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Compared to the anxiety of the many factions in the Primal Universe, the powerful beings of the Universe Ocean were far calmer. After all, they had no enmity with the Time Beast God, and the number of Universe Ocean powerhouses far exceeded that of the Primal Universe. An Eighth Order True God counted as a strong figure, but was far from enough to shake the balance of the Universe Ocean.

Most Universe Ocean races chose to wait and see, but... a few were stirring with restless intent.

"A Natural Beast God who has stepped into the realm of Universe Supreme Being?"

The God Eye Race, now the greatest power in the Universe Ocean, boasted a full seven True Gods and eleven Supreme True Treasures. Their leaders, the God Eye True Master and the Star True Master, possessed strength at the Ninth Order and the peak of the Eighth Order respectively, making them absolute overlords of the Universe Ocean.

Within the Miniature Universe of the First True Master, the God Eye True Master, the seven True Masters of the God Eye Race had gathered—some in true form, others as divine power avatars.

"Truly unheard of. God Eye, I recall that in the two Reincarnation Eras before us, there was no record of a Natural Beast God taking this step, was there?" the Third True Master, the Star True Master, asked the God Eye True Master.

The God Eye Race belonged to the current First Universe Reincarnation Era. Before they had even begun to thrive in the Primal Universe, two even more ancient Reincarnation Eras had already been surviving in the Universe Ocean.

Thus, the super races of the First Reincarnation Era—like the God Eye Race and the Skeleton Race—were undoubtedly the most knowledgeable among the current factions, understanding the conditions of a full five Reincarnation Eras. Of course, they could not compare to the East Emperor Holy Land and the Purple Moon Holy Land, which had existed for who knows how many Reincarnation Eras.

But the fact that no such case had been heard of in five entire Reincarnation Eras was enough to prove how rare a Natural Beast God capable of reaching the True God realm truly was.

"Indeed, I have never heard of such a thing. Logically speaking, Natural Beast Gods are born from heaven and earth, and their nature is scattered and undisciplined, making breakthroughs extremely difficult. This Time Beast God is so exceptional—there must be something unusual about him," the God Eye True Master said slowly.

"Teacher, this Time Beast God is no ordinary being. Perhaps he might even glimpse the secret of reincarnation! Even if not, a complete corpse of a Universe Supreme Being-level Natural Beast God would be no small gain," the Sixth True Master, the Green Eye True Master, directly proposed to the God Eye True Master.

The seven True Masters exchanged glances and quickly reached a consensus.

"Once this Time Beast God begins to adventure in the Universe Ocean, we will attempt to surround and kill him, to see if we can gain something.

Seventh, trouble yourself to contact the little ones from the Primal Universe, and see if you can obtain detailed intelligence on the Time Beast God, especially regarding the Zhen Demon Ancestor of the Monster Race.

Also, notify the Universe Masters of our race who are roaming the Universe Ocean—if they encounter the Time Beast God, they must inform us immediately." The God Eye True Master made the final decision.

"Yes, Teacher (God Eye)!"

With the deadline of three Reincarnation Eras looming, the seven True Masters were already nearly frantic. In their eyes, nothing—no matter how vast—mattered more than their race's transcendence. Even the faintest, most uncertain hope, they would not let slip.

An Eighth Order True God—other races could not surround and kill him, but the God Eye Race had the strength to do so.

A year passed quickly.

When the year was up, Shi Yan paid a visit to the Monster Race as a guest and, along the way, obtained the two Peak Supreme Treasures they had promised him.

This time, Zhen Demon Ancestor did not play any tricks. He honestly gave Shi Yan two treasures of equivalent value to peak domain-type Supreme Treasures, as promised: a peak domain-type Supreme Treasure, the "Thunder Punishment Prison," and a peak flying palace-type Supreme Treasure, the "Holy Sound Ship."

This represented a considerable portion of the Monster Race's current wealth. Even Zhen Demon Ancestor's own treasure, the "Holy Sound Ship," had been handed over, causing him no small amount of heartache.

But there was no choice. The Monster Race was even weaker than before and absolutely could not withstand another round of blows.

"Once Meng Cha and the Lord of Starry Sky break through, we'll go to the Universe Ocean together. Out with the old, in with the new..." Zhen Demon Ancestor engaged in some self-PUA until he felt a little better.

Watching Zhen Demon Ancestor's pained expression, Shi Yan was overjoyed inside, but on the surface, he did not hold back his praise: "Excellent, Zhen Jiao. You truly have the bearing of a race leader. Then, as agreed, the enmity between the Monster Race and me is settled. I won't stay any longer."

"Be at ease, Beast God." Zhen Demon Ancestor turned his head away. At this moment, even one more glance at Shi Yan made his heart ache.

Seeing this, Shi Yan was even more amused, but he did not continue to provoke him. With a teleport, he left the Demon Ancestor Secret Realm.

"Zhen Jiao..."

After Shi Yan left, Meng Cha and the Lord of Starry Sky appeared in Zhen Demon Ancestor's Divine Temple.

"Huff..." Zhen Demon Ancestor let out a long breath and turned to look at the two of them. "Meng Cha, Old Beast God, you need to break through as soon as possible. When the time comes, the three of us will have to join forces and gather more treasures in the Universe Ocean."

