Humanity in Peril

“Good.” “Let’s proceed with this plan.” All the Cosmic Overlords of the Freedom Alliance responded. They had already discussed and planned it… This plan was entirely based on the common interests of ‘all Cosmic Overlords of the Freedom Alliance’! Of course, they wouldn’t object… After all, only an alliance with shared interests is the most solid. …… In the magnificent hall of the Virtual Universe’s independent plane, Luo Feng, Chaos City Lord, Dark Master, and Peng Gong Master sat on one side, watching the six individuals opposite them, awaiting their reply. “All Cosmic Overlords on our side,” the eight-armed man, clad in silver combat armor, with silver twin horns and eyes gleaming with golden light, spoke, “will be uniformly represented by me.” “Hm?” Luo Feng and the other three from humanity’s side were startled. However, Shi Hua Island Master, one of the six representatives of the Freedom Alliance, was somewhat taken aback. He immediately turned to look at the leaders of the other factions beside him. “Correct.” “Yes, Light-Walker Master will represent us.” “Indeed.” Shi Hua Island Master’s expression immediately turned grim. His true body in reality naturally sent a divine power message to inquire among the large group of Cosmic Overlords under his command. In fact, the more than 400 Cosmic Overlords had already been communicating via divine power messages, their ethereal divine power spreading… Shi Hua Island Master had naturally sensed it, but those Cosmic Overlords hadn’t communicated with him directly. Coupled with the inherent speed of divine power messaging, everything had been settled in a matter of seconds. Although he was puzzled, he didn’t have time to ask further questions before ‘Light-Walker Master’ directly informed humanity that he would represent them fully. “Brother Shi Hua, we have indeed all agreed to let Light-Walker Master be our representative.” “Island Master…” “Shi Hua, don’t blame us. This also involves our own interests. We’ll explain the details to you after the negotiations.” Each Cosmic Overlord under his command spoke thus, immediately filling Shi Hua Island Master with suppressed anger. But he was helpless; after all, this was his foundation in the Freedom Alliance, and these were the Cosmic Overlords with whom he had the best relationships. When dealing with Cosmic Overlords, one could only interact with them like brothers; he couldn’t act unilaterally. …… On humanity’s side, Chaos City Lord, Luo Feng, and the other two exchanged glances, noticing that Shi Hua Island Master and the other five leaders hadn’t voiced any objections. It seemed the Freedom Alliance had indeed uniformly chosen Light-Walker Master as their representative. “Light-Walker Master?” Chaos City Lord smiled faintly. “Please speak.” “We have reviewed the inheritance information you provided,” Light-Walker Master said, his golden eyes sweeping over them, his voice cold. “Unfortunately, it does not satisfy us.” “Hm?” Chaos City Lord, Luo Feng, Dark Master, and Peng Gong Master’s expressions all changed. Unsatisfied? Luo Feng frowned. This was information he had personally compiled, absolutely capable of making any force in the three reincarnation eras of the Universe Ocean covetous and excited. How could the Freedom Alliance be unsatisfied? “Light-Walker Master, what do you mean?” Chaos City Lord frowned. “This inheritance information alone is not worth the risk for my Freedom Alliance,” Light-Walker Master said, his golden eyes cold. “If you want my Freedom Alliance to help your human faction, then we hope your human faction shows sincerity… by giving us more inheritance information, more detailed and richer inheritance information.” “More detailed and richer?” The four powerhouses on humanity’s side exchanged glances, simultaneously communicating in secret. “The Freedom Alliance is truly greedy. They’ve seized this opportunity, believing humanity is desperate for their help, so they’re demanding more,” Dark Master transmitted. “Indeed,” Peng Gong Master transmitted. “Greed is a bottomless pit. If we give them even more detailed inheritance information… they’ll only think we have more and will likely continue to exploit us.” “Luo Feng,” Chaos City Lord transmitted, “do you think the inheritance information we’ve given is enough?” “It’s enough,” Luo