The light of the distant twin stars, glowing with intense heat, pierced through the clouds and illuminated the land below, casting a beautiful orange-red hue upon the cloud layers.
On this land lived many green-skinned ‘Yanyas,’ a species of flesh-and-blood beings. The Yanyas possessed the lower bodies of wild beasts, humanoid upper torsos, and four arms. Naturally peaceful, they would become extremely fierce warriors once enraged.
Peace! Serenity! Joy!
These were the main themes of the planet inhabited by the Yanyas.
In front of an elegant wooden cottage, a Yanya woman knelt on all fours, leisurely gazing around.
“Boom!”
A streak of light suddenly descended from the sky, landing directly before the Yanya woman and coalescing into a towering figure. His entire body seemed forged from metal, clad in purple armor. With cold eyes, he looked at the resting Yanya woman and spoke, “Yanya Sovereign!”
The Yanya woman smiled slightly, “Hengxian of the Machine Race, my friend, how rare it is for you to visit me.”
“This matter concerns the fate of your Yanya Race, even its survival. Since we once shared life-and-death experiences in the Cosmic Sea, how could I not come to inform you?” Sovereign Hengxian replied directly and sat down.
“My race’s fate?” The Yanya woman looked at Sovereign Hengxian.
“You should know about the battle between our Machine Race, the Insect Race, the Demon Race, and the Human Faction,” Sovereign Hengxian said.
The Yanya woman laughed, “Of course I know. The news has already spread throughout the Primeval Universe. It would be rare indeed for a Cosmic Lord not to know. The allied forces of the three races fought against the Human Faction and ended up retreating… it shocked everyone and was hard to believe. Come, try the Bi-Guo wine brewed by my people.”
With a wave of her hand,
Two wine cups appeared floating before them. The cups were tall and deep, filled with a faintly green liquid that emitted a fragrant aroma. Beside them, on the ground, lay an elegantly shaped, dark gray wine pot.
Sovereign Hengxian picked up the wine cup solemnly and said, “The humans have obtained the inheritance of an ancient civilization. They have just received it and are already this powerful. If given some time… they will definitely become even more terrifying than the Divine Eye Race of the First Cycle Era. Now they can defeat the allied forces of the three races; what will happen in the future? Perhaps even the combined forces of all the major powers in the Primeval Universe won’t be a match for them. Once humans become that strong, how could they not expand aggressively? You know well that humans are an extremely aggressive race.”
The Yanya woman paused slightly.
Yes.
Aggressiveness.
In fact, the Insect Race, the Demon Race, the Machine Race, the Human Race, the Hell Race, and the Crystal Race—the six peak races—all had strong aggressiveness and offensive tendencies! The laws of racial reproduction determined that a powerful race would inevitably seek to occupy more territory.
“Who occupies the most territory in the Primeval Universe?” Sovereign Hengxian continued, “It’s not us major peak races, but your countless scattered races. You are individually weak, each occupying only a small domain, but collectively, your total territory is vast. If humans truly become invincible, would they spare you? This war is not only about the struggle for the inheritance of the ancient civilization, but also a war for the survival of many races!”
“Humans have the Founding Universe; no matter what, they cannot be exterminated,” the Yanya woman stared at Sovereign Hengxian.
“That’s true; a race protected by the Supreme Being of the Universe is destined to never be completely wiped out. However… although they cannot be exterminated, they can be suppressed,” Sovereign Hengxian said, “We can capture their Cosmic Lords; if we can’t capture them, we can occupy their territories and force them to retreat into the Founding Universe.”
“Trapped in a small universe, suppressed by the major forces of the Primeval Universe. The major forces of the Cosmic Sea will also covet it and threaten the humans to hand over the inheritance!”
“In this way, the human race will be unable to advance.”
“They won’t dare to send the weak out for life-and-death trials because it won’t be a trial… it will be certain death! Once a human appears in the Primeval Universe or in the Cosmic Sea, they will be attacked and captured as bargaining chips for various forces to negotiate with the humans.”
“If it comes to this, no human will be able to truly rise, except for a few like Luo Feng and the Chaos City Lord who might survive and escape. But even with a few more Supreme Beings, what would they amount to among the major forces? Trapped in one place, unable to reproduce enough people and geniuses, their race’s potential will inevitably be limited… and they will no longer be a threat!”
…
Sovereign Hengxian stared at the Yanya Sovereign: “Therefore, for us many races that possess territories, we must fight the humans or force them to hand over their inheritance, or suppress them so they cannot develop further!”
“For the independent Supreme Beings, they won’t fear the humans even if they become stronger in the future. However, the opportunity to threaten the humans for their inheritance might not come again, so naturally, they must seize this chance to transcend samsara!”
“In summary.”
“Whether it’s the independent Supreme Beings or us races with territories, we will all attack the humans. My Machine Race, the Insect Race, the Demon Race, the Hell Race, the Crystal Race, the Northern Border Alliance, and many other scattered forces have already joined forces. I believe you already know by now,” Sovereign Hengxian said solemnly, “If you do not join us, you will be excluded! Those who join this alliance will naturally form a huge interest group… you should know what decision to make.”
