A Universe Master's consciousness processed information at lightning speed.
When these alliances had made their decisions and set off for the region where the Beast Ancestor lived in seclusion,
the battle footage of the Beast Ancestor began playing on the Sky Screen.
Although the Beast Ancestor had used only Peak Supreme Treasures, his skillful responses had allowed him to fight evenly with one of the strongest beings of the Second Reincarnation Era.
In the end,
his opponent simply hadn't wanted to waste time and had chosen to withdraw.
The next few battles had gone much the same way.
What surprised everyone most was the Beast Ancestor's fight against Dream Demon Ancestor and Tremor Demon Ancestor.
He'd been beaten into a sorry state,
but the Beast Ancestor had still managed to hold out! In the end, he burned his divine power and successfully escaped.
In the past,
if this part of his history had been exposed, the Beast Ancestor would definitely have cursed up a storm. But now,
he'd managed to escape unscathed from two of the strongest beings who had Supreme Treasures, despite not having any himself!
Finally,
when the battle footage faded, words appeared on the rankings.
[TOP 6: Beast Ancestor, Gene Level: 10,081 times, Creation Secret Technique level: Eighth-Rank High+. Even without relying on treasures, he can still display tremendous strength.] [His combat strength merits sixth place.] [Reward: Domain Supreme Treasure 'Ice Wind Domain' and Attack Supreme Treasure 'Starfall Blade'.]
"Hm?"
Looking at the words on the rankings, the Beast Ancestor could hardly believe his eyes at first.
Two Supreme Treasures as a reward?
And one of them was a Domain Type treasure?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two streaks of light shot out from the Sky Screen and instantly appeared in front of the Beast Ancestor.
"My treasures! My treasures!"
The Beast Ancestor reached out with both hands and drew the Ice Wind Domain, glowing with an icy blue light, and the Starfall Blade, sparkling with starlight, toward him.
Then he immediately refined them and bound them to himself!
A moment later,
the Beast Ancestor opened his eyes, unable to hide his excitement after receiving all the information.
After countless years of frustration, the Beast Ancestor felt that this moment was simply wonderful.
His life was filled with hope!
"Hahaha! Now that I have these two treasures, Meng Cha and Zhen Jiao had better stay together at all times, or else..."
Thinking of what he'd been through before, the Beast Ancestor decided he wouldn't hold back any longer!
"Once I've completely refined and mastered these treasures, it'll be time for me, the Beast Ancestor, to emerge from seclusion!"
"They actually rewarded him with two Supreme Treasures!"
At that moment, Lord Juefeng, Lord of Nightfall, and the others, who were rushing at top speed, abruptly came to a halt.
As they looked at one another, they saw the same disbelief in each other's eyes.
"The Beast Ancestor was already that strong without any Supreme Treasures. Now..." Lord Juefeng thought of the battle footage that had just been revealed on the Sky Screen.
He immediately resolved to do whatever it took to invite the Beast Ancestor to become their alliance leader!
It was always nice to have a powerful protector.
As long as the Beast Ancestor agreed, their Nine Domains Alliance would have a powerful backer, too.
"Quick! We have to get there as fast as we can!"
Lord Juefeng steeled himself and burned his divine power!
With his scarlet divine power surging, Lord Juefeng grabbed Lord of Nightfall, Lord of Giant Rock, and Lord Lingmeng, and carried them along as he rushed forward.
As a Fifth-Order Universe Master,
Lord Juefeng was very powerful, and his traveling speed was fast.
Right now, he didn't dare waste even a moment.
His clone, which had remained in the Nine Domains Alliance, had already received word that other alliances were also preparing to recruit the Beast Ancestor.
So
he couldn't afford to delay any longer.
"Juefeng, you're finally in a hurry now, huh?" Lord of Nightfall lounged inside the light barrier formed by Lord Juefeng. "If you'd listened to my advice earlier, we'd already be there."
"Nightfall, don't say that. Juefeng's already doing his best," said the female powerhouse beside them, Lord Lingmeng, who looked human and had delicate features. "I hope we can succeed. Otherwise, life will be hard for us from now on."
"We've got plenty of sincerity to offer. We should have a chance,"
Lord of Giant Rock rumbled.
Meanwhile, after seeing the reward the Beast Ancestor had received,
the members of the other minor alliances also began rushing toward him frantically.
They all wanted to be the first to reach the Beast Ancestor and show him their utmost sincerity.
The Beast Ancestor had no idea he had become so popular.
At that moment, he was keeping part of his consciousness focused on the Sky Screen while devoting the rest to refining his treasures.
The better the treasure, the more secret patterns it contained, and the longer it took to fully refine and master it.
"Hm?"
Suddenly,
the Beast Ancestor looked toward the distant void.
The space rippled, and Lord Juefeng appeared in the void with Lord of Nightfall and the others.
The Beast Ancestor had control over the space here, making it impossible to teleport.
Fortunately, Lord Juefeng had burned his divine power, allowing him to travel quickly.
A few seconds later, he arrived within ten million kilometers of the Beast Ancestor.
"Respected Beast Ancestor, we are from the Nine Domains Alliance. I'm Juefeng, and these are Nightfall, Giant Rock, and Lingmeng,"
Lord Juefeng announced loudly.
"We've come to sincerely invite you to become the leader of the Nine Domains Alliance!"
"All the alliance's resources and members will be at your disposal!"
Boom!
Lord Juefeng and the others fell to one knee.
They wore expressions of utmost respect.
"Oh?" The Beast Ancestor looked at the four with interest. "I've heard of you. Are you the leader and deputy leaders of the Nine Domains Alliance?"
"That's right."
"Tell me more about your situation. If you're sincere enough, I'll consider it."
The Beast Ancestor spoke calmly.
"Yes."
Lord Juefeng was delighted. He quickly explained the Nine Domains Alliance in detail, promising that all its Universe Masters and their respective races would obey the Beast Ancestor's orders without question.
After hearing Lord Juefeng out,
the Beast Ancestor was quite satisfied and began seriously considering whether to become their leader.
In the past, without any Supreme Treasures, he definitely wouldn't have thought of becoming an alliance leader.
Although the position of alliance leader seemed to carry great authority,
authority meant nothing in the face of true strength.
If you didn't have the strength, it was best not to take on that responsibility.
The Nine Domains Alliance was a minor alliance, but it still had more than twenty Universe Masters, controlled a sizable territory, and had countless races of all sizes under its banner.
If he became its leader, he'd have to go to the trouble of reviving Universe Overlords who'd died by accident, not to mention face off against other alliances and the pinnacle races.
Before, his strength had been more than enough to protect himself.
But trying to protect an entire alliance would have been overestimating himself.
As for now,
things were different.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just then,
members of the Ethereal Alliance and the Thorn Ring Alliance arrived, too.
They'd also come to invite the Beast Ancestor to become their leader...
And their offers were no worse than the Nine Domains Alliance's.
In fact,
they'd all offered the best terms they could.
In the starry sky,
the members of the Nine Domains Alliance, the Ethereal Alliance, and the Thorn Ring Alliance looked at one another.
Those on good terms whispered among themselves.
Those with bad blood, even old grudges, glared at each other.
"Hmm..." Looking at the crowd respectfully bowing before him,
the Beast Ancestor felt that everything was simply wonderful.
It was just like living in a beautiful dream.
Each of the three alliances before him
was fairly ordinary on its own, but if they joined forces, and added his current strength to the mix, they would become a force that no pinnacle race could afford to ignore!
"The Monster Race... the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance. Your good days are over!"
An idea suddenly took shape in the Beast Ancestor's mind!
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