Feng replied. “Giving more will only lead to further exploitation,” Dark Master added, and Peng Gong Master agreed. …… Humanity’s side looked at the six leaders of the Freedom Alliance before them. Chaos City Lord spoke, “This is the most detailed and comprehensive inheritance information humanity can provide. If you require more, I apologize, but humanity has no more. If the Freedom Alliance assists humanity, the other half will naturally be given after the war.” “Truly no more?” Light-Walker Master frowned. “None,” Chaos City Lord shook his head. Luo Feng also watched with a frown. The Freedom Alliance’s opportunistic exploitation at such a critical moment was indeed irritating. “In that case!” Light-Walker Master turned to look at the other leaders beside him, who all nodded slightly. Whoosh! Light-Walker Master stood up, and the other four also rose. Shi Hua Island Master slowly followed suit. “The inheritance information you humans provided is too rudimentary and not worth our risk. Apologies!” Light-Walker Master said coldly after standing up. “We’re leaving.” Swish, swish, swish!!! One by one, they vanished, directly exiting the Virtual Universe. This included the large group of other Cosmic Overlords from the Freedom Alliance who had been listening to the negotiations outside the hall; they also exited simultaneously. “Are they abandoning the latter part of the inheritance?” Peng Gong Master suddenly stood up, his face filled with disbelief. “How could this be?” Dark Master couldn’t believe it. Luo Feng and Chaos City Lord also stood up. “Something’s wrong,” Chaos City Lord frowned. “Why did they just leave? After all, they only received the initial part of the information; some key points are in the latter half. Don’t they want to become Cosmic Ultimate Experts? How could they give up so easily?” “Shi Hua, what exactly happened?” Dark Master looked at Shi Hua Island Master. “Shi Hua, this isn’t what we agreed upon earlier,” Luo Feng also spoke. At this moment, only Shi Hua Island Master remained from the Freedom Alliance’s side in the hall. Shi Hua Island Master’s face was grim, and he said in a low voice, “Please wait. I’ll tell you in a moment.” …… Inside one of the six palace-type supreme treasures belonging to the Freedom Alliance, the one led by Shi Hua Island Master. “Everyone, what’s going on?” Shi Hua Island Master looked at the Cosmic Overlords around him, each one a close acquaintance, and one of the foundations for his influence within the Freedom Alliance. “Shi Hua,” a deep green rock giant rumbled, “we do have a relationship, but each of us desires to become stronger. Our strength… will allow our respective races to hold a higher status in the Original Universe, especially after becoming Cosmic Ultimate Experts and possessing our own miniature universes. Then our races will have a true foundation… So, you can’t blame us.” “What exactly is the situation?” Shi Hua Island Master demanded in a low voice. “It’s like this,” a plant-like lifeform resembling water weeds spoke, its voice echoing through the surrounding space. “While humanity was trying to win us over, and the Allied Forces were also trying to win us over… and various disputes arose within our Freedom Alliance, at that very moment, ‘Juehua True God’ from the Purple Moon Holy Land Universe contacted Light-Walker Master. The ancestor of the Purple Moon Holy Land—that is, Purple Moon Ancestor—is willing to provide our Freedom Alliance with ‘ancient civilization inheritance information’ on how Cosmic Overlords can break through to become Cosmic Ultimate Experts… extremely detailed inheritance information will be given to us. Furthermore, he said that if what humanity offers is better than what he provides, then we can still help humanity. But if what humanity offers is not as good as his… then he requests us to assist the Allied Forces against humanity, especially against Luo Feng.” “That’s how it is.” “Light-Walker Master is an intermediary between the Purple Moon Holy Land and us! He secretly contacted each of us earlier, providing each of us with inheritance information… He has already given us the majority of the inheritance information, and in terms of richness and detail, it is ten times what humanity provided. Compared to it, what humanity offered is simply crude beyond belief.” “Shi Hua, tell