The Machine Race Divine Kingdom.
The Machine Father God's spherical body was now flashing wildly with light.
He was calculating and deducing at high speed.
"Founder Giant Axe... an eighth-tier top++ secret technique..."
"According to the Sky Screen's reward pattern, his reward most likely includes the Divine Power Burning Technique..."
"Combined with a supreme treasure, his combat strength could very well reach the tenth tier..."
"Conclusion: unbeatable! Unbeatable!"
After reaching that conclusion, the Machine Father God fell silent.
Just moments ago, he had been overjoyed at obtaining the Wind Ripple Realm, thinking that at last he could hold his head high.
Then, in the blink of an eye, Giant Axe had struck him a crushing blow.
Tenth-tier combat strength!
That was the level Original Ancestor had reached back then!
"The Human Race... is really going to rise."
The Machine Father God thought bitterly.
At the edge of the Crystal Race Territory.
The Crystal Race Holy Lord and the Prison Race Devil Ancestor, who were in the middle of relocating their people, had also seen the ranking on the Sky Screen.
They exchanged a glance and saw despair in each other's eyes.
"Giant Axe... second place..."
The Crystal Race Holy Lord's voice trembled.
To escape the Monster Race, Insect Race, and other peak races, they had set aside billions of years of hatred and formed an alliance to relocate.
But now they had discovered that the real powerhouse was none other than Giant Axe of the Human Race, who had always kept a low profile!
"The direction we're moving in... seems to be bringing us closer to Human Territory."
The Prison Race Devil Ancestor spoke up suddenly.
They both fell silent.
After a long while, the Crystal Race Holy Lord finally said, "How about... we change direction again?"
"..."
The Snow Border Alliance.
As the only secondary alliance that had already been backed by a supreme being, the Snow Border Alliance had always been relatively calm.
But now, that calm had vanished completely.
"Founder Giant Axe... the Human Race..."
The Snow Border Alliance Leader, a beast covered from head to toe in snowy-white fur, was filled with dread.
"Although our Snow Border Alliance also has a supreme being, compared with Giant Axe..."
He trailed off, but the Universe Masters present understood.
There was no comparison!
Their supreme being hadn't even made the top ten!
But Giant Axe was second!
The gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth!
"Alliance Leader, should we... take the initiative to curry favor with the Human Race?"
A Universe Master asked cautiously.
"Curry favor?"
The Snow Border Alliance Leader gave a bitter smile. "It's probably already too late for that..."
The Demon Beast Alliance.
The Demon Beast Alliance had been founded less than half a day ago, but its atmosphere was now oppressive in the extreme.
The Beast Ancestor sat on the alliance leader's throne, his expression frighteningly dark.
"Giant Axe... second place..."
He muttered to himself, his eyes full of resentment.
He had thought that after obtaining two supreme treasures and uniting three secondary alliances, he could finally hold his head high and wipe away the humiliation of the past.
Instead, Giant Axe's ranking had dealt him a crushing blow!
An eighth-tier top++ secret technique!
A whole minor level above his!
And according to the Sky Screen's rules, the second-place reward was surely far better than his own reward as the sixth-place finisher!
"Alliance Leader..." Lord Juefeng said cautiously. "The Human Race and we have no conflict of interest for now, so there's no need to worry too much."
"What do you know!"
The Beast Ancestor snapped. "The Human Race occupies the best territory in the Primal Universe. In the past, Giant Axe wasn't strong enough, so he could only keep a low profile and endure. Now that his strength has surged, do you think he'll keep laying low?"
Lord Juefeng was instantly at a loss for words.
That was true. The stronger a race was, the more territory it ought to control.
That was an iron law of the Primal Universe!
If the Human Race expanded, they secondary alliances would be the first to suffer!
"Let's just hope the Monster Race, Machine Race, Insect Race, and the others can keep the Human Race in check..."
The Beast Ancestor sighed, his eyes full of worry.
The Ancestor God Sect.
The Three Ancestral Gods had also fallen silent.
After a long while, the Aged Ancestral God finally spoke. "Founder Giant Axe... I never imagined he was this powerful."
"An eighth-tier top++ secret technique, even stronger than Shihua Island Master," the Two-Faced Ancestral God said with a sigh. "The Human Race really did keep its strength well hidden."
"You can't blame them," the Youthful Ancestral God said. "After Original Ancestor was suppressed, the Human Race lost its greatest backing. If Giant Axe had revealed his true strength, the other factions would have joined forces against him long ago. Keeping a low profile was the wisest choice."
"But now, he no longer needs to hold back," the Aged Ancestral God said. "The Sky Screen's reward will put him completely above everyone else in strength."
"That's true..."
The Three Ancestral Gods exchanged glances, each seeing the worry in the others' eyes.
The balance of the Primal Universe was about to be broken.
And as the Origin Will's representatives, the Ancestor God Sect could do nothing.
The helplessness of it all weighed heavily on them.
"The Origin Will is extremely restless right now," the Aged Ancestral God suddenly said. "It sensed the threat, but it can't affect the Sky Screen in the slightest. The reward Giant Axe receives will surely be astonishing."
As the entire Primal Universe trembled over Giant Axe's ranking,
the image of Founder Giant Axe began to appear on the Sky Screen.
He had rugged features, a burly build, and a wild, barbarian-like appearance. His long hair hung loose, and his eyes shone with determination.
He stood there in the void, giving off no aura of any supreme treasure. The only thing in his hand was an ordinary Peak Supreme Treasure battle axe.
Yet this seemingly ordinary human gave every powerful being watching an invisible sense of oppression!
"So this is Founder Giant Axe..."
Countless beings in the Primal Universe were seeing the true appearance of the Human Race's most powerful being for the first time.
Unlike the Zerg Queen's beauty or Shihua Island Master's aloofness,
Founder Giant Axe gave everyone one impression: determination!
It was the kind of determination that said, No matter how many trials and tribulations lie ahead, I'll cleave through them with a single swing of my axe!
The battle footage began playing next.
The first battle took place in the Universe Ocean.
Founder Giant Axe faced two supreme beings from the Second Reincarnation Era!
Both wielded supreme treasures and radiated overwhelming auras. Together, their might was even more terrifying.
Yet Founder Giant Axe simply tightened his grip on the Peak Supreme Treasure battle axe and swung it down with all his might!
Whoosh!
A dazzling streak of axe light tore through the chaotic currents and shattered their combined attack in a single blow!
Then Founder Giant Axe took a step forward, moving like lightning, and swung his axe again!
His opponent had no time to dodge and could only take the blow head-on.
But as the axe light fell, he was sent flying. His divine body shook, and his aura weakened drastically!
Seeing this, the other man turned and fled in terror!
The battle was swift and decisive!
In the second battle, Founder Giant Axe faced three opponents of the same rank!
And all three possessed supreme treasures!
Yet Founder Giant Axe wasn't the least bit afraid.
Wielding his battle axe, he fought through their encirclement. Every swing carried immense force, driving his opponents back again and again!
In the end, the three of them could do nothing against him together and had no choice but to retreat!
The third battle...
The fourth battle...
As the footage continued to play, the entire Primal Universe was left stunned.
The strength Founder Giant Axe displayed was simply terrifying!
None of his opponents were weak. Every one of them was a powerful being with a supreme treasure.
Yet against Giant Axe, they all found themselves at a disadvantage!
And he was using nothing more than a Peak Supreme Treasure!
"Too powerful..."
"So Giant Axe was this strong!"
Countless beings watched, unable to stop themselves from murmuring.
His strength had completely surpassed their understanding of supreme beings!
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