Hearing Ryan Ling's question, Lily (Qianqian) burst into tears and told him everything. Lily had been Ryan's handmaid in his previous life, but by then, his days were already numbered.
All Lily knew was that Ryan struggled every single day, always on the run from Immortal World titans—absolute big shots, way out of reach. Ryan was exhausted, and lots of people died because of him. In the end, totally cornered, he blew himself up and shattered his divine body into countless pieces.
Lily was so obsessed with Ryan that she stayed by his severed right hand, waiting and waiting for his reincarnation. Who knows how many years passed like that!
Right before Ryan's previous life ended, he handed Lily a unique strand of aura. That aura could resonate with all his missing body fragments—most of them still lost somewhere in the Immortal World. If he can collect them all, his power might rocket back to its peak!
Just how strong was that peak? Ryan couldn't even wrap his head around it right now!
It wasn't just about regaining his old strength. Last life, Ryan got hunted not only for preaching wild ideas—like universal equality, no hierarchy—but also because he found a legendary divine artifact in the Immortal World. This thing was ancient, world-shaking. Whoever owned it could collapse the entire Immortal World, trigger the Five Decays of Heaven and Man for all immortals—except its owner, who'd be just fine.
With a treasure like that, of course all the top dogs came fighting for it. That's how Ryan ended up being hunted like crazy!
Right now, Ryan's best is just half-step Da Luo Golden Immortal. In other worlds, that's a big deal, but here he's just cannon fodder. Even reaching Primordial or Ancestor Immortal isn't top tier—above that are Saint Immortals, and even scarier beings. The folks who hunted him last time? Way above that!
Thinking about it, Ryan felt chills. In his last life, the whole Immortal World wanted him dead—endless waves of terrifying experts. Any one of them could kill him with a breath, forget all their other OP moves!
So after hearing Lily's story, Ryan knew he had to stay super low-key—and grind his power like mad. Only then could he hope to survive the storms of the Immortal World!
No way, are the Savage Tribe's dead men attacking again?' The female chieftain tensed up. They had just survived a disaster and suffered heavy losses inside and out—she herself could barely stand. Facing another crisis like this made her scalp tingle.
Lily nodded as well. This little girl was truly pure, with not a trace of malice in her mind. She blinked her big eyes and nodded again. This place was a perfect spot—a remodeled space that ordinary people would never find, and the surroundings were quiet, so no experts would be spying. Ryan could safely and boldly level up his strength here. At the very least, he aimed to break through to Golden Immortal in this place!
It's not those Savage Tribe people—it looks like experts from Barbarian City!' the middle-aged woman cried out.
Barbarian City?' Hearing those words, the female chieftain was shocked. Barbarian City was one of the Immortal World's cities—there were 365 in total, and the closer to the center, the stronger they were. Barbarian City was rather remote, but still a major border city, ruling over billions of miles.
But while the chieftain was still surprised, she suddenly heard the middle-aged woman cry out again, looking even more anxious.
Chieftain, this is serious—one of their top experts is here, carrying the aura of a Golden Immortal!
What? A Golden Immortal? Oh my god!' Hearing that, the chieftain nearly fainted. With her current strength, she couldn't even handle a strong Profound Immortal, let alone a Golden Immortal. If a Golden Immortal was here, she was doomed!
Husband, husband, why aren't you here yet?' The chieftain couldn't help but call out, but clearly, there was no sign of Ryan anywhere—he seemed to have vanished!
Instead, shouts could be heard from outside.
Come out and die! Damn it, a Golden Immortal is here—anyone who resists is asking for death!' The shouting voice belonged to none other than the Savage Tribe's Profound Immortal, who had clearly called the so-called Golden Immortal here for support.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the defenses around the Primordial Tribe were smashed flat. To them, these defenses were child's play—utterly insignificant.
What are you doing? Are you trying to wipe us out?' The chieftain didn't hesitate for a second—she jumped out immediately. In a crisis, she would never stand by and do nothing. As she rushed out, many women from the tribe charged up too, clearly ready to fight to the death.
Heh, not bad-looking!' At that moment, beside the Savage Tribe's Profound Immortal, a pale-faced scholar smiled slightly, his eyes immediately locking onto the chieftain's curvy chest...
The chieftain froze, her face pale. The scholar's gaze was practically stripping her naked, and the tension in the air was off the charts.
She gritted her teeth and glared back, refusing to show any weakness. 'If you want to kill us, just do it—don't waste time with this sleazy act!'
The scholar just smirked and gave a slow clap, clearly enjoying her defiance.
The Savage Tribe's Profound Immortal snorted, 'Hmph, you women have guts. Too bad guts won't save you now.'
The Primordial Tribe's women rallied behind their chieftain, eyes blazing with fury. No one was backing down.
But deep down, fear gnawed at them. Facing a Golden Immortal was like staring death in the face.
The scholar leaned in, voice like silk, 'Chieftain Mira, surrender now and I might spare a few of your sisters. Resist, and I'll wipe you all out.'
Mira clenched her fists, refusing to back down. 'If you want a fight, you've got one!'
The showdown was set—the Primordial Tribe versus Barbarian City's Golden Immortal and the Savage Tribe's elite!
And somewhere deep in seclusion, Ryan Ling was still in closed-door cultivation, completely unaware of the chaos erupting outside...