Right now, the whole world around them was so gloomy it felt suffocating—everyone could barely breathe. Thunder rumbled overhead, but there was almost no wind, like some giant hand in the sky was squeezing the throat of heaven and earth.
Everyone already felt stifled, but when they saw that blood-red robe, their faces went pale. And hearing this old freak actually admit he’s Lord Yama’s grandson—sure, it sounded totally nuts, but right now, everyone just felt even more creeped out.
Percy Fan was famous for soul-snatching. Even if he was just spouting nonsense, he definitely had some connection to the terrifying Netherworld, or else how could this old monster die and come back to life?
A bunch of people instinctively backed away again, some even holding their breath without realizing it—the atmosphere was suffocating to the max.
This was Percy Fan’s do-or-die move. The old fox had way too many tricks up his sleeve—who could say he wouldn’t pull off something crazy?
"Boss, let me shield you!" Right next to Ryan Ling, loyal Frank Qin rushed forward. He was still injured, but all he cared about was Ryan’s safety.
"Don’t worry, I’ve got this. That wannabe grandson wants to hurt his old man? Not happening!" Ryan Ling snorted coldly, his voice low but heavy.
Percy Fan nearly exploded when he heard that: "You little punk! At a time like this, you still dare mess with me? I’m killing you today, no matter what!"
"Hey, facts are facts—it’s you who insisted on being my son!" Ryan Ling waved him off.
"Screw you, I’ll skin you alive!" Percy Fan roared, and a dozen clawed, monstrous creatures rushed forward, instantly surrounding Ryan. The scene was downright creepy, but all the crowd saw was Ryan swallowed up by a mass of black mist—they couldn’t even tell what was inside.
"Wait—isn’t that the super rare blood demon ghost-control technique? Controlling blood demons like this, even top Southeast Asian shamans might not know how!" Suddenly, someone rushed out of the crowd—it was Warren Yuan. Last time at the construction site, he’d wanted to run straight to his beloved master Ryan Ling, but got dragged off by Ge San and the others for a victory drink, so he was delayed for two days.
As soon as Warren heard something big was happening at Harbor City High, he rushed right over. He was a small-time ghost-raiser himself, but seeing Percy Fan’s move now, his face went ghostly pale. He knew just how terrifying this blood demon technique was, so he couldn’t help but shout.
"Heh, finally someone gets it. But too late—once blood demons are out, they devour souls, and whoever they’re unleashed on is dead for sure! Hahaha!" Percy Fan watched as his blood demons surrounded Ryan Ling, cackling in excitement.
"How can you use such a cruel forbidden technique? Aren’t you afraid of losing years off your life? Aren’t you scared Heaven will punish you? Hurting others hurts yourself too—you’ll be dragged down with them…" Warren Yuan was panicking so hard he started stammering.
"Hahaha!" Percy Fan just laughed even harder, bragging, "I don’t care! What do I have to do with the Netherworld? You ordinary mortals can’t compare to me!"
Percy Fan finished talking and didn’t care about anyone else—the blood demons lunged at Ryan Ling with gaping jaws. Warren Yuan plopped right down on the ground in shock. He loved raising little ghosts and studied this stuff all the time, so he knew better than anyone: if you so much as touch a blood demon, you’re doomed.
Even if Ryan Ling had a special identity, he was still a flesh-and-blood mortal—right now, not even gods could save him.
Warren Yuan was already in despair, mentally preparing to collect Ryan’s corpse!
But just then, right as the blood demons were about to touch Ryan Ling, he suddenly shouted. Thunderbolts, like they’d been waiting all along, exploded down from the sky, each one instantly transforming into a razor-sharp "demon-slaying steel blade" that hacked those terrifying blood demons to bits.
In a flash, the blood demons were totally stunned!
Warren Yuan’s eyes went wide—he was totally stunned!
Percy Fan, who’d just been full of himself, suddenly turned green.
What the heck was going on? This was basically god-level stuff!
