Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 731

It was clear that everyone was utterly amazed by Xiang Jiba’s overwhelming strength, finding it quite alien.

At that moment, both sides were locked in fierce combat, unleashing massive waves of energy that shook every inch of the void.

Boom!

Ye Junlin launched the Battle Saint Fist, boldly striking out with a golden fist light that was unparalleled, swirling like a giant spiral and shattering the space in its wake, an extremely terrifying sight.

“Hmph!”

The Mysterious Person sneered as he formed a seal with his hands, black energy surged around him, and a dark light like an abyss burst forth, crazily devouring the golden fist light.

In an instant, the originally powerful golden fist light was drastically weakened, finally becoming utterly vulnerable and forcibly consumed into nothingness!

Seeing this, Ye Junlin realized how tricky the presence before him was!

“Out of options, huh?”

The Mysterious Person pressed on, extending his arms as countless black skulls flickered behind him, swarming forward in overwhelming numbers, instantly filling the air with eerie howls.

Ye Junlin’s gaze turned icy. “The battle has only just begun!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand to summon a golden Holy Sword, and with an influx of surging holy power, the sword glimmered with resplendent holy brilliance, illuminating the entire realm in golden light.

At the same time, an eternal, undying sword intent radiated from Ye Junlin, suggesting an invincibility that transcended space and time!

“This is…”

Instantly, the Mysterious Person’s heart trembled. With his sharp vision, he could clearly see how extraordinary Ye Junlin’s sword intent was.

Swoosh!

Ye Junlin swung his sword, unleashing a ground-shaking golden sword light that surged forth, its aura ethereal, as if it aimed to achieve eternal truth.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The countless black skulls in the sky were wiped out in an instant!

“This is the Eternal Sword Heart? This kid comprehended this level so quickly!”

Even for the Mysterious Person, it was hard to remain composed at this moment.

The Eternal Sword Heart was the highest level of sword heart; even in the Nine Nether Realm, few could achieve it. The most frightening part was that his opponent was still so young, with immense potential!

At this rate, who knows? He might one day reach his level!

“This kid must not be left alive!”

A fierce glint erupted in the Mysterious Person’s eyes. A powerful, deep black battle armor formed around him, and behind him were sixteen pairs of strange wings emanating a rotting aura, with ghostly green flames burning on his shoulders.

In this moment, he looked like a ruler of hell, emerging from an endless abyss, ready to plunge this world into depravity!

“Oh? You can transform too?”

Ye Junlin’s eyes sparkled with intense interest as he held the Human Sovereign Sword, exuding an aura of eternal undying sword intent.

Awakening the Eternal Sword Heart, he was unafraid of any challenge in this world!

“Nightmare Galaxy!”

With a wave of his hand, the Mysterious Person plunged the entire sky into darkness, engulfing the Kunlun Realm in shadow, where one could hardly see their hand in front of their face.

“What’s happening?” In the face of this sudden turn of events, countless beings were thrown into a panic.

Suddenly, eerie star-like entities radiating death appeared, morphing into a vast, boundless galaxy that engulfed Ye Junlin with destructive power.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Ye Junlin brandished his sword, slashing thousands of times in quick succession.

In an instant, countless eerie stars exploded into nothingness, unable to withstand the overwhelming sword intent he unleashed.

Just as the Nightmare Galaxy shattered, a terrifying figure rushed towards Ye Junlin, delivering a punch that struck fear into the heart.

“Great Void Annihilation Fist!”

The Mysterious Person’s fist glowed with a ghostly light, as if capable of annihilating everything, even time and space couldn’t withstand its power.

Boom… Boom… Boom…!!!

The immense sound of explosion echoed through the heavens and earth.

The power of the punch was incredibly fearsome, and his speed was lightning fast, with body techniques that were mysterious and unpredictable.

One had to admit, the strength the Mysterious Person displayed was extraordinary; even a 99% Saint King would likely fall before such an onslaught.

Unfortunately, Ye Junlin was the exception, for he possessed the complete Eternal Sword Heart, which alone was enough to surpass all Saint Kings!

Swish!

Countless golden sword energies soared, ripping apart the night sky and restoring light to the Kunlun Realm.

“What?”

The Mysterious Person was struck dumb.

Then, a figure with silver hair glowing brightly appeared, holding his sword upright before him.

“Hehe, it’s time to end this!”

