"What's going on? Wasn't this kid already finished? Was this whole thing just a trap he set up?" At this moment, Grand Elder Walter Gu fully understood, feeling both regret and anger. But no matter how hard he tried to break through, he could no longer shatter that top-tier barrier.
"You only realize it now? Too late. I did this to catch all of you in one net, ha!" Ryan Ling smiled faintly, then let out a cold chuckle. If he were just breaking into an ordinary Void Realm, Mitsuo Mitsui's attack could've definitely ruined his advancement. But what he was advancing toward was Foundation-Building—a true Immortal cultivator's breakthrough, not something a regular person could disrupt.
Of course, the burst of life force from fully activating the Heavenwood Spirit Root was crazy strong, but for true Immortal cultivation, it was still missing something. Right now, Ryan's power was spiking madly, but even so, he hadn't actually succeeded in Foundation-Building—he'd only reached half-step Foundation-Building. Turns out the saying 'cultivation is like climbing to heaven' was spot on.
But even at just half-step Foundation-Building, his strength now was way above a normal Void Realm. Someone like Mitsuo Mitsui, who'd only just barely broken into Void Realm, was no match for him at all.
Just as Ryan thought this, Mitsuo Mitsui came charging in like a madman, swinging his black demonic blade down with a thunderous slash.
"You little bastard, I don't believe you're really defying the heavens! You don't have Void Realm qi, which means you haven't actually made it—I'm a real Void Realm, I can wipe you out!"
But as soon as Mitsuo Mitsui finished speaking, his black demonic blade snapped in half.
In that instant, Mitsuo's face turned practically green. That black demonic blade had been with him for years, handed down through the Mitsui family—an ancestral treasure, passed from generation to generation. And the Mitsui clan had a rule: if the blade breaks, its wielder dies.
"Blade broken, man dies... Is my Mitsui clan really doomed?" Mitsuo stared at the broken blade in his hand, mumbling to himself like he'd lost his mind.
"Mitsuo, hurry up! Why are you getting sentimental over a blade? Figure out how to break out of here, that's what matters. Ryan Ling is basically a monster—we need to escape first, then rally all our forces. The Azure Dragon Society has a master plan, but first, you and I have to survive..." Right now, Grand Elder Walter Gu had only one thought in his mind: run for his life.
But before he could finish, Ryan Ling grabbed him by the throat.
"Old Jap dog, you got it right—blade broken, man dies. Today you're doomed! The Mitsui clan is finished!" As soon as Ryan finished, his Foundation-Building power exploded outward. Instantly, Mitsuo Mitsui's Void Realm defenses shattered, and his whole body started convulsing, on the verge of suffocation.
At this point, Grand Elder Walter Gu just collapsed to the ground. No need to say anything—Ryan Ling's strength had already completely surpassed the Void Realm!
"Die now!" Ryan wasn't hesitating anymore. But just as he was about to finish Mitsuo off, Hideko Chiba's head suddenly shot out of Mitsuo's abdomen, her voice dripping with seductive pleading.
"Ryan-kun, please spare my husband! I'll use my body to serve you!"
"The hell? Don't disgust me—you Japanese women are seriously messed up!" Ryan was stunned by Hideko Chiba's words.
But desperate to save Mitsuo, she kept going: "Ryan-kun, in Japan, if a woman isn't perverted, men won't love her! Please, I'm begging you—he's already lost to you. If you'll just spare his life, I'll serve you, and if you think I'm too old, I'll use my mouth..."
"Screw you, you old hag! I'll chop you up alive—one Chiharu Mitsui isn't enough, now even her mom's trying to seduce my Ryan! You deserve to die!" Rose Yates, who'd been watching from inside, instantly flushed bright red. She'd already been jealous of Chiharu, but now that Hideko Chiba was trying to hook up too, her jealousy exploded. She didn't hesitate—she swung her blade and chopped Hideko's head clean off.
Hideko Chiba looked at Ryan with an innocent expression, even as she was dying, and still managed to gasp out: "Ryan-kun, actually, if mother and daughter served you together, it would be really, really fun..."
