The Human Race Had Risen!

At last, all the battle footage had finished playing.

The words on the ranking list began to slowly appear.

[TOP 2: Founder Giant Axe, the strongest member of the Human Race. Life Gene Level: 10,081 times. Creation Secret Technique level: peak of the eighth tier++! His secret technique was supremely powerful and fierce, capable of breaking ten thousand techniques with a single axe. His combat strength was enough to sweep aside others of the same rank! Even without using any Supreme Treasures, the level of his secret technique alone was enough to overpower most of the strongest experts in the Primal Universe!]

[The assessment is complete. His combat strength deserves second place.]

[Rewards: the palace-type Supreme Treasure 'Void-Breaking Boat'; the offensive Supreme Treasure 'God-Slaying Axe'; Divine Power Burning Technique (First Stage).]

Boom!

The moment the rewards were announced, the entire Primal Universe erupted!

Three rewards!

And every one of them was top-tier!

The palace-type Supreme Treasure, the Void-Breaking Boat, would make Founder Giant Axe invincible!

The offensive Supreme Treasure, the God-Slaying Axe, combined with his supremely powerful secret technique, would reach a terrifying level of might!

And then there was the Divine Power Burning Technique!

With a peak eighth-tier++ secret technique, the God-Slaying Axe, and the Divine Power Burning Technique...

Founder Giant Axe's combat strength would soar straight to the peak of the tenth tier!

"Peak tenth tier..."

Inside the Demon Ancestor Secret Realm, Dream Demon Ancestor and Tremor Demon Ancestor slumped completely on their thrones.

That level of combat strength was already almost on par with the Original Ancestor of old!

"It's over..."

"Another Original Ancestor has appeared."

After running countless calculations, Machine Father God reached the same conclusion.

Peak tenth tier!

Unbeatable!

"The Human Race... is really going to rise."

The Zerg Queen sighed softly, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.

She knew that from this day forward, the balance of power in the Primal Universe would be completely transformed.

The Human Race would become the undisputed number-one force!

Inside the Virtual Universe.

Founder Giant Axe accepted the three rewards, his eyes brimming with excitement.

Countless eras of restraint, countless eras of walking on eggshells.

At last, it had all come to an end today!

"Original Ancestor, did you see this?"

Three balls of light suddenly appeared in the void.

One of them shot straight into Giant Axe's mind.

It was the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique.

Founder Giant Axe took the other two balls of light. They contained the Void-Breaking Boat and the God-Slaying Axe.

Clutching the God-Slaying Axe and feeling the terrifying power within it, Giant Axe's voice grew choked with emotion. "From this day forward, our Human Race will never again have to bow to anyone!"

Inside the Virtual Universe's great hall, all the human Universe Masters were in tears.

City Lord of Chaos, Darkness Master, Dragon Walk Master, Peng Gong Lord...

They had waited so long for this day!

From this day forward, the Human Race would truly stand at the pinnacle of the Primal Universe!

After the three rewards Founder Giant Axe had obtained were fully revealed, the entire Primal Universe's political landscape changed dramatically in an incredibly short time!

The Sky Screen's rankings had made one fact crystal clear to every living being.

From this day forward, the Human Race would become the undisputed number-one force in the Primal Universe!

Although the Sky Screen had yet to reveal the identity of the number-one expert, the rankings of all the peak races in the Primal Universe were already out.

The remaining first place was most likely some lone Universe Supreme Being.

With no race supporting such an expert, the threat they posed was not particularly great.

Founder Giant Axe had now been confirmed to possess peak tenth-tier combat strength. Combined with a palace-type Supreme Treasure and an offensive Supreme Treasure, he could overwhelm every other Universe Supreme Being!

And the Human Race occupied the best territories in the Primal Universe. It had a great many powerful Universe Masters, as well as the mysterious Virtual Universe as its foundation...

Who could stand against a force like that?

Everyone understood this.

