Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 359

The Tian Niu clan has a strict hierarchy, and only the exceptional can maintain the image of a bull-headed man, symbolizing fearlessness and bravery.

So, Bull Dominator takes immense pride in his identity as a Bullheadman!

Elder Qingyang felt a stroke of bad luck. He never expected that the damned sheep would sell him out right before dying.

Oh, little Mei, what have I done to deserve this?

Weren’t you quite satisfied that night? Why the ruthless backstab now?

Heartbreaking…

At this point, Elder Qingyang could only face the bitter fruit of the seeds he’d sown back then!

“Old man, I’ve said so much, shouldn’t you show a little attitude?”

Bull Dominator adjusted his mood and confidently reached out his hand, demanding, “Quick, give me the sheep horn! Don’t be ungrateful!”

Elder Qingyang gritted his teeth and said grimly, “What if I don’t give it?”

“Don’t give it? Just waiting for you to say that!”

Bull Dominator sneered, stepped forward, and unleashed a terrifying aura that shook the entire Qingyang Palace violently.

The overwhelming pressure rushed in, causing Elder Qingyang to feel an overwhelming suffocation and chill.

The opponent was a cultivator at the ninth layer of the Immortal King realm, and with the noble bloodline of the Tian Niu clan, whether it was physical defense or attack power, he was at the apex of Immortal King beings.

Not one for direct confrontations, faced with someone of Bull Dominator’s level, Elder Qingyang had no power to resist.

“Y-you, don’t get worked up. Let’s talk this out…” Seeing Bull Dominator closing in with a sinister grin, Elder Qingyang looked like he was about to cry, feeling utterly helpless.

Had I known, I should have gone to the Immortal Realm back then!

“Years ago, little Mei told me that you, old man, seem all elegant on the surface, but behind closed doors, you could be quite the player! Waxing, whipping, tying up—you were well-versed in it all!”

“Come on, let’s have some fun now!”

Bull Dominator’s grin widened, laced with scorn.

Hearing this, Elder Qingyang’s legs trembled in fear, “It was just a personal preference; no need to hold a grudge, right?”

Then…

From within the palace came waves of wailing, sending chills down the spines of the onlooking demons outside.

Because they could tell, it was Elder Qingyang’s voice!

“Strange, that sounds a bit off,” a cat demon scratched its head, looking puzzled.

“It sounds like a scream, but it seems to carry a hint of excitement. Could it be that the palace master…” A rat demon’s eyes widened in disbelief, and at the end, it hurriedly covered its mouth.

The demons exchanged glances, and as they thought deeper, the fear grew.

The grand image of Elder Qingyang was gradually shattering in this moment…

About five hours later.

The screams inside the hall finally quieted down.

Elder Qingyang lay on the ground in an ungraceful position, butt propped up, eyes rolled back, weak and battered all over, drenched in blood and flesh.

The pair of sheep horns on his forehead had been forcibly ripped off, now in Bull Dominator’s hands.

Bull Dominator wore a satisfied grin. “Soon enough, I’ll ascend to become an Immortal Emperor and dominate the revivers’ circle!”

Currently.

Countless Immortal King beings were surfacing in the Central Region, but none had yet appeared as an Immortal Emperor.

In this situation, whoever became the Immortal Emperor first would hold the absolute power of life and death.

Even during the glorious ancient times, the status of an Immortal Emperor was extremely high, being a pillar for major cultivation forces, second only to the Immortal Sovereigns behind the scenes.

It has been statistically verified that out of every ten thousand Immortal Kings, only one could potentially become an Immortal Emperor!

This isn’t merely alarmist talk, as most Immortal Kings spend their whole lives only stuck at the Immortal King realm, unable to reach even the peak Immortal King level, let alone break through to become an Immortal Emperor.

This only highlights the scarcity of Immortal Emperors!

At this moment.

Having successfully obtained the sheep horns, Bull Dominator eagerly began to absorb the essence of heaven and earth contained within them.

In an instant.

The two sheep horns radiated a dazzling glow.

An immense amount of the essence of heaven and earth surged into Bull Dominator’s body, causing his tall and sturdy figure to emit a warm jade-like brilliance.

Bull Dominator felt incredibly invigorated, far more pleasurable than when little Mei used to serve him!

Boom!

Soon, an even more terrifying aura erupted from him.

The sky dimmed, the sun and moon lost their light.

“Uhhh~~~~”

Like a subjugating thunder, his bull roar rang out, echoing for miles and scaring countless demons to their core, causing them to drop to the ground in fear.

The entire Golden State trembled!!!

“Immortal Emperor, it’s the aura of an Immortal Emperor! Could it be that the old man of Qingyang Dao Palace has made a breakthrough?”

“No, wait, I just faintly heard the sound of a bull. Clearly, it wasn’t Elder Qingyang rising to an Immortal Emperor!”

“Whoever it is, they’re now the first Immortal Emperor and can absolutely control the situation in the Central Region!”

…

Because Bull Dominator was recklessly unleashing his Immortal Emperor aura, many ancient powerhouses couldn’t help but notice.

They all maintained an attitude of reverence.

There’s a world of difference between an Immortal Emperor and an Immortal King.

Now they just hoped that this reviver wouldn’t make reckless moves, or else it would cause a major upheaval in this circle.

