Chapter 1238, Protecting Your Path

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

Yu Zi Yu, after listening to the earnest persuasion of Anzuiel, couldn’t help but sigh.

 

Then, he revealed candidly, “What if I told you… I’ve already achieved Elementary Mastery of a Supreme Principle?”

 

The moment those words fell…

 

*Booooom…* A deafening rumble echoed, and the entire world seemed to freeze.

 

One by one, gear-like manifestations, the Marks of the Time Principle, began to emerge in the void around him.

 

They spun: some fast, some slow.

 

Some turned clockwise, others counterclockwise.

 

With the slightest nudge, they could alter the very flow of time surrounding Yu Zi Yu.

 

However, that wasn’t the truly important part.

 

What was important was what followed next.

 

*Tap…* Amidst the sound of footsteps, a violet figure appeared in the distance, a tall figure with long ears and a bow of deep violet slung across his back.

 

The figure was strikingly beautiful. It was like a painting brought to life.

 

It was Yu Zi Yu’s Void Elf Form, which had not appeared in the Demon Court for a long while.

 

It was also hailed as the Master of Space.

 

Now, this very figure was approaching, step by step.

 

Around him, diamond-shaped crystalline manifestations, the Marks of the Space Principle, floated through the air, adorning the sky with shimmering brilliance.

 

Suddenly, with a thunderous boom, ripples spread through the air, as layer upon layer of space folded and unfolded around the Void Elf Form.

 

However, just then…

 

“No way…” A stunned, even frightened voice rang out as Anzuiel’s expression twisted, for in that moment, he felt a unique aura from the Void Elf Form.

 

The aura was quite identical to Yu Zi Yu’s original form.

 

Same origin. Same soul. As if the two were one and the same.

 

Sensing Anzuiel’s disbelief, Yu Zi Yu frankly admitted, “The Void Elf… has always been a part of me.”

 

As he spoke, before the dazed eyes of Anziuel, the Void Elf, treading on space, took another step.

 

*Booooom…* With another deafening roar, another set of ripples spread through the air, like waves on water.

 

However, this time, the ripples did not just spread, they began to consume the Void Elf Form.

 

No, not consume, but to fuse.

 

The Void Elf Form was merging back into Yu Zi Yu’s True Form.

 

And as the fusion completed, something seemed to shatter within him.

 

*Crack… Crack…* One after another, crisp sounds echoed through the air.

 

And with them, around every Gear of Time, floating around Yu Zi Yu’s massive Tree Form, a corresponding diamond-shaped Space Crystal floated, resonating with each other.

 

The transparent Space Crystals sent ripples through the air, while the Gears of Time spun silently.

 

However, perhaps it was just an illusion or something else, Anzuiel saw something unbelievable:

 

The Gears of Time and the Space Crystals were beginning to fuse.

 

And the moment they made contact—

 

*Booooom…* A roar that shook the Nine Realms erupted, and everything came to a sudden halt.

 

Time, Space, all ceased to exist.

 

In their place, a new, unfathomable aura arose. One far beyond mere Time and Space.

 

And that aura was Spacetime, the most terrifying of all Principles, something that countless beings dream of yet dread to approach.

 

A Principle so terrifying that everyone would feel suffocated just in its mere presence.

 

Left hand held Time. Right hand grasped Space. Combine them and Time-Space flows… the true Forbidden Principle.

 

“You’ve really achieved Elementary Mastery!?” Still struggling to believe it, Anzuiel found himself questioning reality.

 

[Is this some kind of joke? A Seventh Order Physique is already terrifying enough, and now, this guy actually wants to shoulder a Supreme Principle? No, worse, he had already achieved Elementary Mastery!]

 

Elementary Mastery… that was no trivial matter. It means that he has been chosen by the Supreme Principle of Spacetime itself. He was a true favored child of the Principles.

 

However, Yu Zi Yu was already a monster who had achieved Seventh Order Physique!?

 

And now he has been chosen by the Supreme Principle of Spacetime?

 

Where was the justice in that?

 

As his existential crisis deepened, the True Form of Anzuiel, the Sixteen Holy Wings slumbering in the depths of the Nine Realms began to flicker erratically.

 

However, just as Anzuiel was reeling from the shock and confusion, Yu Zi Yu’s voice echoed again in his ears, “Now, Anzuiel… tell me, should I shoulder the Superior Principle of Vitality, or should I bear the Supreme Principle of Spacetime?”

 

The same question as before, but this time, when it fell on Anzuiel’s ears, it hit like a thunderclap and left him utterly speechless.

 

“This… This…”

 

Shocked beyond words, Anzuiel stared at the frozen sky, the unmoving earth, and the swirling, chaotic fusion of Heaven and Earth…He was dumbfounded.

 

A monster with a body that had been evolved seven times was asking him whether he should shoulder a Supreme Principle to seek the Dao?

 

Did that even need to be asked?

 

“Hahaha…” Suddenly, laughter burst out from him. It was uninhibited and thunderous like the release of long-suppressed emotion.

 

Anzuiel simply couldn’t hide his excitement:

 

“Shoulder the Supreme Principle! By all means, you must shoulder the Supreme Principle! If you can bear a Supreme Principle while possessing a Seventh Order Physique… believe me, across all the eras of time, you’ll rank among the top three prodigies ever born!” Growing more impassioned, he added, “As for whether you can bear it, how would you know unless you try? You’ve already achieved Elementary Mastery of the Supreme Principle of Spacetime… you’re just one step away from shouldering it.”

 

“Yes, that step might take a hundred years. A thousand. Even ten thousand… but trust me it will be worth it. All of it. Even if all it does is raise your chances of achieving Eternity by one percent, it’s still worth betting everything on.”

 

His words fell like thunder, making even Yu Zi Yu’s heart tremble.

 

“A one percent increase… in the hope of achieving Eternity…” Yu Zi Yu could not help but murmure to himself. He had nearly forgotten this crucial point.

 

To shoulder a Supreme Principle meant a full one percent higher chance of stepping into Eternity.

 

And countless Half-Step Eternal, despite possessing myriad methods, still only had about half a percent chance of breaking through.

 

A full one percent? That was astronomically rare.

 

Now, all he had to do was bear a Supreme Principle and he had gain that elusive advantage.

 

That meant… everything.

 

And at that moment—

 

*Boooom…boooom…* Thunderous roars reverberated across the realms as Anzuiel awakened the Sixteen Holy Wings on his own accord, basking the entire realm with divine light.

 

“Come! Shoulder the Supreme Principle and I shall protect your path! If anyone dares to stop you, even if I must shatter myself, I will unleash an Eternal Strike to ensure your safety!” His voice rang with resolute determination, shaking even the Nine Heavens.

 

“Even if you shatter yourself…” murmuring, Yu Zi Yu looked up in astonishment at the terrifying Imperial Artifact before him, sixteen wings fully spread, blanketing the skies.

 

[He… had made such a vow? Protect me even if it meant shattering himself? You…] Suppressing the storm of emotion in his chest, Yu Zi Yu made his decision.

 

If even the Sixteen Holy Wings had gone so far, why should he hesitate? Others would never get this chance, but now, the opportunity to bear the Supreme Principle of Spacetime lay squarely before him.

 

*Hoooo…* Letting out a deep breath, Yu Zi Yu finally responded, “Anzuiel…I understand.”