Chapter 1258: Do Not Come

Outside the Axe Temple, on a long stone table, the Founding Axe Bearer and 19 Sovereigns of the Cosmos gathered together.

“We are here today for two purposes,” the Founding Axe Bearer scanned the surroundings with his gaze, his voice deep and powerful. “First, to welcome Luo Feng back and celebrate his safe return. Second, to discuss humanity’s ‘Rise in the Cosmic Sea’ plan!”

Rise!

At these words, everyone—including Luo Feng, Sovereign Chaos, Sovereign Darkness, Sovereign Void Gold, Sovereign Huangjian, and the others—held their breath, their hearts pounding.

Yes.

It was time to rise!

Although humanity was considered a “pinnacle race” in the Primordial Universe, in the vast Cosmic Sea, they were weak. In the First and Second Cycles of the Samsara, a race like humanity, with only one Supreme Sovereign as protector, wouldn’t even qualify as a pinnacle race. The Divine Eye Race had seven Supreme Sovereigns, and even the pinnacle races of the First and Second Cycles had an average of three to five Supreme Sovereigns.

The only thing humanity could boast was the Founding Axe Bearer himself, whose individual strength was extraordinary. As for the strength and numbers of other Sovereigns of the Cosmos, humanity was very weak in the Cosmic Sea.

“This time, the ‘Rise in the Cosmic Sea’ plan,” the Founding Axe Bearer’s voice was filled with excitement and expectation, “will be led by Lord of the Milky Way, Luo Feng, with support from all sides! We must ensure that humanity produces more immortals, more Cosmic Sovereigns, more Sovereigns of the Cosmos—and even more Supreme Sovereigns!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

Each voice was crisp and loud. The group of Sovereigns of the Cosmos were filled with anticipation for the future and were highly motivated. They had also listened to Luo Feng’s lectures and clearly understood how excellent the ancient civilization’s systematic cultivation methods were. These methods would undoubtedly bring continuous changes to humanity’s strength.

Luo Feng, being the one who understood the ancient civilization best and also the inheritor of the Dondor River lineage, was the most suitable to lead this effort. If someone who didn’t understand the ancient civilization were to take charge, it would be nothing but chaos.

“I, Luo Feng,” Luo Feng stood up and looked around, “will certainly do my utmost! Let our humanity truly dominate the Cosmic Sea! Become the number one power in the Cosmic Sea!”

“Dominate the Cosmic Sea!”

Even Sovereign Chaos and the Founding Axe Bearer felt their hearts tremble, not to mention the other Sovereigns of the Cosmos, each of whom felt a surge of passion. As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn’t want to become a general isn’t a good soldier. Among the nearly a hundred factions in the Cosmic Sea, who wouldn’t want to become the number one power? But they could only dare to imagine it as a luxury.

In the past, who had the confidence to say such words?

No one dared to say them!

There was no confidence!

Even during the era of the Original Ancestor, his strength was formidable, but he stood alone. Humanity had never dared to claim dominance over the Cosmic Sea or to say they wanted to become the number one power! After all, compared to the two Holy Universes, humanity’s strength was truly far behind.

Both Holy Universes had hundreds of Sovereigns of the Cosmos! (Humanity, including Luo Feng, had only 19.) They also had “Near Supreme Sovereigns,” but the Holy Universes had limitations and could not supply divine power for their breakthroughs. Therefore, even if some Sovereigns of the Cosmos died, they could quickly be replaced.

As for the most powerful treasures, both Holy Universes had several “Sixth-Rank Sovereigns of the Cosmos!” Humanity didn’t have a single one! Previously, even the Founding Axe Bearer didn’t have a Supreme Treasure, but fortunately, he had obtained a divine axe.

“In the future, our humanity will produce hundreds or even thousands of Sovereigns of the Cosmos and dozens of Supreme Sovereigns! Even the two Holy Universes won’t be able to match us!” The Founding Axe Bearer’s voice was deep and powerful. “How far we can go, we all will be contributors to our race. Let’s work hard, everyone, for the future of humanity!”

“For humanity!”

“For humanity!”

One by one, the Sovereigns of the Cosmos shouted with excitement, their hearts trembling.

Their hearts trembled because the goal was too grand, something they had never dared to speak of in the past, lacking any confidence. But now, with Luo Feng inheriting the Dondor River lineage… this ancient heritage gave them confidence, confidence to desire becoming the number one power in the Cosmic Sea. Their human race would benefit and undergo earth-shaking changes.

After the meeting ended.

One by one, the other powerhouses departed, leaving only the Founding Axe Bearer, Sovereign Chaos, and Luo Feng.

