Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 642

They never expected that Ye Junlin was actually telling the truth!

It turns out that the Eastern Peak Emperor was indeed dead, and had already been replaced by a powerful member of the Undying Blood Clan!

To think, the Undying Blood Clan had been lurking right under their noses, at the very heart of power in the Immortal Court!

Liu Huangshu felt a shiver down his spine, and a cold sweat trickled down as he grasped the terrifying implications.

The most outrageous part? He had even agreed to the establishment of the Heavenly Punishment Hall, hoping that it could uncover the Undying Blood Clan lurking within the Immortal Court!

With all this talk from the imposter, Liu Huangshu couldn’t shake off the feeling of absurdity.

Wasn’t this simply a case of the thief calling out to catch the thief?

“Ye Immortal Lord is truly amazing; he could see through the disguise of the Eastern Peak Emperor at a glance!”

“If it weren’t for Ye Immortal Lord, we would have all been deceived!”

“No wonder the employment system of the Heavenly Punishment Hall is so frivolous; it turns out this monster did it on purpose! The goal was to sow discord within the Immortal Court!”

“This guy just wants to stir the pot, using this as cover for his companions. Now I want to know how many more Undying Blood Clan are still hiding in the Immortal Court right now?”

…

There was a brief silence in the hall, which quickly erupted into chaos.

The Immortal Emperors felt humiliated and enraged, realizing they had been played for fools, and they harbored deep hatred towards the Undying Blood Clan!

At the same time, their trust in Ye Junlin reached a peak, believing he was the savior of the Immortal Court!

After all.

To be able to see through the disguise of the Undying Blood Clan with the naked eye is quite a unique skill in today’s world!

“Haha, I knew Ye Immortal Lord was right!” Bu Qianfan exclaimed in excitement.

In the crowd.

Yuhua Sheng’s eyes widened, his pupils quaking.

Watching the Undying Blood Clan member being knocked down to the ground with a single punch, his heart surged with storms, a chilling dread coursing up his spine, nearly exploding his skull!!

“How is it possible? This Ye Tian Emperor is this powerful?”

Yuhua Sheng suddenly realized the severity of the situation, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, sliding down his cheeks.

That imposter pretending to be the Eastern Peak Emperor was, in fact, the same boatman who had met with him not long ago.

As for the Eastern Peak Emperor, he had been ambushed and taken down by him and several other Blood Emperors long ago.

The one secretly assuming his identity was a powerful Undying Blood Clan member, only second to the Luantian Blood Emperor, known as Xue Ze!

Later, when the Luantian Blood Emperor was exposed, the Immortal Court was thrown into turmoil over an internal investigation, and Xue Ze took the opportunity to propose the establishment of the Heavenly Punishment Hall under the guise of being the Eastern Peak Emperor.

On the surface, the Heavenly Punishment Hall was meant to help the Immortal Court eradicate internal threats, but in reality, it was a chaotic congregation of misfits.

Under Xue Ze’s deliberate indulgence and manipulation, members of the Heavenly Punishment Hall ran rampant outside, wielding authority like a feather duster, while oppressing the loyal, turning the Immortal Court into a chaotic mess, with everyone in panic.

Moreover, to make sure the Heavenly Punishment Hall could establish itself, Xue Ze carefully orchestrated a grand scheme to use illusions to confuse its members, making them believe they had captured a real Undying Blood Clan member.

Then, with that, he eagerly promoted the Heavenly Punishment Hall, forcefully suppressing any dissenting voices.

Initially, everything seemed seamless; they thought they could smoothly sail through the final stages of the plan.

But then…

Ye Junlin exposed Xue Ze’s disguise in public, completely ruining the plan.

This meant that all the Undying Blood Clan members lurking in the Immortal Court would be drawn out one by one!

Yuhua Sheng felt like his mind was shattering, unsure of what to do, feeling as if a hand had tightly grasped his neck, making it a luxury to even breathe, his chest felt heavy and stifled.

With all the Undying Blood Clan members caught, he might also be exposed.

At that point, everything would be over!

“I told you he was fake; you just wouldn’t believe me.” Ye Junlin flicked his fingers.

“The Eastern Peak Emperor…” Liu Huangshu and the others found it hard to accept, filled with sorrow and despair.

The Eastern Peak Emperor was the most cheerful among the nine of them and the most chivalrous. Having lived from ancient times to this era, it was shocking that he had met his end at the hands of the Undying Blood Clan.

The Undying Dragon Emperor was filled with grief and rage, grabbing the barely alive Xue Ze and glared at him with blood-red slit pupils, roaring in uncontrolled fury:

“Answer me! How many of your kind are still lurking in the Immortal Court?! Who have been your spies this whole time?!”

Upon hearing this, Yuhua Sheng felt a chilling shiver down his spine, his heart racing to his throat.

Xue Ze’s face turned pale, enduring the pain in his body, he chuckled coldly, “Heh, you’ll never know.”

Ye Junlin raised an eyebrow, “With me here, what gives you the confidence to say such foolish words?”

