manynovel Chapter 353, Power Structure
Chapter 353, Power Structure
Chapter 353, Power Structure
"We don't lack one or two supreme treasures." Ye Muxuan, dressed in a simple white robe, looked at the four strongest beings in the universe present. These five people are the pillars of the human race. The decision made after their unanimous agreement will be obeyed by the entire human race. "Including the primordial embryo and the natal array plate, what we already have is enough for us to comprehend for tens of thousands of epochs."
Ultimately, even the most powerful treasures are merely external objects; the understanding of laws is fundamental. Moreover, they cannot offer any treasures more suitable for us than our natal array plate and primordial embryo.
"Once we digest the benefits brought by both inheritances, it will be enough for us to establish a holy land and transcend reincarnation. Therefore, this transaction is not important to us. The Eastern Emperor Holy Land has nothing to offer that will tempt us; a few supreme treasures are not enough to make me give up my memory stones."
Both the founder of the giant axe and the true god of chaos nodded, agreeing with Ye Muxuan's view.
In the foreseeable future, the focus of humanity is on the primordial universe, on acquiring more territory, cultivating more universe masters, and even more universe strongest beings.
Anyone who passes the trial can join a sect and obtain a natal array plate. Therefore, almost everyone has a natal array plate comparable to the most powerful treasures. For these universe lords, those most powerful treasures are icing on the cake, but not necessities.
Even if the path of array formations within a sect isn't suitable in the future, one can still try the basic inheritance route within the Broken East River. While it's called a basic inheritance, reaching the level of the strongest in the universe is certainly achievable, perhaps even reaching the pinnacle of the strongest, comparable to the original ancestor.
"Then, shall we just tell Lord Beizhen that we don't need a transaction?" True God Peng Gong stroked his big beard and asked.
"No, tell Lord Beizhen that a trade is possible: one Memory Stone in exchange for five supreme treasures, and you must have at least two of the three: Palace, Soul Domain, and so on. If you agree, then I can offer three Memory Stones in the trade."
"If you don't agree, then forget it." Ye Muxuan, dressed in a simple white robe, spoke up. "Peng Gong, tell the Northern Star Lord that I, the Shadow Blade Master, personally guarantee that each of these three Memory Stones contains cultivation experience left behind by beings surpassing the level of the strongest in the universe. If their ancestor is willing to trade, each stone can be exchanged for five items; not one less is acceptable."
Humanity currently has two lineages. The Duan Donghe lineage has already been exposed, and trading with it is not a problem. However, every universe lord can enter the sect's lineage for trials, and the primordial embryos and materials of the natal array plate are extremely abundant, so they definitely cannot be exposed.
"Okay." Peng Gongzhen nodded, agreeing with Ye Muxuan's words, and the other three strongest individuals had no objections either.
The Duan Donghe lineage naturally contains more than just three memory stones that surpass the cultivation experience of the strongest individuals. However, it wouldn't hurt to trade three of them for some supreme treasures as part of the clan's foundation. It's always a good thing if each universe lord has an extra supreme treasure.
"So let's discuss what to do with the Crystal Clan's Holy Lord? Should we kill him, or enslave him with our will, like the Mechanical Clan's Father God?" the Giant Axe Founder asked.
The Crystal Clan's Holy Lord is still being suppressed within Ye Muxuan's Mysterious Spirit Tower.
"The Mechanical Race Father God is of great use to the Virtual Universe System, but the Crystal Race Holy Lord is of little use. Soul enslavement and will enslavement are only possible if Venerable Mingwu, Junior Brother Darkness, or Palace Master Qingying, disciple of Muxuan, step in. Other Universe Lords have no hope," said the Chaos True God.
"Qing Shuang's chances of intervening are slim. She's only recently become a Universe Lord, and the trials at the sect's inheritance level are still ongoing. Her level of soul and will is far inferior to Darkness and Bright Martial. My suggestion is to kill her directly," said Ye Muxuan, dressed in a simple white robe. "Furthermore, for those races vassals of the Crystal Clan and the Prison Clan, consider winning over any Universe Lords among them. However, continue to hunt down the Universe Lords of the Crystal Clan and the Prison Clan themselves."
