“Alright.”
“Proceed with the plan.”
Each Sovereign of the Universe from the Free Alliance responded in agreement. They had discussed and planned this beforehand… This plan was entirely based on the collective interests of all Sovereigns of the Universe within the Free Alliance! Naturally, they wouldn’t oppose it… After all, only an alliance built on shared interests could be the strongest.
…
Inside the luxurious palace of an independent dimension within the Virtual Universe, Luo Feng, Sovereign of Chaos, Sovereign of Darkness, and Sovereign Penggong sat on one side, watching the six representatives opposite them, waiting for their response.
“All Sovereigns on my side,” spoke a man with eight arms, wearing silver battle armor, with silver horns and eyes emitting faint golden light. He was known as Sovereign Guangxing.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng and the other three humans were startled.
Among the six representatives of the Free Alliance, Sovereign Shihua looked puzzled and turned to glance at the other faction leaders beside him.
“Yes.”
“Right, let Sovereign Guangxing represent us.”
“Correct.”
Sovereign Shihua’s expression immediately turned grim. In reality, his true body quickly sent a divine message to all the Sovereigns under his command. Indeed, earlier, over 400 Sovereigns had communicated with each other via divine messages. Sovereign Shihua had sensed the transmission of divine power, but none of the Sovereigns had communicated with him directly. Moreover, divine messages were inherently fast, and within seconds, everything had been settled.
Though puzzled, he hadn’t had time to ask further questions before Sovereign Guangxing directly declared to the humans that he would represent them fully.
“Brother Shihua, we indeed have all agreed to let Sovereign Guangxing be our representative.”
“Island Master…”
“Shihua, don’t blame us. this also concerns our own interests. We’ll explain the details to you after the negotiations.”
Each of his subordinate Sovereigns spoke thus, instantly filling Sovereign Shihua with anger, yet he could do nothing about it. After all, these were the foundation of his power within the Free Alliance—the group of Sovereigns closest to him. Sovereigns could only be treated as equals, and he couldn’t act unilaterally.
…
On the human side, Sovereign of Chaos, Luo Feng, and the other two exchanged glances. They noticed that Sovereign Shihua and the other five faction leaders had not spoken out in opposition. It seemed that the Free Alliance had indeed unified under Sovereign Guangxing’s representation.
“Sovereign Guangxing?” Sovereign of Chaos smiled. “Please proceed.”
“We’ve reviewed the inheritance messages you provided,” Sovereign Guangxing’s golden eyes swept across the room, his voice cold. “Unfortunately, they are not satisfactory.”
“Hmm?” Sovereign of Chaos, Luo Feng, Darkness, and Pengong all changed expressions.
Not satisfactory?
Luo Feng frowned. He had personally compiled this information, which should be enough to excite any faction across the three reincarnation eras of the Cosmic Sea. How could the Free Alliance remain unsatisfied?
“Sovereign Guangxing, what do you mean?” Sovereign of Chaos frowned.
“These inheritance messages alone are not worth the risk for my Free Alliance,” Sovereign Guangxing said coldly, his golden eyes unyielding. “If the Free Alliance is to assist your human faction, we expect your human faction to show sincerity… Provide us with more inheritance messages, more detailed and comprehensive ones.”
“More detailed and comprehensive?” The four powerful humans exchanged glances and began communicating secretly.
“The Free Alliance is truly greedy, taking advantage of the opportunity, knowing that humans currently need them, so they demand more,” Sovereign Darkness transmitted.
“Indeed,” Pengong transmitted. “Greed knows no bounds. If we provide more detailed inheritance messages, they will only think we have even more, and likely continue to squeeze us.”
“Luo Feng,” Sovereign of Chaos transmitted. “Do you think the inheritance messages we provided are sufficient?”
“Sufficient,” Luo Feng replied.
“They will keep squeezing no matter how much more we give,” Sovereign Darkness added, and Pengong agreed.
