Chapter 1273, The Tribulation Descends

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

“Why are you here?” Within the suspended time stream, Yu Zi Yu asked in a gentle voice.

 

“Master… I came to help you…” Aurora replied, her voice calm, wistful, and resolute.

 

And before Yu Zi Yu could react, Aurora suddenly soared toward the vast, star-lit Sea of Principle above his head, heedless of the flicker of alarm on his face.

 

A ‘five-colored’ nebulae-like aura swelled outwards like a rising tide, sending out ring after ring of ripples.

 

She moved with grace, but her path remained unyielding.

 

“What are you trying to do?!” Yu Zi Yu’s voice cracked like thunder, laced with urgency and a flicker of fury beneath it.

 

Because by now, he understood her intentions.

 

She was no ordinary flower but a Divine Flower that carried the Essence of Time itself.

 

And if such a being were to sacrifice herself, it would undoubtedly hasten his mastery over the Principle of Time.

 

But… at what cost?

 

His expression changed, his gaze locked completely onto the flower flying toward his Sea of Principle.

 

“Master… please… don’t waste time… I’ve already begun to burn myself… Every breath you hesitate… is another breath my Quintessence is wasted. If you truly cherish me… then treasure this gift… and claim control of Time.”

 

Her voice was soft but behind it surged unshakable resolve.

 

And then…

 

*Boooom…* A thunderous roar rocked the Heavens.

 

Before his eyes, that palm-sized flower erupted in brilliance; its petals blazing with different colors, glowing like a miniature sun.

 

And as she bloomed, countless rays of divine light shot out like flying rainbows, crashing into the Sea of Principle.

 

However, if one looked closer, they would notice that more and more of those multicolored rays were not flying toward the Sea… but pouring into Yu Zi Yu’s body.

 

“Aurora!!!” A cry escaped his lips, his pupils contracting to pinpricks.

 

However, before he could take a single step, a voice resounded beside his ear.

 

The voice belonged to Anzuiel, “Now is the time. Comprehend it. Merge with it. She’s already surrendered her Quintessence. It’s too late to stop her now. The only way to honor her gift… is to master the Principle of Time.”

 

“…” Yu Zi Yu stood still.

 

*Hooo…* Then he exhaled: a long, steady breath.

 

His eyes sharpened, and he made up his mind.

 

To achieve great Dao… one must not falter, nor wallow in grief.

 

Since Aurora had chosen this path, how could he disappoint her?

 

Decision made, he closed his eyes and let his consciousness immerse deeper into comprehension.

 

*Boooooom…* Suddenly, a deafening ring shook his consciousness horribly.

 

To his astonishment, the Principle of Time, which had always resisted him like a tempest, now flowed toward him like a docile stream.

 

One strand…

 

Then two…

 

Then dozens, hundreds…

 

The Power of Time, once wild and untamable, now rushed to him as if drawn to him.

 

And amidst it all, the dazzling five-colored radiance surging from Aurora continued to dance, bit by bit, flowing into his body and even Soul.

 

This was her comprehension of Time, which could also be called as her Quintessence of Time.

 

She was giving it all, just to aid him in comprehending Time.

 

…

 

“So this… is true Time…” A whisper left his lips.

 

Within seconds, his perception of Time soared like a meteor.

 

In mere breaths, he had refined over 10,000 Gears of Time..

 

And this was why she was called a Divine Flower, simply because she was too Heaven-defying.

 

And this was the ability of the Fleeting Moment Flower, it specialized in guiding others toward the mastery of Time.

 

However, this was not even the most extreme of Divine Flowers.

 

Legends spoke of a flower known as the Great Dao Flower, whose gift was so profound it could help one step into Eternity.

 

Even Mortals…

 

Even the lowest of beings…

 

Could ascend the pinnacle of all creation in one stride.

 

Such was the Heaven-defying power of the Great Dao Flower.

 

But unfortunately, that flower had only ever appeared once across dozens of eras.

 

And now, it lived on only in tales whispered beneath starlit skies.

 

…

 

However, now was not the time to focus on this, because as the five-colored radiance surged endlessly into him, Yu Zi Yu’s understanding of time soared.

 

And with it, his control over Time also skyrocketed.

 

“Merge!” A thunderous roar erupted from his lips, echoing across the Nine Heavens.

 

Visible to the naked eye, Yu Zi Yu’s hands, wreathed in the spiraling tempest of Time and Space, slowly came together.

 

*Booooom… Booooom…* Increasingly terrifying rumbles shook the realm.

 

Fearsome storms howled into beings, wild and violent.

 

Even Tier-6s felt their hearts seize in terror at the cataclysm rising before them.

 

It was dreadful.

 

And it had only just begun, because the moment Yu Zi Yu’s hands began to merge as the Principle of Time and Principle of Space edged ever closer, a crushing pressure began to descend upon the world.

 

*Boooooom…* With a shuddering roar, the entire world fell into silence.

 

At that instant, from across the Nine Realms, the gaze of countless beings turned toward the source of the maelstrom: to the center of Yu Zi Yu’s palms.

 

There, suspended between his hands, chaos began to manifest, a radiant sphere of dazzling brilliance began to form.

 

“Time in left, Space in right… when joined together… they form Spacetime…” Like the voice of the Dao itself, this whisper thundered across the heavens.

 

But this was not mere rhetoric, his words really became the law, for in the very next heartbeat, an inexplicable, unfathomable force surged forth from Yu Zi Yu’s joined hands.

 

It was so mysterious that it could not be described with words alone.

 

This… was Spacetime.

 

A force so ancient that it seemed to precede existence itself, an unfathomable force that its terror defied understanding.

 

…

 

And the moment that embryonic wisp of Spacetime came into being—

 

*Booooom…* Another explosion shook the very firmament.

 

But this time, it wasn’t just the Nine Realms that shook.

 

Even the Void, the Universe on the other side, shook beneath the weight of this thunderclap.

 

If one looked up, they would discover that at some unknown moment, the skies had turned black.

 

An ocean of thunderclouds, vast enough to drown an entire galaxy, had coalesced above.

 

*Booooom… Boooooom…* Bolts of lightning twisted through the skies like Silver Dragons, writhing and roaring inside the dense sea of clouds.

 

The sight was so appalling that all of creation held its breath.

 

“What… is that?”

 

“A Hegemon? Has someone ascended to the Realm of Hegemony?”

 

“Are you freaking kidding me? So soon…That’s impossible? And even if they had… could a Hegemon truly summon such a Lightning Tribulation?”

 

…

 

One voice after another rang out in disbelief.

 

All across the Western Sector, powerhouses turned pale, their hearts seized by dread.

 

Countless powerhouses shot into the skies in streaks of light—eager, anxious, terrified.

 

However, it was not just the Western Sector..

 

The Eastern Sector, Northern Sector…

 

One by one, all the powerhouses across the entire universe seemed to have sensed something.

 

They lifted their heads, their eyes wide, hearts pounding, as they looked toward the deepest part of the starry sky, where the terrifying Lightning Tribulation now brewed.