Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 454

Looking at the terrified Lingyu Shangren, Ye Junlin scratched his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed.

It was mainly that sentence he just blurted out to mimic a character from his past life.

But really, he had no murderous intentions towards Lingyu Shangren; after all, the guy had already shown a willingness to back off. So, there was no need for him to take out a neutral party.

“Uh, you can get up now; I won’t touch you,” Ye Junlin cleared his throat and said.

“Th-thank you, Ye Tian Emperor!”

Hearing this, Lingyu Shangren felt like he’d been granted a stay of execution, excitement filling him.

To be honest, he was genuinely scared stiff.

You see, even the likes of Sun and Moon Immortal Sovereign and Jiu Ku Chan Shi were killed with a single punch each by this guy.

Especially the Sun and Moon Immortal Sovereign, who looked like he had the lowest cultivation level but actually had the strongest real power, backed by eighteen million laws, placing him solidly in the second tier of Immortal Sovereigns.

And if given some more time to push that law count to twenty million and keep his cultivation level high, he would definitely be a top-tier figure among Immortal Sovereigns in the future.

Even so, a genius with such potential was just one-punched by this youth calling himself Ye Tian Emperor.

This left Lingyu Shangren with a massive psychological shock; after countless years, he still couldn’t forget the scene from today.

At the same time, he felt incredibly relieved for his choice and intuition, avoiding the narrow path taken by Sun and Moon Immortal Sovereign and Jiu Ku Chan Shi.

If he had acted recklessly, he too would’ve been knocked out with a single punch!

That was close…

“Two Immortal Sovereigns from the Vast and Noble Domain, both killed by the same person!”

“What the heck! And taken out with a punch—when did Immortal Sovereigns become so easy to knock off?”

“Wait a minute, this feels familiar. I remember that Burning Heaven Immortal Sovereign from the Ancient Luo Domain was also said to have been taken down by a mysterious young man with one punch! Could it be the same guy?”

“Hey, don’t joke! It’s totally possible!”

“Possible? I say it’s definitely this big shot!”

“By the way, he claims to be Ye Tian Emperor. Why have we never heard of him before? It’s like he just appeared out of nowhere with zero warning!”

“Maybe he’s an ancient hidden supreme from the North Cold Immortal Domain who just started making public appearances recently.”

“Yikes, if that’s the case, the North Cold Immortal Domain is about to get lively!”

…

Around them, countless cultivators were buzzing with excitement, discussing Ye Junlin’s identity and origins, coming up with various wild speculations.

In short, they were all utterly impressed by Ye Junlin’s unprecedented strength.

After all, to kill an Immortal Sovereign with one punch is something no one ever dares to think about.

They previously thought it was an exaggeration; now seeing it firsthand, they genuinely believed it!

“I don’t need to guess; for those two characters, Senior Ye is definitely unbeatable,” Canglang Jun said confidently.

After all, that was once the mightiest Immortal Emperor, Ye Tian Emperor!

To him, it was well within reason.

“That’s impressive,” the Great Mushroom King remarked, clearly amazed. Staying by the master’s side felt pretty safe.

At this moment, hiding in the shadows, the Yin-Yang Ghost felt a chill run down its spine, tucking its neck in and thinking, “Thank goodness I didn’t stick my neck out. I hope he hasn’t spotted me, right?”

It just wanted Ye Junlin to leave ASAP, the farther the better, and never step into the Land of the Immortal Burial again.

Suddenly.

The Yin-Yang Ghost’s hair stood on end, its inner alarm ringing loudly.

“Not good!”

The next second, a force locked onto it tightly, followed immediately by the collapse of space and a wild rush of airflow.

In an instant.

That silver-haired youth, who was standing a distance away, suddenly darted in front of it, a playful smile on his face.

“You really thought I hadn’t noticed you?”

Ye Junlin smirked.

He had sensed a killing intent the moment he was about to leave, and after the arrival of Sun and Moon Immortal Sovereign and others, he had just held off until now.

In fact, had the Yin-Yang Ghost left earlier instead of waiting for a chance to reap benefits, Ye Junlin might not have bothered to pursue it.

But since the Yin-Yang Ghost was lurking with ill intentions, this led Ye Junlin to plan on dealing with it after finishing off Sun and Moon Immortal Sovereign and Jiu Ku Chan Shi.

“Y-Ye Tian Emperor,” the Yin-Yang Ghost no longer had its previous arrogance, face frozen in terror, chills running through its body.

Ye Junlin spoke meaningfully, “You kept a close watch on me for a long time, planning to ambush me, right?”

“N-no, you’re mistaken! I’m just a coward, a really timid one!”

The Yin-Yang Ghost waved its hands repeatedly, trying to explain frantically.

“Everyone, look! Is it possible it’s the long-rumored Immortal Sovereign-level evil spirit!?” one cultivator exclaimed.

“No way! The legends are real!”

“We’ve been operating right under the nose of this evil spirit; that’s terrifying!”

“It can’t possibly eat us, right?”

And so on, remarks flew up, everyone feeling a wave of dread.

After all, this was an Immortal Sovereign-level evil spirit capable of swallowing them whole with a single bite.

Hearing this, the Yin-Yang Ghost felt utterly frustrated.

What do you mean? You come to my territory and run rampant, and I’m the villain here!?

“Ye Tian Emperor, spare me! I promise I’ll never peek again!”

The Yin-Yang Ghost, fearing it would be taken out with one punch, begged pitifully.

“I’m just calling it as I see it. If you really were just watching, with no ill intent, I wouldn’t bother to drag you out, but are you?”

As he spoke, Ye Junlin slowly raised his hand.

Seeing this move, the Yin-Yang Ghost trembled all over, panicking, “Wait! You’ve already beaten them, so just let me go!”

To this, Ye Junlin gave a kind smile, “Just a matter of convenience.”

Realizing it was trapped, the Yin-Yang Ghost had no choice but to take a desperate gamble, roaring,

“Ye Tian Emperor, you’re forcing me!!”

Rumbling…

In an instant, the Land of the Immortal Burial shook violently, billions of evil spirits howled, erupting forth a rolling tide of dark energy that surged toward the Yin-Yang Ghost.

Before long, its body rapidly expanded from a hundred thousand zhang, to a million zhang, until it reached an immense height of ten million zhang, its hideous face radiating sheer terror, with two flickering ghostly flames in its eye sockets resembling two green suns, suspended in the vast firmament.

All the cultivators beneath it felt as small as ants.

“This…” Lingyu Shangren’s pupils quaked, feeling a massive pressure, a sense of helplessness welling up inside.

It’s no exaggeration to say that with the advantage of the Land of the Immortal Burial, the Yin-Yang Ghost had reached its peak state and could now suppress beings like Sun and Moon Immortal Sovereign, successfully joining the top tier of Immortal Sovereigns.

After all, aside from billions of evil spirits, the endless death energy of the Land of the Immortal Burial continuously fueled the Yin-Yang Ghost.

“Ye Tian Emperor, today, I will have a showdown with you!”

A raspy, icy voice echoed far and wide, filled with a deathly rage that terrified countless people,

“Now that’s interesting.”

Ye Junlin suddenly became curious.

He wondered just how many punches this Yin-Yang Ghost could take in this form?