Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 203

“Father, I’m your precious daughter!” The daughter cried out in despair, feeling the betrayal of her family.

The middle-aged City Lord kicked her again and shouted angrily, “Shut it! You were the one yelling the loudest earlier!”

“Heh, keep playing pretend,” Li Wujie said with a wicked grin as he slowly approached, holding his sword.

Seeing the man inching closer, the middle-aged City Lord felt dread creeping in and with a mournful face said, “Esteemed Human Lord, what do you think of my daughter? She’s the most beautiful woman around here, with a fiery figure. If you like, feel free to indulge!”

“Father, you’re disappointing me!” the daughter screamed with tears streaming down her face, feeling a mix of humiliation and anger at the impending insult.

“Oh?”

Li Wujie stopped, his gaze closely inspecting the Bone Tribe woman in front of him.

She resembled a pink skeleton, with a cute pink bow on her head. As for the “fiery figure,” it was more of a severely protruding pelvis, giving her a very exaggerated shape…

“Wow, this little peculiar one looks quite the thing!” Li Wujie exclaimed, getting goosebumps.

The middle-aged City Lord thought it was a compliment and beamed, “Thank you, Esteemed Human Lord! My daughter is quite capable!”

“Shut up!!”

Li Wujie shouted back, “You think I’m a dog that likes chewing on bones? Old man, are you insulting me?!”

Swish!

With that, he swung his sword, and the City Lord stood no chance, his face frozen in horror as he was sliced to pieces, scattering into the wind.

“And you!” Li Wujie pointed his sword at the Bone Tribe woman.

“Don’t kill me, I’m innocent!”

The Bone Tribe woman panicked, not caring about humiliation anymore; she just wanted to live.

After all, in the Bone Tribe, she was quite popular—with an outward appearance that many Bone Tribe men adored.

But the problem was that this Human didn’t even find her attractive, leaving her doubting her very existence!

“Innocent?” Li Wujie narrowed his eyes, sensing a trace of resentment unique to humans lingering on her.

“Could it be…”

He discreetly released his divine sense, instantly encompassing the entire city. In the dungeons of the City Lord’s Mansion, he discovered over a hundred gruesome corpses—men, women, the elderly, and the young.

It was hard to imagine the brutal torment these victims had suffered when they were alive!

Given the recent large-scale invasion of the Underworld Abyss into the Eastern Domain, one could deduce these were definitely captives taken during raids!

Seeing this,

Li Wujie’s eyes turned fierce, veins bulged on his forehead, and he emitted a terrifying aura akin to a volcanic eruption, causing cracks to erupt in the ground around him.

“Rotten bones! Do you even realize what you’ve done?!!”

His roar echoed like thunder.

“I…”

The Bone Tribe woman was half-dead from fright, unable to meet his gaze, as she had recently tortured some human slaves for fun.

“Damn it, die already!!!”

Li Wujie, filled with rage, swung his sword with all his might.

Swish!

An overwhelming blade aura cleaved through the skies, sweeping over half the city.

“Ah…” The screams abruptly ceased; the Bone Tribe woman was reduced to ash, leaving not even a trace behind.

“Those who insult my kind shall face no mercy!”

His roar, filled with endless fury, reverberated in all directions.

Rumble!!

In a furious state, Li Wujie crazily slashed with his black blade, the terrifying blade energy crisscrossing, destroying everything on the surface.

The scene was utterly horrifying, as if the apocalypse had arrived.

Meanwhile, disciples of the Xuantian Sect were engaged in battle, showcasing their divine abilities, fully immersed in the fight.

This time, attacking the Underworld Abyss, Xu Yonian specifically sent a batch of excellent disciples to broaden their horizons and undergo training.

Zhao Ling’er, wielding her three-foot-long green blade and utilizing Water System Sword Techniques, was a force to be reckoned with, seemingly at home on the battlefield, catching the eye even of many male cultivators who couldn’t help but steal glances.

“Everyone be cautious, don’t underestimate the enemy!”

After defeating a general-level Underworld creature, Zhao Ling’er cautioned her fellow disciples behind her.

“Yes, Sister Zhao!”

