Winner Takes All!

Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield, Lairui'er Manor.

After listening to Han Fu's introduction, Li Ze and the others had gained a certain understanding of the Sacred Mountain Battle.

"As for the Universe level Sacred Mountain on Yulan Continent, according to the agreement between the Three Races back then, it was allocated to the armies of the three races as a training ground for military soldiers. Therefore, this Sacred Mountain Battle will mainly be participated in by Universe level soldiers from the military. Universe levels from other factions cannot temporarily join the military to participate in this Sacred Mountain Battle, so you need not worry about Universe level geniuses from the core ranks of top-tier powers or even the Five Great Giants joining in. Our main opponents in this Sacred Mountain Battle will be those bastards from the Demon Race and Mechanical Race armies." After Han Fu finished speaking, Lairui'er revealed another piece of information about the Sacred Mountain Battle.

Upon hearing this, the team members present visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

If it had not been limited to military Universe levels, then before the Sacred Mountain Battle began, a large number of Universe level geniuses from the core ranks of top-tier powers and even the Five Great Giants would inevitably have been sent here to fight. With only 1,000 Sacred Mountain Baptism Quotas, their chances of securing one would have been much lower.

"All right, that is enough about the Sacred Mountain Battle for now. Once the commander informs me of the specific arrangements for this battle, we will make detailed plans. When you return, make more preparations for combat," Lairui'er said after sharing everything he knew.

"Mengqian, take Li Ze to the manor assigned to him later," Lairui'er said, looking at Tree Man Mengqian seated nearby.

"All right, I'll take him over later." Mengqian nodded.

"Li Ze, this banquet is now over. Next, let Mengqian take you to the manor assigned to you. When teams like ours, composed of Universe Level Generals, have no missions, our main task is cultivation. Only by becoming stronger can we have a better chance of surviving our next mission," Lairui'er instructed Li Ze after seeing Mengqian nod.

Li Ze did not reply to Lairui'er. He simply nodded.

The banquet then ended, and everyone departed from Lairui'er Manor.

Outside the manor gates, after everyone had bid Li Ze farewell and left, Mengqian said to him, "Li Ze, our team has ten manors here in total, arranged in a row behind Captain Lairui'er's manor. The manor assigned to you this time is the sixth one. I'll take you there now."

After seeing Li Ze nod, the two flew into the sky, rising about a hundred meters above the ground before flying toward the manors behind them.

Before long, they arrived at their destination and landed in front of the manor.

Mengqian helped Li Ze leave his mark on the manor's Control Core, then departed.

Inside the manor, Li Ze followed an intelligent robot around and familiarized himself with the place. Its former owner had been obsessed with cultivation, so the manor remained in its most basic standard design, without any alterations. It resembled the style of a European estate on Earth. Li Ze did not alter it either. He went straight into the Cultivation Room within the manor's castle, cultivating while waiting for the Sacred Mountain Battle to arrive.

Above a lake on a continent in the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield.

A Two-headed Giant Eagle over a hundred meters long suddenly appeared above the lake.

Screech!

A piercing cry rang across the sky.

"Why haven't those Human Race and Mechanical Race bastards arrived yet?" The Two-headed Giant Eagle was extremely impatient.

"Qian Yu, you still haven't fallen on the Outer Domain Battlefield?" At that moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded not far from the Two-headed Giant Eagle.

Seeing the Human Race man who had suddenly appeared, with a single horn flickering with threads of lightning growing from his head, the Two-headed Giant Eagle Qian Yu's eyes flashed with ferocity.

"King Huilei, the Human Race actually sent you for this Sacred Mountain Battle. Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by King-level Invincible experts of my Demon Race?" the Two-headed Giant Eagle said sharply.

"King-level Invincible experts of the Demon Race? Perfect. My strength has improved again recently, and I've been looking to kill a few Demon Race experts to test it out. Let those who aren't afraid of dying come. What, shall the two of us fight first and see whether I can leave you here? Given the status of your Two-headed Eagle Clan within the Demon Race, reviving you afterward should not be a problem. Want to try?" King Huilei said to the Two-headed Giant Eagle with a wicked grin.

"You really aren't afraid? Should I call King Yihu and the others from my clan over right now? I don't believe you can fight a King-level Invincible at present!" The Two-headed Giant Eagle Qian Yu roared fiercely, though a trace of fear could vaguely be heard within his roar.

"Why don't you try?" King Huilei narrowed his eyes as he spoke. More lightning burst from the horn on his head, twisting the surrounding space.

"That is enough, King Huilei, King Qianyu. We came here to discuss the Sacred Mountain Battle. There is no need to fight to the death." Suddenly, a mechanical voice came from nearby.

A black metal sphere ten meters in diameter suddenly appeared not far from them. The voice came from within the metal sphere.

"Hahaha, fine. Since King Tiejie has spoken, I'll spare you, beast, this time," King Huilei said with a laugh. Upon seeing the Mechanical Race member appear, he stopped pressing King Qianyu of the Demon Race.

The Demon Race's Two-headed Giant Eagle's eyes flashed with resentment upon hearing King Huilei's words. It wanted to say something, but restrained itself.

King Huilei glanced at King Qianyu and paid no mind to the resentment in his eyes. However, he had already decided that if he encountered this fellow on the Outer Domain Battlefield in the future, he would send it to its death.

