Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 562

The scene before Rosa was utterly shocking.

She never expected that one day she would encounter the greatest setback of her life here.

To set up this formation, Rosa had undoubtedly invested expensive materials and resources and poured in a tremendous amount of effort. This was specifically prepared to deal with the top-tier experts among the Immortal Emperors.

In other words, aside from Liu Huangshu, she believed she could be invincible in the Immortal Realm with the World-Extinguishing Calamity Fire Formation.

But now, it was all in vain!

All because the formation she set up had been destroyed in advance, and the culprit was that silver-haired youth.

What hurt Rosa the most was that he defeated her in her proudest domain—a complete humiliation!

At this moment, hearing what Ye Junlin said, Rosa finally reacted, fuming:

“Get lost! Do you really think you’ve won just because you broke my formation?”

“I’ll tell you, don’t celebrate too early!”

“Bai Jue, go, take him down!”

Rosa was so mad that she unconsciously issued that command.

“P-Princess, are you calling me?”

The bodyguard behind her pointed at himself, utterly bewildered, disbelief in his eyes.

Princess, are you kidding me?

You want me to take him down?

Aren’t you overestimating me?

Rosa angrily retorted, “Who else would it be? Are you going to betray me?”

“Y-Yes…”

Under the pressure from the princess, Bai Jue reluctantly stepped forward, feeling like a knife was against his neck.

If anyone were to remove his mask, they would see a face more pitiful than a crying one!

After the recent events, Bai Jue had already concluded that Ye Junlin was an unbeatable existence; he was genuinely intimidated—there was just no way around it.

You have to know, that was the World-Extinguishing Calamity Fire Formation, ranked third on the Heaven’s Dao Formation list, a powerhouse beyond compare.

And now, it was completely shattered with just a snap of the fingers?

What kind of skill was needed for that?

Thus, Bai Jue couldn’t wrap his head around how Ye Junlin had pulled it off.

Seeing this, Ye Junlin found it amusing, “Are you sending him to death?”

As he spoke, the sword was covered in a layer of golden light, endless Sword Qi and Sword Intent swirling around.

Clang!

The sound of the sword rang out, resounding throughout heaven and earth.

“It’s over,” Bai Jue felt his scalp tingle, losing all inner resolve.

“Hmph, this princess is not as simple-minded as you think!” In Rosa’s hand, five special eighth-grade talismans appeared. After infusing them with Immortal Power, they flew toward Bai Jue.

Swish, swish, swish~

The five talismans landed on Bai Jue’s limbs and chest, radiating dazzling light, and in an instant, they merged into his flesh, unleashing a wave of extremely violent energy fluctuations.

“Ugh…”

Bai Jue showed signs of pain as his body suddenly tensed, boundless strength surging within him, mysterious black patterns emerging on his skin.

His aura kept climbing.

“Roar!”

Bai Jue’s mask shattered, revealing a monstrous expression that looked like it was about to explode, two sharp horns growing from his forehead. He threw back his head and roared, unleashing a ferocious killing intent akin to an ancient monstrous god.

“Hmm?” Ye Junlin raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

The aura on this guy was ten times stronger than the black-masked man he had encountered before!

“I-I can’t believe this…” Bai Jue marveled at the chaotic changes in his body.

As he delved inward, he saw five talismans, ghostly scripts inscribed on them, providing him with ceaseless enormous power.

“This is a new talisman my princess developed! You can now unleash powers comparable to the top-tier Immortal Emperors; if you still can’t take this guy down, I’m going to have words with you!”

Rosa pointed, lifting her pale chin, her tone brooking no dissent.

These talismans were the result of tremendous effort and energy on her part, her proudest creation to date.

Even her teacher, who was a Talisman Saint, was impressed, noting great potential for further development to enhance the army’s combat power.

Of course.

The reason she didn’t use it on herself was simple; Rosa didn’t want to take that risk, as these talismans had significant side effects that could harm the body.

“Understood, Your Highness!”

Bai Jue finally calmed down, his gaze toward Ye Junlin growing increasingly fierce.

He abruptly raised his hand, revealing a formidable-looking eight-foot snake spear, exuding the aura of a top-tier Immortal Emperor Artifact.

When he held it tightly, it burst forth in a spectacular brilliance, shining like the sun.

Bai Jue pointed the spear at Ye Junlin, his face filled with killing intent, loudly shouting:

“Human race, take this!”

Boom…

In the next second, Bai Jue gathered power and charged forward, causing the air behind him to explode, thunder crashing continuously.

Swoosh!!

The spearhead, entwined with countless shades of Shura energy, surged with unstoppable momentum.

This strike had enough power to annihilate a master of Hei Jue’s level.

Now, Bai Jue was fighting at the pinnacle tier of the Immortal Emperors.

As the spearhead approached, Ye Junlin remained completely unruffled, casually swinging his sword.

