Right now, Ryan Ling knew perfectly well—it wasn't that he was too strong, but that these three were just way too weak!
If you haven't reached the Nascent Soul Stage, then even if you're a Supreme in martial arts, it's all pointless!
Besides, these three have been on his must-kill list for ages—beating them is no big deal!
"Old witch, nobody can save you today—die!" Ryan didn’t hesitate for a second. He glanced at the Century Witch for the third time, and this time there was zero mercy. A blade-qi howled out and instantly ended her ancient life!
"Witch, we're going all in with you!" The moment they saw the Century Witch die at Ryan's hands, the three erupted in flames. But these weren't ordinary flames—they were icy-cold, totally heatless! And in a flash, that cold fire merged into a single blazing mass!
"Still got a trump card?"
Ryan raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Right now, if you look at their power individually, each one's basically at half-step Nascent Soul.
But if they team up, their combined strength actually breaks into true Nascent Soul territory!
That does make Ryan just a bit more cautious.
"Careful, Ryan! Looks like those three had some seriously deep ties with the Century Witch. Otherwise they wouldn’t be burning their own blood and qi to squeeze out max potential!" The Ghost Elder inside him was momentarily stunned. If the three had just fought with their normal strength, they’d never have been able to take on Ryan.
But if they’re fighting like they’ve got nothing left to lose, even a one-sided beatdown can get a little unpredictable!
"Kill!" In a flash, a ferocious blast of ice-flame erupted, morphing into a raging ice dragon that lunged at Ryan like it wanted to bite his head off.
Ryan whipped his arm and flung the burning ice dragon away, but now his moves weren’t nearly as chill as before.
All the experts around stared wide-eyed. The fight that had seemed basically decided a minute ago suddenly had suspense again.
"Guihai One-Blade, get everyone who’s already inside Imperial City out!" Ryan spun around and barked.
"Got it!" Guihai One-Blade nodded, clearly realizing this fight had taken a wild turn.
In a flash, he retreated at full speed.
"Kid, you really think all those years grinding in the bitter-cold north left us without a single hidden ace? Today we'll show you what real terror looks like!" The Living Yama gritted his teeth, and as he spoke, the three started channeling a secret technique. Three totally different powers gradually fused together, forming a single entity. Suddenly, a heaven-shaking aura erupted from them—hundreds of times stronger than before.
"Now this is gonna be good... Looks like Ryan finally miscalculated!" A top-tier expert nearby secretly worried for Ryan.