"Our conflict with the Crystal Clan and the Prison Clan is a war of annihilation, a war of extermination; there is no possibility of reconciliation."
These elite races are vying for the territories of the primordial universe, with no room for reconciliation. After this battle, the goal is to defeat, crush, and even exterminate their races. For the cosmic lords of the Crystal Clan and the Prison Clan themselves, there is no possibility of surrender.
Just like the machine race, they seize the opportunity and wipe out the entire race.
"I agree."
I agree.
The founder of the Giant Axe and the True God Peng Gong agreed one after another, and the fate of the Crystal Clan Saint Lord was decided in just a few words.
"So, next, the demon race and the insect race will definitely try to win over those universe lords who have territorial needs, as well as those solitary strongest individuals. Should we try to win them over?" Seeing that the two founders of the giant axe agreed one after the other, the Chaos True God stopped worrying about this matter. After all, it was just one strongest individual, and it wasn't like he hadn't killed them before.
"Li Yan of the Crimson Flame Alliance has over a dozen Universe Lords following him, who can be won over with some effort. As for the entire Crimson Flame Alliance, it will require a much greater price," Ye Muxuan said, first mentioning Li Yan's side, then the Northern Frontier Alliance. "As for the Northern Frontier Alliance, Qing Yuzhu and I have a good relationship, so winning over the twenty or thirty Universe Lords in her faction shouldn't be difficult. But to win over the entire Northern Frontier Alliance, we'll have to rely on the Star River Lord and the others."
"As for the Ancestral God Cult and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, I think they will face considerable difficulties."
"The Ancestral God Sect is easier to deal with, since they don't even have a single strongest being in the universe. All they want is information on how to break through to the strongest level," said True God Peng Gong. He had connections with high-ranking officials of various major powers and was known for his wide network of friends throughout the Primordial Universe and even the Cosmic Sea. "As for the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, the Old Beast God will definitely demand cultivation experience that allows one to reach the limit of the strongest being in the universe. Should we give it to them?"
"The Starry Sky Beast Alliance doesn't fight for territory, so even if they have a few more of their strongest members, it won't affect us. The main problem is the Northern Frontier Alliance. They have too many races, and the territory they occupy is not much smaller than the combined territory of our three top races. Moreover, they have nearly a hundred Universe Lords," said the Giant Axe Founder.
"The current number is 102," Ye Muxuan, dressed in a simple white robe, corrected.
"Chaos, Engineer Peng," the Giant Axe Founder suddenly stood up and said, "You two should use your connections to win over the Northern Frontier Alliance and those top-tier and even second-tier forces. I'll go and probe the thoughts of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance and the Ancestral God Cult."
"Mu Xuan, please keep in touch with Qing Yuzhu of the Northern Frontier Alliance and Li Yan of the Crimson Flame Alliance to try and recruit more Universe Lords to join our Hong Alliance."
"Alright." Neither the Chaos God nor the Peng Gong God objected to the decision made by the Giant Axe Founder. After all, as the strongest being in the universe, he was qualified to negotiate with the universe lords of those races. Moreover, the Giant Axe Founder was the leader of the Hong Alliance, and his status was sufficient to negotiate with the Starry Sky Ancestor and the three Ancestral Gods.
"I'll go to the Starry Sky Beast Alliance." After the Giant Axe Founder made the arrangements, Ye Muxuan suddenly spoke up. Amidst the surprised expressions of the four strongest individuals, Ye Muxuan volunteered to go to the Starry Sky Beast Alliance. Then, he said to the Dark Demon God, who had not spoken until now, "Also, Dark, keep an eye on the Cosmic Sea."
The Dark God was slightly taken aback.
In the outside world, the Dark God is an extremely mysterious and solitary strongest being. Among the more than twenty strongest beings in the primordial universe, his level of mystery is second only to the Mountain-Sitting Guest and the Primordial Island Master, and is comparable to the Northern Frontier Alliance Leader.
