"How is that possible?" Adrian Lin beside him just couldn't believe it. After an attack like that, Ryan Ling is still alive—this is basically the biggest miracle in history.
"What the hell is this guy made out of?" The two Bright Left and Right Envoys of the World Dominion Society were stunned too, instinctively stepping back two paces.
At that moment, Howard Wang was already hoisted high in the air, his entire body slowly cracking open midair—clearly, Ryan Ling was about to tear him in half alive.
"Help—help me!" Howard Wang was basically scared pissless, screaming at the top of his lungs, nerves stretched to the absolute limit.
"Ryan Ling, let go of Old Wang! Let's sit down and talk! If you dare hurt him, all of China will treat you as a target!" Adrian Lin immediately shouted, voice practically tearing his throat.
"You really think I'd let him go?" Ryan Ling smiled faintly and slowly walked out of the blinding daylight. Now everyone present could see him clearly—Ryan's body was like crystalline jade, almost like glazed glass, with a powerful defense aura that left everyone absolutely shocked.
"What kind of cultivation technique is this guy even practicing..." The two Bright Left and Right Envoys of the World Dominion Society were totally dumbfounded. Even they had never seen power like this.
"We're the Central Military Commission..." Adrian Lin barked, still trying to act tough in front of Ryan Ling.
"Commission my ass..." Ryan Ling gritted his teeth and instantly squeezed—Howard Wang's body exploded on the spot, and the surrounding so-called 'special warfare kings' were wiped out in a flash.
Watching this, Adrian Lin almost spat blood. Howard Wang had just been promoted up from below, and it's only been three days.
"Ryan Ling, I'm gonna fight you to the death!" Adrian Lin and Howard Wang were like iron brothers—their bond ran deep. Seeing Howard die so miserably, Adrian totally lost it and charged straight at Ryan.
Ryan Ling gave a cold laugh and shot back, "You think you're even qualified to fight me?"
"What did you just say?" Adrian Lin's face turned almost purple with rage.
"I was ready to kill you just now, but that idiot blocked for you for a bit. You got a few extra minutes of life—aren't you satisfied? Die!" Ryan Ling didn't hesitate for a second, instantly sending a surge of Golden Core energy to wrap Adrian up.
"You think I'm just here for show?" Adrian Lin roared, his whole body bursting into a purple-red protective shield. On top of it sat a Buddha phantom, chanting loudly at Ryan Ling. Clearly, Adrian was no pushover—and the Buddha phantom started singing at full blast.
"Put down the butcher's blade and become a Buddha on the spot!..."
As the chanting went on, the Buddha phantom fired off several divine palm strikes at Ryan Ling, each one looking like it could destroy the world.
But those divine palms, for all their supposed power, hit Ryan Ling and bounced right off his invisible defense field.
"That's it?" Ryan Ling joked, shaking off every ounce of force stuck to him. The Buddha phantom above Adrian lost all its golden glow.
"This guy..." Adrian Lin was drenched in cold sweat, his face utterly pale. Facing Ryan Ling felt like attacking a mountain—completely powerless to stop him!
"You're way worse than that Wang guy. Fight me? Not. Even. Qualified!" Ryan Ling had no time for nonsense. As he finished those last three words, the Buddha phantom above Adrian's head exploded, and Adrian's body rang out with three violent cracks—every protective barrier he had was instantly shattered.
Then Ryan stomped him straight into the ground, half his face getting crushed in an instant.
"Rebellion—this is outright rebellion! Bright Left and Right Envoys, if you don't step in now, what are you waiting for?" Adrian Lin panicked and called for help. Clearly, he couldn't stop Ryan Ling's slaughter on his own!
The two Bright Left and Right Envoys of the World Dominion Society knew perfectly well—if they didn't act now, once Ryan finished Adrian, they'd be next. Sitting back and watching was pointless, so they exchanged a look and attacked together. Two surging powers blasted toward Ryan Ling at once!
Adrian Lin also unleashed his strongest strike. For a moment, all three top experts in Yan Capital attacked at once, pressing down on Ryan Ling with overwhelming force.
But even as these waves of brutal power hammered him, Ryan Ling didn't panic—if anything, he seemed totally chill, even a little bored.
"What kind of monster is this guy?!" Not just Adrian Lin, but even the Bright Left and Right Envoys were turning green with shock!
"Heh, you three really think you can take me out? Dream on—get lost!" Ryan Ling didn't hesitate, erupting with his own wild power. In a flash, all three of them were blasted flying.
The combined power of the World Dominion Society's Bright Left and Right Envoys was already stronger than the Four Dharma Kings together, but even that couldn't compare to Ryan Ling's ever-escalating strength. And so far, Ryan hadn't even used Guihai One-Blade's Life Core—if he did, these second- and third-tier God Realm types would be dust in seconds!
At that moment, all the guards around them were petrified. Nobody expected Ryan Ling to be this strong.
"Ryan Ling, forget these guys—save the hostages, now!" Old Ghost inside him shouted. Taking out these three would be easy, but it was a waste of time. Ryan's mad dash to Hebei was all about rescue; everything else was secondary. And with Yan Capital so close, real heavy hitters could show up any minute. Tangling with these nobodies was just dumb!
"Got it!" Ryan nodded. Now that he'd pinpointed the China Dragon Group's exact location, he charged down without another thought.
"Block him! Block him!" The guards around shouted, but none of them were any match for Ryan Ling—they were all blown apart instantly.
"Ryan Ling—it's Ryan Ling!" As a streak of light shot down, the China Dragon Group and Nang Family members all cried out. Nobody expected him to actually show up!
"Marshal Black Tortoise, Uncle Nang—time's short! Get your people out, now!" Ryan didn't waste words. With all the barriers blown open, the smartest move was to escape, fast!
"Understood!" Marshal Black Tortoise and Aaron Nang didn't hesitate—everyone knew time was precious.
In an instant, both groups followed their leaders and bolted—hundreds of people needed to escape, and speed was everything!
Luckily, all obstacles were cleared, so the escape went quickly!
"Ryan Ling!"
"Ryan Ling!"
As everyone scrambled to escape, Sophia Long and Cindy Nang instinctively rushed to Ryan Ling's side. Surviving the ordeal and reuniting with the one they loved left them both overwhelmed with emotion!
"Now's not the time to talk—move!" Ryan Ling knew how shaken these two were; their eyes were still dazed.
"Okay!" Both girls nodded obediently and rushed forward with the crowd.
But just as everyone was fleeing the Chow Family's restricted zone, a voice boomed from above: "You think you can just walk away? You really underestimated us!"
As the voice thundered down, two words flashed through Ryan Ling's mind—expert!
This was no ordinary person—at least a fifth-tier God Realm master. Ryan Ling instantly thought of one top-tier expert: Victor Hua!
He'd set up a net here and was clearly monitoring everything. Seeing Ryan Ling about to succeed, he finally revealed himself!
Suddenly, two streams of energy swept down—Sophia Long and Cindy Nang were sucked upward!
"Ryan Ling, help me!" The two girls screamed as they were pulled into the sky. Above, a strange blue gourd appeared; both were sucked inside, and the gourd started burning fiercely. If Ryan didn’t act fast, they'd be ashes in seconds.
"Ryan Ling, I'm going to make you watch them die!" the voice roared again, and a massive, awe-inspiring divine figure appeared in the air...