When Shock Demon Ancestor admitted defeat, the Huge Axe phantom that had condensed in the endless darkness dissipated, and the endless space-time returned to normal.
Above the uneven strange rocks, Huge Axe Creator stood holding a black Divine Axe, confronting the four True God of the three races.
His face was expressionless; he merely turned his gaze to the distance, landing on Mechanical Race Father God and Zerg Empress.
"You won. We are willing to pay the price to apologize," Zerg Empress's voice came from the Empress's Palace.
"Huge Axe, state your conditions."
Mechanical Race Father God said, "As long as it's not too excessive, we can all accept it."
As his voice fell, the distorted space-time was silent.
Shock Demon Ancestor, Dream Demon Ancestor, Mechanical Race Father God, and Zerg Empress, as the losers, all awaited Huge Axe Creator, the victor of this battle, to state his terms.
And Huge Axe Creator looked at the four True God of the three races; although he really wanted to kill them all, it was very difficult to do so!
Because the Burning Divine Power Secret Technique he Cultivated could only increase his power by 10 times on the basis of burning Divine Power, which could probably raise his strength to nearly tenth-tier.
With his nearly tenth-tier strength, he was already considered the strongest in Universe Ocean, given that Ancestor Yuan was suppressed.
But True God are extremely difficult to kill. The Divine Eye Race, to kill Kong Luo, a lone True God of the second Reincarnation Era, had all seven True Masters mobilize to succeed.
This was also because Kong Luo of the second Reincarnation Era did not have a Xeon Arcana treasure; if he had an Arcana treasure, the difficulty of killing him would be even higher.
As for Shock Demon Ancestor, Dream Demon Ancestor, Mechanical Race Father God, Zerg Empress…
Each of them possessed a Xeon Arcana treasure! (Mechanical Race Father God's thousands of Puppets are equivalent to a Xeon Arcana treasure)
Especially Zerg Empress, who possessed a flying palace-type Xeon Arcana treasure. She would only have a chance of falling if she ventured into the three Dangerous Lands; otherwise, no True God in Universe Ocean could kill her.
The Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race had a common goal: to suppress the development of the Human Race. Zerg Empress would not allow him to lay a killing hand on the other three True God.
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"Each True God of your three races shall pay 200 star sectors of territory, and a Pinnacle Domain-type treasure of that value, as compensation."
Huge Axe Creator knew that he had no chance of keeping any of the three races' True God, so he stated his conditions.
"Impossible!"
"200 star sectors of territory is too much."
"Removing the Universe territory would be more reasonable."
Upon hearing the conditions proposed by Huge Axe Creator, Shock Demon Ancestor, Dream Demon Ancestor, and Zerg Empress rejected simultaneously.
"Huge Axe, your conditions are too outrageous."
Mechanical Father God spoke, his majestic voice tinged with anger, "200 star sectors of Universe territory, and a Pinnacle Domain-type treasure of that value, is too great a price for our three races!"
Not to mention a Pinnacle Domain-type treasure of that value; such treasures are needed even by True God.
What is the concept of 200 star sectors?
The Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race, along with the Human Race, which is also a Pinnacle Race, occupy the most essential regions of the Original Universe, with each race occupying only a few hundred or a thousand star sectors.
Among the three races, the Demon race is the strongest, possessing over 1100 star sectors of Universe territory. The Zerg and Mechanical Race are slightly weaker, occupying over 900 and over 800 star sectors respectively.
The condition proposed by Huge Axe Creator was that each True God would have to pay 200 star sectors.
This meant that the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race would each have to pay roughly a quarter of their Universe territory as compensation!
It should be noted that Universe territory is the cradle for nurturing Genius powerhouses.
A race's potential is linked to the amount of Universe territory it occupies and whether the region is essential.
The Human Race, Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race, these four Pinnacle Races, occupy the most essential areas of the Universe, allowing these four races to produce many powerhouses, and the probability of Geniuses being born is also far higher than in other Universe territories.
In the vast Original Universe, every race's demand for Universe territory is endless…
The leaders and Universe Venerables of many ordinary weak races in the Universe strive to compete for Universe territory for the development of their race, intending for their race to have the hope of giving birth to a Universe Master and becoming a powerful race!
And like Flame Emperor, who clearly had the strength to occupy a piece of Universe territory, but allowed his race to inhabit a Secret Realm, was an anomaly in the Universe.
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"Huge Axe, your strength is beyond our expectations; you can rank among the top three in the entire Universe Ocean."
Shock Demon Ancestor said in a deep voice, "But your strength is still far inferior to Ancestor Yuan's.
"When Ancestor Yuan was here, none of us fell; you have even less hope of making us fall."
Zerg Empress continued, "Huge Axe, propose new conditions. There's no need to mention outrageous conditions like before."
