"Break through!" Ryan Ling didn't hesitate for a second. Right now, May Xia was risking everything—he could see she was burning every ounce of her strength to help him advance, basically setting her own body on fire. That kind of self-sacrifice would do her serious harm, so Ryan had to go all out and push his speed to the limit. No room for hesitation.
The Void Immortal great-perfection was the absolute peak of the Void Immortal Realm. If he could break through now, then True Immortal was within reach.
Even if he managed to reach Golden True Immortal, it still wouldn't be enough to handle Harlan Yanro, but at least he'd have way more confidence than he did now!
Right now, two hundred Earth Immortal remnants were surging into Ryan's devouring range. The scene was absolutely earth-shaking—no one would believe their eyes. Advancing to True Immortal usually wasn't a big deal, but here he was, draining the essence from hundreds of Earth Immortal remains all at once. It was like absorbing the blood of hundreds of Earth Immortals in one go—totally insane!
But it was exactly this kind of absorption that made Ryan’s power shoot up like crazy.
He'd already rocketed up to the peak of the Void Immortal Realm, and now his cultivation was climbing even higher.
Void Immortal great-perfection was really just the result of stacking Void Immortal power to the max. Once you piled it up enough, you’d break through!
Compared to breaking into True Immortal, there weren’t any fancy tricks here!
So Ryan’s only goal was simple: devour Earth Immortals like mad!
By now, Ryan had already sucked up the power of three hundred Earth Immortal remains. Even he could barely believe it—but obviously, it still wasn’t enough.
But now the surrounding storm had hit its peak. Clearly, the whole Earth Immortal Burial Zone was pissed at Ryan for his crazy devouring breakthrough—the storm raged at him nonstop. May Xia threw herself in front of him, blocking the worst of it, but she was taking a massive hit. She looked like she was about to break down completely, in total agony.
Ryan knew he had no choice—he had to go all out!
Having a girl help him like this was already kind of embarrassing, but now May Xia was seriously struggling. If this kept up, she’d collapse sooner or later!
No time to waste!
Ryan had no way out—and no intention of backing down!
He screamed like mad and kept frantically absorbing more Earth Immortal remains!
On top of the three hundred he’d already absorbed, he went wild and grabbed another two hundred!
A full five hundred remains merged completely into Ryan’s body!
At that moment, he’d basically drained every single skeleton nearby—five hundred in total, all fused into him. Everything was changing at a crazy pace.
Ryan’s power started skyrocketing, and the great-perfection realm was about to arrive!
At that moment, Ryan was totally lost in the breakthrough—he was shouting nonstop, pushing himself like a maniac. The whole scene was jaw-dropping.
"Benefactor, is it done yet?" May Xia was almost wiped out. Ryan could see a thin layer of ice forming around her body—if this kept up, the blizzard would swallow her whole!
"Almost! Break through!" Ryan knew there was no way out now—he couldn’t retreat even if he wanted to. All he could do was go all in and keep condensing his power!
All at once, every meridian in his body roared to life, and his absorption power hit an insane level!
In the blink of an eye, even more Earth Immortal remains poured into him.
Endless essence blood shook inside him. At the final moment, the true power of 999 Earth Immortal remains flooded into his body!
Nine is the biggest number under heaven!
Three nines—999—meant he’d maxed out the power of nine to the absolute limit!
Ryan’s strength surged like crazy. He felt his Void Immortal power expanding to infinity—a kind of overwhelming spiritual force!
With a deafening boom, Ryan knew he’d finally broken through—he’d hit Void Immortal great-perfection perfectly!
Three nines—total completion!
Ryan had fully succeeded!
He felt an endless surge of power inside—he’d never felt this strong, ever!
It was like he was boiling over with raw, innate strength!
With all that built-up power, Ryan could clearly try for True Immortal next. From late-stage to peak to great-perfection, he’d just been stacking up energy, and now he’d hit the ultimate level!
But Ryan knew it wasn’t the right time to break through to True Immortal yet.
He needed to chill for a bit—after days of nonstop breakthroughs, he was seriously wiped. If he kept pushing, his whole body might just fall apart!
"May Xia, let me save you!" Ryan didn’t hesitate for a second—his first instinct was to rescue her, yanking her back from the brink.
Right now, May Xia was covered in shattered ice—if this kept up, she’d freeze solid for sure!
"Benefactor, you did it—this is awesome!" May Xia beamed at Ryan, thrilled to see him reach Void Immortal great-perfection in one go.
"You really have no regard for your own life!" Ryan looked at her frail figure and pulled her into his arms. Even with her burning body, she couldn't withstand the insane storm of ice and snow.
"I'm fine. As long as I can help you, I'd die without regret!" May Xia said quickly, not caring about herself at all.
"You really are foolish!" Ryan shook his head, finally letting go of his past misgivings toward May Xia.
Without her help, there’s no way I could’ve reached Void Immortal great-perfection!
With his breakthrough complete, the blizzard around them stopped instantly!
That’s the rule of the Earth Immortal Burial Ground—if you stay still, nothing happens, but if you move, you’ll get hit harder than ever!
Now that he’d reached the highest Void Immortal realm, the next step was the wildest breakthrough yet—he was aiming for the strongest True Immortal ever, and he wasn’t settling for just any True Immortal. Ryan wanted to go as high as possible!
But just then, May Xia’s face went pale and she collapsed into Ryan’s arms. She’d nearly broken down from shielding him against the Burial Ground’s storm, and now she had no strength left. Ryan could sense her inner fire was fading fast—a very bad sign.
"May Xia, are you okay?" Ryan held her close, feeling her once-hot body slowly turning cold. What shocked him even more was that her life-signs were weakening!
"I’m fine... I just need a little rest." May Xia coughed weakly, her face growing dimmer.
Stop saying you’re fine—look at yourself, you’re barely holding on! No way, I have to save you! Ryan was shaken. May Xia had helped him break through all the way to Void Immortal great-perfection; he couldn’t let anything happen to her!
Savior, you don’t need to worry about me. My life is cheap, not worth saving. As long as I can help you, I’m satisfied." May Xia’s voice was fading.
How can you say that? In my eyes, you’re anything but cheap—you’re way better than those so-called noble women. I have to save you! Ryan poured his Void Immortal power into her, but instead of helping, she only got worse.
How could this happen? Ryan was stunned. He knew his power well; this shouldn’t be happening.
Savior, don’t waste your true power on me. I know my own body. If you want to save me, unless... unless..." May Xia’s voice grew even weaker.
Unless what? Hurry and tell me! Ryan saw her condition worsening and grew more anxious.
Forget it... I’m too dirty, I’m not worthy of you..." May Xia said, closing her eyes.
But Ryan was sharp—he immediately understood what May Xia meant.
Without a moment’s hesitation, he pried open her lips and kissed her deeply. May Xia gasped softly, her whole body melting in his arms...