Virtual Universe, Combat Plane.
When Phantom Blood Master announced in a hoarse voice that the Human Alliance had successfully seized the Hundred Birds Valley token, the Universe Venerables were astonished.
If they hadn't misremembered, not long ago, Phantom Blood Master was about to clash with Yu Chi Master from the Yuan Chen Alliance, and his chances of winning should have been slim.
But now, Yu Chi Master and Lord of Eternal Sleep from the Northern Territory Alliance had retreated, and the Humans had seized the Hundred Birds Valley token, which clearly meant Phantom Blood Master had won.
Regardless of how Phantom Blood Master won, it was a good thing that the Human Alliance had won this treasure competition.
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"Phantom Blood Master won? How did he win?!"
"Perhaps he didn't win, but he didn't lose either. At least he could confront Yu Chi Master head-on without falling into a disadvantage, otherwise Yu Chi Master and Lord of Eternal Sleep wouldn't have retreated."
"So, Phantom Blood Master is a third-Rank Universe Master?"
"Probably. No wonder he dared to confront Yu Chi Master head-on."
"If I remember correctly, Phantom Blood Master was still a Universe Venerable during The Great Battle on the Extraterritorial Battlefield after the Muqi Alliance was destroyed, right?"
"That's right. He should have become a Universe Master a long time ago, but he has been secretly enhancing his strength. It's estimated that when he revealed himself, he already had third-Rank combat power."
"He hid deep enough. It's likely that Humans still have hidden Universe Masters."
"The stronger the Humans are, the better. This way, our Hong Alliance's strength will also grow stronger."
Within the Chaotic airflow above the thrones, five alien Palace Master of the Hong Alliance conversed in low voices, lamenting Phantom Blood Master's strength.
And deep within the Chaotic airflow above the five alien Palace Master, Ender and Boya overlooked everything below.
"These aliens are all thick-skinned."
Boya said disdainfully, "The Hong Alliance is supported by our Human Race. They are just icing on the cake. Besides Swallow Eagle Master, there isn't a single one who can fight!"
"Although that's the truth, it's better to say less."
Ender reminded, "No matter what, they are our Human Race's allies. If someone hears it, it will affect unity."
"In front of outsiders, Disciple naturally wouldn't say it."
Boya smiled, "It's only in front of you, Teacher, that I speak so freely."
Ender looked at Boya and shook his head slightly, saying nothing more. As long as she knew the importance, it was fine.
"Teacher, the news of Junior Uncle possessing high-grade flying palace-type and Domain-type supreme treasures should spread throughout the entire Original Universe after this Hundred Birds Valley token competition."
Boya asked, "Should we have Junior Uncle return to the Human Territory? To prevent any short-sighted Universe Masters from making a move on Junior Uncle."
"I will remind him."
Ender smiled, "Let's go. The Hundred Birds Valley token competition is over. There's no need to stay in this Combat Plane anymore."
With that, Ender took Boya and teleported away from the Combat Plane.
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Virtual Universe, Palace above Myriad Creations Island.
At the circular stone table surrounded by Chaotic airflow, Phantom Blood Master had already returned, while Boya and Ender were a step behind.
"Senior Martial Uncle."
Boya respectfully called out upon seeing Phantom Blood Master.
Ender smiled, "I just took Boya to the Combat Plane. She's quite envious of you, Senior Brother, for commanding so many Universe Venerables."
Phantom Blood Master looked at Boya and said softly, "When you no longer need to hide, there will be a day when you lead Universe Venerables to compete for treasures on Original Star."
He thought highly of Boya. If it weren't for her displaying talent in cultivating the Beast God Path, he would definitely have taken her as a Disciple.
Fortunately, he recommended Boya to his Junior Brother, and she also displayed incredibly astonishing talent in the Beast God Path, adding another Universe Master to the Human Race.
"Understood."
Boya nodded in response, not explaining why she wanted to command Universe Venerables in battle.
"Junior Brother, I want to ask you for guidance on how to improve the life gene Rank."
Phantom Blood Master said in a hoarse voice, "The Burning Divine Power Secret Technique is very powerful, but the Divine Power consumption when used is also very exaggerated."
"My hundred-kilometer-tall Divine Body is not enough to support me in using the Burning Divine Power Secret Technique for a long time."
Ender nodded upon hearing this.
He understood what his Senior Brother meant. He wanted to quickly raise his life gene Rank to Perfect, so that he could possess a ninety-thousand-kilometer-tall Divine Body.
"I can guide you, Senior Brother, on how to improve your life gene through studying all things."
Ender reminded, "If you put more effort into studying all things, raising your life gene Rank to Perfect is not too difficult, but wanting to Break through Perfect Gene is extremely, extremely difficult!"
"I don't have the guidance of Ancient Inheritance, so I don't hold out hope for becoming a True God by following the Divine Power path."