“Luo Feng,” the Founding Axe Bearer’s eyes were filled with expectation, “I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you for a while.”

“For the sake of our race,” Luo Feng said.

“Yes, for the sake of our race,” the Founding Axe Bearer nodded.

The decision to commence at this moment was driven by two primary considerations: Firstly, numerous systematic inheritances and training programs were exceptionally comprehensive, and relying solely on verbal explanations and virtual universe consciousness transmission proved inefficient. Secondly, nurturing future human elites necessitated a multitude of “resources,” such as icebergs embedded with law patterns.

All of these were within the “Inheritance Space,” which required Luo Feng’s return to bring back.

“This time, the Ascension Plan involves two key aspects: nurturing the strength of our own elite warriors, which requires time, and acquiring the most powerful treasures,” the Founding Axe Bearer said with a smile. “You’ve just returned to the Primordial Universe. When do you intend to conduct the trade with the Eastern Emperor Holy Land?”

“I plan to first settle in the Chaos City and establish the framework of the cultivation system. I estimate it will take about ten to fifteen days. Then I’ll contact the Eastern Emperor Holy Land,” Luo Feng replied.

“Hmm.”

The Founding Axe Bearer laughed, “If I had known you’d obtain the most powerful treasures, I wouldn’t have had to risk going to the Peak Qing Jie. I’m currently on my way back from the core of Peak Qing Jie, but the core area is extremely dangerous, and it will take quite some time to return.”

“Alright, you and your teacher can go arrange the cultivation matters,” the Founding Axe Bearer said.

Luo Feng and Sovereign Chaos immediately departed.

In the initial universe, within the inner courtyard of the Chaos City Lord’s Mansion.

Luo Feng and Sovereign Chaos stood by the railing, easily overlooking the countless buildings of Chaos City.

“Luo Feng, the rise plan is extremely important. The inheritance of the ancient civilization must not be leaked,” Sovereign Chaos reminded him. “You will lead the entire cultivation system, so you need to be careful to prevent leaks.”

“Of course.”

Luo Feng smiled, “As more and more powerhouses emerge from our human race, other races and factions will naturally grow suspicious… That’s precisely why I chose to establish the cultivation site here in Chaos City! This is the safest location—no powerhouse would dare to come here. Secondly, even if spies observe anything, they won’t be able to replicate it. Take, for example, the 300 icebergs I’ve prepared!”

“Moreover, different cultivation methods will be prepared according to the talents of the younger generations.”

The entire cultivation system was very complex. In addition to some items that Luo Feng needed to prepare, many other training methods were placed in the ‘Virtual Universe’. For this reason, Luo Feng specially placed 12 memory stones at the core of the ‘Virtual Universe’ in the Lord’s Mansion to receive the massive amount of information from the memory stones.

The Virtual Universe and Chaos City would be the two main cultivation locations.

Those who had access to the secrets were either the true core leaders of the human race or soul slaves. Even those who had access to secrets only saw a tiny fraction of the iceberg… Only the ‘Virtual Universe’ truly had a systematic understanding. Of course, Luo Feng knew the most.

In the Primordial Universe, in the Milky Way Galaxy, at Luo Feng’s temple.

“I’ve just returned to the Primordial Universe,” Luo Feng held a communication token in his hand. “Star Lord Beizhen, don’t worry, the transaction will happen soon.”

“Luo Feng, come to the Virtual Universe quickly!”

Luo Feng received an email in the Virtual Universe, it was from Sovereign Chaos.

“Hmm? So urgent?” Luo Feng noticed the email from his teacher, Sovereign Chaos, was rarely a red email, the kind that dripped with urgency.

Swish!

In the Virtual Universe, at the peak of Thunder Island, where Sovereign Chaos was located.

“Teacher.” As soon as Luo Feng appeared, he saw Sovereign Chaos standing ahead.

Sovereign Chaos looked serious. As soon as he saw Luo Feng, he immediately said, “Come on, let’s go to the Founding Axe Bearer’s place.”

He didn’t even explain.

Under the endless dark starry sky, on this floating piece of land, a line of figures appeared on the long table in front of the Axe Temple.

Luo Feng and Sovereign Chaos were the first to arrive.

“Teacher, what’s going on?” Luo Feng asked urgently.

“Wait until later,” Sovereign Chaos said gravely.

Luo Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the situation, although the matter was extremely important, it was still within control. Otherwise, his teacher wouldn’t be waiting calmly for each Sovereign of the Cosmos to arrive. Soon, all 19 Sovereigns of the Cosmos arrived.

Hua!

