Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1278, Stepping into Tier-7

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

A faint smile tugged at the corners of Yu Zi Yu’s lips. He had weathered the Tribulation, calm and unscathed.

However, ever cautious, he summoned forth the Sixteen Holy Wings, casting it across the deepest reaches of the Void, a silent deterrent. Should any outsider dare intrude, they would be struck down without mercy.

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Time ebbed on in quietude, days folding into nights, until more than ten days had slipped by.

And then on this particular day…

*Boooooom…* A thunderous boom reverberated through the deepest layer of the Void, shaking the very fabric of unseen realms.

In a stretch of spacetime concealed from mortal sight, a Divine Tree started growing bigger and bigger, like a titan awakening. Its countless branches, shimmering with emerald radiance, resembled mystical divine chains. And every time they swayed, they sent ripples across space.

Its willow leaves flowed with the essence of Sun, Moon, and Stars. Each of them seemed to radiate an extraordinary sacredness.

However, what struck the heart with awe… were its roots. They resembled Wood Dragons,

They writhed like ancient Wood Dragons: gnarled, savage, resplendent. Etched across their surfaces, black markings pulsed like Dracon Scales, flashing with dazzling brilliance.

Wood Dragons, and not just one or two, but thousands. No, hundreds of thousands. His roots had morphed into Dragons, and not just the primary root, but even his secondary roots.

However, they had not morphed into True Dragons, but Spacetime Dragons, creatures who could travel through Time and Space.

*Roooooaar…* A low, resonant roar chorus rose. In unison, the myriad Wood Dragons roared, sending tremors through this part of Spacetime.

It should be brought to notice that this Spacetime that Yu Zi Yu had created was no less inferior to an ordinary Small World.

However, now, a single collective roar shook this realm to its core. This was a testament to the terrifying power amassed.

However, this was Yu Zi Yu.

Had it been anyone else, such a clamor would have shattered the surrounding Void and drawn countless beings in alarm.

Yu Zi Yu, however, was ever meticulous.

In the precise moment he shouldered the Supreme Principle of Spacetime, he had already conjured a brand-new Spacetime hidden away from all existence.

It was a Spacetime without any form or substance, a dimension that was not only separated by spatial layers, but also temporal layers.

Here, cloaked in this veiled dimension, his breakthrough that could shake Heaven remained unnoticed by all creation.

As a matter of fact, this hidden dimension was extremely strange.

Even if someone managed to pierce through the spatial layers, they would still be barred by the temporal barrier.

This was the real terror of the Supreme Principle of Spacetime: Stranded above time, and extended beyond Space.

The mere act of forging a new Spacetime was, in itself, akin to achieving invincibility.

However, it did not mean absolute invulnerability.

If Yu Zi Yu made a move, it would reveal this dimension to the others, and at that point, their attacks could naturally follow through.

Moreover, the Spacetime he had crafted was still young and extremely fragile. Confronted by overwhelming force, even this marvel could collapse.

However, there was nothing he could do about it.

No matter how wondrous the method, the fact remained that strength could still blaze through all kinds of techniques, and Yu Zi Yu was no exception to it.

Still, compared to the others, the current Yu Zi Yu, having mastered Spacetime, was a being of pure anomaly. And this anomaly would only grow more profound as his cultivation deepened.

And now…

*Booooom, booooom…* Accompanied by never-ending rumbles, the Supreme Chaos Sea, the vast ocean of Principle hovering above his head, began swirling like a great vortex, descending toward him.

Then, guided by the colossal canopy that blotted out the sky, this sea of chaos poured into Yu Zi Yu’s very being.

This was the so-called Shouldering of Principle. To absorb an entire Sea of Principle and carry it within.

As the entire Supreme Chaos Sea of Spacetime fused into him, Yu Zi Yu was no longer merely a being of this world, he had become the Incarnation of Spacetime.

From this moment onward, beneath the starry expanse, none would again bear the Dao of Spacetime, for the Supreme Principles allowed only one bearer.

Now, as Yu Zi Yu shouldered the vast Supreme Chaos Sea of Spacetime, the path for any who came after was cut off completely.

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“This power…” In the midst of his awe, Yu Zi Yu felt his strength growing to an unimaginable level.

It surged, near uncontrollably.

The more the Chaos Sea merged into him, the higher his aura soared.

At this moment, a tempest of howling winds erupted, and clouds began to roil, engulfing the very fabric of Spacetime.

Yu Zi Yu’s figure, standing at the center, resembled Divine and Demonic.

With a single sway of his countless branches, darkness spread across the sky like spilled ink.

Just a whip from one branch was enough to obliterate a Tier-5.

And that was merely the beginning.

His vast Spiritual Energy, like a boundless ocean, was still fusing with the Spacetime Energy, evolving into something higher, something purer…

An even higher-tier Spiritual Energy.

This was why beneath the Realm of Hegemony, all else were but ants.

His Spiritual Energy was undergoing a fundamental transformation.

For a Hegemon, a single unit of Spiritual Energy equaled three or even five units of another’s.

How could such a being not be overwhelming?

And this did not even factor in those rare Hegemons who wielded truly terrifying Principles, raising the grade of their Spiritual Energy to absurd heights.

Just like now. Yu Zi Yu’s fusion of Spiritual Energy and Spacetime Energy was birthing the highest echelon of force: Spacetime Spiritual Energy.

Energy inherently attuned to Time and Space, resonating at a level most could never approach.

And this meant, when Yu Zi Yu manipulated Time or Space or both. His energy consumption dropped drastically, while his power output increased by several times, perhaps even dozens.

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Tier-7, the Realm of Hegemony. Those who stood at this realm could suppress an entire galaxy alone.

Their power defied comprehension.

Though Yu Zi Yu’s physique had achieved Seventh Order and could match a Hegemon in physical strength, the sheer might of his presence had never reached this level until now, because a true Hegemon could, with a mere gesture, cause stars to fall.

If they so desired, they could drain the Spiritual Energy from an entire planet in just a few breaths.

That was the apocalyptic power of a Hegemon.

Yu Zi Yu, before this, had relied solely on the terrifying prowess of his body to dominate the stars.

And this was the fundamental difference between cultivating Principles and cultivating the body.

Principles were like the arcana of a mage. They were wielded to command devastating force and influence across great distances.

Body cultivation, by contrast, focused on the self. Its pursuit was immortality and indestructibility on one’s body.