Chapter 1182, The Vastness of the Starry Sky

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

“Slytherin…” A faint sight inevitably escaped Yu Zi Yu, his eyes flickering non-stop.

 

He was all too well aware of what lay ahead in Slytherin’s future.

 

However, he could not interfere. Everyone had their own path to choose.

 

And Slytherin was no exception.

 

Even if, one day, all races unite to hunt him down, that too was the path he must walk.

 

As for this, Yu Zi Yu could only watch silently… Perhaps, in the days to come, the ever-growing Demon Court could truly become Slytherin’s safe haven.

 

“The Shadow Clan… leave them to Slytherin. Their Imperial Artifact, the Shadow Blade, isn’t likely to awaken anytime soon. The Shadow Clan shouldn’t pose any real threat to Slytherin.”

 

Hearing this, Nine Tails also nodded her agreement. “Indeed, with Slytherin’s current strength, dealing with the Shadow Clan shouldn’t be difficult…”

 

A faint smile presented on Nine Tails’ face, as she recalled just how terrifying Slytherin had become.

 

[Half-illusory, half-real, he is like a living and breathing nightmare. I felt a chill crawl down my spine when I met him. It’s hard to believe that someone like him could even exist in this world. Fortunately, he belongs to the Demon Court, and is now even expanding our territory.]

 

*Hoooo…* Taking a long, deep breath to calm her thoughts, Nine Tails changed the subject and reported, “However, Master, we still haven’t located Heavenly Court’s hideout. Even with the Demonic Phoenix’s foresight, it remains shrouded from view…”

 

“The Heavenly Court, huh…” murmuring to himself, a chill briefly flashed in Yu Zi Yu’s eyes.

 

The elusive Heavenly Court continued to pose a significant challenge. Hiding in the shadows, they were beyond reach and sight.

 

However, after giving it a thought, Yu Zi Yu could not help but smile in helplessness.

 

After all, it was the ruler of the last era, which suppressed all other races for ages. If it didn’t have some means of hiding, then its previous status would prove to be a real joke.

 

Thus, it was not surprising that they had not been found.

 

“Keep searching. If anything is discovered, inform me immediately. I’ll take action myself.”

 

“Yes, Master.” replied Nine Tails respectfully, a hint of coldness flashing across her face.

 

Others might not know, but she did.

 

The enmity between Heavenly Court and their Master was far more than a simple ‘grudge of obstructing his ascension.’

 

There was also the matter of conflicting lineages.

 

The Demon Court was the true heir of the Ancient Heavenly Court, acknowledged by the Primordial Imperial Artifact, the Eastern Emperor Bell.

 

Heavenly Court, however, stole the Ancient Heavenly Court’s fate during the last era.

 

Thus, the two are destined to clash.

 

The victor will inherit the Ancient Heavenly Court’s legacy and continue the destiny of the last era…

 

To some extent, this battle could even affect Yu Zi Yu’s Dao.

 

…

 

This truth wasn’t only known to Nine Tails. Golden Monkey, Sarcosuchus, and others were all aware as well.

 

Which was why they were all doing everything in their power to track down the Heavenly Court.

 

So long as the Heavenly Court remained, the Demon Court would struggle to rise.

 

And if the Demon Court didn’t rise, their Master’s path to the Dao would remain blocked.

 

Although the connection was not direct, Yu Zi Yu and the Demon Court were already intertwined by fate.

 

Their rise was his rise, their fall was his fall.

 

Thus, hunting down Heavenly Court was, in a way, paving the road for their Master.

 

“I will find you, no matter what.”

 

Nine Tails steeled her resolve, as a deep and profound gleam flickered in the depths of Nine Tails’ eyes.

 

She possessed some means that she didn’t want to use, but now, she decided that she had no choice but to use them.

 

[Heavenly Court must be found, and its legacy must be destroyed, or seized. Only then… can the Demon Court become a true aid to Master’s rise, rather than a burden.]

 

…

 

At this moment, Yu Zi Yu was unaware of the resolution brewing in Nine Tails’ heart. With a faint smile tugging at his lips, he casually spoke with Nine Tails and Sarcosuchus about the matters concerning the Dark Expanse.

 

At the same time, he handed over all the spoils and legacy he had seized from the Netherborns to Nine Tails.

 

Nine Tails was Yu Zi Yu’s trusted confidante, he felt at ease leaving such matters to her.

 

And he believed she would not disappoint him.

 

As for himself, after delegating those resources, he began his own cultivation.

 

*Haaaa…* Exhaling a long, deep breath, Yu Zi Yu found a quiet corner of the Starry Sky and took root there.

 

It was time for him to consolidate his cultivation for a while.

 

Once he was finished, he planned on heading toward the Central Sector.

 

The Central Sector was shrouded in mystery—and the journey there was long. Even with the Sixteen Holy Wings, it wasn’t something that could be accomplished overnight.

 

Still, compared to others, Yu Zi Yu’s travel time would be significantly shorter.

 

Other powerful beings would need several times, even dozens of times longer to reach it.

 

And therein lay Yu Zi Yu’s opportunity.

 

He could reach the Central Sector ahead of time, verify certain matters, and make preparations for future schemes.

 

As a matter of fact, the Dragon Clan of the Eastern Sector had apparently sent envoys more than a decade ago to begin discussions of major events.

 

…

 

For a Tier-6 to spend decades, even centuries, on mere travel, it was nearly unthinkable.

 

However, this was the true face of the starry expanse; it was vast beyond comprehension.

 

While it may have been divided into five Sectors, between each of these five Sectors, there existed tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of outer galaxies.

 

Each of these galaxies was no smaller than the Milky Way in scale.

 

Some particularly massive galaxies couldn’t be crossed even if a Tier-6 powerhouse traveled at full speed for several years.

 

Of course, most of these galaxies were barren wastelands. Those that actually nurtured life were incredibly rare.

 

Even so, this only emphasized how immense the Starry Sky truly was.

 

What was even more terrifying, apart from the Central Sector, the other four Sectors were expanding at a rate perceptible to powerful beings.

 

Just as some Supreme Overlords had speculated. The cosmos was an extreme existence, constantly cycling between expansion and contraction.

 

And now… this was merely the beginning.

 

Perhaps in the future, the Starry Sky would be a hundred or even a thousand times more vast than it was today.

 

Fortunately… traveling to the Central Sector did not require traversing one galaxy to another. One only needed to fly in a straight line.

 

Otherwise, most Tier-6s would spend their entire lives traveling, yet not be able to reach its border.

 

And that was assuming they had some Artifact specialized for rapid travel.

 

For example, the Dragon Clan’s envoy was said to wield a Tier-7 Divine Artifact, the Dragon’s Throne. A terrifying Artifact capable of leaping across galaxies in a single bound.

 

Of course, compared to the Sixteen Holy Wings, it still fell short.

 

With the Sixteen Holy Wings in hand, Yu Zi Yu’s traveling speed far exceeded imagination.