A figure appeared out of nowhere, sitting in the main seat—it was indeed the Founding Axe Bearer.

“Everyone,” the Founding Axe Bearer swept his gaze over the 19 Sovereigns of the Cosmos.

Each of them looked at him.

They had all been summoned, and the summons were extremely urgent.

“I’ve encountered trouble,” the Founding Axe Bearer looked at the 19 top existences of the human race, his voice low. “In the core of the Peak Realm, I encountered trouble. The map leaked during the battle with Sovereign Yuan’ao… it should be fake.”

“A fake map?”

Luo Feng was startled.

At that time, it was he himself who personally went, and later with the help of Sovereign Ice Peak, to seize part of the map.

“It was a setup,” the Founding Axe Bearer said solemnly. “But the other party probably didn’t expect my strength, so they suffered a great loss. However, during the battle, I was extremely unlucky and fell into the ‘Darkness Realm’ in the core area.”

“The Darkness Realm!”

Including Luo Feng, everyone showed expressions of shock and anger.

The most detailed map of the human race was shared, and mainly contributed by Luo Feng, so they naturally knew it well.

The Darkness Realm was an extremely terrifying area in the core region of the Peak Realm! Compared to it, the Blazing Ice Domain and the Godslayer Gully in the Cosmic Vessel’s inner territory were mere child’s play. After all, any place in the core region was far more terrifying than the Blazing Ice Domain. Let alone the Darkness Realm, which was notorious even within the core region.

Although its danger was extremely terrifying, it could only be considered moderate within the core region.

However…

No one who had ever fallen into the Darkness Realm had ever come out! It was a prison of despair!

“Although there are no reports of Supreme Sovereigns escaping from the Darkness Realm after being trapped,” the Founding Axe Bearer swept his gaze over everyone, his tone serious, “the number of those who have fallen into the Darkness Realm is small to begin with. A small number doesn’t prove anything. Second, I am different from ordinary Supreme Sovereigns.”

“I am now trapped in the Darkness Realm and cannot get out for the moment, but as long as it is not spread, no one will know.”

“I need time to slowly find a way to escape.”

“During this period, our human race should keep a low profile,” the Founding Axe Bearer said solemnly. “With the Original Ancestor sealed away and me trapped… our race temporarily has no Supreme Sovereign to protect us! This is very dangerous, and this news must not be leaked.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

They all responded in unison.

Everyone clearly understood the seriousness of the situation. Without a Supreme Sovereign to protect them, there would be big trouble.

“I am now fully focused and cannot be distracted. Unless it’s something important, do not contact me,” the Founding Axe Bearer said solemnly, and then vanished into thin air.

In front of the Axe Temple.

The 19 highest-level existences of humanity sat around the long table, looking at each other, their hearts filled with worry. That was the Darkness Realm! If the Founding Axe Bearer was trapped there and could never return, what would happen? Without a Supreme Sovereign to protect them, humanity would face many troubles.

“The news of the Founding Axe Bearer’s entrapment must not be leaked,” Sovereign Chaos spoke up. “This news will be classified as top secret!”

Luo Feng and the others nodded solemnly.

Suddenly—

Just as Sovereign Chaos, Sovereign Darkness, Luo Feng, and the others were feeling troubled, suddenly the figure of the Founding Axe Bearer reappeared at the main seat of the long stone table. The Founding Axe Bearer’s eyes showed shock and anger as he roared, “Remember, do not come to the Darkness Realm! Do not come!!!”

Boom!

His figure vanished.

Hua! The 19 of them, Luo Feng included, quickly stood up, sensing something was wrong.

“What’s going on?”

“What happened to the Founding Axe Bearer?”

“Why did he disappear after just saying one sentence?” Everyone was panicking.

Only a few seconds later.

Sovereign Void Gold’s face turned pale with terror, shrieking, “The Founding Axe Bearer’s microcosm has already begun to collapse! The Founding Axe Bearer… has perished!!!”

“Microcosm collapse!”

“The Founding Axe Bearer has perished!”

Everyone was stunned.

Luo Feng, Sovereign Chaos, Sovereign Darkness, Sovereign Void Gold, Sovereign Penggong, Sovereign Youhou, Sovereign Qingdong, and others stood there, completely shocked by the sudden news. This was a catastrophe, a catastrophe for the entire human race! Luo Feng, Sovereign Chaos, Sovereign Darkness, Sovereign Void Gold, Sovereign Penggong, Sovereign Youhou, Sovereign Qingdong, and others looked anxious, angry, and terrified.

The only Supreme Sovereign protecting humanity had perished!

The sky of humanity had truly collapsed!