Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1098, The Descent of the Lightning Dragon

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

Trump Cards — Not only did the strong require them, but for a great power, they were even more essential.

Just like now, without Yu Zi Yu as the pillar holding up the sky, the entire Demon Court would need one trump card after another to secure its foothold in the vast universe.

The Void Clan’s Zi Lian, the Immortal Sweet Osmanthus rooted in the Celestial Realm, and now the Annihilation Pulse, combined with Nine Tails’ Dao of Sealing, they were precisely these trump cards that would safeguard the prestige of the Demon Court.

However, while the Demon Court, the Society of Demons and Fiends, and many other Forces were racing toward their own developments, no one knew that deep within the Realm of Void of the Nine Realms…

A Divine Tree, vast enough to shroud Heaven and eclipse the Moon, stood silently rooted in space.

Not far from it, golden wings large enough to cover the skies stretched across the firmament.

Suddenly, the radiant, golden wings fluttered a little, as a divine prestige spread from it, releasing such a fearsome into the surroundings that the prisoners within the Land of Exile found it unable to breathe.

The Sixteen Holy Wings had unexpectedly chosen to awaken.

The reason was simple: he had sensed something unusual in Yu Zi Yu’s condition.

“Has he… entered a state of enlightenment?” The True Spirit of the Sixteen Holy Wings could not help but murmur softly, gazing toward Yu Zi Yu’s location in astonishment.

Soothing and harmonious Daoist Chimes filled the world, while a hazy glow shrouded Heaven and Earth.

Amid this ethereal scene, countless flowers imbued with Dao aura descended from the skies.

A deluge of celestial flowers descending from the sky, that was a sign of an impending miracle.

However, this was not all…

Within the Void, golden lotuses began to bloom one after another.

This was another sign of miracle recorded in ancient texts, earth’s blooming golden lotus.

Celestial flowers raining from the sky, golden lotuses rising from the earth.

The appearance of these two omens simultaneously spelled the moment of a true enlightenment.

Such an extraordinary sight could only be witnessed when a peerless genius attained profound insight.

[For such visions to manifest after a single session, it’s evident how terrifyingly talented this young one must be!] However, if the Sixteen Holy Wings’ True Spirit came to know that this was merely the beginning, it would surely be left utterly dumbfounded.

After all, with Evolution Points at his disposal, Yu Zi Yu’s enlightenment was simply a matter of choice—a matter of whether he wished to or not.

And now, in pursuit of dividing himself into four, and cultivating Four Divine Trees, Yu Zi Yu had chosen to enter a longer period of enlightenment.

From here on, the soothing and melodious Daoist Chimes within the Realm of Void would only grow denser, until even greater and more terrifying phenomena descended.

However, such an endeavor also meant that Yu Zi Yu was at constant risk of ascension, and merging into Heaven and Earth itself.

Enlightenment was a way to comprehend the Great Dao, a path that could bring both fortune and calamity.

One misstep, and he could be devoured by the Dao, becoming nothing more than a part of its vast, eternal flow.

Only those who could resist the erosion of the Dao and comprehend their own Dao would achieve true, supreme destiny.

At this moment, Yu Zi Yu was walking a razor-thin tightrope, where every step was fraught with peril.

However, this was worth it, for if he succeeded in splitting himself into four, shaping the four Divine Trees and then merging them back into his main body, he would step into the Seventh Order.

And once he set foot into the Seventh Order…

Yu Zi Yu smiled in his heart, and his thoughts drifted further and further away, already beginning to merge with the world itself.

“What is Dao?”

“A Dao that can be spoken is not the enduring and unchanging Dao…”

“What is Dao?”

“A Dao that can be named is not the eternal Dao.”

Hazy and indistinct, yet faintly, one could hear the voice of the Great Dao echoing throughout Heaven and Earth.

At the Same Time, countless streaks of lightning converged within the Void, vaguely outlining the silhouette of a towering tree.

