At this moment, Lord Ezra Earthgrave had reached the brink of utter madness—he was completely defenseless, his whole being teetering on the edge of exploding!
Right now, Ryan Ling had fully fused with that head fragment, and his power inside and out skyrocketed to the max. This boost was so insane it felt like he could punch through the heavens—he was absolutely at his peak, and the sheer force was beyond anyone’s imagination!
At this point, he’d already hit the Heaven-Earth Eternal great-perfection state—literally sharing lifespan with Heaven and Earth. He was about to take off! He was nearly climbing to Immortal Lord level, and with this kind of crazy power, Lord Ezra Earthgrave—who’d already turned into endless blood mist—was totally doomed, hanging by a thread!
And right at this critical moment, Lord Ezra Earthgrave started yelling, "Mercy, mercy! Spare me, please—just let me go!"
At this point, Lord Ezra Earthgrave had lost every shred of pride—he was shouting nonstop, totally surrendering, with zero energy left to resist!
When the nearby Earth City experts heard this, their eyes went wide—they were so shocked they couldn’t even speak. This scene blew their minds: for the first time ever, a top Immortal Lord was actually forced to beg for mercy by someone at Heaven-Earth Eternal great-perfection!
Even Lord Lucius Lightshade, who’d been standing next to Ryan, looked genuinely relieved. He totally got what was happening—Ryan had leveled up like crazy. Once he fully fused with that head fragment and finished off Lord Ezra Earthgrave, swallowing all his Immortal Lord flesh and qi, Ryan’s achievements would be off the charts—like, rewriting the rules of the universe!
"Spare you? You think that’s possible?" Ryan sneered, his voice ice-cold. At this point, he wasn’t hesitating for a second. He cranked his power up to the absolute max, and in a split second unleashed an earth-shattering strike—like the whole world was collapsing. No one had ever reached this level before!
Under this insane attack, poor Lord Ezra Earthgrave was totally done for—his already shattered body let out another ripping howl, and everything came to an end right there!
Ryan didn’t hesitate for a second—he’d been waiting for this moment forever. He roared, mouth wide open, and instantly swallowed the endless Immortal Lord blood mist. As soon as he did, it felt like he’d just inhaled a supercharged shot of pure adrenaline—he couldn’t help but leap up! And get this: from head to toe, inside and out, every part of him was swelling like crazy. He was in a totally wild state, and it felt absolutely amazing!
"Fusion! Fusion!" Ryan Ling was basically screaming his lungs out. Dude wasn’t just trying to chomp down and absorb every last drop of Lord Ezra Earthgrave’s Immortal Lord-grade blood and qi—he was also syncing up with the head from his past life. Only if both fusions popped off could Ryan’s power bar really go brrrrr and level up to next-gen boss mode!
Meanwhile, everyone else around was straight-up afraid to look—this scene was meltdown-level insane. Ryan had officially become the god-tier apex predator of Earth City, and nobody dared say squat to him. He was now the kind of guy you could only look up at in awe, jaws on the floor, eyes bugging out. Peak main character energy!
"Ryan, how’s it feel?" Lord Lucius Lightshade couldn’t help but crack a grin. He knew exactly what was up—Ryan had just speedrun the deadliest boss fight of his life and now was rocking a near-perfect status screen. Dude was living his best life, stats maxed out, vibes immaculate!
Sure, his cultivation hadn’t hit Immortal Lord just yet, but his Heaven-Earth Eternal realm was now cracked beyond belief. Even if a real Immortal Lord showed up, they’d get clapped. No contest!
But here’s the real kicker—Ryan was only at the starter fusion stage with Lord Ezra Earthgrave’s essence, nowhere near the full ‘smelt and merge’ achievement. Plus, his past-life head was just getting acquainted, not fully synced up yet. This kind of realm? It was gonna take a grind, not a one-tap breakthrough. Patience, young padawan!
"Phew! This is sick, but I gotta bounce and find a spot to grind in peace!" Ryan let out a big exhale. He knew the drill—yeah, his realm had hit max peak, but it wasn’t true god-mode yet. And all that mixed-up power in his body? Total chaos. If he didn’t tame it ASAP, it’d block his next Immortal Lord upgrade for sure. Can’t let that happen!