"Serve your own mother in Hell!" Rose Yates snarled, stomping Hideko's head flat with one brutal kick—her 'sister-in-law' dominance on full display.
"Sister-in-law, you're badass!" Ryan Ling couldn't help giving her a thumbs-up, secretly thinking angry women are seriously scary.
"Of course! From now on, I'll be in charge of your little brother—can't just sleep with any woman. One Chiharu Mitsui is more than enough, and Japanese women aren't worth much, they're only fit to be slaves!" Rose Yates lectured him.
"Alright, sister-in-law. I'll listen to you from now on!" Ryan was speechless—there was no arguing with her.
With Hideko Chiba stomped to death, Mitsuo Mitsui started howling like crazy, clearly crushed with grief—tears streaming down his face.
Meanwhile, inside the Demon-Snaring Bowl, Chiharu Mitsui seemed to wake up just in time. Seeing all this, she burst into tears, begging Ryan not to kill her father. She swore she'd serve Ryan wholeheartedly, never daring to betray him.
But Ryan didn't say much—Rose Yates shouted instead: "You Japanese girl, you know you have a dad, huh? How many Chinese men have you killed, how many kids lost their fathers because of you? Now you'll know what it's like to lose both parents! From now on, you only have one dad—Ryan Ling! Got it?"
After Rose finished, she turned to Ryan: "Hurry up and do it—don't waste any mercy on Japanese dogs!"
"Got it, sister-in-law!" Ryan shook his head, speechless. Rose Yates was seriously fiery—maybe she'd caught some Foundation-Building vibes from him and just snapped.
Without a second thought, Ryan went for the kill—twisting Mitsuo Mitsui's head clean off!
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Mitsuo Mitsui—the Mitsui Group's supreme leader, patriarch of the Mitsui clan, and pillar of Japanese martial arts—is dead!
The moment Mitsuo Mitsui died, the rest of the Mitsui Group were slaughtered by Ryan Ling's murderous aura—only a few beautiful secretaries survived, and Harvey “Million” Jin was already eyeing them. Now that he had Chiharu Mitsui, he figured the secretaries could be left for his brothers to enjoy.
Jason Lin, Warren Yuan, and the others gladly accepted—no need to treat those Japanese secretaries as people, just keep them as slaves!
Seeing the Mitsui Group wiped out, Chiharu Mitsui completely broke down, staring at Ryan Ling in terror. In that instant, he was the only person in her world—she kept begging, "Master, don't kill me, please!"
"What a shameless little thing. Serve Ryan well and you'll live—but if you ever betray him, I'll tear you apart down there. Got it?" Rose Yates threatened.
"I wouldn't dare, I swear! From now on I'll only listen to Master, be a good little bitch—just don't kill me!" Chiharu Mitsui whimpered, looking pitifully at Ryan.
"Get back, and shut up!" Ryan was speechless—these Japanese women really were something else.
With all the Japs dead, the mood soared. The Chinese martial artists and Special Warfare Unit erupted in cheers, all shouting Ryan Ling's name. Even Gabriel Xue joined in, calling Ryan "War God Ling"—it seemed the title of Anti-Japanese War God was about to pass to Ryan.
Now that the Japs were wiped out, the next step was to execute the traitors. To be honest, the Japanese scum were bad, but the traitors were even worse!
Right now, everyone's eyes locked onto Walter Gu and all the Azure Dragon elders, protectors, and masters standing with him. These were the Azure Dragon Society's top brass—absolute powerhouses in Jiangdong Province. Some of those elders outranked even clan chiefs and city mayors. But now, every last one of them was a prisoner, huddled in terror before Ryan Ling.
"Kill them! Kill them all!" The crowd erupted, everyone screaming for blood. These guys clearly deserved to die!
But just then, a squad of armed, uninvited guests burst in. Their leader shouted arrogantly, "No one is allowed to touch the Azure Dragon Society—otherwise, you'll be executed for treason!"