As the Daylight Sword Tomb, containing the strongest Arcana Treasure, emerged on the 2,222nd Original Star, the competition for treasures on the Original Star became even more intense.
Especially when a treasure with a commotion level reaching that of a High-level Arcana Treasure appeared, it would attract numerous Strongest to compete, and even Universe Master would descend.
The reason for this situation was primarily due to the 'sword token', the token of the Daylight Sword Tomb, which created a commotion comparable to a High-level Arcana Treasure upon its emergence.
Among the 32 sword tokens that emerged, the Human Alliance expended some effort to acquire one.
Considering there were only 32 sword tokens in total, and so many forces in the entire Original Universe, with every force wanting to acquire a sword token to contend for the strongest Arcana Treasure in the Daylight Sword Tomb, it was already quite good that the Human Race could acquire one.
Ultimately, the Human Alliance was still lacking in High-level Venerables combat power; the number of Universe Venerables in the Northern Territory Alliance alone was almost a hundred times that of the Hong Alliance, not to mention the countless Universe Venerables under various other forces.
The emergence time of High-level Arcana Treasures was not long; if one was unlucky and far from where the treasure emerged, the treasure competition would likely be over by the time they arrived.
Even if all High-level Venerables of the Hong Alliance went to explore the Original Star, they would not be able to cover all 10,081 Original Stars and perceive the emergence of all High-level Arcana Treasures.
Therefore, being able to acquire one sword token already satisfied many Universe Master of the Human Race, and they believed that the Human Race had a high probability of acquiring the strongest Arcana Treasure.
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Time flowed, and another three million years passed.
When all 32 sword tokens had emerged, the entrance to the Daylight Sword Tomb on the 2,222nd Original Star opened.
Unlike the previous opening of the Original Star, where the Sky-Supporting Hall held the strongest Arcana Treasure, the Daylight Sword Tomb only had one entrance.
This meant that all Strongest heading to the Daylight Sword Tomb had to enter through this sole entrance.
This made it so that Strongest holding the token, if they wished to acquire the strongest Arcana Treasure of this Original Star opening, would have to pass the hurdle of entering the Daylight Sword Tomb.
Because outside the Daylight Sword Tomb was a Heavenly Net set up by various forces of the Universe!
Within the area where the Human Alliance was located.
Many Universe Master of the Human Race had descended, including Qingdong Master, Desolation Master, Dragon Walk Master, and Ice Summit Master.
And the Hong Alliance also had quite a few Universe Master descending; Swallow Eagle Master, as the leader of the alien races, naturally came, along with Flint Master, Lord Lang'an, and other third-tier alien race hall masters.
"Dragon Walk, for this competition for the strongest Arcana Treasure within the Daylight Sword Tomb, which Universe Master does your Human Race plan to send?" Swallow Eagle Master asked via Soul transmission.
Dragon Walk Master did not conceal it and directly replied, "The one our Human Race is sending to contend for the strongest Arcana Treasure is Ice Summit Master."
"Ice Summit Master?"
Upon hearing this, Swallow Eagle Master's head turned slightly, the feathers on his head swaying, and he asked in confusion, "Why would Ice Summit Master go to contend for the treasure?"
"Haha, rest assured."
Seeing Swallow Eagle Master's confusion, Dragon Walk Master chuckled and explained, "The candidate for this treasure hunt was decided after discussions within our Human Race, and ultimately finalized by Huge Axe Creator, Primal Chaos City Lord, and Void River Master."
"Decided by the three great giants of the Human Race?"
Upon hearing this, Swallow Eagle Master's eyes showed surprise.
The three great giants of the Human Race Alliance were all existences standing at the Pinnacle of the Original Universe, with Huge Axe Creator being a True God and the head of the Human Race's three great giants.
Primal Chaos City Lord, permanently stationed at the Human Race's core area, the Beginning Universe, was the de facto ruler of the Hong Alliance, holding a lofty position, and all three of his Clones possessed the combat power of a Fifth-rank Universe Master.
