Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1347, Heaven and Earth as the Chessboard

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

At this moment, Yu Zi Yu had no knowledge that the Lord of the Buddha Realm was already scheming against the entire Void.

However, even if he knew it, it would have hardly affected him. In fact, he had already guessed as much.

“Since the Void has bared its fangs, and even grievously wounded many races and Dao Lineages… Considering this, the Buddhist Sect will most likely rally and form alliances… to raise a coalition against the ‘Void Forces.’

And within such an alliance…the Demon Emperor of the Demon Court will be held in the highest esteem.

After all, with his unparalleled strength, he is the only one who might be able to stand toe-to-toe against the Void Hegemon. Even if the Demon Emperor is reluctant, they will devise every means to push him to the forefront of this alliance. Once crowned as ‘Alliance Leader,’ he must strike, as it is the duty and the responsibility of the Leader.”

Whispers followed one after another, as Yu Zi Yu, acting as a bystander, began to ponder and survey the entire chessboard.

And indeed, if one were to glance his way, they would see a vast chessboard drawn with his radiant Spiritual Energy before him.

Upon this board, the Void Clan and the Myriad Races stood starkly divided.

The Void Clan’s forces remained shrouded in mists, only the Six Original Sins and the Void Hegemon himself were marked clear and bright.

As for the Myriad Races: the Dragons, the Phoenixes, the Demon Court, and others… they were placed in intricate balance, mutually restraining one another.

It was a map of the various Forces.

It was also a great game of chess laid down by Yu Zi Yu.

However, this game of chess, until now, had only one player.

.

And that sole player was Yu Zi Yu himself, because the King of the Void Clan and the King of the Myriad Races was none other than him.

Thus, this was Yu Zi Yu’s personal game.

“It is not that I refuse to find an opponent… it is simply that, as of now, none are qualified to play against me.” With a faint smile tugging at his lips, Yu Zi Yu could not help but sigh inwardly.

After hundreds of years, countless opportunities…at last, he had reached this point, where he could use all beings as pieces, and Heaven and Earth as his chessboard.

Tragically… this game he was playing was extremely dangerous. One misstep, and it would bring no end of troubles, not to him, but to the Demon Court.

If others were to discover that the Demon Emperor of the Demon Court was in truth the King of the Void Clan, the mysterious Void Hegemon himself…

Then even with the Demon Court’s current momentum, like they would be ruling over the universe for ages, it would be reduced to ashes in an instant.

If it was just a single Clan, even if it was races as strong as the Dragons, Phoenixes, or even another Demon Court, they could hold on.

However, against all the races combined, that was another matter entirely.

“Thus… my identities must remain the utmost secret. It must never be exposed,” murmured Yu Zi Yu, his voice stern with resolve.

After all, it was not about his own life and death, but the very survival of the Demon Court, about the safety of Nine Tails, Ling Er, and all others related to him.

However, just then, a smile tugged at the corner of his lips ever so slightly.

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold.

So long as his identities remain a secret, the scope of his influence would grow increasingly terrifying.

On one hand, under the guise of the Void Hegemon, he would be able to plunder the Myriad Races without restraint. And on the other hand, he could seize the opportunity to become Alliance Leader of all races, and then, would be able to use his powers for personal gains.

As for how he would become the Alliance Leader of all the races, that, naturally, would be achieved by doing exactly what he was doing now, by continuously invading the races as the Void Hegemon, forcing them to feel the pressure of annihilation.

More often than not, internal unity was forged by external pressure.

And the Void Clan was precisely that pressure.

The greater the pressure, the greater the likelihood of unity among the Myriad Races.

And now, the Buddhist Sect seemed to be already harboring thoughts of joining hands with other forces to stand against the Void Clan.

As for the other Forces, Yu Zi Yu could not yet be certain.

However, it did not matter.

If they refused to unite, then he would simply pay them a few more visits as the Void Hegemon, and they would come around soon enough.

However…

“How should I, in a rightful and unquestioned manner, elevate the identity of the Demon Emperor to the Alliance Leader?” murmuring softly, Yu Zi Yu sank into contemplation.

According to his plans, it should go with the flow.

However, no plan could ever keep up with the changes of the tide. He couldn’t guarantee that the Demon Emperor’s identity would smoothly transition into Leader of the Alliance.

Therefore, he needed to further deliberate on this, perfect his plan.

“Still, there is no hurry… I’ve ample time to devise my plan…” With a faint chuckle, Yu Zi Yu leaned back upon his throne, his eyes growing ever deeper, like an ancient pool, bottomless and profound…

…

However, shortly thereafter…

*Boooooom…* A sudden, thunderous roar reverberated through the Void, as a terrifying aura erupted skyward.

Looking toward its source, Yu Zi Yu spotted a majestic storm of Void Energy gathering in the distant horizon.

The maelstrom spread without end, engulfing hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and with it rolled out a suffocating pressure.

“So soon? Has someone already broken through to Tier-6…!?” Yu Zi Yu couldn’t help but cry out in surprise, a flicker of delight in his eyes.

[Indeed, war is the best crucible to nurture the strong. Just a single clash with the Buddhist Sect, and a Void Emperor has emerged. And not just one.] His gaze suddenly narrowed, fixing upon yet another direction.

There too, a violet storm of Void Energy was brewing, no weaker than the first.

“Congratulations, Boss, congratulations…You’ve gained two Void Emperors in one fell swoop…” congratulating in a spirited voice, Avril, the alluring yet sinister six-winged Fallen Angel, Avril, arrived next to Yu Zi Yu.

“Do you know where they came from?” Yu Zi Yu asked with a rare note of interest.

“These two…” Pausing to deliberate, Avril fixed her gaze upon the twin storms. After a long moment, she spoke with certainty, “If I’m not mistaken, one hails from the legion under Zi Lian, the other… from the Divine-Demonic Continent.”

“En…” Yu Zi Yu nodded lightly, a faint smile gracing his lips

[I guess, I’ll have to launch a few more large-scale invasions. Just one campaign, and two Void Emperors have been born. If I launched a few more, then my dream of creating a Void Empire, boasting a hundred Void Emperors, might not be far from my reach.]

Of course… this was but Yu Zi Yu’s wishful thinking.

The birth of each Void Emperor was a grueling ordeal.

As for these two, it could only be said that they had been accumulating their strength all along, and fortune had finally smiled upon them.

In other words, they were simply lucky.