"China's Divine Dragon!" Ryan Ling could see it clearly, and Guihai One-Blade and Paula Bloom beside him were also watching intently. It was obvious the Divine Dragon was fighting desperately to protect the three of them—this debt of gratitude was enormous!
Right now, the Divine Dragon's power was seriously depleted—maybe not even one ten-thousandth of its original strength. But even so, it still didn't hesitate for a second!
"Don't worry about me—just focus on your breakthrough!" The Divine Dragon let out a deafening roar, instantly blocking the wild attacks of over a thousand black wizards. Even with just a fraction of its former power, it could hold off all their assaults.
"The Divine Dragon—it's really the Divine Dragon!" The moment they heard that roar, several black wizards up in the sky started yelling.
Clearly, just hearing the name 'Divine Dragon' was still enough to scare these guys silly.
"What's there to be afraid of? That crippled dragon can't stir up any trouble!" With victory right in front of him, Master Azan wasn't about to back off. To him, whether it was the Divine Dragon or Ryan and his crew, they were all trapped rats—zero threat at all.
Right then, Master Azan gave a cold laugh and blasted the Divine Dragon's protective barrier with a surge of peak God Realm power. At his signal, all the black wizards unleashed their max strength—suddenly, ghostly power lit up over every wizard's head. They were going all out.
At this moment, the Divine Dragon gritted its teeth. It remembered this move all too well—back when it was crossing its tribulation, these bastards used this exact trick to crush its dreams. If not for that, the Divine Dragon would've already reached the sixth layer of tribulation by now.
But now, the Divine Dragon didn't hesitate for a second—even as blood dripped from its mouth, it refused to back down. With a roar, its dragon qi erupted, blocking every attack from the black wizards.
But Ryan could see it clearly—this was the Divine Dragon's last ounce of strength. Its massive body was bleeding everywhere; it was literally fighting for its life!
"Break through! Nascent Soul Stage, come to me!" Ryan Ling clenched his teeth and shouted like crazy. With the Divine Dragon already in this state, he couldn't afford to hesitate anymore. At that moment, the entire Dragon Pearl inside him burst out with dazzling light—this was definitely the best moment for Ryan to break into the Nascent Soul Stage!
Guihai One-Blade and Paula Bloom didn't hesitate either. The Divine Dragon had fought tooth and nail to win them this chance—they had to seize it! In a flash, Paula's power skyrocketed, blasting through fourth-grade God Realm and landing straight in fifth-grade God Realm. Once she hit that level, her upgrade finally stalled.
But even so, in Ryan's experience, Paula was now one of the top-tier women he'd ever met. After this battle, she'd be more than qualified to serve as head instructor for all the women around Ryan, training them up to God Realm—so they'd all be able to protect themselves.
Meanwhile, Guihai One-Blade broke straight through seventh-grade God Realm, blowing past his old peak. But he didn't stop there—he kept climbing, finally coming to a halt at ninth-grade God Realm, the absolute summit!
Guihai let out a long breath—he'd lived his whole life for the blade, but he'd never felt this awesome before. He threw his head back and howled in excitement; all his legendary martial power was back, and now he'd reached the very top of the martial path. This was a one-step-to-the-heavens kind of leap.
The martial path ends at God Realm!
Once you cross the God Realm threshold, you become an ancestor-level figure—stepping into the Nascent Soul Stage and leaving martial arts behind. That's when you truly enter the divine path.
Right now, Ryan was aiming for that Nascent Soul breakthrough. His Glazed Golden Core was already at least equivalent to fifth-grade Golden Core, but once he truly stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, he'd surpass every God Realm master and finally shake off all traces of mortal weakness.
At this moment, Ryan gritted his teeth—this chance had been bought with the Divine Dragon's blood, and he absolutely treasured it!
Meanwhile, up on the surface, with Master Azan and the Niyama black wizards failing to break through, the Infernal Raksasha Ksitigarbha from the eighteenth layer of hell showed up again—this time, strutting its stuff like it owned the place.
