Endless white mist rapidly permeated, and within the mist, countless ice crystals shimmered.
Banff Master's surrounding white Domain was instantly eroded by the white mist, leaving only a faint glow covering him within a few dozen kilometers.
"Cold Mist Realm!"
Scanning the white mist enveloping him, Banff Master's expression turned grim.
Just as he was about to force Human Venerable Void River into a desperate struggle, a Human Strongest suddenly arrived to rescue him!
From deep within the white mist, a figure holding a battle sword slowly emerged, with silver hair streaked with white at the temples and ancient, blood-stained battle armor.
"Ice Summit Master!"
Upon seeing him, or rather, as soon as the Cold Mist Realm appeared, Banff Master already knew the newcomer was Ice Summit Master!
"Banff Master, you dare to come to my Human Territory."
Ice Summit Master stepped out of the white mist, his face devoid of expression, but his eyes held deep killing intent.
Hearing this, Banff Master's expression stiffened slightly.
Although he was formidable in Soul illusion techniques, in a true battle, he was merely a Third-rank Universe Master.
Ice Summit Master, however, was different; he was a Fourth-rank Pinnacle Universe Master, and one who was extremely close to being a Fifth-rank Universe Master!
One must know that even Flame Emperor, who was stronger than him, with the assistance of a Third-rank Universe Master, was still chased by Ice Summit Master in a desperate escape, which shows how terrifying his strength was!
This was not during The Great Battle in the Extraterritorial Battlefield. Facing this existence, who was slightly stronger than Qingdong Master, Banff Master had no confidence to contend with him.
Even if he entered a high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure, he would still be suppressed by the Ice Mountain Palace, a very famous Pinnacle flying palace Arcana treasure in his hand.
"Zerg Queen!"
Thus, Banff Master hastily transmitted, "Ice Summit Master has arrived. I have lost the possibility of killing Human Venerable Void River!"
...
Special Space.
At this moment, three Strongests confronted each other.
The beautiful, subtly slender figure of the Zerg Queen, surrounded by endless light.
The Primal Chaos City Lord's Thousand Treasure River Clone, tens of thousands of kilometers tall, clad in Thousand Treasure River robes, holding a mottled stone staff.
Penggong Master, with a long beard hanging down, seemingly not very strong in aura, holding a metal long staff with both hands.
"I understand."
The Zerg Queen glanced at the newly arrived Human Penggong Master and replied via transmission, "You first enter the flying palace Arcana treasure."
Primal Chaos City Lord's gentle voice sounded, "Zerg Queen, you should leave on your own."
"Banff Master is a member of my Zerg Alliance, so of course, I will take him with me."
The Zerg Queen's seductive voice rang out, "What, do you wish to keep him?"
"Banff Master dared to come to my Human Territory to assassinate my Human Top-tier Universe Overlord, so he must be prepared to be left behind."
Penggong Master said coldly, "How can he just leave like that?"
Primal Chaos City Lord remained silent, clearly agreeing with Penggong Master.
The Zerg Queen gazed at the two. With her Arcana treasure, the Zerg Queen's Nest, protecting her, and being a True God, she naturally feared neither of them.
However, due to the restrictions of the Original Universe, she could at most exert sixth-tier strength. Facing the combined strength of two extremely powerful Fifth-rank Universe Masters, even she would be unable to escape in a short time.
If she couldn't escape in a short time, it meant that Banff Master, who only had Third-rank strength, would be suppressed by Ice Summit Master!
Banff Master was the Universe Master most skilled in the Dao of Soul in the Zerg Alliance, ranking among the top in Soul illusion techniques in the Original Universe. He absolutely could not be suppressed by the Humans here.
Moreover, Banff Master was brought by her, so naturally, she would bring him back.
"Primal Chaos City Lord, Penggong Master."
Helplessly, the Zerg Queen sighed softly, "How about we make a deal...?"
...
Space Interlayer.
White mist enveloped an area of several light-years, and ice crystals formed within the white mist, firmly suppressing a flying palace Arcana treasure.
Ice Summit Master used his top-tier Domain type Arcana Treasure, the Cold Mist Realm, to suppress, while also taking out a crystal-clear palace. The entire palace was carved with endless secret patterns, emanating an ancient and cold aura.
"Ice Mountain Palace!"
Banff Master, hiding inside the high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure, was extremely nervous upon seeing Ice Summit Master take out the crystal palace!
The Ice Mountain Palace, that was a Pinnacle flying palace Arcana treasure that combined Seal and suppression!
Now he was restricted by the Domain type Arcana Treasure, and the surrounding space-time was controlled, preventing instant teleportation. He could only hope that the Zerg Queen would come to save him.
Ice Summit Master was about to use the Ice Mountain Palace to suppress Banff Master, who was hiding in the flying palace Arcana treasure.
