Since the end of the Hundred Birds Valley token battle, the Human Alliance, after acquiring another Hundred Birds Valley token, fell into a brief silence. Small-scale treasure disputes continued, but there were no major movements.
Only the Human Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords fought and killed each other to contend for Heavy Treasures and Arcana treasures, while the two Top-tier Universe Overlords still did not show up.
After being reminded by Ender, Nineteen, knowing that he possessed many valuable treasures and might have attracted the covetous gaze of rogue Universe Masters, returned to the Creation Secret Realm for secluded cultivation.
To help Nineteen focus on improving his strength, Ender also made a promise.
As long as Nineteen elevated his life gene level and secret techniques to the Universe Overlord level, he would bestow upon him a set of top-tier twin swords and a top-tier Arcana treasure armor.
Having received this promise, Nineteen, who was already intent on improving his strength, naturally agreed to cultivate in seclusion within the Creation Secret Realm.
Once his strength reached the Universe Overlord level, combined with a set of Arcana treasures not inferior to those of an ordinary Universe Master, he would have few rivals among ordinary Universe Overlords.
The suppressive power of a high-grade Domain-type Arcana treasure is by no means something a top-tier Domain-type Heavy Treasure can withstand; an ordinary Universe Overlord's strength would be greatly reduced when enveloped by the Domain.
Even when encountering a Top-tier Universe Overlord without an ordinary Domain-type Arcana treasure, Nineteen could engage in a brief head-on confrontation.
This is because the top-tier Arcana treasure armor bestowed by Ender was not an ordinary top-tier Arcana treasure armor, but a specially crafted armor refined according to his genes, capable of granting Nineteen even more formidable base strength!
The base strength of an ordinary Universe Venerable is 10 million times that of a Peak World Master. After being amplified by a 100-fold life gene and a 100-fold body amplitude, a powerful Universe Overlord's base strength can reach 100 billion times that of a Peak World Master.
The specially made top-tier Arcana treasure armor, at its highest, requires 100 billion times the power of a Peak World Master to activate, and can provide a boost of a trillion times the power of a Peak World Master.
A trillion times the power of a Peak World Master is not the limit of Ender's research on life genes, but the limit that the top-tier Arcana treasure armor can withstand!
If Ender's skill in refining treasures were to improve further, it would not be impossible for him to refine an ultimate top-tier Arcana treasure armor like the 'Robbery Armor' in the future.
However, Ender cannot replicate the unique characteristic of the Robbery Armor, which is its ability to nurture armor beads.
Firstly, the strongest of the armor beads, the Emperor Armor, besides enhancing basic abilities, has defensive capabilities comparable to ordinary Heavy Treasures, making it too much of a 'chicken rib' (useless) to warrant replication.
Secondly, he has not studied the techniques in this area, so he naturally cannot refine them.
Time flowed by, and in a blink of an eye, five million years had passed.
During this period, the Human Alliance made three major moves. The time they seized the Hundred Birds Valley Hall in the Hundred Birds Valley, the Human Race only dispatched two Universe Masters, yet it caused a stir throughout the entire Original Universe.
This was because these two Universe Masters were Qingdong Master and Desolation Master, and both of their strengths had reached the fifth-tier!
There were a total of 18 tokens in the Hundred Birds Valley, and only 18 Powerhouses carrying tokens could enter. With the Human Race dispatching two Fifth-rank Universe Masters, they naturally easily seized the top-tier flying palace-type Arcana treasure, the Hundred Birds Valley Hall.
Later, in two subsequent palace appearances, the Human Race again seized a high-grade Soul-type Arcana treasure and a top-tier Arcana treasure weapon from two different palaces.
To acquire these two Arcana treasures, the Human Race revealed two more Universe Masters: Dragon Walk Master, who possessed fifth-tier combat power, and An Jue Master, who had fourth-tier combat power.
The Human Race's three major moves caused various forces in the Universe to secretly become vigilant, while also watching the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race handle the situation.
Original Universe, a certain unknown starry sky.
Four majestic figures gathered together. Time and space seemed to stagnate when the four figures appeared, and the Universe's operating Laws also retreated.
"Why I have summoned you all, I presume there's no need to elaborate."
The black spherical phantom spoke, its voice propagating faster than the speed of light, instantly reaching the ears of the other three majestic figures.
"The rapid advancement in strength of the Human Universe Masters is quite unusual."
A colossal silver snake head, with countless snake shadows faintly visible behind it, slowly said, "Qingdong Master, Desolation Master, and Dragon Walk Master all possess fifth-tier combat power. Furthermore, An Jue Master and the newly promoted Phantom Blood Master both have fourth-tier combat power.
"In terms of high-end combat power among Universe Masters, the Human Race is no longer inferior to our three races!"
As the words fell, all four majestic figures fell silent.
The Human Race already had Primal Chaos City Lord and Peng Gong Master, these two Fifth-rank Universe Masters. Adding the three newly Breakthrough Fifth-rank Universe Masters, they now had a total of five!
