Luo Feng frowned: "But, but the Ancestral Gods can achieve 'words become law'! They can wield Peak Supreme Treasures to unleash the combat power of the peak of the sixth tier!"

"Haha..." The City Lord of Chaos laughed. "What is 'words become law'? That is a small 'privilege' granted by the Original Will of the Universe. The Original Will grants privileges to the strongest beings, but once they engage in battle with Universe Masters, the Original Will strips them of this privilege. If the Original Will of the Universe were to deliberately favor... it could entirely bestow the privilege of 'words become law' upon the Ancestral Gods."

Luo Feng blinked.

"The 'words become law' privilege is a deliberate partial bestowal!"

"As for using a Peak Set Supreme Treasure to unleash the peak combat power of the sixth tier—that's merely understanding the secret techniques of the 'Universe's Strongest' level." The City Lord of Chaos continued. "You rely on your own enlightenment. Peng Gong relies on the secret patterns inscribed on the Supreme Treasures. As for the three Ancestral Gods... the secret techniques are directly bestowed by the Original Universe's Will, much like innate secret techniques."

"Innate secret techniques?" Luo Feng understood.

Similar to his 'I Am the Universe.'

It was just that the boons received by the three Ancestral Gods were a tier higher, directly granting secret techniques at the Universe's Strongest level.

"Do you understand now?" The City Lord of Chaos sighed. "The Ancestor God Sect was set up by the Original Universe Will, and it long ago selected three strong beings as its spokespersons! Granting them privileges, granting them innate secret techniques... but these three Ancestral Gods also bear many responsibilities and have many restrictions."

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

Indeed.

If they were truly Universe's Strongest beings, why wouldn't they resolve the troubles in the Sea of Universe themselves? If they were truly Universe's Strongest, why would the 'Void True Demon God' have been so confident in saying that the Ancestral Gods were no match for him in the Sea of Universe? It was because the Ancestral Gods were fundamentally 'pseudo-Universe's Strongest' beings.

"Their freedom is restricted to a certain extent. Only when this reincarnation era ends can they regain their freedom," the City Lord of Chaos chuckled. "So, the most important thing for them is how to break through and become Universe's Strongest. However, what Starry Sky Ancestor said also has merit. Greed is endless. Those three Ancestral Gods, the Eight Beast Gods, the numerous Guardian Beast Gods, the Lord of the Nine Serene, and many other guardian God Masters—this faction of the 'Ancestor God Sect' Universe Masters all desire to become Universe's Strongest and also yearn to transcend reincarnation."

"However..."

"There are no eternal alliances in this world! The Ancestor God Sect and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance cannot truly advance or retreat together," the City Lord of Chaos stated. "I will contact the Ancestor God Sect and persuade them personally. The highest price I might pay is guidance on how to break through to the Universe's Strongest level."

Luo Feng nodded. "What about the Starry Sky Beast Alliance? And the lone strongest beings?"

"Wait!"

The City Lord of Chaos said solemnly, "Currently, a large number of unaffiliated races and small factions are still hesitating. We must try our best to win over more Universe Masters. One hundred Universe Masters are equivalent to ten lone strongest beings... Given this, our focus should remain on the numerous unaffiliated factions. If we can pull in a certain quantity, we naturally won't need to worry about those lone strongest beings anymore. Luo Feng... for a powerful force, the quantity of Pillar Combat Power and the Peak Combat Power are both crucial."

From Immortal to Universe's Strongest, this systemic cultivation method of the ancient civilizations represents nurturing 'Pillar Combat Power'—so many Universe Masters and even strongest beings.

Peak Combat Power refers to the 'Primal Ancestor' level of might.

"Currently, in the entire Original Universe, no second Primal Ancestor level expert has emerged," the City Lord of Chaos said gravely. "If my human race can produce one or two in the future, combined with a sufficient quantity of Pillar Combat Power... then my human race will be truly invincible."

"Mm," Luo Feng nodded.

Desire.

Everyone yearns for their race to become powerful! No one wishes to reveal the hope of their race's 'Peak Combat Power' to other factions. If those factions become stronger—for instance, if a lone strongest being reaches the Primal Ancestor level—they will naturally be supremely confident, roaming the Sea of Universe. Plus, being unattached, why would they care about humanity? Conflicts might easily arise between them and humanity in the future. Even if humanity is strong overall, if the opponent is unattached and at the Primal Ancestor level, humanity would be shooting itself in the foot.

"Wait."

"Wait until the situation becomes slightly clearer," the City Lord of Chaos murmured.

Three days later.

Luo Feng retrieved the other Supreme Treasure, the 'Ancient God Eye,' from Sitting Mountain Guest and immediately returned to the human territory. Upon returning, Luo Feng even acted as an envoy himself, going out to persuade some smaller factions.

"You have also seen, among all those who have joined my human faction, only one Universe Master has perished to date!"

"Perhaps our race’s chance of victory isn't overwhelmingly high. I won't boast like the Allied Army; their chances of victory are not as high as they claim either... But I can guarantee that especially since our race possesses the 'Tomb Boat,' the 'Black Prison Tower,' and the 'Star Tower,' they are absolutely safe. Fighting alongside my human faction guarantees absolute safety!"

"As for your worries about being attacked after the war?"

"No need to worry!"

