In the tranquil expanse of the universe's starry sea, the island floating at the heart of that vast, surging tide of golden light was the core territory of the Freedom Alliance. Over 400 Universe Masters were gathered here, each seated upon a throne. They had just reached a consensus and were now awaiting the humans to hand over portions of their inheritance messages.

The Lord of Shishua Island sat on his throne, lazily swirling the wine in his cup, head bowed as he gazed into the liquid, a faint smile playing on his lips. He was immensely pleased with himself. "Leverage the momentum of the Freedom Alliance to pressure humanity. Then, secretly contact the humans and secure the message containing the secrets to cultivating to the absolute limit of the universe’s strongest, just for me, in exchange for the entire Freedom Alliance joining forces... Effortlessly."

Thinking of this, the Lord of Shishua Island grew even more smug.

He admired his own brilliance even more.

In fact, ever since Luo Feng had acquired the inheritance of the Duan Dong River lineage, the Lord of Shishua Island knew that turmoil was inevitable within the Original Universe! The increasingly powerful human race would see ever-intensifying conflict with the other races of the Original Universe, likely culminating in a massive storm. Therefore, from that moment on, he began to lay plans in secret, cultivating relationships with as many unaffiliated Universe Masters from various races as possible.

Those unaffiliated races, possessing low status, considered the chance to befriend a lone supreme expert a boon they could never refuse! Thus, he quickly amassed a large contingent of Universe Masters.

The moment the news of Giant Axe Creator's demise reached him, the Lord of Shishua Island instantly understood... This was the catalyst, prematurely igniting a massive war that was bound to happen! If the Creator of Giant Axe had not fallen... the other races might still have been secretly coordinating and preparing slowly, perhaps not moving so quickly. Hence, he immediately accelerated his actions.

Everything developed precisely as predicted...

Taking advantage of the pressure imposed upon the unaffiliated races by the two major factions, the Lord of Shishua Island immediately called upon old favors and began persuading others. He swiftly rallied a powerful faction. Relying on this emerging strength, he proceeded to persuade other groups... eventually uniting them to form this super-alliance—the Freedom Alliance.

"Being the Alliance Leader? That is utterly meaningless to me."

"What I pursue..."

"Is true invincibility! To surpass Samsara!"

"My first objective is to reach the level of Primal Ancestor, and then to transcend Samsara itself. Like Ancestor Dong Emperor, like Ancestor Ziyue." The Lord of Shishua Island’s chest swelled with overwhelming ambition. As a lone supreme expert, he fundamentally cared nothing for mere alliance authority; he had only created it to serve as a tool.

The Lord of Shishua Island remained utterly relaxed, his consciousness linked to the Virtual Universe, awaiting humanity's reply. While he had connected to the Virtual Universe before, it required certain concealment measures. However, after the Freedom Alliance began negotiations with humanity, all Universe Masters and supreme experts of the Freedom Alliance gained access privileges to the Virtual Universe.

This allowed for rapid communication between the two sides.

The Lord of Shishua Island’s previously serene expression vanished instantly, replaced by gravity and fury. He swept a glance around the vicinity and roared, "My Lords! Just moments ago, we finalized our agreement, yet the Allied Army faction has already launched an assault on the Human race's original secret territory!" This roar echoed through every inch of space on the island, instantly stunning the more than 400 Universe Masters who had been chatting and awaiting the inheritance messages.

"How could this be?"

"Why is the Allied Army attacking the humans right now?"

"We just settled things internally, how could the Allied Army attack?"

"Who, who exactly, leaked the information? Don't they realize that doing so threatens the inheritance messages we are about to receive?"

"Who leaked the news?"

The Universe Masters on the island erupted in anger.

The most furious was the Lord of Shishua Island, because this incident threatened to derail his grand plan.

"It is clear that someone among us must have passed the information along," the Lord of Shishua Island said, his gaze sharp as he swept across the assembled Universe Masters. "This is sabotaging the future breakthrough hopes of every Universe Master! Unforgivable! Of course, perhaps one of us merely let slip a word accidentally while speaking with a disciple or friend... For now, none of that matters. Since the humans are currently taking refuge, the Allied Army faction cannot touch them, so the situation hasn't escalated critically. What we must do now is immediately travel to the human domain and join forces with the human faction."

"Good."

"Indeed."

"Let's depart immediately!"

"Not a single Universe Master present can be absent; anyone who stays will be under suspicion of leaking the news." The Universe Masters, worried that their own path to becoming supreme experts might be jeopardized, were truly grinding their teeth in rage. Who exactly had relayed their plans to the Allied Army?

"Depart."

"Move out."

Soon, six colossal Palace Supreme Treasures appeared above the island, followed by the rapid deployment of Divine Kingdom Teleportation as they vanished.

Although they formed an alliance, internal factional strife was severe; some unaffiliated races held deep grudges against others and naturally refused to travel together, resulting in the group splitting into six separate contingents. Each contingent comprised over 70 Universe Masters, demonstrating formidable strength.

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Human Territory, Original Secret Domain.

A nine-story tower stood firm in the void. In the distance, eleven Palace Supreme Treasures attacked with wild, unrestrained fury, unleashing world-shattering bombardments that reduced the void itself to an endless stream of particles, thundering down upon the Star Tower.

