Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 652

The messenger was once a small cultivator from ancient times. Back then, saints were rare, and the Immortal Emperor was the pinnacle of strength. Liu Huangshu was the strongest formation master in all the realms and was dubbed the Master of Formations!

In those days, Liu Huangshu was incredibly splendid in his eyes, holding a status just below that of the saints of that era!

Later, when the Nine Nether alliance attacked the Kunlun Realm, Liu Huangshu set up an unparalleled formation, pulling a fast one and turning the tide of battle, causing a stir throughout the universe, his fame surpassing even his past glory!

Such a genius at the level of formations commanded respect even from the Lord of the Divine Court, who dared not treat him lightly!

A little guy like him could only look up to such figures!

As time changed, more and more experts broke through to the Saint-level.

For example, he, once an unknown small cultivator, has now grown into a bona fide Saint-level expert, shaking the world.

However, that existence he once looked up to has stagnated, reduced to an insignificant figure.

The title of Master of Formations was no longer suitable for him!

Because Liu Huangshu was at most a pseudo-Array Saint, and there were many Array Saints stronger than him in this era. Just pulling one out could crush Liu Huangshu!

In simple terms, Liu Huangshu’s constant stay in the Immortal Realm caused his cultivation to lag behind, and his formation skills became severely outdated.

So, seeing this once-revered genius of formations reduced to such a state, the messenger couldn’t help but feel a mix of pity, disdain, and mockery!

He thought Liu Huangshu was too foolish, unable to adapt, choosing to stubbornly cling to a hopeless place to achieve an unrealistic goal, wasting a lot of time and energy over the years, severely hindering his own future.

You have to know.

In that era, if the other side had been willing to forsake the Immortal Realm and serve under the Lord of the Divine Court, their treatment would have been extremely high, possibly becoming a leader among countless formation masters, with great power and influence.

Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as “what if”!

Feeling the malice in the messenger’s words, Liu Huangshu gritted his teeth, his heart filled with a complicated mixture of emotions.

Back then, he ignored the Divine Court’s invitation and chose to steadfastly defend the Kunlun Realm for the sake of one day restoring it.

For so many years, he had been waiting, waiting until the seas run dry and the stones crumble.

For this, he lost opportunities for personal development, remaining stagnant in this world, stuck in retrogression.

He desperately wanted to see the Kunlun Realm return to its peak!

However, before that day arrived, the balance he had maintained for years was shattered.

A Half-Saint army was marching towards the Immortal Realm; once the Immortal Realm fell, the Kunlun Realm would inevitably be caught up in this turmoil.

After all, the balance had been broken; if the Nine Nether could send out Half-Saints, the Divine Court could do the same.

What kind of scene would that create?

The thought chilled him to the bone!

“I hope the Divine Court can muster more strength; the Immortal Realm needs to exist…”

Liu Huangshu, now in a desperate position, spoke with an increasingly humble tone, his once-glorious stature now reduced to pleading, hoping the Divine Court would spare the Immortal Realm a chance to survive.

This world harbored not only countless vibrant lives but also his years of hopes and efforts.

Like a child he had raised by himself, watching the child about to be harmed—how could he bear it?

The messenger wasn’t impressed at all, sneering, “Enough with the theatrics, Liu Master, don’t play that game with me. Everything is driven by the greater trend; I advise you to prepare yourself psychologically. If the Immortal Realm perishes, the Divine Court will still be willing to take you in out of respect for the past!”

With that, a flash from the mirror, and the messenger’s figure vanished.

Liu Huangshu, with a defeated expression, slumped to the ground, speechless for a long time, struggling to accept this reality.

Ever since eliminating the Undying Blood Clan, an ominous premonition had settled within him, and he hadn’t expected it to come true so quickly!

“Ah, I can only take things step by step now, hoping the reinforcements from the Divine Court are reliable…”

After a long while, Liu Huangshu sighed deeply.

Facing the Half-Saint army, the Guardian Formation he painstakingly arranged would be easily torn apart like paper!

It was utterly insignificant!

In the days that followed.

The Immortal Realm remained calm and peaceful, with countless cultivators unaware that the outside world had turned into a chaotic mess.

Because the Immortal Realm served as the catalyst, leading the Nine Nether and Divine Court to send out their Half-Saint armies to clash with one another, both sides battling with the stars trembling and days turning to darkness!

One day.

The Immortal Realm suddenly began to tremble for no reason, followed by waves of horrifying auras cascading from the endless heavens.

Crack!

The realm barriers were forcibly ripped apart with numerous gaps appearing, and through them emerged groups of figures in various attires—men with piercing gazes and haughty expressions, women with formidable presences, and an overpowering aura.

All of them were at the Half-Saint level!

Boom!!!!!!!!!

In an instant, deafening sounds reverberated throughout the five great domains.

In the sky, lightning flashed, thunder roared, torrential winds and rains tore through, rapidly alternating between day and night, as if the world itself were collapsing!

The sudden arrival of so many Half-Saint powerhouses caused the Immortal Realm to buckle under the pressure, even the Heavenly Dao trembled, terrified and shaking, leading to this series of bizarre celestial phenomena.

“What’s happening?!”

“Who are those guys in the sky?”

“Damn, that’s terrifying!”

…

This sudden upheaval made the once peaceful Immortal Realm boil over.

The beings of the five great domains felt their scalps tingle, staring in horror at the group of god-like figures in the heavens, an ominous premonition gnawing at their insides.

The Immortal Emperors stationed at various locations were even more anxious, their eyes filled with deep fear, a chill creeping down their spines.

This was because, to their shock, each of these suddenly appeared outsiders was well beyond the Immortal Emperors in strength!

The Divine Court.

Liu Huangshu’s expression was complex as he sighed,

“The people from the Divine Court have arrived.”