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The Universe Master naturally supported the Huge Axe Creator's words.
Given the current strength of the Human Race, it would be unreasonable not to strive for the position of the Original Universe's top power.
As for the Huge Axe Creator bestowing 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points upon the Universe Venerables overseeing the High-level Universe Countries of the race, the Universe Master could also understand.
With the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company scattering money first, if Huge Axe Dojo did not follow suit, it would inevitably lead to discussions among the Universe Venerables.
Excluding the 300 Universe Countries of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, the other 1108 Universe Venerables were each granted 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points, requiring a total contribution of approximately 300 Arcana Treasure Points.
This small contribution was a mere trifle for the Huge Axe Creator, who had just offered four Pinnacle Arcana treasures and obtained 7000 Arcana Treasure Points.
"Everyone, in terms of the overall combat power of Universe Master, our Human Race has already surpassed the Ancestral God Sect, the largest power in the Original Universe."
At this point, Primal Chaos City Lord spoke, "But in terms of combat power at the Universe Venerable level, even with the Hong Alliance, our Human Race is far inferior to the Ancestral God Sect, and also cannot compare to the Northern Territory Alliance, which has a multitude of races."
"Therefore, the race's push for the throne of the Original Universe's top power must be a step-by-step, steady advance!"
"The race has obtained Ancient Inheritance, and the success rate of our Geniuses is higher than other powers in the Universe; this is where our Human Race's advantage lies."
Finally, Primal Chaos City Lord solemnly stated, "The future goal of all races will focus on cultivating Geniuses. If any of you discover promising young ones, you might consider taking them as Disciples."
The Universe Master nodded upon hearing this.
The Human Race's combat power at the Universe Venerable level indeed could not compare to the Ancestral God Sect, which widely recruited external members.
As the spokesperson for the original universe source will, the Ancestral God Sect's external members were spread across various major powers in the Universe, but most external members were not fully aligned with the Ancestral God Sect.
Only those independent Universe Venerables and Universe Master were the core external members of the Ancestral God Sect, their status no less than that of the 3000 Divine Envoys, 72 God Generals, and Eight Beast God Messengers of the same rank.
The Northern Territory Alliance, under the Ancestral God Sect, had an extremely large number of Strongest, with Universe Venerables being a hundred times more numerous than those in the Hong Alliance.
Even if many of these Universe Venerables were born in Secret Realms, their potential long exhausted with no hope of becoming Universe Master, their vast numbers could not be underestimated.
What humanity needs to do now is to develop the 400 star regions that are about to be acquired, and to cultivate Geniuses by relying on the advantage of Ancient Inheritance, thereby reducing the gap in Universe Venerable combat power!
"Chaos is right, everyone should be more proactive in taking Disciples."
The Huge Axe Creator nodded gently, then turned to Ender and said, "Void River, your ability to teach Disciples is outstanding. If you see any promising young ones, take them as your Disciples."
Upon hearing this, all the Universe Master also looked at Ender.
In their view, the most powerful in cultivating Geniuses within humanity currently was Void River Master, one of the three great giants.
Even the Disciples of Ice Summit Master, with Void River Master and Phantom Blood Master, could not compare.
Because everyone knew that the new Universe Master born in humanity, no matter how many, were more or less influenced by Void River Master when they Breakthrough.
And the two Disciples Void River Master took were also extraordinary: his eldest Disciple, King Myriad Treasure though not yet a Universe Venerable, played a more significant role than an ordinary Universe Venerable, capable of refining all types of common Heavy Treasures, and even High-level weapon-type Heavy Treasures.
There was no need to mention his second Disciple, Boya, who had already become the hidden Crimson Demon Master of humanity, and was now seated among them.
"I will." Ender nodded.
Ender was not averse to taking Disciples, but at his current strength, very few Geniuses could catch his eye; only Geniuses appearing once every ten million epochs or more had hope.
"Regarding the matter of establishing Universe Countries a century from now, I will leave it to you, Void River and Void Gold."
The Huge Axe Creator continued, "The race will relocate a large number of racesmen from Universe Secret Realm to populate the newly established Universe Countries."
"Understood."
Ender and Void Gold Master nodded slightly.
The three races would completely withdraw from the 400 territories in a century, giving the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company and Huge Axe Dojo enough time to prepare.
Moreover, after the new Universe Countries were established, all six great giants would set up branches, and incidentally, they would also bring some Family powers to develop there.
In a short time, a management system could be built, and only population replenishment would be needed subsequently.
"Alright, meeting dismissed."
Seeing that all matters had been discussed, the Huge Axe Creator announced the end of the supreme-level meeting.
Swish!
As the Huge Axe Creator transformed into white light and vanished, the Universe Master also left the Huge Axe Godly Palace one after another.
The Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company established 300 High-level Universe Countries, meaning that out of the Universe Venerable positions worth 1 Arcana Treasure Point, fewer than 300 could be externalized.