With a clang, a huge flat wave expanded outward, shattering mountains in its wake, kicking up clouds of dust.

“What?” Bai Jue’s eyes shifted, his face turning grim.

His full-force thrust with the spear had actually been blocked by the other guy’s sword!

“Hmm, you’re much stronger than that last masked man, but compared to me, you’re still miles away.”

Ye Junlin honestly assessed the gap in power.

At this, Bai Jue flushed with anger, roaring, “Human, you’re too arrogant!”

He acknowledged Ye Junlin’s strength, but now armed with a special boost, if he still couldn’t overpower the guy, it would really be unacceptable.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~

Bai Jue employed his body technique, skillfully wielding the eight-foot snake spear, striking with surprising ferocity.

He kept attacking, layers upon layers, the power compounding in a frenzy.

In contrast, Ye Junlin seemed calm and collected, one hand behind his back while the other held the Cangyuan Sword, responding with practiced ease.

The sharp Sword Qi surged freely, tearing through the void around them.

As the fight progressed, Bai Jue grew increasingly terrified; was this truly the capability of a six-layer Immortal Emperor?

Even in this state, he couldn’t suppress his opponent?

“Ultimate move, Nine Serpents Swallowing Heaven!”

In a moment of desperation, Bai Jue resolved to use his strongest technique to strike a fatal blow at Ye Junlin.

Boom~

The eight-foot snake spear swung wildly, and with its movement, the Immortal energy throughout millions of miles began to simmer, gathering like a hurricane.

In an instant, nine giant serpent phantoms surfaced, exuding terrifying malice, appearing aggressive enough to swallow the heavens.

“Die!”

Bai Jue’s face was shrouded in killing intent as he swung the eight-foot snake spear fiercely. The nine giant serpents dove towards Ye Junlin.

“Heh, did you go all out?”

Ye Junlin’s silver hair flew wildly, a playful smile lingering on his lips.

Swoosh, a chilling killing intent enveloped him, as if he were a peerless sword god walking out from a sea of blood and corpses.

Immortal Slaying Sword Technique!

Swoosh!

A burst of incredibly vibrant golden sword light shot forth, radiating a bloodthirsty red aura.

The nine serpent phantoms were severed cleanly in half, vanishing into nothingness.

“Pff!”

Bai Jue was struck like a thunderbolt, spitting blood, his face filled with shock.

Recognizing the impending danger, he started to gather Shura energy around himself, forming a dark purple armor—time to transition from attack to defense.

“I told you, you’re still far from me.”

Ye Junlin’s voice came from near, tinged with mockery.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

A flurry of bloody Sword Qi crisscrossed in a way that was almost unimaginable.

Before Bai Jue could react, he found himself riddled with sword wounds, blood gushing out uncontrollably.

The most frightening part was that the wounds showed no signs of healing, being invaded by a terrifying Sword Intent that even the Shura energy couldn’t counteract.

“Ugh…”

At that moment, Bai Jue was sweating profusely from pain, letting out a miserable cry.

He couldn’t believe that despite being a top-tier Immortal Emperor, he still ended up in such a situation.

Just how vast was the gap in strength?

“That arrogant native is actually strong to this extent…” Rosa’s mind was in turmoil, once again astonished by Ye Junlin’s displayed strength.

Her ill-fated expedition left her burning with rage.

She decided to unleash her strongest talisman, determined to eliminate this looming threat!

Rosa carefully retrieved a talisman, pouring nearly all her Immortal Power into it, constantly activating the divine power of the destruction talisman.

This talisman, called the Immortal Destroying Symbol, was a top-tier ninth-grade talisman capable of annihilating super top-tier Immortal Emperor-level experts!

Rosa couldn’t believe this trouble-making native could survive the attack from this talisman!

Meanwhile, just as Ye Junlin prepared to end Bai Jue with one sword strike, a warning sign abruptly surged within him.

“Huh?”

Ye Junlin looked toward the source of the aura, his pupils involuntarily constricting.

He saw Rosa holding a talisman high, radiating a brilliant light so intense it resembled a rising sun, exuding a terrifying presence.

“Native, die!!”

Rosa’s expression hardened, unleashing a torrent of destructive energy from the Immortal Destroying Symbol, engulfing Ye Junlin and Bai Jue together.

“Princess, no!”

Bai Jue shouted in terror.

Given the close distance, he was the first to be consumed by the energy, disintegrating into dust in his despair.

“What kind of talisman is this?”

Ye Junlin’s heart raced uncontrollably, chills running down his spine. This was the strongest attack he had encountered since breaking through to the Immortal Emperor stage, capable of posing a serious personal threat to him.

Rumble, rumble! Rumble, rumble!

…

In the sky, that silver-haired figure was engulfed by the vast radiance, and countless energy whirlwinds swept across the ground.