The Divine Lightning Tree, a tree born from Heaven and Earth’s Lightning Tribulation.

According to legend, the first Divine Lightning Tree bathed in ten thousand bolts of lightning and survived. From this, it comprehended the Quintessence of Tribulation Lightning, and attempted to wield the power of judgment on behalf of Heaven.

Though it seemed to have failed, the terror it once invoked was forever imprinted upon the world.

Even today, during Tribulations, some claim to see countless bolts of lightning intertwining, weaving the phantom of a Colossal Tree, emerging from the boundless sea of lightning.

That was the imprint left behind by the first Divine Lightning Tree upon the world.

Every Hegemon, and even those at the Eternal Realm, manifests their divine might beneath the trials of Lightning Tribulation.

The most outstanding among them become engraved within the annals of Heaven, eventually merging into the Tribulation Clouds themselves.

Legend had it that at the Final Tribulation before one achieved Eternity, three thousand phantoms of Hegemons descended from the Sea of Tribulation.

Some even claimed that phantoms of nine Eternal emerge within the Tribulation Clouds.

Though merely a legend, it was one worth pondering.

And now, the first Divine Tree Yu Zi Yu sought to develop was precisely the Divine Lightning Tree.

As a matter of fact, Yu Zi Yu’s fate was simply incredible.

He already possessed the Innate Talent known as the Absolute Evolution, thanks to it, visualizing the Divine Lightning Tree was no challenge.

Moreover, having raised the Body Formation Art to Level 6, materializing the envisioned Divine Lightning Tree was also a matter of course.

One could even say that in this secluded cultivation, his path was completely unimpeded.

The only obstacles before him were time and the risk of delving too deep into enlightenment, potentially losing himself within the Dao.

*Haaaa…* A soft sigh escaped Yu Zi Yu’s lips, but a trace of firm resolve soon surfaced upon his face.

There was no room for hesitation in the path of cultivation.

A Transcendent must advance fearlessly, cutting through all obstacles.

He already possessed a huge destiny.

Not only had the road ahead been paved, but he also possessed Evolution Points as his greatest aid.

If, even with all these advantages, he still hesitated, how could he ever hope to attain the Great Dao?

As these thoughts flashed in his mind, a steely determination flashed in Yu Zi Yu’s eyes.

At the same time, the lightning gathering between Heaven and Earth grew increasingly radiant, until it coalesced into undying lightning, illuminating the entire world in a hazy, silverish-white glow.

“Sculpt the body… but first, sculpt the Soul…” Murmuring to himself, Yu Zi Yu began channeling his Level 6 Innate Talent—Master of Lightning.

This talent came from another Spirit Planet, the Lightning Spirit Grass.

After acquiring it, he had been continuously upgrading it with Evolution Points until now—where he could wield control over the lightning of an entire planet or a Small World.

With a single thought, thunderclouds would gather across the skies.

With another thought, lightning would descend from the clouds, obliterating all before it.

Among all of Yu Zi Yu’s talents, this was by far the most offensive.

Unfortunately, he primarily cultivated Everlasting Life, prioritizing survival above all else. Thus, he had rarely studied this Master of Lightning in depth.

However, now…

As he delved deeper and actively wielded it, Yu Zi Yu was astonished to realize that this power was far more terrifying than he had initially imagined.

*Boooooooom…* A sudden, deafening explosion erupted across the Nine Realms.

The beings across the realms froze in shock, for this thunderclap was too terrifying.

It was as if they had just heard the very first peal of thunder at the dawn of creation.

At that very moment, deep within the Realm of Void…

A colossal white thunderbolt, as if connecting heaven and earth, suddenly descended.

It was majestic, beyond words.

It was terrifying, beyond measure.

So much so that even Heaven trembled.

For a fleeting moment, countless denizens of the Realm of Void witnessed a breathtaking sight — A Lightning Dragon, forged of pure lightning, descending from the Nine Heavens in a divine, earth-shattering plunge.