Qing Huan's Aid

"..."

Lord Jueyun gritted his teeth at the sight, but he also understood that the other three of the God Eye Race had already temporarily held back fourteen Universe Masters, including a super powerhouse like Devil Lord Nightmare.

The remaining four, Lord Jueyun was destined to face alone.

"You won't stop me!"

Lord Jueyun roared as he turned back, lashing out with thirty-five of his thirty-six gray ribbons toward the four Universe Masters.

The gray ribbons swung; at first glance, they seemed incredibly fast, but upon closer look, they appeared to have fallen into a standstill.

This blurred overlap of extreme speed and extreme slowness left the four Universe Masters momentarily uncomfortable.

Yet, though Lord Jueyun was strong, the four had broken through the heavy resistance of the other three God Eye Race members, so they would not be easily disturbed by such minor tricks from Lord Jueyun.

"Jueyun, one-on-one, you are indeed a bit stronger than me, but now, trying to handle the four of us with one hand is far too arrogant."

The speaker was the Universe Master of the Dream-Eater Race.

A thunderous voice exploded in Lord Jueyun's ears, like steel needles piercing straight into his soul.

Lord Jueyun first felt a headache, then in the next moment, found himself beside the Black Ruyi, the supreme treasure seemingly within reach, while he was laughing heartily.

"Hahaha, finally about to succeed!"

Looking around, the corpses of Universe Masters from other races lay everywhere, and even the Heaven-Binding Ribbon was coiled around Devil Lord Nightmare, who had no breath left.

"Jueyun? What are you dawdling for? Take the treasure." Lord Ying'ai's voice came from behind.

"I take it?" Lord Jueyun was startled.

Lord Pure Eye beside him, pale-faced but smiling faintly, said, "Jueyun, don't be modest. You contributed the most in this operation; the treasure naturally belongs to you."

Hearing this, Lord Jueyun subconsciously felt that what Lord Pure Eye and the other said made sense, so he swung the Heaven-Binding Ribbon to coil the Black Ruyi beside him.

As he reached out and grasped the Black Ruyi, a sense of unreality suddenly rose in Lord Jueyun's heart.

Just like that, he had succeeded?

"No! I'm still fighting!"

Lord Jueyun suddenly snapped awake.

The surrounding scene twisted and dissipated, and Lord Jueyun found that he had unknowingly closed his eyes, his body back inside the Spire Castle.

Lord Jueyun's expression instantly darkened.

Clearly, he had fallen for the illusion technique of that Dream-Eater Race powerhouse, and the other Universe Masters had likely taken the chance to attack him, while he was taken into the treasure palace by Lord Wuliang.

"Swoosh! Swoosh..."

Lord Pure Eye and Lord Wuliang appeared one after another inside the treasure palace.

Both looked rather disheveled.

Attacking nearly twenty Universe Masters at once, though they had temporarily stalled the group, those Universe Masters were no pushovers.

When they counterattacked, just one round of strikes forced the two Universe Masters skilled in soul techniques to retreat into the palace treasure to save themselves.

Only Lord Ying'ai, who excelled in close combat, was still struggling outside.

But the God Eye Race's actions had clearly stirred up public anger, and it seemed Lord Ying'ai couldn't hold out much longer.

Thus, the atmosphere inside the palace treasure grew somewhat stifling, and Lord Jueyun, having lost face, looked even more grim.

After a long while, it was Lord Wuliang who broke the stiff silence: "If we fail, we fail. If it comes to it, we can ask the Sixth True Master for help."

As he spoke, he looked at Lord Jueyun and added, "Jueyun, don't take it too hard. That was a Universe Master of the Dream-Eater Race, after all, with extraordinary soul techniques. A moment of carelessness is understandable."

Lord Wuliang wasn't entirely just comforting Lord Jueyun.

In fact, the Dream-Eater Race itself was akin to a Starry Sky Giant Beast, with innate life gene multiples stronger than ordinary races, yet not quite a special life form—they were called Dream-Eater Beasts.

Such races existed in the current Primal Universe's Reincarnation Era, but only as ordinary races without even a Universe Master.

The Dream-Eater Race of the Second Reincarnation Era had risen to the top ranks solely by relying on the Golden Brilliance Demon God, a super existence from the early Second Reincarnation Era who originated from the Dream-Eater Race.

Dream-Eater Beasts were born to devour dreams as a medium, then souls, often lurking on a life planet and consuming all souls on it within a few days and nights.

Thus, when Dream-Eater Beasts became powerhouses, most were naturally skilled in soul techniques.

That Universe Master of the Dream-Eater Race was also a top-tier Fifth Order existence, so it was normal for his illusions to affect Lord Jueyun.

"Indeed." Lord Pure Eye, having recovered a bit, nodded in agreement, then said, "Alright, let's discuss this later. I'll inform the Sixth True Master of the situation."

With that, Lord Pure Eye was about to send a message to the Sixth True Master, but just as he took out his Communication Tablet, Lord Jueyun, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke: "We need to go out quickly. A few Universe Masters have come to help us."

"Help us?"

Lord Pure Eye and Lord Wuliang were taken aback. This situation was actually common for the God Eye Race.

