Evolution Begins With A Big Tree

Chapter 1383, The Dao Fruit of a Lifetime

Translator:  Ashish

Translation Checker: Silvain

“I sometimes wonder if it’s because I’m too cautious… that I ended up comprehending a Divine Ability like this,” murmuring softly, Yu Zi Yu’s expression turned a little strange.

After his earlier Shadow of Spacetime, the Spacetime Rupture was yet another ability related to Spacetime.

However, compared to the former, which was purely offensive, this new ability leaned toward something far more precious, preservation.

Moreover, it was not an ordinary means of survival.

It did not merely allow him to evade fatal attacks, it could even reverse time itself, restoring injuries and Spiritual Energy alike.

To be honest, it was an ability that defied common sense.

But then again, Yu Zi Yu bore a Supreme Principle. It would be rather strange if the Divine Ability he comprehended were ordinary ones.

After all, other Supreme Principles had birthed Divine Abilities equally profound and dreadful.

Take, Principle of Creation, for instance. It too was one of the Supreme Principles. And the Divine Abilities derived from it were extremely bizarre and terrifying, enough to send chills down one’s spine.

Take just one of its Divine Abilities for instance, the Heavenly Genesis, it was beyond terrifying.

Divine Ability: Heavenly Genesis — Taking Heaven as the mother, this ability gives birth to all creation.  Anything that is fully understood by the user can be brought into tangible existence… even life itself is possible.
That was the nature of a Divine Ability born from the Supreme Principle of Creation.

Similarly, the Divine Abilities derived from the Principle of Reincarnation were no less fearsome.

Just one of them, Dao Fruit of a Lifetime, had stunned countless beings across the stars.

Divine Ability: Dao Fruit of a Lifetime —Through a complete cycle of reincarnation, the user condenses a Dao Fruit. This fruit is the culmination of that reincarnation’s cultivation, power, and strength. When needed, the fruit can be summoned forth, and used to achieve a breakthrough to a higher realm, or elevate one’s cultivation to a higher level.
Such was the Dao Fruit of a Lifetime, a Divine Ability born of the Principle of Reincarnation.

And the powerhouse who once bore the Supreme Principle of Reincarnation had condensed nine such Dao Fruits. Each lifetime, he ascended to the Realm of Hegemony, thus condensing nine Dao Fruits equal to nine Hegemons.

And they were not just ordinary Hegemons either.

In one of those lives, he had even reached half a step into Eternity, becoming a Level-9 Hegemon.

When those nine Dao Fruits finally converged, they propelled him directly into the Eternal Realm.

To this day, across the eras, it remains known as the most direct and most brutal path to Eternity.

Of course, just imagining such a feat was enough to make one’s scalp tingle. Even putting aside the burden of bearing a Supreme Principle, cultivating the Realm of Hegemony in each lifetime was already something beyond mortal comprehension. Not to mention surviving through all nine of them without falling midway.

Yu Zi Yu couldn’t help but feel a little speechless.

[If what Anzuiel had said is true, then the bearer of the Principle of Reincarnation truly possessed both immeasurable fortune and unshakable Will.]

And as his thoughts drifted, Yu Zi Yu’s mind returned to the Divine Ability he had just created, Spacetime Rupture.

“Of all the life-saving methods I know of, my Spacetime Rupture definitely ranks in the top three.” He chuckled softly, a hint of pride clearly visible on his face.

In fact, he was being modest.

In truth, among all defensive or escape-type abilities he knew, Spacetime Rupture easily stood as number one.

With this Divine Ability, Yu Zi Yu even felt somewhat confident facing the Eternal Strike unleashed by an Imperial Artifact.

Of course, confidence aside, Yu Zi Yu wouldn’t be foolish enough to attempt it.

No matter how strong he was, he only got one life. He would never, not now, not ever, gamble with it.

Besides, such a life-saving Divine Ability could never be used too often.

Once his enemies noticed it, its deterrence would fade.

True power always lay in being unknown and unseen. This was especially true for life-saving Divine Abilities.

His Spacetime Rupture was indeed terrifying and enigmatic, but if anyone discovered that it could only rewind ten seconds, they could possibly use it against him.

And so, keeping low-key was essential.

Yu Zi Yu had already decided that this Divine Ability would be the ace among his hidden cards, a power to be used only as a last resort.

However, if he ever did use it…

At the thought of this, his eyes narrowed slightly, as a cold glint flashed within their depths.

“If I ever unleash it… then no matter who witnesses it, whether or not they see the tRaces of Spacetime Rupture, they must die.”

His murmur was soft, yet the chill in his voice could freeze the void itself.

This concerned his very life, and in that regard, he would not afford any carelessness.

…

Of course, this was no time to dwell on such thoughts.

Right now, what mattered most was to perfect this Divine Ability.

Developed just recently, the Spacetime Rupture was still in its infancy, and far from perfect.

For instance, the Spacetime Imprint he currently condensed trailed behind him like a fleeting afterimage.

Ordinary beings might not perceive it, but to those with keen senses, its existence would not go unnoticed.

Then there was the issue of condensation itself.

By his current estimation, after using Spacetime Rupture once, it would take at least half a day before he could activate it again, simply because condensing a Spacetime Imprint demanded several hours.

And that… was a serious flaw.

If possible, Yu Zi Yu wanted to be able to condense multiple imprints at once. One use of Spacetime Rupture was far from enough. Using it multiple times would be most ideal.

As for unlimited use, Yu Zi Yu didn’t even consider it.

He wasn’t a greedy man. Being able to use it a couple more times was more than enough for him.

If others came to know about this, they might be driven mad enough to want him dead.

Using such a powerful life-saving ability once every 12 hours wasn’t enough, he still wished to shorten the interval, even employ it several times in quick succession?

Chuckling softly, Yu Zi Yu forced himself to suppress that greedy thought.

He knew he was getting ahead of himself.

If he truly could wield Spacetime Rupture multiple times within a short span, then he would become the single most unkillable existence beneath the starry heavens, without exception.

Such was the boundless terror wielded by the Divine Ability, Spacetime Rupture.

Yet, even this incomprehensible power was merely a shadow of the Supreme Principle of Spacetime itself. It was designated a Supreme Principle for a reason. Just a Divine Ability derived from it defied comprehension, standing far beyond the reach of ordinary beings.

The Principle itself was something far more elusive, terrifying, and cosmically profound beyond measure. Each Supreme Principle was, in its own right, a fundamental mystery deeper than the last.