Reactions from Various Races

At the Ancestral Mountain of the Prison Race.

Towering figures stood within the vast grand hall. These majestic beings were diverse: some were rock creatures burning with flames, others had burly, hairy bodies with only a single eye on their heads and no mouth. There were also flesh-and-blood types, rock types, and even metallic types. This was the Prison Race! A chaotic race, yet every single one of them exuded an endless evil aura, a common trait among all beings born and risen within the Prison Race.

“Demon Ancestor!”

“Demon Ancestor, news has arrived.”

Two Universe Masters spoke from below.

Above, on the throne, the evil figure’s red eyes, beneath a silver outer shell on its head, gazed down. “Speak quickly, Zimo Master, you first.”

“Yes, I just received news that the Human Race and the Monster Race engaged in a battle. The Monster Race’s side was a team of Universe Masters led by Dream Demon Ancestor and Shocking Demon Ancestor, while the Human Race also fielded a team of Universe Masters! In their clash… the Monster Race lost six Universe Masters, while the Human Race suffered no casualties!”

“What?!”

“The Human Race suffered no casualties?”

The figures in the grand hall were shocked. The Demon Ancestor on the throne slowly said, “Humans are truly not to be underestimated! Even with Dream Demon Ancestor and Shocking Demon Ancestor participating, they still lost six Universe Masters.”

“Demon Ancestor, I also have supplementary news. My disciple is currently on Purple Thorn Island of the Ancestral God Sect, and the Human Race also has some members there. I overheard their conversation… I learned the details of this battle, and even heard that the Human Galaxy Lord ‘Luo Feng’ once killed a Universe Master with a single blade strike and fiercely fought against Dream Demon Ancestor and Shocking Demon Ancestor.”

“That Luo Feng is so formidable?”

“How could someone who obtained the Duan Dong River lineage inheritance not be formidable?”

The hall erupted in discussion.

The Prison Race’s Demon Ancestor on the throne murmured hoarsely, “Luo Feng? For humans to be so strong, it might be due to some treasures left by the Original Ancestor, or some treasures this Luo Feng obtained from that inheritance.”

Just then…

A powerful aura permeated from outside the grand hall, and the entire hall instantly fell silent. Everyone turned to look outside, even the Demon Ancestor on the throne.

Boom!

An extremely evil aura, one that made even Universe Masters tremble, transformed into a stream of light and descended directly into the grand hall, then materialized… It was a massive, pitch-black throne. The top of the black throne’s backrest had 18 golden heads of alien races. When this black throne landed in the hall, it quickly transformed, condensing into a being with black skin, covered in simple armor that exposed its arms, legs, and feet. Its head was a skull, unlike any known race, with a forehead protruding forward like a curved blade.

In its eye sockets, two black flames burned.

It stood in the center of the grand hall, its invisible evil aura… was even more potent than the combined evil auras of all the other powerhouses, including the Demon Ancestor above!

“Prison King!” The Universe Masters of the Prison Race all called out respectfully.

“Prison King.” The Demon Ancestor on the throne looked down and spoke.

“Demon Ancestor.” The evil being also bowed slightly.

The Prison King is a being with a special status within the entire Prison Race. When the primordial universe was just born, the evil place ‘Prison’… began to give birth to countless beings. However, at the ‘Ancestral Mountain’ of this evil place, a black throne was born. This black throne exuded an endless evil aura…

At that time, the beings of the Prison Race were still very weak, and each of them believed that only their strongest had the right to sit on that throne.

But unexpectedly, this black throne was a living being. Once this being became an Immortal, it could automatically change its form! And strangely, it was naturally endowed with some characteristics of a ‘supreme treasure’… such as the innate ability to create illusions and supreme treasure domains! And it cultivated smoothly, quickly reaching the Universe Master level, becoming the strongest existence of the Prison Race.

However, after that, it could not improve further.

Other powerhouses of the Prison Race were born one after another, like the Demon Ancestor, who was a latecomer and became the patriarch of the entire Prison Race! Yet, the Demon Ancestor still respected the ‘Prison King’.

In terms of combat power… the Prison King possessed peak fifth-tier combat power.

But it was virtually indestructible. It possessed some supreme treasure characteristics; perhaps its divine body was akin to a supreme treasure. It was precisely because of its complexity… that it could cultivate smoothly to Universe Master but then became stuck at that level, unable to advance further.

“Prison King, have you also received the news?” the Demon Ancestor asked.

“Yes.” The Prison King nodded. “This is the greatest opportunity for our Prison Race. Moreover, since the Duan Dong River lineage inheritance is an extremely powerful inheritance from an ancient civilization, it must contain many detailed records. I also wish to find detailed records about my type of life from that inheritance… to know how I should advance.”

“Understood.” The Demon Ancestor nodded.

“For this battle, Demon Ancestor, please give your commands,” the Prison King bowed and said.

“Good.” The Demon Ancestor was overjoyed. “Then, Prison King, you shall lead a team first, heading to the Human territory. I estimate that the Monster Race, Insect Race, and Machine Race will likely join forces! With three races allied together… it’s hard to say if the Human Race can withstand them. You will go and observe the battle. If you see that the Human Race cannot hold on, notify me immediately, and I will lead the follow-up forces to directly attack.”