Void River Master, the Human Race's only Sixth-rank Universe Master, whose growth speed was unrivaled in the Universe, was considered by many Strongest in the Universe to be the Human Race's third True God.
These three great giants held extraordinary status not only within the Human Race but also within the Hong Alliance.
However, the decision made by the three great giants greatly puzzled Swallow Eagle Master.
Ice Summit Master's strength was indeed formidable, possessing the Pinnacle seal-type palace Arcana Treasure 'Ice Mountain Palace' and the top-tier Domain-type Arcana Treasure 'Cold Mist Realm', exceeding Swallow Eagle Master's own strength.
But with Ice Summit Master's strength, wanting to acquire the strongest Arcana Treasure within the Daylight Sword Tomb... would be very difficult!
Because the super forces, top-tier forces, and even the next-tier powerful forces that acquired tokens in the Universe would send at least Fourth-rank Universe Master to contend for the treasure.
And what puzzled Swallow Eagle Master the most was why, with so many Fifth-rank Universe Master in the Human Race, they didn't go into the Daylight Sword Tomb to contend for the treasure, but instead sent Ice Summit Master?
"Could it be that Ice Summit Master has also created a Fusion strongest Secret Technique and possesses fifth-tier combat power?" Swallow Eagle Master mused.
The Human Race's three great giants recognized Ice Summit Master's strength, so he must possess extraordinary qualities, and his strength was very likely to exceed that of Dragon Walk Master and others.
"Could it be that Ice Summit Master not only possesses fifth-tier combat power but also a Pinnacle Domain-type Arcana Treasure?"
As Swallow Eagle Master thought this, his gaze fell upon Ice Summit Master's back, clad in blood-stained battle armor.
"The Daylight Sword Tomb has opened, I'll go in first."
Ice Summit Master saw several streams of light flying towards the Daylight Sword Tomb from various directions, and after transmitting a message to the Universe Master of the Human Alliance, he transformed into a stream of light and shot out.
"Hmm, why would the Human Race send Ice Summit Master to contend for the treasure?"
"With Dragon Walk Master, Desolation Master, and other Fifth-rank Universe Master present, it shouldn't be Ice Summit Master's turn."
The various alien race hall masters of the Hong Alliance, seeing Ice Summit Master heading towards the Daylight Sword Tomb, naturally understood that he was going to contend for the strongest Arcana Treasure.
And the Human Race's decision to send Ice Summit Master to contend for the treasure greatly puzzled these alien race hall masters.
"Stop muttering."
At this moment, Swallow Eagle Master transmitted a message to the various alien race hall masters, saying, "It's estimated that Ice Summit Master's strength is not inferior to Desolation Master or Dragon Walk Master, and his Arcana Treasures are even stronger."
"Ice Summit Master is also a Fifth-rank Universe Master?"
Upon hearing this, all the alien race hall masters showed a slight surprise or shock.
By this calculation, the number of Fifth-rank Universe Master in the Human Race reached six, second only to the Ancestral God Sect among the various forces in the Original Universe!
"The stronger the Human Race, the more benefits there are for us."
Swallow Eagle Master transmitted, "If the Human Race produces one or two more True God, the Hong Alliance will become the Universe's number one force!"
Upon hearing this, the various alien race hall masters nodded in agreement.
The Universe's number one force, the Ancestral God Sect, was the spokesperson of the original universe source will, not participating in the Universe territory disputes, nor contending for treasures in the name of the Ancestral God Sect.
And below the Ancestral God Sect, the Northern Territory Alliance had the most Strongest.
Since its establishment, the Northern Territory Alliance, whether contending for Universe territory or treasures, was the most insane and overbearing, relying on its numerical superiority.
If the Hong Alliance became the Universe's number one force, then they too could be as insane and overbearing as the Northern Territory Alliance, and the benefits they, as early alien race allies, could obtain would be far greater than those who came later.
As the various alien race hall masters of the Hong Alliance communicated via Soul transmission, streams of light flew towards the Daylight Sword Tomb, some of which were intercepted, but most still entered.
