Heaven-Defying Power of the Second Layer of the Purgatory Soul-Suppressing Art

Mason Ma suddenly found himself completely immobilized, his entire face turning a deep, deathly purple—he looked like he was about to drop dead right then and there.

Everyone stared in shock at this sudden turn of events. Sophie Su and Lily Liu, standing nearby, instantly grew excited.

"See, I told you! My little brother is way too badass—he’d never just roll over. He’s honestly the most incredible guy I’ve ever met!" Lily Liu blurted out, her cheeks flushing pink. Clearly, seeing Ryan Ling standing so tall and unyielding was stirring up some complicated feelings in her.

Sophie Su was even more worked up, unable to hold back as she shouted, "Ryan, fight back!"

"Still thinking about fighting back?" The Azure Dragon Protector whipped his head around and glared daggers at Sophie Su. Then he barked at Mason Ma, "Mason Ma, kill him right now! Do it and I’ll promote you to Rudder Master on the spot!"

The moment Mason Ma heard that, he threw every ounce of strength he had into the fight. And right at that life-or-death instant, Mason Ma broke through the biggest barrier of his life—he shot straight from the peak of Green Realm all the way into the Blue Realm grandmaster tier. In that split second, Mason Ma was transformed: his whole body was wrapped in surging blue qi, and it looked like he might finally shake off Ryan Ling’s grip.

“Damn, Old Ma’s a beast! He just smashed through a three-year bottleneck in one go—straight up to Blue Realm grandmaster. Nobody saw that coming!”

“Old Ma was just one step away—now that he’s broken through, nothing’s holding him back. His power’s gotta be ten times what it was before. The gap between us and him is just getting bigger and bigger!”

“Looks like our Azure Dragon Society just scored another Blue Realm grandmaster. That’s definitely worth celebrating!”

Even the two Hall Masters nearby and the Soul-Chaser Rudder Master couldn’t help but join in the shouting.

The Azure Dragon Protector gave a satisfied little smile, clearly pleased. He quickly called out to Mason Ma, “Nicely done, Old Ma! Finally made it to Blue Realm. Now stop hesitating and beat him to death—right now!”

Mason Ma nodded, taking a deep breath. Breaking into the Blue Realm grandmaster tier had him buzzing with excitement, and with his power spiking, he finally broke free from Ryan Ling’s weirdly powerful qi-wave.

But just as he regained his confidence and swung at Ryan Ling with his new Blue Realm power, that bizarre qi-wave slammed into him again—ten times stronger, absolutely terrifying. Mason Ma’s face went chalk white. It had made sense he couldn’t resist before as a Green Realm master, but now, even at Blue Realm, he felt utterly helpless.

Just what kind of monster is this guy, anyway?

How the hell is he this strong?

In an instant, Mason Ma’s clothes were soaked through with sweat. He stared at Ryan Ling in total terror, wanting to run for his life—but he couldn’t even move a step.

“No way! This punk’s power can actually lock down a Blue Realm grandmaster? Wasn’t he supposed to be crippled by the Ten-Thousand-Poison Source?”

“Yinlian, what’s going on here? How did the Ten-Thousand-Poison Source actually make him stronger?”

“No way, Blue Realm grandmaster is supposed to be a whole different league! Old Ma, quit faking it, will you?”

The Azure Dragon Society crowd started shouting again. Even the Azure Dragon Protector was frowning hard now—clearly, Ryan Ling’s strength was way beyond anything he’d imagined.

"Bunch of idiots. Today I’m wiping out every last Azure Dragon Society scumbag—starting with you!" In a flash, Ryan Ling thrust out his right hand and clenched the air hard.

"Explode!"

With Ryan Ling’s shout, Mason Ma—the Divine Martial Hall Master—instantly burst apart, his whole body reduced to a pile of bloody meat.

Penny Pan, who’d been acting all high and mighty, was instantly dumbstruck. She staggered back, hiding behind the Azure Dragon Protector. All the other Hall Masters and Rudder Masters went pale—at this moment, their minds were totally blank.

“Ryan Ling is invincible!” Sophie Su shouted again, her excitement reaching a fever pitch.

