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"Greetings, Venerable You Mo."
The three Gold Horn Race members, Venerable Lingyu, flew towards Ender, first saluting Venerable You Mo, a Top-tier Universe Overlord.
"Hmm."
Venerable You Mo nodded slightly and said, "There are still other Venerables who haven't arrived."
"We understand."
Venerable Lingyu and the other two replied.
"Luoli, you've met Ender before; he's yours to befriend."
Venerable Lingyu transmitted, "I'll handle Venerable Ling Tu."
"Hmm."
Venerable Louli transmitted, "I will try my best to befriend him."
Venerable Lingyu flew towards Venerable Ling Tu and greeted him, "Venerable Ling Tu, long time no see."
"It has been a long time," Venerable Ling Tu smiled and nodded.
He and Venerable Lingyu had met during a Secret Realm adventure and, being fellow Hong Alliance members, had fought side-by-side for a period.
On the other side, Venerable Louli quickly flew over, smiling as he transmitted, "Should I call you King Verdant End, or King Void River?"
"Just call me King Void River," Ender replied.
Compared to the King-level Immortal title given by other races, Ender preferred the title of King Void River. After all, this was the title by which he truly became famous in the Universe, and it was a title he chose himself.
"King Void River, the last time we met, you were still at the Domain Master."
Venerable Louli smiled, a hint of emotion in his voice, "I thought then that you would definitely become a Universe Venerable in the future, but your growth speed far exceeded my expectations."
"In less than a hundred thousand years, you can fight alongside us Universe Venerables. Your future is limitless, far beyond what I, an Advanced Universe Venerable who has Cultivated for countless years, can compare to."
"Venerable, you are too humble."
Ender smiled and shook his head, "Becoming a Universe Venerable is not easy. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many King-level Immortal stuck at the last step in the Universe."
"For other King-level Immortals, perhaps this last step is indeed very difficult to take, but I don't think it will be difficult for you," Venerable Louli said with certainty.
"Thank you for your kind words, Venerable," Ender replied with a smile.
He was indeed confident about becoming a Universe Venerable; the only difference was the amount of time it would take.
If possible, he certainly hoped to Breakthrough quickly and become a Universe Venerable, so he would have ample time to help his parents and family Breakthrough to Immortal.
"By the way…"
Venerable Louli continued to ingratiate himself with Ender.
Having to befriend powerful individuals for his race from time to time, he had long mastered the secret to befriending others, so Ender found their conversation very pleasant.
The two chatted for a while.
Space was torn open again, and then four figures emerged from the spatial rift.
"They are Universe Venerables of the Fierce Tribe. From left to right, they are Venerable Huan Peng, Venerable Tuyi…"
Venerable Ling Tu saw the four figures and transmitted to Ender, introducing them.
Ender nodded upon hearing this. He could recognize the races of those four Universe Venerables, having seen their kin on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
Those four Fierce Tribe Universe Venerables were nearly fifty meters tall at the shoulder, their bodies somewhat resembling long-haired mammoths, but with thicker limbs and four tusks, each curved like an iron hook.
Seeing Ender, whose aura was greatly restrained and whose pressure was only slightly stronger than an ordinary Invincible King, the four Fierce Tribe Universe Venerables began to discuss him via transmission.
"Is that an Immortal?"
"It's the Human Race Genius Ender. He's also here to participate in the race war."
"This is a race war, not like the usual play-acting on the Extraterritorial Battlefield where a bunch of World Masters and Immortals fight to the death."
"Tuyi, you've been Cultivating in seclusion for too long. You don't know Ender's background. He is the Human Race's top Genius of this generation."
"Not only is Ender's talent astonishing, but his strength is also incredibly exaggerated. As a World Master, he could survive a sneak attack from a Universe Venerable burning Immortal Energy."
"That exaggerated? Is he really a Human? He couldn't have undergone Possession of some special life form, could he?"
"From his appearance, he should be a Human, but I heard his Divine Body is quite massive, reportedly over 20 times the size of our Divine Body…"
Among the four Fierce Tribe Universe Venerables, Venerable Tuyi did not recognize Ender.
So he expressed doubt about Ender's appearance, but after introductions from his three clansmen, he immediately realized how incredibly wrong he was!
As a World Master, he already possessed a Heavy Treasure and could survive a sneak attack from a Universe Venerable burning Immortal Energy.
Now, having become an Immortal, his Divine Body was even more massive, making him an Invincible King whose strength was not much worse than an ordinary Universe Venerable.
Venerable Tuyi even suspected that besides the Arcana Treasure he possessed, Ender's other treasure configurations might even surpass his own.
No other reason, the Human Race was too wealthy!