Half an hour later.
Boom...
The Daylight Sword Tomb trembled, its sole entrance closed, and the competition for the strongest Arcana Treasure of this Original Star began!
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Universe Ocean, Flowing Overlapping Mountains inner region, near the core area.
Above the uneven strange stone forest, four towering figures gathered, the surrounding space-time already distorted and stagnant.
"According to intelligence, Huge Axe Creator is in this area." The silver-white snake, surrounded by countless snake shadows, slowly spoke.
"This place is close to the core area of Flowing Overlapping Mountains, is it possible that Huge Axe Creator has gone to the core area?"
From within a giant purple sphere with layers of distorted patterns on its surface, a charming voice that could intoxicate Universe Venerables emanated.
"Among the three Dangerous Lands of the Universe Ocean, the Human Race primarily explores the Tilted Peak Realm, followed by the Universe Boat."
From within a black oval sphere, a majestic voice emanated, "Huge Axe Creator coming to Flowing Overlapping Mountains to explore is perhaps to explore and map for the Human Race, so he should not enter the core area."
"Then let's start from here and gradually spread outwards, searching for traces of Huge Axe Creator." The monstrous beast with a large black jagged shell spoke.
"Alright, let's first calibrate the map markings."
The voice from within the black oval sphere continued, "Once Huge Axe Creator's traces are found, immediately contact others via Avatar to rendezvous!"
"Good."
The giant purple sphere emitted a charming voice in agreement.
"No problem."
Both the silver snake and the black jagged-shelled monstrous beast expressed their agreement.
Thus, these four towering figures stayed in place for a moment, then transformed into streams of light and flew off in different directions.
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Nine Territories Alliance territory, above the Flame God Continent in the Secret Realm.
Within the majestic palace, Flame Emperor sat on his throne, his consciousness connected to the Nine Territories Alliance's Virtual Universe through his Divine Power Avatar, searching for news about the Original Star.
"With the emergence of 32 sword tokens and the opening of the Daylight Sword Tomb, the focus of the entire Universe is now on the 2,222nd Original Star."
Flame Emperor silently thought, "After waiting for millions of years, perhaps this will be my last chance to act..."
Originally, he had thought that during the competition for the 32 sword tokens of the Daylight Sword Tomb, he could use the Nine Territories Alliance's intelligence network to seize an opportunity to kill a Second-rank Universe Master.
But the competition for the sword tokens was fierce, and although Second-rank Universe Master appeared multiple times, they were all too far from the vortex channel, and even if he succeeded in killing one, he would be left behind, making the risk too great.
Now that the Daylight Sword Tomb had opened, countless Strongest from the Universe had gathered at the 2,222nd Original Star, and the probability of powerful Universe Master descending on other Original Stars was very low.
This was a good opportunity for Flame Emperor!
As long as he seized this opportunity, he could, as North Prison Master, kill a Second-rank Universe Master in a short amount of time, thereby completing the task assigned by his teacher Sitting Mountain Guest.
"Wait! Wait for news from the Nine Territories Alliance."Flame Emperor silently waited.
To be honest, at this moment, he deeply missed the Human Alliance's intelligence network; although the number of Universe Venerables in the Hong Alliance was not as high as in the Nine Territories Alliance, their quality was much higher.
This made the number of High-level Venerables in the Hong Alliance exceed that of the Nine Territories Alliance, and due to the existence of the Virtual Universe, their ability to acquire intelligence on the Original Star was incomparable to the Nine Territories Alliance.
If one were to ask Flame Emperor if he regretted leading the Flame God Race to leave the Human Race, the answer would be... no regrets!
If he hadn't left, he would have remained among the ordinary Universe Master of the Human Race.
Looking at the entire Human Race, there were Strongest like Huge Axe Creator and Primal Chaos City Lord above him, and the Huge Axe Dojo was managed by Void Gold Master, and even the Flame God Race was not entirely under his control!
Unlike now, where he was the absolute authority in the Flame God Race, who dared to defy his will?
