Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1265, The Brilliance of the Treant Clan

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

After delivering a brief message, Yu Zi Yu wasted no time.

Now that he had finally caught a trace of the Heavenly Court, how could he not act?

With that thought, Yu Zi Yu raised one hand, and in the blink of an eye, a segment of verdant willow drifted into his palm.

It was a branch refined and imbued with a wisp of his consciousness.

With that, Yu Zi Yu, with a smile on his lips, turned to the nearby Ling Er and Nine Tails, and instructed, “Take this branch, and return to the Demon Court. It carries half of my power. Although it might not be to suppress really powerful enemies, it would be more than enough to ensure your survival.”

“Master…?” Shocked and stunned, both Ling Er and Nine Tails’ expressions underwent a change.

[Didn’t Master say that we would not step out until he has fully borne the Supreme Principle and stepped into the Realm of Hegemony? So, why now?]

Seemingly reading their thoughts, Yu Zi Yu smiled and explained, “My mastery over the Principles of Time and Space has already reached Intermediate Level. Bearing the Supreme Principle is just a matter of time. Perhaps in a decade or a few, I’ll leave.”

At this point, he briefly paused, and then continued, “So, it’s fine for you two to leave early. Besides, you can begin to rally the Demon Court… and wage war against the Heavenly Court.”

After hearing his explanation, Ling Er and Nine Tails exchanged glances and nodded with understanding.

Then, in unison, they acceded, “Yes, Master.”

Accepting the command, they looked toward the nearby green vortex slowly opening, and without hesitation, they transformed into streaks of light and vanished into it.

Each of them bore spatial treasures gifted by Yu Zi Yu. Everything they needed, from valuables to Artifacts, was already on them.

There was no need for further preparation.

Besides… the Demon Court likely needed them urgently now. Leaving early might be a blessing in itself.

…

At that moment, watching the departure of Ling Er and Nine Tails, Yu Zi Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly as if deep in thought.

After a brief moment, a wry smile appeared on his face as he muttered to himself, “Every fledgling eagle must eventually take flight… Constant protection is not always a good thing.”

With those words, Yu Zi Yu stepped forward and headed deeper into the Tree World.

He had seen those he needed to see.

He had learned what he needed to know.

Now, he had no further attachments. It was time for the next phase of seclusion.

As for Dark King and Sarcosuchus, they had already stopped fighting.

After a fierce clash that lasted nearly half a day, Dark King, true to his status as a peerless prodigy, gradually gained control over his berserk form, and even his mind had stabilized.

Now, he and Sarcosuchus had already set off for the Lake of Life together, to recuperate.

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By the time he was back in the Tree World, the skies had already darkened. A blood-red crescent moon hung high in the sky, and a hazy fog draped across the world, shrouding all in gloom.

And within that mist, countless shadowy figures stood motionless, as if they had existed there since ancient times.

These were the Treants, a completely new race.

They cultivated the flesh, but walked the path of the Divine Tree.

They did not take Humanoid Form. Nor did they cultivate spells or secret arts. Their only pursuit was the evolution of their Hierarchy of Life: from Mortal Tree, to Spirit Tree, and finally to Divine Tree.

Along this path, their combat power grew ever more terrifying.

But more than that, they did not require training, sleep, or even nourishment like other races.

Born of nature, nurtured by the earth, just rooting themselves in the soil was a form of cultivation.

And what was even more terrifying, they could absorb nutrients from deep underground. This included corpses. Especially the corpses of the strong, which they found exceptionally desirable.

Yet despite their bizarre means of survival, they could not be called Demonic. After all, weren’t all trees in the world like this?

The difference was simply that they possessed greater intelligence and enhanced natural abilities, even their basic instincts like nutrient absorption and photosynthesis had undergone a qualitative leap.

Rather than labeling them as Demonic, it would be more accurate to call them a medium between the world and the Myriad Races.

The Myriad Races absorbed the Spiritual Energy from the world to cultivate, whereas the Treant Clan decomposed the Myriad Races, turning them into Spiritual Energy, and returned it to the world.

Because of this, Yu Zi Yu truly believed Heaven and Earth would favor the Treant Clan more deeply.

And so, raising his gaze slowly, Yu Zi Yu looked toward the deepest part of the Tree World, where five towering forms. They were neither Demonic nor Divine. They had already taken root, and a faint smile graced upon his lips.

These were the strongest of all Treants, all having reached the legendary Divine Tree level.

From the depths of the Angel Clan: the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, now an Intermediate-Grade Tier-6 Divine Tree.

From the sea of the Netherworld: the Tree of Life and Death, symbolizing reincarnation, also a Tier-6 Overlord, though only of Low-Grade.

The Dragon Blood Tree, cultivated with care by Thorns. It used to be a Blood Tree, but now, it had evolved into a true Divine Tree…

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Five in total, and each one was a Heaven and Earth Treasure in itself.

And now, they stood quietly rooted in the deepest reaches of the Tree World, awaiting Yu Zi Yu’s awakening call.

Once awakened, they would become the Founding Ancestors of the Treant Clan, and also his most reliable combat force.

This was the other trump card Yu Zi Yu had spent the last century cultivating.

As a matter of fact, this didn’t include the second-generation Jianmu, who supported the very Nine Realms. Nine in total, they stood at the very peak of the Tree World.

Their physical bodies could be considered monstrous. Though their cultivation was only at the Peak of Tier-5, their sheer power was enough to make even Tier-6 Overlords wary.

“Unknowingly, the Treant Clan has grown… so much that it’s scary.” With a smile on his face, Yu Zi Yu cast a deep look at the terrifying race hidden in the depths of the Tree World.

This… was his greatest masterpiece, and also the trump card he’d prepared to contend with all the Myriad Races.

Even the Demon Court paled in comparison.

In Yu Zi Yu’s eyes, the only force that could be mentioned in the same breath as the Treants was the Void Clan.

After all, the Void Clan’s mystery and power was something not even Yu Zi Yu had managed to unravel