The Yanya Sovereign frowned: “The human race has also sent envoys to speak with me.”
“The human race’s envoys?” Sovereign Hengxian was startled.
So fast!
“They said that as long as we do not get involved, they would promise never to attack us in the future,” the Yanya Sovereign said. She actually had another sentence she didn’t say—If we join the human faction, the humans would share information on the ancient civilization’s cultivation techniques on how to become a Supreme Cosmic Being.
“Do you actually believe that?” Sovereign Hengxian sneered, “This war is sweeping through the Primeval Universe. Since we are friends, I will tell you directly. If you do not join either side… your future fate will likely be very tragic.”
“And without a doubt, the alliance of major forces will surely win.” Sovereign Hengxian raised the Bi-Guo wine, “Will you join the winning side or the defeated side? The decision is up to you, Yanya Sovereign.”
He then threw his head back and drank the Bi-Guo wine.
Gurgling~
“The Bi-Guo wine truly lives up to its reputation as a famous delicacy of the Yanya Race,” Sovereign Hengxian looked down at the wine cup, “But if this decision turns out to be wrong, perhaps this exquisite wine will never be tasted again.”
Boom!
Sovereign Hengxian transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the high-altitude clouds.
The Yanya Sovereign was a Cosmic Lord with great influence within the ‘Three Mountains Alliance,’ a secondary force. Therefore, Sovereign Hengxian was specially sent to persuade her. Convincing the Yanya Sovereign… could potentially influence the entire Three Mountains Alliance.
“This war, the allied forces of various races have a very high chance of winning indeed. However, too many forces have joined the allied forces. Even if I and the powerful beings of the Three Mountains Alliance join, it would only be adding flowers to a brocade; how much benefit could we actually gain? Probably negligible!” the Yanya Sovereign sighed inwardly.
Even if they managed to obtain some inheritance from the humans with difficulty, would the peak races and Supreme Beings allow all of it to go to these smaller forces?
“And if we join the human faction, we would certainly receive guidance. However, they are almost certainly destined to lose and retreat into the Founding Universe… In that case, the races that stand with the human faction would face troubles. We would have to unite, with many scattered races from the human faction joining together to face attacks… which would also be very problematic.”
The Cosmic Lords were not foolish.
They clearly understood the pros and cons of joining either side.
The allied forces’ side would almost certainly win! But they would gain no benefits and would still risk their lives. After all, many Cosmic Lords had already perished before.
The human faction would almost certainly lose! But they offered the benefits of ancient civilization guidance. However, after the war, there would be troubles.
How to decide?
…
While the allied forces were persuading the scattered races, independent Supreme Beings, the Ancestor God Religion, and the Star-Beast Alliance in the Primeval Universe… the human faction was also trying to win support, and the humans were more conciliatory. For those who remained neutral, the human faction promised never to invade their territories in the future.
This promise was specifically intended to counter the allied forces’ argument that the humans’ expansion would infringe upon the territories of other races.
…
Both factions tried every means possible.
However, the countless scattered races’ leaders, their decisions affecting the fate of their entire race, would not be careless.
Therefore, at the beginning, neither the human faction nor the allied forces gained much support. Obviously, these scattered races… had begun to communicate and discuss among themselves on how to respond to the issue of joining either of the two major factions. There was even another voice—choosing not to join either of the two major factions!
In short, it was a chaotic situation!
Both factions employed every open and covert means at their disposal. For example, offering many benefits to buy over a Cosmic Lord to influence his faction… in short, all kinds of methods were used!
Striving to gain more forces!
Ten more Cosmic Lords on our side means ten fewer on the other side. Back and forth… it would be equivalent to twenty Cosmic Lords’ worth of combat power.
In such a situation, how could one afford to be soft?
…
In the endless desert star region, life could not even survive here. Yet this vast desert star region was the territory of the Situ.
“Master, Master.”
Luo Feng came directly to Situ to pay his respects.
“Coming here in person? Now the Human Faction is very busy, and you are an important figure. Why would you come here personally? It seems you must have something to ask of me again,” Situ held a crystal in his hand and walked out, descending the steps one by one, “You never come here unless you need something from me.”
“Disciple feels ashamed. I will definitely visit you more often in the future,” Luo Feng felt embarrassed and quickly replied.
Situ sat down leisurely, “Let me guess, you came here because you want me to make another Will-Striking Treasure. And I suppose you’ve also personally killed a Cosmic Lord and have a video to prove it, right?”
Luo Feng could only obediently nod, “Master is amazing.”
“In the future, whether you’ve killed a Cosmic Lord or not, no need for video proof. Just tell me, and I’ll believe you. I trust you wouldn’t lie to me,” Situ said casually, “It’s simple to forge another one. Just wait here for three days. Oh, the old beast god from the Star-Beast Alliance asked me to contact you. Now that you’re here, I’ll let him know. He’ll come soon. You should meet with him and talk… whether you reach an agreement or not, don’t worry about my face. I have no interest in getting involved in this battle between factions.”
“The old beast god?” Luo Feng was surprised.
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