"Roger that! I’ll take you there, stat!" Lord Lucius Lightshade didn’t even hesitate. He could tell Ryan was stacked to the gills with power—if he didn’t burn through that loot soon, it’d become a debuff for his next evolution. No time to waste!
Lightshade knew the local map like the back of his hand. No hesitation—he grabbed Ryan and yeeted them out of Earth City, zero nostalgia. Ryan had just scored the biggest loot drop ever, so next quest: digest it all!
Lightshade was basically the local GPS—he blinked and boom, he and Ryan were speedrunning straight toward a zone with maxed-out qi density. Ryan used to grind between Earth City and Heaven City, full of loot and danger, but this was next-level!
But now, with Lord Lucius Lightshade leading the charge, Ryan landed in a spot where the qi was so thick you could almost chew it. This place felt like it was kissing Heaven City’s border, but not quite inside. And get this—Ryan could legit feel infinite power pouring down from above, like the cheat codes for the whole server had just been activated. Whatever was up there? Next-level OP, even beyond Immortal Lord tier.
"Bro, what even IS that?!" Ryan’s eyes were about to pop out of his skull. He’d never seen power or vibes like this—so cracked, so busted, he almost thought he was hallucinating. Reality check: this was real.
"You feel it too, Ryan? That’s the legendary Heavenly Palace aura, the real endgame power of the Immortal World! All those 365 immortal cities? Just window dressing. Only Heavenly Palace is the true final boss. Right now, we’re standing under its bottom layer, so we get the full blast of that pressure. It’s so strong it’s basically suffocating, like getting stun-locked IRL!" Lightshade hollered, clearly hyped. Even he was seeing this place for the first time, and his soul was vibing HARD.
"Heavenly Palace?" Ryan’s eyes went full saucer mode. He’d heard the rumors—Heavenly Palace was the top dog, the S-tier zone where the strongest of the strong hung out. The kind of place where the big bosses could punch through reality. How strong were they? Ryan honestly had no clue, but he knew they were the definition of untouchable.
Now he was literally under the Heavenly Palace’s basement, grinding in this mega-buffed zone. If he leveled up here, his power would skyrocket. Ryan had zero chill left—he started yelling like a madman, his rage meter totally maxed. Even if he didn’t actively try to power up, just standing here would boost his stats. This was beyond anything he’d ever imagined.
The feng-shui in this zone was straight-up god-tier. Ryan didn’t waste another brain cell—he went full tryhard, melting down all his internal loot into pure power. If you watched from afar, you’d see his whole body blazing with infinite flames, like a walking power plant. Only by burning through that wild energy could he truly break into Immortal Lord. Otherwise, no dice.
Of course, Ryan wasn’t aiming for some basic Immortal Lord unlock. If he wanted a vanilla breakthrough, he could’ve done it instantly—no loot required, no grind needed. But nah, he was going for the most cracked Immortal Lord realm in history. If he pulled it off, he could basically speedrun Heaven City any time he wanted!
"Ryan, I’ll tank for you while you grind!" Lightshade shouted, his voice echoing across the sky. He was hyped too—even as a soul-form, he was ready to go all in. Ryan knew there had to be some kind of fate-link between them from his past life, otherwise why would Lightshade be so ride-or-die? Of course, Lightshade had his own win conditions: if Ryan broke into Immortal Lord, Lightshade could respawn with a real body. Major upgrade unlocked!
But to go beyond Immortal Lord, you had to hit Immortal Emperor next—those guys were legendary, deep-end-of-the-pool monsters. Lightshade? No way he could break that cap unless he got his meat-body back first. Soul-form only gets you so far!
Ryan wasn’t hesitating for a second—this was the ultimate grind spot, the kind you only find once in a lifetime. He had to go full turbo, speedrun that breakthrough at max velocity. Sure, the environment was busted OP, but the heat was on: he’d already trashed Heaven-Earth Sect in Earth City and devoured Lord Ezra Earthgrave. Straight-up demon king vibes. Heaven City wasn’t gonna just sit back. They were probably lining up a kill squad right now. Danger everywhere! Ryan had to grab every second and push for Immortal Lord, no holding back. One step away, but that last step was a boss fight that could eat you alive. If he made it, his power would go supernova—no joke, he’d be untouchable, even if all of Heaven City came for his head.
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