“Hahaha, what a joy!”

Inside the hall, Bull Dominator tossed away the two sheep horns, which had lost their glow and were now riddled with cracks.

Awakened, Elder Qingyang looked at the ruined horns, and tears welled up in his eyes, streaming down like murky water.

“No…”

These were his greatest crutches in life. Losing the support of the sheep horns was like a tiger with its teeth pulled; his strength greatly diminished.

As for why he didn’t absorb the essence himself, it was because the horns were part of his body, and using them would backfire. By then, there would be no talk of ascending to Immortal Emperor; even his cultivation might regress.

He just never expected to end up a victim of a damned sheep.

Regrets came too late!

Bull Dominator stood tall like a mountain, a radiant halo emerging behind him, exuding an immortal aura that was everlasting.

This was the unique symbol of an Immortal Emperor, known as the Immortal Wheel!

The function of the Immortal Wheel is the main reason the status of an Immortal Emperor is so high!

The Immortal Wheel has a total of nine turns.

Each time it turns, it gains the power equivalent to a hundred ordinary Immortal Emperors!

It’s like gathering sand to form a sea, all great powers converging into one.

In theory, if the Immortal Wheel turned nine times, it could gain the strength of nine hundred ordinary Immortal Emperors.

To increase the number of turns of the Immortal Wheel, diligent training in this area is needed; most Immortal Emperors are stuck at the lower three turns, with only a few reaching the middle three.

As for the upper three turns, unless one is a prodigy, it’s impossible for anyone else to reach them.

This has nothing to do with training resources; it relies purely on talent and potential!

And Bull Dominator was a powerhouse at the third layer of Immortal Emperor back in the day, so now that he’s returned to the peak, he can maintain his previous level of Immortal Wheel turns.

One turn!

Two turns!

Three turns!

Four turns!

The Immortal Wheel radiated brilliantly.

Instantly, Bull Dominator felt filled with explosive power; his huge, bull-like eyes sparkled with bright light, and waves of white mist billowed out of his nostrils.

At this moment, he suddenly felt as if all cultivators in the world were beneath his feet.

“I am invincible!”

Bull Dominator exclaimed excitedly, his ambition swelling to unprecedented heights.

Inflated!

Completely inflated!

Now, looking over the entire Central Region, he was the earliest Immortal Emperor—if he wasn’t invincible, then who was?!

Elder Qingyang wanted to cry but had no tears, lost and in despair, he picked up the sheep horns and tried to reattach them. The horns on his forehead were no longer as shiny as before, looking like defective goods covered in cracks.

This was his own doing; he could only grit his teeth and bear it.

But at least, he was still alive. With the passage of time, there was still a chance for those horns atop his head to return to their original state.

“Old man, I’m in a good mood, so I’ll let you go this time!” Bull Dominator glared.

Actually, he was already calculating when to come back to pluck the fruit…

After all, Elder Qingyang’s sheep horns were a great tonic for demon tribes. As long as the life was still there, all that was left was time.

Elder Qingyang was very clear about Bull Dominator’s intentions, but he was helpless against it, feeling exceedingly bitter.

“Ah, now you’ve gotten your wish. What do you plan to do next?”

“Hmph!”

Bull Dominator retracted the Immortal Wheel behind him, hands clasped and turned to face the sky outside the palace, sneering,

“Of course, I will flaunt my power, to scare others, and make the entire Central Region submit to me, Bull Dominator!”

“When the Central Region is pacified, it will be the same for the other four regions. In the future, I want to monopolize all the opportunities of the Kunlun Realm!”

His tone was resolute, containing a strong sense of dominance.

“You…”

Elder Qingyang’s face turned pale with fright.

Though he had suspected Bull Dominator’s enormous ambition for a while, he never expected it would be to such an exaggerated extent!

Monopolizing all the opportunities in the Kunlun Realm?

Wouldn’t that provoke widespread anger and bring death upon himself?

There’s an old saying: “Cutting off someone’s financial route is like killing their parents.”

For the cultivation world, opportunities were the most crucial; countless cultivators risk their lives just to seize opportunities and grow stronger.

And yet, you want to monopolize them all?

Just who do you think you are, Bull Dominator? Do you really think yourself invincible?

Elder Qingyang could see that Bull Dominator was feeling quite high-strung, but he never imagined it would escalate to this level!!

“But the waters of the Central Region run deep; there may very well be Immortal Emperors already lurking, just not showing themselves.”

“I advise you to calm down.”

Elder Qingyang loathed Bull Dominator’s robbery tactics, but was even more afraid of the innocent bystanders getting caught in the crossfire.

He feared that Bull Dominator’s future actions would bring disaster upon him!

If that’s the case, then he would be truly unlucky!

Bull Dominator was clearly bullheaded, with a stubborn character; once he made a decision, it was hard to change it.

What’s more, he had rapidly ascended to Immortal Emperor, his ambition swelling immensely, filled with unwavering confidence. How could he be persuaded back by Elder Qingyang?

“Old man, you don’t know anything!”

Bull Dominator arrogantly declared, “My Tian Niu clan is born for battle, coupled with my cultivation, and the four-turn Immortal Wheel—how many Immortal Emperors can even qualify to be my opponents?”

“Looking over this era—