…
Facing the six faction leaders of the Free Alliance, Sovereign of Chaos spoke: “This is already the most detailed inheritance message our human race can offer. If you want even more details, sorry, we don’t have any more. If the Free Alliance helps our human faction, the other half will be given after the war.”
“Really nothing more?” Sovereign Guangxing frowned.
“Nothing more,” Sovereign of Chaos shook his head.
Luo Feng also frowned, watching them. The Free Alliance’s behavior at this critical moment was indeed annoying.
“If that’s the case!” Sovereign Guangxing turned to look at the other faction leaders, who nodded slightly.
Whoosh!
Sovereign Guangxing stood up, followed by the other four. Sovereign Shihua slowly got up as well.
“The inheritance messages you humans provided are too simplistic, not worth our risk. Sorry!” After standing up, Sovereign Guangxing coldly declared, “We’re leaving.”
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
One by one, they disappeared, exiting the Virtual Universe directly. Including the large group of other Sovereigns of the Free Alliance who were listening to the negotiations outside the hall, they all simultaneously disconnected.
“Are they really not going to take the latter part of the inheritance?” Sovereign Pengong abruptly stood up, his face showing disbelief.
“How could this happen?” Sovereign Darkness couldn’t believe it either.
Luo Feng and Sovereign of Chaos also stood up.
“This isn’t right,” Sovereign of Chaos frowned. “Why did they leave so suddenly? After all, they’ve only received the initial part of the messages. Some key points are still in the latter part. Don’t they want to become the strongest beings in the universe? How could they give up so easily?”
“Shihua, what exactly is going on?” Sovereign Darkness turned to Sovereign Shihua.
“Shihua, this isn’t what we agreed upon earlier,” Luo Feng also spoke.
At this moment, only Sovereign Shihua remained from the Free Alliance side in the hall. His expression was grim as he said in a low voice, “Wait a moment. I’ll explain everything to you later.”
…
Within one of the six treasure palaces of the Free Alliance, led by Sovereign Shihua.
“Everyone, what exactly is going on?”
Sovereign Shihua looked around at the group of Sovereigns. These were the Sovereigns he had befriended and were very close to him, one of the reasons he had sufficient authority within the Free Alliance.
“Shihua,” a deep green rock giant with a low voice spoke. “We do have a relationship, but each of us wants to become stronger. Our strength… will allow our respective clans to attain higher status within the Primordial Universe, especially if we become the strongest beings. Once we have our own small universes, our clans will have a true foundation… Therefore, you can’t blame us.”
“What exactly is going on?” Sovereign Shihua growled.
“It’s like this,” a plant lifeform resembling seaweed emitted a sound, its voice echoing in the surrounding space. “When the humans tried to recruit us, and the Allied Camp also tried to recruit us… when internal disputes arose within the Free Alliance, at this time, the ‘Juehua Divine’ from the Purple Moon Holy Land in the Ziyue Sacred Realm contacted Sovereign Guangxing. The ancestor of the Purple Moon Holy Land—the so-called Ziyue Ancestor—is willing to provide our Free Alliance with ‘Ancient Civilization Inheritance Messages’—detailed instructions on how a Sovereign of the Universe can break through to become the strongest being. They will provide extremely detailed inheritance messages to us. Moreover, they said that if the information provided by humans is better than what they offer, then we can still assist the humans. However, if the information provided by humans is not as good as theirs… then they require us to assist the Allied Camp in fighting against the humans, especially targeting Luo Feng.”
“That’s how it is.”
“Sovereign Guangxing is the intermediary between the Purple Moon Holy Land and us! Previously, it was he who secretly contacted each of us, providing each of us with inheritance messages… Already giving us most of the inheritance messages. In terms of richness and detail, it’s ten times what the humans have provided. Compared to what the humans have given, theirs is extremely crude and simplistic.”
“Shihua, tell us, how should we choose?”
