Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1198, A Name That Shakes the Stars

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

Just as the very air itself seemed to freeze…

*Crackle…* A bolt of dazzling lightning suddenly tore across the pitch-black canvas of the Starry Sky.

Eyes turned toward the source, and saw a young girl, with shoulder-length caramel hair dancing in the wind, descending upon a bolt of lightning.

“In the name of the Demon Court, I, Quinn, have come to escort you,” stated the girl calmly.

There was a radiant smile upon her face, as bright as sunlight upon morning dew.

Witnessing her sudden yet flamboyant arrival, even Shea couldn’t help but be slightly startled.

Then, a flicker of surprise flashed in her eyes, seemingly recognizing her.

Quinn, one of the three greatest prodigies of the Demon Court’s previous generation. She had vanished from the world for decades, like a shadow swallowed by history.

Never, not even in her dreams, had Shea imagined that today, here of all places, Quinn would appear, and that to welcome her.

“Alright…” Shea gave a small nod, offering no resistance.

Ascension was inevitable for the strong.

Earth could no longer contain someone as powerful as Tier-4, much less a Tier-5.

Should such powerful Transcendents unleashed their full power, the consequences would be catastrophic for the entire planet.

And that was something the Demon Court would never allow.

Ascension was the only path forward.

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Taking one final look at the girl who rode the lightning itself, Shea stepped forward.

*Booooom…* A sudden roar split the Heavens. A great storm erupted in her wake, as her figure transformed into a streak of radiant light and soared toward the Celestial Realm.

Meanwhile, on the Celestial Realm, the Demon Court’s Nine Tails, Ling Er, Golden Monkey, and others were already waiting for her, waiting for the prodigy that had shaken the entire Court.

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At the same time, deep in the far reaches of the Starry Sky…

“It seems… the ‘Summon the Eternal Dragon’ event has achieved exactly what I hoped for.” Yu Zi Yu breathed a sigh of relief, satisfaction clearly evident in his eyes.

He had paid a great price, a tenth of his own great fortune and destiny, to create this girl called Shea.

And now, he believed… that soon, the Demon Court would drown in waves of blood and chaos stirred by that very game.

And this was exactly what he wanted.

It was akin to cultivating Poisonous Gu, and it demanded some sacrifice.

However, if the sacrifice birthed a Tier-6, or even someone stronger, then it would be all worth it. After all, the Summon the Eternal Dragon event, at its core, was a battlefield of fate.

The more participants it attracted…

The stronger the participants were…

The more terrifying the game would become.

And the more terrifying the game, the greater the fortune reaped by Yu Zi Yu’s Azure Dragon Form.

If all went well, he might even take a step into the Realm of Hegemony.

That was why he cared so deeply about this event.

However…

As if recalling something, Yu Zi Yu gently shook his head.

This time, he had scattered the Dragon Balls across the entire Solar System, and each ball would need a full decade to recover.

At this rate, the next summoning might not happen for decades, perhaps even a century.

After all, it was related to the contest of fate.

Not even Yu Zi Yu dared to overreach, but remain as an observer, for to interfere in it too much was akin to inviting a disaster.

At that point, forget aiding Azure Dragon’s evolution, he might not even walk away intact.

After all, what Azure Dragon was stealing was the Heavenly Dao of the Universe itself.

The stakes were beyond comprehension.

*Hoooo…* Exhaling a long, deep breath, Yu Zi Yu cast these thoughts aside to the back of his mind; there was nothing more he could do.

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Currently, he had been on the road for over a year.

By his current pace, he was close, very close, to reaching the Central Sector.

The Central Sector was a land of unfathomable mystery, and yet, it had been eternally present within the cosmos.

They say that within any corner of that Sector, so long as one looked up, they could see it, that Divine Tree piercing through Heaven.

Its shape resembled that of a Bull, yet it linked the Heaven and the Earth, bridging the Heavenly Dao and the sea of stars themselves.

In the Central Sector, the might of Heaven was ever unpredictable.

Lightning streaked across the sky. Black clouds blot out the Sun. Such sights were not uncommon.

However, in contrast to its unpredictable danger, the Central Sector was also the most abundant in Spiritual Energy of the five Sectors.

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The journey across the stars was long and monotonous, but Yu Zi Yu continued pressing onward.

However, during this time, a single name echoed throughout the Demon Court: Shea, a girl of legend, who rose to fame through the Summoning of the Eternal Dragon.

From Tier-3, she jumped straight into Tier-5.

Except, that was merely the beginning of her legend, because right after being summoned by the Demon Court and stepping into the stars, her first battle was against none other than the famed Mountain Titans of the Titan Clan.

Mountain Titan was no ordinary being, he was a Peak Tier-5 Transcendent, or to say, a fearsome Half-Step Overlord.

However, such a terrifying foe was defeated in a single bout.

It had only been a sparring match, but even so, the sheer terror of her strength was undeniable.

Later, Lan of the Angel Star Domain, the only female among the Four Seraphs, famed for her unmatched speed and said to be a Half-Step Overlord, also evaluated Shea, ‘She is extremely strong.’

Just a simple evaluation, yet it sent a chill through everyone’s heart.

Lan and Mountain Titan, both were beings who had made their name long ago.

They had risen in the same era as the Divine Tree itself.

And now? One, a master of defense, was defeated.

The other, a master of speed, acknowledged her strength.

How could one not be shocked?

How could one not feel fear?

However, what truly eclipsed all terror was another incident that had transpired not long ago.

The Heavenly Court had emerged once again. And then, the Overlord known as Red Emperor was cleaved in two under Shea’s very gaze, leaving him teetering on the brink of death.

Critically injured, and that too by a girl who had just broken through to Tier-5.

Not just the common cultivators, but even seasoned veterans were left dumbfounded.

Of course, many attributed it all to the power of the Eternal Dragon.

In everyone’s opinion, only the Eternal Dragon, that unfathomable being, could grant such earth-shaking strength to a mere girl.

And so, the hunt for the Dragon Balls intensified, exactly as Yu Zi Yu had hoped.

Still, hopes aside, even he had bnot expected that this girl named Shea would grow to such terrifying heights.

In merely a year, she had become a name that resounded across the stars.

In merely a year, even the monsters of the previous generations now viewed her with caution.