But he stopped and didn't make a move, instead nodding slightly.
Then, Ice Summit Master put away the crystal-clear Ice Mountain Palace and coldly transmitted, "Banff Master, you may leave."
"Huh?"
The nervous Banff Master was slightly stunned upon hearing this, unsure of what had happened.
He then sensed that the white mist, which had spread for several light-years, had weakened its suppression and restraint on his flying palace Arcana treasure, confirming that Ice Summit Master indeed intended to let him go.
To be safe, Banff Master did not emerge from the flying palace.
Instead, he controlled the high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure to fly in the opposite direction of the contracting white mist.
Before long, all the white mist was absorbed back into Ice Summit Master's surroundings.
"Teacher."
Ender instantly teleported to Ice Summit Master's side and asked softly, "You just let Banff Master leave?"
"Your Senior Martial Uncle and Penggong Master stopped the Zerg Queen."
Ice Summit Master transmitted, "At the same time, a deal was reached with the Zerg Queen, and their condition was for us to let Banff Master leave."
"A deal?" Ender was puzzled.
"Between races, large-scale conflicts will not erupt unnecessarily, because it benefits neither side."
Ice Summit Master gazed in the direction Banff Master had left and replied, "The Zerg paid a price, and we let Banff Master leave, all to avoid a major conflict. Moreover, this deal is beneficial to you."
"A deal beneficial to me..."
Ender nodded slightly, no longer asking anything.
In his opinion, letting Banff Master go was not bad; at least he could wait until he became a Universe Master in the future to personally avenge today's grievance.
"Let's go, back to the Original Universe."
Ice Summit Master said softly, "I'll take you to see Senior Brother and Peng Gong."
"Yes." Ender nodded.
Ice Summit Master used Immortal Energy to take Ender, instantly teleporting to the edge of the spatial barrier.
Tear!
Space was torn open by Immortal Energy, revealing a crack that showed the dark Void outside.
Whoosh!
The two instantly teleported to the dark Void and saw the Primal Chaos City Lord's Thousand Treasure River Clone, clad in Thousand Treasure River robes.
And Penggong Master, whose aura was not strong, whose body appeared relatively plump, and who had a long beard hanging down.
Ice Summit Master greeted, "Senior Brother, Peng Gong."
Ender bowed his head in salute, "Greetings, Senior Martial Uncle, greetings, Penggong Master."
"Ender, I heard about you before, and your performance this time is astonishing."
Penggong Master smiled, "I heard from Primal Chaos City that you created a Pinnacle Universe Master Secret Technique, and even Banff Master couldn't do anything to you for a while."
"I am not Banff Master's opponent."
Ender shook his head slightly and sighed, "If Teacher hadn't arrived in time, I would have been forced to self-destruct."
"That's already very good."
Penggong Master laughed, "To be able to last so long against Banff Master, you have few rivals among Top-tier Universe Overlords. Ordinary Universe Masters can't do anything to you."
"You flatter me."
Ender humbly said, "This direct confrontation with Banff Master made me realize that without becoming a Universe Master, one cannot roam freely in the vast Original Universe."
Seeing that Ender was not carried away by his recent achievements, Penggong Master nodded in approval.
"Ender." Primal Chaos City Lord called out.
"Senior Martial Uncle." Ender responded.
"My Junior Brother should have told you about the deal, right?"
Primal Chaos City Lord turned to look at Ice Summit Master. Seeing the latter nod, he continued, "This deal was proposed by the Zerg Queen."
"Peng Gong and I saw that the conditions were acceptable, so we decided to agree on your behalf."
"The condition proposed by the Zerg Queen for the deal is that we allow Banff Master to leave safely, the Zerg will give you a high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure as compensation, and they will no longer participate in assassinating you."
Primal Chaos City Lord explained, "As long as the Zerg no longer participates in assassinating you, the Demon race and Mechanical Race will have to pay a huge price to hire Strongests."
"Haha, Primal Chaos City Lord is right."
Penggong Master laughed from the side, "For a Heaven-Defying Universe Venerable like you, the Original Universe will certainly attach great importance to you."
"A True God, suppressed by the Original Universe, who acts to kill you, will be punished even more severely than killing an ordinary Universe Master."
"Severe punishment naturally makes the three True Gods of the Demon race and Mechanical Race dare not act rashly. They can invite some rogue True Gods to act, but the price is too great!"
"Rogue True Gods are not foolish. If there isn't enough compensation to make up for the punishment they receive, they won't act against you."
Penggong Master smiled, "If they find a Fourth-rank or Fifth-rank Universe Master, as long as you are in the core Human Territory and have a high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure protecting you, they can't do anything to you."
Ender nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Life forms born in the Original Universe, whether Apprentice-level or Universe Master, are all favored by the Original Universe.
