Giant Axe Meeting (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

"Zhang Dong is currently on a mission with the Feather Slaughter Clan. Once his task is complete, I will personally go to receive him."

Ganwu Kingdom Master spoke solemnly: "From then on, he will stay on the Imperial Capital Star of my Ganwu Universe Kingdom, where absolute safety can be guaranteed."

"If you personally go to receive him, what will those alien races think?" Dark Marquis Lord said coldly: "There's no need. Regarding Zhang Dong, until orders come from above, everything remains as it is. Everyone is dismissed."

Chaos City Lord was already contacting Giant Axe.

With Origin Ancestor suppressed, the true controller of the entire human race was Giant Axe.

Because of Zhang Dong's matter, it was very necessary to convene a Giant Axe Meeting.

One by one, the Cosmic Venerables bowed and withdrew, leaving the Virtual Universe. What happened next had nothing more to do with them.

Shua!

Zhang Dong was directly teleported before Dark Marquis Lord.

"This is Chaos City Lord—you may address him as Senior Uncle. This is Ice Peak Lord—you may address him as Junior Uncle. This is Dragon Travel Lord, an elder of our Virtual Universe Company lineage."

Dark Marquis Lord introduced them one by one: "Aside from our teacher not being here, all Universe Masters of our Virtual Universe Company lineage are present."

Looking at the several Universe Masters, Zhang Dong was somewhat bewildered.

Wasn't this just clearing the Domain Lord Level Primordial Heaven-Reaching Mountain?

He had thought Dark Marquis Lord, or perhaps Dark Lord, would come to see him. Why had all the Universe Masters shown up?

Zhang Dong bowed to each in turn. Though his talent was high, his strength was still weak, so naturally he had to show respect before so many Universe Masters.

"I really don't know how you cultivate." Dragon Travel Lord, as massive as a mountain, laughed: "When I was your age, I was still crawling and scrambling at the Cosmic Level."

Dragon Travel Lord's appearance clearly indicated he had also possessed a Special Lifeform.

Zhang Dong gave an awkward smile. At times like this, it was best to say nothing and quietly stay by Dark Marquis Lord's side.

"Wait in the Virtual Universe for now. In reality, do nothing for the time being." Chaos City Lord said softly: "I've contacted Giant Axe. We'll convene the Giant Axe Meeting now."

With that, the several Universe Masters instantly teleported away.

"Giant Axe Meeting?"

Zhang Dong was no stranger to this term.

Only Universe Masters and Giant Axe Founder could attend this meeting, where all major matters within the race were decided.

What counted as a major matter?

A prodigy with a high likelihood of becoming a Universe Master was a major matter.

The birth of a Universe Master was far more significant than obtaining a pile of ordinary treasures.

Zhang Dong thought it over briefly. Convening a Giant Axe Meeting because of him was reasonable enough—after all, he was a First-Class True Intent transcendent.

And a First-Class True Intent transcendent at such a young age.

If this were the Tianyu Universe, even Blood Blade God Emperor would be fighting over him.

The weight of a True God Sovereign scrambling to take a disciple—placed in the Primordial Universe, it meant Universe Strongests scrambling to take a disciple.

Giant Axe Temple.

In the endless darkness stood a simple temple.

Before the temple was a stone table, where all the human Universe Masters had gathered.

Dark Lord had already received the news and arrived. He had been frantically traveling through the Cosmic Sea, first entering the Initial Universe before connecting to the Virtual Universe for the meeting.

"Chaos, your Virtual Universe Company has produced a monster."

"How did Dark Lord end up taking him as a disciple?"

"Dark Marquis, this kid is far more monstrous than you were back then."

The Universe Masters couldn't stop talking about Zhang Dong. For them to gather like this, and all because of a junior at the Domain Lord level, was truly astonishing.

Even the rising Universe Masters of the past, like Dark Marquis Lord himself, had never received such treatment.

"We need to think carefully about how to handle Zhang Dong's situation." Giant Axe, who looked like a wild man, suddenly spoke: "Chaos, his reputation isn't exactly low."

"It isn't low." Chaos City Lord nodded.

The Genius War back then, and his entry into the Primordial Realm—these were no secrets.

Fortunately, the matter of clearing the Heavenly Bridge hadn't been widely known.

"Given how crazy those alien races are, they schemed and set traps to kill Ke Di back then. If they learn of Zhang Dong's existence, I'm afraid even Universe Masters, or even Universe Strongests, won't be able to resist making a move."

Dark Marquis Lord voiced his greatest concern: "Everyone, during Zhang Dong's Realm Lord period, does he really have to go out for life-and-death tempering?"

Going out for life-and-death tempering during the Realm Lord period was a tradition of all human factions.

Without the refinement of blood and fire, without the trial of life and death, it was utterly impossible to give birth to a Universe Master.

This was a universally acknowledged truth in the Primordial Universe. Every Universe Master had fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Zhang Dong himself was well aware of this. Unless the map changed to the Origin Continent, where he could directly go into seclusion without any combat tempering and naturally become a Chaos Source Lord.

In the Primordial Universe, one still had to honestly brave life-and-death trials.

"Dark Marquis, if he doesn't go out during his Realm Lord period, will he also refuse to go out during the Immortal Stage and Cosmic Venerable Stage?"

"Special cases call for special treatment. At least by the Venerable Stage he'll have the ability to protect himself. We'll find a Special Lifeform for him to possess first—once he has a Clone, things will naturally be different."

"Special Lifeform? You think you can just find one on a whim?"

Many Universe Masters voiced their opinions. Some felt that Zhang Dong should be given special treatment right now.

Others believed that Zhang Dong would have to undergo life-and-death tempering sooner or later anyway, so he might as well start forging himself from the Realm Lord period onward.

Even Giant Axe was still undecided for the time being.

No genius of this caliber had ever appeared before. Humanity's top-tier geniuses were at the Ke Di Level.

Those Universe Masters who had been inferior to Ke Di during their Realm Lord period had relied entirely on accumulated depth and gradual breakthroughs. Talent was never set in stone—being strong early on didn't guarantee strength later.

"Possessing a Special Lifeform is very important," Dark Lord suddenly spoke up. "Special Lifeforms are hard to find nowadays, but not impossible. I'll search through the various Cosmic Secret Realms for him."

Dark Lord was immensely satisfied. Taking on such a monstrous disciple.

He hadn't even taught him much yet, and the boy was already at the sixteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge. With a bit more guidance, he might reach King-Level Combat Power within a thousand years.

He might even break humanity's fastest record for reaching the Venerable Stage.

If Zhang Dong knew what Dark Lord was thinking, he would definitely laugh.

King-Level Combat Power in a thousand years?

By the time he was a thousand years old, his combat power would probably be equivalent to at least an intermediate Venerable.

"Mhm, look for those Special Lifeforms that can produce Clones. If that fails, find a Golden-Horned Beast first," Ice Peak Lord said tersely. That was the only thing he'd said since the meeting began.

The Universe Masters from the Virtual Universe Company lineage were all extremely proactive about this matter.

With the capabilities of these Universe Masters, finding Special Lifeforms or Golden-Horned Beasts was hardly a difficult task.

"Mhm, he's only a Domain Lord right now, so possession would be easy," Giant Axe nodded slightly. "Everyone, go search for suitable Special Lifeforms, and prepare a suitable Golden-Horned Beast as well."

The Golden-Horned Beast was a last resort.

In the universe, there were far too many Special Lifeforms with the ability to produce Clones. Some had gene levels a thousand times, even several thousand times the baseline.