Luo Feng had many plans before the war; the strong had their methods, and the weak had theirs! As soon as the fighting began... the allied army of the three races was indeed overwhelming, placing the human faction at a disadvantage. Luo Feng and his comrades deliberately showed weakness, hoping that the true form of the Mechanical Clan's Father God would reveal itself.

But nobody expected...

After barely holding on for a moment, the group of Universe Masters led by the Lord of Darkness started struggling. If they continued to ‘feign weakness,’ it might turn into a genuine rout. Disregarding caution, Luo Feng immediately counterattacked!

“It turns out it was like that.” The three-race allied camp shuddered in fear upon hearing this.

The Mechanical Clan’s Father God also felt a pang of lingering dread.

Previously, when their side held the absolute advantage, he had indeed intended to charge out, simultaneously controlling his puppet legions and engaging in close-quarters combat to unleash his full fighting strength... At that time, Luo Feng had worried his own Universe Masters couldn't hold on, so he hadn't dared to wait any longer, which luckily saved the three-race alliance from greater losses.

“Hmph, what are you gloating about!” the Mechanical Clan’s Father God roared in annoyance. “It’s only because you got lucky with a rare treasure that imparts will impact. Without that treasure, your human faction would have surely lost this battle!”

Luo Feng held the Star Tower, standing in the void of the dark universe, shaking his head.

The Lord of Peng Gong beside him shouted even louder, “Defeated in battle and you still look for excuses? Mechanical Clan’s Father God, you truly lack the demeanor of a supreme being of the universe. You make me truly look down on you.”

The two major factions, facing each other in the dark universe void, exchanged barbs without yielding an inch during their conversation.

But they stopped fighting. The human faction saw that only the supreme beings of the enemy were left outside—impossible to kill them off. As for the three-race allied camp, knowing they had already lost this engagement, continuing the fight would only result in pure annihilation! Naturally, they did not make another move.

“Ancestor Zhen Yao, Ancestor Meng Yao, Mechanical Clan’s Father God, Queen of the Bug Race.” Luo Feng called out loudly, his gaze sweeping over the three distinct forces in the distance of the opposing camp. “Some of your Universe Masters are currently held within my Star Tower. Do you still want their lives?”

“Yes, of course, we want them,” a voice emanated from the oval black sphere.

The coiled silver serpent and the saw-toothed beast both turned to look. The Queen of the Bug Race also floated over, gazing in their direction. The Queen of the Bug Race then spoke in a voice laced with subtle enchantment—a natural trait, even when not consciously trying to charm: “Speak, Luo Feng of the humans. What are your terms?”

“The terms are simple,”

Luo Feng announced loudly. “For the next one Era, the Universe Masters and supreme beings of your three races are forbidden from stepping one inch into my human territory. If you comply... after the Era concludes, these imprisoned Universe Masters will naturally all be returned, along with their ultimate treasures.”

“That’s right, those are the conditions,” Lord of Peng Gong affirmed. “Do your three races agree?”

Luo Feng stared at the supreme beings of the three-race alliance in the distance. He understood clearly that victory over them had improved the humans’ standing. However, even so! If those observing factions, the lone supreme experts, and others were to descend upon them now… it would be a nightmare for the human faction.

But if he could use a few captives to ensure the three-race alliance would not interfere further, the situation would undoubtedly improve.

The four supreme beings—Ancestor Zhen Yao, Ancestor Meng Yao, the Mechanical Clan’s Father God, and the Queen of the Bug Race—silently exchanged mental communications.

“This time, our three races went all out, sparing no cost! Even with this defeat... relying on us alone is not enough. Those major powers watching the show, waiting for us and the human faction to suffer mutual destruction, surely won't just stand by and do nothing? Therefore, we wait—we wait for the various factions to make their move, and then we join in... With the capabilities of our four supreme beings, securing some inheritances will be easy!” The Mechanical Clan’s Father God spoke first through mental transmission.

“Exactly, we’ve come this far, how can we retreat?” Ancestor Meng Yao’s voice was sharp.

“The ones most likely to impact the peak of the universe within our three races are housed within our respective small universes. Although we lost over a dozen, they were almost all from the alien races. Our three races’ losses are still within an acceptable range,” Ancestor Zhen Yao rumbled deeply.

“I agree with what you all said,” the Queen of the Bug Race also chimed in.

Without any debate, they immediately unified their opinions.

Compared to gaining an inheritance?

This level of loss was tolerable for them. After all, since they engaged in war with the human faction, they had long prepared for some degree of sacrifice.

The Golden Horned Beast, Luo Feng, and Lord of Peng Gong stood side-by-side in the void. As the void drifted slightly, they silently awaited the reply.

“You slaughter so many of my three races’ experts and still expect us to bow our heads?” The Mechanical Clan’s Father God erupted with furious words. “Humans, enjoy your moment of triumph while you can; you will regret it soon enough!”

“It seems they refuse,” Luo Feng murmured calmly on the human side, lightly stroking the Star Tower in his hand. “You are forcing the group of Universe Masters I’ve imprisoned toward death. Ancestor Zhen Yao, Ancestor Meng Yao, I negotiated with your Demon Race last time, and you refused; this time, your losses are greater. If you wait until next time... there won't even be a chance for discussion.”

“Negotiate? Next time will be the extinction of your human faction.”

“Go!”

“Go!”

The three-race alliance couldn't be bothered to speak more and vanished directly into the dark universe.

The human faction remained in the dark universe void, and the Lord of Darkness also emerged from the Black Prison Tower.

“They are a bunch of scum,” even the good-natured Lord of Peng Gong ground his teeth.