But once they Breakthrough to become a True God, they will lose the blessings and favor of the Original Universe, and will also be suppressed and targeted by the Original Universe.
Although True Gods have the ability to speak words into Law, they are extremely suppressed in the Original Universe, and killing a Universe Master will result in severe punishment.
And due to the restrictions of the Original Universe, the strength a True God can exert is only at the sixth-tier level, slightly stronger than a Fifth-rank Universe Master.
One must know that a True God in the Universe Ocean has at least seventh-tier strength, which shows how severely they are suppressed!
"This is the high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure compensated to you by the Zerg Queen."
Primal Chaos City Lord took out a small, translucent red Fortress. The entire Fortress's surface was carved with countless Law secret patterns, making it very beautiful.
Seeing the very beautiful red Fortress, Ender frowned slightly.
"What, you don't like it?"
Primal Chaos City Lord smiled, "If you don't like it, I can convert it into Arcana Treasure Points for you."
"This high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure should be a collection of the Zerg Queen's, and its quality is relatively average."
"It's roughly equivalent to two top-tier Arcana treasure armors, valued at around 260 Arcana Treasure Points."
Finally, Primal Chaos City Lord asked, "So, do you want it converted into Arcana Treasure Points?"
Ender nodded, "Please convert it into Arcana Treasure Points, Senior Martial Uncle."
"Haha, I knew Ender wouldn't like it."
Penggong Master laughed, "This flying palace Arcana treasure is too beautiful; I don't think many Strongests would like it."
"Alright, this high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure will be converted into Arcana Treasure Points."
Primal Chaos City Lord smiled and shook his head, putting away the beautiful red Fortress in his hand.
"Senior Brother, Peng Gong, we should go back."
At this moment, Ice Summit Master spoke, "Ender's achievement today must be spread through the Hong Alliance, lest the Demon race and Mechanical Race invite Universe Masters again."
"Primal Chaos City Lord, Ice Summit. I still need to oversee the Black Hole Secret Realm, so I'll take my leave first."
Penggong Master was the first to instantly teleport away.
"We'll also return to the Primal Secret Realm."
Primal Chaos City Lord took Ender and Ice Summit Master, instantly teleporting away.
...
Original Universe, in a dark and silent starry sky.
Four intentions penetrated endless space, descending upon this space, vaguely revealing four majestic figures.
A huge, oval-shaped black spherical phantom asked, "Zerg Queen, you called us here, did you succeed in permanently eliminating that Human young fellow?"
"It failed. That Human young fellow's wings have grown, and it's very difficult to permanently eliminate him. Even if it could be done, it would require a huge price."
The Zerg Queen's vaguely slender figure, surrounded by endless light, spoke with a hint of helplessness and emotion in her seductive voice.
"Zerg Queen, please replay the image from that time."
The huge silver-white snake head, vaguely surrounded by thousands of snake shadows, spoke, "I want to see why it failed."
Hearing this, the Zerg Queen nodded slightly, "It's good to let you see."
As her intention moved, a segment of an image appeared in the dark Void, showing the process of Ender's battle with Banff Master.
The three True Gods of the Demon race and Mechanical Race watched the image intently. When the image ended, they all fell silent.
"To be able to withstand Banff Master's Soul illusion attack, that Human young fellow's Soul will is good, and he also has a Soul type Arcana treasure guarding his Soul."
The huge, vaguely dark-shrouded, serrated-shelled alien beast slowly said, "Although the image cannot simulate the profoundness of his secret technique, judging from the Immortal Energy loss during his direct confrontation with Banff Master, it should be a Pinnacle Universe Master secret technique."
"The weapons and armor on him are top-tier Arcana treasures, and they are top-grade among top-tier Arcana treasures."
"More importantly, the life gene level and Immortal Energy volume of his Human Clone exceeded our expectations; both are greater than Banff Master's."
Finally, the serrated-shelled alien beast said in a deep voice, "That Human young fellow's wings have grown, and he has long resided in the Human Primal Secret Realm. To kill him, a True God must act."
As his words fell, the space fell into a brief silence.
"Then let a True God act!"
The black spherical phantom said sharply, "As long as the price we pay is large enough, it will be sufficient for a True God to accept our employment."
"The punishment from the Original Universe for killing that young fellow is estimated to exceed that for killing an ordinary Universe Master."
The huge silver-white snake head spoke, "Each race will probably have to contribute one Pinnacle Arcana treasure."
"Then each will contribute one Pinnacle Arcana treasure!"
The black spherical phantom said coldly, "I am confident I can invite a True God to act."
The serrated-shelled alien beast agreed, "Alright, that young fellow's Opportunity is too Heaven-Defying; it's better to make him fall early."
Seeing that the Demon race agreed, the black spherical phantom looked at the Zerg Queen.
"I refuse!"