Humanity

The Giant Axe Universe is one of the two mini-universes owned by humanity. Because the Original Ancestor was suppressed early on, the evolution of the Original Universe was incomplete, meaning the number of humans living there was not large; it was mainly a gathering place for peerless geniuses and powerful individuals. The Giant Axe Universe, however, had long since fully evolved, and thus housed far more ordinary beings.

“What’s happening?!”

“The sky, the sky is cracking!”

Within one of the spaces in the Giant Axe Universe, the clansmen of the many families belonging to the Giant Axe Martial Arena lineage, and the large number of elites who had been absorbed, were all shocked, terrified, and in a panic. They saw that the once serene sky now revealed a monstrous, gaping rift, and heaven and earth began to collapse. The very space itself trembled, with spatial rifts appearing intermittently. Some unfortunate humans were caught in these spatial rifts, either losing half their bodies or being completely annihilated. Rumble~~~ The earth split open with massive fissures.

“Quick, quick, gather together, don’t run around alone!” A King-level Undying stood in mid-air, his face filled with anxiety. Then, with a series of blurs, he teleported repeatedly, directly taking groups of humans into his World Ring.

In this space, there were a total of 12 Universe Venerables and 399 King-level Undyings capable of teleportation, all rapidly collecting the many important elites of the human race, and Hong was one of them.

“Junior Brother, space is gradually collapsing. Quickly take our clan’s elites away and then gather in the main space, hurry.” Hong’s mind still echoed with the message from his Senior Brother, who was also the highest-ranking individual in this space and a direct disciple of the Giant Axe Founder—the voice transmission of Iron Wall Venerable.

“Yes.” Hong replied immediately, also rapidly teleporting repeatedly, taking large numbers of human elites into his World Ring. But in his heart, Hong was anxious, worried, fearful, and confused.

“The distress token Master gave me, it, it actually became ownerless.” Hong was shaken to his core, feeling as if the sky itself had collapsed. “This was given to me by Master, bearing Master’s life imprint, but now it’s become ownerless. Moreover, this mini-universe is Master’s mini-universe, and now all the spaces in the entire universe are gradually collapsing. Could it be… Master has truly fallen?”

Hong was anxious. He knew very well the importance of his Master, the ‘Giant Axe Founder,’ to the human race. He was humanity’s only Universe Supreme Master! He was the true pillar supporting the heavens for the human race! But now, this pillar supporting the heavens had broken, collapsed!

Fleeing in a panic, Hong and the others had just managed to collect the most important human elites into their World Rings—many less important family members had only been half-collected—when the order arrived: “Hurry to the main space, any later, and you won’t be able to leave, quick, quick, quick.”

“Everyone!”

“Everyone! Quickly!”

Upon receiving the order, the Universe Venerables and King-level Undyings, though unwilling, glanced at the many humans in the collapsing space. Those humans were screaming:

“Save us!”

“Save our Nuofanke clan!”

“Take us with you!”

“Take my child, take her!”

But amidst the desperate cries, the King-level Undyings and Universe Venerables dared not hesitate, because each of their World Rings carried important elites of the entire Giant Axe Martial Arena lineage. If they hesitated, the elites they carried, and they themselves, might never escape.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! In the collapsing space, Hong and his group of beings successively fled, reaching the main space. And just a few seconds later, the collapse directly extended to the teleportation channel.

Upon entering the main space, Hong and the others saw three majestic figures: Void Gold Master, Azure Concealment Master, and Ancestral Tree Venerable.

“Quick, quick.”

Void Gold Master and Azure Concealment Master were both Universe Masters of the Giant Axe Martial Arena lineage. Ancestral Tree Venerable was also a ‘top-tier Universe Overlord.’ Even if the mini-universe collapsed and the chaotic currents from the Universe Ocean permeated it, they could still survive. But many Universe Venerables and Undying Gods could not survive in the environment of the Universe Ocean.

“Come in.”

“Everyone gather!” Void Gold Master ordered loudly, teleporting repeatedly at the same time, and continuously collecting King-level Undyings and Universe Venerables!

This group of beings, including Hong, had just arrived in the main space and were soon directly taken into Void Gold Master’s World Ring. They only felt heaven and earth shift, the scenery before their eyes changed, and everything returned to calm.

On a vast plain, humans stood one by one, either King-level Undyings or Universe Venerables, a thousand of them gathered here. But each of them had fear and disbelief in their eyes, clearly not yet recovered from the shock.

“Junior Brother.” Iron Wall Venerable stood to the side, looking at Hong, and transmitted his voice, “Has the distress token Master gave you changed?”

Hong nodded slightly: “Ownerless.”

“Yours too…” Iron Wall Venerable’s face was grim. “Could Master really… Master is so powerful, he’s a Universe Supreme Master!”

“All spaces in the mini-universe, including the main space, are beginning to collapse.” Hong’s face was also ashen. “Master, he…”

Meanwhile, in the main space of the collapsing Giant Axe mini-universe, Void Gold Master, Azure Concealment Master, and Ancestral Tree Venerable stood scattered in mid-air. The membrane wall of the entire mini-universe in the distance had already developed cracks, and ‘chaotic currents’ from the Universe Ocean began to permeate through. These were the purest chaotic currents, unlike the chaotic aura in the Original Universe.