Saying that, Ye Junlin gathered energy into a single sword strike that tore through the air.

It seemed as if the flow of time had slowed to an almost unbearable crawl, the sword light appeared to transcend through history, causing the Mysterious Person to feel an intense sense of crisis!

Crack, crack, crack…

The Mysterious Person strained to resist with all his might, yet the black armor covering him shattered, releasing wisps of black energy.

His face turned extremely grim!

Boom!

In the end, with a thunderous roar, he was sent flying, crashing into a grand palace, leaving behind ruins and billowing smoke.

At this moment, Xiang Jiba was covered in blood, bruised and battered, his eyes hollow and expression showing his humiliation.

The Mysterious Person also hadn’t anticipated that Ye Junlin’s strength would be so formidable.

Particularly with the Eternal Sword Heart, it was beyond what he could handle with his current strength.

Ye Junlin gracefully landed, stepping forward with sword drawn, pointing it at his opponent, demanding, “Now, no matter who you are, get off my friend!”

The Mysterious Person’s eyes flickered, and with a deep meaning, he responded, “Do you really think you’ve won?”

Suddenly, his pitch-black eyes glimmered with countless strange red runes intertwining, and he began to recite an incomprehensible incantation.

In an instant, a black five-point star fiend formation appeared beneath his feet, emanating the aura as if the gates of hell had been opened; this aura was despairingly cold, sending shivers through the very soul.

Ye Junlin’s heart skipped a beat; instinctively, he flashed away and found himself outside the formation in an instant.

Strangely, the five-point star fiend formation only lasted for a moment before vanishing without a trace.

A classic case of all noise, no rain!

“Are you kidding me?” Ye Junlin felt a bit puzzled, sensing that his opponent had done something sneaky, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

“Don’t worry, you’ll find out soon enough!”

The Mysterious Person chuckled coldly.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

In the next moment, Ye Junlin was shocked to discover that his cultivation was rapidly plummeting, and not just a little—a sheer cliff dive!

From his current Saint King realm, he free-fell to the True Saint realm, finally slipping entirely out of the Saint realm, halting at the Immortal King realm!

In just a few breaths, Ye Junlin went from a top-tier Saint King down to his past self as an Immortal King!

The span of this drop was unfathomably vast!

“Uh????” Ye Junlin was caught off guard; he’d never seen anything like this.

It turned out the spell his opponent had just cast could drastically reverse his cultivation!

Recalling the strange formation, Ye Junlin understood he’d been caught in its trap at that moment.

That was quite the underhanded move, truly unavoidable!

As long as one was within the formation, even for just an instant, they would suffer the spell’s influence!

Seeing that the effect had perfectly manifested, a triumphant expression spread across the Mysterious Person’s face.

At the same time, his remaining strength was swiftly dissipating, and he could no longer maintain possession of this body.

This was the double-edged sword brought about by this spell.

If he had cast it from the start, he still wouldn’t have the power to maintain it, as he wanted to eliminate Ye Junlin as a threat rather than let him linger to disrupt the bigger picture.

The reason for deploying this spell was simply that he realized he had lost; since that was the case, he might as well go for broke and take decisive action!

Thus, the Mysterious Person cast his secret spell, reducing Ye Junlin’s cultivation to the Immortal Emperor realm.

Had Ye Junlin not decisively retreated, he would have dropped even further based on this cultivation level!

“You pitiful ant, you’ve now fallen to a mere Immortal King, all those years of hard work and effort turned to nothing. I am eager to see what else you can do to stir up trouble in the upcoming conflict!”

The Mysterious Person sneered repeatedly, feeling a sense of sweet release.

An Immortal King had absolutely no significant role to play in the current situation.

In this holy war, he wouldn’t even be qualified to be cannon fodder!

As such, losing this super powerhouse meant that the Celestial Court would pose no substantial threat.

Moreover, with the dragon leaderless, it would spark a series of internal strife within the Celestial Court, potentially hastening the destruction of the Kunlun Realm, solving his major headache.

As for the Divine Court’s sworn enemy, he definitely wouldn’t have anticipated that he would pull such a despicable trick under the radar.

Thinking about this, the Mysterious Person felt immense satisfaction inside and began to laugh heartily.

“Hahaha…”

Before long, his body trembled, and the darkness of his eyes gradually faded, turning to white as he slumped lifelessly to the ground.