“Tell us!”
One by one, they all looked at Sovereign Shihua.
Sovereign Shihua revealed a bitter smile, a helpless bitter smile.
So this was the case.
“Not unjust, we lost justly,” Sovereign Shihua sighed inwardly. This time, he had schemed for his own benefit, wanting to obtain the inheritance messages to reach the peak of the strongest beings in the universe. However, he hadn’t expected the Purple Moon Holy Land to intervene.
In terms of being mysterious and unpredictable.
The Eastern Emperor Holy Land and the Purple Moon Holy Land were indeed mysterious and unpredictable. No one knew exactly what ancient inheritances these two holy lands had obtained. It was normal for them to now offer part of it.
“What we seek is survival, what we seek is strength.”
“The inheritance messages provided by the Purple Moon Holy Land are so good.”
“Moreover, the Purple Moon Holy Land does not pose a threat of future territorial disputes with us, while a powerful human race would indeed be a threat to us.”
“Furthermore, joining the Allied Camp in this battle would be much easier for us.”
“From many aspects—whether considering the present or the future, and the benefits obtained—our choice, I believe even you, Shihua, can understand.”
One by one, the Sovereigns looked at Sovereign Shihua with calm expressions.
Helplessly, Sovereign Shihua sighed, “Did the Purple Moon Holy Land mention me?”
“We did speak up for you, but the Purple Moon Holy Land was unwilling to provide the inheritance messages for cultivating to the peak of the strongest beings in the universe. Since that was the case, we didn’t inform you, to prevent any unexpected situations,” the plant lifeform said.
Sovereign Shihua smiled bitterly, “It seems that you already knew when the messages were sent to the Allied Camp.”
“This was part of our plan,” the plant lifeform replied.
“Regardless, our plan is for the collective benefit of all Sovereigns of the Universe within the Free Alliance.”
…
Inside the palace of the Virtual Universe.
Luo Feng, Pengong, Darkness, and Sovereign of Chaos still looked puzzled at each other.
“If they still have a strong desire for the inheritance messages, they definitely won’t give up,” Sovereign of Chaos said slowly. “The Free Alliance was formed for two reasons: to cope with difficulties and to gain sufficient voice and benefits. Who doesn’t want to become the strongest? Who doesn’t want the inheritance messages?”
“Indeed.”
The four of them waited, while Sovereign Shihua, the only one remaining in the hall, sat with his eyes closed for a long time before finally opening them.
The four of them were startled.
What were they? Just from Sovereign Shihua’s gaze, they could perceive some information. Sovereign Shihua’s current gaze was filled with helplessness.
“The Free Alliance has joined the Allied Camp,” Sovereign Shihua said, his first sentence shocking Luo Feng and the others, making their expressions grim. The upcoming situation would be extremely, extremely dangerous.
“Impossible!” Luo Feng exclaimed first. “They wouldn’t abandon the inheritance messages.”
“If they have inheritance messages ten times more detailed and comprehensive than what you provided?” Sovereign Shihua looked at Luo Feng.
“What?”
Luo Feng’s expression changed.
Ten times?
Throughout the entire Cosmic Sea, during the First Era, the Second Era, and the Primordial Universe Era, no one except the three major eras of humanity had obtained such detailed inheritance messages. If there were any, it would probably only be the two holy lands. However, whether the two holy lands even had them was uncertain. But the two holy lands were so transcendent, having no interest conflicts with themselves, why would they get involved?
“It’s the Purple Moon Holy Land,” Sovereign Shihua sighed indifferently. “It’s the Purple Moon Holy Land that provided the inheritance messages to the Free Alliance. They want to fight against your human race, and more specifically, mainly against Luo Feng.”
“Fighting against me?” Luo Feng’s eyes widened, while Sovereign of Chaos, Darkness, and Pengong also looked at Luo Feng.
“The Purple Moon Holy Land?” Luo Feng couldn’t understand.
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