The only thing he regretted was that his teacher Sitting Mountain Guest did not follow his script, preventing him from becoming the ruler of a super force!
After waiting for several days.
In the Nine Territories Alliance's Virtual Universe, a piece of news was released, immediately catching Flame Emperor's attention.
"Hmm? Jade Pendant Master of the East Territory Alliance has descended to contend for a High-level Arcana Treasure!"Flame Emperor's eyes showed joy.
The East Territory Alliance's strength was at the bottom among the Twelve top-tier forces; apart from having a Fifth-rank Universe Master as their ruler, they didn't even have a single Fourth-rank Universe Master.
And Jade Pendant Master was a rather ordinary Second-rank Universe Master, whose treasures were slightly better than Mi Yu Master's, making him a very suitable target for assassination!
Furthermore, the Original Star where Jade Pendant Master was located was very close to the Original Star Channel controlled by the Nine Territories Alliance; he only needed to take a slight detour to intercept Jade Pendant Master.
"Go to the Original Star!"
As Flame Emperor's thought arose, he immediately disappeared from the palace, appearing in the Void tens of thousands of light-years away.
Endless brilliant light shone, and Flame Emperor had his Soul slave cast Divine Kingdom Teleportation, taking him to the Original Star Channel entrance.
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The 567th Original Star.
A creature nearly a thousand kilometers long, resembling a unicorn, clad in silver armor covering its body, with other parts snow-white and emitting a jade-like luster.
This was Jade Pendant Master of the East Territory Alliance!
At this moment, this Jade Pendant Master had descended upon the Original Star, controlling the entire 567th Original Star through his ability to control space-time.
His jade-yellow eyes, piercing through layers of space, mountains, rocks, and soil, saw the Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords of various forces, who had just been fighting fiercely for a High-level Arcana Treasure, all showing great respect.
"Now, the Universe Master of the various major forces have all gone to the Daylight Sword Tomb on the 2,222nd Original Star."
Jade Pendant Master grinned, "I can seize this opportunity to acquire some Arcana Treasures and High-level Arcana Treasures."
He was not a lone Universe Master but the leader of a powerful race, and he had to contend for treasure resources for his race.
Logically speaking, the Universe Ocean was the most abundant in treasure resources, but Jade Pendant Master felt that the Universe Ocean was too dangerous and dared not venture there at the risk of falling.
He did not possess the ability to create Clones; if he were to fall in the Universe Ocean, his race, which didn't even have a Universe Overlord, would see its strength and status greatly diminished.
And the treasures and Legacy he, as a Universe Master, left behind, might become a catalyst for his race's rapid decline!
Unable to go to the Universe Ocean, he could only explore the Original Universe, but the resources in the Original Universe Secret Realm were extremely limited!
Only the Original Star would produce numerous Arcana Treasures, extremely precious High-level Arcana Treasures, top-tier Arcana Treasures, and even Pinnacle Arcana Treasures.
There were treasures on the Original Star, but truly precious ones were extremely rare, and the competition was very fierce; every time the Original Star opened, Universe Master would fall.
Jade Pendant Master did not want to fall, nor did he want his race to fall into crisis, so he was very cautious.
Only when the Strongest of the various major forces in the Universe had all gone to the Daylight Sword Tomb on the 2,222nd Original Star did he descend upon the Original Star to contend for treasures.
"Good luck, I just arrived on the Original Star and already acquired a High-level Arcana Treasure."
Jade Pendant Master flew towards the place where the High-level Arcana Treasure had emerged, "During the period after the Daylight Sword Tomb's treasure competition ends, I wonder how many treasures I can acquire."
A few minutes later.
Venerable Lingtu, who had already become a Universe Overlord, looked at Jade Pendant Master, who had come to take away the High-level Arcana Treasure armor, feeling very helpless.
When a Universe Master shamelessly descended to contend for treasures, these Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords were powerless.
Not long after Jade Pendant Master left, Venerable Lingtu felt the spatial restraint suddenly disappear, and then heard a somewhat terrified shout!
"North Prison Master!"