Phantom Blood Master knew himself well. Without the guidance of Ancient Inheritance, the possibility of becoming a True God by following the Divine Power path was no higher than by following the Law path.
"Senior Brother knows best."
Ender saw that Phantom Blood Master's ambition was not great and that he didn't intend to stubbornly stick to the Divine Power path, which immediately put him at ease.
"Teacher, can you give me some guidance?" Boya asked at this time.
Ender nodded, "Yes."
Teaching one was teaching, and teaching two was also teaching. He just needed to spend a little more time.
"I trouble you, Junior Brother."
"Thank you, Teacher."
Phantom Blood Master and Boya thanked him. After the former returned to the Creation Secret Realm, they both received Ender's guidance.
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After the 775th Original Star competition ended.
The news that Phantom Blood Master possessed fourth-Rank Universe Master combat power, defeated Yu Chi Master from the Yuan Chen Alliance, and seized the Hundred Birds Valley token quickly spread throughout the Universe.
Along with it, the news that Human Venerable Radiance possessed high-grade Domain-type and flying palace-type supreme treasures also spread. Some even speculated that he very likely possessed high-grade Soul-type supreme treasures, and that these treasures were of no low quality.
Treasures like high-grade Domain-type, flying palace-type, and Soul-type supreme treasures, when they appear on Original Star, are often stored within palaces and will attract numerous Top-tier Universe Overlords and Universe Masters to compete for them.
One must know that many second-Rank Universe Masters still use ordinary Domain-type, flying palace-type, and Soul-type supreme treasures. This shows how wealthy Venerable Radiance is!
Some busybody Universe Masters had calculated that the value of the treasures Venerable Radiance possessed was no less than the net worth of a third-Rank Universe Master!
As soon as this news came out, it immediately made Nineteen the focus of the Original Universe!
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Virtual Universe, Hong Alliance Hall.
"Phantom Blood Master is a fourth-Rank Universe Master?"
"Impossible, right? A fourth-Rank Universe Master has extremely high requirements for genes, treasures, and Secret Techniques. How could he, a newly advanced Universe Master, raise his strength to fourth-Rank so quickly!"
"Although I also think it's impossible, Void River Master's strength has improved even faster than Phantom Blood Master's."
"The two cannot be generalized. How fast Void River Master's growth has been is obvious to everyone, but what about Phantom Blood Master? He stayed at the Universe Venerable Rank for endless years!"
"There is a fundamental difference between a Universe Venerable and a Universe Master. Perhaps Phantom Blood Master made rapid progress after breaking through to become a Universe Master and created the strongest Secret Technique in one go."
"The strongest Secret Technique is not that easy to create. Just creating the prototype of the strongest Secret Technique, the subsequent refinement will require endless years!"
"Even if you think it's impossible, it's useless. Phantom Blood Master already has fourth-Rank Universe Master combat power. This has been publicly acknowledged by Lord of Eternal Sleep from the Northern Territory Alliance and Yu Chi Master from the Yuan Chen Alliance."
"Phantom Blood Master's strength has been confirmed. There's no need to question this. I'm more interested in the treasures on Venerable Radiance now!"
The alien Palace Master communicated secretly, many of them expressing confusion about the rapid increase in Phantom Blood Master's strength. But as someone changed the topic, their attention shifted to Venerable Radiance.
"Venerable Radiance, that's Void River Master's Junior Brother. The treasures on him were probably bestowed by Void River Master for self-preservation."
"Self-preservation? I think it's more like a death-knell! Those are two precious high-grade supreme treasures, and there's also suspected to be a high-grade Soul-type Arcana Treasure!"
"With a high-quality high-grade flying palace-type Arcana Treasure protecting him, and a high-grade Domain-type Arcana Treasure to resist control over space-time, in the special place that is Original Star, as long as there isn't a top-tier sealing-type Arcana Treasure or above, even a fourth-Rank Universe Master cannot do anything to Venerable Radiance."
"Three precious high-grade supreme treasures, among which the high-grade Domain-type Arcana Treasure is of no low quality. They are worth my entire fortune."
"Envious, aren't you?"
"What can I do even if I'm envious? That Venerable Radiance has Void River Master backing him."
"Even if he has Void River Master backing him, so what? Blood Cloud Palace Master and North Prison Master both have top-tier sealing palace-type supreme treasures, and with their crazy personalities, they don't care who is behind Venerable Radiance!"
"Alas, why bring up these two madmen? As long as they dare to appear, they will inevitably be hunted down by most forces in the Universe…"
Among the alien Palace Master, there were many who were envious, simply because Venerable Radiance's wealth was greater than theirs, and his self-preservation ability on Original Star was no worse than theirs.
As long as he didn't encounter the two madmen, Blood Cloud Palace Master and North Prison Master, with Venerable Radiance's treasures and background, self-preservation would definitely not be a problem. If all else failed, he could self-destruct at a critical moment, as he could reverse time and space to revive anyway.
