Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 883, The Divine Artifact, Hundred Mountains

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silavin

At this moment, in the heart of the Titan Star Domain, oblivious to both Yu Zi Yu and the Demon Court…

“What? You say you can’t sense Venerable Mountain Titan’s aura anymore? How is that possible!?” A cry of alarm echoed, shaking the entire Titan Race.

Unable to sense Mountain Titan’s aura was no small matter. Although it did not necessarily mean that Mountain Titan had perished, it did suggest grave danger.

He might have wandered into some unknown Secret Realm, one that was an independent world on its own, thereby cutting off his aura. Else, Mountain Titan had suffered severe injuries, so much so that his aura had weakened to an extremely low point till imperceivable.

However, no matter the case, neither situation was acceptable to the Titan Star Domain. After all, an unknown Secret Realm itself was fraught with peril. And this was not considering the second possibility—Mountain Titan being gravely wounded.

*Hooooo…* Taking a long, deep breath to calm his shock, one of the Pillars of the Divine Titan Clan gave a stern order, “First, investigate the whereabouts of Mountain Titan. At the same time, find out if the Angel Star Domain or the Void Creatures have a hand in it or not.

Second, recall Supreme Celestial Star from the front lines… and ask him to calculate Mountain Titan’s condition.”

One command after another was swiftly relayed, setting the gears of the entire Titan Star Domain into rapid motion, like a well-oiled machine.

Mountain Titan, a Tier-5 True God, was ranked third in terms of strength in the Titan Star Domain. If something were to happen to a figure like him, the Titan Star Domain would not be able to bear such a loss.

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Meanwhile, far from the disturbance in the Titan Star Domain, the Demon Court had returned to its usual calm.

As for how to deal with Mountain Titan, a plan had gradually been devised through discussions among the Ten Great Beasts, the Demon Master, and the Princess.

However, the plan was still not set into motion, and they were not in a hurry either. After all, without the Divine Tree’s final say, any plan would remain just a proposal.

With that said, Bull Demon, Golden Ant, and others had found some amusement.

If one looked towards the secluded corner they were gathered at, they would see a towering black pillar, thousands of meters tall, standing tall on the ground, as if propping up the sky.

This black pillar was made of some unknown metal, its surface flickering with an eerie glow. Etched across its entire length were countless imprints of mountains and rivers.

At a glance, it seemed like an entire mountainous world was carved into it.

This was the Divine Artifact, a Tier-7 Artifact, Hundred Mountains.

“This Divine Artifact is incredibly heavy…” With his arms crossed, Golden Ant, who had tried multiple times and still could not lift it from the ground, could only shake his head and bitterly laugh.

“Of course it is. This Divine Artifact embodies the Principle of Mountains. It carries the weight of countless peaks. More importantly, it already has an owner. If you could lift it, that would be even stranger.” Bull Demon beside Golden Ant sighed as he slowly approached the Divine Artifact.

He cultivated the power of the earth. Through it, he had even extended his mastery to the law of gravity.

Thus, he had quite an interest in this Earth-Attribute Divine Artifact.

However, compared to him, on another side, Old Ninth, the Panda wearing a bamboo hat, stared at the black pillar rooted in the ground with gleaming eyes.

“Brothers, let’s not talk about anything else, just lend me this Divine Artifact for a few months. After that, I’ll make sure each of you gets a Tier-5 Artifact.”

While shouting, Old Ninth—Brewmaster, the master blacksmith, eagerly rubbed his hands together.

For a smith like him, a good Artifact was as valuable as any treasure.

Unfortunately, this Divine Artifact already had a Master. Otherwise, he would have truly wanted to claim it for himself and thoroughly study it.

…

At this moment, hearing Brewmaster’s proposal, Bull Demon, Golden Ant, and the others exchanged glances and nodded in agreement, “Since Ninth Brother has made such a request, we shall naturally oblige.”

They all felt indebted to their Ninth Brother in some way.

Not to mention Bull Demon’s Tier-5 Artifact—the Mountain-Cleaving Axe, Golden Ant’s custom-made Golden Scale Armor, a Tier-5 Armor, had all been crafted by Brewmaster. Furthermore, to ensure the armor could withstand Golden Ant’s explosive power, he even went to their Seventh Brother—Titan, and asked for a strand of Quintessence of Steel.

With such favors bestowed, it was difficult for them to refuse any request from their Ninth Brother.

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“These guys…” In the distance, watching the group discuss the temporary ownership of the Divine Artifact, Yu Zi Yu faintly cracked a smile.

In this period, making good use of this Divine Artifact was certainly the wisest choice.

As for Yu Zi Yu himself, he had long since used his Heavenly Eye and his status screen to analyze the Divine Artifact.

Yu Zi Yu could not help but praise the Tier-7 Divine Artifact. Even for him, fully analyzing it was no easy feat.

However, even with his limited analysis, Yu Zi Yu had gained much insight.

“Radiant…” As his thoughts shifted, numerous flying blades shot out from his tree body.

This was Radiant Galaxy, Yu Zi Yu’s Tier-6 Dao-Protecting Artifact.

Now, with the Tier-7 Divine Artifact—Hundred Mountains serving as a model, Yu Zi Yu had gained some understanding on how to refine Radiant Galaxy.

“If I can gather enough resources and devise a proper Formation specifically for Radiant Galaxy, I believe pushing it to Tier-7 shouldn’t be a problem…” muttering softly, a glimmer of anticipation shone in Yu Zi Yu’s eyes.

[If Radiant Galaxy truly became a Divine Artifact, an Extreme-Dao Imperial Artifact, my combat strength might even double. At that point, I’ll surely be able to dominate all races. As for now…] Reflecting on the information God of Orcs had uncovered, Yu Zi Yu’s eyes could not help but narrow.

One piece of news confirmed that the Titan Star Domain indeed had a powerful foundation, known to all.

Mountain Titan did not even try to hide it and spoke of it openly.

That foundation was in the hands of none other than the Titan Star Domain’s First Divine Pillar, who had located an Extreme-Dao Imperial Artifact—the Crown of Titan God.

Though this Crown of Titan God was merely a fragment of its past, containing less than one millionth of its original power, under the control of the First Divine Pillar, it was still more than enough for him to sweep across the stars.

The other piece of news was that the twelve Divine Pillars of the Titan Clan, the twelve Divine Artifacts, could form an extraordinarily terrifying Formation, a Grand Protective Formation, capable of safeguarding their entire clan.

Hence, the Titan Clan’s regard for this Divine Artifact—Hundred Mountains—was unimaginable.

Even if something happened to Mountain Titan, they would spare no effort in recovering Hundred Mountains.