Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1170, The Terror of the Supreme Principle

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

[As one of the Supreme Principles, the Principle of Infinity requires comprehension of three major Superior Principles: Devour, Growth, and Conversion. Only by attaining insight into all three can one hope to glimpse the threshold of the Supreme Principle of Infinity. And even then… it is but a glimmer of hope.] Yu Zi Yu murmured to himself in his mind, a strange gleam flickering in the depths of his eyes.

Comprehending an Intermediate Principle or even a Superior Principle might still depend on one’s talent. However, to comprehend a Supreme Principle… that required destiny itself.

Of course, without talent, one couldn’t even begin to comprehend the Three Superior Principles—such a thought was laughable. And it was precisely because of the staggering difficulty of this path that cultivators began to speak of destiny, or fortune granted by the Heavens.

Why so? Because the Supreme Principles… possessed Will.

Rather than say a cultivator comprehended a Supreme Principle, it would be more accurate to say that the Supreme Principle chose them, and then, step by step, guide these chosen ones to come closer and closer to themselves.

And now, Yu Zi Yu could feel it.

Something unseen, unknowable force was quietly guiding his Purple Dragon Form forward, gently leading it upon the path of Infinity.

This guiding force was especially evident whenever Yu Zi Yu’s consciousness was not actively controlling the body.

In moments of trance, he could sense an ineffable pull, guiding the Purple Dragon Form.

Even now, whenever his consciousness descended into that body, Yu Zi Yu felt a suffocating pressure.

And that pressure was extremely vast and majestic, enough to make even him, a peerless prodigy whose body evolved seven times, who could even rival the Hegemons, feel insignificant.

If this wasn’t a Supreme Principle, he would not believe it even if Heaven came down to tell him otherwise.

Only the Sea of Principles could stretch so boundlessly.

And only a Supreme Principle… could make Yu Zi Yu feel so small.

This… was the great fortune of the Purple Dragon.

Thus, rather than Yu Zi Yu’s consciousness descending into the Purple Dragon Form and comprehending it step by step, it was better to let the Supreme Principle of Infinity guide it instead.

Though the Supreme Principles possessed will, they lacked true sentience. They could not seize control of his body, nor possess him.

In this way, under the silent guidance of that vast and endless Principle, the Purple Dragon would grow at a rate that defied imagination.

…

At this moment, if one were to describe the state of the Purple Dragon, one word would suffice: Epiphany or Enlightenment.

The Purple Dragon Form had fallen into a deep state of enlightenment, far beyond the ordinary enlightenment.

If someone were to look at the Purple Dragon now, they would see a massive creature coiled like a divine serpent, resting within a purple sea.

That purple ocean was surging with an inexplicably mysterious power.

And as it flowed, infinite strands of Void Energy poured endlessly into the Purple Dragon in an unstoppable manner.

Though the creature seemed asleep… its aura only grew more dreadful by the moment.

At times, it even felt as if the Purple Dragon had merged with Heaven and Earth.

Sometimes, it was the Heavens.

Sometimes, it was the Earth.

Sometimes, it was the endless Void itself.

…

“If this continues… will the Purple Dragon still be the Purple Dragon?” murmured Yu Zi Yu in his heart. Even he could not be certain.

Thankfully, his consciousness did not reside within the Purple Dragon Form. Otherwise, his consciousness might have been consumed by the boundless Sea of Principle.

Still, it wasn’t without benefit.

Even from a distance, he could clearly sense it, the Purple Dragon was growing, and growing at a speed that was almost terrifying.

“That… is the terror of the Principle of Infinity…growth without limit…regardless of what fueled this growth… Currently, the Purple Dragon is feeding on the boundless Void Energy to grow continuously… If it succeeds… it will become the true King of the Void, the ruler of the entire Void Space. It would remain coiled in the deepest point, circling the entire Void Space.” Whispers rose from Yu Zi Yu’s lips, his voice laced with awe and marvel.

Since it was feeding on the Void Energy to fuel its growth, it was bound to ascend as the King of the Void, a ruler that controlled everything within the Void Space.

However, if it were the Light Energy, then he would have grown into the King of Light, a Supreme God that reigns over all the radiance.

And this was the true terror of the Principle of Infinity.

Any energy, no matter its origin, could become its nourishment.

Through these forces, it breaks free from all shackles, transcending realms, surpassing boundaries, and ultimately everything.

So long as one could perfectly shoulder the Supreme Principle of Infinity, then becoming stronger was only a matter of time.

And as for Eternity…

To speak frankly, in pure theory, any being who shouldered the Principle of Infinity, so long as their journey was not cut short, could one day stand shoulder to shoulder with Eternals.

If 10,000 years were not enough, then after 100,000.

If 100,000 still fell short, then after a million.

And if even that is not enough… then after half a Cataclysmic Eon.

The terror of the Principle of Infinity lay in its limitless growth. Even while lying down, even while asleep, even by simply drinking water they would only grow stronger.

And this growth remained within their control.

From this alone, one could imagine just how frightening the Principle of Infinity truly was.

Of course, such a terrifying Principle does not come without its price, and it was time.

After all who can truly live in peace and seclusion for 10,000 years, 100,000 years, or a million years?

Cultivation was inseparable from conflict. And where there was conflict, there was life… and death.

While one slowly grew stronger, the rest of the world may have already left them far behind.

However, Yu Zi Yu’s Purple Dragon Form was different, frighteningly so.

As one of his avatars, it could sleep undisturbed in the deepest recesses of the Void Space.

While Yu Zi Yu’s true form roamed the world of men, the Purple Dragon was like his base, waiting patiently for that day it would awaken.

And when that day comes, the Void Space would tremble, the stars would shake in dread.

Everything would prostrate before his boundless form.

…

And this was Yu Zi Yu’s greatest hidden trump card.

And yet, Yu Zi Yu harbored a worry deep in his heart, ‘When that day comes… will I still be able to control the Purple Dragon?’

Power that grows too great was no longer something Mortals could command.

And though Yu Zi Yu held full confidence in his own strength, he could not guarantee that he would be able to control the Purple Dragon once its growth reached completion.

It was precisely because of this that Yu Zi Yu had never stopped siphoning its power.

If one looked carefully, they would notice a faint stream of purple flowing in the depths of Yu Zi Yu’s eye,

That was the Power of the Void.

Using One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, Yu Zi Yu repeatedly drew upon the Purple Dragon’s strength to accelerate his own cultivation.

This was Yu Zi Yu’s helpless choice.

All beings longed to grow stronger.

Whereas he had been forced to slow down his own growth, constantly draining the Purple Dragon just to buy himself time.

“Don’t blame me for this, blame the Purple Dragon… or rather, blame the Principle of Infinity. Under its guidance, the potential of this form has become too terrifying. It doesn’t seem obvious since the Purple Dragon is just a Half-Step Hegemon… But in a few thousand years…ten thousand years… who knows what it will become? And if a million years were to pass… I fear even my True Body might no longer be able to suppress it…”

{Author’s Note: The Ten Supreme Principles are not ranked, for each is so powerful it stirs dread in the hearts of all who understand them.

And the Principle of Infinity’s only limits are time and the end of one’s life.

Otherwise, it would continue to grow stronger. It has no bottleneck, no end.}