"What do you want?" The Chief Protector's face turned completely waxy yellow.
"Skin you alive!" Ryan Ling didn't hesitate for a second. He gritted his teeth and smashed a fist directly at him.
With the power of Nascent Soul perfection, the blow landed—and the Chief Protector's skull split open instantly!
The whole man collapsed with a thud, dropping to his knees right in front of Ryan Ling.
"Scum, I don't need you kneeling. Die!" Seeing the Chief Protector still trying to spit out some last words, Ryan Ling didn't give him any chance. He stomped down hard, crushing the bastard's skull straight into mush, grinding him into the dirt!
"The Chief Protector is dead! The Chief Protector is dead!"
"Run! Run! This guy's a total demon!"
"Save yourselves, just run!"
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In that instant, with the Chief Protector stomped to death, the rest of the Kunlun League Protectors didn't dare stick around for a second—all of them bolted, running for their lives.
"Trying to run? All of you die!" Ryan Ling didn't hesitate for a second. At a moment like this, there was no way he'd let any invader off the hook!
Nascent Soul power swept out in all directions. In just a few seconds, every Kunlun League Protector lost their head—their corpses were strung up high for all to see.
"Victory!" Seeing the Protectors drop one after another, watching every last invader get wiped out, the surrounding Huaxia people instantly erupted in cheers.
"Brothers!" Right then, Ryan Ling didn't bask in the joy of victory—he went straight back to his brothers.
Million Jin, Jason Lin, and the others were all badly wounded, but treatable. Right now, all the Primeval Heavenwood flowers had bloomed, and its life-essence fluid was enough to heal them. But Kenneth Li and Gabriel Xue's bodies were already cold, along with the other Huaxia warriors nearby—many of them Jinling Military Region soldiers who'd followed Ryan from Yan Capital, now all fallen for the nation.
"Kunlun League, I swear I'll rip you out by the roots!" Ryan Ling gritted his teeth. Even after wiping out all the Protectors, he knew the real masterminds were still above them.
"Ryan, don't blame yourself. What's done is done—there's no changing it now!" Daniel Deng quickly patted Ryan's shoulder, trying to comfort him.
"Sigh, it's all my fault. If only I'd gotten here a little sooner!" Ryan Ling's heart was still being torn apart.
"Alright, let's hurry up and clean up the mess. We may have wiped out two hundred thousand elites, but America's strength is off the charts—they definitely won't let this go!" Daniel Deng stood up and said.
"That's right. Chief Deng, I think you should mobilize every nuke in the country and set up a perimeter. Right now, only nukes can hold them off. Of course, I believe even if America wants revenge, they won't be able to attack again right away. I've got something important to handle here—once I'm done, I'll storm straight into America. If they trample even an inch of our land, I'll wipe out their whole country!" Ryan Ling finished, and Daniel Deng nodded quickly. Right now, all of Huaxia was in ruins; rebuilding would take years, so nuclear defense was the only option.
Right now, Ryan Ling's top priority was to hurry down to the Netherworld!
Kenneth Li and Gabriel Xue may have died in battle, but as long as their souls reached the Netherworld, Ryan Ling—Hell Crown Prince—might still have a way to save them!
But snatching souls from the Netherworld had to be fast!
Of course, besides risking a rescue for those two, Ryan also needed to formally rally the Netherworld's forces and prepare for a counterattack against America. But right now, his strength was still a bit lacking.
That very night, just as Ryan Ling was about to head for the Netherworld, the Ghost Elder suddenly came looking for him. He said a Netherworld beauty wanted to see him—and when Ryan checked, it was none other than Zoe Zhong, Marshal Zhong Kui's little sister and Hell's number-one beauty ghost, who'd once helped Ryan out a ton.
Right now, Zoe Zhong's tear-streaked face looked super aggrieved, and her clothes were half torn, revealing some seriously sexy skin—enough to make anyone swallow hard.
"Zoe, what's wrong? Who bullied you?" Ryan Ling asked, flustered.
But Zoe Zhong didn't say a word—she just stared quietly at Ryan, tears still streaming down.
"Say something! Didn't your brother protect you?" Ryan Ling was getting anxious—the Netherworld's situation was changing fast, and it was no easier than the human world.