"Peng Long Long~~~"

"Boom~~"

Although the Star Tower shuddered under the assault, it did not budge or get thrown back.

This stunned the Allied Army faction.

"With so many of us, eleven supreme experts, such overwhelming combined strength... we still can't blast that Star Tower away? Are the one hundred-plus Universe Masters inside all pouring their energy into stabilizing it?"

"The Star Tower is controlled by Luo Feng. Luo Feng obtained the Duan Dong River inheritance; strange things are bound to happen around him. The Tomb Ship and the Will Impact treasures were all brought out by him."

The Allied Army faction grew frustrated, and their attacks soon subsided.

They realized that continuing the assault was a pointless waste of divine power. The success of the humans' initial surprise attack earlier was due to them ambushing a Peak Palace Supreme Treasure, which typically possessed almost no soul defense capabilities. But Supreme Treasures were different.

The Star Tower, the Black Prison Tower, and others could repel both material and soul attacks when sheltering inside.

"It seems we are forced into a war of attrition."

"It will be troublesome once the Freedom Alliance arrives."

"No matter what, we absolutely cannot abandon this battle! We absolutely cannot stand by and watch the humans grow stronger! It would be a massive joke if all these forces united only to let the humans escape unscathed."

Inside the Star Tower, within one of the side entrances, Luo Feng, the City Lord of Chaos, and the Master of Peng Gong were gathered together.

"Blast it away?" Luo Feng chuckled. "Haha, the Endless Dark Sea is just one of my avatars, but even so, when placed inside the Star Tower, moving it under my own control is incredibly difficult. Now that the Endless Dark Sea is inside the Star Tower... just how heavy must the Star Tower have become? How could they possibly shake or blast it away?"

"The Allied Army faction must be furious this time," the Master of Peng Gong shook his head. "I suspect they still don't know... that because of Primal Ancestor, we detected all their movements beforehand."

"Mm." Luo Feng and the City Lord of Chaos both nodded.

Even within the human race internally, prior to this, Luo Feng and the others were unaware that Primal Ancestor could discern the situation in almost every location within the 'Original Universe,' let alone outside races.

"Let's wait. Once the Freedom Alliance arrives, everything will become much easier," said the City Lord of Chaos.

Without the Freedom Alliance.

The Allied Army faction could completely encircle the human side and trap them forever! They only needed to station about 200 Universe Masters and a portion of their supreme experts permanently to suppress the humans... while the remaining Universe Masters could rotate, venturing out into the universe sea for adventure whenever convenient.

By seizing all human territory and trapping the entire human faction, they could choke off humanity's space for development.

Soon... the alien races within the human faction would likely defect, as those races also needed to consider their own species, which would weaken the human side progressively until they could no longer maintain a foothold in the Original Universe, perhaps even forcing them to retreat to the 'Initial Universe.'

"It’s just that Luo Feng dared to do that sort of thing..." The City Lord of Chaos glanced at Luo Feng, sighing inwardly.

That plan was too risky.

Of course, the human race itself was safe; the danger lay with Luo Feng personally.

"We can't afford that approach. With the addition of the Freedom Alliance, our side will immediately hold the advantage... The goals of the Allied Army faction are doomed to fail." The City Lord of Chaos waited patiently, as he had been in contact with the Lord of Shishua Island via the Virtual Universe, and the latter had just informed him they were moments away.

"Hm?"

Luo Feng, the Master of Peng Gong, and the City Lord of Chaos all peered through the Star Tower and saw the sudden appearance of six colossal behemoths in the distance.

"They're here!"

"They have arrived!"

Luo Feng immediately showed delight, and the City Lord of Chaos, along with the Universe Masters inside the Black Prison Tower, became excited.

In the void.

The Allied Army faction's eleven Palace Supreme Treasures were now positioned very close to one another. They had been secretly conferring because they had verified... that this sudden sneak attack plan seemed to have been anticipated and avoided beforehand, causing their objective to fail. This situation forced them into the most desperate war of attrition.

"They've arrived."

"The Freedom Alliance is here."

They also saw the emergence of the six massive Palace Supreme Treasures in the distance. These six treasures emanated overwhelming might, clearly a deliberate show of force by the Universe Masters contained within.

The six Palace Supreme Treasures of the Freedom Alliance arrived in a majestic display, radiating infinite pressure, as if showcasing the prestige of the Original Universe's premier force.

"Humans, we have arrived."

"We are here!"

Although this region of space was affected by the supreme experts, forcing the Virtual Universe connection to be strained, every one of them possessed an avatar in their respective race territories... so they could still connect to the Virtual Universe. Thus, each of the six Palace Supreme Treasures had a representative—clearly the delegates of the six major factions—all contacting the humans.

"Freedom Alliance, please quickly assist my human race. Together, we shall repel the enemy Allied Army," the City Lord of Chaos responded.

"No rush."

"City Lord of Chaos, take your time."

"You humans, first hand over portions of the inheritance messages to us! As discussed, you provide some before the war and the rest afterward. You must give us a portion of the inheritance messages first... Once we inspect and verify them, we will naturally assist you. Otherwise, it is difficult for us to act."

"Precisely."

"Give us some of the inheritance messages first."

This was the stance of the leaders of the six major factions within the Freedom Alliance.