Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1044, After Years of Development, Finally a King

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

“A million sacrifices?” The Divine Angel, Archangel Michael furrowed his brows slightly, his gaze toward Yu Zi Yu turning colder.

While a million lives might not seem like much—merely the population of a small city—if he truly handed them over to this Void Emperor, he would surely become an eternal sinner of the Angel Clan.

Such an act would be akin to ceding territory and paying reparations—a blatant concession to the Void.

Neither the explicit meaning nor the deeper message was something acceptable to Michael.

Just as he was contemplating on this, his pupils abruptly contracted as if noticing something alarming.

In his gaze, the expansion of the Void Gate within the violet barrier was not slowing down, but instead expanding at an even faster pace.

In just a few breaths, its diameter had grown from over 2,000 meters to more than 3,000 meters.

At the same time, about half of the Void Emperor’s Dragon Body had emerged from the Void Vortex, radiating an even more terrifying aura.

“You… have some nerve.” A blazing fire of fury burned within Michael, and the once gentle light radiating from him turned sharp and frigid.

The warm light became as cold and piercing as moonlight.

In an instant, the entire sky seemed to freeze.

*Crack…* Michael clenched his fists, his hesitation now replaced with unwavering resolve.

*Boooooom…* The light sword in his hand suddenly elongated, radiating a near-tangible brilliance that burst forth from his body.

“Kill!” With a furious roar, the light sword descended, slashing fiercely at the faint violet barrier.

*Crack, crack…* Blinding arcs of electricity erupted at the point of impact, shaking the space within tens of thousands of kilometers.

The golden brilliance intensified further, as if trying to tear through the profound violet hue.

Even the sky itself seemed to split apart.

*Rumble… Rumble…* Deafening rumbles filled the world, as the Heavens shattered, and the Earth split open, leaving ravines thousands of meters long.

Such was the devastation wrought by the full-force strike of an Eternal Overlord.

The sky shattered, the land torn asunder.

However, Yu Zi Yu’s expression of amusement did not waver—it only grew more pronounced.

“Have you realized it yet?” Yu Zi Yu’s voice, with a slight sense of mocking, dropped all pretense of politeness.

Then, raising his massive dragon claw, Yu Zi Yu pressed it firmly against the point where the light sword struck the barrier.

*Boooooom…” A surge of violet Spiritual Energy erupted, surging from Yu Zi Yu’s Dragon Claw like raging tides.

The energy concentrated at the impact point, rippled outward in waves as it steadily reinforced the violet barrier, fortifying it bit by bit.

If one looked closely at Yu Zi Yu’s form now, they would see thick, violet lightning bolts—each as wide as a barrel—dancing around his colossal Dragon Form.

His surging energy, almost tangible, distorted the magnetic fields around him.

The scene around Yu Zi Yu transformed into one resembling the apocalypse: Violet  lightning tore the world apart, splitting the skies with relentless fury. Pitch-black storm clouds continuously rolled in, shrouding the Heavens. Even Michael’s blinding-holy light was insufficient to tear through the dense thunderclouds above.

All that remained was Yu Zi Yu’s increasingly terrifying aura.

*Rooooaar…* Yu Zi Yu let out a majestic roar that shook Heaven and Earth, as an inexplicable force erupted from his massive Dragon Claw.

*Boooooom…* With a deafening explosion, the terrifying force surged through the faint violet barrier and slammed into Michael’s sword of light.

Michael’s expression changed drastically as the sword trembled violently under the relentless impact, struggling to withstand the immense pressure.

Even Michael’s arm was quivered uncontrollably, his teeth clenched tightly.

“You…” he growled, his face darkening as he gripped the sword hilt tightly with his left hand as well. Only by holding the sword with both hands was he able to brace against the overwhelming power.

But just then—

*Hahaha…* Yu Zi Yu let out a hearty laugh as he opened his gaping maws wide. Subsequently, a brilliant violet light began to gather inside, surging with fearsome energy.

It was the harbinger of an attack capable of annihilating everything—the Void Dragon Breath.

*Boooooom…* A massive violet beam, hundreds of meters thick, erupted from Yu Zi Yu’s maw, tearing through the skies and space itself.

Carrying an aura of utter annihilation, the Void Dragon Breath struck Michael at point-blank range, distorting his expression in sheer terror and pain.

*Booooom…* With a thunderous impact, the Divine Angel, along with his sword of light, was sent flying by the torrent of Dragon breath.

1,000 meters…

10,000 meters…

100,000 meters…

No one could tell how far he had been sent flying.

Yet, as the massive violet beam pierced through what seemed like half the Heavens, all who witnessed it fell silent.

Even though the energy of the beam was incomparably condensed, the searing heat and corrosive Void Energy left an endless, charred ravine across the surface of Lumina Sanctis.

The storms stirred by the attack flattened countless mountains and forests in its path.

Several cities vanished entirely, leaving only fragments of ruins, standing forlornly on the ravaged earth.

Dragon Breath.

This was the Dragon Clan’s fearsome Divine Ability, a power that reigned supreme over all.

Countless heroes and prodigies had fallen to this ability. It was an ability unique to the Dragon Clan, unmatched in its raw dominance. Even Yu Zi Yu, with his immense strength, could only use this Divine Ability a few times in quick succession.

After all, it drew upon the very essence of the Dragon Clan’s Quintessence.

Though he felt only a faint burning in his throat now, Yu Zi Yu estimated he could unleash it four or five more times before it started to harm his own foundations.

Still, he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret.

Glancing toward the horizon, Yu Zi Yu’s eyes fell on Michaell. The eight silver wings on his back crossed over his chest, shielding his body tightly.

“As expected of an Eternal Overlord—what incredible reflexes.” Yu Zi Yu chuckled to himself, but he wasn’t overly concerned.

He still had many tricks up his sleeve.

The Crimson Heavenly Eye on his forehead had yet to open.

The Dragon Clan’s signature skill, Dragon’s Fury, had yet not been used.

The Power of the Void—Hunger, which was already showing signs of fusion with many other powers, was still slumbering.

All of these were cards Yu Zi Yu had painstakingly prepared over decades.

And that was without mentioning his two ultimate Divine Abilities.

When it came to hidden cards, Yu Zi Yu feared no one.