Chapter 1409, The Pinnacle of Strength

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

*Ahhh…* A piercing scream tore across the starry void, accompanied by a spurt of blood.

 

The scholar-like figure that had stood there was blasted like a meteor by that single palm and sent hurtling toward the far horizon of the cosmos.

 

No one could say how far he flew.

 

However, when they watched the streak of light cut through nearly an entire star system, every powerhouse’s face drained of color.

 

[Blasted that far with one palm? Are you kidding me!?]

 

And this was only the beginning.

 

*Booooom…* With a thunderous flap of his wings, a flash of violet light erupted, and Yu Zi Yu’s figure disappeared from everyone’s sight.

 

The next moment, when he appeared, he was standing in the trajectory of the Lord of Reincarnation.

 

*Zeze…* A cold, mocking chuckle rippled through the stars, and every expert shuddered.

 

Then, like a whip tearing reality, a leg strike sliced open the Starry Sky—rending a fissure nearly a million meters long.

 

*Booooooooom…* A cataclysmic blast erupted, its shockwave rapidly expanding like a cosmic bomb.

 

If nuclear devastation had terror, this was tens of thousands of times worse.

 

However, even that was not the worst of it.

 

Under that dreadful whip-kick, the Lord of Reincarnation was actually reduced to a bloody mist, literally pulverized alive.

 

“Gah…”

 

“My god…”

 

“Impossible…”

 

Shouts and exclamations poured from the crowd; even Dream Dragon’s face turned white with disbelief.

 

Everyone was utterly baffled by Void Hegemon’s dreadful might.

 

This was the Lord of Reincarnation, the Universe’s most unfathomable inheritor, the bearer of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.

 

He was an extremely unfathomable existence.

 

However, here he was, powerless before the Void Hegemon, pulverized.

 

Of course, being pulverized was one thing, but the fact that it was Lord of Reincarnation that underlined how horrifying the Void Hegemon truly was.

 

A faint smile played on Yu Zi Yu’s lips as he surveyed the scene, his eyes calmly looking toward a corner of the starry void.

 

“Come out…”

 

“You…”

 

At that command, a whirl of space opened at the far corner of the sky.

 

A figure staggered forth, looking disheveled.

 

Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the Lord of Reincarnation, the very man who had been pulverized to nothing only moments before.

 

Divine Ability: Rebirth — Even if the body is obliterated, one may be reborn in an instant… at the cost of Spiritual Energy.

 

It was a terrifying trump card, the Lord of Reincarnation’s last ace up his sleeve.

 

However, facing the Void Hegemon, a single exchange had forced him to reveal it.

 

“…”

 

A heavy silence fell upon the world.

 

From a distance, the Lord of Reincarnation cast a glance at the majestic figure, and his eyes couldn’t help but twitch uncontrollably.

 

To die before even achieving one’s goal, this was the epitome of tragedy.

 

As the Lord of the Underworld, today should have been his day of triumph and glory; instead, he had been mauled before all the Races.

 

No one could help but pity him. Even in his own mind the Lord of Reincarnation could not help but mutter ruefully, “Master, you said our Underworld’s inheritance is unmatched… So why is your disciple so miserable?”

 

Crying sorrowfully in his heart, the Lord of Reincarnation, whose mind seemed to be undeveloped, started fixedly at Yu Zi Yu.

 

However, in the very next moment, as if sensing something, the Lord of Reincarnation jerked back in panic.

 

“You can run… but can you outrun me?” A soft, playful laugh drifted through the void.

 

And before anyone realized it, Yu Zi Yu was already before him again, appearing out of nowhere.

 

His pale, jade-like hand rose, and shot toward the Lord of Reincarnation’s throat.

 

“You…” The Lord of Reincarnation cried out, but in Yu Zi Yu’s grasp he was as helpless as a child, utterly unable to resist.

 

He raised his hand high, as terrifying energy started gathering in his palm.

 

He truly meant to crush the Lord of Reincarnation to death, before the eyes of all Races.

 

“Stop…* A thunderous roar shook the stars.

 

A pair of golden wings, sharp as mythical swords, sliced across hundreds of thousands of meters of space, cleaving toward Yu Zi Yu.

 

It was the Kung Peng Clan’s peerless prodigy, an exceptionally talented being who had mastered the Grand Divine Ability, the Kung Peng Art.

 

Now, shattering Heaven and Earth, shattering space itself, his golden wings, capable of cutting anything, came slashing down.

 

As the Void Purple Wings behind Yu Zi Yu suddenly swelled, as if breathed life, then clashed head-on with the golden wings.

 

*Bang… Bang… Bang…* Booming clashes rang out one after another, seemingly endless.

 

Purple wings and golden wings were locked in a chaotic battle, resulting in deafening clangs, akin to metal striking against each other, reverberating across the Starry Sky.

 

Each impact birthed a shockwave more terrifying than the last. Waves of destruction rolling out endlessly, as though they would never cease.

 

“This guy…” The Kung Peng prodigy’s face twisted in disbelief.

 

[I have cultivated the Kung Peng Art, my divine wings should be unmatched. But why…Why are his wings even more terrifying than mine? Even if he is a Tier-7, he shouldn’t possess wings like these!]

 

The Kung Peng prodigy was in utter shock.

 

However, what he did not know was that Yu Zi Yu’s wings were not ordinary wings. Not only did they carried a trace of the Sixteen Holy Wings’ Quintessence, but also embodied the Will of the Void, making them the Companion Divine Artifact of Yu Zi Yu’s Soaring Purple Dragon Form.

 

Thus, not to mention going toe-to-toe with the Kung Peng prodigy’s wings, but even engaging in combat with offensive-type Imperial Artifacts directly would not be a problem.

 

After all, Yu Zi Yu’s Void Wings were a forbidden Artifact. As long as Yu Zi Yu lived, they would never stop growing.

 

Sooner or later, they would evolve into an Imperial Artifact.

 

And more terrifying still, they held potential exceeding ordinary Imperial Artifacts.

 

…

 

With this advantage, Yu Zi Yu continued holding the Lord of Reincarnation in one hand, while his six wings transformed into streams of violet light, spanning hundreds of thousands of meters to fight the Kung Peng prodigy.

 

However, things did not end here.

 

His gaze sharpened as he looked into the distance.

 

There, Dream Dragon, the Master of the Buddhist Sect, the King of Gods, and all half-step Hegemons were charging toward him with everything they had.

 

Running meant certain death, but fighting with their life on the line offered a sliver of hope.

 

Thus, they had no choice.

 

“Good timing…” Yu Zi Yu roared with wild delight.

 

He flung the Lord of Reincarnation like a discarded rag doll, which then transformed into a streak of violet light, smashing directly into Dream Dragon.

 

Immediately after, he unleashed a barrage of palm and claw strikes.

 

*Boooom… Boooom…* One strike after another echoed across the battlefield, as Yu Zi Yu launched devastating attacks against multiple powerhouses at once.

 

If not for the fact that each of them had awakened their Imperial Artifacts, just that one exchange

would have erased them from existence.

 

But with Imperial Artifacts, they barely held the qualification to clash with the Soaring Purple Dragon Form.

 

…

 

And so, before the horrified eyes of countless spectators, the Void Hegemon battled all of them alone.

 

And in the heart of the Starry Sky, he demonstrated the pinnacle of combat prowess.