Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1127, Surging Killing Intent

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

“Run… I must immediately escape!” Seeing Yu Zi Yu suddenly unleash a lightning palm that blotted out the sky, the King of Lightning was utterly dumbfounded.

As the beloved son of the Lightning Element, he deeply understood the sheer terror of that palm.

It was far more dreadful than the lightning he could summon, even with the aid of the Grimoire.

It was a qualitative difference between the energies, something he could never hope to close.

Without wasting a moment on another thought, his entire being transformed into a streaking bolt of lightning, fleeing toward the farthest reaches of the Starry Sky.

However, deep down, he knew his fate was sealed.

Never in their wildest imagination had they suspected that the Demon Court’s Supreme Lord possessed such a trump card.

Had they known, they would never… never… have dared to challenge him.

To be shielded by a Primordial Imperial Artifact… that was a privilege beyond even the reach of Half-Step Eternals.

A bitter sorrow swelled in his heart as the King of Lightning summoned the Grimoire’s power once more, pushing his speed to its very limits.

His mind was made up: once he returned to his Clan, he would lead them deep into the cosmos — far beyond the Lord of Demon Court’s reach.

He knew that as terrifying as his enemy was, his influence could not yet stretch across every corner of the universe.

He resolved to hide with his people for a millennium or longer, until their Clan produced a Hegemon. Only then would they have a sliver of hope for survival.

As for himself… he doubted he would ever become a Hegemon. Activating the Grimoire had drained him far too deeply.

His body was in ruins. Even his Quintessence, the very core of his being, was grievously depleted.

And now, his final hope—to capture a Divine Form of the Supreme Lord of the Demon Court—was gone.

He was completely crushed, not only his body but his whole future.

With a bitter smile, the King of Lightning accepted his fate.

All that remained was to burn the last flickering embers of his broken body to shield the Elemental Clan for just a little longer.

…

However, just as he was about to vanish into the distance like a bolt of lightning, from within the colossal world unfurling behind Yu Zi Yu, like an ancient painting come to life, a spear slowly emerged.

The spear was kilometers long. Its entire body was lined with rotating gears.

The moment it appeared, time itself seemed to have come to a halt.

The Starry Sky stood still.

However, this was the Spear of Time, born from the Timeless Divine Tree, now fully fused into the Tenth Realm.

“Shoot him down,” a cold voice echoed, trembling the entire Starry Sky.

Then, a streak of light flashed across the starry void.

No one saw it.

No one sensed it.

All of a sudden, a solitary ray of light had appeared out of nowhere, piercing through the endless expanse of space.

*Booooom…* A sudden explosion shattered the frozen silence, and the cosmos started spinning once more.

When everyone regained their senses, they saw a spear, vast and boundless, piercing through the Starry Sky, as though it stretched into infinity.

However, it was not really stretching to infinity, it was simply too fast, too fast, leaving behind endless afterimages.

Until…

*Booooom…* With a deafening roar, the King of Lightning’s figure jerked to a halt.

Slowly lowering his head, his eyes fell upon a silver spear tip, protruding from his chest.

*Haha… Haha…* A bitter, broken laugh escaped his lips.

He understood, it was over.

He had not even had the chance to resist.

Once that Supreme Lord had reached the Seventh Order, undergoing a complete metamorphosis, he was no different from a true Hegemon.

Before his breakthrough, he could already fight three at once, and clash head-on with three Imperial Artifacts. And now that he had ascended, his power could no longer be measured by common sense.

*Puff…* A mouthful of Lightning Essence spurted out from the King of Lightning’s lips.

At this point, even maintaining his Humanoid Form became impossible.

His entire body was fading away.

“Lord Imperial Artifact… please… return to protect my people…” With one last, agonizing cry, the King of Lightning poured the last of his strength into his plea.

*Booooom…* With a thunderous explosion, the bronze spear in Yu Zi Yu’s hand, one again shot toward the depths of the Starry Sky, propelled by the surge of lightning.

There, the Vice Patriarch and Elders of the Elemental Clan were waiting.

…

Right then…

<Ding! You killed a Tier-6 Elemental. Evolution Points +2,000,000,000>. Ability obtained—Lightning Heart.>

Hearing this familiar notification, the corners of Yu Zi Yu’s lips curled slightly.

[But, this is only the beginning. Since they dared to strike at me, did they truly believe I would take it lying down? No! They should have known better! Retaliation is inevitable, but this is not just any retaliation. It will be vengeance beyond imagination! Surely, they must have considered the consequences!]

Taking one last deep look at the Grimoire, which was now fleeing into the distance, Yu Zi Yu turned his gaze toward another direction.

He did not try to stop it.

It was not because he did not want to, but because he could not do sp.

After all, it was an Imperial Artifact. If it truly wanted to escape, even Yu Zi Yu would find it difficult to prevent.

And it was not the time to dwell on it.

Lifting his gaze, Yu Zi Yu’s eyes settled on the endless darkness, where the Shadow Lord had vanished without a trace.

As the undisputed strongest of the Shadow Clan, the Shadow Lord’s ability to meld into darkness was indeed unparalleled. Even Yu Zi Yu found it difficult to detect him.

However, it did not matter.

*Booooom…* With a thunderous roar, a blood-red Heavenly eye slowly opened upon Yu Zi Yu’s trunk.

Unlike before, this eye was now deeper, darker, more terrifying.

Its power had grown exponentially.

“Where do you think you’re going?” A cold voice echoed across the Starry Sky, as crimson light drenched the Starry Sky in a hazy red glow.

Wherever the light touched, everything fell into Yu Zi Yu’s gaze.

Even the Shadow Lord, hidden in the darkness, had nowhere to escape.

“Found you.” Yu Zi Yu chuckled softly as his eyes locked onto the fleeing Shadow Lord, whose face had gone totally pale.

Then…

*Rooooaar…* A Dragon Roar reverberated, causing the very fabric of space to tremble.

In that instant, before the horrified eyes of countless beings, the Starry Sky collapsed, as if a monstrous beast had opened its maw, biting down and devouring a chunk of the cosmos.

In that shattered expanse, one could see a colossal Azure Dragon head slowly closing its jaws.

The Grand Divine Ability—One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, not only did it enhance Yu Zi Yu’s True Body, but it also empowered his other incarnations.

Now, supported by his True Form, the Azure Dragon erupted with unprecedented might, shattering the barriers of space and void in an instant.

And with a single bite, the Shadow Lord was devoured whole.

Of course, that one streak of escaping dark light, Yu Zi Yu chose to ignore it.

The Shadow Blade, an Imperial Artifact, was not something to deal with just yet.

Once the entire Shadow Clan was exterminated, then he would handle it.

After all, the Shadow Blade, bolstered by the heritage of the Shadow Clan, still possessed formidable combat power.

If it truly wished to flee, even Yu Zi Yu would find it difficult to stop it.