As for their three races, the Demon race and Zerg each had two Fifth-rank Universe Masters, while the Mechanical Race only had one, totaling five as well.
The number of Fifth-rank Universe Masters in the Human Race being equal to that of the three Pinnacle races—how shocking was that!
"Don't forget, Primal Chaos City Lord has the ability to create Clones, and all three of his Clones possess fifth-tier combat power."
A beautiful and enchanting humanoid figure, with a melodious and captivating voice, reminded them, "Furthermore, Void River Master's Human Clone possesses sixth-tier combat power due to a Xeon Arcana treasure, and his three Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clones are at least fourth-tier combat power, and perhaps one or two of them even have fifth-tier combat power."
The enormous black serrated-shelled exotic beast said in a deep voice, "If we consider that the Human Race might have hidden Fifth-rank Universe Masters, their fifth-tier combat power could potentially reach ten."
As its words fell, the scene fell into a profound silence.
Just by a careful calculation, the Human Race actually possessed so many Fifth-rank Universe Master combat powers, a number far exceeding the combined forces of their three races!
One must know that even the Ancestral God Sect, the largest force in the Universe, only had a little over ten Fifth-rank Universe Masters.
Eight of the Beast Gods among them possessed Fifth-rank Universe Master strength due to their venerable positions, rather than achieving it through their own efforts.
"The Human Race's strength is too great; we must find a way to suppress them, and ideally, weaken the Human Race's strength, causing a few Fifth-rank Universe Masters to fall," the black spherical phantom broke the silence.
"With the strength of our three races, it is easy to suppress the weaker Human Race, but how easy is it to suppress high-end combat power at the Universe Master level?"
The beautiful humanoid phantom said in a deep voice, "If we can't even suppress them, let alone weaken the Human Race's strength and kill Human Fifth-rank Universe Masters."
The three majestic figures fell silent upon hearing this, seemingly pondering how to suppress the Human Race and kill Human Fifth-rank Universe Masters to achieve the effect of weakening the Human Race's strength.
However, Fifth-rank Universe Masters are extremely difficult to kill. Even if True Gods, were to act, it's almost impossible in the Original Universe. In the Universe Ocean, it might be possible...
But the problem is that Fifth-rank Universe Masters are not foolish. Upon seeing True Gods, they would only hide in flying palace-type Arcana treasures and teleport away, giving them no chance to act.
"Huge Axe Creator!"
After a long pause, the enormous black serrated-shelled exotic beast coldly said, "Our only Breakthrough lies with the Human Race's True God, Huge Axe Creator."
"Shock Demon Ancestor, Huge Axe Creator is a True God. Even if we join forces, we might not be able to kill him."
The beautiful humanoid phantom said in a deep voice, "In the three Reincarnation Eras of the Universe Ocean, only the Divine Eye Race has a record of killing a True God, and that was with seven True Masters joining forces.
"That True God 'Kong Luo' from the Second Reincarnation Era, without a Xeon Arcana treasure, still required seven True Masters to join forces. It's almost impossible for the four of us to kill Huge Axe Creator."
"Regardless, whether we can do it, we must give it a try. At the very least, we need to teach Huge Axe Creator a lesson." The black spherical phantom slowly said, "At the same time, it's also a lesson for the Human Race, to let them know that a race's true foundation... is it's a True God!"
"I also believe this method is feasible."
The colossal silver snake head expressed agreement, then shifted its gaze and asked, "Empress, you wouldn't object, would you?"
"I have no objections; this is the only way," the beautiful humanoid phantom replied.
Fifth-rank Universe Masters are difficult to kill, and killing them also incurs penalties from the Original Universe, which is very troublesome.
"Then let's prepare."
The enormous black serrated-shelled exotic beast said coldly, "Last time, Huge Axe Creator escaped in the Universe Boat. This time, we cannot give him the same opportunity."
The other three figures, upon hearing this, either nodded or flickered their phantoms.
Last time, they received news of Huge Axe Creator in the Universe Boat and prepared to join forces against him, but unfortunately, they came up empty-handed.
This time, they would not make the same mistake. They would first have the Universe Masters of their respective Alliances search for Huge Axe Creator's whereabouts, and only after confirmation would they launch a joint attack.
After the discussion concluded, the four majestic figures departed, and the stagnant time and space of the Universe returned to normal.
Hundreds of thousands of years later.
The Original Star Channel had been open for 5.5 million years.
On Original Star number 2,222, the Universe Origin Laws suddenly descended. The Origin of all major Laws—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Light, Time, and Space—simultaneously descended upon this Original Star.
The pressure was immense, and for a time, the entire planet seemed to be in shackles. Any Universe Venerable, even Universe Overlord, found movement difficult.
At the same time, a Sword Tomb gradually emerged from the ground, a process that lasted for a full century.
During these hundred years, various major forces in the Universe dispatched powerful individuals to Original Star 2,222. Surrounding the Sword Tomb were all Universe Masters, and those daring to approach were Top-tier Universe Overlords.
