Advancing to Transforming Core and Reaching the Strongest Power Ever

"Boss!" Seeing this, all the brothers nearby cried out in shock.

"Hurry, think of a way to save him!" Gabriel Xue immediately shouted, and the rest of the brothers all prepared to rush in and help.

But right now a Great Saint was making a move. The moment they took even half a step forward, everyone was instantly bounced back by an overwhelming, nameless force, all of them coughing up blood.

"You think you guys are worthy to join the fight between me and him?" Murong the Immortal-Slayer snorted coldly. Gabriel Xue's remaining troops were instantly trapped under a massive Saint-qi barrier, completely unable to move.

"Well said. Like you could ever butt in—just stand there and watch your boss die. Southriver’s First Saint? Pfft. If it weren’t for Guihai One-Blade back then, he’d have died in Jinling ages ago. And now he dares swagger into my Su Province, killed our governor Adrian Liu, and today this murderer, this traitor to the World Dominion Society, must die!" At this moment, seeing Ryan Ling’s side completely losing, all the Su Province people started shouting, each one more excited than the last.

Right now, Ryan Ling could clearly feel an unprecedented force—his whole body was in stabbing pain. The Nourishing Core realm he'd just managed to reach was nearly shattered in an instant. This was the true power of a Great Saint, way beyond anything he could imagine. That Flame Demon God may have called itself a Great Saint, but its strength was nothing compared to Murong the Immortal-Slayer—like night and day.

"Ryan, hurry and think of a way to tear open the seal, gather the Flame Demon God's essence, and try to break through to Transforming Core—otherwise, you’re definitely dead!" The Ghost Elder shouted anxiously. Clearly, he'd half expected this, and now could only regret not seizing the chance earlier. If Ryan had broken through to Transforming Core, they wouldn't be in such a passive mess now.

But even if time rewound and Ryan could choose again, he’d probably still save his brothers without hesitation!

"I—I can't move my arms or legs at all right now, there's no way I can tear open the seal, let alone gather the Flame Demon God's essence. This time, I think I'm really in danger!" Ryan gritted his teeth, his face twisted in pain.

"So your strength is just so-so? I only used seventy percent of my power and you’re already this pathetic. What if I go all out?" Murong the Immortal-Slayer laughed maniacally, totally pumped up. As he spoke, an even more terrifying Saint Realm force roared out—Murong was now unleashing his full power, clearly intent on killing Ryan with no chance to escape!

"Danger! I—I’ll shield you from behind..." The Ghost Elder was panicking, stumbling over his words.

"No need!" But Ryan Ling shouted loudly, then added, "I just thought of a way to survive by risking everything—it's the only way I can break free!"

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, he let go of all his defenses.

"You—what are you doing? Are you seriously going to use Murong the Immortal-Slayer’s full Great Saint power to shatter the Flame Demon God’s essence directly?" The Ghost Elder, who knew Ryan best, immediately gritted his teeth and asked.

"You really do get me, Ghost Elder!" Ryan grinned through clenched teeth.

"Get you my ass! You lunatic—don’t you get it? If anything goes wrong, you’ll be doomed forever!" The Ghost Elder cursed, his worry obvious.

"If you want to succeed, you have to take risks. The road to Immortal Cultivation is never smooth sailing. And since it’s called Transforming Core, it must be full of endless changes. That’s why you have to try, to gamble—sometimes the biggest opportunity hides behind the greatest danger!" Ryan said, not letting the Ghost Elder get another word in, yanking him aside.

"Ryan, like father like son—you’re just as stubborn as your old man!" The Ghost Elder was speechless; at this point, saying anything more was pointless. With his own seal still locked, he wasn’t even as strong as Ryan, and couldn’t stop him anyway.

And just as he finished speaking, that overwhelming ten-tenths Great Saint power crashed down toward Ryan. In the blink of an eye, Ryan seemed to be vaporized, his whole body turning into a cloud of blood mist and dust.