Furthermore, the Human Race had the Virtual Universe to integrate resources, and he had a Universe Master as a teacher, so the possibility of his treasure configuration surpassing Venerable Tuyi's was very high.
"How I envy them! If my race had a Universe Master… no!"
Venerable Tuyi envied them inwardly, "Even a Top-tier Universe Overlord would bring a qualitative improvement to the race, both in strength and status!"
In fact, giving birth to a Top-tier Universe Overlord is often more difficult than giving birth to a Universe Master. For example, the Human Race is a Pinnacle race, but there are only three Top-tier Universe Overlords.
Coincidentally, the Mechanical Race, also a Pinnacle race, has an equally small number of Top-tier Universe Overlords, only slightly better than the Human Race.
The Human Race and Mechanical Race find it difficult to produce Top-tier Universe Overlords because their racial life foundation is very poor.
Conversely, the Demon race has a very large number of Top-tier Overlords, even comparable to the number of Universe Masters in their race. This is due to their high racial life foundation.
After all, the Eighteen royal families of the Demon race each have a life gene level exceeding 3 times, and upon reaching adulthood, they are World Masters, and their Divine Body volume is not small.
As the four Fierce Tribe Universe Venerables went to meet and salute Venerable You Mo, other alien Universe Venerables tore through space and arrived.
Not long after.
This spatial interlayer had gathered 30 Universe Venerables.
Including Ender, who was not a Universe Venerable but possessed the combat power of a Universe Venerable, there were a total of 31 individuals with Universe Venerable or Universe Venerable-level combat power.
"Everyone is here."
Venerable You Mo's dark red eyes swept over everyone present, then he said, "Begin grouping. Ling Tu, Ender, Lingyu, Luoli, Chidao will be one group. Tuyi…"
Soon, Venerable You Mo divided the 30 people into 6 groups, with 5 people per group.
"After the war begins, you will carry my Immortal Energy token and, as a team, sweep through the hostile race."
Venerable You Mo took out six Immortal Energy tokens and sent them to the only Advanced Universe Venerable in each group.
"Once you encounter a Universe Overlord-level enemy, immediately crush the Immortal Energy token you are carrying, and I will rush to support you as quickly as possible."
Venerable You Mo emphasized, "Before I arrive, the Advanced Venerables among you must stop the enemy Universe Overlord, understand?"
"Yes, we understand."
The six Advanced Universe Venerables, including Venerable Ling Tu, replied.
Universe Overlords are incredibly powerful. If there isn't an Advanced Universe Venerable to stop them, even an Intermediate Universe Venerable equipped with a High-level Heavy Treasure cannot withstand such a powerful attack.
Moreover, the Advanced Universe Venerables present were all elite powerhouses selected from the Hong Alliance, each capable of briefly holding off a Universe Overlord on their own.
For example, Venerable Ling Tu, though without a Heavy Treasure and not having been a Universe Venerable for very long, was still quite strong, considered relatively close to a Universe Overlord.
"Depart."
Venerable You Mo released an Immortal servant from his world ring, and then the Immortal servant's body glowed with endless light.
The light quickly spread, enveloping all 31 individuals with Universe Venerable-level combat power present, and after spatial fluctuations appeared, they vanished from the spatial interlayer. …
Soon.
The endless light dissipated. Although they had been transported through the Divine Kingdom, they were still in a spatial interlayer.
However, Ender knew that they had arrived outside the Human Territory, in a Universe Territory or Universe Secret Realm an unknown distance away.
He didn't know the exact location, but he understood that this must be within the Muqi Alliance's territory, as the target of this war was the Muqi Alliance.
"It's not time yet."
Venerable You Mo's words were still concise. "When the time comes, proceed according to the plan."
"Understood." Everyone nodded, then quietly waited.
…
Muqi Alliance Territory.
In a spatial interlayer.
Ice Summit Master, clad in blood-stained armor, carrying a battle sword on his back, and with temples streaked with white, stood unmoving amidst the endless spatial torrent, his body enveloped by a Domain of ice.
And around Ice Summit Master, there were numerous Human Race Universe Venerables emanating strong pressure, all within that ice Domain, unaffected by the external spatial torrent.
…
Muqi Alliance Territory.
In another spatial interlayer.
Penggong Master, corpulent, bald, with a long beard, and an aura seemingly only at the level of an ordinary Universe Master, stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting.
Behind Penggong Master, numerous Human Race Universe Venerables belonging to the Universe Star River Bank stood silently, evidently awaiting orders.
"Time's up."
Not long after, Penggong Master said coldly, "Act!"
Rip!
A massive rift was torn in the Universe space. As numerous Universe Venerables took action, Penggong Master's figure had already vanished.