In an instant, over a thousand downtrodden Harbor City citizens started cheering too. Clearly, Ryan Ling had pulled off another miracle for them.

“What are you all waiting for? This punk’s power is at least Blue Realm grandmaster level. Attack—everyone, go all in!” After a few seconds, the Azure Dragon Protector finally snapped out of it, his rage boiling over. Seeing those ‘lowly’ Harbor City people daring to defy him made his eyes burn with fury.

Right away, Rudder Masters Chaser and Mad-Kill charged forward. Both of them were Blue Realm grandmasters. Blazing Fire Hall Master and Cold Ice Hall Master—top Green Realm experts—joined in too. Four against one; suddenly, the Azure Dragon Society seemed to have the upper hand again.

Meanwhile, Penny Pan wasn’t just standing around—two or three hundred Azure Dragon Society elites swarmed in too, almost all of them core members.

“Kill!” Mad-Kill couldn’t hold back any longer—seven or eight blades sprang into his hands as he whipped up a frenzied slaughter, slicing the air with a wild flurry of steel.

Ryan Ling didn’t hesitate—he charged straight in, wielding no sword, no blade, just pure qi-waves.

“Kid, you’re way too cocky. I’m nothing like Mason Ma, who just broke into Blue Realm!” Mad-Kill sneered, his blades spinning into a massive meat-grinder vortex, threatening to tear right through Ryan’s qi-wave.

All the Harbor City people watched, hearts pounding—Mad-Kill was clearly the strongest opponent in the city’s martial arts history, and everyone was sweating over Ryan Ling’s daring move.

But just then, a giant qi-fist smashed in from behind the wave—boom! Mad-Kill’s blade vortex was shattered in an instant, every blade snapped clean. The berserk killer’s face twisted in terror as he staggered back, one broken blade nearly skewering his own heart.

If he hadn’t dodged fast, that blow would’ve killed him for sure!

“Too strong!” Mad-Kill sucked in a sharp breath, haunted by the close call.

"Soul-Control Art!" Just then, a fierce palm strike hit Ryan Ling’s back. It was Chaser—the master of sneak attacks. His specialty, Soul-Control Art, was infamous: one hit, and your soul was his. No Green Realm expert could hope to resist.

Chaser seized his chance—his palm landed, and with a bang, a black five-finger handprint appeared on Ryan Ling’s back.

“Ha! Kid, you’re done for! You two—what are you waiting for? Attack!” Chaser laughed, shouting at the Blazing Fire and Cold Ice Hall Masters.

With a fight this fierce, those two Hall Masters had been holding back—but if they joined in, their attacks would be absolutely devastating.

In a flash, the two Hall Masters didn’t hesitate.

“Flame Fist!”

“Cold-Ice Palm!”

Fire and ice, left and right—they struck at the same time. Flame Fist blasted straight into Ryan Ling’s body, while Cold-Ice Palm froze him solid.

“Ha! Ice and fire double heaven—our combo is flawless! This punk is dead for sure!”

“That’s right, he’s totally finished. We hit him with three immortal arts at once—he should count himself lucky!”

“Exactly—getting killed by three immortal arts at once is a rare fate!”

Chaser and the two Hall Masters burst out laughing. Nearby, Mad-Kill wiped blood from his mouth and drew a long saber—clearly planning to behead Ryan Ling to vent his frustration.

“Once we finish off this punk, we’ll slaughter every Harbor City person here—let all of Jiangdong know what happens when you declare war on the Azure Dragon Society!” The Azure Dragon Protector started laughing too, then suddenly pointed at Sophie Su and Lily Liu. “But leave those two women—I’m going to have some real fun tonight!”

“Seriously? Am I not enough for you?” Penny Pan snapped, her jealousy flaring.

“You’re the main dish, of course. But I’ve got a big appetite—one plate isn’t enough!” The Azure Dragon Protector laughed as several Society members moved to grab Sophie Su and Lily Liu. The whole scene was spiraling out of control.

“Touch my women and you die!” Surrounded, Ryan Ling suddenly roared.

“No way!” Every Azure Dragon Society member jumped in shock.

Then, with a thunderous boom, every so-called ‘immortal art’ used on Ryan Ling exploded and vanished...