us, how should we choose?” “You tell us!” Each one looked at Shi Hua Island Master. Shi Hua Island Master revealed a bitter, helpless smile. So that’s how it was. “No injustice, no injustice in losing,” Shi Hua Island Master sighed inwardly. This time, his schemes were for his own benefit, hoping to obtain inheritance information that would allow him to reach the peak of Cosmic Ultimate Expert. But he hadn’t expected the ‘Purple Moon Holy Land Universe’ to intervene. In terms of unfathomable mystery, the East Emperor Holy Land and Purple Moon Holy Land were indeed unfathomably mysterious. No one knew what ancient inheritances these two great Holy Lands had obtained, so it was normal for them to reveal a portion now. “What we seek is survival, what we seek is strength.” “The inheritance information given to us by the Purple Moon Holy Land is so good.” “Moreover, the Purple Moon Holy Land poses no future territorial conflict risk to us, whereas if humanity truly becomes powerful, they would be a threat to us.” “Furthermore, joining the Allied Forces in this war would be easier for us.” “From many aspects… whether it’s the present, the future, or the benefits gained, from all these perspectives, our choice, I believe you, Shi Hua, also understand.” Each Cosmic Overlord looked at Shi Hua Island Master with frankness. Shi Hua Island Master sighed helplessly, “The Purple Moon Holy Land, they didn’t mention me?” “We did speak up for you, but the Purple Moon Holy Land was unwilling to provide inheritance information for cultivating to the peak of Cosmic Ultimate Expert. Since that was the case, we didn’t tell you, to prevent any unforeseen issues,” the plant lifeform said. Shi Hua Island Master gave a bitter smile. “It seems you already knew about sending messages to the Allied Forces.” “That was part of our plan,” the plant lifeform replied. “Regardless, our plan is for the common interests of all Cosmic Overlords in our Freedom Alliance.” …… Inside the Virtual Universe’s magnificent hall. Luo Feng, Peng Gong Master, Dark Master, and Chaos City Lord still harbored doubts. “If they were still yearning for inheritance information, they would absolutely not give up,” Chaos City Lord said slowly. “The Freedom Alliance was formed, firstly, to cope with difficulties, and secondly, to gain enough influence to secure sufficient benefits. Who among them doesn’t want to become a Cosmic Ultimate Expert? Who among them doesn’t want inheritance information?” “Indeed.” Luo Feng and the other three waited, while Shi Hua Island Master, the only one remaining in the hall, kept his eyes closed for a long time before finally opening them. Luo Feng and the other three were startled. What kind of beings were they? Simply from Shi Hua Island Master’s gaze, they could discern some information. Shi Hua Island Master’s eyes at this moment… were filled with helplessness. “The Freedom Alliance has joined the Allied Forces.” Shi Hua Island Master’s very first sentence startled Luo Feng and the others, making their expressions turn grim. The situation ahead would be extremely perilous. “Impossible!” Luo Feng was the first to exclaim. “They wouldn’t abandon the inheritance information.” “What if they received inheritance information ten times more detailed and comprehensive than what you provided?” Shi Hua Island Master looked at Luo Feng. “What?” Luo Feng’s expression changed. Ten times? In the entire Universe Ocean, across the First Reincarnation Era, Second Reincarnation Era, and Original Universe Era, no one had obtained such detailed inheritance information apart from humanity. If anyone did, it would likely only be the two great Holy Lands. And even then, whether the two great Holy Lands possessed it was only a possibility. But the two great Holy Lands were so transcendent, with no conflict of interest with their own side, so why would they intervene? “It’s the Purple Moon Holy Land,” Shi Hua Island Master sighed indifferently. “The Purple Moon Holy Land provided the Freedom Alliance with inheritance information. They want to deal with humanity, and it seems they primarily want to deal with you, Luo Feng.” “Deal with me?” Luo Feng’s eyes widened. Beside him, Chaos City Lord, Dark Master, and Peng Gong Master also looked at Luo Feng. “The Purple Moon Holy Land?” Luo Feng found it hard to comprehend.