"Ryan!" Suddenly, Zoe Zhong threw herself into Ryan's arms, yelling, "Will you marry me?"
"Huh?" Ryan Ling froze, totally caught off guard.
"Don't you want me? Am I not pretty enough?" Seeing Ryan blank out, Zoe Zhong immediately pouted and whined.
"No, it's just—this is so sudden, I didn't know how to react. What's really going on?" Ryan Ling was awkward as hell, while the Ghost Elder just snickered nonstop on the side.
That old geezer!
Ryan Ling cursed him inwardly.
"Anyway, I want you to marry me—right now! If you don't, I'll just die right here!" Zoe Zhong clung to Ryan like an octopus, absolutely refusing to let go.
"Aren't you already dead? Can you die again?" Ryan Ling stared at Zoe, totally speechless.
"You—you too? Even you bully me? I don't want to live anymore!" Zoe Zhong panicked, her voice rising to a shriek.
"Alright, alright, stop yelling!" Ryan Ling was about to cough up blood. He clamped a hand over Zoe's mouth—if anyone heard, they'd think his place was haunted.
"If you don't marry me, I'll keep making a scene—I'll go straight to all your other women and stir up trouble!" Zoe Zhong was totally out of line now.
"I give up!" Ryan Ling was speechless. People say beautiful women are hard to handle—but beauty ghosts are way tougher.
"Ryan, just marry Zoe Zhong already! She's Hell's number-one beauty ghost—do you know how many ghosts want her? Marrying her is a steal!" the Ghost Elder chimed in, trying to play matchmaker.
"Fine, I'll marry her—but at least let me know what's going on!" Ryan Ling was getting anxious and quickly pulled Zoe Zhong off him.
Zoe Zhong sighed. Seeing Ryan get serious, she finally told him what happened.
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Turns out, the Western Pacifying King's son wanted to marry Zoe Zhong. But that son was brutal and ugly, and his bedroom antics were so wild that plenty of Hell's beauty ghosts had their souls blasted to pieces. No matter how good the offer, no ghost would ever agree.
Just a few days ago, the Western Pacifying King's servants came with a betrothal gift for Zoe Zhong, saying they wanted to marry her. Of course, Zoe refused—and then fled to the mortal world, begging Ryan to marry her. And she didn't just want a wedding, she wanted to give herself to him tonight!
Ryan Ling swallowed hard after hearing that.
He'd been with plenty of mortal beauties before, but never a beauty ghost. For a moment, he was totally stunned.
"Ryan, why are you spacing out? Doing it with a human or a ghost is all the same—it's easy!" Zoe Zhong, being a thousand-year-old beauty ghost, saw Ryan's dumbfounded look and instantly knew what he was thinking. She started explaining right away.
"Sure, but do we really need to rush?" Ryan Ling barely finished before Zoe Zhong lost all patience and shoved him to the ground.
"No way—I'm desperate! I want you to take my virginity right now!" Zoe Zhong had no shame at all; she wasn't even a little embarrassed.
"You're still a virgin?" Ryan Ling swallowed hard. By now, Zoe Zhong had already stripped off her outer clothes, and her gorgeous skin was even more tempting than any mortal beauty—clearly, Hell's beauty ghosts weren't just hype!
"Ryan, since Zoe's made up her mind, you two should just get together. You're Hell Crown Prince, she's Marshal Zhong Kui's sister—it's a perfect match! I'll wait outside and keep watch. Just keep it down so you don't disturb anyone!" The Ghost Elder knew when to make himself scarce and left right away.
"Don't worry, I can hold back—it's him I'm worried about!" Zoe Zhong smiled, looking extra seductive.
"I—I'm not nearly as dirty-minded as you think!" Ryan Ling watched Zoe Zhong saunter over with that wicked grin, swallowing hard. She slowly undressed, striking an impossibly provocative pose—like some top-tier beauty who's entertained countless studs.
"Ha! You can't help it, can you? I know you go hard too—so come on, give me all you've got!" Zoe Zhong said, pinning Ryan down.
Ryan Ling was completely speechless. If this was a virgin, she was the most hardcore temptress he'd ever seen...