Chapter 1406, Appearance of World-Shaking Legacies

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

Central Sector… the Celestus Galaxy where Planet Celestus lay…

 

*Booooom, booooom, booooom, booooom…*

 

Thunderous detonations rolled one after another as a colossal giant, tall enough to hold up the Heavens, strode across the boundless starry sea.

 

Looking up from afar, every punch he threw resembled the collapse of the Heavens itself; even the surrounding planets trembled from the aftershocks.

 

It was terrifying and soul-shaking!

 

This was the World Tree that had been corrupted by the Void, a peerless powerhouse that made every other cultivator’s scalp prickle in dread.

 

However, what really struck dread in everyone’s heart really was the vast vortex quietly expanding behind him.

 

From inside it, endless violet energy surged outward like a rising tide, spreading across the starry sea.

 

And if one looked closely, they would see a pair of draconic eyes at the very heart of that violet whirlpool, glowing brighter and brighter. They resembled two violet Suns, stirring instinctive fear in every living heart.

 

The Void Hegemon, a supreme existence who stood above everything.

 

And now… he was crossing over from the farthest depths of the Void.

 

Once he arrived, with both him and the World Tree, two Hegemons, present, the entire universe would stand on the brink of annihilation.

 

“We must suppress the World Tree before the Void Hegemon arrives!”

 

In a roar laced with urgency, the one-eyed King of Gods tore away the black eye path covering his right eye.

 

*Boooooom…*

 

As though piercing straight through the veil of destiny, an eye that did not belong to this universe was revealed at last.

 

*Zooooooom…* A deafening roar soon followed, as a divine radiance spread across the starry sea and a godly beam, tens of thousands of meters wide, shot from that forbidden eye. It condensed into a blinding pillar of light and speared toward the advancing colossus in the distance.

 

*Booooooom…* The godly beam struck the colossal World Tree with a Heaven-shaking impact, causing even him to stagger.

 

When he looked down, his massive right arm had been obliterated by that divine light.

 

“The Gods, hmm…” With a resonant, chilling laugh, the World Tree threw his head back and roared.

 

Before the echo faded, the shattered arm had regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

 

His physical body was not merely strong, its regenerative ability bordered on the absurdity.

 

And now, this monstrous being had set his sight on the King of Gods.

 

*Heh… heh… heh…* With a twisted, feral laugh, the World Tree raised his reformed arm without hesitation.

 

In the next moment, a vast purple spear materialized in his grasp, large enough to blot out the Heavens.

 

Then…

 

“Die!” His bellow cracked like thunder across the cosmos, while the spear transformed into a streak of violet bolt of lightning, tearing through space as it lunged toward the King of Gods.

 

“Careful!” A rare warning came, not from an ally, but from the Kung Peng Clan’s peerless prodigy.

 

At the same time, invoking the Kung Peng Art, he unleashed a supreme attack to deflect the incoming spear.

 

*Boooooom…* A terrifying roar echoed across the starry expanse, as fearsome shockwaves, visible to the naked eyes, swept across several star systems, rippling outward to no end.

 

Such was the might of a Hegemon.

 

Even the aftermath of their clash could scour several Solar System-sized regions clean.

 

However, that wasn’t the most terrifying part.

 

What truly shook the heart… was the giant whose body continued to swell larger with every passing breath, the World Tree.

 

His aura was rising rapidly, visibly.

 

“He’s adapting to the Principles of the Universe…” A soft but sharp reminder came from Dream Dragon, who had already sensed the crucial shift.

 

“Indeed… as the World Tree, adapting to the Principles is its greatest innate gift. Once it fully adapts to the Principles of the Universe, its true power will be unveiled…”

 

As he spoke, the Kung Peng Clan’s peerless prodigy narrowed his eyes.

 

However, then, perhaps it was only an illusion, every expert present found their gaze drifting past the World Tree, toward the vast violet vortex behind it, still expanding without end.

 

Within that place… lurked a terror far greater. A being truly invincible beneath the Heavens. An unrivaled being who once, in the Buddha Realm, bore the might of the Grand Thunderclap Monastery upon his back and held the Void Gate aloft with a single hand.

 

“The Void Hegemon…” In hushed murmurs, one world-shaking powerhouse after another couldn’t help but feel apprehensive.

 

Far away on Planet Celestus, millions of cultivators had already turned pale, as an increasingly dreadful aura surged through the world.

 

Before their eyes, endless violet radiance seeped outward, dying the entire starry expanse completely in hues of violet.

 

Such was the Void Hegemon, a terrifying existence who could change the Heavens and Earth, transform the very universe into its dominion, the Void.

 

And when he truly arrived… that would be the moment despair became reality.

 

*Hoooooo…* A chill seeped into the bones of every expert, devouring their courage.

 

However, at this point, there was no path of retreat.

 

They had to move…

 

They had to resist…

 

Otherwise… none of them would survive.

 

Just then, as though sensing something, Dream Dragon abruptly looked toward the far end of the starry firmament.

 

“Do you still intend to merely watch the battle? If we fall… you all won’t fare any better.”

 

“What? There’re others!?”

 

A shocked exclamation rippled across the battlefield, as expressions of various powerhouses shifted sharply.

 

And then…

 

*Haaaaa….* With a soft sigh ringing across the world, the distant end of the cosmos began to twist.

 

*Boooooom…* A massive vortex unfurled, like a newborn black hole.

 

“Can’t I cultivate in peace for once? I was hoping to catch up to the Demon Emperor…”

 

Sounding almost exasperated, an enormous jade-like palm suddenly thrust out of the vortex.

 

The palm was colossal, swelling even larger with every passing moment.

 

In the blink of an eye, it came crashing down upon the World Tree.

 

*Boooooom…* A devastating impact forced the towering giant to stagger backward, step after thunderous step.

 

Only then did the World Tree notice the figure who had stepped out from the distant starry horizon, a man who resembled a gentle scholar.

 

However, what truly shocked him were the two figures standing beside that man.

 

Ox-Head…

 

And Horse-Face…

 

“The…Underworld…” a murmur escaped the World Tree, recognizing the attacker’s identity.

 

The Underworld was an overwhelmingly fearsome force.

 

Wherever it appeared, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, its two great generals were always seen.

 

It once rivaled the Heavenly Court.

 

And now, this terrifying force had also produced an astonishingly powerful expert.

 

However, before the World Tree could react, a streak of sword light soared from afar like a shooting star.

 

*Squilish…* Before he even had time to process it, one of his arms was severed cleanly.

 

“Just some demonic fiend…Why would my Swordsmen Clan ever fear the likes of you?”

 

A long, proud cry echoed, accompanied by 100,000 streaks of Sword Qi raging across the Heavens, weaving a net of dazzling destruction.

 

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Ashish: Ox-Head and Horse-Face are two guardians or types of guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology. As indicated by their names, both have the bodies of men, but Ox-Head has the head of an ox while Horse-Face has the face of a horse. They are the first beings a dead soul encounters upon entering the underworld; in many stories they directly escort the newly dead to the underworld.