The Third Era

Within the Purple Moon Holy Land Universe.

“Find out for me, is that Luo Feng alive or dead!” the Purple Moon Ancestor roared coldly, looking down.

“Ancestor,” a white-robed Universe Master knelt respectfully, saying, “Our Purple Moon Holy Land has no soldiers in the Python River Army. The military camp has strict regulations; other soldiers are not authorized to enter the Python River Army’s encampment. Although we are on good terms with two Python River Army soldiers, we cannot directly ask them to check on Luo Feng.”

“Ancestor, Chengmu self-detonated. We no longer have any soldiers in Hou’s army, so we cannot verify if Hou has returned.”

“Ancestor…”

One after another, Universe Masters respectfully explained the difficulties.

After all, it was Jinzhi World. Although their Purple Moon Holy Land had nearly a hundred Universe Masters in the military camp, within the vast camp, they were merely a ripple in an endless ocean. Investigating many matters was incredibly inefficient.

“Hmph,” the Purple Moon Ancestor snorted.

Suddenly—

“Ancestor, intelligence just arrived from the Original Universe,” a three-eyed, eight-armed woman suddenly opened her eyes and said respectfully.

“Speak!” the Purple Moon Ancestor commanded.

The woman respectfully replied, “It has been confirmed that the boundless Youhai still possesses a powerful life aura. Clearly, that Luo Feng is not dead!”

“Not dead?” The Purple Moon Ancestor showed a hint of annoyance. In his view, killing a Universe Master should be an easy task, yet after so much effort, it had still failed.

“How could he not be dead?” The Purple Moon Ancestor looked at the Chengmu Master nearby.

The Chengmu Master immediately said respectfully, “Ancestor, our Purple Moon Holy Land has a weak foundation in Jinzhi World, and each of us is merely a Law Master, holding a low status. Whether it’s investigating information or setting up a scheme, it’s incredibly difficult… Since Luo Feng is not dead, we likely cannot investigate the reason for his survival, as none of us are qualified to speak with Hou.”

The Purple Moon Ancestor nodded.

He also understood that in the Universe Ocean, his Purple Moon Universe was considered a Holy Land, but in Jinzhi World… the number of Universe Masters dispatched by his Purple Moon Holy Land wasn’t even comparable to a random tribe.

“How can I make him die?” The Purple Moon Ancestor pondered.

This attempt had failed.

So, the same method might also be ineffective.

“This Luo Feng clearly entered from the outside, so how did he gain the trust of the natives of Jinzhi World?” The Purple Moon Ancestor was puzzled. “There must be a reason.”

…

Time flowed on.

Luo Feng had originally thought the Purple Moon Holy Land would launch a second wave of action, but contrary to expectations, the Purple Moon Holy Land made no further moves.

In the blink of an eye, the Third Era arrived.

“It’s finally here.”

In the boundless Youhai, Luo Feng’s figure, formed from condensed seawater, stood there.

“The Third Era has arrived,” the Chaos City Lord beside him said softly, his voice trembling slightly. “Luo Feng, in that Jinzhi World, do you truly possess the ability to annihilate so many Universe Masters in one fell swoop? You must know that those Universe Masters might scatter. Once some of them die consecutively, it might cause panic among the others, and they could very well flee one by one, or even self-detonate to escape.”

Self-detonation, for a Universe Master with avatars, was indeed a means of escape.

The Chaos City Lord rarely questioned Luo Feng, but this matter was too significant.

“Teacher, please rest assured, I have full confidence,” Luo Feng said.

“Mm.” The Chaos City Lord finally breathed a sigh of relief. “My Hong Alliance, apart from our human race, has some allied foreign races who willingly follow us, but many more are compelled by our human race’s might… Coupled with the ancient civilization’s inheritances, what we offer naturally cannot compare to Jinzhi World. Last time, 36 Universe Masters from the Hong Alliance went, which was an initial exploration. The news brought back by those Universe Masters caused a stir within my Hong Alliance, and more Universe Masters wanted to enter; it was impossible to suppress them. This time, I fear over a hundred Universe Masters from my Hong Alliance will enter.”

Luo Feng nodded.

Subordinate foreign races were still foreign races; although willing to follow humanity, they would also seize opportunities when they arose, and Jinzhi World was a supreme opportunity.

“The allied faction is the same,” the Chaos City Lord chuckled. “Many from the allied faction entered last time. Their major powers all sent vanguards last time, and now that it’s fully confirmed, a large number will definitely enter.”

“Teacher, I understand,” Luo Feng nodded, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

At a moment that determines the survival and territory of their race, how could they show mercy?

…

In the distant Insectoid Race territory.

“Empress.”

“Empress.”

At a glance, more than twenty figures stood below the grand hall, where the noble Empress sat upon her throne.

“This time, humanity probably won’t be able to suppress its allied foreign races,” the Insectoid Empress smiled, looking down. “The strong cultivators of other races within the Hong Alliance will also intensely desire Jinzhi World and will enter in large numbers. Since that’s the case, our allied faction entering a portion won’t cause any trouble.”

