Chapter 1423, All Foundations Unleashed

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

“De… Demon Emperor…”

 

Amid voices trembling with terror, a Heavenly Court powerhouse stared wide-eyed, his face drained of all color.

 

*Heh…* With a cold chuckle, Yu Zi Yu calmly looked down upon this secret realm.

 

[Not bad, not bad at all; it’s already showing signs of evolving into a small world.

 

No, to be precise, it’s just a single step away from becoming one.]

 

However, despite the secret realm’s immense value, it did not steal his attention away, because what mattered to him were the countless beings of the Heavenly Court.

 

“It really is the Demon Emperor…” Sharp gasps echoed as innumerable gazes locked onto the golden figure steadily materializing in the sky.

 

Everyone was struck with utter terror, just his mere presence was making everyone feel suffocated.

 

However, at that very moment…

 

“De… Demon Emperor! I’ll fight you to the death!” With a furious roar, a seemingly ordinary Tier-6 Overlord shot into the air, charging straight toward Yu Zi Yu.

 

By the looks of it, his mind had been overwhelmed by fear, driving him into madness, and he dared to challenge Yu Zi Yu.

 

*Aaaaah…* He let out a furious roar, and his aura surged wildly. At the same time, he seemed to sprout three heads and six arms, while a figure resembling a demonic god manifested behind him.

 

Of course, it wasn’t real, it was merely an illusory manifestation. Even the extra heads and arms were nothing but illusory.

 

It was a Minor Divine Ability—Three Heads and Six Arms, and by the looks of it, his mastery hadn’t even reached the elementary-level.

 

And this was probably the reason he appeared so utterly ordinary in Yu Zi Yu’s eyes.

 

*Hehe…* Yu Zi Yu let out a soft laugh, but his gaze sharpened.

 

Immediately, the mysterious forces of time and space converged and intertwined within his eyes, weaving two ethereal immortal swords.

 

*Crack…* A sharp, crisp sound rang out, and before anyone could react, that powerful figure froze in midair.

 

Then, under the disbelieving gazes of countless onlookers, his body shattered into several pieces in an instant.

 

And this was the terrifying power of the current Yu Zi Yu; just with his gaze alone, he had slayed a Tier-6 Overlord.

 

“That monster…” Hovering over the nine-tier palace, the Five Great Emperors turned deathly pale.

 

Yu Zi Yu’s strength was simply too overwhelming.

 

However, they had no choice but to confront him. After all, this was the Heavenly Court’s main stronghold.

 

More importantly, the Demon Emperor had deep-seated hatred for them for blocking his Dao; he would absolutely not let them go.

 

In the past, when the Demon Emperor was undergoing tribulation, the Heavenly Court had deployed an Imperial Artifact—Vajra Ring. Had it not been for the intervention of the Primordial Imperial Artifact at the critical moment, the Demon Emperor would have been erased from the face of this world.

 

From this alone, one could imagine the depth of the hatred between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Emperor.

 

The enmity of obstructing the Dao was no trivial matter. It was something that couldn’t be easily resolved.

 

Of course, what the Heavenly Court did not know was Yu Zi Yu’s enmity between them went far beyond the obstruction of Dao or disputes over the lineage.

 

The real root of the conflict lay elsewhere.

 

Back when Yu Zi Yu was still weak, he had relayed the news about the First Immortal of the Human Race— the greatest asset of the Heavenly Court to the Heaven’s, thus forcing the Heavenly Court’s Supreme Imperial Artifact to unleash an Eternal Strike to resist the Heaven’s wraith, shattering itself in the due process.

 

That was the real, irreconcilable hatred.

 

If the Heavenly Court were to learn this truth, they would likely be driven to absolute madness, and their hatred for him would be beyond measure.

 

After all, the single most crucial reason the Heavenly Court had fallen to its current state was the sudden disappearance of the First Immortal of the Human Clan, as well as the the Supreme Imperial Artifact—Tai Chi Diagram.

 

Otherwise, with the Heavenly Court’s own reserves, augmented by such terrifying legacies, they might have long since stood at the pinnacle above all Races.

