Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 402 The Ultimate Treasure of the Soul Realm? The Uncrowned King!
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Two powerful intentions descended and coalesced into an incarnation.

One of them is roughly humanoid, with silver armor, red eyes, and black skin, but has a scorpion tail behind it.

The other was dressed in a magnificent golden robe, his entire crystal-cast divine body faintly glowing, with a golden eye between his brows.

The Demon Ancestor of the Prison Clan, the Holy Lord of the Crystal Clan!
On the tiny planet Bloodfang, six of the universe's strongest beings have appeared. Adding to this the Star River Lord beside him, six of the nine super powers of the primordial universe are here.

"Is the leader of the Northern Frontier still unwilling to come?"

The mechanical race's father god looked at the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance.

The Lord of the Star River looked grim, but still shook his head.

The leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance was able to save them at the last moment, but he was unwilling to truly help them fight and kill.

Ultimately, the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance was merely a powerful figure they supported at great expense, not a henchman.

The true rulers of the Northern Frontier have always been the three top-tier fifth-order universe lords: the Lord of the Star River, the Lord of the Black Lotus, and the Lord of the Jinglan Star.

Two top-tier fifth-order universe masters fell in one fell swoop, along with 35 universe masters.

The Northern Frontier Alliance is in complete chaos and on the verge of collapse.

In terms of unity, they are far inferior to other top powers.

"Now that we're here, let's begin."

Zhen Yaozu roared in a low voice, "In the previous battle, the Nine Domains Alliance was destroyed. My demon race joined forces with the insect race, the mechanical race, and the Northern Frontier Alliance, but was defeated by the human alliance."

"The battle situation is clear to both Demon Lord and Holy Lord."

"Ever since humans obtained some kind of inheritance, their divine bodies have become incredibly large, and their strength has increased dramatically. Even the World Tree, a special life form, has grown much larger."

"And that eerie black banner of the Lord of the Underworld is comparable to the Northern Frontier Alliance Leader's supreme domain treasure, the Qiqu Starlight Lake."

It's probably an ultimate treasure of its kind.

"That strange black banner is not an ordinary domain treasure, but a soul-type treasure! Within the domain, I sensed countless soul lives."

His halberd strike, which instantly killed 14 cosmic lords, was also thanks to that soul banner.

The empress's beautiful face was gloomy.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

The most powerful and precious treasure in the Soul Realm!
Among the most precious treasures, palaces, domains, and souls are the most valuable.

They'd never even heard of the Soul Realm!
Thinking of Qin Ming's mountain giant clone that could withstand the Empress's Palace and the Shattering Domain Cone, and his World Tree clone that could suppress everything, everyone felt heavy-hearted.

In the primordial universe, this Lord of the Underworld was even more troublesome than the Giant Axe!
Humanity produced a progenitor, so how could it then produce a Lord of the Underworld?
"The Lord of the Underworld is indeed powerful, but that's secondary!" The mechanical race's father god suddenly spoke, drawing the attention of the other powerful figures.

"The most frightening thing is that we don't know just how strong this human heritage really is."

"Among the human race, the first to break through was the Lord of Qianwu, and in this great war, nine more Universe Lords suddenly appeared, and a group of veteran Venerables of humanity, such as the Lord of Tianshi Palace and Venerable Guiyi, also broke through."

This is no coincidence.

"In the future, the human race will inevitably give birth to more cosmic masters, and even the strongest beings in the universe."

"If we do not unite, humanity may become like the Divine Eye Clan of the first cycle, occupying vast territories."

You've all seen what happened to the Nine Domains Alliance, haven't you?

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

The seven strongest members of the Divine Eye Clan occupied a vast and fertile cosmic territory in the original universe. If humanity had developed to that extent, how would they have survived?

"It's not that exaggerated. This batch of humans who broke through are all veteran powerhouses, the essence accumulated over billions of epochs. Breaking through again in the future won't be so easy."

The Demon Ancestor exuded an aura of evil madness, yet his eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

Humanity borders the territory of the Zerg, Machine Race, and Demon Race, but is extremely far from the Prison Race, whose 'prison' environment is extremely dangerous.

Ordinary groups simply cannot survive in it.

In this situation, how could he possibly be willing to go to war with the human race?
Although humanity is strong, it only has about twenty universe masters. It is unknown how long it will take for them to develop into a force like the Divine Eye Clan.

With the Giant Axe, the Primordial Universe, and the Lord of the Underworld present, even if they defeat humanity, they cannot obtain the inheritance.

Humans would not hand it over.

If that's the case, why not let humans fight against the Zerg, the Demons, the Machines, and the Northern Frontier Alliance?
It's a thankless task!
The combined strength of the four major forces—the Zerg, the Demon Clan, the Mechanical Clan, and the Northern Frontier Alliance—is still quite formidable.

As long as we are careful and avoid getting caught up in the World Tree's territory like we did this time, humans are completely helpless against them.

Even if the Northern Frontier Alliance loses 35 Universe Lords, the four major forces together still have nearly 200 Universe Lords.

Human progress is never easy.
Although the Crystal Clan's Holy Lord did not speak, his eyes revealed his agreement.

Both of their races reside in remote parts of the universe, and few of them participate in the extraterritorial battlefields opened up by the four top races.

Ultimately, it's all about profit.

No one knows what kind of inheritance humanity has received.

Originally, when the timeline was interrupted and the Donghe lineage emerged, they did not launch an attack on humanity.