With his broken illusionary golden eyes, capturing all the Undying Blood Clan members was easy, and he could certainly force them to reveal the identities of the spies hiding behind the scenes!

“Human race, I’ve planned everything but couldn’t anticipate that you could actually see through my disguise!” Xue Ze glared at Ye Junlin with hatred, blaming him as the culprit ruining the plans of the Undying Blood Clan.

If it weren’t for his interference, the Immortal Realm would have been overtaken by the Nine Nether Alliance long ago!

“There’s no helping it; I just have good eyesight.” Ye Junlin said matter-of-factly.

“You!”

At his words, Xue Ze’s face was filled with rage as he spat out more blood, feeling weaker than before.

Strangely enough, he should have been able to self-heal, but after receiving a punch from Ye Junlin, the injuries he sustained were so severe that even his self-healing ability seemed inadequate.

Xue Ze couldn’t believe it; the Immortal Realm had such a terrifying monster, no wonder the Luantian Blood Emperor had previously been defeated by him!

“Don’t get too cocky, we still have a slim chance of turning the tables. Though hope is bleak, we can still cause a ruckus in the Immortal Court and perish together!”

As he spoke, Xue Ze’s face turned fierce, his glare becoming razor-sharp.

“Not good, are they going to…?” Liu Huangshu felt a sense of foreboding.

“Attack!!!”

With a roar, Xue Ze shouted, filled with a sense of relentless determination, his voice echoing in all directions.

In an instant.

Several Immortal Emperors in the crowd suddenly sprang into action, each moving at breakneck speed.

Clearly, they were all disguised members of the Undying Blood Clan, and with the conspiracy exposed, they were betting everything in a desperate fight against the Immortal Court!

“That’s the Divine General commanding eighty million celestial soldiers. Who would’ve thought he was also of the Undying Blood Clan!”

“Master of the Immortal Court’s treasure house, the Haoling Star Lord, and the so-called strongest shield of the Northern Heaven Gate, the Five Extremities Battle Emperor, are also Undying Blood Clan members!!”

“Quick, stop them!”

In just moments, chaos erupted in the hall, the enraged Immortal Emperors taking action to capture these dozen or so powerful Undying Blood Clan members on the spot.

This scene was frightening to them.

Who could’ve thought that the Undying Blood Clan had infiltrated to such an extent without their knowledge?

Many significant figures of the Immortal Court had already fallen victim, quietly replaced without a sound.

If Ye Junlin hadn’t been present today, these Undying Blood Clan members would have continued to lurk amongst them, discussing serious matters of the Immortal Realm.

Then, when the time was ripe, they would have revealed their true selves and stabbed them in the back!

Just the thought of it sent chills down their spines!

“Monster, where are you fleeing to!” Bu Qianfan swung the Hantian Knife, ferociously slashing at one of the Blood Emperors.

Li Ruotong and Su Yinghuo both took action and joined the battle.

Boom~~

The entire Mi Luo Palace shook as if even the so-called first heavenly palace of the Immortal Court couldn’t withstand such an unprecedented chaos.

Suddenly.

One of the Undying Blood Clan members, risking everything, burst out of the Heavenly Palace and activated a token.

Boom!!!

In an instant, a vast light soared into the clouds, the entire Immortal Court trembled violently, countless runes darting across the void, exuding a destructive aura.

Even figures of the Immortal Emperor level would feel as insignificant as ants under such terrifying pressure!

This was because it was the strongest formation of the Immortal Court, the Guardian Formation had been activated!

“Not good, it’s the Guardian Formation I set up back then!” Liu Huangshu’s expression changed drastically, an intense wave of panic surged within him.

The Guardian Formation was his proudest masterpiece, the last super-defensive line of the Immortal Court, capable of turning the tides.

Its grade had long exceeded the Nine-Grade Dao Formation, coming close to the legendary Holy Array!

Strictly speaking, it was a relatively flawed pseudo-holy array!

Even so, the power it unleashed would threaten an ordinary Saint!

As for Half-Saints, before this Guardian Formation, they would likely perish!

This was the horror of the Guardian Formation, and the reason Liu Huangshu felt dread.

Before this, only the Great Dream Immortal Emperor held the authority to activate the Guardian Formation.

Due to the Great Dream Immortal Emperor’s loyalty to the Immortal Court and his usually easy-going nature, Liu Huangshu had placed his trust in him.

But now, even the Great Dream Immortal Emperor had been murdered and replaced by a member of the Undying Blood Clan, and thus the control of the Guardian Formation naturally fell into the hands of the enemy.

Now that the truth had come to light, the Guardian Formation had become a trump card in the hands of the Undying Blood Clan!

Although Liu Huangshu had originally established this formation to protect the Immortal Court, if it fell into the hands of someone with ill intentions, the Guardian Formation could wreak havoc internally.

Under this incomparably powerful array, even top Immortal Emperors would be reduced to ashes; it was simply beyond their ability to resist!

The Immortal Court was in grave danger!