Luo Feng arrived directly at the summit of Thunder Island to visit the City Lord of Chaos.
"Teacher," as soon as Luo Feng appeared, he saw a golden-robed figure amidst the distant mist.
"Luo Feng, how did you get here?" The City Lord of Chaos spoke with a smile.
"I was in the Yuan Ao Secret Realm, but I kept waiting, waiting for the Universe Masters from our Human Race, but they never arrived. So I came to find you, Teacher," Luo Feng stated plainly.
"The Yuan Ao Secret Realm?" The City Lord of Chaos looked puzzled. "Why did you go to the Yuan Ao Secret Realm? You were waiting for the Human Race Universe Masters? What do you mean... should the Human Race Universe Masters be there?" At this moment, the City Lord of Chaos was completely bewildered, yet he vaguely sensed something amiss.
Luo Feng was astonished: "Did Giant Axe Creator not issue an order?" Now that the teams from all major powers had arrived one by one, only the Human Race and the Machine Race among the super powers had not. Logically, a race's 'Universe's Strongest'—serving as their supreme military force and deterrent—was usually kept within the race's territory, even if they traveled to the Outer Universe, it would typically only be for short visits.
After all, given the speed of the Universe's Strongest, even accounting for efficiency in battle and slaughter, their speed was extremely fast, so they were generally based within their race's core.
"Giant Axe is not currently within the race; he went to the Outer Universe," the City Lord of Chaos said gravely. "Tell me quickly what happened."
"It's like this."
Seeing the situation, Luo Feng immediately began detailing everything from the start. "A while ago, the Twin-Faced Ancestral God from the Ancestral God Cult sought me out..." A moment later, Luo Feng finished his account.
"Among the super powers currently in the Yuan Ao Secret Realm, only the Machine Race and our Human Race are missing," Luo Feng concluded.
"It's like this? A strange treasure?" The City Lord of Chaos was shocked.
If Luo Feng hadn't informed him this time, the Human Race might truly have remained unaware. After all, none of the other factions would willingly spread this news to others; they would rather have fewer factions participating.
"It's fortunate you told me this time," the City Lord of Chaos smiled.
"Teacher, then what should our Human Race do?" Luo Feng pressed.
"This matter is no longer just about one faction," the City Lord of Chaos explained. "That strange treasure is being rejected by the Original Universe! Therefore, the owner of that strange treasure—the Yuan Ao Master—will also be rejected by the Original Universe. Once rejected, even if a Universe's Strongest moves to kill the Yuan Ao Master, they will face no repercussions."
Luo Feng was somewhat surprised.
"Furthermore, if all our factions join forces to move the strange treasure outside the Original Universe, it will be considered a tremendous meritorious deed. For instance, if our Human Race earns great merit, the Original Universe will favor our Human Race for a short period, causing the beneficial cosmic energies in our human territory to increase, which will result in greater potential for human infants born over a long span," the City Lord of Chaos elaborated.
There was such a thing?
"All factions know that it's impossible for any single party to monopolize it," the City Lord of Chaos said. "It depends on capability. Here’s what we'll do: use your God Nation Teleportation to come to my Original Secret Realm and pick up your Uncle-Master Bing Feng. Have him join forces with you; with your Uncle-Master present, our strength against the other factions should be adequate."
"Yes," Luo Feng nodded.
The Lord of Bing Feng.
One of the three great disciples of the Original Ancestor—all of them formidable. The Lord of Bing Feng might possess a slight gap when compared to the City Lord of Chaos, but it was not significant. After all, how could a direct disciple of the Original Ancestor be simple?
In the Yuan Ao Secret Realm, at a specific rocky location within a stretch of continuous mountain ranges in a secluded territory, a cyan-green light suddenly flickered.
Luo Feng, clad in silver armor with silver wings and a battle saber strapped to his back, arrived alongside a silver-haired man carrying a battle sword and wearing ancient battle armor stained with blood. The moment this silver-haired man appeared... he drew the attention of the numerous super experts scattered across this continuous mountain range. Figures like the Lord of Heavenly Wolf, the Lord of Nine Serenity, the Lord of You Nan, the Lord of Ming Lian, the Lord of Golden Horn, the Lord of Zi Mo, and others all turned their gaze.
"Lord of Bing Feng." "Bing Feng, you’ve come too."
"The Human Race sent Bing Feng and this Luo Feng?" In an instant, the Lord of Bing Feng became the absolute focus of nearly every Universe Master present.
The Lord of Bing Feng swept his gaze, nodding slightly to several familiar experts, such as the Lord of Nine Serenity, the Lord of Golden Horn, and the Lord of Zi Mo, among others of equally high status.
The Lord of Bing Feng... was a disciple of the Original Ancestor! His inherent strength was immense. For instance, the Lord of Nine Serenity could only unleash his strongest ultimate move once per clone, whereas the attack power of the Lord of Bing Feng's strongest move might be slightly weaker, but he could sustain continuous combat. Coupled with the fact that the Lord of Bing Feng feared no one across the Outer Universe, he was certainly not comparable to ordinary Universe Masters.
Time flowed, and the experts arrived one by one.
The eight factions—the Ancestral God Cult, the Monster Race, the Bug Race, the Human Race, the Star Beast Alliance, the Prison Race, the Crystal Race, and the Northern Territory Alliance—had arrived. Even the Nine Domain Alliance, a power slightly secondary in rank, had dispatched two Universe Masters! Logically, the Nine Domain Alliance should not have known about this, but seeing them now... it was likely that some solitary Universe's Strongest had given them instructions from behind the scenes.
"Those from the Nine Domain Alliance."
"Emperor Yan and the Lord of Jue Feng."
"Why are they here? The Nine Domain Alliance is a secondary power; although they have over a dozen Universe Masters, they possess no Universe's Strongest. Did some lone Universe's Strongest inform them?"
