Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 351

“How dare you!”

Qin Ruyan snapped coldly, executing her Body Technique to shoot away, moving so fast it was impossible to track her.

The technique from her inherited memories, Celestial Patrol Step!

Whoosh~

A radiant palm blade sliced through the void, carrying an aura that could cut through eternity.

“What?!”

Flower Picking Immortal’s pupils constricted, instinctively dodging to the side.

Pfft, blood splattered from her shoulder, burning and blistering the ground on impact.

“Ugh,” the Flower Picking Immortal grimaced in pain, clutching her injured shoulder, her face full of confusion.

Why was this woman so fast?

It made no sense!

Qin Ruyan reached out to support the Yaoguang Sacred Lord, serious as she asked, “Are you alright, Sacred Lord?”

The Sacred Lord snapped out of her shock, staring at this familiar yet strange woman, “Ruyan, how come you…”

Are you kidding me?

She repelled an Immortal King in one move!

The surrounding female Cultivators were left awestruck, feeling like they were seeing the Saintess in a whole new light!

“The Saintess is amazing~”

Their faces were filled with admiration, hope rising within their hearts.

“If there’s nothing else, just leave this place to me for now.” Qin Ruyan’s voice was very calm, yet carried undeniable power.

“Okay, okay!”

The Sacred Lord nodded like a chick pecking at rice, suddenly realizing the other party should be the true Saintess of Yaoguang Sacred Land…

The Flower Picking Immortal, utterly humiliated, snapped in a rage, “You filthy woman, I was just careless earlier! Don’t think you can take me on!”

With that, she formed seals with her right hand, a weird aura emanating from her body, followed by countless flower petals swirling around, vibrant in every color, a vast sea of flowers surging forth.

Boom!

From a distance, the Yaoguang Sacred Land was blanketed by this immense flower sea, a terrifying pressure looming in the hearts of the female Cultivators.

This move from the Flower Picking Immortal could completely engulf this place, snuffing out all life within!

Face to face with the expansive flower sea, Qin Ruyan felt as small as an ant, quickly getting submerged by petals, making it hard to see what was real and what wasn’t.

“Saintess!”

Gasps echoed around.

“A mere Immortal Sovereign dares to provoke an Immortal King? This is your fate!”

A cruel smile played on the Flower Picking Immortal’s lips.

This killing move was one of her signature techniques; even an ordinary Immortal King caught within would be shredded to bits by the petal vortex.

“It’s a pity that such an exquisite woman will end up dead, and if her body remained, maybe I could enjoy her while she’s still fresh!”

Thinking of Qin Ruyan’s stunning beauty, the Flower Picking Immortal harbored some regret, clicking her tongue.

No sooner had she spoken,

A dazzling beam of immortal light erupted from the petal vortex, aimed at the Flower Picking Immortal with unparalleled might.

On closer inspection, it was Qin Ruyan wrapped in that immortal light!

At this moment,

Qin Ruyan was enveloped in the alternating brilliance of the sun and moon, exuding an ancient, indestructible aura.

Having sustained such a terrifying blow, she was completely unharmed!

“How is this possible?!”

The Flower Picking Immortal turned pale, her voice shaky.

“The Sun and Moon Protection Spell is indeed powerful,” Qin Ruyan thought to herself as she felt the change within.

This supernatural power, gained from her memories, could resist endless harm; all things perish, yet I endure!

Swish~

Arriving in front of the Flower Picking Immortal, Qin Ruyan thrust out a palm, appearing weightless, yet containing a terrifying explosive force that made one tremble.

“I’ll block!”

The Flower Picking Immortal sensed the crisis, and without hesitation, her hands formed seals, enveloped instantly by a seven-colored lotus. The petals shimmered with radiant immortal light, transparent as crystal.

Bang!

A deep, thunderous sound erupted.

Her pale, jade-like hand slammed down on the seven-colored lotus.

The lotus stood strong as a mountain, and the Flower Picking Immortal within secretly breathed a sigh of relief, about to make a snarky remark when suddenly she sensed something was off.

Crack, crack, crack…

The seven-colored lotus began to reveal spiderweb-like cracks all over, and then exploded into countless twinkling starlights.

The Flower Picking Immortal’s expression turned astonished as she saw another hand coming at her.

Whoosh~

Now it was Qin Ruyan’s turn to be surprised because, in her eyes, the Flower Picking Immortal transformed into countless flower petals, skillfully dodging her palm strike and quickly creating distance.

