"Just you guys?" Ryan Ling sneered coldly. Sure, his current realm was only ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation, but his actual power was way beyond any ordinary Human Immortal. Even with all these Human Immortals closing in from every side, he wasn't scared at all!
In a flash, a surge of savage Heaven-Tribulation aura blasted out, slamming straight into one of the Human Immortals.
All at once, there was a deafening boom. That Human Immortal was sent flying, totally stunned. He'd looked down on Ryan Ling, barely even glancing at him, but Ryan's power was just too much. In a blink, he had to block, his own strength spiking crazily to the max, but even at full blast he couldn't stop Ryan. He was knocked away, his clothes shredded inside and out, and his abdomen split wide open—he screamed like crazy!
"No way!" The surrounding Human Immortals were all stunned. Nobody expected some random ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation guy to be this strong!
Right then, seeing Ryan Ling go so beast-mode, tons of countries on Earth erupted, and the Netherworld started cheering too!
"Holy crap, my son actually hit ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation already? How long has it even been—this is nuts!" Even Lord Yama in the Netherworld was left speechless.
At this point, Ryan Ling had clearly reached the absolute peak of Heaven-Tribulation power. Even crazier, he could totally tank a Human Immortal's attack solo—just unreal!
"Ryan Ling! That's the strongest expert on Earth, and it was him who wrecked all our operations in both the Netherworld and the human world!" The steward instantly recognized Ryan's freakishness from the scene reconstruction.
"Damn right, I did all of this—and now I'm gonna wipe out every last one of you! You really thought you could run wild on Earth? Die!" Ryan didn't hesitate at all. He struck again, yanking the Human Immortal he'd just blasted over, then sucked him completely dry—skin, flesh, everything!
"This guy? How can he be this strong?" Even Lu Clan's young master, Dylan Lewis, was totally stunned!
A powerful Human Immortal was actually sucked dry by Ryan Ling—his devouring ability was so insane, even peak Human Immortals couldn't pull it off.
"Hubby, that was awesome! Just keep wrecking them! The Lu Clan is nothing—show them your real power!" Celia Xiao cheered from the side, super excited. She didn't step in, and she didn't buff Ryan at all.
A cultivator can get carried for a while, but never for life!
Especially once you hit peak Heaven-Tribulation, right on the edge of breaking through to Human Immortal—at that point, Ryan Ling had to handle everything himself!
Only by sharpening his own skills could he keep leveling up!
A greenhouse sapling will never grow into a towering tree!
Ryan Ling totally got it. Celia Xiao was right—unless he was up against some absurd top-tier monster, he could go wild, slaughter, and devour however he wanted!
Honestly, the second he started fighting the Lu Clan, Ryan Ling was already thinking: why not just devour this whole third-rate Immortal Domain family?
Now that he'd broken through to ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation, he was just one step away from becoming a true Human Immortal!
But that meant he needed a ton of resources!
Maybe even a whole clan's stash wouldn't be enough!
"Surround him! Don't let him get away!" Seeing their companion killed, the surrounding Human Immortals were scared but quickly snapped back to action, closing in tight around Ryan Ling!
"Just a puny Earthling—there's no way our whole Lu Clan squad of Human Immortals can't crush him!" Dylan Lewis shouted, knowing that if he chickened out here, he couldn't go back to the Immortal Domain World, and his future would be totally wrecked!
"Relax, Young Master, the Void Immortals have already moved. No way a ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation guy can flip the heavens!" The steward clenched his fists, dead sure the Immortal Domain World was way stronger than Earth.
"Good! Set up the Human Immortal grand array inside, and the Void Immortal grand array outside—crush him completely!" Dylan Lewis yelled, finally feeling confident.
As soon as he finished, the remaining seventeen Human Immortals started frantically injecting themselves with blood. Obviously, they'd all been hiding secret treasures, only used in the most extreme danger!
The moment those treasures activated, every Human Immortal's power boiled over. Most had only been mid-stage before, with a few at late-stage, but in an instant, all their strength shot up to peak Human Immortal—and two even hit Human Immortal great-perfection!
And beyond them, even more—three Void Immortals actually showed up in the outer ring!
These Void Immortals were clearly the Lu Clan's ultimate trump cards!
Three in total—they blocked every single escape route, inside and out!
Obviously, things were looking seriously grim!
Right now, all the Heaven-Tribulation experts on Earth could see it clearly: if Ryan Ling was just fighting a bunch of mid-stage Human Immortals, he'd have a shot. But now they'd all gone nuts leveling up, and the Void Immortal formation was blocking the outside. Against this siege, a ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation guy didn't stand a chance!
Ryan Ling could feel the pressure like never before!
"Hubby, this is the toughest siege you've ever faced as a ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation! It's even harsher than I imagined, but I believe you can break through. If you do, your future as a Human Immortal will be limitless!" Celia Xiao wasn't joking around this time—she was dead serious.
Most importantly, she didn't buff Ryan at all. Right now, only self-reliance could lead to a real breakthrough!
Plus, if Ryan Ling ever went to the Immortal Domain World, he'd face even scarier opponents.
If he couldn't handle a third-rate clan from the Immortal Domain World, what hope did he have for anything else?
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Ryan Ling understood perfectly—Earth's supreme powerhouse had to bear pressures nobody else could even imagine!
"Kill!" Ryan Ling didn't hesitate for a second. He charged out, risking his life every step for a shot at true greatness!
"You little punk—activate the Human Immortal grand array!" The Lu Clan's steward was shocked when Ryan Ling charged in, but didn't panic. Instantly, the seventeen Human Immortals unleashed their power, wave after wave of savage Human Immortal force sweeping over Ryan's head, burying him in pure slaughter!
"Young Master, we totally overestimated him—he's no match for us! We just got a little sloppy before, but now, with our iron-wall Human Immortal slaughter array, there's zero chance he escapes!" The steward cheered as Ryan Ling got instantly intercepted.
"Told you—a ninth-layer Heaven-Tribulation guy can't stir up any real trouble. Wipe him out! Crush him!" Dylan Lewis shouted, his Immortal Domain Young Master swagger coming right back.
"Ryan Ling..." At that moment, Anqi Chen and the others looked at him, super worried. Ryan's situation was seriously dangerous now.
"Ryan, fight your way out! Don't hesitate—if you back down now, everything you've worked for will be wasted!" Celia Xiao was urgent now. She knew Ryan was under insane pressure facing seventeen peak Human Immortals, but if he hesitated, he'd lose everything. He had to go all out and break through!
"Got it!" Ryan Ling took a deep breath. He felt the pressure, but he wasn't actually getting shredded yet. He was prepping his killing move—he had to go all in!
"Brothers, finish him! Melt him down to juice!" Dylan Lewis screamed, voice cracking—he wanted revenge for getting blasted by Ryan Ling earlier.
A wave of even wilder power crashed toward Ryan Ling—enough to smelt the whole planet, now focused on just him. The pressure was absolutely insane!