Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 289

Seeing the sudden twist, everyone was nearly left speechless.

Countless female cultivators wore puzzled expressions; could it be that this rebellion was a trap set by Pingxi Wang for the Sea Clan?

If that were the case, it’d be quite a victory!

“Uh…”

The aides exchanged glances, utterly caught off guard by this outcome.

One of the aides, quick-witted, hurriedly followed Pingxi Wang’s lead, excitedly clasping his hands and said, “Your Majesty, this is all part of a grand strategy we discussed together! I hope you can see that!”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

The others understood and nodded vigorously like little chicks pecking at rice.

Seeing this, the Tiger Shark Commander was furious, almost spitting blood, and pointed a trembling finger at Pingxi Wang, “You fat hag, are you trying to play us Sea Clan fools?”

Pingxi Wang snorted coldly, glancing sideways, “You really don’t think this Wang would collaborate with you, do you? Dream on!”

She feigned righteousness, but a cold sweat broke out on her back. Who would have thought it would develop to this extent? Now she could only hope to bluff her way through.

Hong Qianye crossed her arms and scoffed, “Keep pretending! You think we’ll fall for such pathetic acting?”

Pingxi Wang’s expression stiffened as she forced out an incredibly ugly smile, “Sect Leader Hong, as they say, if you’re going to act, you have to do it right. If I’ve offended you before, I hope you can forgive me. I am loyal to the Heavenly Daughter Country and would never collude with the Sea Clan to usurp power!”

“Enough!”

Dongfang Jing said in disgust, “Pingxi Wang, I seriously underestimated your lowliness. Even when facing death, you still dare to spin lies. Do you think everyone here is three years old?”

At these words, Pingxi Wang realized her lies had been exposed. She tore away her previous hypocritical facade and yelled in exasperation:

“Dongfang Jing! You shameless wench! What qualifications do you have to speak to me? Do you know how many hardships I’ve endured to get here? This fat and ugly body is all thanks to your Dongfang royal family!”

“I hate it! I hate the heavens for their blindness! Why should other women be prettier than me? Everyone should die! Dieeeee!”

Pingxi Wang lost control, screaming as she rushed from the palace, her body covered in web-like cuts, radiating a devastating, terrifying aura.

“Not good! This rebel is going to self-destruct!” Dongfang Jing shouted in alarm and anger.

The self-detonation of a top-tier Celestial Immortal would cause massive devastation, leaving the entire Imperial Capital in ruins.

Boom!!!

Just as the words left her mouth.

Pingxi Wang exploded.

Her shattered body erupted with a light more dazzling than the sun, containing a violent force that threatened to engulf all beings.

As countless people felt a chill run down their spines, preparing to greet their impending doom, this explosive energy suddenly froze, then crazily compressed until it vanished completely into the air.

As if the previous scene had never happened!

“Self-destructing in front of me, who do you think you’re looking down on?”

The one who put a stop to it was none other than Ye Junlin.

Under normal circumstances, if a top-tier Celestial Immortal successfully self-destructed, even an Immortal Sovereign would have to passively defend. But in front of a true Immortal King, a Celestial Immortal’s explosion was nothing more than child’s play.

Hong Qianye’s eyes sparkled with envy, after all, this kind of operation was something she couldn’t achieve just yet.

With Pingxi Wang’s fall, the aides lost all thoughts of resistance, collapsing to the ground, crying and pleading, “We beg your mercy, Your Majesty!”

“Seize them and throw them into the Heavenly Prison! Expose them to harsh punishment on another day!” Dongfang Jing spoke coldly.

Then, Mei Yi led a group of attendants in to detain the aides from Pingxi Wang’s residence. This group of women, fat and ugly, was now all weeping, regretting their poor choices.

After all, they had chosen to side with Pingxi Wang, willingly sacrificing their beauty and figures to cultivate the Heavenly Daughter Technique, all in hopes of securing power and prestige.

Who would have thought it would all be for nothing?

After seeing Pingxi Wang’s self-detonation easily wiped out by Ye Junlin, the fear in the Tiger Shark Commander’s heart intensified.

This was terrifying! Such an existence was simply unstoppable!

“Uh, uh, Senior, let’s talk this out. It was all just a misunderstanding,” the Tiger Shark Commander stammered.

Ye Junlin sized him up, amused, “I can tell your true form is that of a shark.”

“Yes! I am the head of my family, my real name is Shark Wall!” the Tiger Shark Commander trembled.

“Not bad, not bad, that name has spirit,” Ye Junlin praised.

“Thank you for your compliment, Senior!” the Tiger Shark Commander thought there was hope and was overjoyed.

“Shark Wall, ever heard of a famous dish?”

“What is it?”

“Shark Fin!”

The Tiger Shark Commander froze, cold all over.

But driven by the instinct to survive, he immediately transformed into his true form, a massive tiger shark, emanating a terrifying murderous aura as if ready to devour countless beings.

In the next second, this tiger shark shook its body, presenting four spheres of milky-white light to Ye Junlin.

Each sphere contained gleaming, translucent shark fins as thin as a cicada’s wings!

“Senior, here are the shark fins you wanted! Please show mercy and give Shark Wall a chance to live!”

Having lost four shark fins, the Tiger Shark Commander looked extremely weak, as though his body had been drained. Seeing Ye Junlin about to eat the fins, he had no choice but to offer them up to secure a chance at life.

“Shark Wall, you really make it hard for me to refuse your kindness,” Ye Junlin said meaningfully.

“As long as Senior is satisfied, Shark Wall is at your service!”

Tears brimmed in the Tiger Shark Commander’s eyes, knowing that his fate hinged on this moment.

“Ah, just go. Next time, remember to be discreet and don’t waltz in here with a broken conch shell. There are people beyond people, and heavens beyond heaven,” Ye Junlin waved his hand.

“Thank you for your mercy, Senior! I will remember your great kindness for life!” the Tiger Shark Commander teared up, saying emotionally.

After speaking, he ran off without looking back, leaving behind his eighty thousand shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

Having survived a catastrophe, the Tiger Shark Commander was solely focused on getting out of this place of trouble and quickly returning to the North Sea Region Royal Palace to report to the Sea King.

Watching the other party’s disappearing figure, Ye Junlin coldly sneered, “This Shark Wall is quite the fool!”

What the Tiger Shark Commander didn’t know was that as he turned to leave, he had been marked with a spell imprint by Ye Junlin.

As long as he made his way back to the Sea Clan’s den, Ye Junlin would have full control over his path!

The reason Ye Junlin was so invested was because of the miraculous conch the Tiger Shark Commander had shown, as he suspected that the creator behind the conch was undoubtedly an Immortal King-level existence.

This likely wasn’t an ordinary Immortal King!

Since this opportunity landed in his lap, Ye Junlin was not about to let it slip away.

After all, if you’re going to shear the sheep, you’d better do it thoroughly!

Moreover, Ye Junlin speculated that the Immortal King behind the Sea Clan was likely one of the revivers mentioned by Blood Slayer earlier!

Thinking of this, he could not help but become curious—how many revivers could there be in the Kunlun Realm right now?