The eight factions that had arrived earlier were all privately perplexed, simultaneously gazing remotely at the two figures in the distance.
Emperor Yan possessed a tall, imposing physique, covered in dense scales, with a prominent single horn on his forehead, exuding overwhelming dominance—he was the well-known Emperor Yan in the universe.
The other was a monstrous beast, possessing a body resembling rock, somewhat lion-like in form, but bearing a full nine beast heads. The eyes on these nine heads scanned in all directions, radiating a subtle pressure—this was the Lord of Jue Feng, whose strength and status were no less than Emperor Yan's.
The Nine Domain Alliance was a secondary power, yet the two dispatched were extremely powerful, at least stronger than the Lord of Heavenly Wolf or the Lord of You Mo from the Monster Race.
Emperor Yan! The Lord of Jue Feng! If categorized according to Luo Feng’s metrics, both could be classified at the 'Pinnacle' level.
"Emperor Yan!" The Lord of Bing Feng glanced over coldly and snorted, "How dare you show your face where the Human Race is present!"
"Why shouldn't I dare to come?" Emperor Yan’s dominance surged, casting a contemptuous look upon the Lord of Bing Feng.
"If not for the gathering of all these factions, I would certainly make you suffer!" The killing intent of the Lord of Bing Feng soared skyward. Emperor Yan merely sneered back, though a trace of fury flickered in his eyes. Back when he was still in the Human Race, the moment his matter was exposed, the one who reacted with the most intense anger was the usually aloof and cold Lord of Bing Feng. The Lord of Bing Feng drew his sword and attacked, forcing Emperor Yan to rely on his armor to save his life and flee in disgrace! Even after boundless eons, Emperor Yan understood he was still inferior to the Lord of Bing Feng, so he could only vow silently: "Hmph, one day, I will trample you underfoot and let you dissipate and vanish in the universe."
"Emperor Yan." Another voice rang out.
Emperor Yan turned his head and then smiled, "Oh? This must be the peerless genius of the Human Race, the Galactic Lord Luo Feng, right?"
"It's quite surprising to see Emperor Yan here," Luo Feng murmured softly.
"Hahaha... Strictly speaking, my Nine Domain Alliance shouldn't have known, but Senior Sitting Mountain Guest instructed our Nine Domain Alliance, and only then did we learn of this. To be able to serve Senior Sitting Mountain Guest is our honor," Emperor Yan laughed heartily. These words secretly shocked Luo Feng—Sitting Mountain Guest, his teacher?
"Sitting Mountain Guest?"
All the other parties present were also secretly surprised. The solitary Universe's Strongest were all formidable, and Sitting Mountain Guest was definitely one of the most troublesome. He rarely engaged in direct combat with other experts, but his ceaseless and varied special tactics were enough to drive all factions mad. Sitting Mountain Guest had connections with many super powers. For instance, his relationship with the Nine Domain Alliance was quite good; many factions secretly guessed... Sitting Mountain Guest and Emperor Yan probably had some connection, as Sitting Mountain Guest had publicly helped Emperor Yan several times. Sitting Mountain Guest also had a good relationship with the Ancestral God Cult.
"It has been so long," the Lord of Nine Serenity surveyed his surroundings. "The Machine Race still hasn't arrived." It seemed the Machine Race's 'Father God' was likely in his own universe and unaware of all this. "Let's not wait any longer!"
"Agreed."
"No more waiting."
The assembled factions still tacitly looked to the Ancestral God Cult as the leader, and it was the Lord of Nine Serenity who stepped forward. In truth, everyone suspected that the Machine Race's 'Father God' might be residing in a universe exclusively for the Machine Race.
"The eight factions we have, plus the Nine Domain Alliance, make a total of nine factions," the Lord of Nine Serenity stated directly. "Everyone knows the strength of the Yuan Ao Master. Let's discuss how to resolve this."
"The Yuan Ao Master possesses a strange treasure that vastly boosts his power, making him nearly equal to the Lord of Star River. In the Original Universe, let alone us, even the Universe's Strongest might find him impossible to deal with. What can we do?"
"Fighting head-on is impossible."
"No other way."
"Only that one ultimate measure."
"Yes."
"Only that single method."
All factions nodded in agreement.
The Lord of Nine Serenity also nodded. "It seems everyone has reached a consensus. Given the Yuan Ao Master's true strength, defeating him directly is indeed impossible. There is only one solution: Suppress and Seal! We must suppress and seal him, then transport him into one of our private universes, where we can then eliminate him."
All parties nodded. Luo Feng understood as well. Once a cultivator became a Universe Master, it was generally hard for ordinary Universe Masters to kill them, unless they were like the Lord of Star River or the Yuan Ao Master possessing the Black Divine Wood, who could manage to kill ordinary Universe Masters. For those slightly stronger, or those with superior supreme treasures, even the Lord of Star River would find it difficult. As for beings at the level of the Lord of Star River, or the top-tier existences like the Lord of Bing Feng who were only slightly weaker, even the Universe's Strongest could not easily kill them.
So, what to do? Suppress and Seal! Perhaps they couldn't kill him outright, but achieving dominance and pinning him down was generally manageable. As long as one could first suppress the opponent, then utilize suppression-type supreme treasures to force him to be absorbed inside... He would then be trapped within the suppression-type supreme treasure. Given the stability of such a treasure—for instance, a top-tier suppression treasure—even a Universe's Strongest couldn't break out. Afterward, they could transport him to a place like the 'Initial Universe.' In the Initial Universe, the City Lord of Chaos, utilizing the origin of the Initial Universe, would be absolutely invincible, capable of killing even a Universe's Strongest, let alone a mere Yuan Ao Master.