“Understood.” The Prison King nodded.

Due to its life characteristics, it rarely left the Prison Race territory, and even less so ventured into the Cosmic Ocean.

Perhaps the three great absolute lands could threaten its life.

But the primordial universe? It truly posed no threat.

…

At the Crystal Race.

Within a crystal-clear divine hall, the grand hall was arranged in a circular layout, with 16 crystal thrones distributed, appearing equal in status.

One by one, the powerhouses of the Crystal Race sat on their thrones.

Each of them possessed perfect faces! Regardless of gender, they were all perfect, with bodies forged from crystal… as if condensed from the essence of the universe. Golden eyes adorned their foreheads, and each exuded an imposing aura. They were the most noble group of beings in the entire Crystal Race.

15 Universe Masters and 1 Universe Overlord.

“With two pieces of news arriving consecutively, what are your thoughts, everyone?”

“Holy Lord, this is the opportunity our race has always sought. Since the Human Race could withstand the Monster Race, and even caused the Monster Race to lose six Universe Masters… it’s clear they gained immense benefits from the ancient civilization’s Duan Dong River lineage inheritance. This inheritance should rightfully belong to our race!”

“Go to war!”

“Fight! While the Monster Race, Machine Race, and Insect Race destroy most of humanity’s resistance, our race will join the war.”

“This is our race’s opportunity.”

The Universe Masters of the Crystal Race voiced their opinions.

All of them shared the same sentiment—

Seize the inheritance!

“Good, since everyone thinks so, for the glory of our race, for the future of our race… immediately begin war preparations, monitor the movements of the Monster Race, the three races, and the human war, and be ready to join the war at any time!” The Holy Lord of the Crystal Race directly issued the war command.

“Yes!”

The Universe Masters of the Crystal Race were all filled with anticipation and excitement.

…

The major superpowers of the primordial universe all eyed humanity covetously.

The reasons why they were all willing to wage war against the Human Race were:

Firstly, humanity obtained the Duan Dong River lineage inheritance; if allowed to grow, they would become a great threat, so they should be suppressed as early as possible.

Secondly, all races desired to transcend reincarnation, so they naturally wanted to force the Human Race to hand over the relevant inheritance.

Thirdly, even if humans became powerful, they were not afraid. Because they all possessed ‘miniature universes’ as backup bases… Moreover, even if the Human Race possessed the strength of Purple Moon Holy Land and East Emperor Holy Land, what then? With so many forces attacking the Human Race, even if the Human Race became powerful in the future, what could they do to them?

These three reasons ensured that the Monster Race, Insect Race, Machine Race, Prison Race, and Crystal Race… had no reservations.

One word—War!

…

However, the high-level discussions of the Nine Domains Alliance led to disputes.

“This is an opportunity!”

“Our Nine Domains Alliance doesn’t even have a single Universe Overlord. But if we obtain the Duan Dong River lineage inheritance, I believe our Universe Masters will have a greater chance to become Universe Overlords. Even transcend reincarnation! Are you all content to sink into oblivion, content to be annihilated after three reincarnation eras? If we don’t fight for it, annihilation is the only outcome!” Blaze Emperor roared.

“Blaze Emperor! Though you are my friend, this time, no. I cannot watch my race fall into extinction because of this! We all know you have a grudge against humanity, but you cannot push the entire Nine Domains Alliance towards annihilation… You already know the strength of the Human Race. The Monster Race team, with Shocking Demon Ancestor and Dream Demon Ancestor, still had 6 Universe Masters annihilated. If our Nine Domains Alliance were to attack, even if we all went… the Human Race would likely focus their attacks on us, and few of us would survive. How can we seize it? How can we seize it without strength?”

“Jue Feng, are you so timid and afraid of trouble? If you are afraid, you are destined to achieve nothing. Moreover, the Human Race will be attacked by various major forces; at that time, they won’t be able to fend for themselves! How could they possibly concentrate on dealing with us?” Blaze Emperor retorted angrily.

…

The Piaofeng Alliance, also a secondary alliance, with a total of 19 Universe Masters, had a relatively unified opinion at this moment.

“When the Human Race was prosperous and strong, joining them was useless! Now that the Human Race is in a predicament, if our race joins them, the Human Race will definitely be grateful… Even if core inheritances aren’t taught to us, once the Human Race eventually transcends reincarnation and creates a third Holy Land Universe, it would be very normal for them to allocate some space within that Holy Land Universe for our races to have a place to live.”

“If our Piaofeng Alliance were to attack the Human Race like the other major forces. With our meager strength… even if we eventually force humans to hand over the inheritance, it probably won’t be ours; it’ll be divided among the Monster Race and other major forces.”

“Exactly.”

“Following those major forces, even if we win, we probably won’t get the inheritance. Joining humans has a brighter future!”

…

While the major superpowers of the primordial universe eyed humanity covetously, those secondary forces, indeed, were shaken by the terrifying outcome of the ‘Human vs. Monster Race’ battle and began to harbor various thoughts. Some wanted to fish in troubled waters, some wanted to observe and wait, and some wanted to join the human camp.