Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity

Tong Wudi felt a bit embarrassed.

“Wait, what do you mean by that?”

“You had me all excited for nothing…”

“You know, from the moment you revived, it was destined you’d fail.” Tong Wudi’s aura surged, and a confident smile crept onto his lips.

“Heh, really?”

Ye Junlin pointed his long sword at him, smirking coldly.

“Stop pretending! Every character’s active skills have a cooldown period, and you just went all out to defeat me. Now how are you going to block my next attack?!”

As Tong Wudi spoke, his robe fluttered, his eyes shimmering like a deity’s. With arms wide open, he radiated a wave of energy, conjuring thousands of golden swords that trembled in the air.

“Emperor Commands Ten Thousand Swords!”

His grand and majestic voice echoed all around.

This was Tong Wudi’s character’s ultimate move!

In his eyes, Ye Junlin, having lost his strongest trick, was like a tiger with its fangs pulled—much less of a threat.

As long as he unleashed the Emperor Commands Ten Thousand Swords, killing this guy would be a piece of cake!

Not just Tong Wudi, but all the cultivators outside shared the same thought.

“This time, Brother Wudi is going to lose!”

“Yeah! Brother Wudi threw everything into defeating the Invincible Emperor, but instead of dying, the Invincible Emperor still has his strongest trump card. The outcome is pretty clear now!”

“Haha, if the Invincible Emperor wins, I’m cashing in big time!”

“Ugh, I’m taking a huge loss!”

…

The crowd’s opinion quickly swung one way, feeling sorry for Ye Junlin’s impending defeat.

Who could have imagined the reversal would come so fast?

Now it was clear who was stronger!

On the riverbank.

Tong Wudi, backed by the might of ten thousand swords, focused his points towards Ye Junlin, with an overwhelming sword intent filling the void, brimming with killing intent.

“Die!!”

A powerful cold shout rang out.

Ten thousand golden swords shot out at once, sweeping towards their target like a hurricane.

At that moment, if it were anyone else, they’d be panicking or simply closing their eyes, waiting for death.

But Ye Junlin didn’t panic because he still had a trump card, one capable of turning the tide.

“Refresh my skills’ cooldown!”

A glimmer flashed in Ye Junlin’s eyes, and all of his character’s skills reset in that instant.

This included Shen Jianxin’s ultimate move!

This was the feature of the second Supreme Talent Card—refreshing skill cooldowns every ten minutes.

Ye Junlin thought he wouldn’t need to use this ability at all, but here he was, using it so soon.

What a timely boost!

“The Sword Opens the Gateway!”

Ye Junlin unleashed his strongest move once again.

Boom boom boom~

A dazzling sword light, bright as a starry river, clashed violently with the many golden swords, unleashing a terrifying energy presence.

“What?!”

Tong Wudi was momentarily shocked.

He never expected Ye Junlin to still have a trick up his sleeve at such a critical moment.

In that instant, his advantage was completely gone!

Bang……!!!

Very quickly, the immense sword light and the golden swords shattered simultaneously, sending both men staggering backward from the remaining force.

Seizing the opportunity, Tong Wudi hurriedly executed the Dragon Capture Hand, wanting to put an end to Ye Junlin in one blow.

Whoosh, a gigantic golden hand stretched out from the void, emanating a terrifying pressure like the hand of a god.

It then slammed down towards Ye Junlin.

Sword Edge Break of Dawn!

Without hesitation, Ye Junlin swung his sword, unleashing a white sword qi that flowed like a waterfall.

Boom!

They canceled each other out once again!

“It’s time. This battle needs to end for real now,” Ye Junlin said, his gaze icy as he summoned a sword qi domain that enveloped Tong Wudi.

“Not good!”

Tong Wudi felt a chill all over, feeling no chance of survival within that terrifying sword qi domain.

Swish swish swish, dense white sword qi suddenly surrounded him, the man in the dark dragon robe, adorned with the crown of an emperor, was pierced from all directions, blood spraying everywhere.

“Ah…”

Tong Wudi’s eyes were filled with disbelief, and his body slowly turned into light points, dissipating into nothing.

This time, he was truly dead.

In the end, he was just one move short!

“Tsk tsk, what a thrilling match that was.” Ye Junlin stood proudly with his sword, feeling quite satisfied inside.

The thrill of this last-minute counterattack was simply too enjoyable!

Seeing this moment.

The crowd almost dropped their jaws, their expressions were priceless.

What a rollercoaster of twists and turns!

They had thought Tong Wudi, fully revived, would have an overwhelming advantage; who would have thought he’d still die under Ye Junlin’s sword?

It was truly unexpected!

“Brother Wudi, amazing!!!” countless cultivators shouted in excitement.

Those words captured their feelings perfectly.

“The Invincible Emperor has indeed fallen!”

“Brother Wudi is truly invincible!”

“Indeed, Brother Wudi is stronger than the Invincible Emperor!”

Many strong figures were excitedly discussing the spectacle they had just witnessed.

As for those who had bet on Tong Wudi, they felt as if the sky had fallen, their moods decidedly gloomy.

“Why? Why did this happen?”

They couldn’t comprehend how a reversal could occur; it was incredibly mind-boggling!

[Congratulations to Invincible Good Solitude for successfully defeating the Invincible Emperor!]

The canyon’s notification sounded.

Upon hearing this announcement, both factions erupted instantly.

“Haha, let’s see if that kid dares to act so cocky again; with Senior Ye around, he’ll be taught a lesson in no time!” Canglang Jun thought blissfully, feeling elated.

Having been utterly dominated by Tong Wudi in the mid-lane, he was now relieved to hear his opponent had been defeated by Ye Junlin, his face beaming brighter than a blooming flower.

“How is this possible? The Invincible Emperor actually lost!” Bao Nishuang, in the top lane, was shocked and found it incredibly hard to believe.

This was the first time she had ever heard of Tong Wudi being killed.

In her eyes, there was absolutely no way Tong Wudi could lose; he was a hundred percent capable of wiping the floor with that Invincible Good Solitude.

Yet, he lost!

Upon learning of Tong Wudi’s defeat, Luo Qingwu inwardly sighed with relief, a smirk of schadenfreude on her face as she taunted,

“Surprised, are you? I saw this coming; your Invincible Emperor is just pathetic!”

At first, when she saw Bao Nishuang so confident, it did fool her for a moment, but thanks to Ye Junlin’s spectacular performance, her confidence grew.

“You…”

Seeing the other party flaunting their triumph, Bao Nishuang was furious, her body trembling, her cheeks burning, feeling utterly slapped in the face.

In her humiliation and anger, she could only question Tong Wudi in secret,

“Invincible Emperor, what went wrong? Don’t you know we all trusted you? You really let us down!”

“Yeah, we’re so disappointed!”

Several other teammates echoed.

Meanwhile, Tong Wudi, standing on the altar, seemed lost in thought, clearly still reeling from the shadow of defeat.

His mind was filled with that final, frozen image.

There stood the young man with the long sword, watching him in victory, exuding an unparalleled aura, the large characters above his head effortlessly explaining everything.

Invincible Good Solitude!