He only made his move after the giant axe fell.

Now the giant axe is safe and sound, and even a heaven-defying being like the Lord of the Underworld has appeared.

Who would want to offend humanity?
"Foolish! Humanity has only just received its inheritance and has already defeated our alliance of four major powers."

Although there is an element of calculation involved, can't you see their true strength?
If we give them more time, and more powerful beings emerge, even the combined forces of the entire primordial universe might not be a match for humanity!

By then, it will be too late to regret it.

The mechanical god rebuked them. "You think you can get away with this because your territory is remote. But do you even consider that if we are defeated, will you still be able to survive?"

If my race is no match for you, the territories of your Crystal Clan and Prison Clan will become my insectoid race's escape route!

The Zerg Queen's gentle voice rang out, but the underlying threat sent chills down the spines of the Demon Ancestor and the Crystal Clan's Holy Lord.

Although their two tribes lived in remote areas, their territories were still very rich.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to support two top-tier races. In addition to having the strongest individuals, the Prison Race and the Crystal Race also each have more than a dozen Universe Lords.

"That's right! If we are defeated, my demon race will also retreat to your territory!"

The demon clan's gaze was fierce.

Do they want to hide in the background, watch them fight with humans, and reap the benefits without lifting a finger?
It’s not that simple!
No one is a fool to become the strongest among the top races.

"Stop taking chances."

The mechanical father god roared.

"If the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance doesn't take action, with that Soul Domain around, it will be almost impossible for us to defeat humanity. The combination of that Soul Domain and the World Tree clone is too terrifying."

After a moment of silence, the Crystal Clan's Holy Lord spoke.

The World Tree withstood the soul attacks of more than two hundred cosmic lords, and they all witnessed it.

At that time, the World Tree had not yet unleashed its Soul Domain.

The Demon Ancestor's expression was gloomy, clearly indicating that he had also considered this point.

"No matter what, the six major powers must first unite, and then try to win over those weaker groups and get them on the same side as us."

"The Zerg Queen spoke slowly."

"Of course, we should also try to win over the Ancestral God Sect and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance."

"Since the leader of the Northern Frontier Alliance has already made a move once, he has offended humanity. At worst, we can pay a price and ask him to take action again."

Among the nine super powers, the Ancestral God Cult is home to many special beings. Its only territory is the Ancestral Mystic Realm, and it is also the representative of the original universe's will.

As long as humans aren't stupid, they won't touch the Ancestral God Cult.

The Starry Sky Beast Alliance is even more transcendent. When those weaker Starry Sky Beasts are born, they wander and roam the universe, and they don't need much territory at all.

As for the strongest lone wolves, they need no territory whatsoever.

"We all have vast territories, and conflict with humanity is inevitable. We must unite. But humanity is too arrogant, actually killing the Cosmic Venerable and Immortal of the Nine Domains Alliance."

Many vulnerable groups will panic and turn to us.

"Let's act together. The greatest power in the primordial universe still lies with those scattered races across its various territories. There are hundreds of universe lords among these billions of races..."

Humanity displayed remarkable skill in this war.

The World Tree, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and so on—but once exposed, there are naturally many ways to deal with them and minimize the threat.

The six major powers were talking and discussing among themselves.

Despite the sordid aspects, they reached a consensus on one point.

That is, even if we cannot defeat humanity, we must at least limit its development and prevent it from producing too many powerful individuals.

……

The six major forces eventually united.

Meanwhile, the human race and the powerful members of the Hongmeng also appeared at the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company to celebrate the victory in this battle.

With dozens of universe lords personally taking action, sweeping away a force without a universe lord in charge was far too easy.

Of the 10 Universe Venerables and 5000 million King-level Immortals in the entire Nine Domains Alliance, more than half were directly annihilated, while the rest scattered and fled for their lives.

The Nine Domains Alliance has a vast territory, and many people are not in their respective clans. Upon receiving the news, they immediately left via divine kingdom teleportation, making it impossible for even the Lord of the Universe to completely block them.

"Hahaha, a great victory! It's all thanks to everyone's efforts. The war is over, and we will now divide the spoils and allocate resources."

Inside the celebration hall, the Lord of Chaos City raised his wine cup, full of pride and high spirits.

The lords of the universe below were all laughing heartily, and the nine lords of the universe who joined later, including the Lord of Craftsmanship and the Lord of Junji, were even more excited.

Having defeated four top powers in one battle, the Hong Alliance is now the uncrowned king of the entire primordial universe.

Joining the Hongmeng again won't be so easy in the future.

Those who won this battle gained massive amounts of merit and resources.

After the fall of 51 universe lords, the treasures and resources they carried naturally fell into the hands of the Hongmeng members. Even after countless epochs of adventure in the cosmic sea, none of them had gained as much as this one!

The Lord of Chaos City smiled, revealing that his avatar had visited Qin Ming's Netherworld Divine Kingdom.

I saw the souls of those 51 universe masters, and I saw tens of thousands of universe venerables and tens of millions of king-level souls!

That was the biggest gain from this battle.

"Of course, this victory is not the end. The four-race alliance, having been defeated by us, will probably not let this go easily."

I've received information that they are contacting other powerful forces and weaker clans.

The Chaos City Lord's eyes flickered.

After plundering the resources and territory of the Nine Domains Alliance, he actually didn't want to start another war if he could; humanity needed time to process what had happened.

"Therefore, we need countermeasures!"

(End of this chapter)