“Moreover, this opportunity is a truly great one for our allied faction,” the Insectoid Empress slowly continued. “Jinzhi World contains a vast number of supreme true treasures, and even more wondrous mechanical-type treasures. Once obtained, our strength will surely increase greatly. The struggle within Jinzhi World will ultimately determine the final victory or defeat between the two major factions within the Original Universe!”

“Therefore… in Jinzhi World, we must obtain sufficient inheritances and sufficient treasures.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.” The more than twenty Universe Masters of the Insectoid Alliance below were all filled with anticipation and fighting spirit.

That Jinzhi World, full of endless temptation, was truly their world.

…

In the distant Monster Race territory.

“Our allied faction has repeatedly found ourselves at a disadvantage in clashes with the human faction. If this continues, our allied faction is destined to fail. Therefore, Jinzhi World is our only chance, our opportunity to turn the tide! Compared to Jinzhi World… the treasures we currently possess, the cultivation guidance we have, are nothing short of a joke! In Jinzhi World, there are treasures a hundred, even a thousand times more precious.” The Shocking Demon Ancestor’s voice boomed, echoing through the void.

Around him in the void were towering figures, some from the Monster Race, and some from allied foreign races of the Monster Race Alliance.

“Roar~~”

“Jinzhi World.”

“Mechanical-type treasures!”

They all howled.

“Let’s go,” the Shocking Demon Ancestor said. “Go to Jinzhi World and bring back the treasures and inheritances!”

…

The high-level members of the entire allied faction had clearly reached a consensus, believing that the key to turning the tide lay in Jinzhi World… Moreover, Jinzhi World itself held immense allure. Consequently, various forces within the allied faction—the Insectoid Race, Monster Race, Machine Race, Prison Race, Crystal Race, Northern Territory Alliance, and even the remaining Freedom Alliance—all directly set off into the Universe Ocean, intending to travel to Jinzhi World.

“The opportunity lies in Jinzhi World.”

“For more Universe Overlords to emerge among my Starry Sky Behemoths, we must rely on Jinzhi World.” The Old Beast God looked down, his voice booming. “No matter how the allied faction and the human faction fight, we will not take sides. What we need to do is use Jinzhi World to grow stronger.”

“Roar.”

“Awoo~~”

“Stronger!”

One Starry Sky Behemoth after another was filled with anticipation.

Although they had sided with the allied faction during the first major confrontation between the human faction and the allied faction, because the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance and humanity had no ‘territorial conflicts,’ the Old Beast God of the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance had repeatedly negotiated with humanity, even through Luo Feng’s connections, hoping to gain understanding.

After making reparations, Luo Feng, considering their past relationship and his own Golden Horn Behemoth avatar, ultimately reached an agreement with humanity and the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance.

The Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance would no longer interfere and would make reparations, and all past grievances would be forgotten.

In truth, for humanity, the reason for fighting the allied faction was primarily for territory! After all, at this point, the human faction already held the advantage, and there was no possibility of being invaded. Logically, there was no need to continue the slaughter, but why did they fight? To seize more vast territories, of course.

Especially some core territories needed to be seized. The Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance had no need for territory at all, so there was no point in fighting them, which made negotiations easy. As for the Monster Race, Machine Race, and others, negotiations? Fine, surrender all your territories, and we’ll designate a region in a remote part of the Original Universe for your Monster Race and Machine Race to survive.

After all, the Monster Race, Machine Race, Insectoid Race, and Human Race occupied the best core regions of the Original Universe.

…

As the strong cultivators of various races in the Original Universe stirred and set off for the Universe Ocean.

In the distant Ancestral God Secret Region, within the Ancestral God Palace.

The three Ancestral Gods sat on their thrones.

“Buzz!”

Streaks of faint, shimmering light filled the entire Ancestral God Palace, and above the palace, a massive vortex rotated, with three indistinct beams of light enveloping the three Ancestral Gods.

The guards outside the Ancestral God Palace all knelt, understanding that this was the will of the great Original Universe descending with a message.

“This is the one…”

“Go.”

“Life and death…”

“Only war!”

“Destined…”

“Reincarnation…”

Messages were transmitted, reaching the three Ancestral Gods below.

After a long while, everything dissipated, and the void above the Ancestral God Palace returned to calm. The three Ancestral Gods, who had been meditating with closed eyes, now opened them. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

“To think, to think it would be like this,” the young Ancestral God murmured, trembling.

“When Jinzhi World appeared last time, I was puzzled. With the immense power of the will of the great Original Universe, how could such a colossal entity appear, and how could it guide them? Without the guidance of the will of the great Original Universe’s origin, how many strong cultivators would have to die, and how much time would be wasted for the major powers to find a way to enter Jinzhi World? So… this is how it is, to think it would be like this.”

“To think it would appear in our reincarnation era,” the two-faced Ancestral God also said, trembling. “This is a catastrophe. I always knew the Universe Ocean was mysterious, difficult to explore, and contained everything unknown to us. I never expected this catastrophe to be so terrifying.”

“Even the Axe Creator was instantly annihilated. I hope… I hope this time, they become even stronger in Jinzhi World, obtain more treasures, and can face this great calamity.”

“Let’s go.”

“Go and inform all forces in the Universe Ocean of this message.”