Right then, Warren Yuan and Percy Fan exchanged a look. Both were from the Daoist world, but this kind of technique was way beyond anything they’d ever heard of.
This wasn’t just ordinary lightning summoning anymore—this was like Thunder God possession, for real.
But the crowd had no clue what was happening. They couldn’t see ghosts or details; all they knew was that it looked like a dozen grenades exploded around Ryan Ling at once.
"What’s going on? Why did heavenly thunder explode? Is Ryan Ling dead?" People gasped in shock, wildly speculating.
Seeing all this and hearing the crowd’s guesses, the Fan Family brothers instantly got excited. Jackson Fan even ran up to Percy Fan, cheering, "Third Uncle, you’re amazing! With a move like that, you actually called down heavenly thunder! That blast not only wiped out that punk, it’s made our Fan Family famous for generations—unstoppable forever!"
"Unstoppable your ass! Unstoppable your ancestors!" Percy Fan didn’t waste words—he just slapped Jackson Fan silly. Jackson was left totally dazed, and the crowd was even more confused.
And just then, as the smoke from the thunder blast started to clear, a tall figure slowly walked out—it was Ryan Ling, looking totally refreshed and badass. Two arcs of thunder hovered protectively at his sides, making him look absolutely epic.
"Oh my god, you’re the master I want to follow for life!" Warren Yuan was so hyped he dropped to his knees, bowing to Ryan Ling over and over.
Maybe Warren’s shout was just too intense—instantly, a bunch of bystanders got swept up and instinctively dropped to their knees too.
The scene was both hilarious and epic.
But most people just stared at Ryan Ling, totally dumbstruck, like they were looking at a real god.
"Percy Fan—and your whole Fan Family—after all this, you still wanna fight Heaven?" Since everyone was treating him like a god, Ryan just went with it, borrowing Heaven’s authority to shock these scumbags.
In an instant, faced with crackling thunder blades, Frank Fan was the first to collapse to his knees. The three Fan brothers were so terrified their courage broke—they all knelt, too. Anyone would have a meltdown facing this.
But Percy Fan was still half-crouched, clearly struggling for his last chance. He kept muttering, "I’m Lord Yama’s true grandson, I can’t die! I bought extra life from the judges of the Underworld—I can live to two hundred, I won’t die…"
"Bought extra life? Still dreaming of two hundred years? Your real dad’s sending you to hell right now!" Ryan Ling shouted, and whether it was the power of Thunder Slash or just his ironclad connection to Lord Yama, at that moment Ryan suddenly radiated Lord Yama’s unique aura.
Warren Yuan’s forehead was almost smashed from bowing so hard!
Percy Fan’s eyes went blank, his breathing grew frantic. He pointed at Ryan Ling, trying to say something, but finally collapsed with a thud—scared to death on the spot.
When everyone saw Percy Fan finally drop dead, they froze for a few seconds—then the whole place erupted in cheers! The martial arts elders were especially moved, some even crying tears of joy. The old vendetta of Harbor City’s martial seniors was finally avenged, and Harbor City High instantly turned into a sea of celebration.
Ryan Ling just gave a cold smile, not even glancing at the old bastard. His death didn’t mean it was over—Ryan’s gaze swept straight to Frank Fan and the three Fan brothers.
"Please, sir, have mercy! Mercy! We’ll never break the law again—we’ll change, we swear!"
"Yeah, we’ve got money! We’ll pay for our lives—how much do you want? A million? No, ten million! That’s a huge sum for you, right? Four of us, forty million! Just let us go!"
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Right then, as Ryan Ling kept advancing, the Fan brothers actually tried to buy their lives with cash.
When the crowd heard that, a wave of fury exploded instantly.
Ryan Ling stepped forward and shouted, "Buy your lives with cash? Who wants your filthy money? Today, I’m here to avenge every innocent soul murdered by your Fan Family—today, I’m wiping out your whole clan!"