“Quick, let’s go to other spaces and see if we can save more people.” Void Gold Master ordered.

“Yes.”

“Let’s go.”

The three of them immediately split up, teleporting towards various spaces.

This time, due to the emergency, when they issued orders, they first saved the ‘elites.’ These elites were chosen from the Original Universe and brought here for cultivation! They had immense potential… so they were saved first, and then the families of various clans were saved. These families were either the families of the Universe Masters from the Giant Axe Martial Arena lineage or the families of the Universe Venerables.

Rumble~~ The entire massive landmass, a hundred billion kilometers in diameter, began to split and collapse. Huge spatial fragments broke off, these spatial fragments also contained parts of the land. On some of these landmasses, there were still humans struggling. When they saw the majestic Void Gold Master appear, they immediately became incredibly excited. Void Gold Master teleported forward, rushing into each spatial fragment, saving groups of people.

In the Virtual Universe, independent plane, Universe Masters sat down once again on both sides of the long table in front of the Giant Axe Divine Hall, each with a solemn expression. Every Universe Master felt an invisible yet terrifying pressure.

“Void Gold, how are things in the Giant Axe Universe?” Chaos City Lord spoke.

Void Gold Master sighed: “We only managed to protect the Undyings, Universe Venerables, and an important group of talented elites. As for the vast number of other humans, the billions of humans from countless families… we only managed to protect a portion. Azure Concealment, Ancestral Tree Venerable, and I are still continuing to rescue. We should still be able to save some, but it will only be a small fraction of the survivors.”

“It’s good that we could save the elites.” Chaos City Lord nodded gravely. “The Giant Axe Universe is collapsing, and the few humans who died as a result are a very, very small loss to our entire human race. However… if we don’t handle this well, the future losses could be tens of thousands, even billions of times greater!”

Luo Feng and the others all felt a tremor in their hearts. Indeed. What will we do in the future?!

“Undoubtedly, the fall of Giant Axe is catastrophic for our human race,” Chaos City Lord said in a low voice. “The map from back then was fake, who was behind this scheme?! And why did Giant Axe fall so quickly in the Dim Lands… these are all mysteries. I know everyone wants to understand, and even wants to avenge Giant Axe. But for the sake of the human race… all of this must be temporarily cast aside!”

“Investigating the culprit and seeking revenge are matters for the future, do you all understand?” Chaos City Lord looked at each Universe Master present.

“Understood.”

“What’s important now is the fate of humanity!”

“Although we desperately want to find out, our current strength is insufficient; even if we discover it was a Universe Supreme Master, there’s nothing we can do.” Each Universe Master nodded.

They were all at the highest echelon of the human race. Before, with the Giant Axe Founder at the top, bearing the brunt, shielding them from wind and rain, many things were easy. But now that the Giant Axe Founder has fallen… there’s no one above them to bear the burden. They can only rely on their 19 Universe Masters to cope, so they must consider things from the perspective of the entire human race.

“Mm.” Seeing this, Chaos City Lord secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unity is crucial in critical moments.

“Giant Axe has fallen,” Chaos City Lord said gravely. “The mini-universe’s collapse is known to many within our human race. Other races, like the Bug Clan, Machine Clan, and Monster Clan, all have spies within our race. I believe it won’t be long before they learn this news! What’s more… in the Universe Ocean, powerful beings roam, and they will likely soon discover that the ‘Giant Axe mini-universe’ has begun to decay and collapse.”

“Mm.”

Each of them nodded heavily.

They all understood. The human race is so vast, some spies are purely controlled by their souls, not to mention that it’s impossible to completely block off information. Just speaking of the Universe Ocean… the Giant Axe mini-universe has begun to decay and collapse. I believe it won’t be long before some Universe Masters personally discover and witness it in the Universe Ocean. Once seen, the entire Universe Ocean will understand—the Giant Axe Founder has fallen!

“A Universe Supreme Master has an immense impact on a race,” Chaos City Lord said gravely. “They can control extremely vast territories, can appear in many places in a short time, and can also resurrect Universe Overlords. Without a Universe Supreme Master… it’s difficult for a race to even protect itself well. How could other races not covet the important territories occupied by our human race?”

Bug Clan, Monster Clan, Machine Clan, Human… These four great races occupy what can be called the best regions in the entire universe! Beings born in these regions have greater potential! Just like the desolate region where Sitting Mountain Guest lives, it’s simply unable to nurture beings with potential. That’s the principle; although the Original Universe is vast, some territories can give birth to more powerful individuals, while others cannot.

Thus, there was contention. The four peak races occupied these four best places.

“Not to mention territorial competition, which has never ceased throughout endless ages,” Chaos City Lord said gravely. “Just speaking of the Duan Dong River lineage inheritance Luo Feng obtained, it was fine when Giant Axe was here. But now that Giant Axe has fallen… who wouldn’t covet the Duan Dong River lineage inheritance? Therefore, we must prepare for war!”

“Everyone remember, when Giant Axe fell, our human race was forced into another era, an even more perilous era!” Chaos City Lord said gravely.