“It seems the three-race alliance will return next time!” The Lord of Darkness’s expression was grim. “And that will only be one component of their next grand army. This three-race alliance truly refuses to give up.”

“Of course they won’t give up!” Luo Feng said coldly. “The opportunity to transcend reincarnation is too precious, and the Universe Masters we captured are overwhelmingly alien races. Even if they feel heartache over these losses, it won't make them retreat in discouragement.”

“Regardless, we won a great victory in this battle! Let’s head back first,” the Lord of Darkness suggested.

“Mm.”

“Mm.”

Luo Feng, Lord of Peng Gong, and the Golden Horned Beast all flew into the Tomb Mound Ship. The Lord of Darkness also returned to the Black Prison Tower.

Immediately afterward, the Tomb Mound Ship and the Black Prison Tower departed the dark universe, returning to the original universe space and heading toward the ‘Primal Secret Realm.’

Meanwhile, inside Luo Feng’s Star Tower.

The sixteen Universe Masters from the three-race alliance were separated. Among them were two from the Demon Race, one from the Mechanical Race, and one from the Bug Race; the other twelve were all from various alien races! In fact, of the 112 Universe Masters who participated in this war… the core members of the three races only accounted for about twenty. The rest were previously affiliated vassal races from their alliances and alien races that had just switched allegiance for this war.

Out of 112, only about 20 were core members of the three races. The ratio alone showed how low the representation of the core three races was. Of the sixteen prisoners, four were core members of the three races, meaning their ratio was relatively higher here. Currently, these four core experts of the three races were confined in a space of supreme suppression, while the other twelve aliens were held together.

“You slaughter so many of my three races’ experts and still expect us to bow our heads?” The vast voices from outside were transmitted directly into the Star Tower.

“It seems they refuse.”

The negotiation voices between the four supreme beings of the three races and Luo Feng’s group were entirely relayed inside.

“Bastards, scum.”

“Damn those two old scoundrels of the Demon Race!”

“They want to bury us alive for their ambitions!” If the four core experts of the three races remained relatively calm, the twelve imprisoned alien Universe Masters immediately began howling with rage. They came from weaker groups, some of which only had this one Universe Master representing them. What would become of their clans if they died?

Although the three-race alliance often promised how they would support the clans of fallen Universe Masters... they knew that without a Universe Master overseeing them, it was inevitable their clans would be bullied in the future. Even if the Demon Race, Mechanical Race, and Bug Race offered some assistance, if a peak power like the Prison Race suddenly decided to annihilate their clans, what could the three races do? At most, they could ensure some seeds of their race survived to propagate. That was all.

The twelve alien Universe Masters cursed furiously.

The four core experts of the three races remained silent. They were also angry, but… they had to obey the commands of their supreme experts.

Of the sixteen prisoners, only three possessed avatars; these three currently remained quiescent, waiting to see if there was a chance to get out alive. They were unwilling to easily abandon their avatars and ultimate treasures.

In the Primal Secret Realm, the main hall of the Chaos City Lord was filled with jubilation.

“All you Universe Masters, welcome back in victory. I, Chaos City Lord, am deeply grateful. Our human race is deeply grateful!” The Chaos City Lord stood on the steps of the main hall, raising his wine cup as he looked at the large gathering of Universe Masters below, filled with excitement.

“So what if the three-race alliance was powerful? They were still forced into a hasty retreat.”

“This is the glory of humanity, the glory of the Hong Alliance, and the glory of every single one of you.”

“Let us drink this cup together.”

The hall erupted in celebration.

Many Universe Masters who had been uneasy before the battle were now ecstatic. If even the Chaos City Lord was this moved, let alone the ordinary Universe Masters. Even Luo Feng, the Lord of Darkness, and Lord of Peng Gong temporarily put aside the lingering dissatisfaction that the three-race alliance would never compromise, choosing instead to celebrate this precious victory.

Soon, the Universe Masters gathered in small groups, chatting and laughing. Luo Feng was naturally one of the most dazzling figures among them.

After a long while…

Luo Feng and the Chaos City Lord walked out of the main hall alone.

“The three races didn’t agree?” the Chaos City Lord asked.

“That was expected,” Luo Feng shook his head. “Those four old fellows are immensely ambitious. However, we must now proceed with the other plan.”

“Mm,” the Chaos City Lord nodded slightly. “Although it won't be as effective as the three races compromising, it can at least secure a measure of strength for our human race.”

The other plan was the ‘Sowing Discord’ plan!

It must be noted that the majority of the Universe Masters in the three-race alliance were the alien races! Those alien races would not be absolutely loyal to the ‘three races’ and would not sacrifice themselves for them. This was why, during the previous negotiations, Luo Feng had deliberately allowed the external voices to transmit through the Star Tower, letting the imprisoned Universe Masters hear them.

“They all have avatars remaining in their respective clans, and also avatars in the core territories of the respective branches of the three-race alliance,” the Chaos City Lord said slowly. “They originally came from smaller powers and small alliances, especially some clans that had two or three Universe Masters. If one of them is imprisoned by you, it’s entirely possible to win over the others…”

Luo Feng nodded in agreement. “Yes, we can at least sway some of them. This will weaken the three-race alliance further and strengthen our human faction.”

“I will enter the Star Tower now,” Luo Feng declared. “I will persuade them to surrender and, at the same time, command their avatars to sow discord within the three-race alliance, causing some smaller powers to break away.”

“What will you do with the core Universe Masters of the three races?” the Chaos City Lord asked.

“Kill them, of course,” Luo Feng grinned coldly. “Just to practice my skills!”

Only by personally killing a Universe Master would he be qualified to ask Teacher Seat Mountain Guest to help forge an ultimate treasure for him.