"Is he treating us like we're not even here? Son of a—!" Right now, Count Drake was absolutely losing his mind. This was just way too much—he was being completely ignored! He let out the wildest roar of his life, and even the crowd around him looked stunned. Ryan Ling's move at this moment was basically shoving all of them straight into a deathtrap!
But just then, something happened that made everyone jolt—suddenly, countless weird roots and super tough branches burst out around Ryan Ling, wrapping him up completely. The roots and branches cocooned Ryan so tightly there wasn't even a crack for air—totally sealed off!
"What the heck is that? I've never seen anything like it!"
"Wait, are those roots some kind of magic weapon? I swear, those roots look even tougher than a Da Luo Golden Immortal. What on earth is that thing?"
"It kinda just looks like some regular plant. Honestly, I have no clue what it is!"
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Right now, the whole crowd from Demon-Dragon City was just full of question marks—Ryan Ling's sudden move totally scrambled their brains. And it wasn't just them; even Count Drake and his crew were thrown off, clearly never having seen anything like this before. Heck, even the mysterious experts inside the Count's Manor looked genuinely surprised!
"Screw it, I don't care what that thing is—blast it to hell!" Count Drake didn't hesitate for a second. Things had already gone way too far, there was no turning back now. He shouted at the top of his lungs, and the Five Demon Dragons of Demon-Dragon City instantly launched a wild barrage at Ryan Ling.
But as soon as they attacked, everyone got a nasty shock. The Five Demon Dragons' combined strike was insanely powerful, but somehow it still couldn't break through the defense of those roots and branches. The whole scene was just awkward beyond words!
Meanwhile, inside the shell, Ryan Ling knew better than anyone how tough his Primeval Heavenwood defense really was. Sure, it wasn't totally invincible, but it was ridiculously solid—especially here, with traces of the Primeval Heavenwood Main Trunk's aura in the air. Once those traces linked up with the branches wrapping his body, the defensive power shot up to a whole new level!
Blocking the Five Demon Dragons’ bombardment was actually doable, and right now Ryan Ling was hiding out inside, feasting on Da Luo Golden Immortals like it was an all-you-can-eat buffet. He went absolutely nuts, pushing his breakthrough as fast as he could—this was a once-in-a-lifetime shot, no way he was letting it slip. Ryan took a deep breath, ignited all the Da Luo Golden Immortal qi in his body, and let it flood through him. His power started skyrocketing, just like the moment he first hit Golden Immortal—except this time he was stacking the strength of all eighteen Da Luo Golden Immortals at once. Even a real Da Luo would choke on that much energy, but Ryan just gobbled it up. His power shot straight to the absolute peak of the Golden Immortal Realm!
“Kid, you actually made it up there? No way I’m letting you succeed! Brothers, blast him to hell—don’t hold back!” Count Drake was going full beast mode, his power maxed out in a flash. The other Demon Dragons hit their peak too, and the five of them launched a death strike from all directions. Ryan’s whole body started boiling, and the Primeval Heavenwood defense around him began to unravel!
But even with things falling apart, Ryan didn’t panic. He knew these defenses weren’t invincible—they could hold for a while, but not forever. As long as they lasted until he finished breaking through, that was enough!
He was already basically at Golden Immortal great-circle perfection. Even if the Primeval Heavenwood armor shattered right now, he wasn’t worried at all!
“Almost through! Come on, brothers, hit it harder!” Count Drake saw the Primeval Heavenwood barrier about to break and got weirdly hyped, like his evil plan was finally working.
“Crap, that idiot Count Drake’s gonna get us killed. That kid’s way scarier than we thought!” Someone in the Count’s Manor couldn’t help shouting, clearly seeing how much Ryan’s power was spiking.
“No way, right?” Another guy nearby still couldn’t believe it.
But before he could finish, there was a deafening boom—the Primeval Heavenwood branches and roots around Ryan exploded, the whole scene so wild it was hard to even process!
Ryan jumped out, totally unscathed, wrapped in endless swirling qi. Even after getting hammered by the Five Demon Dragons, he was perfectly fine—in fact, his whole vibe had leveled up again. He’d nailed the breakthrough to Golden Immortal great-circle perfection, and his Golden Immortal power was basically boiling over!
“You actually broke through under this kind of pressure? You little punk...” Count Drake was so stunned his eyes nearly popped out of his head!
“Thanks for the help leveling up!” Ryan grinned. Honestly, trying to solo-refine all eighteen Arhats by himself would’ve taken ages—even if he could do it, it’d be slow going. But with the Demon Dragons going full throttle, they actually sped things up for him!
“Damn it, even if you made it to top-tier Golden Immortal, I’m not scared! Brothers, smash him to bits!” Count Drake was totally losing it, roaring like a lion.
The Five Demon Dragons charged at Ryan again, crazier and fiercer than ever. The whole area blew up around him—it was like they were ready to go all-out, life-and-death brawl style!
Everyone watching had their eyes glued to the scene—no one wanted to miss this once-in-a-lifetime moment, and you could hear the collective gasp from the crowd.
But to everyone’s shock, even this wild barrage couldn’t touch Ryan. Flames of Golden Immortal qi blazed around him, stronger than anything anyone had ever seen!
“How is this possible? We can’t even scratch him! Is your Golden Immortal power stronger than a Primordial Immortal’s?” Count Drake was practically crying—he used to think Ryan was nothing, not even an ant, but now that ‘ant’ had turned into a giant dragon ready to crush him!
“You’ll never know how strong I really am!” Ryan shot back with a cold smile, totally unfazed. He knew exactly where he stood—unless you were the absolute top Da Luo Golden Immortal or a Primordial Immortal, forget about beating him!
“Brothers, even if the whole Count’s Manor gets wiped out today, we have to take him down!” Count Drake was gritting his teeth, no retreat, just full send. If they lost here, Count’s Manor and Demon-Dragon City were toast—so he was ready to fight to the bitter end!
“Got it!” The other four Demon Dragons didn’t hesitate—they pooled all their power and launched their final strike at Ryan!
But Ryan didn’t even care anymore. All their combined Golden Immortal power wasn’t enough to threaten him. Without a second thought, he unleashed his own overwhelming Golden Immortal force for a final showdown—only by going all out could he push his power to the very peak!
“Kill!” Ryan shouted, and his power exploded. The Five Demon Dragons were instantly hit with his strongest attack—Count Drake barely held on, but the other four were sent flying, their bodies cracking apart inch by inch...