Ro Feng leaned back, his legs resting on the desk, eyes closed, continuously recalling and meticulously contemplating the detailed information he had gathered regarding the Universe Masters and the Universe Supreme Beings.

"Universe Masters, there are variations in their strength; unless the gap in power is vast, it is generally very difficult to kill one another."

"Universe Supreme Beings are slightly stronger than the strongest Universe Masters, yet they are exceptionally rare—our human race has only one, the Giant Axe Creator! Furthermore, if they kill a Universe Master, they will face punishment from the Universe itself..."

"These two factors result in one outcome: Universe Masters rarely perish!"

Ro Feng nodded slightly.

Universe Masters rarely perish... it wasn't solely due to their power making them hard to kill; that was only one aspect. Another was that some supreme entities were unwilling to pay too high a price to act, unless sufficiently tempting treasures were involved.

Disputes over precious treasures, like those on the Primordial Star, could lead to the demise of a Universe Master.

"What should I do?"

"The Machine Race, Demon Race, and Bug Race have all summoned Universe Supreme Beings to deal with me. What am I to do?" Ro Feng pondered. Any non-fool could guess that the Void True Demon God was almost certainly invited by the Bug Race, Demon Race, and Machine Race combined.

"I survived the first attempt because the Ancestral God shielded me."

"The Ancestral God blocked the first attempt, but he cannot be my bodyguard forever. What about next time? Although the probability of a Universe Supreme Being taking action again is low, it’s not impossible that the desperate three major races might risk everything for another try, and next time they will likely be more frantic and confident." Ro Feng frowned in thought.

Troublesome.

He possessed the supreme ultimate treasure, the Star Tower, rendering him completely unafraid of Universe Supreme Beings! But that was precisely the problem!

Suppose a Universe Supreme Being attacked and Ro Feng actually survived—a peak Universe Overlord surviving an attack from a Universe Supreme Being? That would be an astronomical joke! Any mind not completely dull would immediately deduce... this peak Universe Overlord must possess an extraordinary protective treasure, an incredibly heaven-defying one, or how else could he survive under a Universe Supreme Being?

"As soon as a Universe Supreme Being moves to kill me, and if the Ancestral God cannot intervene in time, I will be exposed." Ro Feng pondered with a furrowed brow.

He absolutely would not accept death willingly.

He would certainly resist!

Surviving under a Universe Supreme Being... everyone would suspect he possessed a treasure. Especially considering the great cosmic upheaval caused by the disappearance of the supreme ultimate treasure, the 'Star Tower,' shortly before this, Ro Feng managing to remain unharmed under a Universe Supreme Being's assault would likely lead many entities to suspect him.

"At that point, things will become truly troublesome."

"There must be quite a few Universe Supreme Beings eyeing the Star Tower. In that case, the Bug Race, Demon Race, and Machine Race wouldn't even need to invite them; those other Universe Supreme Beings would all come after me. Must I live inside the Star Tower every day?" Ro Feng fretted.

In the study, Ro Feng remained with his eyes closed, constantly thinking.

"Two methods."

"One: hide within the Primal Universe until I cultivate into a Universe Master. However, advancing from Universe Venerable to Universe Master is an incredibly difficult threshold. It might take another hundred and eighty million years, or perhaps never happen. Moreover, the longer the time drags on, the more anxious and enraged those three factions—Bug, Demon, Machine—will become... they might even target my Luo Family."

In battles between powerhouses, families are usually not affected. But that applies to conflicts within the human race! The grudges and skirmishes among internal human powerhouses rarely involve their families. As for slaughter between races?

Alien races engage in ferocious killing.

The ultimate goal is the complete decline and extinction of the opposing race! Every means is employed. Currently, with the 'Ghost Sea Clone,' slightly stronger than a general peak Universe Overlord, guarding Earth, and Earth itself being a vital stronghold with immensely strict defenses—unless a Universe Master is deployed...

It should remain safe.

"Two: make them believe I am a Universe Master!" Ro Feng murmured to himself.

"Why are they so desperate to kill me? Because they fear I will become a Universe Master... Once they are convinced I am a Universe Master, they will regret their actions, believing they moved too slowly and I have already broken through." Ro Feng thought. "And even if they summon another Universe Supreme Being, those beings won't casually agree to strike down a Universe Master; the Universal Punishment is extremely severe."

Two plans.

Ro Feng quickly dismissed the first plan. Who knew how long it would take to reach Universe Master? Many Universe Venerables get stuck at the Universe Overlord barrier for eons! Besides, he hadn't even fully mastered the fifth stage of the 'Beast God Path'; mastering the seventh stage would take an extremely long time.

Furthermore, judging by Sitting Mountain Guest Teacher's expectations, Sitting Mountain Guest clearly hoped he would hone and grow through repeated combat, not constantly hide away in some corner for solitary cultivation.

Hiding in a safe place to cultivate might mean never becoming a Universe Master in his lifetime!

"Then, only the second plan remains."

"Feigning Universe Master status."

"Indeed."