A century later, the Sword Tomb fully emerged, and a black stone tablet stood before its sealed entrance. Any Powerhouse could instantly discern the information within it.
"When the Daylight Sword Tomb appears and the stone tablet manifests, after the stone tablet vanishes, one or more sword tokens will appear irregularly at a certain time and place on the 10,081 Original Stars."
Based on previous experiences with Original Star openings, the Powerhouses of various major forces in the Universe could deduce that the appearance of the sword token would cause a commotion comparable to a high-grade Arcana treasure.
Only when all 36 sword tokens had appeared would the Daylight Sword Tomb finally open. At that time, Powerhouses holding sword tokens could enter the Sword Tomb to contend for the strongest Arcana treasure on the Original Star.
Original Universe, Nine Territories Alliance territory.
On the Flame God Continent within a certain Universe Secret Realm, there stood an incomparably majestic palace.
"The contention for the Original Star's strongest Arcana treasure has finally begun."
Flame Emperor, with his body spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, sat on an incredibly tall throne, exuding a tyrannical aura.
"This time, the palace containing the strongest Arcana treasure appeared a bit late, but thankfully not too late. There's enough time for me to fish in troubled waters..."
Flame Emperor's eyelids drooped. "The opportunity to kill a Universe Master as North Prison Master lies during this strongest Arcana treasure token contention!"
Each time a palace containing the Original Star's strongest Arcana treasure token appeared, the contention for the token would inevitably attract numerous Universe Masters.
Among these descending Universe Masters, there would certainly be Second-rank Universe Masters, because in the Original Universe, the number of Second-rank Universe Masters is the highest!
"North Prison Master is a public enemy of the Universe; once he appears, he will inevitably attract pursuit and interception from various major forces..."
Flame Emperor mused, "Therefore, I only have one chance to act as North Prison Master!
"Regardless of success or failure, I must immediately withdraw from the Original Star, without giving the Powerhouses of various Universe forces time to blockade the Original Star Channel."
"The Original Star is advantageous for me to kill Universe Masters as North Prison Master, but at the same time, if I fail to withdraw quickly from the Original Star, there's a risk of being surrounded by numerous Powerhouses."
Thinking to this point, he fell into silence, then his eyes showed resentment. "Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest, why must I kill Universe Masters as North Prison Master!"
Although the identity of North Prison Master came with the top-tier sealing palace-type Arcana treasure, North Prison Master, the North Prison Master could not give him a sense of security.
Because there were too many forces pursuing and intercepting North Prison. It was possible that Powerhouses with Pinnacle sealing-type Arcana treasures would be attracted, and even if he hid inside North Prison Master, there was still a possibility of being suppressed.
To be honest, Flame Emperor really didn't want to take the risk, the risk of being suppressed or exposing his identity, to complete the task assigned by Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest.
If he didn't complete Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest's task, he would lose the identity of North Prison Master. If it were just losing the identity of North Prison Master, he would be eager to lose it sooner.
But the problem was, while losing the identity of North Prison Master, he would also lose the opportunity to exchange treasures with his teacher.
Teacher Sitting Mountain Guest could refine all types of Pinnacle Arcana treasures. His skill in refining treasures was unmatched in the Original Universe, an existence that even the Master of Craftsmen had to look up to.
As long as he collected enough treasures, he could exchange them for a top-tier flying palace-type Arcana treasure from his teacher, greatly increasing his life-saving ability.
Killing ten Universe Masters and asking his teacher to refine a Pinnacle Arcana treasure of any type—he had never even considered this, simply because it was too difficult to accomplish with his current strength!
The last time he endured three moves from Morning Star Master, he lost a large amount of Divine Power. The reason for this was that the secret technique he created was too poor.
After learning his lesson, he spent a lot of time perfecting his secret technique. Although he failed to create the prototype of the strongest secret technique, he did elevate his self-created ultimate unique secret technique to a very high level.
It's no exaggeration to say that with the Flame God Halberd and the Robbery Armor, he could display combat power approaching the fourth-tier.
With his current strength, killing a Second-rank Universe Master would take a considerable amount of time. If the opponent hid inside a high-grade flying palace-type Arcana treasure, it would be even more difficult to kill them.
Unless he used North Prison to suppress them, it would be difficult to complete the kill in a short amount of time.
When he killed Mi Yu Master back then, it was good luck. Mi Yu Master had lost a lot of Divine Power, his secret technique level was similar to Flame Emperor's at that time, and his treasures were extremely poor. Moreover, he was in an environment difficult to escape from, which gave Flame Emperor the opportunity.
If he were to encounter a Second-rank Universe Master in perfect condition on the Original Star, Flame Emperor was not confident he could kill the opponent as easily as he killed Mi Yu Master.
At this point, how could Flame Emperor not understand that his teacher was reminding him?
If he didn't have the identity of North Prison Master, completing the task of killing ten Universe Masters would take an extremely long time, or even be impossible forever!
Upon this thought, Flame Emperor's eyes flashed with anger, "Is this looking down on me?!"