"Man, this kid’s just full of surprises! He’s seriously something else!" Elder Harold Hong, who’d been quiet for ages, finally piped up—totally pumped inside. Truth be told, he couldn’t stand Shade Thirteen, and his own sect’s disciples were just plain disappointing. Suddenly, Ryan Ling shows up, basically heaven’s gift. Right then and there, Harold decided: whatever happens, he’s protecting Ryan!
"Damn, newbie, you’re way too cocky! Just ‘cause you beat Shade Thirteen, don’t think you’re untouchable. Discipline Hall’s never letting you walk all over us!"
"Hell yeah! Discipline Hall’s the strongest cave-mansion in Ruins City. With this many disciples, not a chance we’ll ever bow to you!"
"Stick together! No way he can take on all of Discipline Hall solo!"
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Right then, the whole Discipline Hall was fired up, everyone gritting their teeth, dead set on going all out against Ryan Ling!
"So? You guys wanna gang up on me?" Ryan Ling sneered, not giving them the time of day, his eyes dripping with contempt!
"Hell no, this is way past tolerable! Let’s all go at him—no way we can’t wipe him out!" A bunch of Discipline Hall deacons screamed like maniacs, their pride totally trashed. With the whole Hall mobilized, nobody hesitated—everyone charged in and surrounded Ryan Ling!
"Elder Harold, this is nuts! You gotta step in and stop ‘em!" One of Harold Hong’s aides shouted, clearly losing it. Having the whole Discipline Hall gang up on Ryan Ling? That’s next-level bullying!
Elder Harold Hong clenched his fists. He knew these Discipline Hall guys were way outta line today, acting like the whole sect didn’t matter. Sure, they could ‘execute first, report later,’ but abusing it like this? No way the Great Elder could just sit back!
But right as Elder Harold Hong was about to jump in, he suddenly noticed Ryan Ling wasn’t fazed at all—in fact, the guy hadn’t given the Discipline Hall the time of day since the beginning.
Suddenly, a wild idea popped into Harold’s head: screw it, just let Ryan go all out! Only then would everyone see what kind of monster he really was. Besides, Ryan had already pissed off the whole Discipline Hall, so he might as well crush them all and make a name for himself—otherwise, with the Hall’s clout, they’d definitely come for revenge!
“Come on then, you idiots! All of you, get over here!” Ryan cracked a grin, cool as ever. Instantly, over a hundred Discipline Hall disciples lost it and charged, firing off their strongest auras. The whole place went nuts—this was the first time since Ruins Sect was founded that its top enforcers all teamed up to take down one disciple!
And right after Ryan flattened Shade Thirteen, a ton of sect disciples—including those Heaven Bracket rookies who’d been itching for a fight—were left speechless. Nobody dared move now. They just stared, finally realizing how massive the gap was between them and this absolute freak.
“Crush him!” The place went off the rails. Sure, none of them could handle Ryan solo, but together? Their combined power was straight-up terrifying!
All that force slammed down at Ryan, trying to flatten him. The scene was insane—except for Tender Haven, four or five neighboring cave-mansions got wiped out in a flash!
But the craziest part? Even with all that chaos, Ryan was cool as a cucumber. He wove through the barrage like it was nothing, his moves slick and smooth, Earth Immortal qi blazing at max. It felt unreal—like he’d merged with the earth itself, swallowing every attack without breaking a sweat!
“Is this the ultimate realm of Earth Immortals?” Elder Harold Hong sucked in a breath, feeling like he’d just had a revelation!
“This kid’s a total genius! I bet Celestial Hall is his for the taking this year!”
“Celestial Hall? Easy there. The Elders’ Council has some real monsters—everyone’s saying the youngest, Arthur Shentu, already locked his spot in!”
Just then, the two aides chimed in, clearly clued-in about sect politics. Shade Thirteen might be the Hall’s top disciple, but he’s still just a disciple—not the sect’s strongest. Plus, getting into Celestial Hall this year is way tougher. Shade’s only a candidate, at best!
Arthur Shentu’s odds are way better. He joined the sect the same year as Shade, and for a decade, he was Ruins Sect’s strongest newbie. But he hates fame—never joined any cave-mansion, just went straight into the Elders’ Council and spent ten years grinding in seclusion, ignoring everything else!
Now his strength is just off the charts. But he doesn’t care about sect business or being the next heir—so even if he levels up again, he’ll just end up as a Supreme Elder!
Watching Ryan Ling go off like this, tons of people couldn’t help but think of Arthur Shentu, that legendary prodigy.
“No way, this kid’s power is nuts! He’s flawless—there’s literally nowhere to break through! Unreal!”
“Seriously, he’s terrifying! He’s already at Arthur Shentu’s level from back in the day. Holy crap!”
“What do we do now? Seriously, what do we do?”
One Discipline Hall guy barked, “Quit panicking! You telling me our whole sect can’t take him? Listen up—activate the Demon-Slaying Grand Array and blast him to pieces!”
As soon as the Hall disciples shouted, everyone who could still stand leapt into the air, unlocking their seals. One by one, glowing ‘demon’ characters exploded from their bodies!
“Run! Discipline Hall’s lost it! Once the Demon-Slaying Grand Array goes off, nothing within a hundred li survives!”
“Run! Hurry, get out of here!”
Nobody dared stick around. Even Lily Ling and the women in Tender Haven started backing away, and Elder Harold Hong’s peak lit up with defensive power!
No question—the Demon-Slaying Grand Array is next-level terrifying!
“Damn it, these maniacs don’t care about consequences! If they really set this thing off, the sect’ll be toast! If the higher-ups trace it back, we’re all screwed!” Elder Harold Hong cursed, sweating bullets.
“Elder Hong, can we still stop it?”
“Too late. This move is way too fierce—nobody can stop it now. All we can do is hope that kid’s got luck on his side!” Harold shook his head, totally regretting it. He never thought these maniacs would go this far!
You gotta know, the Demon-Slaying Grand Array is the sect’s most forbidden formation. It was made to kill a Demon Realm Demon King—its power is nuts. Nobody ever uses it lightly, because once it explodes, everything’s toast!
“So what do we do now?!” Both aides were sweating buckets, nerves shot.
Even Ryan Ling was feeling the heat. This was the Hall’s ultimate move—once the array locked on, there was no escape, and the destructive force was insane. He could feel even his Glazed qi struggling to hold up!
If he really got hit, he might survive, but his strength would take a serious hit!
“Screw it—kill him! I’ll take all the blame myself!” Shade Thirteen snarled, totally losing it. He was treating Ryan Ling like a Demon King now, and chaos exploded around Ryan as the array activated…