…
At the same time.
The spatial interlayer where Ender was located.
"Time's up, the operation begins."
Venerable You Mo's voice was calm, and a strange light glowed in his dark red eyes.
"Let's go, Junior Brother."
Venerable Ling Tu reached out and tore through space, taking Ender, Venerable Lingyu, and the others out of the spatial interlayer.
As soon as they left the spatial interlayer, Ender and the others appeared in the starry Universe. Through the Virtual Universe, they learned that they were currently within the Muqi Alliance's territory.
"From our position, our target is the Fu Xie Race, a race under the Muqi Alliance."
Venerable Ling Tu transmitted to Ender and the others, "This race is a relatively strong ordinary race, with one Universe Overlord and 15 Universe Venerables, including three Advanced Venerables."
"All the planets and continents where the Fu Xie Race reside have been recorded in the Virtual Universe."
"After we complete the planned sweep of 30,000 life planets, we will enter the Tuya Secret Realm, where a large number of Fu Xie Race reside."
Venerable Ling Tu continued, "According to intelligence, an Advanced Universe Venerable of the Fu Xie Race resides long-term in the Tuya Secret Realm. I will handle him."
"If you encounter other Universe Venerables along the way, you can work together to eliminate them."
Venerable Ling Tu finally emphasized, "Once you encounter the Fu Xie Race's Universe Overlord, immediately evade! Do not attempt to engage him!"
"Understood."
Ender and the others replied.
In fact, even without Venerable Ling Tu emphasizing it, they wouldn't attempt to engage a Universe Overlord. Such powerhouses, capable of escaping from an ordinary Universe Master, were simply beyond their ability to withstand.
Whoosh!
Venerable Ling Tu teleported with Ender and the others, instantly arriving above a life planet.
Without him needing to speak, an Immortal Energy fluctuation emanated from Venerable Lingyu, enveloping the life planet, which had a diameter of over 50,000 kilometers.
Boom!
The pure Immortal Energy of an Intermediate Universe Venerable surged through, and the hundreds of billions of Fu Xie Race on the entire life planet, whether World Masters, Domain Masters, or Apprentice-level, all perished under this Immortal Energy impact.
Ender clearly sensed that the planet, which had been full of Vitality, was utterly silent after being swept by that pure Immortal Energy.
Except for plants, all animal life, including the Fu Xie Race, had their Souls annihilated!
Buzz!
Venerable Ling Tu once again performed a teleport, arriving above another life planet.
Boom!
Again, pure Immortal Energy covered and swept through, and all life within the planet had their Souls annihilated.
Next, teleportation and Immortal Energy sweeps were repeated.
Each Immortal Energy sweep represented a life planet, with billions of lives having their Souls annihilated.
Ender witnessed one life planet after another being massacred, his expression calm, his heart undisturbed.
Because… this was a race war!
The so-called race war was a life-and-death struggle. Under the Immortal Energy sweep of a Universe Venerable, whether Apprentice-level, World Master, or Immortal, all would equally face death.
Compared to the current intensity of the war, the Extraterritorial Battlefield, where countless Universe Level, Domain Master, World Master Level, and Immortal clashed and fought, seemed very peaceful.
Even during The Great Battle, although Universe Venerables fell, it was only a battle between Universe Venerables.
There would be no such situation as now, where Universe Venerables annihilated weaker beings by the life planet.
After Venerable Chithief of the Gold Horn Race annihilated a life planet, Venerable Ling Tu teleported away with everyone and then transmitted, "Junior Brother."
"Hmm?"
Ender was puzzled, "Seventh Senior Brother, is there something?"
"This is a race war. Don't have any psychological burden."
Venerable Ling Tu transmitted a reminder, "If we don't do this, if we don't force those Universe Venerables to show themselves, our race might be ambushed in the future."
"I understand."
Ender replied, "In a race war with such a huge disparity in strength, there is no room for compromise."
Indeed, if it were a top power like the Nine Territories Alliance or the Thorn Ring Alliance, the Human Race would certainly not conduct such a genocidal sweep. Instead, they would engage in high-level combat until the opponent surrendered.
However, the Muqi Alliance was not a top power, and the Fu Xie Race, who joined the Muqi Alliance for protection, were even less worth mentioning.
"Very good."
Venerable Ling Tu transmitted with satisfaction, "Since you have such awareness, then the next life planet will be handled by you."
"Hmm."
Ender transmitted his agreement.
Soon.
Venerable Ling Tu led everyone and once again teleported above a life planet.
Perhaps due to receiving a transmission, Venerable Lingyu and the others did not perform an Immortal Energy sweep.
Seeing this, Ender spread his Immortal Energy, covering the life planet…