Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 655

“Hey, dude, respect my friend’s choice!”

Seeing this scene, Liu Huangshu felt both angry and anxious, wishing he had told his old friend to hide.

Now this was a real mess!

Yuan Hua shot him a sidelong glance and sneered, “I’m giving him a chance to rise to greatness, not letting him stick around here wasting his rare dragon blood, you get what I mean?”

As he spoke, a Half-Saint level pressure began to creep toward Liu Huangshu.

Was this a show of force?

“Enough!”

With a low shout, a presence even stronger than Yuan Hua’s spread through the air.

The Undying Dragon Emperor suddenly felt lighter, the discomfort easing.

Turns out, Xiang Jiba couldn’t stand by and stopped Yuan Hua’s nonsense!

“Brother Xiang, what do you mean by that?”

Yuan Hua’s face turned sour, his eyes betraying a hint of intense wariness.

The other party’s cultivation level easily outmatched his own, a powerful Half-Saint at the Tenth Stage, just a step away from becoming a Saint, with years of accumulated experience that dwarfed his own.

If this guy really intervened, he couldn’t just throw his weight around!

Xiang Jiba bluntly said, “The Divine Court sent us to guard the Immortal Realm and resist the Nine Nether Coalition, yet here you are flexing your muscles, what’s your agenda?”

“Brother Xiang, you’re misunderstanding. I just wanted to give him a chance. He doesn’t know what’s good for him!” Yuan Hua insisted, steeling himself.

“Hmph! I don’t want to deal with you, but you keep pushing me. Is this what you call giving a chance?” The Undying Dragon Emperor felt pent-up frustrations boiling over.

After all, he was the ancestor of the Golden Dragon clan, one of the top beings in the Immortal Realm, and now he had to endure such humiliation.

“Ha!” Yuan Hua sneered, he believed the Undying Dragon Emperor had no reason to refuse.

The so-called beast taming techniques were akin to an animal trainer’s methods—beat them until they comply, then form a master-servant contract. That would be that.

If it weren’t for Xiang Jiba suddenly stepping in, he would have forced the Undying Dragon Emperor to submit!

“In any case, this old dragon can’t be touched. Consider it a favor for me, Xiang!” Xiang Jiba asserted, his tone carrying an unyielding weight.

He held absolute leadership in this team!

That came from sheer power and backing!

“Brother Xiang really has a great presence~” Song Linlin’s eyes sparkled with admiration.

Yuan Hua felt a twitch in his face, nearly boiling over with rage, grinding his back teeth.

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!

You’re really trying to ruin my plans, huh!

At this moment, many cultivators in the group were enjoying the drama, eager to see how Yuan Hua would respond next.

Soon, Yuan Hua took a deep breath, plastered on a smile, “Since we’ve gotten to this point, if I don’t give Brother Xiang face, it would look like I don’t know how to appreciate it.”

He knew better than to clash with the other; for now, evasion was his best strategy.

But that didn’t mean he’d give up on the Undying Dragon Emperor!

“Hey, Xiang, either way, you’ll leave this godforsaken place sooner or later, and then I’ll strike back with a vengeance. That pure-blood Five-Clawed Golden Dragon will be mine!”

Yuan Hua schemed in his heart.

Seeing the other party complying, Xiang Jiba’s expression softened somewhat; his words held considerable weight within this team.

“Thank you, young master!” the Undying Dragon Emperor felt warmth in his heart and bowed gratefully.

“It’s also thanks to the friendship with Liu.” Xiang Jiba replied.

Liu Huangshu felt very touched.

This younger generation is just too good; he’d repay this favor when he could in the future.

“Everyone, ahead is the place set for hospitality. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to ask!”

Then, the Divine Court cultivators stepped into the banquet; some chatted, some sat in meditation, and others remained silent…

Meanwhile, regarding the stir caused by the newcomers, the Immortal Court hadn’t given a clear explanation, nor could they block the news, considering so many eyes were watching.

The more this happened, the more curious the outside world became.

Because it seemed like everyone sensed the Immortal Court was hiding something!

Didn’t they say the Immortal Realm was the most prosperous of all realms?