Huge Axe Creator heard this and swept his gaze over the four True God, some visible and some not.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Each True God shall pay 100 star sectors, and one Pinnacle Arcana treasure."
"100 star sectors…"
"One Pinnacle Arcana treasure…"
Shock Demon Ancestor, Dream Demon Ancestor, Zerg Empress, and Mechanical Race Father God all breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
It was good that Huge Axe Creator conceded; this way, the situation would not become unmanageable.
Although 100 star sectors was still a huge price for the three races.
However, there is a tenfold or more difference in value between a Pinnacle Arcana treasure and a Pinnacle Domain-type Arcana treasure!
For example, the Human Race's weapon-type Pinnacle Arcana treasures start at 1200 Arcana Treasure Points, and armor-type start at 1500 Arcana Treasure Points.
While Pinnacle Domain-type Arcana treasures of this level start at 20,000 Arcana Treasure Points, showing just how vast the value difference can be even among Pinnacle treasures!
Mechanical Race Father God spoke, "Huge Axe, 100 star sectors, isn't that…"
"100 star sectors per True God, and one Pinnacle Arcana treasure… This is my bottom line!"
Huge Axe Creator interrupted, "As long as you meet the conditions I propose, this matter will be dropped, and our four Pinnacle Races will continue as usual.
"Even if your three races unite as you did when Ancestor Yuan was present, our Human Race will still take you on!"
As his voice fell, Shock Demon Ancestor and Dream Demon Ancestor exchanged glances.
Zerg Empress and Mechanical Race Father God, hidden within their respective flying palace treasures, heard Huge Axe Creator's words and were inclined to accept these harsh conditions.
Because 'everything as usual' meant that True God would not participate in the disputes of the four races. With Universe Master not making a move, the highest combat power in racial disputes would still be Universe Overlords.
Moreover, given Huge Axe Creator's character, as long as the Universe Master of the three races did not offend him, he would not attack and kill them.
However, they still had some concerns about 'as usual', and these concerns stemmed from Human Void River Master.
Void River Master, who possesses a Xeon Arcana treasure, can exert strength comparable to a True God in the Original Universe, which is a huge threat to the three races.
Shock Demon Ancestor, Dream Demon Ancestor, Zerg Empress, and Mechanical Race Father God reached a consensus after a brief discussion.
"Huge Axe, we agree to your conditions, but we also have a condition."
Zerg Empress's beautiful and pleasant voice rang out, "That is, any Universe Master who possesses a Xeon Arcana treasure should, like a True God, not participate in the disputes of the four races."
"That's right, a Universe Master with a Xeon Arcana treasure can exert sixth-tier combat power in the Original Universe, comparable to our True God."
Shock Demon Ancestor said, "Possessing such strength, what difference is there from a True God? Therefore, they should not participate in the disputes of the four races."
Huge Axe Creator heard this and remained silent.
He could see that the conditions proposed by Shock Demon Ancestor and others were aimed at Ender alone, but inadvertently restricted many of the Human Race's Sixth-rank Universe Master.
Since Ender temporarily stored Six Xeon Arcana treasures with the race, powerhouses like Primal Chaos City Lord and Peng Gong Master of the Human Race could already exert sixth-tier combat power through Arcana treasures.
Once the Human Race showed its full strength, it would gain four or five more Sixth-rank Universe Master.
The disputes between the four races were mainly manifested in the Extraterritorial Battlefield and Universe Secret Realm, with Universe Overlords as the highest combat power.
Things like the Original Star treasure hunt were considered treasure disputes among various forces, and it was difficult to count them as disputes between the four races.
However, since Shock Demon Ancestor and others proposed this condition, they clearly included the Original Star treasure hunt in the four-race dispute.
In the entire Original Universe, the only thing that could make Ender, this Sixth-rank Universe Master, take action, was the struggle for the strongest Arcana treasure on Original Star.
"A Universe Master's main combat Clone carrying a Xeon Arcana treasure will be considered a True God and will not participate in the four-race Original Universe dispute."
Huge Axe Creator nodded slightly and asked, "Is this acceptable to you?"
The Human Race's numerical advantage in fourth and Fifth-rank Universe Master gave Huge Axe Creator the confidence to agree to the three races' conditions.
Even if the Human Race's Sixth-rank Universe Master did not make a move, the Human Race's Fifth-rank Universe Master level combat power alone could still firmly suppress the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race.
Even if Ender did not deploy his main combat Clone, simply refining all types of top-tier treasures would be enough to improve the strength of the Human Race's Universe Master, not to mention he also had three Clones that were Fifth-rank Universe Master.
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"Acceptable."
Shock Demon Ancestor and others quickly discussed. Although they did not restrict all of Void River Master's Clones, they could restrict Sixth-rank Universe Master combat power, a result they could accept.