Thanks to the God Eye Race's dominance, sometimes when competing for treasures in the Universe Ocean, Universe Masters from smaller or medium forces, seeing no hope of claiming the treasure themselves, would instead lend a hand to the God Eye Race.

The God Eye Race was happy to go along with this; if successful, they would later reward those Universe Masters.

Moreover, if they encountered these Universe Masters again in the Universe Ocean, God Eye Race powerhouses generally wouldn't provoke them first.

But this only happened occasionally when competing for treasures that weren't too precious.

This time, a treasure second only to the Supreme True Treasure level had emerged, and especially those who could reach the vicinity of this Black Ruyi were all Universe Masters with formidable strength, precious treasures in hand, and backing from a Universe Supreme Being.

The four God Eye Race experts had never expected any Universe Master to help them in this treasure grab; they would be grateful if they weren't ganged up on.

However, the God Eye Race's domain treasure was Lord Jueyun's artifact. When someone intruded into the domain, Lord Pure Eye and Lord Wuliang were unaware, but Lord Jueyun sensed it clearly and had already exchanged voice transmissions with the other party.

"Alright, Wuliang, hurry up. Let's go out." Lord Jueyun urged.

"You go ahead. I'll inform the Sixth True Master of the situation first." Lord Pure Eye quickly sent a message to the Sixth True Master.

"Fine."

Lord Wuliang was startled for a moment but didn't dwell on it. He then used the Spire Palace treasure to teleport himself and Lord Jueyun outside the treasure, and shortly after, teleported Lord Pure Eye out as well.

By then, the battle outside had reached a fever pitch.

Although the God Eye Race's indiscriminate AOE earlier had sparked widespread anger, with the treasure at hand, even the Skeleton Race wouldn't waste time chasing the God Eye Race and doing others' work for them.

Thus, after the three God Eye Race members retreated into the palace treasure and Lord Ying'ai was beaten back, the temporary alliance among the other factions instantly collapsed.

The Human Race, which had previously used its domain to help the Skeleton Race resist Lord Jueyun's domain treasure, even turned around to suppress the Skeleton Race.

Devil Lord Nightmare and the other three Skeleton Race experts were furious, but facing the suppression of a peak domain-type treasure, Devil Lord Nightmare could only withdraw his own domain, manifested as the Gray Divine Axe, and begin to contend with the Humans.

At this point, aside from the God Eye Race and the Tree Race still rushing over, the other factions were all roughly the same distance from the Black Ruyi, and the six-way melee was chaotic beyond measure.

"Shua!"

"Jueyun, where are the helpers?" Lord Wuliang looked at Lord Jueyun beside him and asked.

"Look, right over there." Lord Jueyun pointed a finger. Lord Wuliang and Lord Pure Eye followed his direction and saw three figures hurrying toward them.

They were Qing Huan, Lord Banyan Fire, and Lord Ripple Crystal.

"Jueyun, who are these three?" Lord Pure Eye frowned. He usually cultivated in the Black-Veined Stone Pillar Space and rarely ventured out, so he wasn't familiar with the life auras of Qing Huan and the others.

In his view, there were differences between Universe Masters. An ordinary third-tier Universe Master was like a toy before Lord Pure Eye, and he doubted whether these three unfamiliar faces could help their side.

Lord Jueyun, however, said with a faint smile, "That green-armored Universe Master is Lord Liuyan, who has recently risen to fame in the Universe Ocean. He has fifth-tier strength. The other two should only be at the peak of third-tier, but they excel at coordinated attacks and can unleash fourth-tier strength together."

"Fourth-tier? Fifth-tier?"

Lord Pure Eye and Lord Wuliang's eyes lit up at this.

Among Universe Masters, having such strength was already extremely formidable. Even if they had no synergy with the four of them, they could still make a difference.

"Excellent." Lord Pure Eye, the decision-maker among the God Eye Race group, directly sent a voice transmission to Qing Huan, the leader of the three: "Lord Liuyan, if this succeeds, the God Eye Race will surely reward you handsomely."

Handsomely?

Qing Huan sneered inwardly: "The reward I want is quite high. I just wonder if your God Eye Race can afford it."

Of course, on the surface, Qing Huan replied very humbly, "Since the God Eye Race has trouble, we will naturally do our best."

With that, the three quickly plunged into the chaotic battlefield. Lord Ying'ai, who had been struggling and looking quite battered, hurried to join the main force.

"Pure Eye, Jueyun, Wuliang, you dare to come back?" Devil Lord Nightmare was the first to notice the God Eye Race's counterattack and looked quite irritated.

But Lord Jueyun only sneered, "Nightmare, finish dealing with the Humans first before saying that to us."

At that moment, the three Human Race experts were entangled with the four Skeleton Race members, with Universe Masters from other races occasionally causing trouble.

Even so, the return of the four God Eye Race members to the battle drew an encirclement from a full ten Universe Masters.

But with the addition of Qing Huan and the other two, the God Eye Race, already extremely powerful, became even more dominant.

"You go for the treasure. I'll block this strike."

Qing Huan roared, and his bronze-skinned divine body rapidly expanded, soon reaching a full hundred thousand kilometers.