Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 425

“No, it can’t be you!”

The Black Demon King snapped back to reality, infuriated, “You impudent woman, how dare you scare me? I want you dead!”

In the blink of an eye, he spread his wings and zoomed forward, extending his dark hand to grab Qin Ruyan.

A colossal gust of wind swept through, shattering towering mountains.

Qin Ruyan remained calm, raising her delicate jade hand, seemingly able to move a thousand pounds with mere ounces of force.

In an instant, the Black Demon King’s palm strike was significantly weakened, and the remainder was completely dissolved.

“What?!”

The Black Demon King was astonished. This woman had such skills?

“Kill!”

Fuming and anxious, it continued its assault, fists flying with immense power, capable of obliterating any ordinary Immortal Emperor.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Despite the relentless onslaught, Qin Ruyan remained composed, her slender palms moving with an elegance that concealed her true strength, making the spectacle quite captivating.

“You shameless woman! You shameless woman!”

The Black Demon King was furious, utterly losing composure.

Each strike felt like hitting cotton, deflating its morale.

Hearing the insults, Qin Ruyan furrowed her brow slightly but kept her composure, fully focused.

She knew that if the Black Demon King were at full strength, she wouldn’t stand a chance, but after prolonged exhaustion and being severely wounded, anything was possible.

Especially as she was using a special technique from the memories she inherited, specifically designed to counter brute force and physical cultivators, achieving the effect of using adaptability against strength.

Let’s not forget, the Black Demon King, though weakened and missing three heads, still had the Forbidden Technique Domain as an advantage, allowing it to sweep away all opponents.

Unfortunately, Qin Ruyan’s appearance shattered that dominant advantage.

Before long,

Qin Ruyan gained the upper hand, seizing the moment to dash in front of the Black Demon King, charging her palm with power and unleashing a tremendous blast of air.

Boom!

The Black Demon King felt like it had been struck by lightning, spitting out blood, its eyes filled with shock and rage.

“You cannot defeat me,” Qin Ruyan declared coldly.

Upon hearing this,

The Black Demon King went berserk, roaring, “Stop dreaming! I will never die at the hands of you, shameless woman!!”

Their battle became the focal point of all eyes.

As they say, “Those who plant trees, the later generations enjoy the shade.” The now severely weakened Black Demon King was being thoroughly dominated by Qin Ruyan.

“Gentlemen, with Fairy Qin here, victory is assured!” The cultivators were pumped, confidence soaring.

“This era truly has an abundance of talent,” Zhu Jiushan marveled.

Suddenly, he noticed something odd about Senior Gou and questioned, “Senior, what’s wrong with you?”

At that moment, Senior Gou was entranced, fixated on Qin Ruyan’s figure, murmuring:

“How is this possible…”

No one could imagine the shock he felt inside.

Because the techniques Qin Ruyan displayed were strikingly familiar to him.

Upon closer inspection, he realized they were obviously the Taiyi Eight Trigrams Palm and Celestial Patrol Step of Empress Fuyao from her living days!

As a loyal follower of Empress Fuyao, Senior Gou constantly reminisced about her past glory.

In the end, an unfamiliar woman now executed her techniques, and the psychological impact was unimaginable!

“When Empress Fuyao battled multiple Saints from the Nine Nether faction deep in the cosmos, she profoundly transcended and chose to self-destruct after exhausting her strength; this is no longer a secret among the higher-ups of the Kunlun Realm.”

“And under such circumstances, it was impossible for Empress Fuyao to still be alive.”

“As for the reincarnation claim, it’s far-fetched, considering how many years have passed since ancient times. If she truly were reincarnated, she would have ascended to the Immortal Realm long ago, rather than stick around here.”

Senior Gou contemplated, analyzing Qin Ruyan’s identity.

Ultimately, he concluded that she must have gained Empress Fuyao’s legacy through fortuitous circumstances.

Such occurrences have become quite common in the revived Kunlun Realm!

Thus, Senior Gou leans more toward this interpretation.

Once he sorted this out, his gaze toward the girl in the simple dress became particularly excited and affectionate.

It turned Zhu Jiushan’s expression peculiar.

“Ahem, I’m not sure if I should say this…”

“What do you want to say?”

“Senior, some beasts and humans just cannot coexist…”

“Get lost, get lost, get lost!”

Senior Gou barked back, “You nine-headed serpent, your mind is filled with nonsense!”

Zhu Jiushan felt awkward.

Silently thinking, “Things are getting tense!”

In the meantime,

The Black Demon King was bloodied and battered, at an absolute disadvantage.

The fear inside could no longer be contained.

If this continued, it would surely be dragged to death!

“Dark Emperor, how’s it going over there? If you’re done, hurry up and come save me!”

Desperate, the Black Demon King reluctantly sent a mental message to its kind.