Moreover, he possesses the most powerful illusion-type treasure (his natal array plate), making him extremely strong, and no one dares to offend him.
"The Eastern Emperor Holy Land has proposed a deal, but the Purple Moon Holy Land hasn't made a move at all. In terms of strength, the Purple Moon Holy Land is no weaker than the Eastern Emperor Holy Land. Their silence suggests they are likely preparing something big," Ye Muxuan reminded him.
"That can't be right. Perhaps their higher-ups haven't made a decision yet?" Even the founder of the Giant Axe was puzzled by Ye Muxuan's words and said, "After all, last time Li Yan extorted a supreme treasure from the Purple Moon Holy Land."
When the Eastern Emperor Holy Land faced a similar situation, it directly annihilated the three strongest beings in the universe from the Weeping Blood Clan. The methods of the Northern True Star Lord of the Eastern Emperor Holy Land were far more ruthless than those of the Awakened True God of the Purple Moon Holy Land.
Upon hearing this, even the Chaos God and Peng Gong God nodded in agreement.
"It's always good to be more careful." Ye Muxuan didn't explain anything, given the circumstances back then.
The Eastern Emperor Holy Land is indeed more powerful than the Purple Moon Holy Land. It showed no mercy in annihilating a peak-level clan, demonstrating the inviolability of the Holy Land.
In contrast, the fact that the Purple Moon Holy Land actually yielded and handed over a supreme treasure in the face of a sixth-order universe lord made them seem somewhat weak and easily bullied.
"Alright, that's settled then." Seeing that Ye Muxuan didn't want to explain, the Giant Axe Founder didn't say anything more. After all, he was certain that the Shadow Blade Master was human and wouldn't betray humanity. Every powerful being has their own secrets; perhaps the Shadow Blade Master has some secret sources in the cosmic sea and knows some of the Purple Moon Holy Land's secrets. "Chaos, Peng Gong, go and win over the Northern Frontier Alliance and those top forces. Muxuan, go to the Starry Sky Beast Alliance. I'll go to the Ancestral God Sect. Darkness, keep an eye on the Purple Moon Holy Land."
While the human race was busily preparing to win over those universe masters, the alliance between the demon and insect races grew even closer, and they too began to lobby and win over those races who harbored ambitions to become universe masters. After all, their common enemy, the human race, was simply too powerful.
Even the remaining eighteen Universe Lords of the Prison Clan and the Crystal Clan joined the alliance of the Demon Clan and the Insect Clan, increasing the total number of Universe Lords in the alliance from the original twenty-nine to forty-seven.
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The feud between them and the human powerhouses wasn't a personal grudge, but a hatred for the entire race, the kind that's irreconcilable. Just look at the mechanical race's universe lord; in just tens of thousands of years, the mechanical race is almost history. The remaining dozen or so mechanical race venerables are all hiding, evading the pursuit of those human venerable overlords.
At this moment, news came from the Cosmic Sea that the Crystal Clan's Holy Lord had fallen.
The entire primordial universe fell silent for a moment, then erupted into chaos.
Those groups that needed to occupy territory to multiply and thrive, regardless of their size or the extent of their territory, began to feel insecure.
No one knows whose territory humanity's next strike will land on. The current situation in the primordial universe is...
No single race can stop the human race's expansion!
Soon after, news spread that a dispute had broken out within the Crimson Flame Alliance, and the position of alliance leader had been "transferred" to Li Yan, the sixth-order Universe Judge! Subsequently, the human race used the entire treasure trove of the Crystal Race's small universe as a bargaining chip to win over the entire Crimson Flame Alliance!
Li Yan led all thirty-five Universe Lords of the Crimson Flame Alliance to join the Hong Alliance! The number of Universe Lords in the Hong Alliance surged from the original sixty-two to ninety-seven.
