Chapter 1298, The Unique Ability of a Void Artifact

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

Yu Zi Yu had always thought of himself as a gentleman of integrity.

 

Even now, in the eyes of the public, he stood as the Supreme Lord of the Demon Court, revered across the world as the Demon Emperor.

 

However, in truth, there was only one eternal law in this world: Interest comes first.

 

If the profit was great enough, Yu Zi Yu didn’t mind trading away a few things.

 

And now, with the advancement of his Void Blade on the line, he certainly didn’t mind resorting to a bit of coercion.

 

As he was doing now….

 

*Booooom, boooooom, boooooom…* Explosions rocked the world as Yu Zi Yu clashed with the Divine Forge Hammer’s projected form.

 

Their battle grew ever more intense, so fierce that they fought their way out of the planet, leaping into the depths of the starry sky.

 

However, if one was proficient in the Principle of Spacetime, they would realize that their clash had not merely broken through the planet’s atmosphere, but they had stepped into another dimension altogether, a realm unreachable to outsiders, invisible to mortal eyes, where even the passage of time and the fabric of space flowed differently.

 

“What are you trying to do?” The Divine Forge Hammer narrowed his gaze, looking around the alien dimension with growing unease.

 

[I’ve to admit, the Supreme Principle of Spacetime is beyond stunning. To think that he can create an entire realm with a flick of the hand, one separated from the outside world, that’s astounding. Even the so-called Eternals couldn’t do such a thing with such ease. Yet this guy…]

 

As the Forge Hammer stood frozen in disbelief, his pupils flickered…

 

*Swoooosh…* A streak of violet light tore through time and space itself and smashed directly onto his hammer-body.

 

*Clang…* A metallic chime reverberated through the sealed dimension, drawing the Divine Forge Hammer’s full attention.

 

“A Tier-6 Fate-Bound Artifact!?” He murmured softly, recognizing the blade that had struck him.

 

In the universe, the Fate-Bound Artifact was the name of an Artifact that had gained the recognition of the Will of the Universe, or the Will of the Heavenly Dao.

 

Such Divine Artifacts often had the ability to resonate with Fate itself.

 

Of course, the Void Blade had gained the recognition of the Void, so naturally, it was a Divine Artifact of the Void.

 

What confused the Forge Hammer, however, was that this Void Artifact, after striking him once, simply hovered beside him.

 

It spun gently in place, yet from it came a strange… longing.

 

“What is this…?” In doubt, the Divine Forge Hammed seemed to realize something.

 

Then…

 

“Forge it into a Tier-7 Artifact… and I’ll retreat back into the Void.” A calm voice echoed through the sealed space.

 

At the same moment, the Divine Forge Hammer noticed something else, far away, the figure had had come from the Void had suddenly become… courteous.

 

Completely different from the cold, domineering figure he had seen back in the starry sky.

 

“You…”

 

His suspicion deepened, and the Divine Forge Hammer studied Yu Zi Yu closely. But now, his gaze carried a hint of… peculiar brilliance.

 

…

 

Time slowly trickled by.

 

Before long, half a day had slipped by.

 

And just then…

 

*Booooom…* A colossal violet vortex suddenly opened in the skies with a deafening roar.

 

Gazing up at it, one figure let out a puzzled murmur, “We’re… leaving already?”

 

Holding a battered Dwarf in his grasp, a sinister youth couldn’t help but furrow his brow in astonishment.

 

However, moments later, as if recalling something, he gave up on wondering.

 

Despite his doubts, Envy, the Third Void King, dared not disobey the Will of their Boss.

 

*Tap…* While he took a step, Envy causally tossed aside the bloodied Dwarf and soared into the sky, toward the ever-expanding vortex in the skies.

 

At the Same Time…

 

“Such a pity… I don’t have time to play with you anymore…” A soft, almost sulky voice echoed from deep within the mist.

 

There, hidden in the veil of fog, a petite girl, delicate as a doll, lifted her gaze toward the violet vortex that had suddenly appeared in the sky above.

 

That was the gateway to the Void, and more importantly… a summons from the Boss.

 

And to them, the Original Sins, the Boss’s words were absolute.

 

Without him, there would be no them. No ever-growing strength.

 

Without him, they would never have been able to freely cross the barriers of the Universe.

 

So, in a certain sense, his command was the law.

 

“Next time, I’ll come play with you again, okay~?” Still pouting, the mist-shrouded loli squeezed the ‘toy’ in her arms a little tighter.

 

And if one looked closely, they would realize it was not a doll, it was a female Dwarf.

 

More precisely, she was once a famed prodigy of this Dwarf Clan Branch, Arlo.

 

However, now, this peak Tier-5 Dwarf had been shrunk dozens of times, her body transformed into that of a literal doll, helpless in the arms of the loli.

 

This was none other than the signature ability of the Void Artifact wielded by the Void Empress, Formless, which allowed her to turn anything she liked into a toy doll of her choosing.

 

It was a peculiar… and utterly terrifying ability, because once transformed, if the form was maintained for too long, the transformation would be permanent. The victim would become frozen in that doll-like body.

 

It would be irreversible, and worse yet, their consciousness would begin to fade, until they became a loyal, obedient puppet to the Void Empress, utterly subservient to her will.

 

This was the frightening nature of Void Artifacts.

 

No… ‘frightening’ wasn’t enough to describe them.

 

Each one possessed a unique, exclusive ability, often strange yet always dreadful.

 

For instance, Formless’ Void Artifact could turn enemies into toys.

 

While Avril’s Artifact, Violet Shadow, had the terrifying ability to get a confession of its target. Anyone entangled by Violet Shadow, no matter how strong or stoic, would find themselves compelled to spill all their secrets. One would be unable to hide even a thought.

 

Each Void Artifact’s exclusive ability was stranger and deadlier than the last. And it was precisely because of these abilities that the Original Sins had become so fearsome.

 

Even Yu Zi Yu himself had a degree of wariness toward these unique powers.

 

Of course, that didn’t mean his own Void Blade was any less frightening.

 

In fact, its exclusive ability was even stranger, and possibly more terrifying, but it came with conditions far harsher than any of the others.