The Battle or Surrender?

After exchanging a glance with the Giant Axe Founder, the City Lord of Chaos stepped forward and said, "Do you really not know our human race's conditions? The conditions are very simple: all you Three Races need to do is concede defeat in this war! As for the Supreme Treasure and territories that are due, we will proceed according to procedure!"

The City Lord of Chaos's casual remark immediately caused the two Universe Supreme Being present to lose their composure. Good heavens, he had just spoken about the lifeblood of two races, which could be summed up in four words—ceding territory and paying reparations! Although they were mentally prepared, the Dream Demon Ancestor and the Machine Race Father God still felt greatly insulted City Lord of Chaos uttered those words!

This war was essentially over after Lu Yan'an suppressed all the Universe Master of the Three Races. However, the strongest members of the three races wanted to see if they could gain an advantage in terms of the highest combat power. They even went so far as to send Zhen Yao Zu out at a great cost, hoping that he could complete the harvesting of the Human Race 'Universe Master power.

However, Lu Yan'an's appearance perfectly shattered the dream that the Three Races had tried so hard to create! First, he fought against nine opponents, suppressing the nine fifth-level Universe Master of the three races. Then, he fought against Zhen Yao Zu, making him flee in a sorry state. Finally, he took action again to harvest all the Universe Master of the Three Races. He can be called the best MVP of the whole event!

"If we agree to your Human Race's demands, will your Human Race release the Universe Master my Three Races who have been suppressed?" the Dream Demon Ancestor asked.

"Of course," the City Lord of Chaos nodded, "But..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Machine Race Father God beside him asked impatiently. It's no wonder it was so eager; in this battle, the Peak Battle power of the entire Machine Race had been almost completely wiped out by the Human Race! Now, the Machine Race's territories and Supreme Treasure are secondary; without the Universe Master as the pillar of the race, it is simply impossible for them to continue developing.

"Mechanical, don't worry! It's certainly possible to release your race's Universe Master, but there will be conditions!" the City Lord of Chaos laughed. He naturally understood the anxious feelings of the Machine Race Father God. After all, almost all the Universe Master in the entire race had been wiped out. It would be truly strange if he could remain calm at this time!

Upon hearing the City Lord of Chaos's words, the Machine Race Father God remained silent. He exchanged a glance with the Dream Demon Ancestor beside him and began to communicate in secret.

"Machinery, Meng Cha!" The Giant Axe Founder suddenly stepped forward and spoke, "Even if the price you pay is sufficient, my Human Race cannot release all of your Universe Master at once! There is absolutely no room for negotiation on this point!"

"If you can accept this, then this negotiation can continue! If you can't, then talking is a waste of time, and we might as well continue fighting!" The Giant Axe Founder laid out the unpleasant truth upfront, leaving no room for ambiguity.

However, these words immediately brought a sigh of relief to both the Machine Race Father God and the Dream Demon Ancestor. Everyone present was an old relic with rich experience, capable of easily seeing through the true nature of things. For example, the words spoken by the Giant Axe Founder were something they would never have said if they weren't truly intending to negotiate.

Moreover, what the Giant Axe Founder said was true. Even the most brain-dead person couldn't possibly release all the prisoners at once; that's unrealistic. If the Giant Axe Founder were to demand compensation while also promising to release everyone immediately upon receiving it, then both the Machine Race Father God and the Dream Demon Ancestor would have to carefully consider how much of that was true.

"What are your thoughts?" The Dream Demon Ancestor seemed somewhat skeptical of the Giant Axe Founder's words and turned to ask the City Lord of Chaos.

"We can return the people! However, we will return them to you after 100,000 epochs, and only one at a time!" said the City Lord of Chaos.

"Returning a Universe Master after 100,000 epochs?" The Dream Demon Ancestor remained silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, "If that's the condition, then your Human Race has no sincerity in negotiating!"

The Dream Demon Ancestor and his companion were prepared for the cession of territory and reparations, as this had always been the case. Therefore, both sides tacitly agreed to first address the fundamental issues. Negotiations regarding territorial boundaries and the compensation for Supreme Treasure were open to negotiation; if the fundamental issues weren't resolved, further discussion would be futile. The crucial problem was that the demands made by the Human Race far exceeded their bottom line! If it were according to their usual temperament, they would likely have resumed fighting the moment the City Lord of Chaos uttered those words, but now...

"Meng Cha, what you're saying is utterly foolish!" the City Lord of Chaos sneered. "Sincerity? You don't actually believe that my Human Race is negotiating with you right now, do you?"

Seeing that the two still couldn't quite grasp the situation, the Giant Axe Founder said helplessly, "Negotiation? That's only negotiation when both sides have the resources to sit at the gambling table! What resources do your Three Races have to sit in front of my human race and shout about negotiation?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was deafening to the Dream Demon Ancestor and the Machine Race Father God! Like a bucket of cold water being poured over them from head to toe, the two of them finally began to sober up.

After hearing the words of the Giant Axe Founder, the scene fell silent for a moment. But in private, the Machine Race Father God was secretly communicating with the Dream Demon Ancestor.

"What should we do?" the Dream Demon Ancestor asked.

"What else can we do?" the Machine Race Father God replied. "Take my Machine Race for example, nearly a dozen Universe Master have already fallen into human hands. Now, my Machine Race only has three nascent Universe Master left to oversee things! If we agree, at least there's still hope for humans to return, but..."

The Machine Race Father God didn't finish speaking, but the Dream Demon Ancestor Machine Race Father God what he hadn't said. No one was a fool; empty words wouldn't be believed. But the problem was, it seemed the Three Races now had no other choice!

"Our race has over 20 Universe Master! The current losses have reached 70%... and even the 'Mie Jin' and 'Xue Zan,' who had the potential to become the Universe Supreme Being, have been suppressed by humans. Since that's the case, then my Monster Race has no other choice!" The Dream Demon Ancestor its voice, its expression one of overwhelming bewilderment. It truly couldn't understand how things had developed to this point in such a short time.

The City Lord of Chaos's meaning was very clear: either accept their conditions, or continue fighting! This condition was the premise of the negotiations; if they accepted, a Universe Master would be randomly released every ten thousand epochs. If they didn't accept, then there was nothing more to say!

"If that's the case, then let's continue negotiating with humanity!" came the voice of the Machine Race Father God, and even the Dream Demon Ancestor could hear a sense of helplessness in its voice. "Humanity is no longer the same as it used to be, but my Three Races are still the same Three Races as before!"

The City Lord of Chaos and the Giant Axe Founder stood in the void, looking at the two Universe Supreme Being: "Have you thought it through? Do you want to continue this battle? But if you do, the consequences might be even more severe than you two anticipate."

"Chaos! You don't need to exert extreme pressure here. Although my Three Races have been defeated this time, the Universe Supreme Being are still here! In the Primal Universe, what does it matter if your human race is at its peak? My Three Races are not afraid!" Dream Demon Ancestor roared.

"So, this is your choice?" After listening to the roar of the Dream Demon Ancestor, the City Lord of Chaos's emotions did not fluctuate at all. However, the aura emanating from the two strongest members of the Human Race became even more intense, and the scene returned to the feeling of imminent conflict.

Seeing the reactions of the City Lord of Chaos and the other, the Machine Race Father God sighed deeply. He knew that this was a choice left to them by the Human Race: to fight or to surrender, it was all up to them.

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