Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity

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On the other side,

the Undying Blood Clan was on high alert, their members almost entirely clad in blood robes, standing densely both in the sky and on the ground. Their skin was pale as if sickly, fangs protruding from their mouths, and their eyes gleamed sharply with intensity.

From a distance, it was a striking visual impact!

Xueyan, the leader of the Undying Blood Clan, sat gracefully on a throne in the void, dressed in dark night attire, swirling a bronze three-legged cup filled with thick, crimson holy blood.

Every now and then, he’d take a sip, a hint of satisfaction gracing his pale face.

“Leader, why isn’t this energy node showing any activity? Is something wrong?” one of the blood generals tentatively asked, sensing something amiss.

To show the importance of this mission, Xueyan had even brought along the twelve Tianhuang Blood Generals, who could only be mobilized by the clan leaders.

The Tianhuang Blood Generals, as the name suggests, would chase their targets to the ends of the earth until they succeeded.

Each blood general was an elite in the Saint King Realm, possessing terrifying strength capable of dominating multiple star regions!

Upon hearing his subordinate’s words, Xueyan’s movements slightly halted, his eyes narrowing dangerously as he coldly remarked, “Are you implying that the other energy nodes have been breached?”

Sweat formed on the blood general’s forehead, and he lowered his head, stammering, “I’m merely perplexed, please forgive me, leader!”

Xueyan frowned, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

He too found it somewhat puzzling; according to the usual timeline, the accumulated energy should be nearing his location by now, yet this energy node remained silent.

The only explanation was that the preceding energy nodes had been forcefully interrupted in their accumulation process!

“Could it be that those guys are useless? How could they mess this up?” Xueyan bit out.

Suddenly,

a commotion erupted in the front ranks.

“Report! The leader of the Bone Sword Clan has escaped to our location!” a subordinate cried out in distress.

“Huh???” Xueyan was momentarily dazed, feeling utterly bewildered.

Although the Bone Sword Clan was a notch below the Undying Blood Clan, it was still one of the top three clans. How did their leader end up like this? What on earth had happened?

“Quick, bring him here! I need to ask him some questions!”

“Yes!”

When the leader of the Bone Sword Clan was brought in, his appearance was nothing short of a tragedy, covered in horrific wounds, dripping with strands of green blood, and even missing an arm. Overall, it was a pitiful sight.

“Xue brother, save me!” the Bone Sword Clan leader exclaimed, looking at him like a lost soul seeing a savior, his emotions running high.

“Who did this? Was it that Empress Fuyao?” Xueyan speculated, his expression turning suspicious.

“No, no! It wasn’t her; it was a male human native who slashed me with a sword! His blade was so fast and precise! All my subordinates were killed by him, and I barely managed to escape…”

The image of that frenzied figure wielding a knife haunted the Bone Sword Clan leader’s mind, making him tremble in fear, his expression panic-stricken.

“Hmm?”

Xueyan’s expression turned skeptical as he noticed the scars on the other’s body, which indeed were all from blades.

The Bone Sword Clan leader, after all, was a formidable master in the Saint Ancestor Realm, belonging to the top tier—not your average Saint Ancestor. Even so, he was reduced to this sorry state and fled in panic.

Xueyan was quite taken aback by this.

Boom~

Suddenly, the heavens trembled violently as a terrifying aura surged like a torrential flood.

“I know you’re here, stop hiding, and come out so I can chop you to pieces!”

Before them stood a tall man wielding a black blade, ruggedly handsome with wild hair, blue veins protruding from his neck, and eyes as blood-red as the sea, radiating a killing intent.

When he appeared, the entire sky dimmed, and many of the Undying Blood Clan instinctively felt a wave of unease, their faces flashing with fear, akin to facing a massive demon of slaughter!

Li Wujie tracked the aura here.

The Bone Sword Clan’s forces were those he had obliterated.

Of course, the process hadn’t been easy. There were still many experts in the Bone Sword Clan’s ranks, and Li Wujie had to unleash his Frantic Bloodline, using the enhanced state to forcefully break through!

Unfortunately, he had missed the Bone Sword Clan leader, who, after desperately escaping him, began a frantic flight, leading Li Wujie to this spot.

