Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 517

The Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor said meaningfully, “It’s quite simple, I need your Divine Souls!”

Within his words, a terrifying killing intent lurked.

“What?! ” Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

At the same time, they found it utterly ridiculous that a dignified Immortal Emperor had gone to such lengths to set a trap just for the Divine Souls of these Immortal Sovereigns?

That’s quite a stretch!

Eternal Ancestor held back his inner fear, cautiously saying, “Predecessor, to you, we’re just a bunch of ants. Why bother coming all the way here to set this up?”

“Hmph, do you think I want to?!”

The Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor seemed to have hit a nerve, his emotions surged as he shouted:

“If it weren’t for my physical body being shattered beyond repair, would I stoop to doing this? If I wanted to harm you, I would’ve captured you all long ago!”

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, shock visible in their eyes.

This statement carried a lot of information!

So, the other party was heavily injured and on the brink of death in the Middle Earth Immortal Domain, and that’s why he fled to the North Cold Immortal Domain, ultimately using the little remaining strength to create this Secret Realm to lure them in.

A towering Immortal Emperor could be pushed to such extremes?

Who exactly was behind this?

“I see now, the earlier Trial Stage was designed to filter out the most suitable candidates for possession, and the test for the third stage was actually meant to force our Divine Souls out of our bodies so that you would have an opportunity to seize them!”

Eternal Ancestor’s face turned grim. “As for those five Immortal Emperor Artifacts, they’re all fake!”

In an instant, everyone looked distraught, feeling as if they had been led by the nose.

If they had known, they wouldn’t have come. They had all been deceived!

“Wrong!”

The Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor corrected them, “The five Immortal Emperor Artifacts are real; after all, to get the fish to bite, you first need to have delicious bait. It’s just that you’re destined not to take them with you, heh.”

“Amitabha Buddha, Predecessor, why commit such heinous acts? It would be better to lay down the sword and attain Buddhahood,” Maitreya Immortal Sovereign pressed on with gritted teeth.

To be fair, he truly didn’t want to die here.

“Ants like you think you deserve to preach in front of this Immortal Emperor?”

“Do you really think just because your Divine Soul has reached ten thousand zhang, you qualify to compete with me?”

“You probably don’t know why I’m called the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor!”

As he spoke, the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor’s mind stirred, and his entire Divine Soul began to surge rapidly at an unbelievable speed.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom~!!!

First several tens of thousands of zhang, then easily breaking through one hundred thousand zhang, and the height kept skyrocketing, seemingly without limit.

Two hundred thousand zhang, three hundred thousand zhang, four hundred thousand zhang, five hundred thousand zhang, six hundred thousand zhang, seven hundred thousand zhang…

Breaking through to a million zhang!

And it continued!

Seeing this, everyone was left dumbfounded, their inner fear escalating.

Rumbling…

Soon, a colossal figure appeared, its vast body akin to an insurmountable divine mountain, overwhelming everyone with an almost suffocating pressure.

Twenty-nine million zhang!!!

That’s right, the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor’s Divine Soul hovered at twenty-nine million zhang!

Before him, even Maitreya Immortal Sovereign, at a mere hundred thousand zhang, looked like a bug—utterly insignificant.

“How is this possible…” The cultivators looked up at the vast figure, a great despair looming over them, leaving them feeling utterly hopeless.

The gap was just too huge!

Not even on the same scale!

A Divine Soul at such heights could easily crush them with a mere foot!

“This is the Divine Soul of an Immortal Emperor? The difference with an Immortal Sovereign is so vast!” Chi Xiao Immortal Sovereign was so frightened his scalp went numb, chills running down his spine.

“Heh, do you think every Immortal Emperor’s Divine Soul can be compared to mine?”

“Even a newly ascended Immortal Emperor’s Divine Soul could at most reach five hundred thousand zhang, while with my cultivation level, it should normally be eight hundred thousand zhang.”

“The reason I’ve reached this height is that I primarily practice Soul Martial Arts Techniques, using the Divine Souls of cultivators as nourishment, ultimately attaining my path through the Soul! Henceforth, I am the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor!”

The Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor said, full of pride.

And because of this, he was able to survive relying on his Divine Soul.

“Predecessor, can’t you spare us and form a good relationship instead…” Maitreya Immortal Sovereign, knowing the gravity of the situation, spoke humbly.

“An ant like you thinks you’re worthy of forming ties with me?” The Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor had long been displeased with this old bald man; without any hesitation, he reached out to grab him.

“No, you can’t do this!”

Maitreya Immortal Sovereign was seized like a candy, struggling desperately, terror now evident on his face, unlike his earlier calm demeanor.

The Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor tossed him into his mouth, directly swallowing him whole!

A scream echoed through the skies, only to be abruptly cut off.

Witnessing this, Chi Xiao Immortal Sovereign and the others were left shivering, their faces full of despair.

“Great Lord!”

The accompanying Buddhist Sect powerhouses cried out in grief.

After all, Maitreya Immortal Sovereign was a leader figure of the Extreme Joy Great Domain, and now that his Divine Soul had been devoured, it signified his downfall.

“The taste was just average.” Looking down at the tiny figures beneath him like ants, the Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor wore a cruel smile.

This feeling of casually trampling on others’ lives, controlling their life and death, is truly marvelous!

“It’s over, we’re done for.” Many powerhouses despaired, filled with regret.

“Who would have thought this is how I’d meet my end…” Chi Xiao Immortal Sovereign mocked himself with a mournful look.

“Ye, my friend, I’m sorry. I led you here to your death; you can deal with me however you wish,” Eternal Ancestor said to the young man beside him, face full of guilt, knowing there was no hope for survival.

Because he was the one who informed the others about the Secret Realm, the main responsibility lay with him.

If it weren’t for him, the others wouldn’t have followed him to their doom.

Invisibly, feelings of shame, self-blame, and regret swirled within Eternal Ancestor.

“Ugh, thankfully Luo didn’t come with me. With her supporting the Eternal Immortal Sect, the future will still be bright…” Suddenly, Eternal Ancestor thought of something and sighed inwardly.

Even without him, with Luo Qingwu holding down the fort for the Eternal Immortal Sect, they could maintain their status in the Blue Sky Great Domain, and with her outstanding talent, she was likely to break through to Immortal Emperor status; the future of the sect would certainly be glorious.

This was the only solace for Eternal Ancestor.

At this moment, Ye Junlin didn’t pay any attention to Eternal Ancestor; or rather, he didn’t have the mood to dwell on such matters.

What was urgent now was to come up with a countermeasure!

Yet right now, he only had a Divine Soul, and the connection with his external body had been completely severed. Considering the current situation, what advantage did he have left?

Was he really going to fall here?

The Soul Heaven Immortal Emperor’s gaze swept across the crowd until it landed on the silver-haired youth, chuckling, “Kid, you might be the biggest treasure I’ve found so far. Once I take over your body, I’ll soar to new heights and soon become the strongest in the Immortal Realm!”

“As thanks, let me personally send you on your way!”

With that, he stretched out a giant hand, reaching for Ye Junlin.