Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100 Chapter 1498 Ascension to 2nd Rate Forces?

"He did it. He defeated the elven woman on the ninety-eighth floor."

Suddenly, Joe's voice echoed loudly through the space as he jumped up in total astonishment. His previous calm and assured attitude had vanished entirely. Disbelief covered his face while his gaze stayed locked on the projection displaying the Combat Legion Tower's interior.

The Combat Tower had belonged to the Violet Star Palace for millennia until one of its structures was handed over to the Black Dragon Clan via an old bet between their forebears.

Over all that time, numerous disciples of the Violet Star Palace had tried to overcome the tower. Among them were brilliant prodigies who ranked at the top of their eras.

Still, not a single one had managed to overcome the elven woman who protected the ninety-eighth floor.

Her being had gradually become a legend inside the tower.

All disciples arriving at that level had ultimately succumbed to her immense power. Even the brightest talents who nearly triumphed fell short against her frightening agility and the might of her Heavenly Luminance Sacred Bloodline.

Gradually, the idea of beating her evolved into a near-mythical notion.

To Violet Star Palace disciples, she stood as an unbeatable presence in the Combat Tower. Her spot on the ninety-eighth floor represented an unbreakable barrier that nobody had breached.

Joe understood this fact more than most.

Before, he had boasted about Max's abilities and likened him to talents raised by the Divine Realm's top-tier powers. But in his core, he never really thought Max could topple the elven woman.

The power gap between the ninety-seventh floor fighters and the ninety-eighth was vast. The elven woman wasn't just another tower keeper. She was a mythic entity whose remnant had ruled that level for ages.

But Max achieved the unthinkable.

He didn't just beat her; he did so with remarkable simplicity.

The clash unfolded quickly and conclusively. Starting from Max's last surge of velocity until the elven woman faded into shimmering golden particles, the whole encounter wrapped up so fast that many onlookers barely grasped it.

Joe remained rooted, gazing at the projection in awed quiet as the truth dawned on him bit by bit.

Max had just done what no Violet Star Palace genius had pulled off over thousands of years.

Joe shifted his eyes to the Black Dragon Clan's seven family heads and addressed them with a reflective look.

"Looks like inviting him to the training camp paid off," he stated evenly. "Given Max's gifts, he's bound to stun every group in the training camp."

He stopped briefly before going on.

"The Cosmic Ascension Conference is still years off. Should Max boost his power more in the interim, he could well spark wonders there too. Should that occur, your Black Dragon Clan might climb to second-rate status, or even rank among the elite first-rate ones."

On this occasion, Joe avoided his usual haughty manner. His voice held the sincerity of chatting with partners, not foes. Seeing Max's display in the Combat Legion Tower shifted his view. Now he saw plainly that the Black Dragon Clan had unearthed something remarkable.

They hadn't just spotted a skilled follower.

They had found a jewel.

A rough jewel with potential that challenged the usual bounds on typical prodigies.

Joe's statements stirred subtle thrill in the seven family heads. Grins spread on their faces as they shared looks among themselves. For ages, the Black Dragon Clan was seen as the feeblest third-rate power in the Divine Realm. Thus, their goals stayed restrained.

Just advancing to a top third-rate power would have pleased them fully.

Yet that aim had always felt dauntingly out of reach.

In the Divine Realm, all hinged on power and ability. Only forces with prodigies who could match those of major groups could climb. Lacking such people made shifting rank in the Divine Realm's order nearly unattainable.

That order rested on one key happening.

The Cosmic Ascension Conference.

True to its title, the Cosmic Ascension Conference wasn't a basic contest in one star realm or zone. It spanned the whole Divine Realm.

In the event, prodigies from myriad star realms assembled to vie with each other. Entrants hailed from all force tiers. Learners from third-rate groups, emerging stars from mighty second-rate ones, and even fearsome talents from first-rate powers all entered the same field.

The count of prodigies joining this gathering hit an inconceivable height.

It could readily climb to trillions in total.

Such a figure seemed absurd at first. But in the Divine Realm's expanse, it was commonplace. The precise count of star realms dotting the Divine Realm remained unknown. The cosmos held endless worlds teeming with cultivators, each yielding its batch of prodigies.

The Cosmic Ascension Conference invited entrants from every such star realm.

This fact alone showed the event's boundless magnitude.

Throughout the Divine Realm, all major powers watched the conference outcomes closely. How their followers fared in the contest set their coming place in the realm's structure.

A power birthing superb prodigies could jump from third-rate to second-rate.

A second-rate power showing dominant might could elevate to first-rate levels.

Conversely, powers with underperforming followers might drop in rank and forfeit past sway.

Thus, the Cosmic Ascension Conference exceeded a mere contest.

It was the occurrence that realigned power dynamics across the full Divine Realm.

Hence, the Cosmic Ascension Conference was hailed as the grandest event in the Divine Realm. Every prodigy aiming to etch their legacy yearned to grace that platform and showcase their might to the myriad influences observing from the stars.