This was simply because they had all received the latest news from Original Star: Ice Summit Master of the Human Race also had an Arcana treasure, possessing strength comparable to Ancestral Gods!
"Since you all have no objections, then hand over the Pinnacle treasures."
Huge Axe Creator said, "Additionally, the Universe territory should also be transferred to our Human Race as soon as possible."
Shock Demon Ancestor and others paused upon hearing this. Paying the Pinnacle treasures was a small price for them, but the Universe territory made them feel heartache.
But the problem was, if they didn't hand over the Universe territory, this matter couldn't be resolved.
A True God with ninth-tier combat power was too great a threat to their races; even their own lives as True God were at risk!
"One hundred years."
Dream Demon Ancestor took out two Pinnacle treasure weapons and presented them to Huge Axe Creator, then said, "Our Demon race will migrate our people and vassal races within one hundred years, and then hand over 200 star sectors of Universe territory to the Human Race."
The transfer of hundreds of star sectors of Universe territory could not be done in a short time; it required some time to migrate the weaker people, and the people in the Universe Secret Realm and alien vassals also needed to be migrated and settled.
"Our Zerg is the same; we will hand over 100 star sectors of Universe territory to the Human Race after one hundred years."
"The Mechanical Race also needs one hundred years."
Zerg Empress and Mechanical Race Father God replied one after another, simultaneously taking out a Pinnacle weapon-type treasure each and presenting them to Huge Axe Creator.
Huge Axe Creator merely glanced at the four Pinnacle weapon-type treasures floating before him, then reached out and collected them.
"After one hundred years, our Human Race will go to accept the Universe territory. Once completed, this matter will be considered closed."
Huge Axe Creator slowly said, "Henceforth, everything will continue as usual, and according to our agreement, the main combat Clones of Sixth-rank Universe Master shall not participate in the four-race dispute."
As his voice fell, Huge Axe Creator transformed into a black Huge Axe and flew towards the outside of Flowing Overlapping Mountains.
Shock Demon Ancestor and others relaxed upon seeing this.
When they came to besiege Huge Axe Creator this time, they were full of confidence, believing they might be able to kill the pillar of the Human Race.
But the final result was that their four True God bowed their heads in defeat, ending with a huge price paid.
Overall, the three races each handed over hundreds of star sectors of Universe territory to the Human Race, which was a considerable price!
However, Shock Demon Ancestor and others had made up their minds that they would reclaim the lost Universe territory from other places, minimizing the losses to their own races as much as possible.
The Original Universe is vast and boundless, nurturing countless life races, and is currently in a period of expansion and derivation, with the Universe territory almost limitless.
But the Original Universe is cruel; big fish eating small fish, and small fish eating shrimp is the norm.
The Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race did not expand outwards because the surrounding Universe territory belonged to allies, and the mutual restraint among the four races made it difficult for any one party to expand.
For example, when the Human Race annihilated the Muqi Alliance, it was also because Sitting Mountain Guest, a mysterious lone True God, mediated the situation.
Now it's different. The Human Race has newly acquired 400 star sectors of Universe territory and needs time to digest and develop the newly acquired territory.
The Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race can take advantage of this opportunity to expand outwards and reduce their own losses.
As for the allies of the three races, they can be migrated further away through territory exchange methods.
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"After our three races transfer 400 star sectors, the Human Race's Universe territory will reach 1408 star sectors."
"The Human Race has increased its Universe territory by 400 star sectors at once, making it more likely for Geniuses to be born in the future. We must do our utmost to assassinate the Human Race's super Geniuses!"
"Agreed. I suggest our three races do not assassinate each other's Geniuses, and instead focus all our efforts on assassinating the Human Race's super Geniuses."
"The Human Race has grown stronger since Void River Master stood at the Pinnacle of the Universe. We cannot allow another super Genius with the potential to become a second Void River Master to appear in the Human Race!"
Shock Demon Ancestor, Dream Demon Ancestor, Zerg Empress, and Mechanical Race Father God remained in place after Huge Axe Creator left, discussing the strategic policies for the three races going forward.
The embryonic form of the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race Alliance was born at this moment…
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Original Universe, Nine Territories Alliance territory.
Ender instantly teleported to the entrance of a Universe Secret Realm.
"Huge Axe Creator defeated True Gods of the three races in Universe Ocean, expanding territory for our Human Race."
He overlooked the Secret Realm entrance, "Teacher is also on Original Star, fighting for the Pinnacle Domain-type Spirit Weapon-type treasure 'daylight' for the race."
"With our Human Race's strength revealed, various major forces in the Universe will view us as a major enemy. The Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race have suffered a great loss, and will inevitably unite to contend against our Human Race."
"And our Human Race cannot be passive in this situation; we need to establish our prestige!"
Ender's eyes held a cold glint, "The Nine Territories Alliance of the Twelve top forces and Flame Emperor are excellent targets!"