Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 677

Compared to the uproar currently happening in the Holy Realm, the news about Panlong Wusheng elevating to Saint Ancestor has swept through the universe like a storm, making countless beings aware of it.

You gotta understand, the Holy Martial Realm ranks seventy on the list of the Divine Court, and now that Panlong Wusheng has broken through to become a Saint Ancestor, this means the rank of the Holy Martial Realm qualifies to kick it in the top thirty!

Both the individual’s prestige and the world’s influence have shot up significantly!

Meanwhile…

The Cultivators stationed in the Holy Realm from the Divine Court have all packed up and set off to report back to their respective worlds, except for Xiang Jiba, who stayed behind, hoping for one last shove…

“What did you say?”

In the Great Hall, Liu Huangshu looked grim as he questioned the reflection in the mirror.

Thanks to a message from a previous envoy of the Divine Court, he finally learned about the chaos erupting outside.

Because of the loss of face recently, Nine Nether had actually launched a devastating Destruction Order against the newly risen Holy Realm!

This was a Destruction Order of doom! No medium-sized Saint World could withstand it, let alone one like theirs still in the early stages of development!

“Who told you to handle things so brutally, provoking those lunatics from Nine Nether into a frenzy?” sneered the envoy of the Divine Court.

Liu Huangshu’s eyes were bloodshot, “Are you saying we should just give up and let them slaughter us from the start? We were only making a reasonable counterattack!”

“Enough! I don’t want to waste time arguing with you. It seems you’ve broken through to become a Saint, haven’t you?” The envoy of the Divine Court straightforwardly cut to the chase, uninterested in the back-and-forth.

Since the Immortal Realm upgraded to the Holy Realm, some Immortal Emperors had triggered their Half-Saint Tribulations and broken through to Half-Saint.

Among them, Liu Huangshu was somewhat special; a long time ago, he was a fake Formation Saint capable of setting up formations that threatened Saints. Leveraging this huge advantage, he gathered Saint-level materials to resist the tribulations and emerged unscathed.

Now, he was a True Saint!

Having reached the required cultivation level, he had transformed from a fake Formation Saint into a real deal!

Formation Saints were ranked from level one to nine.

A level one Formation Saint could set up low-grade True Saint-level Great Formations, while level two could set up mid-grade, level three could handle upper-grade, and so forth.

Liu Huangshu, accumulating his skills, smoothly became a level one Formation Saint, capable of setting up low-grade True Saint-level Great Formations, which held considerable strategic value at this level.

This is precisely why the envoy of the Divine Court took him seriously.

He knew Liu Huangshu had once been a formation genius during the Celestial Era, claimed as the best formation master among the myriad worlds. But due to environmental constraints, he had stagnated at being a fake Formation Saint.

Now that his cultivation level had caught up, aided by his profound knowledge of formations, he had leaped into the role of a Formation Saint!

Liu Huangshu said grimly, “And so what? What difference does it make?”

“Haha, let me be straightforward. If you’re willing, I can recommend you to the Ten Thousand Forms Formation Palace. With your talent and skills, you could achieve greatness!”

The envoy smiled, his attitude markedly different from before.

If Liu Huangshu agreed, he, as the intermediary, would also reap rich rewards from the Divine Court.

It’s a win-win!

Liu Huangshu saw through his intentions and snorted coldly, “Thanks for the offer, but I’m not interested.”

Seeing the outright rejection, the envoy’s smile froze on his face, barely containing his frustration as he gritted his teeth, “Formation Saint Liu, you jest. Someone with your talents should be cultivating in the Ten Thousand Forms Formation Palace, not wasting away here!”

Liu Huangshu replied icily, “When such events transpired back then, I didn’t flee the battlefield, and I’m not about to start now!”

The envoy of the Divine Court, his forehead throbbing in anger, shouted, “You stubborn old mule, don’t overestimate yourself! Do you really think with your current formation skills, you can still turn the tide like before?”

“You’re just an ordinary Formation Saint now; you won’t be able to withstand the Nine Nether Army when they arrive!”

Clearly, Liu Huangshu’s stubbornness had pushed the envoy to the edge.

At that moment, a youthful voice came from outside, “I want to see which dog is barking!”

Ye Junlin stepped in, wearing a mischievous grin as he stared at the elegantly dressed figure in the mirror.

“Ye little friend, what brings you here?” Liu Huangshu turned, surprised.

Ye Junlin shrugged, “I was planning to discuss something with you, but I just happened to hear a dog barking, and it sure was aggressive.”

The implication was dripping with sarcasm.

Hearing this, the envoy of the Divine Court was about to explode with rage; it was clear he was being called a dog raised by the Divine Court!

