Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1137, The Tree with Three Thousand Light Balls

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

“Now, I am no less than the peerless geniuses of the ancient and modern eras…” Yu Zi Yu could not help but murmur to himself, while his body trembled violently.

And then, in the astonished gazes of White Tiger, Sarcosuchus, and other beings lying not far from him, a primal, ancient scroll unfolded behind him.

The scroll stretched endlessly, and radiated an unfathomably ancient aura.

Beasts thundered across the land.

Spiritual Trees surged forth in abundance.

One could even see tribes constructing altars, worshipping one Divine Tree after another, each possessing a mysterious, otherworldly presence.

Some tribes worshipped a Towering Tree wreathed in lightning, for it had brought forth the first lightning in the world, and from it had come the very first spark of fire.

Other tribes knelt before a shape-shifting tree. One moment, it resembled a Dragon, and then in another, it took the form of a Tiger. Its shape kept on changing. This tree had nurtured the various tribes in the Tenth Realm.

And these Divine Trees were all Yu Zi Yu’s various Forms.

Within the Tenth Realm, they preached wisdom, dispelled ignorance, and sowed the seeds of civilization.

Thus, countless tribes revered them.

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And with each passing worship ritual, Yu Zi Yu could feel his World Energy growing ever stronger, not from faith, but from a power far more profound.

It was as if the cycles of worlds, the passage of time, even the rise and fall of civilizations fueled the Tenth Realm, making it ever more prosperous, ever more powerful.

“The more prosperous the Tenth Realm becomes, the more terrifying my strength will be.” A subtle smile lit up Yu Zi Yu’s heart.

He understood it now, he and the Tenth Realm were one, even closer than the Nine Realms before it.

Of course, this also meant the Tenth Realm would be a forbidden zone, one that no one could set foot in, not even Nine Tails or Ling Er.

The Tenth Realm’s evolution must remain undisturbed, only Yu Zi Yu could guide it.

If outsiders were to enter, the butterfly effect could take hold, and he would no longer be able to predict its future development.

And that was something Yu Zi Yu would never allow.

Thus, even though the Tenth Realm’s Spiritual Energy was 100 times that of the Nine Realms…

Even though it was overflowing with treasures beyond number…

Yu Zi Yu forbade any outsider from setting foot within.

This realm was his Path to Ascension, everything within must remain under his control.

Even more importantly, time within the Tenth Realm flowed at a different pace than the universe outside.

As a Great World, its World Principles were entirely distinct.

If an outsider entered, they might collide with the barriers of time. If they then attempted to comprehend the Principles, they might find themselves clashing with the Tenth Realm’s own Principles.

For their own cultivation, it would be an utter disaster.

And worse still, it could disrupt the Tenth Realm’s order.

After all, the Tenth Realm had only just ascended to the rank of a Great World.

Though the world had become whole, its World Principles were still fragile, susceptible to outside influence.

If, for example, a Tier-5 Fire-Type Transcendent entered, their very act of comprehending the Principles of Fire could alter the Tenth Realm’s own Fire Principles, accelerating their development.

Over time, the Tenth Realm might morph into a world of endless flames.

And that was something Yu Zi Yu would never allow.

Thus, with the Tenth Realm’s altered time flow, any thoughts of using it for cultivation should be abandoned.

To do so was to toy with Yu Zi Yu’s Path to Ascension, a risk no one could afford to take.

*Haaa…* With a soft sigh, Yu Zi Yu understood, the Tenth Realm could not be revealed to the universe.

At least, not until it reached its pinnacle. Or unless, one day, its civilization flourished to absolute supremacy, only then would Yu Zi Yu reveal the Tenth Realm to the cosmos.

And in that moment, a peerless civilization would emerge, shaking the myriad races of the universe.

Just like the Blood Sea Daoist, that unparalleled genius who once forged an entire Blood Sea Civilization.

With a faint smile, Yu Zi Yu found himself anticipating the civilization his Tenth Realm would one day create.

Be that as it may, Yu Zi Yu had no time to dwell on such matters. Currently, what he needed most was to temper himself further.

After all, the time left for him to refine his power was scarce.

When the day came to invade the Elemental Clan, to storm the headquarters of the First Tower of the World, he, the Hegemon of this era would inevitably take action.

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However, at this moment, Yu Zi Yu involuntarily took a glance at the Tenth Realm, now transformed into a vast scroll, manifesting within the Starry Sky…At the countless towering altars, standing high and proud… At the numerous tribes bowing in reverence…

Seeing this, his gaze could not help but in a daze.

Once upon a time, he had admired that mighty existence, the Willow Tree that had attained the Dao, shrouded in mist, bearing three thousand radiant spheres upon its back.

Each of those spheres was the manifestation of a world.

Within each sphere lay an entire realm, brimming with ancient kingdoms, where countless Gods and Demons prostrated themselves in worship, their sacred chants resonating through the cosmos.

Three thousand worlds, with endless Gods and Demons prostrating to it.

The spheres of light radiating a hazy light, enveloping that lone transcendent figure in an eternal, immortal radiance.

And now… Was he not the same?

He bore upon his back a Great World, with nine Small Worlds orbiting around him.

Within those worlds, civilizations flourished, countless prodigies rose and thrived, bowing in reverence before him.

His branches were as crystalline as jade, and he was surrounded by hazy glows of nine colors, which made him appear like a Supreme Being of the cosmos, seemingly immortal and eternal.

“Hahahahahaha!” Suddenly, a booming laughter erupted from him, carrying an indescribable sense of liberation, a mix of pride and exhilaration.

The Three Thousand Daos, though differed in ways, but they all ultimately led to the same truth.

In the end, he had set foot upon the same path as that legendary being.

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At that very moment…

*Boooom, booooom…*

Spiritual Energy roared around Yu Zi Yu, and his Dao Heart neared a state of flawless perfection, reaching an unparalleled clarity.

The Dao Heart, it was the heart that seeks the Dao.

As he was filled with boundless ease and joy, it lifted his Dao Heart to a higher state once more.

And as it ascended, the universe itself seemed to become clearer,  while his mastery over his own power subtly yet undeniably deepened.

This was an opportunity, an immeasurable fortune.

To have one’s Dao Heart illuminated was no lesser than an epiphany.

Yu Zi Yu had always been able to trigger enlightenment at will, drawing from his Evolution Points whenever he pleased.

However, this clarity of the Dao Heart was something truly rare and irreplaceable.

Thus, this moment of Dao Heart attaining clarity was an even greater treasure than any mere enlightenment.