At a hundred meters away, strands of petals reformed into the Flower Picking Immortal, who was now sweaty and pale, looking significantly drained.

“Damn it, how could such a freak of nature emerge in this era?”

“Worst luck ever, and I had to run into her!”

“What a tragedy!”

The Flower Picking Immortal wiped her cold sweat, feeling alarmed, torn between fleeing and fighting.

If Qin Ruyan were an Immortal King, he would have fled without looking back, but since she was merely an Immortal Sovereign, he felt ashamed to escape.

“Don’t even think about escaping!”

Qin Ruyan’s icy voice echoed behind, growing ever closer, as if whispering right into her ear.

“Are you seriously asking for it?!”

“I’m not one to fight women, but if you keep pushing, then let’s just settle this once and for all!”

The Flower Picking Immortal was thoroughly enraged, crazily burning her Immortal Power and unleashing her strongest techniques.

In an instant.

The void layered thickly with vast flower seas, colors dazzling and competing for beauty, but strangely, each flower bud contained twisted human faces of all ages, all scowling and screaming, a terrifying scene indeed.

“Flower World!!”

The Flower Picking Immortal spread her arms and screamed hysterically.

Boom!

The Yaoguang Sacred Land shook violently, the female Cultivators collapsing to the ground in fright, nervously watching as the human-devouring flower sea world descended slowly from the sky.

The uproar caused by the Flower Picking Immortal was so great that it sent shockwaves throughout the entire Dantai Prefecture’s Cultivators—everyone was on edge.

In this moment, Qin Ruyan’s long hair floated chaotically like clouds, her face calm, and after forming a hand seal with one hand, she suddenly reached up and grasped toward the sky.

“Heaven Blocking Hand!”

At once, the flower world erupted with a rumble, shattered by an invisible giant hand.

“Pfft!”

The recoil left the Flower Picking Immortal spitting blood, her eyes wide with disbelief as she murmured, “No way…”

Could this possibly be the legendary Heaven Blocking Hand from the ancient days?

After all, the Heaven Blocking Hand was one of the signature skills from her youth!

How did this woman come to possess it?

“You, who exactly are you?!” the Flower Picking Immortal stammered in fear.

“Your executioner!”

Qin Ruyan replied, expressionless, her words chilling to the bone.

In a single instant step, she appeared before the Flower Picking Immortal, palm seals cascading down upon her, an overwhelming destructive power erupted suddenly.

“Ah!!!”

The Flower Picking Immortal let out a shrill scream, filled with utter despair and regret.

He never dreamed that after surviving since ancient times, he would perish at the hands of a younger generation.

Moments later.

The Flower Picking Immortal vanished without a trace, completely obliterated!

With the battle over, Qin Ruyan slowly descended, her robes billowing gracefully, resembling a breathtaking celestial maiden.

Who could have imagined she just personally killed an Immortal King!

“Yay! We’re saved!” The surrounding female Cultivators wept tears of joy, hugging each other tightly.

The Yaoguang Sacred Lord looked on with a complex expression, gazing at that chillingly graceful figure.

Seeing that the techniques Qin Ruyan deployed were not from the Yaoguang Sacred Land, her heart was quite worried, even suspecting the other could have been possessed by an ancient monster.

“Are you… really still Ruyan?” The Sacred Lord asked hesitantly after a lengthy pause, anxiety clear in her voice.

At this point, it would be best to lay everything bare; if the other had any ill intentions towards the Yaoguang Sacred Land, then there was nothing she could do about it.

Qin Ruyan was taken aback, pondering briefly before looking at the Yaoguang Sacred Lord with softened eyes, “Don’t worry, I haven’t changed.”

Receiving that reassuring reply, the Sacred Lord felt a weight lift from her heart and sighed in relief, “You really scared me back there.”

As long as she knew the other had not been possessed, there was no need to pursue why her power had increased so dramatically; the Sacred Lord understood it was a personal secret.

After all, with the world in chaos outside, having someone capable of slaying an Immortal King from the Yaoguang Sacred Land was indeed a tremendous blessing!

“Sacred Lord, I’ll continue my cultivation, and the rest is in your hands.” After giving her instructions, Qin Ruyan decisively vanished back to her Cave Dwelling.

The recent battle had drained her significantly; her priority was to recover her strength, learn more techniques, and strive for further growth in the future.

Watching the direction where she disappeared, the Sacred Lord chuckled wryly, “Actually, I think I should just cede the Saint position to you. I’d be fine being the Saintess instead…”