Chapter 1424, The Grand Divine Ability: The Nine Realms of Heaven

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

 

*Roooooaar…*

 

A piercing Dragon’s cry shattered the Heavens as the Yellow Dragon, though torn asunder, reconstituted its entire form from a single, shimmering drop of blood.

 

Had the Yellow Dragon not already cultivated itself to the level of rebirth from a single drop of blood, that one strike would have taken his life outright.

 

“This monster… is far too terrifying.”

 

Its draconic eyes widened in shock and fear, as the Yellow Dragon staggered backward again and again.

 

[What is the point of continuing this struggle? I ignited the very Essence Blood of the Primordial Yellow Dragon, ascending to a power that rivals the Hegemons themselves, and yet, I was unmade by a single finger. How can I possibly fight against the absolute?]

 

At this moment, watching the Yellow Dragon retreat in fear, Yu Zi Yu’s gaze remained calm. Then he flicked his sleeve.

 

*Booooom…* With a thunderous roar, the entire world shuddered.

 

Looking up, countless violent gales converged, forming a rolling torrent that swept straight toward the Heavenly Court.

 

This was the Wind of the World, the Divine Ability of the Imperial Artifact—Sixteen Holy Wings.

 

However, now, even without relying on an Imperial Artifact, Yu Zi Yu could freely unleash this terrifying ability.

 

*Whoooo, whoooo, whoooo…* The storm grew ever more violent, howling as it plunged the world into darkness, rushing toward the figures high in the sky.

 

Seeing this dreadful attack, the Black Emperor’s eyes hardened.

 

Instead of retreating, he advanced, throwing his head back and letting out a thunderous roar.

 

“Suppress the Gods, Seal the Demons!”

 

What Divine Ability it was remained unclear, but billowing black mist surged forth, sweeping across Heaven and Earth as it collided head-on with the vast storm.

 

*Booooom…*

 

A colossal explosion rang out, and the secret realm  started showing signs of imminent collapse, seemingly unable to withstand the impact.

 

*Crack, crack, crack…* Crisp cracking sounds rang out one after another as the sky fractured like glass.

 

However, just then, Yu Zi Yu’s eyes narrowed, as he spotted a streak of brilliant light approaching him.

 

“The Vajra Ring…” Yu Zi Yu’s expression immediately turned cold and grim, as if recalling some dreadful memory.

 

In the past, it was this very Imperial Artifact that had launched a sneak attack from behind.

 

And now it dared to do so again.

 

“Do you really think I’m still who I was back then?” He retorted in a calm and joking manner, but the chill in his voice cut to the bone.

 

In the next instant, a vast starry expanse suddenly rose around Yu Zi Yu, with nine dazzling stars twinkling inside.

 

And at that moment…

 

*Booooom…*

 

With a deafening roar, one of the stars rapidly started expanding, swelling to the size of ten thousand meters in radius in just a few breaths.

 

Then, at an utterly terrifying speed, it smashed straight toward the incoming streak of light, hard.

 

And as it smashed, the star grew larger and larger, accompanied by an ever-increasing pressure.

 

This was the Nine Realms of Heaven. As Yu Ziyu’s Innate Grand Divine Ability, it more than lived up to its name.

 

With just a single strike, it truly shattered the universe; the sky itself was torn apart. Even the distant streak of light faltered for an instant.

 

However, in that very moment of hesitation, the star abruptly accelerated.

 

*Booooom…* The star crashed into the Vajra Ring with a deafening thunder, sending an Artifact as formidable as the Vajra Ring hundreds of thousands of kilometers, ripping a massive fissure through the sky that stretched to the very end of the Heavens.

 

It looked like a star, but in truth, it was a world.

 

In fact, had the star had not crashed into the Vajra Ring but something else, it would have been erased from the face of the world instantly. Not even their scraps had been left behind.

 

*Humm…* A tremor rippled through the air. And far away, the manifested phantom of the Vajra Ring turned pale drastically.

 

“How is this possible?!” An incredulous cry escaped the True Spirit of the Vajra Ring. It was really shaken to the core.

 

A mere star had sent it flying, it couldn’t digest this fact.

 

After all, with its power, let alone a star, even an entire starfield could be split in two.

 

Yet, it had happened…

 

“No… that isn’t a simple star…” A sudden realization struck. The Vajra Ring’s True Spirit finally noticed the vast, boundless starry expanse swirling around Yu Zi Yu.

 

As the stars revolved, an immense pressure surged forth.

 

Each star no longer looked like a celestial body, but rather like an entire world, bearing incomparably terrifying Principles.

 

No, more accurately speaking, they were worlds.

 

Red as fire, like an inextinguishable fireball, it carried the Principle of Fire, the symbol of supreme heat and Yang.

 

Cold as ice, standing serenely within the cosmos, it carried the Principle of Ice, the symbol of cold and Yin.

 

And there was a ball of boundless darkness… a ball of dazzling brilliance…

 

Each and every one of them was a complete Small World.

 

“This little monster… he actually carries nine Small Worlds within him?” Noticing Yu Zi Yu and the nine Small Worlds were perfectly integrated, as if naturally formed, the Vajra Ring’s True Spirit was shaken to the core.

 

A profound shock washed over the Vajra Ring’s True Spirit as it realized something even more terrifying: Yu Zi Yu and those nine Small Worlds were perfectly fused, as though formed by Heaven itself.

 

One prospered, all prospered.

 

One suffered, all suffered.

 

In other words, to injure him, one would first have to shatter the nine worlds orbiting before him.

 

And how could a true world possibly be destroyed by an ordinary powerhouse?

 

A world carried complete Principles.

 

A single complete Principle was akin to a being carrying a Sea of Principle and stepping into the Realm of Hegemony.

 

Thus, a world bearing a Complete Principle was, in essence, a Hegemon within the world.

 

And currently, nine Small Worlds were coming down on it, which meant nine Hegemons…

 

As it grew more and more horrified, the Vajra Ring’s True Spirit saw that towering figure standing amid the nebula raise its hand once more.

 

*Boooooom…* Amid an increasingly deafening roar, the figure unleashed a palm strike, with starlight coiling around his fingertips.

 

In an instant, it blotted out the Heavens, and the subsequent pressure was so terrifying that even space and time froze.

 

And in the very next moment, as if crossing time and space itself, that palm struck straight onto the Black Emperor, precisely and mercilessly.

 

*Gaaaaaah…* A shrill, agonized scream escaped him, as the Black Emperor, before he could even react, was blasted into a streak of light, hurled violently toward the ground.

 

*Boooooom! Boooooom! Boooooom!”

 

Shattering mountain after mountain, severing river after river, the Black Emperor slid across the ground for tens of thousands of kilometers, carving out a massive trench.

 

From afar, it looked like a grotesque scar gouged into the earth, hideous and terrifying.

 

However, the more important thing was the Black Emperor himself.

 

Clutching his chest and his eyes bulging wide, the Black Emperor stood frozen in utter disbelief.

 

Because that single blow had not only shattered his body, but also crushed his Soul.

 

At this moment, he was on the verge of death.

 

*Ha… ha…* A hoarse, bitter laugh escaped him.

 

Staring up at the majestic figure above the Heavens, the one gazing down upon mountains and rivers as though they were nothing, the Black Emperor muttered with utter despair and certainty, “He… is absolutely not an ordinary Hegemon… absolutely… not…”

 

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Zi Yu heard a crisp system notification chime softly in his ear.