This time, the Monster Race had lost a full five Peak Supreme Treasures, and the Monster Beast Progenitor had fallen. Only with Zhen Demon Ancestor, a Universe Supreme Being, still holding things together did the Monster Race avoid losing its status as a peak race.

But without a doubt, Zhen Demon Ancestor needed some uplifting news to boost the race's morale, and also as a warning to other peak races that even with heavy losses, the Monster Race was not to be trifled with.

"We'll do our best. We estimate it should be possible within a few hundred years." The two exchanged a glance and gave Zhen Demon Ancestor their bottom line.

"That's good. Hurry up. It's fortunate that the Original Ancestor is suppressed, or else..." Zhen Demon Ancestor sighed.

Shouldering the burden of a great race alone put considerable pressure on him. But if he had to choose again, Zhen Demon Ancestor would still cut ties with the Monster Beast Progenitor.

"What the Monster Race needs is a leader who truly belongs to the Monster Race, not a selfish so-called ancestor," Zhen Demon Ancestor thought to himself.

After leaving the Monster Race, Shi Yan went straight back to the Hulan Secret Realm and called over his little disciple.

"Teacher, what do you need me for?" Qing Huan looked at Shi Yan with his three large eyes.

Shi Yan waved his hand, and dozens of huge chests appeared before him, filled to the brim with black books.

"These are some of my experiences from breaking through to True God. You can use them as a reference, but remember, do not blindly imitate. The path to True God can only be sought within yourself," Shi Yan instructed.

The books he left behind contained not only his own breakthrough experiences but also some insights Shi Yan had gained from dabbling in the divine power route—not many, but they pointed the way.

In the current Primal Universe, this was absolutely unique.

"I have no fate with the divine power route myself, but if this kid Qing Huan can achieve something on it, that wouldn't be bad either," Shi Yan thought with some emotion.

Not being able to continue exploring the divine power route was a considerable regret in his heart.

"Teacher? What is a True God?" Qing Huan accepted the books with immense gratitude, but then grew puzzled.

"A True God is a Universe Supreme Being," Shi Yan said with a smile. "Study well. If both master and disciple can become True Gods, or even... that would be a fine tale."

"Teacher, rest assured. Your disciple will work hard," Qing Huan said firmly.

"Train well. Remember, if you ever plan to venture into the Universe Ocean, tell me in advance," Shi Yan nodded.

"This disciple understands."

Waving Qing Huan away, Shi Yan rubbed his brow and muttered to himself, "The matters in the Primal Universe are mostly settled. Just one last thing remains..."

Soon, all races in the Primal Universe received a "visit" from the Time Beast God.

Shwoosh

Outside Shi Yan's Miniature Universe in the Universe Ocean, a silver-haired youth suddenly appeared there.

"At the rate my Miniature Universe devours the Chaos Airflow, accumulating divine power is indeed fast enough. Pity this divine body of mine is too weak—so much divine power can only be stored uselessly in the Miniature Universe." Glancing at the Miniature Universe beside him, the silver-haired youth shook his head helplessly.

The one who appeared here was naturally Shi Yan, and at this moment he was showing himself in a human form that no one in the Primal Universe had ever seen.

No strong beings in the Universe Ocean recognized Shi Yan's life aura, and no race knew his combat style. Thus, as long as he actively changed his appearance and did not reveal himself in his Beast God True Form, the strong beings of the Universe Ocean would find it difficult to identify him in a short time.

Though he wore a look of regret on the surface, Shi Yan was actually in quite a good mood.

The Monster Race's apology gift had reminded him that other races in the Primal Universe also had wool to be sheared.

So before heading to the Universe Ocean, Shi Yan went to "visit" several major forces in the Primal Universe.

He didn't take any supreme treasures, but instead demanded the maps these races had explored in the Universe Ocean.

For these major races, those maps were undoubtedly important secrets, and in principle, they were supposed to be defended to the death.

However, these races were in the wrong first, and Shi Yan was a lone wanderer. In the end, after obtaining Shi Yan's promise not to leak the maps to any other force, the major races agreed to share them with him.

Of course, while sharing them, these fellows had likely shrunk and simplified the maps to some degree.

That was normal. In the original story, the map the Human Race shared with the Universe Masters of the Hong Alliance was only about thirty percent the size of their own race's map, and it had also been simplified to some extent.

As for falsifying them, these races probably didn't have the guts. After all, with the strength of a True God, the inner regions of the Three Great Forbidden Lands were basically no threat to his life. Moreover, the races hadn't coordinated in advance—if the same location on the map had records that were wildly different, the forgery would inevitably be exposed.

Once Shi Yan discovered the maps were fake, he would naturally come looking for trouble.

"What a pity. The maps these guys gave me don't have a single bit of information about the core zone." Shi Yan curled his lips.

This Reincarnation Era of the Primal Universe was still very young. The maps of the Universe Ocean explored by the major forces were relatively limited, so Shi Yan believed they hadn't explored much of the core zones of the Three Great Forbidden Lands. But having no information at all—that was pure nonsense.

Still, obtaining the maps of the inner regions was already satisfying enough for Shi Yan. After all, the peak races all had True Gods. If pushed too far and they joined forces, that would be a major headache. So Shi Yan chose to quit while he was ahead.