At that moment, upon seeing so many members of the Undying Blood Clan, Li Wujie felt no fear—if anything, it stirred a sense of exhilaration!

He wanted to kill, continue killing, and kill some more!

“He’s coming! He’s coming, and he’s brought a forty-meter-long blade with him!”

At that moment, the Bone Sword Clan leader’s psychological shadow expanded exponentially, causing him to lunge at Xueyan’s arm, exclaiming in panic, “Save me!”

“Get off! You useless sack of bones!”

Xueyan roughly shoved him aside, his expression dark and terrifying.

Boom!

He crushed the wine cup in his hand and abruptly stood from his throne, a pair of magnificent dark golden wings unfurling from his back, shining with a holy light yet exuding an eerie vibe.

This was the mark of the royal bloodline and the source of Xueyan’s rise to the clan leader position!

“Human, you look a bit familiar; haven’t I seen you somewhere before?”

Xueyan’s gaze was locked on Li Wujie, his mind racing to recall relevant memories.

Suddenly, he remembered—a confrontation with the genius of the Puppet Realm, but at that time, he had been thoroughly suppressed and had no strength to fight back!

And now, not much time had passed —>

since that encounter, and this person had remarkably grown to such a terrifying extent!

“Indeed, it’s all because of that ultimate treasure controlling time, speeding up the flow of time in this world, allowing these natives to make such rapid progress!”

A glint of rage ignited in Xueyan’s eyes, realizing the little insects he once viewed had evolved to this level—anyone would feel an intense sense of crisis!

“Who am I? I’m your grandpa Li!” Li Wujie shouted, disregarding the vast army of Undying Blood Clan before him.

“Seeking death!!!”

Xueyan hissed coldly and struck out with a blood-colored claw print.

A vast sense of oppression descended as the blood-red claw print thundered down.

Swish!

An astonishing black blade aura emerged in an instant.

In a split second, the blood-red claw print shattered into pieces.

Xueyan instinctively withdrew his hand, his palm quivering slightly, his face displaying a mix of surprise and anger.

Indeed, this person’s strength could not be underestimated!

“Kill! Kill! Kill!”

Li Wujie brandished his black blade and charged in, exuding an overwhelming aura.

The roiling black blade light surged forth like an immense black sea, engulfing many members of the Undying Blood Clan, leaving no burial ground for them.

“Ah…”

Screams echoed endlessly as chaos erupted on site.

This fierce and undefeated army of the Undying Blood Clan was being slaughtered mercilessly by Li Wujie!

Though the Undying Blood Clan possessed a terrifying self-healing ability, making them extremely difficult to kill, it was also quite normal for them to be slaughtered if the disparity was too great.

Moreover, with Li Wujie having grasped the Indomitable Blade Heart, paired with the Royal-grade Holy Intent and the powerful enhancement from his Frantic state, he dealt with the Undying Blood Clan as easily as chopping vegetables.

After all, even the leader of the Bone Sword Clan had fled in disgrace!

“Leader, save me! Save me!”

“Stop chopping me! Please, don’t chop anymore!”

“This is a monster, a monster!”

This undefeated army of the Undying Blood Clan faced unprecedented devastation!

Xueyan’s heart felt like it was bleeding, and with a flap of his wings, he took to the skies, shouting angrily, “Everyone, gather around me!”

As he spoke, he formed hand seals, casting spells, and a massive dark blood-patterned formation appeared above him, emanating an evil and ominous aura.

“Form the formation!”

Twelve Tianhuang Blood Generals soared into the air, aligning neatly behind Xueyan, raising their Holy Swords to funnel an endless stream of power into the dark blood-patterned formation above Xueyan.

All other members of the Undying Blood Clan transformed into blood-colored bats, rapidly gathering behind Xueyan, contributing their power under the guidance of this formation.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

Then, the dark blood-patterned formation empowered itself, and Xueyan’s aura surged violently, his eyes turning blood-red, fangs sharp, and his visage resembling that of a ferocious beast.

“Human, you’ve completely enraged me; today is your death day!”

His voice was cold, twisted, and filled with boundless killing intent.

At this moment, Xueyan was significantly stronger than before!

In this exceedingly powerful state, he launched an attack at Li Wujie.

“Blood Catastrophe Cross Slash!”