With thousands of Human Universe Venerables, excluding the 1008 Universe Venerables and the Universe Venerables affiliated with Huge Axe Dojo, the competition for fewer than 300 Universe Venerable positions was significant.
The Universe Master did not care about 1 Arcana Treasure Point, but they had to consider their Disciples and direct subordinates, seeking the welfare of 1 Arcana treasure for them.
...
A few days later.
Virtual Universe, Hong Alliance Hall.
A group of alien Hongmeng Palace Masters were communicating and discussing the recent news about humanity circulating in the Original Universe.
"I never imagined that Ice Summit Master also possesses a Xeon Arcana treasure, single-handedly forcing Prison King of the Prison Race, Star River Master of the Northern Territory Alliance, and Siphon Easy Master of the Yuan Chen Alliance to retreat."
"With a Xeon Arcana treasure, displaying sixth-tier combat power, ordinary Fifth-rank Universe Master are naturally no match, but I heard that humanity paid a considerable price?"
"It seems they paid 3 precious top-tier Arcana treasures, but overall, it was still a gain, after all, that 'daylight' is the strongest Arcana treasure born on Original Star."
"Hehe, 'daylight' is a multi-functional Arcana treasure of the Domain and Spirit Weapon type, its power comparable to Morning Star Master's 'Endless Star Sea'."
"It's a pity Ice Summit Master follows the Warrior, otherwise he could unleash the full power of 'daylight'."
"Ice Summit Master already has a weapon-type Arcana treasure; he just needs to use 'daylight' as a pure Domain-type Arcana treasure."
"Speaking of which, it's really interesting. Void River Master first had a Xeon Arcana treasure, and then Ice Summit Master, his teacher, possessed a Xeon Arcana treasure."
The Hongmeng Palace Masters communicated and discussed, and when Void River Master was mentioned, the matter announced by Wuju Master naturally came up.
Wuju Master's identity was not ordinary; he was the founder and ruler of the Nine Territories Alliance, a Strongest who supported one of the top two forces among the Twelve top powers.
Looking across the entire Original Universe, Wuju Master was a Strongest standing at the Pinnacle, yet such a Strongest was defeated by Void River Master's Clone.
"Void River Master's main combat Clone isn't just powerful; his Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone can even directly defeat Wuju Master."
"If I recall correctly, Void River Master's Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone has a massive divine body; he probably won against Wuju Master by relying on his divine body advantage."
"It's easy to win against Wuju Master by relying on a divine body advantage, but it's impossible to kill him."
"Of course it's difficult; Wuju Master has a Pinnacle palace Arcana treasure, so without a sealing-type Arcana treasure, he cannot be harmed."
"Humanity is formidable now, with True God Huge Axe Creator overseeing them, and two Sixth-rank Universe Master, Void River Master and Ice Summit Master, as well as many Fifth-rank Universe Master; their high-end combat power is no worse than the Ancestral God Sect."
"The Ancestral God Sect is powerful in the Original Universe, but in the Universe Ocean, it's no match for humanity…"
The Hong Alliance alien Hongmeng Palace Masters communicated and discussed, expressing much emotion about humanity's formidable strength, and even more envy in their hearts. These alien Hongmeng Palace Masters, having joined the Hong Alliance, a human-dominated Alliance, and becoming members of the Universe's nine super-powers, found their race's safety more assured than before.
The drawbacks were also quite obvious: they needed to fight for the Human Alliance, and many benefits were largely taken by humanity, while they only received some contributions.
However, they were still very much looking forward to humanity becoming stronger, because in doing so, humanity would earn more, and they would receive more contributions, benefiting everyone.
...
Hong Alliance City, Inner City.
Although news of humanity's Ice Summit Master possessing an Arcana treasure and demonstrating sixth-tier strength, and Void River Master defeating Wuju Master with his Clone, was circulating.
However, after circulating among the Universe Venerables for a period, its influence was surpassed by the news of humanity's massive spending spree!
Inside a bar frequently visited by Universe Venerables.
Several Universe Venerables gathered at a table, including humans and aliens.
"Nan Hu, you Universe Venerables who guard a Universe Country have struck it rich! Each of you received 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points!"
"I'm envious! With 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points and a little more, you could even exchange for cheap top-tier Domain-type or flying palace-type Heavy Treasures."
"Heavy Treasures are secondary. I remember that Human Heavy Treasure Points can be exchanged for Arcana Treasure Points, which represents an Arcana treasure!"
"Arcana treasures are precious. If I had an Arcana treasure, it would be much safer to venture into Original Star."
Three of the alien Venerables were conversing, very envious of Nan Hu and the other Human Universe Venerables, who had inexplicably received 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points, equivalent to 1,000 of the cheapest ordinary Heavy Treasures.
According to the exchange rate in the Hong Alliance Treasure Vault, 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points could even equip a set of High-level Heavy Treasures, with Soul-type, Domain-type, and flying palace-type being cheaper High-level Heavy Treasures.
Such a treasure configuration was unattainable for some alien Middle-level Venerables!