But received nothing but an eerie silence.

Like a stone sinking into the ocean!

“What’s going on? Why is there not a single response? Are they all dead?!”

A chill ran down the Black Demon King’s spine, a growing sense of ominous dread.

If they were all gone, would it really be left all alone?

If so, how terrifying could the so-called great terror mentioned by the Evil Spirit be?

Boom!

While distracted, the Black Demon King took a heavy blow and was sent flying, smashing through hundreds of mountains, finally crashing down into the ruins, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Qin Ruyan, stepping with the Celestial Patrol Step, looked down with an air of grace, her skin like jade, her garments billowing, breathtakingly beautiful like an otherworldly fairy.

“Cough, cough,”

The Black Demon King kept coughing blood, sensing its life force slipping away, overcome with despair.

Thinking back to its glorious past as an Immortal Emperor, it had once been so magnificent!

Now, it had fallen to such a state.

“It’s time to end this,” Qin Ruyan gathered her energy and raised her palm, her exquisite face cold as frost, filled with unyielding killing intent.

“No…” The Black Demon King’s face turned ashen.

Just as Qin Ruyan’s hand was about to strike down, ending the Black Demon King’s life,

A voice echoed from afar, urgent and powerful,

“Stop!!!”

The voice thunders like heavenly lightning, exuding tremendous pressure.

“Who?” Qin Ruyan gasped and turned around.

The Black Demon King was overjoyed, “Finally, I’m saved!”

It felt that such overwhelming presence was likely from the Dark Emperor.

However, when it recognized the newcomer, the Black Demon King froze in place, confusion spreading across its face,

“Wait, who is this kid? Why don’t I know him?!”

The newcomer was none other than Ye Junlin.

At this moment,

Ye Junlin rushed over in a frenzy, fearing Qin Ruyan would finish off the Black Demon King.

Finally, he had dealt with the other three chaotic evil spirits, and now only one remained for him to complete his mission.

If this head were taken away, all his effort would be in vain!

That’s why he had been so agitated earlier.

“Miss, I pay my respects to Leader Ye!” Upon seeing Ye Junlin, Qin Ruyan didn’t dare be careless, respectfully cupping her hands in greeting.

Only those who have witnessed this young man’s prowess would truly grasp how terrifying his strength was.

Moreover, he had previously saved her life in the Central Region!

The necessary courtesies must be observed.

“Thank goodness, all is in time!”

Ye Junlin, sword drawn and ready, aimed it directly at the Black Demon King among the ruins.

The sword wind howled as it tore through space.

The Black Demon King was dumbfounded.

No way, does he want to kill me right away?

In an instant, various thoughts flashed through the Black Demon King’s mind, seriously suspecting that this young man was the great terror that the Evil Spirit had spoken of!

And the other three of its kind had likely already been slaughtered!

Realizing this, the Black Demon King despairedly cried out, “No…”

Swoosh!

The sword pierced the Black Demon King’s chest, gushing out black blood, its battered body growing colder and colder until it lost all life.

“Finally done.”

Ye Junlin breathed a long sigh of relief.

Running around like this really wasn’t easy!

“Leader Ye, what are you doing…” Qin Ruyan’s face twitched slightly at the sight of this.

So you called me back in a hurry just to steal my kill?

Ye Junlin, fabricating with a serious expression, “Don’t misunderstand; I was just worried you might strain yourself, so I thought I’d take the last hit for you.”

Qin Ruyan: “…”

Hearing this far-fetched excuse, she felt utterly speechless.

Fine, whatever.

“The Guardian Spirit is dead!” The warriors of the Beast Clan looked despondent, feeling a certain bloodline imprint in their bodies vanish; this meant they could no longer use the Forbidden Technique Domain.

With the loss of the Forbidden Technique Domain, all cultivators present could utilize their arts.

In an instant, the cultivators sprang into action, crushing the remaining Beast Clan warriors.

Before, restricted by the forbidding arts, they had been powerless, like tigers with their teeth pulled, stripped of their most lethal weapons.

Now that the Black Demon King was dead and the Beast Clan’s special abilities dissipated, they felt no more restraint.

“Azure Emperor Longevity Sutra!”

Seeing the situation, the Great Mushroom King urgently activated his martial arts technique, a chaotic azure lotus blooming behind him, countless green energies spreading like waves, healing the injured cultivators around.

“You all die!” The recovered Hong Qianye stood up, exuding a blazing red pillar of fire, looking furious like a wrathful fire god.

She promptly roasted every Beast Clan member in sight, leaving nothing but ashes, pouring out her pent-up frustration and resentment.

“Kill!!!”

The cultivators launched a full counterattack.

Before long, they had wiped out the Beast Clan completely, annihilating the race.

“Everyone, look, it’s Senior Ye!”

Suddenly, someone exclaimed–