 

How could they possibly have fallen to such a miserable end?

 

“Make your move…” The Black Emperor spoke in a solemn voice.

 

“Understood…”

 

In response, one Great Emperor after another grew solemn, for they had to use their foundations.

 

And not just any foundations, but their true foundations, because only with that they could hope to withstand this peerless Demon Emperor.

 

*Rooooooaar…*

 

A majestic Dragon Roar thunderous across the sky as the Crimson Emperor pushed himself to the limit, forcibly awakening the greatest foundation of his lineage.

 

The Crimson Emperor was of the Yellow Dragon Bloodline.

 

And the greatest foundation of that lineage was none other than Yellow Dragon Blood.

 

Legend had it that it was the refined Essence Blood left behind by the Primordial Yellow Dragon.

 

Now, as he burned the Yellow Dragon’s Essence Blood, the Crimson Emperor’s aura skyrocketed. His entire body transformed into a 100,000 feet-long Yellow Dragon, roaring amidst the clouds.

 

On the other side, the Black Emperor, who was shrouded in black mist, also narrowed his eyes.

 

“Kill…” He let out a thunderous war cry, as a ferocious demonic god appeared behind him.

 

Bearing eight arms and eight heads, it was like a true fiend of slaughter.

 

However, this was the Black Emperor’s lineage’s ultimate foundation—the Demon-Suppressing True God, an existence born purely for killing.

 

…

 

One after another, without the slightest hesitation, neither did they have the luxury to have one, each Great Emperor unleashed their deepest foundations.

 

However, the most terrifying of all was the object slowly emerging behind the Nine-Tier Palace—a silver ring overflowing with boundless radiance.

 

It was the Vajra Ring, the Heavenly Court’s Imperial Artifact.

 

And now… it had awakened of its own accord.

 

However, just then, an ancient, weathered voice echoed across the Heavens, “Why… do you carry his aura?”

 

The sudden question resounded through the sky, spoken by a vague phantom that had appeared at the center of the Vajra Ring.

 

“His aura?” Yu Zi Yu momentarily paused, then realization dawned upon him.

 

[It must be the aura of the First Immortal of the Human Clan.]

 

In the past, the First Immortal of the Human Race had bestowed upon him a strand of Good Fortune Quintessence.

 

It was precisely that strand of Quintessence that gave rise to the Nine Realms, granting them the potential to ascend into a Great World.

 

“…”

 

Yu Zi Yu did not answer.

 

Instead, his gaze grew colder and indifferent, as he watched one foundation after another awaken.

 

He wasn’t surprised by this.

 

After all, this was the Heavenly Court, the force that had once suppressed the ages in the previous era.

 

Even the God Race still possessed things like the Genesis Star Chart and the World Tree.

 

Why would it be surprising for the Heavenly Court to have powerful foundations of its own?

 

However, foundations were still just foundations.

 

They were useful against ordinary powerhouses at best.

 

Against an existence like him, one who had already transcended common understanding, that was another matter entirely.

 

Thus…

 

*Boooooom…* Suddenly, Yu Zi Yu made his move, without a warning.

 

He lifted a finger, pointing straight at the Yellow Dragon’s brow.

 

*Roooooaar…*

 

A piercing Dragon roar escaped the Yellow Dragon, his expression changing drastically.

 

Because though it was clearly just a finger, in his eyes it had become a pillar holding up the Heavens, leaving him no way to dodge or retreat.

 

*Booooom…*

 

With a deafening , the 100,000 feet-long Yellow Dragon burst apart into a sky full of blood mist, painting an indescribably terrifying sight.

 

Even with his full power unleashed, even with combat power rivaling that of a Hegemon, it didn’t make any difference.

 

The current Yu Zi Yu was no longer something an ordinary Hegemon could be compared to.

 

And that was the true source of his confidence in coming here.

 

Not to mention a mere Yellow Dragon, even if the Vajra Ring shattered itself and unleashed an Eternal Strike, Yu Zi Yu would still dare to take it head-on.