Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 513

At this moment, Ye Junlin seemed to be on a self-indulgent spree, running up without a care in the world.

Everyone was left dumbfounded, disbelief plastered across their faces.

“Look, Ye Tian Emperor is already on the nine hundredth step!”

“The scariest part is he doesn’t even look like stopping! Not a hint of slowing down!”

“Wha… how can someone be this terrifyingly gifted?!”

The crowd erupted in astonishment.

As Ye Junlin got closer to the top, everyone’s hearts were lodged in their throats, as if witnessing a miracle unfolding.

“Ninety-nine steps, one hundred steps, one hundred and one steps, one hundred and two steps…”

Eternal Ancestor felt a chill run down his spine, mumbling incantations as he watched the youth ascend the highest staircase.

Soon, his pupils began to tremble, as if witnessing the most unforgettable sight of his life.

“One thousand steps!!!”

Eternal Ancestor nearly jumped out of his skin, exclaiming in shock.

That’s right.

That man had reached the pinnacle of the stairs!

He was like a racehorse far ahead, leaving the other testers in the dust.

“This…” The Giant Spirit Immortal Sovereign and company were stunned, staring blankly at Ye Junlin’s back, their hearts churning with shock.

They thought eight hundred steps was the limit, but here he was, charging straight to one thousand!

What they didn’t know was that if the Qualification Platform had more than one thousand steps, Ye Junlin could keep going!

In other words, a thousand steps was the limit of the platform, but not Ye Junlin’s limits.

Forget about a thousand steps; he could effortlessly tackle a hundred thousand steps!

Because his talent was unfathomable; in a sense, he had no limits!

In other words, he was like a conceptual deity!

“Amitabha Buddha, even the legendary form of an Immortal Emperor pales in comparison!”

Maitreya Immortal Sovereign was initially struck dumb, taking quite a while to recover, disbelief showing on his face.

It was important to note that due to the circumstances in the North Cold Immortal Domain, even he, being so close to the Immortal Emperor level, couldn’t even step on eight hundred steps.

But Ye Junlin was different; he simply strode to the one thousandth step—what on earth did that signify? Just thinking about it nearly made his head explode.

Buddha, open your eyes and see what kind of terrifying monster this is!

“Old bald donkey, you were right; this Qualification Platform really is unreliable!” Chi Xiao Immortal Sovereign seemed to have come to a realization, his eyes sparkling with wisdom, speaking solemnly.

“Uh????”

Maitreya Immortal Sovereign was left confused, his expression priceless.

The monk had already believed it, and yet you say this?

Can’t we be on the same page here?

Ye Junlin stood atop the highest step, turning around and looking down, feeling quite like he was there to dominate the peak and survey the small mountains below.

At that moment, everyone below was gazing up at him with awe!

Like mere mortals looking up at gods!

“Refreshing!”

Ye Junlin let out a long breath, feeling like he’d just played a major role, so very nice…

Meanwhile, in a space he couldn’t see, a peculiar shadow was watching the Qualification Platform, collecting all the performances of the testers.

“One thousand steps, are you kidding me? Is there really someone in this world who can reach that?!”

The speaker was the mastermind behind the Soul Heaven Secret Realm, and he had a notorious name that struck fear across the Middle Earth Immortal Domain.

He was… Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor!!

Though he indeed was an Immortal Emperor, that was in the past; now, he was just a divine soul.

The reason for creating this secret realm and setting up three trials was all to filter out the strongest talents and then seize their bodies!

Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor was self-aware enough not to try this in other immortal domains, as the other four domains each had multiple Immortal Emperors overseeing them; only the North Cold Immortal Domain lacked a single Immortal-level being.

That gave him his chance!

Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor remembered clearly that he had been critically injured and on the verge of death when he hastily fled to this place, using his last bit of strength to create the secret realm, intending to use several Immortal Emperor artifacts as bait for his meticulously planned scheme after death.

He raised the bar to the Immortal Sovereign level to attract the strongest cultivators from the North Cold Immortal Domain to compete for the Immortal Emperor artifacts, aiming to sift through them to find the most outstanding talents for his to possess.

To this end, he specifically set up three trials, the first being to test the cultivators’ qualifications.

For cultivators, talent was crucial, and as a former Immortal Emperor, he naturally placed great importance on it.

Thus, Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor constructed the Qualification Platform, using the number of steps to judge one’s personal prowess.

In his mind, stepping onto the eight hundredth step already indicated an impressive Immortal Emperor demeanor, making anyone who reached that his top candidate for possession.

Even if they couldn’t hit eight hundred steps, as long they were close, that’d still work!

He figured that with his experience of successfully promoting to Immortal Emperor, even a slight gap could be addressed!

Originally, when Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor saw Chi Xiao Immortal Sovereign reach the seven hundred and ninety-ninth step, he was thrilled and immediately considered him the top candidate for possession.

Little did he expect that the latecomer, Ye Junlin, would blast past eight hundred steps, sending Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor into a frenzy of excitement.

This was his ideal type!

And then, a shocking moment unfolded.

Ye Junlin didn’t stop at eight hundred steps but continued, leaving Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor in utter amazement.

He ultimately reached the one thousandth step!

No one knew how profoundly shaken Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor was at that moment.

Though the Qualification Platform was his creation, the remaining two hundred steps beyond eight hundred were a byproduct of his unintentional design; he wanted the platform to seem more complete.

From the beginning, Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor had never thought anyone could climb to nine hundred steps, let alone the highest one thousand!

Even if he himself were to try, he’d be lucky to hit just over eight hundred steps.

But Ye Junlin shattered that assumption!

“Eight hundred steps already suggest the bearing of an Immortal Emperor; what does one thousand steps even mean? Can someone tell me?”

Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor felt his head buzzing, too afraid to think further.

He gazed at Ye Junlin’s figure, his eyes filled with boundless heat, as if seeing an incredibly rare treasure.

With such terrifying talent, if it were in his own possession, not only would he easily return to the Immortal Emperor realm, but he could also become an existence surpassing even the legendary Immortal Emperor, no doubt about it!

“This time, I’ve truly struck gold, hahahaha…” Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor was in an incredibly excited state.

“Yuhua Sheng, just you wait; your glory won’t last long!” The next moment, he seemed to think of something, and a deep-seated hatred sparked in his eyes.

Yuhua Sheng, the founder of Yuhua Dao Palace, had recently broken through from the Immortal Sovereign realm, bearing the title of Yuhua Immortal Emperor!

At the same time, he held another identity, being the founding patriarch of the Yuhua Sect in the Eastern Domain of the Kunlun Realm!