The disciples responded respectfully.

“Mingyue, what’s wrong with you?” Zhao Ling’er asked, noticing the purple-clad woman lost in thought.

Just recently, after the Underworld army retreated from the Eastern Domain, Princess Mingyue planned to return to rebuild the Pure Land Kingdom. But seeing the opportunity to strike back at the Underworld now, she resolutely joined in to contribute.

At this moment, Princess Mingyue’s gaze was fixated on the scene of Yuhua Sect cultivators fiercely battling, her beautiful eyes wide in disbelief.

“Mingyue!”

Zhao Ling’er called again, growing irritated at her friend’s distraction.

“Ah?” Princess Mingyue finally snapped back to reality, turning to meet a pair of stern eyes.

“I was curious why you’re daydreaming in a situation like this. Are you looking to throw your life away?!” Zhao Ling’er exclaimed, annoyed.

“My apologies,” Princess Mingyue replied sadly, once again gazing at the Yuhua Sect cultivators, her fists clenched tightly, her delicate body trembling.

Realizing something was amiss, Zhao Ling’er asked with concern, “Tell me, what’s wrong?”

Princess Mingyue took a deep breath and said solemnly, “I seriously suspect that the mysterious people who massacred the Pure Land Kingdom’s Imperial Palace earlier actually came from the Yuhua Sect!”

“What?!!”

Zhao Ling’er could hardly believe her ears.

“Mingyue, you need to think carefully; such claims must not be made carelessly!” Zhao Ling’er grasped Princess Mingyue’s wrist nervously.

Princess Mingyue remained calm, her voice steady: “Ling’er, I suspect this because the techniques and martial arts employed by those mysterious individuals are incredibly similar to those of Yuhua Sect cultivators. If I’m not suspicious of them, then who should I be?”

“That…”

Zhao Ling’er let go of her grip and stepped back two paces, her mind buzzing as if swarms of bees were buzzing around—chaotic and confused.

After all, Yuhua Sect was the top Immortal sect in the Eastern Domain, a vital pillar of the Human Race, and the main advocate for this campaign against the Underworld. Their growing prestige had garnered them countless goodwill and admiration from the outside.

In the wake of such a sharp rise in reputation, hearing this news would shock anyone!

Keep in mind, after the Pure Land Kingdom’s Imperial Palace was slaughtered, the Underworld army swiftly occupied it. Would anyone truly believe that the perpetrators weren’t colluding with the Underworld?

Now that Princess Mingyue herself had spoken it, Zhao Ling’er thought of recent developments and their current situation, involuntarily shivering down her spine, deeply disturbed by the implications.

“Could there be a plot involved?”

“I think so.” Princess Mingyue nodded. “This shift in attitude has happened too rapidly, almost as if it’s being orchestrated by unseen hands. Perhaps the Yuhua Sect has secretly colluded with the Underworld, and this entire operation is actually a trap!”

With that, Princess Mingyue gritted her teeth, her eyes reddening as painful memories of her loved ones’ brutal deaths flashed through her mind.

The pain was unbearable!

Zhao Ling’er grew more anxious, grabbing Princess Mingyue’s hand and urged, “Quick, let’s find Elder Leaf. Only he can make the call on this matter!”

Feeling a mix of shock and anger at the betrayal by Yuhua Sect—a major force in the Eastern Domain and a representative of the Human Race—she couldn’t believe they had sunk so low, colluding with alien races to harm their own kin.

Was this a moral decay or a distortion of humanity?

But what exactly was their motive?

Zhao Ling’er was trying hard to wrap her head around it, the only explanation being that the higher-ups at Yuhua Sect had lost their minds. If that was the case, they needed to be stopped immediately.

The problem was, under Yuhua Sect’s rallying cry, the Eastern Domain coalition had already stormed into the Underworld with unstoppable momentum; even if she screamed at the top of her lungs, not many would believe her. The only crucial person who could make a difference was Elder Leaf from Mysterious Peak!

“Okay, I’ll go with you,” Princess Mingyue said earnestly. She wasn’t sure if her claims would convince him, but at this point, she had to do her best to raise her voice.