"My divine body structure must be very close to that of a Universe Master, nearly identical." Ro Feng mused. According to his research, the divine body strength skyrockets by a hundredfold when advancing from Universe Venerable to Universe Master. This means even the weakest Universe Master possesses divine body strength equivalent to a Universe Venerable with 'ten thousand times' life gene amplification!

"Divine body equivalent."

"Will and consciousness are also Universe Master level!"

"Secret techniques too!"

Ro Feng nodded secretly. "I possess the peak Universe Master secret technique 'Golden Mountain' and the ultimate Universe Master secret technique 'Golden Light.' If I frequently deploy these two sets of techniques, exhibiting my full Universe Master combat strength, then who would dare say I am not a Universe Master?"

"The only weakness is my inability to control space-time."

Controlling space-time allows one to suppress opponents through temporal dominion, and also to reverse time-space to resurrect other Universe Venerables, Immortals, and so on!

"The might in clashes between Universe Masters is heaven-defying... the constraints generated by controlling a local space-time field wouldn't affect a battle at that level. Controlling space-time merely suppresses the weaker party." Ro Feng reasoned. "And no one is forcing me to reverse time-space to resurrect anyone."

"Yes!"

After careful consideration, Ro Feng nodded inwardly.

Completely feasible... the most persuasive evidence would be the secret techniques. If he displayed the two Universe Master-level secret techniques, 'Golden Mountain' and 'Golden Light,' and allowed more supreme entities to witness them, they would swiftly conclude these were Universe Master techniques. As for the pattern carving school of techniques, that was clearly a secret!

One must be a Universe Master to create an ultimate Universe Master secret technique! In the absence of any manifestation of the 'pattern carving flow,' this was common knowledge in the Primordial Universe!

"It can definitely succeed." Ro Feng nodded to himself.

"I must prove myself through combat."

Since Ro Feng had decided to make the myriad races of the Universe believe he was a Universe Master, he naturally had to rely on battles for proof!

The combat needed to be convincing!

"Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest asked me to kill ten peak Universe Overlords or one Universe Master before he would forge a peak ultimate treasure for me. Hmm, I have no confidence in directly killing a Universe Master. Moreover, I have never fought a Universe Master before; the situation might spiral beyond my control."

"This upcoming battle cannot have any mishaps."

"It must be spectacular! It must shock the billions of races in the Universe, making them clearly acknowledge my Universe Master strength! It must make the Bug Race, Demon Race, and Machine Race believe... I have already broken through, and eliminating me now would incur too great a cost, simply not worth it!" Ro Feng immediately stood up.

"Babata." Ro Feng called out.

The virtual assistant's auxiliary intelligence Babata responded, "Master."

"Gather the detailed profiles of the peak Universe Overlords from the Demon Race, Machine Race, and Bug Race, as well as those from their allied factions. I want to review and select them one by one." Ro Feng commanded, having decided his targets would come from the alliances of these three races.

"Yes!"

Swish! In just a moment, "Finished gathering. Here are the detailed profiles." Babata reported. "The data for every single peak Universe Overlord is incredibly extensive and detailed, including their growth history, numerous battle records, strength evaluations, and treasures."

Ro Feng nodded and instructed, "Show them one by one."

Immediately, Ro Feng buried himself in meticulously studying the detailed profiles of these peak Universe Overlords.

Just as Ro Feng was selecting his unlucky prey, an email arrived from Chaos City Master. The content was simple: "Come quickly!"

Seeing this email, Ro Feng stopped his selection process immediately and headed toward the main temple of Chaos City Master atop Thunder Island.

Endless currents of energy permeated the air. Before the temple stood a jade-like carved round table, where two figures were seated opposite each other. One was the golden-robed Chaos City Master; the other was a tremendously muscular giant with a dragon's tail, dressed in plain, loose battle robes. As he sat, he seemed like a mountain, his domineering aura unmistakable.

As Ro Feng arrived, he instantly judged the figure next to him to also be a Universe Master.

"Ro Feng, this is Lord Long Xing." Chaos City Master said upon seeing Ro Feng approach.

"Teacher, Lord Long Xing." Ro Feng saluted respectfully.

"Ro Feng." Chaos City Master turned to him. "I indeed have an extremely important matter to discuss with you. According to our intelligence, something significant just occurred in the core region of the Ancestral God Sect. On all the other islands of the Ancestral God Sect, the supreme ultimate treasure 'Five-Colored Aurora Lake' was observed to disappear momentarily before reappearing. However, all inheritors on Purple Thorn Island noticed nothing. Do you know what this implies? It implies that a segment of space-time on Purple Thorn Island was controlled, and all the powerhouses there, without realizing it, did not witness any of this."

"Although Universe Masters can control a segment of space-time, they cannot make the Universe Venerables on Purple Thorn Island completely blind and unaware."

"Only a Universe Supreme Being!"

"A Universe Supreme Being concealing everything... and the Five-Colored Aurora Lake vanished briefly—it is highly probable that a Universe Supreme Being intruded into the core area of the Ancestral God Sect." Chaos City Master looked at Ro Feng. "Was that Universe Supreme Being there to kill you?"