You had to realize, this maniac sealed under the eighteenth layer of hell was basically a bug compared to the Divine Dragon in its prime—totally unqualified to face off against it. But now, with the Divine Dragon gravely wounded and unable to muster even a fraction of its strength, its body was cracking apart piece by piece. This was the perfect moment for Ksitigarbha to launch his crazy counterattack.
"Divine Dragon, who would've thought even I'd get a shot at killing you? This is just too satisfying—hahaha!" Ksitigarbha's body shook with excitement, then both his black fists smashed down toward the Divine Dragon.
Two birds, one stone—kill the Divine Dragon and catch Ryan Ling at the same time. For Ksitigarbha, this was a legendary achievement, so he instantly unleashed his strongest power!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The whole sea exploded in chaos—the Divine Dragon's protective roar shattered, and the entire Crystal Palace shook violently.
"Infernal Raksasha Ksitigarbha is invincible!"
"Slay the Divine Dragon—unmatched in all the world!"
"Kill, kill, kill! Take down the Divine Dragon and you'll be Huaxia's supreme ruler!"
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Right then, with Ksitigarbha seemingly about to win, all the black wizards around went absolutely nuts, shouting like maniacs. It was like they'd all chugged a gallon of adrenaline. The warships fired off volley after volley, already celebrating their so-called victory!
At that moment, the Divine Dragon finally couldn't hold on any longer—its massive body plunged straight into the depths of the sea!
"Got you! Divine Dragon, Ryan Ling—I'm taking you both down, right now!" Ksitigarbha screamed like a madman, lunging to the bottom of the sea to finish off the Divine Dragon. This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
But just then, a thunderous roar echoed from the depths—millions of tons of seawater blasted into the sky, and the entire surface seemed to drain dry in an instant.
Heaven and earth shook—everything boiled!
Right now, it was like the entire South China Sea was hit by an earthquake.
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"What's going on? What is this?" Ksitigarbha was clearly stunned by the scene before him. Deep down, he still worried the Divine Dragon might have some power left, but then he realized something was off—the Divine Dragon's strength had been totally shattered, and this weird new force wasn't dragon power at all. It was pure immortal energy!
"Master Azan, what the heck is happening?" All the black wizards nearby were dumbfounded, frozen in place.
"Shut up!" Master Azan gulped hard and instinctively backed away several steps. He grabbed a few black wizards and hissed, "Pull back, now—hurry!"
"Master Azan, retreat now? Did I hear that right?" One of the black wizards nearby looked totally baffled.
"Move! Now!" Master Azan was sharp—he instantly led his key followers and the core Niyama warship forces into a rapid retreat. Clearly, he'd sensed something was seriously wrong.
Just then, at this critical moment—as Master Azan started to pull back—a wild young man burst out from the depths, killing his way up from the seafloor. His whole aura had changed, radiating a terrifying, overwhelming power that seemed to crush everything beneath him.
Right beside him stood a mighty fifth-grade God Realm master, and another who was even scarier—a ninth-grade God Realm. Everyone recognized them: Guihai One-Blade and Paula Bloom.
"Holy crap, am I seeing things? Is this for real? Wasn't Paula Bloom just a newbie in the God Realm? How did she jump five whole grades in the blink of an eye? What the heck is going on here?"
"I must be hallucinating—this can't be real! And Guihai One-Blade over there? Wasn't he totally washed up, couldn't even hold onto Saint Realm? Now suddenly he's at the very peak—ninth-grade God Realm! That's basically god-level!"
"But the scariest isn't even them—it's Ryan Ling! What did he eat, some kind of divine pill? His power's off the charts—I can't even look straight at him! Thank god we're retreating, or we'd be dead for sure. These three are basically gods now!"
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All around, the black wizards who managed to escape were yelling in shock—they couldn't believe their eyes!