"Benefactor!" At this moment, seeing Ryan Ling so utterly unafraid, Sherry Long's face actually turned pale. She'd fought these Blood Clan for years and knew just how terrifying they were—if all of them attacked together, even a whole squad would get drained dry in minutes.
"Don't worry, Miss Sherry. Immortal Master Ling's power is off the charts—these goons are just here to die!" Lee Min-ho chimed in, sounding pretty smug. After seeing Ryan wipe out a hundred Blood Clan with a blink, his respect for Ryan just kept skyrocketing.
"Immortal Master Ling—his surname's Ling?" Sherry Long heard the title again and was suddenly struck like lightning. Instantly, intel she'd gotten back in China flashed through her mind.
Even though she was stuck overseas, she still kept up with the big names out of China. The Blood Clan ran wild here, and now that they'd teamed up with the Kunlun League, they were even crazier. The Sky-Dragon Sect was China's branch abroad—a lifeline for overseas Chinese. Her father had helped countless people, but now they were facing total disaster, especially after her father was killed. More than ever, she desperately hoped someone would come to her rescue. After all, a lone girl was just too powerless.
And right now, the strongest person out of China was Ryan Ling. That wasn't just common knowledge among Chinese—every powerhouse around the world knew it. Sherry Long had dreamed of somehow getting close to him, and now that Ryan himself was fighting for her, her heart was practically melting.
Right at that moment, the fighting on the outskirts exploded into all-out war!
More than a thousand Blood Clan swarmed in at once, and none of them were weak—there were Saint Realm, even God Realm monsters, with fangs over a meter long.
"What perfect fertilizer! Die for me, all of you!" Ryan Ling grinned, showing zero intention of backing down. Instead, he shot straight into the air, and in a split second, countless Primeval Heavenwood roots burst forth. With his blade intent and Heavenwood working together, he reaped the lives of a thousand Blood Clan in an instant—their flesh and blood drained clean!
"A god—he really is a god of China!" Sherry Long was totally stunned, her eyes filled with pure shock.
"Ryan, that's plenty of fertilizer now. Looks like you can go for a late Nascent Soul breakthrough right here in this little town!" The Ghost Elder's voice echoed inside him.
"Gotta hurry up and break through!" Ryan nodded. His own accumulation was still a bit short, but now, after harvesting the flesh and blood of over a thousand Blood Clan, Primeval Heavenwood's qi was practically overflowing. That was enough for a breakthrough. He'd originally planned to reach late Nascent Soul before coming to Italy to hunt for a way to break the blood rune, but the curse couldn't wait—so he rushed here early. Now that this opportunity was in his lap, no way was he letting it go!
Breakthrough!
Ryan Ling didn't hesitate—he knew there were top-tier bosses inside the Blood Clan, maybe even stronger than Nascent Soul.
He sent Sherry Long off to do her thing, posted Lee Min-ho as lookout, and the two of them headed straight for a spot in the hills behind the town.
Wiping out the whole Blood Clan town like that? No way their HQ wouldn’t go nuts!
"Go stand guard outside!" Ryan steadied himself and shot a look at the goofy Lee Min-ho.
Lee Min-ho nodded eagerly and obediently headed out. Whatever Ryan said now, he was following it to the letter.
Meanwhile, Italian officials and guards were shaking in their boots, but the Blood Clan forces already knew exactly what went down.
“Bastard! Who dares kill on our turf—slaughtering a thousand of us in one go? Who the hell did this?”
“No need to guess—it’s gotta be Ryan Ling from China. No one in Western Europe is that strong. Damn it, send out the elite squads and intercept him now!”
Breakthrough! Ryan had made up his mind—no hesitation at all. Power surged wildly through his whole body, and in a blink, a fierce gale swept across the town, the world spinning like crazy.
"Holy crap, what kind of breakthrough is this?" Even someone as strong as Lee Min-ho was shivering uncontrollably, like he'd been dumped into an ice pit.
Meanwhile, at the Italian Meteorological Bureau, staffers were in total chaos.
"What's going on? There's a town near Lyon Airport getting hit by a hurricane? That's impossible!"
"Chief, this isn't a normal hurricane—it's a super hurricane! The winds are shooting up for miles, you can see it on satellite. It's insane!"
"My god, this is an unprecedented natural disaster!"
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“Right now Her Majesty the Blood Empress is breaking through to a terrifying new realm. Have the Blood Clan’s generals lead several mercenary corps. Also, Eight, Nine, Ten—you three go in person. I refuse to believe Ryan Ling can really become a god!”
“Understood!” The surrounding troops nodded, and in no time several fierce mercenary squads charged toward the hurricane-shrouded town!
Meanwhile, behind the town, Ryan Ling’s power had hit its limit. With a thunderous boom, he broke through—stepping smoothly into late Nascent Soul Stage!
“Immortal Master Ling, we’ve got powerful enemies coming—at least ten thousand strong, and it looks like Blood Kings are leading them. The whole area’s cleared out!” Lee Min-ho rushed up as the hurricane faded.
“Finally, they’re here!” Ryan had just tasted the Blood Clan’s benefits—draining over a thousand of them had let him break through to late Nascent Soul. If he could kill those three Blood Kings, maybe he’d gather enough power for a peak breakthrough.
Ryan Ling grinned and shot out, the whole town now surrounded by heavy troops!
“Immortal Master Ling, we’ve really pissed off the whole Blood Clan church. What do we do now?” Lee Min-ho was trembling, clearly terrified—these newcomers were all serious heavyweights.
“What are you panicking for?” Ryan Ling gave a cold laugh. As long as no late-stage Nascent Soul monsters showed up, he wasn’t worried at all!
He came to the Blood Clan for a bloodbath—at least half of these ten thousand troops were elite vampires, way stronger than the ones in the town!
“No worries! With Immortal Master Ling’s power, we can definitely break through!” Lee Min-ho tried to steady himself.
“Break through? Did I say I was breaking out?” Ryan Ling shot him a look, then ordered, “Send out a signal—lure every enemy here, especially the Blood Clan. The more, the better!”
“Im-Immortal Master Ling, did I hear you right?” Lee Min-ho’s face turned pale—this was ten thousand top elites!
“Do it!” Ryan Ling glared at him, eyes full of murderous intent.
“Okay!” Lee Min-ho didn’t dare hesitate—he sent out the signal, and instantly their position was totally exposed!
“There! Kill them—kill!”
“Chop Ryan Ling into a thousand pieces!”
“There’s someone with him too—damn it, chop him into mincemeat!”
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At that, Lee Min-ho’s God Realm nerves nearly gave out—he was about to faint right there.
But Ryan Ling just laughed excitedly—this wasn’t danger, it was five thousand fine courses.
“Kill! I’ll wipe you all out today!” Ryan Ling didn’t hesitate, charging into the fray. Lee Min-ho’s eyes nearly popped—one man versus ten thousand, was this about to blow up all of Europe’s social media?