"Venerable Light Blade!"
Lord of Ganwu immediately brightened at the sight of the newcomer.
Venerable Light Blade's real name was Ace!
He was one of the Human Race's Top Overlords, and more importantly, he was a disciple of Lord of True Light.
Even when facing a Universe Master, he could retreat with ease.
"Hahaha! What, you're not happy to see me?"
Ace instantly closed the distance to Lord of Ganwu, a light blade already gripped in his hand.
"N-no!" Lord of Ganwu hurriedly denied. "It's just that this time..."
"Long time no see, Venerable Light Blade!"
A Venerable-Level Bug Race Mother Emperor suddenly spoke.
Ace's gaze shifted to her.
"So it's Venerable Dream Chaser. Have you already forgotten the lesson you learned last time?"
This wasn't Ace's first encounter with these Alien Race Universe Venerables. A few of them were familiar faces, but they were all defeated by him.
He had never taken these fellows seriously.
"There are seven Universe Overlords here. Do you really think you can—"
Before Venerable Dream Chaser could finish speaking, the light blade in Ace's hand had already pierced her.
"You talk too much. I have no habit of reminiscing with Alien Races like you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace swung his light sword. Blade after blade, imbued with the Law of Light, swept toward the Venerables.
"Venerable Light Blade, how dare you..."
They were Universe Overlords, after all. Ace's casual attack wasn't enough to kill them, but the damage to their divine bodies was very real.
After just one round of attacks, the divine bodies of these Universe Overlords had all suffered losses of at least seven percent, with the worst taking a full ten percent of damage.
That was a price they could hardly accept.
"So what? What are you all going to do about it?" A faint smile curled Ace's lips. He stopped toying with them and began attacking in earnest.
He unleashed all sorts of techniques, instantly reaching a Venerable from the Monster Race.
The light sword in his hand became a wheel of blades. Like a chainsaw, it chopped down toward the Monster Race Venerable's head.
In less than a second, that Monster Race Venerable's divine body had been reduced to less than a tenth of its original strength, forcing him into a dormant state.
Ace didn't choose to erase him completely. Instead, he took out a standard suppression treasure, the "Light Prison," and sealed him inside.
The other Alien Race Venerables were stunned at the sight.
"Venerable Light Blade, how dare you..."
Venerable Dream Chaser was about to speak when she saw three Universe Overlords already retreating at full speed.
She abandoned any thoughts of making threats. After all, it was better for someone else to die than herself, so she hurriedly used her own methods to flee as well.
Unfortunately, to Ace, their escape techniques were as slow as turtles.
He caught up in an instant, dispatched the remaining five Universe Overlords with ruthless efficiency, and sealed them away before turning his attention to the Bug Race Mother Emperor.
"Venerable Dream Chaser, give up struggling! My Third Senior Brother's been wanting to collect more Bug Race Mother Emperors lately."
The Third Senior Brother Ace mentioned was also a disciple of Lord of True Light: Venerable Ice Axe, Seven!
Despite his title being Ice Axe, he wasn't just a Controller—he was also a soul master.
He had quite a few powerful Alien Race subordinates, including members of the Monster Race, Bug Race, and Machine Race.
Among them were even Starry Sky Behemoths and some Special Lifeforms.
Of course, he liked the Bug Race best. A single Bug Race Mother Emperor could bring several times, or even dozens of times, the combat strength of an equal-ranked force.
It was hard not to covet that.
"Do you think that's possible?"
Looking at the situation before her, Venerable Dream Chaser knew she couldn't escape. So she simply...
"Oh? Going to self-destruct?" Ace immediately understood her intention as her body began to swell.
But...
"Trying to self-destruct in front of me? Keep dreaming!"
As he spoke, a vast amount of energy had already gathered in Ace's hand. It had all happened in the blink of an eye.
A crescent-shaped blade of light flew from Ace's hand. It split Venerable Dream Chaser's divine body in two and firmly sealed the energy she'd gathered for her self-destruction.
"You..."
Venerable Dream Chaser tried to say more, but her body was too badly damaged, and she fell directly into a dormant state.
"Haha! I'm sure Senior Brother will love this gift!"
After putting Venerable Dream Chaser into the Light Prison, Ace called out to Lord of Ganwu:
"Ganwu, one of our Space Garrison Venerables is waiting ahead to escort you. You can rest easy. I'm going to support the others first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ace turned into a beam of light and flew into the distance.
Seeing this, Lord of Ganwu could only hurry to lead the members of his God Base underlings toward Human Territory.
"Looks like Ace has made quite a haul this time!"
Billions of light-years away, Seven looked at the Virtual Universe email Ace had sent and knew his junior brother had reaped a substantial harvest.
But compared to his own...
He glanced at the Alien Race powerhouses arrayed behind him like an army and shrugged.
"Sometimes, having too many subordinates can be a headache!"
But soon, after receiving a message from one of his Soul Slaves, Seven grinned.
Then he headed toward the address he'd been sent.
"What on earth is going on? Why has the Human Race suddenly launched such a fierce counterattack?"
After receiving reports from across the territory, Lord of Chang Jiu, who was stationed at the Monster Race's command center, found himself in an increasingly difficult position.
In less than a hundred years, the Human Race's counteroffensive had already proved astonishingly effective.
Of the Monster Race's more than 5,700 Universe Venerables, over 700 had been captured alone—and that didn't even count those who had fallen!
Universe Venerables were the backbone of every race in the Primal Universe.
Even if they could be revived, it would still cost Universe Masters like them dearly.
What was more, the Monster Race's divine bodies were among the largest of all the races. Reviving a Universe Venerable cost them three or four times as much as it did other races.
"Could the Human Race still have some trump cards? Both Noah and Yuan are renowned powerhouses in the Universe Sea. If Noah hadn't been killed by a forbidden technique while exploring the Universe Boat, would the Monster Race even have a place in the Primal Universe?"
The speaker was Lord of Forbidden Annihilation, from Quake Monster Ancestor's faction. He was also a Fifth-Order Universe Master.
Although he wasn't as powerful as Lord of Chang Jiu, he was still one of the Monster Race's top fighters.
In practice, the two of them managed the Monster Race's affairs together.
"Should I go out there myself?"
The one who spoke this time was also a Fifth-Order Universe Master of the Monster Race: Lord of Catfish Scorched!
He was also from Quake Monster Ancestor's faction. With a top-tier Domain Supreme Treasure, he would be considered a formidable figure even in the Universe Sea.
"No. None of the Human Race's Fifth-Order Universe Masters have entered the fray yet. If we go out there ourselves, I'm afraid..."
The speaker was Lord of Blood Chisel, his tone tinged with apprehension.
He was also a Fifth-Order Universe Master, but because he lacked a Peak Supreme Treasure, he was usually only responsible for guarding the Monster Race's borders.
That was also why he was the only Universe Master attending the meeting through a Divine Power Avatar.
"Then what do we do? Just watch our people get killed, captured, or even enslaved by the Human Race?"
Lord of Meng Wan bellowed, his temper flaring.
It was no wonder he was so furious. The Nine Meng Beast Race were known for having enormous divine bodies.
And because of their species, most of their race had weak souls. By now, quite a few of their people had sent word that they'd been enslaved.
How could he, a Universe Master, not be furious?
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