"My human faction has so many Universe Masters who have joined us, so we are naturally united. If any race dares to seek revenge after the war? Then, our human faction allied army will directly take the Star Tower, take the Tomb Boat, and wipe them out! By using this threat... I don't believe anyone will dare to act recklessly!"

Luo Feng spoke with full confidence, persuading the enormous stone skull that emerged from the boundless earth before him.

"Joining my allied faction guarantees victory!"

"You have also seen that my allied faction began with the union of six major powers! It is led by my Demon Race, Machine Race, Bug Race, Prison Race, Crystal Race, and the Northern Frontier Alliance... The alliance is extremely solid. And these six major powers alone... plus their vassals, already number around 300 Universe Masters! Furthermore, there are unaffiliated factions pledging allegiance... The number of Universe Masters in our allied faction will continuously surge, and we have a significant advantage in both Universe's Strongest beings and Supreme Treasures."

"What?"

"Willpower Impact Treasures?"

"Haha, that’s a joke! I admit those Willpower Impact Treasures are formidable, but look at how many Universe Masters are in our allied faction! Not to mention the unaffiliated factions that have defected, the six major powers alone number around 300. These 300 will be divided into six teams, with one team for every 50 Universe Masters! At that time, no matter how powerful the Willpower Impact Treasure is, it can attack at most one team! After all, you know the extremely high requirement for 'distance' for Willpower Impact Treasures—the further away the distance, the weaker the impact. You are aware of the Black Pattern Stone Pillar and the common traits of various willpower treasures."

"So, as long as the Universe Master teams maintain a slight distance from each other—say, a distance of tens of millions of kilometers—it will limit them to attacking only one Universe Master team at most."

"Thus, the Willpower Impact Treasures have no significant impact on the overall strength of either faction. Moreover, if the Universe Master teams are dispersed further, for instance, forming small squads of 30 Universe Masters, the impact will be even smaller!"

"In summary..."

"Our faction already holds an absolute advantage!"

"And it is destined that the struggle with the human faction won't be short-term, but long-term. If they refuse to hand over the inheritance, we will suppress humanity for a long time! Suppress the human faction! Make those who defected to the human faction regret it, or even force them to leave the human faction."

Both sides were desperately trying to win allies.

Humanity was inherently at a disadvantage, while the Six Powers Allied Faction was relatively stronger (as the Northern Frontier Alliance alone had about 100 Universe Masters).

Time passed day by day.

Various forces in the Original Universe watched the numerous changes, and even the major powers in the 'Sea of Universe' were paying attention.

"Hate!"

"I hate that we can only stay in the Sea of Universe. If we could also enter the Original Universe, we could also pressure humanity and have a chance to obtain the opportunity to transcend reincarnation."

"It's just a pity we can't participate at all."

In the First and Second Reincarnation Eras, were not both vastly superior to the Original Universe Era? Any peak race they could casually produce could sweep through the numerous factions of the Original Universe. Unfortunately, they had the strength but simply couldn't enter the Original Universe.

Luo Feng stood by the railing, holding a communication token in his hand.

"Galaxy Lord!"

"The Stone of Memory you gave me last time was indeed useless to me! If you give me another one... If this Stone of Memory proves useful, I will trade another eight Supreme Treasures for the third Stone of Memory. How about it? If you have confidence, if you aren't deceiving me, you should be willing to give me the second Stone of Memory."

"Ancestor East Emperor? You want the second Stone of Memory? Then trade four Supreme Treasures for it."

That was the conversation just held.

Luo Feng remained firm!

Clearly, the East Emperor Sacred Land was aware of the events unfolding in the Original Universe. They had suffered a loss in the previous trade involving the Supreme Treasure and the Stone of Memory, but 'Ancestor East Emperor' assumed Luo Feng was acting inadvertently because Luo Feng couldn't see the deeper layer of information. Thus, he still wanted the second stone but was absolutely unwilling to trade any more Supreme Treasures.

He understood that the human faction was in dire straits, which is why he wasn't in a rush to negotiate before, but now he was negotiating with Luo Feng!

"My condition remains the same. Ancestor East Emperor, if you are unwilling to part with them, then I apologize."

Luo Feng was blunt.

It wasn't that he was unwilling!

It was because he knew clearly that the three Stones of Memory he had prepared—the first one given was the best of the lot. Although he couldn't see it, he was clear about the preciousness and categorization of the Stones of Memory. If the best one was useless, the other two were naturally worse.

Therefore, Luo Feng could only hold his ground rigidly, hoping that Ancestor East Emperor, after much deliberation, might actually make the trade.

Because...

Luo Feng was the only seller! Buy it or not, it was up to him; even with Ancestor East Emperor's high intellect, he had no room to maneuver.

Days passed, and the approaching terrifying war drew nearer. The entire Original Universe fell into the dreadful pressure preceding a super-war. Even the major powers in the Sea of Universe were watching, yearning to participate... Sadly, they couldn't join at all.

"Luo Feng, Luo Feng, come quickly." Luo Feng suddenly heard the City Lord of Chaos's urgent and anxious voice in his ear.

"Hm?" Luo Feng sensed something was wrong.

Whoosh!

He instantly used instant movement and arrived in the main hall where the City Lord of Chaos was located. Inside the main hall, the Lord of Darkness, Luo Feng, Master Peng Gong, Master Long Xing, Master Ice Peak, Master Huang Jian, Master Qing Dong—all arrived one after another via instant movement.