Chapter 1426, The Grand Divine Ability: Cycle of the Five Elements

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

Yu Zi Yu had already set his mind to eliminate every single entity within the Heavenly Court’s headquarters, and thus, his gaze when looking at the assembled experts grew particularly colder.

 

It was the look one gave to a dead man.

 

It was cold, terribly cold, so cold that it made the hearts of the assembled powerhouses shudder.

 

“We have no way out…”

 

Exchanging glances, the White Emperor, the Azure Emperor, the Crimson Emperor, and the most enigmatic of them all, the Yellow Emperor, each wore grave expressions.

 

And at that very moment…

 

*Boooooom…* A sudden roar thundered across the sky as a white, brilliant like a blazing sun, rose behind the four.

 

The Vajra Ring had finally chosen to awaken in full.

 

…

 

“The Azure Emperor’s Tree Emperor Art…”

 

A soft murmur rippled through the air, as a colossal tree abruptly shot up from the ground behind the figure clad in azure imperial robes.

 

It was a Divine Tree of unknown origin. However, it was lush beyond anything, and brimming with boundless vitality, so much so that, the instant it appeared, an overwhelming surge of life flooded the world, bringing a new lease of life to everything around it.

 

And in that same moment…

 

“The White Emperor’s Sharpmetal…”

 

As the words fell, an ultimate sharpness arose between Heaven and Earth. It felt as though it could cleave the sky, as though it could rend the land.

 

It was as if a divine sword had shot straight into the Heavens, shattering the clouds themselves.

 

“The Yellow Emperor’s Great Earth Dao!”

 

With those words, the world itself seemed to grow heavy. Everything visible to the naked eye transformed into the most primordial essence of earth, surging upward into the firmament…

 

And this was none other than Heavenly Court’s famed Grand Divine Ability, The Cycle of the Five Elements, also known as The Five Emperors’ Art. It represented the pinnacle of the Five Elements, the vitality of wood, the sharpness of metal…

 

And as the Five Elements revolved, Heaven and Earth were ground into nothingness; it was a true, literal annihilation of the world.

 

Of course, cultivating such a Grand Divine Ability was no simple matter.

 

Even with the astonishing talents of Heavenly Court’s Five Emperors, none of them alone were capable of fully mastering it.

 

Thus, to ensure the inheritance would not be severed, and so that the Cycle of the Five Elements might still unleash its might, the Five Emperors had, since ancient times, each cultivated only a single element.

 

And that was the origin of the Five Emperors.

 

*Boooom… Boooom…*

 

Accompanied by terrifying rumbles, four radiant lights flooded the Heavens and earth: the sharp, silver edge of metal, the verdant vitality of wood, the blazing crimson of flame, and the crushing, khaki weight of earth.

 

From afar, as the four colors revolved in a circular fashion, and resembled a colossal grinding disk capable of erasing the world itself.

 

As for why there were only four, naturally, it was because the Black Emperor had already been slapped to death by Yu Zi Yu, never even given the chance to display the Black Emperor’s Water Sovereign Fist.

 

“Black Emperor…” The remaining four Emperors let out a resigned and frustrated murmur, their expression changing again and again.

 

Without the Black Emperor, their Cycle of the Five Elements could never be complete.

 

And with its power reduced to barely 10-20%, how could they possibly contend with this peerless Demon Emperor?

 

“Damn it!” A furious roar escaped the White Emperor, a trace of unwillingness blanketing his face.

 

The Black Emperor had fallen too early, and too swiftly, so swiftly that they had not even had time to unleash their final trump card.

 

However, just then…

 

“There’s still me…” Somebody suddenly shouted.

 

The cry came from far below the Heavenly Court, where a streak of light could be seen heading toward them.

 

And that streak of light was surprisingly a monkey.

 

He was the Water Ape of Three Stars, one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations…

 

Currently, giving out a roar, he was charging straight toward that wheel that seemed capable of grinding Heaven and Earth into nothingness, his entire body surging with black torrents of water.

 

“Black Emperor, that bastard…” A cry of delight escaped the White Emperor as realization dawned upon him.

 

He reckoned that at the moment of his death, the Black Emperor must have transferred the legacy of the Black Emperor’s Water Sovereign Fist to the Water Ape of Three Stars.

 

That was the only explanation he could think of why the Water Ape of Three Stars could, albeit briefly, wield the Black Emperor’s Water Sovereign Fist.

 

And that was more than enough.

 

“Cycle of the Five Elements, Grinding Heaven and Earth!”

 

Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, a colossal wheel that blotted out the sky slowly emerged in the distance.

 

As five colors revolved in endless succession, divine radiance erupted forth, causing Heaven and Earth to pale in comparison.

 

What was even more terrifying was that this wheel was truly erasing the world.

 

Visible to the naked eye, the sky, the land, the mountains, everything was vanishing, transformed into vast torrents that surged unceasingly toward the wheel.

 

And with every fragment it devoured, the wheel’s aura grew ever more dreadful.

 

So dreadful that even Yu Zi Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly.

 

“A Grand Divine Ability, Cycle of the Five Elements, huh…” Yu Zi Yu’s eyes flickered with anticipation as he gazed at the awe-inspiring grindstone, chuckling.

 

Grand Divine Ability: Cycle of the Five Elements — The pinnacle of the Five Elements. After mastering it, one may reverse the Five Elements, and possess the supreme world-creating power. Thereafter, one could create a wheel of Five Elements that can grind away all things. The more it annihilates, the more terrifying its power becomes; its power has no limits, for in the act of annihilation, it converts all power and matter into Five Elements, endlessly strengthening itself.

 

This was a Diving Ability of world-shaking caliber.

 

A power truly worthy of the title Grand Divine Ability.

 

…

 

And currently, as he lifted his gaze, he could clearly see a wheel vast enough to cover the Heavens slowly pressing toward him.

 

*Booooom… Booooom…* Even space itself was being ground away.

 

The sight was really terrifying and awe-inspiring!

 

And as this continued, the wheel grew ever more monstrous, ever more immense…

 

…

 

However, just at that moment, Yu Zi Yu slowly raised his right hand.

 

*Boooooom…*

 

A deafening explosion rang out as a swath of nebula rapidly expanded, transforming in the blink of an eye into a vast Starry Sky that revolved above his head.

 

“Grand Divine Ability, The Nine Realms of Heaven!” With a thunderous roar, one world after another emerged within the starry expanse.

 

A world brimming with vitality…

 

A world ablaze with endless flame…

 

…

 

Each small world was a masterpiece of thriving, abundant life.

 

And now…

 

*Booooom… Booooom…* The nine worlds spun into orbits, and transformed into a fragment of the starry expanse, slamming toward the world-destroying millstone.

 

*Boooooom…* A deafening explosion rocked the entire secret realm violently.

 

In that instant, Heaven and Earth fell into silence.

 

Everything froze.

 

Only high above, the Starry Sky and the massive wheel stood locked in stark contrast.

 

*Crackle, crackle, crackle…* Terrifying arcs of lightning interwove between the two, while terrifying shockwaves swept across everything, shaking the entire Heavenly Court secret realm to its foundations.

 

However, this was only the beginning, because that vast starry expanse and the millstone had yet to truly collide.

 

What came before was merely the aftershock.

 

The two were still drawing closer and closer, and as they did, their momentum grew increasingly terrifying.

 

It felt as though the end of the world itself were descending.