Subsequently, a dispute arose within the Northern Frontier Alliance, with the three veteran Universe Lords—the Lord of the Star River, the Lord of the Black Lotus, and the Lord of the Liulan Star—clashing with Qing Yuzhu, a newly emerging Universe Lord. Then, one of Qing Yuzhu's two Universe Lords revealed a supreme soul-type treasure, the Purple Emperor, and his Xuanqing Palace and Biluo Realm were among the finest of the pinnacle treasures.
In the Northern Frontier Alliance, a sixth-order Universe Lord has emerged. This is the third sixth-order Universe Lord in the Primordial Universe, following the Shadow Blade Lord and Li Yan of the Crimson Flame Alliance!
Aside from the Starlight Lake of Qiqu, the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance, the Northern Frontier Alliance now possesses another supreme treasure!
Subsequently, the Northern Frontier Alliance split. One group, led by Qing Yuzhu and assisted by the Black Lotus Lord, along with their followers, represented rare special life forms and some powerful clans. A total of thirty-one Universe Lords joined the Hong Alliance.
A group of seventy-one Universe Lords, centered around the Star River Lord and the Liulan Star Lord, representing powerful races and some ordinary races, joined the alliance of the Demon Race and the Insect Race.
The entire Northern Frontier Alliance was thus split in two, and the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance knew nothing about it and didn't care at all.
He was just a figurehead; the alliance only mobilized valuable resources to get him involved. He wouldn't care even if the entire Northern Frontier Alliance were wiped out.
Amidst the swirling dust, Ye Muxuan, dressed in a simple white robe, arrived at the small universe of the Star Ancestor.
The strongest being like the Mountain-Sitting Guest could only come in an avatar, lest his true form be suppressed by the Starry Sky Ancestor. However, Ye Muxuan came in his true form and did not carry any supreme treasures, so even if the Starry Sky Ancestor suddenly turned against him, it would be useless.
Ye Muxuan, who has no supreme treasures, is naturally no match for the Starry Sky Ancestor, especially since he is inside the Starry Sky Ancestor's small universe. However, to say that the Starry Sky Ancestor could annihilate Ye Muxuan's soul is just a joke.
When the Human Shadow Blade Master arrived, the Star Ancestor naturally received him personally. Amidst laughter and conversation, they arrived at the Beast God Realm, the most precious place in the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, and met Luo Feng, who had fallen into a deep sleep.
The Beast God Realm possesses a time acceleration of ten thousand times that of the Starry Sky Ancestor. What is only ten thousand years in the outside primordial universe has already passed tens of thousands of eras here.
Meanwhile, Luo Feng's golden-horned behemoth body transformed into a true beast god in his sleep, traversing the universe and battling the void.
"This is—the Heart of the Beast God?" On a mountain peak outside the Beast God Realm, Ye Muxuan, dressed in a simple white robe, looked down at the enormous golden-horned beast lying on the golden statue of the Beast God. He looked at the old Beast God with some surprise and said, "To transform into the Beast God in one's sleep and still comprehend the Heart of the Beast God?"
"That's a good method. I'll have Lao Wu try it later."
The old beast god was also dumbfounded; he couldn't do this method either.
Once you comprehend the Heart of the Beast God, you can transform into a true Beast God and step into the level of the Lord of the Universe. Ye Muxuan's fifth disciple, Venerable Yue Qiang, is stuck at the Heart of the Beast God stage!
"Does the Shadow Blade Master not recognize this person?" The old Beast God looked at Ye Muxuan with some surprise and asked.
"A person? Is he Luo Feng?" Although he already knew most of the details, he needed to pretend he didn't know at this point. "Wait, is this the arrangement of the Mountain Hermit?"
Then, before the old beast god could speak, Ye Muxuan nodded affirmatively and muttered to himself, "This is indeed something the Mountain-Sitting Guest would do."
His words revealed that he knew the Mountain Guest very well.
Suddenly, the old beast god remembered that these two were Luo Feng's teachers, and then he realized that the Mountain Guest had probably secretly joined the Hong Alliance as well.
With this preconceived notion in his mind, his subsequent conversation with Ye Muxuan became more cordial.
P.S.: The two chapters are now combined into one.