Chapter 1275, The Tribulation Begins

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

The grace of enlightenment outweighs Heaven itself…

 

And if anyone dared to stand in his path, Yu Zi Yu would not hesitate to leave mountains of corpses in his wake, Gods slain and Demons destroyed alike, because now, he had the strength to do so.

 

Having achieved the Seventh Order Physique, his physical body alone defied reason, allowing his True Form to shoulder the Supreme Chaos Sea, taking that final step into the Realm of Hegemony.

 

*Hahahahahaha…* A sudden burst of laughter erupted from him. It was bold, unrestrained, brimming with an arrogance born not from pride, but from certainty and lofty ambitions.

 

It was time to face the Heavenly Tribulation.

 

With that, Yu Zi Yu slowly dispelled the Second Form of the Sixteen Holy Wings, returning to his Human shape.

 

*Booooom…* A thunderous echo rolled across the skies. Beneath the churning Chaos Sea, a single figure stood calmly. His white robes fluttering, serene and untouchable.

 

And upon his shoulder, a delicate, Spirit Flower basking in a five-colored glow bloomed quietly.

 

“Aurora…come. I’ll bring you to face the Tribulation.” With a faint smile, Yu Zi Yu stepped forward, walking toward the Void that lay beyond the Nine Realms.

 

The Boundless Void Space was the true sanctuary for crossing Tribulation.

 

Ever-shifting and filled with dazzling phenomena, it was a place where even the Hegemons dared not trespass lightly, let alone the Overlords, the Tier-6s who currently stood at the pinnacle of the universe.

 

Here, he would not be interrupted. Not like last time.

 

As for why he had previously faced his Tribulation beneath the starry sky, that had been beyond his control. The moment his breakthrough began, the Heavenly Tribulation had already locked on to him. There had been no time to escape into the Void.

 

And so, he had suffered a siege by multiple Imperial Artifacts.

 

Thinking back on it, Yu Zi Yu couldn’t help but let out a forced laugh.

 

“Once was enough. This second time… try me. Oh, and that’s assuming you can even find me in the Void to begin with.”

 

A cold smirk crept onto his lips.

 

He was not concerned, not anymore.

 

Even if multiple Imperial Artifacts descended upon him, he would crush them with his bare hands.

 

Such was his power now. The undisputed strongest beneath the stars.

 

Of course…It was better if no one did find his place of Tribulation.

 

After all, his connection with the Void Clan was a secret that must not be revealed.

 

The Void Clan was the enemy of the Myriad Races. The eternal pariah of the cosmos.

 

If word ever got out that Yu Zi Yu had ties to them… the consequences would be dire.

 

At the very least, the Demon Court would become the target of every Force.

 

Yu Zi Yu could protect himself but protecting the entire Demon Court?

 

That would be a different matter entirely.

 

Thus, it was better that they discover nothing.

 

And if anyone did manage to find his location? Then they would really have to be blessed by Lady Luck herself for them to leave the Void alive.

 

…

 

Not long after…

 

*Booooom…* A sudden rumble shook the boundless Heavens, and above him, the Principle of Spacetime surged wildly, while the Supreme Chaos Sea transformed into a massive all-consuming vortex, swallowing the entire Void in its spiral.

 

And at the heart of that vortex, bolts of lightning blinked in and out of existence. They were silent but deadly.

 

All around him stretched a vast sea of violet, rising and falling in waves.

 

This was the Void Energy at the deepest part of the Void Space, so dense that it appeared tangible, rising and falling like waves, roiling like clouds in a storm.

 

And strangely… there wasn’t a single sign of life.

 

No, more accurately… there was one.

 

Yu Zi Yu slowly lifted his gaze, looking toward the horizon, a chill flickering in his eyes.

 

There, coiled in the farthest depths of the Void, slumbered the most terrifying of beings, the Soaring Purple Dragon.

 

After a century of growth, it had begun to show some promise.

 

The current Soaring Purple Dragon, in terms of size alone, was vast enough to span an entire Star System.

 

Coiled within the depths of the Void, it resembled a gargantuan city, enshrouding this part of the Void beneath its colossal form.

 

And now, Yu Zi Yu’s place of Tribulation lay right at the very heart of where the Soaring Purple Dragon lay coiled.

 

Looking around, as far as the eye could see, there was nothing but its body.

 

Those violet scales of it shimmered with a ghostly radiance, each one as vast as a mountain range.

 

Its half-closed, seemingly slumbering dragon eyes exuded a dormant yet awe-inspiring presence…

 

“It’s grown even better than I expected…” Letting out a quiet sigh, Yu Zi Yu gazed at the Soaring Purple Dragon like an artist admiring his greatest creation.

 

This was his Second Form, and it was far stronger than he had anticipated.

 

What was more terrifying, though, was that it was still growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

 

In just a short century, its size had tripled.

 

Its strength had more than doubled.

 

Such monstrous growth was utterly unheard of.

 

After all, the farther one ventured into cultivation, the slower growth became.

 

But the Soaring Purple Dragon was different. Even in slumber, it continued to evolve.

 

And it was doing so faster than most cultivators who toiled relentlessly day and night.

 

Thinking of this, the corners of Yu Zi Yu’s lips curled up slightly.

 

“If you can’t even outpace the growth of my Soaring Purple Dragon Form… then what hope do you have of contending with my True Body?” Smiling to himself, Yu Zi Yu lifted his gaze once again. This time, toward the looming storm clouds above, where lightning surged more violently than ever.

 

This was his Hegemon Tribulation.

 

Once he overcame this… he would become a true Tier-7 Hegemon.

 

…

 

“Then let’s cross this Tribulation.” With a soft chuckle, Yu Zi Yu, his white robes fluttering, leapt, soaring straight into the heart of the Chaos Sea.

 

As for whether anyone would come to interfere?

 

He did not care.

 

He would not let anyone interrupt him; whether it be God or Buddha, he would slay them all.

 

He wanted to see who had the gall to follow the trail of Lightning Tribulation into the deepest reaches of the Void…

 

…

 

*Boooooooom…* A deafening boom shook the Void itself.

 

Looking up, no one could say when it had started. However, a massive white bolt of lightning, tens of thousands of meters long, surged forth from the heart of the swirling vortex above.

 

*Rooooooaar…* Accompanied by a thunderous roar resembling a Dragon’s, the white bolt twisted and coiled mid-air, morphing into a silver Lightning Dragon that dove with relentless fury toward the white-clad figure below.

 

However, what was even more shocking was that lone figure, who stood there with a calm smile, as if utterly unmoved.

 

“Had I not achieved Seventh Order Physique, I might’ve feared you… but now…”

 

With a faint chuckle, Yu Zi Yu met the oncoming Lightning Dragon’s wrathful descent with a serene gaze.

 

*Booooooom…* A sky-shattering roar swallowed everything, as the white figure was consumed entirely in a storm of boundless lightning.

 

*Crackle…crackle…crackle…* Blinding flashes of lightning surged as fearsome bolts of lightning ravaged through the Void, drowning the vicinity of Yu Zi Yu into a sea of lightning.

 

Yet even amidst this devastating tempest…

 

*Pa…* A single, crisp footstep echoed from within.

 

Following the sound, one could see a lone white-robed figure walking out from the very depths of the sea of lightning.

 

Just as before—calm, unruffled.

 

Even his skin gleamed like jade, smooth and radiant, almost like a girl’s.

 

He was completely unharmed.

 

Truly, not a single hair out of place.

 

Even Yu Zi Yu’s gaze remained as composed as ever.