What they didn't know was that Nineteen had the ability to Clone. If his human main body perished, he could simply re-nurture it. However, if treasures were lost, Ender would not provide treasures of the same Rank.
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Original Universe, Nine Territories Alliance Territory, within a certain Secret Realm.
The Flame God Race, once one of the Human Race's branch lineages, settled down in this Universe Secret Realm after following Flame Emperor to leave the Human Race.
The Flame God Race was a branch lineage that had given birth to Universe Masters. Even after leaving the Human Race, they were still a powerful race, enough to occupy a place in the vast Original Universe, but now they were residing in a Universe Secret Realm…
How ironic!
Precisely because they resided in a Universe Secret Realm, some King Immortal of the Flame God Race had expressed dissatisfaction and asked Flame Emperor, their leader, to consider the future of the race.
As a result, this King Immortal perished, and the one who acted was the leader of the Flame God Race…
Flame Emperor!
When his only wary Teacher, Yan Venerable, resided long-term in the Ancestral God Sect, striving for the position of God General, Flame Emperor completely let himself go.
He was now the undisputed leader of the Flame God Race. Any racesman who dared to question his decisions would be punished!
Within the immensely majestic palace.
Flame Emperor sat on a high throne. His figure was nearly ten thousand kilometers tall, and the airflow exhaled from his nostrils caused the surrounding Void to burn. His black single horn pierced straight into the sky, and his body was covered in dense black scales.
At this moment, this leader of the Flame God Race, whom no one dared to question, was quite troubled.
"What exactly did Wuju Master say to Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest that made Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest so displeased!"
Flame Emperor had once promised Wuju Master, the power holder of the Nine Territories Alliance, that he would find a way for him to meet Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest.
Just before the opening of Original Star this time, seeing that he could no longer postpone the meeting, he had no choice but to take Wuju Master to visit Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest. After the meeting, he was ordered to leave.
He didn't know what the two talked about, nor did he dare to ask Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest.
After Wuju Master returned to the Nine Territories Alliance, he had called on him to inquire, but Wuju Master avoided the topic and became much colder towards him.
"Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest issued an ultimatum. If I cannot kill a Universe Master as North Prison Master during this Original Star opening period, he will reclaim the identity of North Prison Master."
Flame Emperor's eyes showed annoyance, "My killing of Mi Yu Master clearly satisfied Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest, but because Wuju Master met with Teacher, I'm now in a dilemma!"
He had taken a huge risk to kill Mi Yu Master on Original Star, and finally endured three moves from Morning Star Master, the power holder of the Thorn Ring Alliance, before the matter of killing Mi Yu Master was put to rest.
Later, in retaliation against the Human Alliance, Demon Clan Alliance, Northern Territory Alliance, Thorn Ring Alliance, Nine Territories Alliance, and Yuan Chen Alliance, who had laughed at him, he specifically appeared as North Prison Master in a resource-rich Universe Secret Realm, capturing and imprisoning numerous Universe Venerables from these six Hong Alliances.
He had originally intended to torment these Universe Venerables, but unexpectedly, these Universe Venerables, upon learning that they were imprisoned by North Prison Master, chose to self-destruct rather than be tormented by him.
As the anger in his heart had not subsided, he was preparing to go to another Universe Secret Realm, but before he could even set off, dozens of Universe Masters came chasing after him, including fourth-Rank Universe Masters from many forces, and even Black Lotus Master, a fifth-Rank top-tier expert from the Northern Territory Alliance!
He had also seen such large formations, but mostly as an observer watching the excitement, never having seen so many Universe Masters coming directly for him.
So, he decisively hid in the North Prison to escape, spending a long time shaking off dozens of Universe Masters, switching identities, and safely returning to the Flame God Race.
This experience left Flame Emperor with lingering fear, and he no longer wanted to play the role of North Prison Master, the public enemy of the Universe.
But the current problem was that Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest had issued an ultimatum. If he wanted to satisfy Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest, he had to complete the task as North Prison Master.
"What exactly is Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest thinking? Why does he insist on me playing the role of North Prison Master!"Flame Emperor's eyes showed resentment.
Making him play the role of North Prison Master to kill a Universe Master was putting him on a hot stove. Even if it was for tempering, it shouldn't be this kind of tempering!
North Prison Master was a public enemy of the Universe. Once he appeared, he would inevitably be pursued and intercepted by numerous forces in the Universe. Even with the North Prison, a top-tier sealing palace-type Arcana Treasure, he still felt no sense of safety.
The sight of those awe-inspiring fourth and fifth-Rank Universe Masters appearing one after another, just to kill him, this 'North Prison Master,' continuously sent chills down his spine!
"Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest wants me to complete the task as North Prison Master during the Original Star opening period…"
Flame Emperor muttered, "Then my chance of completing the task is on Original Star!"
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