"Boss!"

"Master!"

"Brother Ryan!"

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In that instant, Gabriel Xue and the others all collapsed to their knees, every one of them in tears.

"Hahaha, earlier your boss could handle the Tokugawa Clan with no problem, but now you’d better open your eyes and see for yourselves—can he still hold out? Looks to me like he’s already nothing but ashes!"

"Ashes? I think there’s nothing left of him at all—even his soul must’ve been wiped out in an instant. No one can withstand the full force of a Great Saint. Ryan Ling is dead, hahaha!"

"Good! The biggest disaster in Southriver is finally dead—this is worth celebrating nationwide! I bet Qin Futian in the underworld and all those Jinling clan leaders are smiling in their graves!"

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At this moment, seeing Ryan Ling vanish in an instant, all the Su Province supporters were cheering like it was New Year, thrilled to the max—while Gabriel Xue and his team were plunged into utter despair.

But none of them could have guessed that, right in the middle of all that blood mist, Ryan Ling was still hanging on by a single breath.

"You little punk, you nearly scared me to death!" The Ghost Elder was drenched in red ghost sweat, clearly one step away from peeing himself in terror.

"Haha, I finally survived the most dangerous blow! And just now, the Flame Demon God's essence scattered—maybe not as perfectly as I hoped, but honestly, this is pure luck!" Ryan Ling swallowed hard, feeling incredibly relieved.

"Enough with the nonsense. That guy’s not going to give you much time—hurry up and break through, now!" The Ghost Elder was getting anxious just watching.

Ryan didn’t waste any time. He took a deep breath—this was a chance he’d fought for with his life, and he only had a few minutes to grab it. If he missed it, everything would be wasted—it’d be game over!

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Immediately, Ryan started circulating all the scattered Flame Demon God essence through his body. In a flash, his cultivation surged—the previously stalled qi realm shot up at breakneck speed. Clearly, the Flame Demon God's pill essence was insanely potent.

At the same time, the Ghost Elder wasn’t sitting idle—he rushed into the Special Item Store and bought over a hundred bottles of top-grade nourishing pills from Doctor Victor Hua. Used on Ryan, these pills would have an absolutely amazing effect!

With both forces combined, Ryan’s Nourishing Core realm skyrocketed!

The speed was insane—almost instantly, he was right up against the Transforming Core barrier.

"Push a little harder—success is right there! Once you break through, slaying a Great Saint will be a breeze!" The Ghost Elder cheered him on. Just like Ryan said, risking everything for rebirth—right now, all the pill essence erupted, pushing Ryan’s power to the absolute max!

At this point, it all came down to his willpower to break through!

"Respond to change with change, and use the unchanged to master all changes!" In the midst of charging at Transforming Core, Ryan seemed to have an epiphany. His realm hadn’t actually broken through yet, but his whole aura and temperament had fundamentally changed—as if he’d truly grasped the meaning of 'change.'

Even the Ghost Elder was stunned for a moment!

"Now’s the time—break through!" Ryan shut his eyes, and in an instant, his aura exploded. The Golden Core inside him underwent a fundamental transformation—Transforming Core, achieved!

In that instant, not only did Ryan's power multiply hundreds or thousands of times, but his originally golden core turned five-colored, constantly shifting and mutating in bizarre ways.

"Yes! Awesome! Transforming Core is done! Transforming Core is the watershed of the Golden Core realm—at this stage, your power will reach an unprecedented peak. It’s the true summit of Golden Core, and now slaying a Great Saint is child's play. Go for it, Ryan!" The Ghost Elder was so excited, he sounded even happier than if he’d broken his own seal and started over himself.

"Hell yeah, I can feel my strength at its absolute peak—I’ve never felt this pumped before! Murong the Immortal-Slayer, I’m sending you to reunite with your brother!" Ryan finished speaking, and his figure flashed into action...