Chapter 1156, Nine Tails Breakthroughs

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

Today, as if sensing something, Yu Zi Yu’s eyes suddenly narrowed, his gaze turning toward the distant Realm of Fire.

 

*Boooom…Boooom…* Thunderous roars echoed across the Heavens. It was accompanied by a surge of boundless Fire-Attribute Spiritual Energy, so intense it seemed to be boiling, drenching Heavens and Earth in a scarlet hue.

 

It was scorching, unimaginably scorching.

 

The world had become a furnace, molten, blazing, seething with fire!

 

In the deepest heart of the Realm of Fire, seven towering flame cyclones each tens of thousands of meters in diameter. And all were slowly rising skyward.

 

However, these were not mere flame cyclones.

 

*Boooom…Boooom…* Accompanied by thunderous roars,the seven flame cyclones began to sway and crack like whips.

 

They gave off the impression of the tails of a monster, lashing out against the sky.

 

[Fox tails.]

 

A soft chuckle escaped Yu Zi Yu’s lips, a faint smile tugging at the corners. “So… she’s finally broken through.”

 

After a half a year of wait, Nine Tails had come through his expectations.

 

She had ascended, stepping into Tier-6 and becoming an Overlord.

 

A being of such caliber could already run rampant across the starry skies.

 

And just then…

 

*Kaaaa…* A piercing fox cry tore through the clouds, reverberating across the sky.

 

Immediately after, from the ground, a giant Red Fox cloaked in endless waves of flame leapt skyward, straight into the skies of the Realm of Fire.

 

*Booooom…* A sea of fire surged behind her, dying Heaven crimson.

 

From afar, it looked like a flowing red cape stretched across the sky, billowing in her wake.

 

And during that breathtaking leap, the Crimson Fox radiated an overwhelming beauty.

 

Graceful, powerful. Each of her limbs perfectly sculpted.

 

Around her ankles, rings of flame spiraled and danced, like a woman’s delicate bangles glimmering in the Sun.

 

Her fur was flawless, devoid of any imperfection, or discoloration.

 

Silken like fine threads, it fluttered along the wind, with tongues of flames bursting from it every now and then, flickering with scattered embers.

 

She was a nobility incarnate.

 

She was beauty in its purest, most radiant form.

 

Perhaps only divinity could explain why this Fox shone with such ethereal brilliance.

 

However, even all of that paled before the true marvel: She bore seven colossal tails—so vast they blotted out the sun.

 

Each one a banner of flame, burning unceasingly.

 

*Kaaaa…* With another sky-splitting cry, the Crimson Fox raised her head toward the blazing sun above.

 

*Boooom…*

 

And then… the world trembled.

 

The sun hanging above the Ninth Heaven pulsed violently. And just like water is drawn toward the whale as she drank water, a torrent of Fire-Attribute Spiritual Energy came pouring down, crashing into the Fox like a tide.

 

“What’s happening!?”

 

“Why is the Sun… spewing fire!?”

 

“I can feel it! The Fire-Attribute Spiritual Energy, it’s cheering! Rejoicing!”

 

…

 

Panic and awe erupted across the Realm of Fire. Countless voices cried out in shock, flooding the land with commotion.

 

In the midst of the chaos, a calm and admiring voice rippled through the minds of every living being in the realm, “What a magnificent show of power!?”

 

It was none other than Yu Zi Yu.

 

“Nine Tails is breaking through. Remain calm and bear witness.” Yu Zi Yu’s voice rang in everyone’s mind once again.

 

Yes, even in this blazing world of fire, there was life, and not in small numbers.

 

Countless beings now dwelled within the Realm of Fire, their bloodlines tracing back to the original Legion of Fire that Yu Zi Yu had once created.

 

Now, through generation upon generation, cycle upon cycle, their descendants had become the Soul of this realm.

 

Not only the Realm of Fire… but across all Nine Realms, life had flourished,

 

The entire population now proudly claimed oneself as natives of the Nine Realms.

 

Moreover, if any of them was found to be a talented seedling, they would often be inducted into the Demon Court.

 

The current Demon Court was too strong, too vast, and too terrifying to be understood at a glance.

 

Even its internal structure was a labyrinth of Forces and hierarchies.

 

It had Thirty-Three Heavens:

 

The First Heaven: Earth.

 

The Second Heaven: Elysia.

 

The Third Heaven: Celestial Realm.

 

Fourth to Twelfth Heaven: Nine Realms

 

As for the remaining Twenty-One Heavens, they would be scattered across the cosmos.

 

And beyond these thirty-three, there was an endless list of vassal powers.

 

From the Great Xia Dynasty, founded by the Human Emperor of Earth…

 

To Dragon’s Nest, built by Little Tenth…

 

To the Centaur Clan, the Orcs, and countless others…All had sworn fealty.

 

Thus, the current Demon Court was no longer a single force, it had become a complex web of forces, slowly and steadily expanding across the cosmos.

 

And yet, despite its horrid complexity… it remained steadfast. Unshaken.

 

Why? Because the core of the Demon Court still lay within the Nine Realms.

 

Here, the denizens were absolutely loyal to the Demon Court.

 

Here, the Spiritual Energy was extremely rich and endless.

 

Here, the resources were born endlessly.

 

Here, talent bloomed like wildflowers in spring.

 

Compared to any other region across the universe, the Nine Realms birthed geniuses at a terrifying rate.

 

And so, naturally, how could any outsider compare to a child of the Nine Realms?

 

For that reason, the Demon Court seldom wasted resources nurturing those of uncertain origin.

 

Why risk it, when its own cradle overflowed with brilliance?

 

Take the recent rising star of the Demon Court, a member of Earth’s Barbarian Clan, Gu Man.

 

Before even a sliver of resources was granted to him, the Demon Court meticulously traced his ancestry. They peeled back generations—examined every friend, every rival, every hidden thread.

 

Only after ensuring his history was clean, his loyalty unshakable, did they allow the Court’s favor to fall upon him.

 

But those born within the Nine Realms? No such scrutiny was needed.

 

So long as they worked hard, so long as their talent gleamed, they would be nurtured without hesitation.

 

Thus, the Nine Realms had become the Court’s sacred grounds, its inexhaustible cradle of geniuses.

 

As long as the Nine Realms stood, the Demon Court would never lack for brilliance.

 

And more than geniuses, geniuses who would never lack in loyalty.

 

This was where even the famed First Tower of the World fell short.

 

Unlike the Demon Court, they had failed to cultivate trust at their core, allowing distant Forces to splinter and rebel.

 

While the Demon Court had indeed fanned the flames behind the scenes, the truth remained, their foundation was flawed.

 

In contrast, today’s Demon Court was completely different.

 

If a true calamity befell the Court, its countless elites would charge into death without hesitation, burning every last drop of life for its sake.

 

There might be betrayal… but it would be rare.

 

And that—that—was the mark of a true supreme power.

 

…

 

Nine Tails’ breakthrough had been swift, but fleeting.

 

In less than a day, Nine Tails had completed her evolution.

 

And now, if one were to look deep into the Realm of Fire, they would witness a beautiful and charming silhouette, surrounded by ethereal silver-white chains, rising slowly to her feet.

 

“Mas…ter…” Calling out in a soft and warm voice, Nine Tails retracted her seven blazing tails.

 

Then, her eyes lifted, gazing directly ahead.

 

There, standing beneath a sky of crimson light, clothed in robes white as snow, stood a figure who had long awaited her awakening.