And so, an unprecedented "wave of defections" quietly swept through the Primal Universe!

The Ethereal Alliance.

With only nineteen Universe Masters, the Ethereal Alliance was a minor alliance that had always occupied an awkward position in the Primal Universe.

Not strong enough to stand among the best, but stronger than most.

It had no Universe Supreme Being to protect it, and could only cautiously maintain a fragile balance under pressure from the peak races.

But now, that balance had been shattered completely.

In a certain consciousness space.

"Everyone, the situation is clear."

The Ethereal Alliance's leader, an elongated beast covered in pale violet scales—the Miao Yun Master—looked around at the other Universe Masters. His voice was low and grave.

"The Monster Race, Insect Race, and Machine Race are all struggling to protect themselves. The Demon Beast Alliance may have just been formed, but the Beast Ancestor is only sixth. You've all seen the gap between him and Giant Axe."

"Alliance Leader, you mean..." asked a Universe Master with a single horn on his head and an imposing aura, cautiously.

"Withdraw from the Demon Beast Alliance and pledge ourselves to the Human Race!"

Miao Yun Master declared resolutely. "If the Ethereal Alliance wants to survive these chaotic times, our only option is to become a vassal of the Human Race!"

His words plunged the hall into silence.

A vassal race.

It meant handing the fate of their entire race over to the Human Race.

If the Human Race told them to fight, they would have to fight.

If the Human Race told them to die, they would have to die.

The Human Race had always had a good reputation and treated its vassals fairly well, but none of the Universe Masters wanted to taste what it was like to lose their autonomy.

"Alliance Leader, could we... wait and see a little longer? They haven't announced first place yet, have they?"

A Universe Master whose body seemed to be made of mist, shifting and indistinct, spoke up. "We can wait until the number-one expert appears before deciding. Besides, the Monster Race and Insect Race will most likely join forces against the Human Race. When that happens..."

"The first-place expert is most likely some deeply concealed lone Universe Supreme Being. Pledging ourselves to them would be no different from doing so now. And if the peak forces go to war, we'll be nothing but cannon fodder!"

Miao Yun Master cut him off without ceremony. "Do you really think the Monster Race and Insect Race will treat us as true allies? In their eyes, alliances like ours, without a Universe Supreme Being, are no more than ants they can crush at will! If we pledge ourselves to the Human Race now, we can still negotiate terms. Once war breaks out, we won't even have the right to bargain!"

"Miao Yun is right."

At that moment, Liu Huan Master, the strongest member of the Ethereal Alliance, spoke. His voice was ethereal, yet carried an unquestionable firmness.

"I've already contacted Desolate Mirror Lord of the Human Race through a secret channel. He promised that if the Ethereal Alliance agrees to become a vassal of the Human Race, they will guarantee our current territory remains intact and treat us well. If a war between races breaks out, they'll also prioritize using the forces that pledge themselves later as cannon fodder."

"The Human Race... is really willing to offer terms like that?" one of the Universe Masters asked in disbelief. The terms were already exceptionally generous.

"Desolate Mirror Lord is a senior member of the Human Race. His word can be trusted," Miao Yun Master said. "Besides, the Human Race needs to establish its authority now. It needs to show the entire Primal Universe its magnanimity. If we're the first to step forward, we'll get the best terms!"

"But what if the Human Race loses?"

"Loses?" Miao Yun Master smiled bitterly. "Founder Giant Axe has peak tenth-tier combat strength. Tell me, how could he lose? Who could make him lose?"

No one could answer.

That was true. Peak tenth tier was a level of combat strength only the Original Ancestor had possessed back then!

And the Original Ancestor had nearly taken over the entire Primal Universe—a truly terrifying existence!

"I agree," Liu Huan Master said first.

"I... agree too."

"Agreed."

"Agreed!"

In the end, all nineteen Universe Masters of the Ethereal Alliance unanimously passed the resolution to pledge themselves to the Human Race!