But for High-level Venerables, only top-tier Heavy Treasures could improve their strength, especially those ultimate top-tier Heavy Treasure weapons or armor.
1,000 Heavy Treasure Points could just be exchanged for an ultimate top-tier Heavy Treasure weapon or armor, which could enhance the strength of these Universe Venerables stationed in Human Universe Countries.
"It's a good thing that the race issued 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points, but…"
Nan Hu heard the words of the alien Venerables, but shook his head slightly, with a hint of melancholy in his tone.
"Nan Hu, don't complain when you've got a good deal; that's 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points."
"Exactly, if I got 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points, I'd be overjoyed, not like your expression."
These alien Venerables, seeing Nan Hu's melancholic expression, were all very envious, wishing they could take his place.
"Haha, you don't know, Nan Hu is regretting it terribly now!"
The Human Venerable next to Nan Hu laughed aloud, "He almost had enough contribution to exchange for an Arcana Treasure Point before, but he was reluctant to sell his top-tier Heavy Treasure armor, so he kept accumulating contribution, and as a result…"
"What result?"
"Don't keep us in suspense, tell us."
The alien Venerables, upon hearing this, immediately became curious and urged him on.
"Before Original Star opened, our Human Race's Heavy Treasure Points were relatively cheaper; exchanging for 1 Arcana Treasure Point only required around 3300 Heavy Treasure Points."
That Human Venerable took a sip of wine and sighed, "Now, it takes nearly 4000 Heavy Treasure Points to exchange for 1 Arcana Treasure Point."
"That exaggerated?"
"The Heavy Treasure Points required to exchange for 1 Arcana Treasure Point, an entire 700 more?!"
The alien Venerables were very emotional, looking at Nan Hu with a hint of sympathy…
Just kidding!
After their emotional reaction, they also felt a bit of schadenfreude in their hearts. The 700 additional Heavy Treasure Points required to exchange for 1 Arcana Treasure Point indirectly meant that Nan Hu lost 700 Heavy Treasure Points.
However, considering that Nan Hu's 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points came from the Human Race's bestowal, he still gained 300 Heavy Treasure Points.
Of course, this was on the premise that Nan Hu gritted his teeth and exchanged the Heavy Treasure Points for Arcana Treasure Points; otherwise, there would be no talk of losing 700 Heavy Treasure Points.
"Now, not only do Heavy Treasure Points require 700 more to exchange for Arcana Treasure Points, but many treasures in our Human Treasure Vault have also implicitly increased in price."
That Human Venerable sighed softly, "The ultimate top-tier Heavy Treasures and ordinary Arcana treasures in the Treasure Vault of the Race have increased significantly. Now, exchanging for the cheapest Arcana treasure armor requires 1.2 Arcana Treasure Points."
"It's understandable for ultimate top-tier Heavy Treasures to increase in price, but why have even ordinary Arcana treasures increased?"
"Right, didn't you humans only bestow 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points on Universe Venerables?"
"The increase in Heavy Treasure Points required to exchange for Arcana Treasure Points and the price increase of ultimate top-tier Heavy Treasures can reduce the impact of the 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points bestowed. Why have Arcana treasures also increased in price?"
The alien Venerables, upon hearing this, asked with great surprise.
"If it were just us Universe Venerables being bestowed 1,000 Heavy Treasure Points by the race, it would be fine."
Nan Hu sighed, "The key is that the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, for some unknown reason, is actively selecting Universe Venerables within the race, and those selected are all bestowed 1 Arcana Treasure Point."
"What? Bestowed 1 Arcana Treasure Point just for being selected."
"As expected of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, their generosity is truly immense; that's an Arcana Treasure Point!"
"Massively selecting Universe Venerables, this means quite a few Venerables can obtain 1 Arcana Treasure Point…"
Upon hearing this, the faces of the alien Venerables showed unconcealable envy; an Arcana Treasure Point could be exchanged for an Arcana treasure!
Being selected by the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company meant gaining 1 Arcana Treasure Point, showing how lavish this newly established Leviathan of Humanity of humanity was.
"Nan Hu, this kind of thing needs to be kept secret, right? Is it okay for you to tell us?" an alien Venerable asked cautiously.
"It's fine, this matter has already spread throughout the race, and besides, it doesn't say what the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company is recruiting people for," the Human Venerable next to him replied with a smile.
"Huoyi, why are you smiling so happily?"
Seeing the Human Venerable Huoyi so happy, an alien Venerable asked curiously.
"Because I was selected by the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, and Nan Hu was not," Huoyi replied with a smile.
At these words, all the alien Venerables who heard them changed their expressions, looking at Huoyi with envy and even some displeasure.
They all realized that Huoyi was showing off his acquisition of 1 Arcana Treasure Point.
This behavior made them quite annoyed, yet they were helpless and had no means to make the other party feel ashamed.
The news continued to spread, and the reputation of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company's wealth and generosity not only circulated within the Hong Alliance but even reached beyond it…