The Human Race Stands Up!

Finally, all the battle footage finished playing.

Text began to slowly emerge on the leaderboard.

[TOP 2: Founder Giant Axe, the strongest of the human race. Life gene level: 10,081 times. Created secret technique level: Tier 8 Peak++! His secret technique is extremely rigid and fierce; one axe breaks ten thousand laws. His combat power is strong enough to sweep across his peers! Even without using any Supreme True Treasures, his secret technique realm alone is enough to suppress the vast majority of the strongest in the Primal Universe!]

[Ranking complete. His combat power is worthy of second place.]

[Rewards: Palace-type Supreme True Treasure 'Void-Breaking Boat'. Attack-type Supreme True Treasure 'God-Slaying Axe'. Divine Power Burning Secret Technique (First Level).]

Boom!

The moment the rewards were announced, the entire Primal Universe completely boiled over!

Three rewards!

And every single one of them was of the highest caliber!

The palace-type Supreme True Treasure 'Void-Breaking Boat' could allow Founder Giant Axe to stand in an invincible position!

The attack-type Supreme True Treasure 'God-Slaying Axe', combined with his rigid and fierce secret techniques, would reach a terrifying level of power!

And there was the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique!

A Tier 8 Peak++ secret technique, combined with the God-Slaying Axe, and then unleashing the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique...

Founder Giant Axe's combat power would soar directly to the Tier 10 Peak!

"Tier 10 Peak..."

Within the Demon Ancestor Secret Realm, Dream Demon Ancestor and Tremor Demon Ancestor slumped completely onto their thrones.

This combat power was already nearly identical to that of the Original Ancestor from back in the day!

"It's over..."

"Another Original Ancestor has appeared."

After frantic calculations, Machine Father God reached the same conclusion.

Tier 10 Peak!

Unbeatable!

"The human race... is truly going to rise."

Zerg Queen sighed softly, her eyes filled with complexity.

She knew that from this day forward, the landscape of the Primal Universe would change completely.

The human race would become the undisputed number one power!

In the Virtual Universe.

Founder Giant Axe received the three rewards, his eyes filled with excitement.

Countless epochs of forbearance, countless epochs of walking on thin ice.

Finally, today, it had all come to an end!

"Original Ancestor, do you see this?"

Three beams of light suddenly appeared in the void.

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

It was precisely the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique.

Founder Giant Axe took the other two light orbs, which were the 'Void-Breaking Boat' and the 'God-Slaying Axe'.

Gripping the God-Slaying Axe in his hand and feeling the terrifying power contained within, Giant Axe's voice choked up, "From now on, my human race will never again have to look at anyone else's face!"

Inside the Virtual Universe palace, all the human Universe Masters had tears in their eyes.

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

They had waited for this day for far too long!

From now on, the human race would truly stand at the pinnacle of the Primal Universe!

After the three rewards obtained by Founder Giant Axe were fully announced, the atmosphere of the entire Primal Universe underwent a earth-shattering change in a very short period of time!

The Sky Screen's ranking had clearly demonstrated a fact to all living beings.

From now on, the human race would become the undisputed number one power in the Primal Universe!

Although the Sky Screen had not yet revealed who the number one ranked powerhouse was.

The rankings of the peak races within the Primal Universe had all been revealed.

The remaining first place was highly likely to be some lone strongest in the universe.

Such a powerhouse, without a race to support them, did not pose a significant threat.

Now that Founder Giant Axe was confirmed to have Tier 10 Peak combat power, coupled with a palace-type Supreme True Treasure and an attack-type Supreme True Treasure, he possessed the strength to crush all other strongest in the universe!

And the human race occupied the best territories in the Primal Universe, possessed a large number of powerful Universe Masters, and had the mysterious and unfathomable Virtual Universe as its foundation...

Who could possibly resist such a power?

Everyone understood this logic.

And so, an unprecedented "wave of defection" quietly surged across the Primal Universe!

The Ethereal Alliance.

As a secondary alliance consisting of only 19 Universe Masters, the Ethereal Alliance had always occupied an awkward position in the Primal Universe.

They were not strong enough to compete with the top, yet they were better off than those at the bottom.

Lacking a supreme powerhouse to anchor them, they could only carefully maintain a fragile balance in the face of the pressure exerted by the peak races.

But now, that balance had been completely shattered.

Inside a certain consciousness space.

"Everyone, the situation is already clear."

The leader of the Ethereal Alliance, a slender exotic beast covered in pale purple scales—Miao Yun Master—scanned the other Universe Masters, his voice low and grave.

"The Demon Race, the Insect Race, and the Machine Race are struggling to protect themselves. Although the Demon Beast Alliance has just been established, the Beast Ancestor is only ranked sixth, and the gap between him and Founder Giant Axe... you have all seen it."

"Alliance Master, what are you implying..." a Universe Master with a single horn on his head and an impressive aura asked cautiously.

"We must break away from the current Demon Beast Alliance and defect to the humans!"

Miao Yun Master stated firmly, "If my Ethereal Alliance wishes to survive in this chaotic era, the only path is to become a vassal race of the humans!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the great hall fell into silence.

A vassal race.

This meant they would have to place the fate of their entire race completely into the hands of the humans.

If the humans told them to fight, they would have to fight.

If the humans told them to die, they would have to die.

Although the human race had always enjoyed a decent reputation and treated their vassal races reasonably well, no Universe Master was willing to taste the bitterness of losing their autonomy.

"Alliance Master, can we... wait and see a little longer? Hasn't the first-place ranking yet to be announced?"

A Universe Master whose form was like mist and constantly flickering spoke up, "It wouldn't be too late to make a decision after the first place is revealed. Besides, the Demon Race and Insect Race will likely join forces to resist the humans, and by then..."

"The first place is likely some hidden, lone supreme powerhouse. It makes no difference whether we defect now or then. Furthermore, if a war between the peak powers breaks out, we will be nothing but cannon fodder!"

Miao Yun Master interrupted him without ceremony, "Do you think the Demon Race or Insect Race would treat us as true allies? In their eyes, alliances like ours without a supreme powerhouse are merely ants that can be crushed at will! If we defect to the humans now, we can still negotiate terms. Once the great war erupts, we won't even have the qualifications to negotiate!"

"Miao Yun is right."

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

"I have already contacted Desolate Mirror Lord of the human race through secret channels. He promises that as long as the Ethereal Alliance is willing to become a human vassal, the humans will guarantee that our current territory remains intact. They also promise to treat us well and, in the event of racial wars, will prioritize using those who defect later as cannon fodder."

"The humans... are they really willing to offer such terms?" Some Universe Masters found it hard to believe. These terms were already considered extremely generous.

"Desolate Mirror Lord is a veteran of the human race; his word is trustworthy," Miao Yun Master said. "Moreover, the humans need to establish their prestige now; they need to demonstrate their magnanimity to the entire Primal Universe. As long as we are the first to step forward, we can secure the best possible terms!"

"But, what if the humans fail?"

"Fail?" Miao Yun Master gave a bitter smile. "Founder Giant Axe possesses Tier 10 peak combat power. Tell me, how could he fail? Who could possibly make him fail?"

No one could answer that question.

Indeed, Tier 10 peak—that was the level of combat power only the Original Ancestor had possessed back in the day!

And the Original Ancestor was a terrifying existence who had nearly seized the entire Primal Universe for himself!

"I agree," Liu Huan Master stated first.

"I... also agree."

"Agreed."

"Agreed!"

In the end, all 19 Universe Masters of the Ethereal Alliance unanimously passed the resolution to defect to the human race!