"Since all three sides have arrived, let us discuss the upcoming Sacred Mountain Battle at the Universe level Sacred Mountain on Yulan Continent. The old rules apply! In the Sacred Mountain Battle on Yulan Continent, only Universe levels from the three sides' armies may enter and fight for it. All other factions and all non-Universe levels must temporarily leave Yulan Continent. Each race will send thirty King-level Immortals to clear the area. Those who do not leave will be driven away or killed," King Huilei said directly to the other two without hesitation.

"No objections!" King Tiejie of the Mechanical Race spoke.

"My Demon Race proposes increasing the scale of the wager for this Sacred Mountain Battle. Place five quotas for entry into the next Qishen Treasure Vault into this Sacred Mountain Battle. When the Qishen Treasure Vault opens next time, the final victor will receive an additional ten entry quotas, while each of the other two sides will lose five quotas," King Qianyu of the Demon Race suddenly said.

Upon hearing King Qianyu's proposal, King Huilei and King Tiejie did not immediately respond.

Why could a Universe level Sacred Mountain Battle draw the attention of King-level Immortals from the Three Races, even causing them to clear out an entire continent on the Outer Domain Battlefield for it?

The main reason was that every Sacred Mountain Battle concerned the entry quotas for the Qishen Treasure Vault left behind by the ancient secret-realm race, the Qishen Clan.

The Qishen Treasure Vault was the Race Treasury built by the Qishen Clan in the past. When the Three Races destroyed the Qishen Clan, it was not directly looted because the Qishen Treasure Vault had been set with an attack-triggered self-destruction program.

After the Qishen Clan was destroyed, the Qishen Treasure Vault opened once every hundred thousand eras due to the ebb and flow of secret-realm energy. Each opening allowed only three hundred beings below the Universe Venerable level to enter. The Three Races each received fifty quotas, while the other one hundred and fifty quotas were won through wagers in successive Sacred Mountain Battles. To date, it had opened a total of one hundred and twenty times. According to experts who had entered, only a small portion of the treasures inside had been acquired.

Heavy Treasures emerged with every opening. There had even been one opening in which an ancient King-level expert of the Human Race obtained a Supreme Treasure.

Aside from those treasures, many other inheritances, materials, rare treasures, and other items had also been obtained.

One of the Human Race Controller's nine great divine weapons, the Enlightenment God Weapon, had been created by an Immortal who entered the Qishen Treasure Vault in the past, based on an inheritance of the Qishen Clan that he obtained there.

King Huilei and King Tiejie remained silent for some time, both consulting the Universe Venerables of their respective races who managed the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield.

King Qianyu clearly knew that such a matter was not something King-level experts like them could decide, so he did not urge them.

"We agree to increase the scale of this wager!" After being silent for a while, King Huilei answered directly. Though he did not know why the Demon Race had suddenly proposed it, such sudden increases to the scale of wagers had occurred before in history. At most, it meant that some extraordinary genius had appeared among the Demon Race's Universe level soldiers.

After a long while, King Tiejie of the Mechanical Race finally agreed to increase the scale of the wager as well.

"All right, now that everything else has been discussed, let us establish the rules for this Sacred Mountain Battle according to the old rules." King Qianyu of the Demon Race was visibly in a much better mood after the other two sides accepted the Demon Race's proposal.

"As for the battlefield, my Mechanical Race proposes using the Space-time Fortress region of Yulan Continent," King Tiejie of the Mechanical Race said.

The Space-time Fortress on Yulan Continent was a super barracks built by the Qishen Clan in the past. Both its length and width exceeded ten million kilometers, making it like a colossal city. It held no great danger, and anything valuable within it had long since been looted. It had been used as the battlefield in many previous Universe level Sacred Mountain Battles on Yulan Continent.

"As for the numbers, my Human Race proposes that each race send one million Universe level soldiers into battle," King Huilei said. One million Universe level soldiers might sound like an enormous number, but compared to the entire Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield, it was merely a small portion. Every Outer Domain Battlefield had Universe level soldiers numbering in the hundreds of millions, so a war on the scale of a million was not especially large.

"As for the method of victory, my Demon Race proposes a time limit of six months. When a member of one race kills a Universe level from another race, they gain one point, while the victim's points are transferred to the killer. After six months, whichever race has the most points will emerge victorious. Winner takes all! Not only will they receive the Qishen Treasure Vault quotas, all one thousand Sacred Mountain Baptism Quotas will also belong to that race," King Qianyu of the Demon Race said.

Upon hearing King Qianyu's proposal, inexplicable looks flashed through the eyes of King Huilei and King Tiejie. They became even more certain that the Demon Race would pull some tricks in this Sacred Mountain Battle.

"All right, now that the rules for this Sacred Mountain Battle have been set, I will not remain here any longer. Seeing you, beast, makes me sick. Oh, and the old rule still applies: technological items, potions, and such above the Universe level are forbidden. The side that violates this rule will be directly eliminated," King Huilei said to the other two after the rules were finalized.

He then Teleported away.

"Since the Human Race has already left, I shall leave as well." Without even sparing King Qianyu a glance, King Tiejie of the Mechanical Race also Teleported away.

Seeing the contempt the two had shown him, King Qianyu burned with rage.

However, when he thought of how his objective for this operation had already been achieved, he ultimately suppressed his anger.

Just wait. This time, many geniuses from my race's Royal Clan and royal bloodlines have joined the army. They will surely make your two races suffer indescribable pain. King Qianyu thought to himself before Teleporting away as well.

Only the azure lake remained behind.

To be continued.

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