He forced himself to remain calm, fixing his gaze on the silver-haired youth, sneering, “You must be the lord of the Celestial Court?”

Ye Junlin stood with his hands behind his back, coolly replying, “That’s right.”

“What a pity! You could’ve relied on the Divine Court to maintain that fragile balance, but you chose to go it alone just to satisfy your own desires. Now that the Nine Nether Army is approaching, you, the so-called Celestial Court lord, will have nowhere to run. How amusing!” laughed the envoy mockingly.

The underlying tone meant that he was already abandoned by the Divine Court, and would die waiting here for his ignorance.

Ye Junlin raised an eyebrow, glancing at Liu Huangshu, noticing the latter’s sour expression and realizing he already had a grasp of the situation.

Looks like Nine Nether was sending him some experience points again!

Good news!

And by the looks of it, this time it’d be quite the spectacle!

Besides, Nine Nether was his big client, always dropping off people and experience points for him, while the Divine Court? Nothing to compare!

Thinking about this, Ye Junlin looked at the envoy of the Divine Court with a mix of disdain and disgust.

You folks are real penny pinchers, making a ruckus without giving anything in return…

The envoy’s brows furrowed, feeling something was oddly off with this Celestial Court lord’s demeanor. Why wasn’t he panicking at all?

“Go back and tell your master, establishing the Celestial Court is just the first step. Eventually, we will gradually supplant the Divine Court. From now on, all starry races will be under the Celestial Court’s jurisdiction. We are the rightful ones!” Ye Junlin declared forcefully, exuding an air of undeniable authority.

Liu Huangshu was left in a daze, his eyes soon widening.

Seriously, you dare to say that?!

The envoy of the Divine Court practically turned to stone, his mind racing as he reacted, pointing a shaking finger in rage and shouting, “You’re so bold! How dare you insult the current Divine Court? Such treason must be punished!”

He genuinely hadn’t anticipated Ye Junlin would so fearlessly drop such words right in front of him.

What do you mean replacing the Divine Court? The Celestial Court is the rightful side?

Rumor has it that the Divine Court was established not long after the universe was born, ruling over vast territories with countless worlds under its wing, only Nine Nether posing any challenge to it!

The divine supremacy concept rooted deep within countless Cultivators from the Celestial Era to the Holy Era.

Who would dare speak ill of the Divine Court other than Nine Nether?

But now, there was a human native boldly insulting the Divine Court right in front of the envoy, leaving the latter astonished and infuriated.

“Calm down! One day, I will personally visit the Divine Court and have the Divine Court Lord recognize the legitimacy of my Celestial Court! Of course, if he’s smart about it, he could also come to visit me in person. Maybe I’ll even appoint him as a proper flagbearer…” said Ye Junlin, his tone laden with implications.

The position of flagbearer of the Human Sovereign Banner is no small matter!

As for the role of flagbearer, the envoy of the Divine Court wasn’t clear on what that position entailed, but the whole statement was a direct insult to the Divine Court Lord’s authority.

Out in the open, that would be a death sentence. At best, he’d annihilate the affiliated powers, at worst, wipe out the entire world, cleansing that heavy sin with blood!

“You’re simply courting death! Because of your foolishness and arrogance, this world’s beings will face a catastrophic disaster!” The envoy of the Divine Court screamed hysterically.

Swish, the mirror shimmered, and he vanished, as Liu Huangshu, in a moment of panic, shut it off.

His heart raced, fine beads of sweat pooling on his forehead.

Even though he had longstanding grievances against the Divine Court due to historical factors, hearing Ye Junlin’s words made his heart feel like it was about to burst.

“Finally, the barking has stopped.” Ye Junlin chuckled.

Suddenly, he noticed Liu Huangshu looking at him with a complicated expression, “Old Liu, what’s with that look?”

Liu Huangshu appeared somewhat strange, “Were you serious about what you just said?”

“Of course,” replied Ye Junlin.

“Uh…”

Liu Huangshu felt he had underestimated this youth’s confidence, sensing an air of fearlessness as if he was daring to challenge the Divine Court Lord directly.

You gotta know, regardless of the era, the Divine Court Lord was universally acknowledged as the strongest. Now so many years later, he had long cemented his status like Creation Saints; his position was unshakeable.

“Ah, even if you have extraordinary talent, with the current situation, do you think you can grow to that point?” Reflecting on their predicament, Liu Huangshu sighed inwardly.

He felt time was truly too tight, providing no opportunity for proper development.

That small spark of potential had yet to ignite into a roaring flame before it would be snuffed by the impending blizzard!

Unwilling, he felt a deep sense of reluctance!