At this moment, Ryan Ling slowly stepped out. Ever since entering the Immortal Domain World, he'd been constantly suppressed, unable to catch his breath. But now, everything was about to flip—he could finally turn the tables.
He wasn’t going to hesitate for even a second!
"Ryan, are you sure you want to fight?" Lydia Jin glanced at Ryan, still a bit worried.
"Do you really think we can still dodge this?" Ryan smiled slightly. Just as he finished speaking, shouts rang out outside—the enemy was here to force their hand. Guys like Ethan Xiao would never let Ryan off easy.
"Let’s go, all you experts—our young master is waiting!" Outside the Dragon Necropolis, the place was already surrounded, inside and out, by Ethan Xiao’s people.
"We’ll leave when we want, and if we don’t want to, we won’t—none of your damn business!" Leon Long shouted back, refusing to back down. The Long clan members gritted their teeth; they hadn’t had a shred of freedom lately, living like hell. Now everyone knew these guys were out for blood—there was no way out, only forward!
"Heh, Leon, weren’t you always the tough guy? What, scared now? Don’t want to go? Fine—then the Long Family loses its status in the Immortal Domain World and gets downgraded to trash!" Ethan Xiao sneered, looking smugly at Leon Long.
After all these battles, Ethan Xiao clearly felt he had the upper hand.
"Don’t get too full of yourself, Ethan Xiao—I swear you’ll die a miserable death!" Lydia Jin snapped. The Glass Pavilion and Long Family followers all glared at Ethan; as nasty as Harlan Yanro was, Ethan somehow managed to be even worse—a bullying little creep who deserved to rot in the deepest pit of hell!
"Heh, Lydia, you could’ve just stayed safe at the Number One Holy Land, but no—you had to come stir things up. Even if you summon a hundred saints, it won’t help!" Ethan Xiao laughed, his eyes full of provocation. With Harlan Yanro backing him, he didn’t care about anyone.
"You little shit, believe it or not, I'll strangle you right here!" Lydia Jin was never known for patience—her temper was explosive. Hearing this bootlicker mouth off, Lydia's veins popped and she nearly started roaring.
"Big Sis Lydia, no need to waste energy on that stray dog. Relax—he won't live past today!" Ryan stepped up to stop her. If you stooped to arguing with Ethan Xiao, you were lowering yourself. If they were going to kill him, it would be in front of the whole Immortal Domain World.
He was going to expose Ethan Xiao's ugly face for all to see. Ryan already had a plan: let Celia Xiao personally execute him. After all, nobody hated Ethan more than Celia Xiao.
"Oh yeah? Ryan, you little bastard, you keep slipping away, but I know you just got back from the Sky-Burial Necropolis and hit Golden True Immortal. But honestly, that's nothing. Forget fighting our Young Master Harlan—even against me, you're not qualified!" Ethan Xiao strutted in, clearly here to show off. Maybe he'd once feared Ryan, but with Harlan Yanro now allied with Nine-Dragon Gate and even inviting Heavenly Immortals to join, Ethan wasn't scared of anything. Ryan was nothing to him.
"Is that so? Then when the tournament starts, how about we fight first?" Ryan wasn't bothered—he was ready, and happy to play along.
"Fight? Sure, I’ll take you on!" Ethan Xiao grinned, accepting instantly.
"Alright, then lead the way. We'll follow you to the competition grounds!" Ryan clenched his fists and glanced at Celia Xiao, clearly promising to avenge her.
Celia Xiao bit her lip and slowly walked over to Ryan’s side.
Soon, under Ethan Xiao’s "escort," Ryan and the others headed toward the arena. It looked like an invitation, but it was really more like marching prisoners.
By now, the arena was packed—practically the whole Immortal Domain World had come. Experts were everywhere, and the scale was way bigger than anything Ryan had ever seen on Earth.
Immortal-Domain City was the heart of the whole realm, radiating out into countless regions. Anyone who made it here for the tournament was basically Earth Immortal level—True Immortals were too embarrassed to show up!
Ryan was only a Golden True Immortal, but he didn’t stand out like he did as a Silver Void Immortal—now that Heavenly Immortals were present, all those so-called geniuses just didn’t have the same impact.
As soon as Ryan and the others entered, countless eyes swept over them: Xiao Family, Ouyang Clan, Huangfu Family, plus powerhouses from every corner of the Immortal Domain World. Everyone knew Ryan, Lydia Jin, and their crew were in a tough spot. The Glass Pavilion’s reputation still carried some weight, but against a Heavenly Immortal clan, it was nothing—here, only the strong mattered.
Of course, Ryan didn’t care about any of that. He scanned the fighters in the arena—Earth Immortals didn’t even register to him anymore; only Heavenly Immortals made him wary. As he swept his gaze around, he instantly sensed something was off: there wasn’t just Harlan Yanro’s Heavenly Immortal aura at the rear, but several other terrifying presences lurking as well.
Seeing this, Ryan immediately understood why Ethan Xiao was so fearless. With this kind of overwhelming force, Harlan Yanro was guaranteed to win.
But they had no idea how powerful Ryan’s backing really was. So even facing this situation, Ryan wasn’t scared at all.
No matter how strong you are, there’s always someone stronger. There’s always a bigger mountain.
No matter how many powerhouses Harlan Yanro brought, as long as Ryan had the ghost legion from the Heavenly Immortal Burial Ground, he had nothing to fear!
"Well, we’re screwed. I thought Harlan Yanro was the only heavy hitter, but now it’s really game over!"
"We’ll just have to take it one step at a time. There’s no other way. I don’t believe Harlan Yanro would dare wipe out the Glass Pavilion in front of everyone!"
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It wasn’t just Ryan—Lydia Jin and Leon Long also felt those powerful presences in the rear. The aura was so intense it shot straight to the sky; clearly, only Heavenly Immortals could reach that level.
Suddenly, a harsh drum and gong sounded overhead. A voice rang out: "Immortal friends, welcome! Today, hosted by the Huangfu Family, co-hosted by the Xiao Family and Ouyang Clan, the Immortal Domain World’s top tournament is about to begin. I’m sure you’re all eager—this once-in-a-decade event has brought out tons of new experts. Enough talk—let’s start with the younger generation!"
As the voice faded, all the experts jumped out—True Immortals and Earth Immortals alike. In the center of the massive arena, giant platforms appeared, some floating in the air, big and small. The smaller ones filled up instantly, and in moments, over a hundred battles erupted!
Only the biggest central platform was still empty, but soon a top Xiao Family expert leaped onto it—an Earth Immortal, Ethan Xiao’s right-hand man, and Shawn Xiao’s elder brother, Simon Xiao. He locked eyes on Celia Xiao and shouted, "Traitor! Dare to come up here and fight me to the death?"
"Fine, I’ll fight you!" Celia Xiao had been holding back for ages—she didn’t hesitate for a second and charged up. Instantly, all eyes snapped to them...