How come a bunch of folks more powerful than Immortal Emperors just popped into existence?

Who the heck were they, and why were they staying in the Immortal Court?

Questions bubbled up in everyone’s minds.

In no time, opinions varied, and beliefs crumbled.

“Crap, this drink is absolutely terrible! How can they even serve this junk to us?”

At the banquet, some cultivators began complaining, smashing their cups on the floor.

“Forget it, in this rundown place, what kind of wine can they produce? At best, it’s just Immortal wine,” someone advised.

Their cultivation levels were all Half-Saints, and whatever they consumed had to be closely related to the title of Saint.

Serving them Immortal wine, even if it was the top-tier stuff, was like making normal people drink horse piss; no wonder they couldn’t help but complain.

Xiang Jiba sat cross-legged, his expression calm yet imposing.

A charming figure wandered over, smiling sweetly, “Young Master Xiang, I have some special Saint wine, would you care to share a drink?”

It was none other than Song Linlin.

Though this man gave her the cold shoulder, the more indifferent he was, the more motivated she felt.

She couldn’t believe someone so charming and assertive would be completely unresponsive!

Xiang Jiba replied indifferently, “No need, drinking would be a distraction.”

He had to stay sharp and ready for the approaching Nine Nether Coalition.

This was a showdown between Half-Saints, with powerful prodigies from Nine Nether participating in the chaos.

Whoever performed well could earn more military merit.

This was also his chance; he needed to take down more Nine Nether cultivators to exchange for more cultivation resources.

As long as he successfully broke through to become a Saint, his position in the Holy Martial Realm would dramatically change, moving from a mere named disciple of Panlong Wusheng to an official disciple!

After that, even an Ancient Saint wouldn’t dare mess with him easily in the Holy Martial Realm!

You have to understand, once someone reaches the Saint level, there are six stages—True Saint, Celestial Saint, Ancient Saint, Saint King, Saint Ancestor, and Creation Saint!

And his master, Panlong Wusheng, is the top among the Nine Martial Sovereigns and currently the strongest Saint King in the Holy Martial Realm!

This shows just how valuable Xiang Jiba’s status is.

Thanks to Panlong Wusheng’s reputation, the Holy Martial Realm stands at the seventieth position in the Divine Court!

There are even rumors that Panlong Wusheng might break through to the Saint Ancestor Realm, and if he succeeds, the Holy Martial Realm’s status could soar into the top thirty!

A Saint Ancestor is enough to safeguard a world for eons!

“Hmph!”

Seeing Xiang Jiba stubbornly rejecting her, Song Linlin stomped her foot in frustration and turned to leave.

She felt her self-esteem wane every time her charm fell flat in front of him, and she needed to regain some confidence with other men.

“Song Fairy, I’ll drink with you!”

“Me, me, me! Count me in!”

“Don’t fight over me!”

In response, a crowd of male cultivators surged forward, all eager to drink and flirt with Song Linlin.

She tilted her head proudly like a noble swan, reclaiming her sense of superiority.

“See? I’m still popular!”

She shot a glance at the distant silhouette, noticing he hadn’t paid her any heed, and her irritation flared even more.

While the banquet continued here, Yuan Hua secretly stepped outside, hoping to scout for any potential stronger demons in the Immortal Court to tuck away for himself later.

He soon arrived at a place called the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace, where the battle pets and mounts of various Immortal Emperors were kept.

Feeling a stir of excitement, he released his Divine Sense, enveloping the area and taking in all the living beings inside.

“Hmm, not bad, there are quite a few promising beasts. Too bad they’re held back by this backward environment, stalling their growth.”

“If I take them out and cultivate them well, who knows? I might end up with some powerful Saint Beasts!”

Yuan Hua’s heart raced, feeling that this trip was definitely worth it; the Immortal Realm was like an undeveloped treasure trove for beast tamers like him!

Suddenly.

He spotted a teenager in overalls with a center-part hairstyle, and at first, he thought he was seeing things. After confirming his eyes again and again, his eyes bulged as blood rushed to his head, almost making his brain explode in disbelief:

“Holy crap! That’s the divine beast Kunpeng!”