Obviously, this phenomenon meant Ryan Ling was about to break through to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm. His power at this moment was beyond anyone’s imagination—even Ryan himself hadn’t expected to become so strong all of a sudden. Right now, all the meridians in his body had fully opened, making his physique identical to his past-life body. Just that alone meant his strength was already off the charts. But this was only the beginning—the truly terrifying stuff was still to come.
Suddenly, the ground erupted with endless flames. The experts of Heaven City were clearly scared out of their minds. Anyone still alive now had insane strength, but even so, facing this scene, they felt an extreme sense of danger—like their lives could be snuffed out in an instant. So, the moment the hellfire burst out, everyone instantly shot away from the ground, some flying dozens of miles before daring to look back. But when they did, their eyes were filled with terror. They’d never seen anything like this before—it was pure, overwhelming fear.
And it wasn’t just them—the Three Graves Brothers were also shocked. Clearly, this was the first time in their cultivation careers they’d ever witnessed such a brutal breakthrough. The process was so terrifying that even the slightest mistake could mean total destruction for them.
“How is this possible? How could that kid’s power reach such a ridiculous level? Is he really advancing his own strength right now? No way—I refuse to believe it!” At this moment, the eldest Graves Brother couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Obviously, he was at his strongest and absolutely refused to let Ryan Ling surpass them in this situation.
The other two Graves Brothers were also dumbfounded, their eyes full of rage and curses. They hated Ryan Ling to the core, itching to tear him apart right now. But deep down, all three knew that if they kept attacking recklessly in this situation, it would only hurt themselves. So, instead of rushing in, they flew off the ground in an instant. That lava-like fire was dangerous even for them, and since they couldn’t figure out what was really happening, they decided to wait and watch. Honestly, it was a chance to catch their breath—they’d burned a ton of energy in the last attack. Charging in blindly now would just do more harm than good. Smart move: keeping their distance and saving their strength was the best play.
Of course, the moment they left the ground, their gazes shot upward. The three brothers clearly had some major backing—and that backing was no ordinary player. Right now, everyone online agreed there was only one place it could be: the Heavenly Palace.
In the whole Immortal World, it didn’t matter what immortal city you came from—they were all weak. The only truly terrifying place was the Heavenly Palace. Just how powerful was the Heavenly Palace? Nobody knew for sure, only that it was insanely scary. If experts from the Heavenly Palace ever showed up, it’d be an absolute disaster.
Right now, nobody knew what the three brothers were up to—it looked like they were signaling the Heavenly Palace somehow. The signal was so cryptic, nobody could figure it out, but it seemed like the brothers had struck some kind of deal with people from the Heavenly Palace. A lot of folks were staring wide-eyed, unable to believe it. The Three Graves Brothers definitely had some next-level skills.
But all these weird details flashed by in an instant. What really had everyone’s attention was what was happening beneath the city. Heaven City—who knows how many years it had stood—was almost wiped out in a single moment. But nobody cared about the city’s fate anymore; it was suddenly irrelevant. Under those wild, bizarre flames, the ground itself was shaking like mad—boiling like a pot of water, totally transforming the landscape in ways that left everyone stunned.
Of course, that wasn’t even the scariest part. The real nightmare was that the whole atmosphere had changed dramatically. Everyone knew Ryan Ling was going absolutely nuts powering up, but nobody had any clue how strong he’d become. And even that wasn’t the craziest thing—the wildest part was, as Ryan broke through, it felt like the ground for tens of thousands of kilometers around was leveling up with him. The whole thing was so insane, no one in history had ever reached such a freakish breakthrough stage.