Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1254, Eye of Time! Eye of Space!

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

All things in existence follow the Dao of Balance.

The deeper one trod along the path of cultivation, the more profound and apparent this truth became.

And now, as the nine Primordial Elves stepped into Tier-6, they also understood this truth. They realized that was time to give back to the world, and to their Master.

Even if it meant depleting their own Quintessence, they would still guide the Nine Realms onto the right path…

…

However, what none of the nine Primordial Elves, or any other being, knew was…

In the deepest reaches of the Realm of Mist, a pair of eyes had opened.

However, what set these eyes apart from the rest were the depth, the mystery in them, it was beyond anything.

Just one glance from them, and even Time and Space seemed to come to a halt.

One eye resembled a clock, its hand slowly turning with an unknowable rhythm.

The other eye mirrored a vast, unfathomable void, within which six rhomboid crystals slowly rotated…

They were the Eye of Time and Eye of Space.

And together, they could be fused into the fabled Eye of Spacetime.

But that was still far, far beyond Yu Zi Yu’s current grasp.

Even after a hundred years in seclusion, the most he could manage was to condense the Eye of Time by drawing upon the Principle of Time… and the Eye of Space by attuning to the Principle of Space.

However, when he attempted to merge them, something from the unseen depths of the cosmos pushed back, violently rejecting the union.

Even someone as powerful as Yu Zi Yu found himself helpless in the face of that cosmic resistance.

*Hoooo…* With a weary breath, Yu Zi Yu accepted that for now this was his limit.

And now, as he raised his gaze, his eyes seemed to cut through the very fabric of Time and Space, granting him sight into the Nine Realms.

[So… they’ve all stepped into Tier-6 and begun reshaping their respective Realms…] Yu Zi Yu saw through everything at a glance, and pride swelled in his chest.

This development meant that the Nine Realms were now one step closer to transforming into Great Worlds. And when that day came, when all nine had evolved into Great Worlds, his Grand DIvine Ability, the Nine Realms of Heaven, would finally reach the advance-level.

At that point, he, with the support of nine Great Worlds, might even come to possess combat strength on par with Half-Step Eternals.

And that was not just wishful thinking.

Every Divine Ability, once cultivated to advance-level, became unimaginably terrifying.

Some, especially those meant for offense, their destructive power would become beyond comprehension. However, compared to offensive-type Divine Abilities, the support-type DIvine Abilities, like Yu Zi Yu, became far more arcane.

However, cultivating such supportive Divine Abilities to the advance level was extremely difficult, far beyond anything.

Over countless eras, many offensive Divine Abilities, like the Kun Peng Art, had been cultivated to advance mastery by peerless geniuses.

But techniques like One, Nine Realms of Heaven, or Great Destiny Technique… those few had rarely been mastered to advance-level.

*Haaa…* Heaving another sigh, Yu Zi Yu stopped thinking about it.

The road ahead, turning the Nine Realms into Great Worlds, was still long and winding. At the very least, he needed to reach Tier-7 before he could even begin.

As for now… his Spiritual Energy Cultivation was only at Half-Step Tier-7. Although, when it came to combat strength… that was another matter entirely.

Based on his own estimations, now that he had taken another step in comprehending the Principles and had formed both the Eye of Time and the Eye of Space, his combat power had increased noticeably.

Before, without relying on the Sixteen Holy Wings, he could already overpower a Level-2 Hegemon.

Now… he might even be able to clash with a Level-3 Hegemon.

While the difference between the two was just a matter of single digit, this gap between each Level was vast.

Just in terms of raw Spiritual Energy alone, each Level had a tenfold difference.

A Level-3 Hegemon, by sheer power alone, could easily suppress multiple Hegemons of the Level-2.

That alone was a proof in itself of how terrifying the gap was.

And Yu Zi Yu, now that he had formed the Eye of Time and Eye of Space by gathering the Marks of Principles in his eyes, had truly stepped onto the right path in both Principles.

Why? Because the same Principles, in different hands, took on different forms.

Every true powerhouse found their own way of wielding the Principle. It was unique to their comprehension of the Principles and cultivation system.

For Yu Zi Yu, his way was to create a pair of divine eyes and use those eyes as the vessel to channel the Principles.

For the Eye of Time, its rotating hands could accelerate time when turned clockwise, and slow it down when turned anti-clockwise. With just a thought, he could turn them in either direction, controlling the flow of time upon himself.

As for his Eye of Space, its depths resembled an entire world. The more they changed, the stranger the space surrounding Yu Zi Yu became.

Just like now, when the Eye of Space flickered slightly, the boundless void between worlds began to collapse.

In the blink of an eye, his gaze had already pierced through countless spatial barriers and landed upon Nine Tails, who was currently in seclusion.

She appeared so close as though she was just within reach.

He could even see her smooth and shiny skin of her Human Form.

“Who’s there?” A sudden shout, soft yet fierce, erupted from her. It was as an oppressive force surged through her surroundings.

Looking closer, countless silver chains emerged from the void, sealing the world in every direction.

And yet, no matter how tightly Nine Tails sealed the space around her, the feeling of being watched continued to gnaw at her heart.

“It’s useless… My eyes have crossed space. But I, myself, remain within the Realm of Mist…” Yu Zi Yu chuckled softly, entirely unconcerned.

[Given Nine Tails’s intelligence, she should be able to guess who was peering at her.] Letting out a cheeky laugh, Yu Zi Yu felt a rare trace of satisfaction well up within him.

After a hundred years, his cultivation had finally borne fruits. His Principle of Time and Space, each had now condensed around 50,000 Marks.

Even more astonishingly, Yu Zi Yu had begun to interweave these Marks into something new, something uniquely his own: The Eyes of Principle, the eyes which would allow him to govern Principles.

If Yu Zi Yu had chosen to wield them through his arms, they would become the Hands of Principle.

But compared to arms or even legs, it was the divine eye that felt most natural to him.

Author’s Note:

Eyes that govern Principles are known as the Eyes of Principle. Just as hands imbued with Principle Imprints become the Hands of Principle.

All of these are means to enhance one’s body.

In fact, the Marks of Principles can also be infused into weapons.

Take Nine Tails’s silver illusory chains, for instance. Once manifested, they become true Chains of Principle.