Ryan Ling knew perfectly well that he had to finish off this guy, and fast. After all, Ethan Xiao's army was still outside—and there was absolutely no way he could beat them!
Even with Primeval Heavenwood, it still wouldn't be enough!
"Dad, Dad!" Right now, Shawn Xiao was desperately screaming for Ethan Xiao, trying to break through the barrier Ryan Ling had set up at the last moment.
"Joanna, keep him locked down—don't let him say another word!" Ryan had already restrained the Earth Immortal, but hadn't finished draining him yet. This was absolutely not the time for any accidents!
Joanna Long clearly understood what was at stake. She instantly unleashed her True Immortal power and clamped his throat—just like that, Shawn Xiao completely lost the ability to speak.
"Ryan, hurry up! I can feel my dad's about to hit his limit—and there are several powerful forces peering in from outside!" Joanna, though she had Shawn Xiao under control, could sense the situation getting worse by the second.
"Got it!" Ryan clenched his fists. He was well aware that things outside were spiraling out of control—the time left for him was clearly running out!
"Suck, suck..." Ryan was practically yelling as he worked. This Earth Immortal was like a giant elephant—devouring him whole was an insane drain on his stamina. But Ryan had no way out now; he had to go all in and absorb like crazy!
For a moment, Ryan felt like his body was about to explode. And it wasn't just him—even Primeval Heavenwood was about to burst. Inside and out, the whole tree was swelling to the max, and now the Immortal Water it had absorbed had reached a rare thirty drops. For Ryan, this was a massive boost for charging into an even higher realm!
Still, Ryan knew that Immortal Water was just the first step. Later, absorbing immortal qi would definitely lead to even bigger breakthroughs!
Right at that moment, several powerful Earth Immortal auras outside were closing in fast. Ryan Ling didn’t hesitate for a second—he was practically swallowing them alive. In an instant, all the Earth Immortal energy ignited and burned at once.
"Weird, why is it so quiet here? I swear I just heard Shawn Xiao shouting for help!"
"Yeah, it’s super weird. It’s like this whole area got forcibly sealed off!"
"That’s right, it’s sealed! Damn it, something big just went down!"
...
The Earth Immortals on the perimeter instantly sensed something was off. With their sharp instincts, they started shouting.
"Ryan, we’re out of time! Move it!" Joanna Long yelled. If they got surrounded by these Earth Immortals, things would go straight to hell—no matter how badass Ryan was, there’d be no way out.
"Got it!" Ryan gritted his teeth and roared, forcefully squeezing all the Earth Immortal blood into his organs. Finally, he finished absorbing every last bit of power—though the feeling of almost bursting made his stomach feel like it could explode any second!
"All right, let’s go!" Joanna said, seeing it was done.
"Go!" Ryan didn’t hesitate. They’d come up from underground, and now they were heading out the same way—the safest route.
"Wait, what about this bastard?" Joanna suddenly remembered she still had Shawn Xiao in hand. "Why not just kill him and be done with it?"
"Don’t kill me! Please don’t kill me!" Shawn Xiao was so scared he almost pissed himself.
"Forget it, leave him for now. Take him back with us. If anyone’s gonna kill him, it should be Celia Xiao!" Ryan quickly stopped Joanna—this guy still had some value!
"Got it, let’s go!" Joanna didn’t hesitate. She darted forward, burrowing underground, with Ryan close behind. Primeval Heavenwood instantly blocked off every tunnel behind them!
Just then, all the seals Ryan had set exploded, and a bunch of voices started shouting.
"Damn it, they got away—and they took Young Master Shawn!"
"Dig up every inch of ground if you have to—find them!"
"After them!"
...
In no time, the Earth Immortal auras were chasing after them like crazy. But the Long clan’s people were already waiting far off, and Leon Long’s crew instantly fell back to defend. All the Long defensive arrays fired up, and the entire Dragon Ranch opened up—ten thousand divine dragons blocked the enemy’s path.
At this point, no one dared get close!
"Leon Long, you think kidnapping my son with these dirty tricks will make the Xiao clan bow down? Don’t forget, we’ve got the Huangfu Family backing us! Can you handle an attack from Huangfu?" Outside, Ethan Xiao was raging—his son being taken had him losing his mind.
Even though the Longs were safe for now, the whole area was locked down. The siege wasn’t just Xiao clan—Ouyang Family had joined in too. Two of the Four Great Families of the Immortal Domain were here. No wonder Leon Long felt the pressure!
No choice now—he had to fight to the end!
Leon Long might be a bit timid sometimes, but he’d never bow to outsiders—especially not the Huangfu Family. The Longs and Huangfu had a blood feud: Huangfu nearly wiped out the Dragon Ranch back in the day.
With things like this, the Longs threw every defense they had into play. Even if Xiao and Ouyang teamed up, breaking through wouldn’t be easy!
But what Leon really worried about wasn’t them—it was that genius, Harlan Yanro from the Huangfu Family!
If Harlan Yanro broke through to Heavenly Immortal, not even the greatest defenses could hold!
Right now, all Leon could do was bet everything on one person—Ryan Ling!
Ryan’s performance lately had been mind-blowing. He’d just escaped the Xiao clan in one piece, his power was surging toward peak Human Immortal, and hitting Void Immortal was probably just a matter of time. That kind of talent was off the charts!
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Yeah, Harlan Yanro’s crazy strong, and now Huangfu, Xiao, and Ouyang have teamed up. But the Immortal Domain has rules—if a genius like Ryan shows up, higher authorities will step in. No way they’d let a prodigy like him just get killed!
But for now, Harlan’s breakthrough is still a ways off!
Breaking through to Heavenly Immortal takes time!
Normally, it takes at least half a year—even if the whole Huangfu Family backs him up, it’ll be three months minimum!
So, for now, Leon Long still had time to play hardball!
But just hiding out in the Long estate won’t cut it—they’ve gotta break out. Only by fighting their way out can they get stronger and turn things around!
"Chief, every passage in and out is blocked! If Ethan Xiao really loses it, things could get ugly!" A Long steward rushed in, sweating—clearly, the Longs were totally trapped.
"No hope of breaking out?" Leon Long asked urgently.
"None! Even our Dragon Routes are locked down!" The steward said helplessly.
"We have to think of something!" Leon said, then hurried off with the steward to check the estate’s edges.
Meanwhile, inside, Ryan and Joanna finally made it to safety. Linglong Xiao, already protected by the Divine Dragon, had arrived at the Long estate. Her aura was mostly recovered—her hair was still white, but her complexion was way better.
"Sigh, I’m the one dragging you all down," Linglong said, looking at the situation in the Long estate and sighing.
"Linglong, this isn’t your fault—it’s those damn Xiao clan bastards!" Joanna said, glaring daggers at Shawn Xiao.
Shawn Xiao shrank back, terrified.
"Enough, now’s not the time for revenge. We need to boost our strength and heal Linglong, then consolidate our forces—otherwise, we won’t even be able to fight!" Ryan said, and Linglong and Joanna both nodded.
"Linglong, how do you feel? If I dual cultivate with you now, can you recover your power quickly?" Ryan asked, looking at Linglong...