Core going absolutely beast mode.
Once you hit Golden Core, sure, you’re officially a cultivator, but you’re still just a mortal. Step into Nascent Soul and boom—your power skyrockets like crazy. You’re not just strong, you can literally start flying and teleporting. It’s the first real leap toward becoming an immortal!
Earlier, Ryan Ling only managed a temporary Nascent Soul breakthrough by borrowing Guihai One-Blade’s Life Core. But that wasn’t his own strength—it was just a cheat code, a fake Nascent Soul mode.
That’s not even close to a real Nascent Soul—totally different leagues!
What’s got Ryan really hyped is that as the Dragon Pearl’s power floods out, his kinda-dim Primeval Heavenwood suddenly goes nuts—growing faster than his own power level. In a blink, the whole Heavenwood is thick, green, and totally thriving again.
Breakthrough time! Ryan clenched his fist—this round, he’s not hesitating for a second!
And as Ryan’s stats start climbing thanks to the Dragon Pearl, Paula Bloom’s gains are even crazier. Her foundation’s way weaker, but the moment she taps into that Dragon Pearl power, her cultivation shoots up—like, even faster than Ryan’s. She jumps from first-grade God Realm all the way to the edge of third-grade in a flash.
No doubt, Paula’s got insane talent—way stronger than any of Ryan’s old crew. The fact that these three got to meet the Divine Dragon feels like destiny, and if China’s gonna be saved, Paula’s gotta be in the squad.
Guess it’s all fate—tying this whole team together!
Ryan Ling took a deep breath, then glanced over at Guihai One-Blade. The guy’s got old wounds, fresh injuries, and his Life Core’s been shattered—making a comeback seems next to impossible.
But Guihai One-Blade’s cultivation drive is on another level, and the Mad Dragon Saber isn’t your average weapon—it’s insanely powerful and fits his blade-as-dao style perfectly. Ryan can practically sense a volcano brewing inside him; if it erupts, who knows how strong he’ll get? Totally off the charts.
Right now, all three of them are riding that post-disaster luck upswing. Ryan dials in, shuts his eyes, and starts regulating his breath. If he wants the highest-grade Nascent Soul, he’s gotta stack up a ton of power first!
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But while Ryan and crew are busy leveling up, a bunch of outside forces are already tracking their aura, slowly closing in.
"Master Azan, their aura pretty much vanished right here!" One black wizard reports to Azan. There’s at least a thousand speedboats swarming the area, plus Niyama navy ships backing them up. The whole zone is locked down tight.
"No need to talk—just blast the whole area! Even if we flatten the ocean, dig Ryan Ling out!" Master Azan snaps, not wasting a second.
Instantly, the whole sea goes wild—every warship launches torpedoes like crazy!
But plot twist: all the torpedoes explode just four or five meters under the surface, nowhere near the ocean floor.
"What the hell?" Master Azan—top dog of Niyama—gets instant feedback from the navy about this freaky situation.
“There’s something weird about this sea—like there’s a freaky shield down there. Nothing we throw at it works!” reports a Niyama military officer.
“Hand me the diving goggles!” Master Azan checks it out and spots a thin gas layer on the seabed. Most folks would miss it, but Azan and the other black wizards instantly get it.
That’s not just any gas—it’s Dragon Breath!
“Nice! Ryan Ling and the Divine Dragon are both down there!” Master Azan is sharp. He knows last time, Niyama sabotaged the Divine Dragon’s tribulation, leaving it crippled. Normally, he wouldn’t dare mess with the dragon—even if all of Niyama’s forces went in, the dragon would shred them in seconds.
But this time’s different—the Divine Dragon’s still busted up, and after all those torpedo blasts, it hasn’t moved an inch. Azan figures the dragon’s still down for the count, and Ryan Ling, even if he links up, is basically a cripple to these black wizards. No threat at all!
“All black wizards, hit it! Unleash your strongest attacks—smash that Dragon Breath shield!” Master Azan grins, thinking a wounded dragon and a bunch of losers are easy pickings. He throws down a God Realm blast, and a thousand more just like it slam the ocean below.
The whole sea shakes like crazy—total earthquake vibes!
The Dragon Breath barrier pops—blown wide open!
“Nice work! Push in and finish them!” Master Azan laughs like a maniac, totally hyped. Bagging Ryan was already a win, but if he can nab the Divine Dragon too? The whole world would freak out. China’s fortune would plummet, Niyama could go full snake-eats-elephant and swallow China whole.
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Japan’s been dying to pull this off forever, but their whole plan got wrecked by Ryan Ling. Now, finally, luck’s swinging Niyama’s way. Master Azan is so hyped he’s literally shaking with excitement!
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“They actually broke through the Dragon Breath barrier around the Crystal Palace? These Niyama punks are no joke!” Ryan watches everything happening up on the surface, fully aware they’ve found him.
“Those bastards actually caught up? I’ll go stomp them right now!” Paula Bloom leaps up, her power surging—she’s already hit fourth-grade God Realm and still climbing!
Meanwhile, Guihai One-Blade’s built-up energy finally erupts. As soon as the Mad Dragon Saber floods him with dragon power, his strength explodes like a volcano. After suffering for ages, he’s finally rising up!
His Saint Realm power jumps instantly to God Realm, then keeps rocketing—first grade, second grade, third grade... all the way up to sixth grade in a flash!
Sixth-grade God Realm was his old max, but this time Guihai’s not stopping—his power keeps climbing, nearly breaking into seventh grade!
“Nobody move! This is your breakthrough moment—let me handle these clowns. Just focus on leveling up and hit your peak. Especially you, Ryan Ling—go all in and forget everything else!” The Divine Dragon speaks up!
Its voice is confident and strong. The second it finishes, a wave of dragon power surges up, re-shielding hundreds of li around the Crystal Palace.
Ryan grits his teeth. He can see it clearly—the Divine Dragon’s fighting like hell to protect them. Its scales are already bleeding, and its Heaven Tribulation wounds are getting worse...