Chapter 1114, Head-On Clash Against an Imperial Artifact

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

“Tsk tsk… so this is your trump card?”  Yu Zi Yu softly chuckled, as one of his five Divine Forms, a Towering Tree formed entirely of lightning, slowly ascended into the Starry Sky.

 

Suspended high above, the flashes of its lightning radiated such brilliance that none dared to gaze upon it directly.

 

*Crackle… Crackle…* With a series of sharp, crackling sound, the swaying branches and leaves of Yu Zi Yu’s Divine Lightning Tree stirred the vast Heavenly Tribulation, directing its wrath upon the Nether God.

 

Divine Lightning Tree — The arbiter of Heavenly Tribulations, that delivers judgment upon wicked entities with the wrath of Tribulation Lightning.

 

Under the baptism of Tribulation Lightning, Yu Zi Yu’s Divine Lightning Tree underwent a qualitative transformation in power.

 

Even the Nether God, clad in the Netherworld Divine Armor, found himself in crisis.

 

One after another, colossal bolts of lightning descended, obliterating the endless black mist seeping from Nether God’s form.

 

Even the massive, towering manifestation behind him let out a mournful, shrill wail, as if it were in agony.

 

When these increasingly wretched howls fell in Yu Zi Yu’s ears, he could not help but narrow his eyes slightly.

 

Simply because, in that instant, he had caught a glimpse of a crimson gleam flashing deep within the Nether God’s eyes, a sign of Demon Spirit’s awakening.

 

The Tribulation Lightning was indeed terrifying for the Nether God. However, since he was protected by the Netherworld Divine Armor, it was not fatal.

 

Still, what horrified him was the domineering and boundless nature of Tribulation Lightning.

 

This kind of power was something the slumbering Demonic Spirit within the Imperial Artifact despised the most.

 

Rather than saying the Tribulation Lightning caught the Nether God off guard, it would be more accurate to say it awakened and enraged the Demonic Spirit sleeping within his Imperial Artifact.

 

At this moment…

 

*Rooooaar…* The towering manifestation behind the Nether God suddenly howled toward Heaven, as if responding to the call of the Demonic Spirit, which had taken the initiative to awaken and had begun devouring the Nether God’s flesh and blood.

 

“Damn it…” Cursing in fury, the Nether God lunged violently toward Yu Zi Yu.

 

Even with Tribulation Lightning obstructing him, he had to seize Yu Zi Yu’s five Divine Forms as soon as possible.

 

If this dragged on any longer, the awakened Demonic Spirit would condemn him to eternal damnation.

 

“Heh… getting desperate now, are we?” Seeing the enraged, frenzied figure charging toward him, Yu Zi Yu remained unshaken.

 

After all, the longer he dragged things out, the more miserable Nether God would become.

 

It was quite obvious what he needed to do now.

 

“Nine-Star Sun-Locking Formation…” A soft murmur escaped Yu Zi Yu, as nine twinkling phantom planets manifested around Yu Zi Yu’s five Divine Forms.

 

Each phantom was as vast as a planet, bending the very fabric of the Starry Sky.

 

And the moment these nine phantoms manifested, an unimaginable force surged forth.

 

*Boooom, boooom, boooom…* The next moment, accompanied by thunderous roars, beams of different colors shot out from the nine phantom planets, all converging upon the Nether God at the center of the Formation.

 

Nine-Star Sun-Locking Formation was a High-Level Trap Formation derived by Yu Zi Yu from the movements of planets in the Solar System.

 

In the past, even a Tier-6 Overlord, the Fallen Titan, had perished within this Formation.

 

And now, Yu Zi Yu was employing the same Technique to trap the Nether God.

 

“You…” Shock and fury contorted the Nether God’s facial features, as the nine beams of different colors of light entwined around his limbs and body like unbreakable chains.

 

A white beam pierced into his forehead.

 

A red, flame-like beam wrapped around his wrists…

 

One after another, these beams, each corresponding to the forces of the Nine Realms, bound him completely.

 

And this was the Nine-Star Sun-Locking Formation.

 

It was not just a Formation, but also Yu Zi Yu’s masterful application of the Nine Realms of Heaven.

 

Using the Nine Realms as the Formation Core, he had laid out a first-class Trap Formation with a mere wave of his hand.

 

Thus, it was no wonder that even the Nether God, whose strength had nearly reached on par with Hegemons, had suffered a setback.

 

“Heh, heh…” Laughing coldly and mockingly, wearing an expression wild with amusement, Yu Zi Yu taunted, “You think you can even lay your hands on me?”

 

As he spoke, Yu Zi Yu’s five Divine Forms each extended a branch.

 

*Smack…* With a deafening impact, a branch of the Divine Lightning Tree struck Nether God.

 

Arcs of lightning erupted at the point of impact, surging and crackling as they engulfed him entirely.

 

Before the Nether God could even recover…

 

*Smack…* Another devastating strike followed—this time, from a branch of the Immortal Tree.

 

The moment it struck, the branch pulsed, expanding and contracting as if greedily drawing something away.

 

That was the terrifying nature of the Immortal Tree.

 

Its strikes did not merely wound the body; they siphoned the very essence of life itself.

 

Had one observed closely, they would have seen the unsettling sight—wherever the branch landed, the Nether God’s flesh visibly aged and decayed, his vitality withering away.

 

“You… dare…!? You… you… dare…!”

 

Driven to the brink, Nether God let out a shrill, almost unhinged snarl.

 

He wielded an Imperial Artifact, and yet here he was—under the gaze of countless spectators, being publicly flogged by the Lord of the Demon Court.

 

[What kind of joke is this? What kind of ridiculous joke is this!?]

 

The flames of fury burning within Nether God’s chest burned hotter, while the crimson glow in his eyes grew even more intense.

 

At the same time, his aura skyrocketed, surging to a terrifying new level.

 

And if one were to observe the towering phantom behind him, they would notice something new: What once seemed like a lifeless puppet had now begun to show a hint of vitality.

 

Nether God’s energy raged with such ferocity that it even shook the Nine-Star Sun-Locking Formation.

 

Accompanied by deafening rumbles, the nine massive phantom planets quivered violently, yet they held on.

 

Seeing this, everyone looked at Yu Zi Yu as though they were looking at a monstrous anomaly.

 

[The Supreme Lord of the Demon Court, even while withstanding the Tribulation Lightning, can still suppress the Nether God, who is wearing the Netherworld Divine Armor. What kind of joke is this?]

 

A chilling silence spread through the Starry Sky. Even the hidden figures lurking in the deepest reaches of space found their eyes twitching.

 

Withstanding the Tribulation Lightning was one thing, but to clash head-on against an Imperial Artifact like this was simply terrifying.

 

Especially when they saw the white scars left upon the Netherworld Divine Armor by Yu Zi Yu’s branches, even those concealed figures could not help but tremble.

 

Of all known Imperial Artifacts, the Netherworld Divine Armor’s defense was the most formidable. And yet, Yu Zi Yu’s attacks left marks on it?

 

[If those attacks had landed on us instead, would we not have been torn apart instantly… perhaps even reduced to a bloody pulp?]

 

“We may need to act soon… The Supreme Lord of the Demon Court is far too terrifying. If we let him survive this Tribulation… He could soon dominate the entire Western Sector…”

 

A heavy silence filled the starry expanse, as a look of hesitation blanketed the faces of the figures hidden in the shadows.