Top 9: Tremor Demon Ancestor

"I have to be ninth!"

E Zhou, a lone Universe Master nearly as powerful as Dream Demon Ancestor, felt his heart in his throat.

He had never been this nervous in the trillions of years gone by!

"If I don't make ninth place, I'll have even less hope of making the list later." Clad in black armor, E Zhou stared nervously at the ranking in the starry sky.

At last.

[TOP 9: Tremor Demon Ancestor!]

"Whoa!"

Inside the Demon Ancestor Secret Realm.

The Monster Race powerhouses erupted at the sight of the ranking.

Some were relieved, while others were unhappy.

"What kind of lousy list is this? How could our Tremor Demon Ancestor rank only ninth?" Sky Wolf Master blurted out.

"Exactly! It deliberately put both our ancestors at the very bottom. It's clearly targeting our Monster Race!" Lord of Mo Hu, whose head was triangular, said bitterly.

"Thank goodness. At least we know two of our ancestors made the list. Judging by the reward Dream Demon Ancestor received, Tremor Demon Ancestor can get a Supreme Treasure too. That'll give our race four Supreme Treasures!"

Other Monster Race Universe Masters, such as Lord of Annihilation and Sinking Fire Master, who preferred to play it safe, thought with relief.

Of course.

They didn't dare say that aloud. They could only chime in, insisting that their ancestors couldn't possibly rank so low!

"That blasted Sky Screen must have made a mistake!"

"What Sky Screen? This is a rigged list!"

"I'd like to see who the top eight are!"

In an instant.

The hall erupted into a commotion.

But Dream Demon Ancestor and Tremor Demon Ancestor, seated on their thrones, had no interest in stopping them.

"Meng Cha, although the secret technique I created is a little stronger than yours, it's still only an ordinary Eighth Order Secret Technique. And my combat talent is nothing special. This ranking is actually fair."

Tremor Demon Ancestor sent her a voice transmission. His voice held a trace of resignation, but he wasn't too upset.

He knew his own limits.

"Hmph! This so-called Sky Screen had better be fair. If the people ranked above you aren't as strong as you, I won't let this go." Dream Demon Ancestor had a fiery temper and was clearly displeased.

Although she had just received the Gold-Shattering Spear, an offensive Supreme Treasure,

that only made her want Tremor Demon Ancestor to rank higher and receive an even better treasure!

"Forget it. This Sky Screen is too strange. The Ancestor God Sect has stayed quiet this whole time, and you did receive a Supreme Treasure. We'd better keep a low profile and see how the other factions react. At least both of us made the list, so either way, we haven't lost."

"Then let's wait and see."

Elsewhere, E Zhou's heart sank at last...

"It's over! It's over!"

E Zhou's face turned ashen. "Zhen Jiao only ranked ninth. There's no way I'll make the list."

"Ah, looks like I'll have to steer clear of those two whenever I run into them in the Universe Ocean." E Zhou thought helplessly.

In the past, the Monster Race had relied on its two Universe Masters.

Both Tremor Demon Ancestor and Dream Demon Ancestor, as well as the Universe Masters under them, had thrown their weight around in the Universe Ocean.

Now that they'd received rewards, they'd only become even more arrogant.

Thinking about what lay ahead, E Zhou felt as if his future were completely bleak.

And E Zhou was far from the only one who felt that way.

He wasn't the only one in the Primal Universe who had suffered at the hands of the Monster Race.

The Crystal Race Holy Lord and Prison Race Devil Ancestor were the most alarmed.

Their territories were remote, but still formed a sizable region, and the lifeforms born there had decent talent.

With the Monster Race now on the rise, it would surely target their territories as it expanded!

They were already weaker, and they didn't have a single Supreme Treasure.

The balance of power had shifted.

They feared they might not even be able to hold on to their current territories!

"We have to find a way!" A sharp glint flashed in the golden eye between Crystal Race Holy Lord's brows. "We must put our grudges aside and consider an alliance with the Prison Race."

Whoosh!

Crystal Race Holy Lord blurred and instantly appeared in the void.

As it happened,

Prison Race Devil Ancestor had also arrived nearby.

"An alliance?"

"An alliance!"

The two ancestors of the pinnacle races only had to glance at each other to understand what the other was thinking.

"Good. Let's discuss the details properly."

In the void,

the strongest members of the two races began plotting together.

The Crystal Race and Prison Race had always been natural enemies.

But now,

they had no choice but to put aside their grudges of countless years just to ensure their races survived.

The same scene

was unfolding among the Snow Border Alliance, the Misty Alliance, the Thorn Ring Alliance, the Nine Domains Alliance, and elsewhere.

These alliances had already been forced to band together because they lacked Universe Masters.

Now that the Sky Screen had appeared,

the strong would only grow stronger.

They had to close ranks even more tightly!

Otherwise, they wouldn't just lose their territories—they could face extinction!

"As expected, Tremor Demon Ancestor ranked ninth."

In the Virtual Universe, during the highest-level human roundtable meeting,

Founder Giant Axe said,

"I fought Tremor Demon Ancestor in the Universe Ocean. His secret technique reached the Eighth Order, and with his offensive Supreme Treasure, the Domain Shattering Awl, I couldn't even beat him without going all out!"

"Fortunately, I was fast and had good movement skills. After clashing with him once, I immediately escaped far away, so he couldn't keep me there."

"Tremor Demon Ancestor is indeed formidable. Now that he's received a reward, he'll be even harder to deal with. Sigh..." City Lord of Chaos sighed softly. "It looks like we'll have to plan carefully for our race's future."

"Let's see what reward Tremor Demon Ancestor gets. Our humans occupy such vast territories, and countless geniuses have emerged over the long ages. We can't just hand all that territory over to someone else." Darkness Master's voice was cold.

"If those Monster Race scum dare to start a war between our races, we'll teach them a lesson!" Even the usually steady Peng Gong Lord couldn't hold back.

"Original Ancestor worked so hard to seize those territories. We can't just give them up!"

Dragon Walk Master, Desolate Mirror Lord, and the others voiced their agreement.

In a war between races, not an inch could be yielded!

"Tremor's not bad. He actually made ninth place." Old Beast God watched the ranking in the starry sky with interest.

The secret technique he had created was far more advanced than Tremor's, so he could remain calm.

"Hmph, that fool Zhen Jiao actually ranked ninth!" Beast Ancestor was furious!

His raw strength was somewhat greater than Tremor Demon Ancestor's, but not by much.

Now Tremor Demon Ancestor and Dream Demon Ancestor each had two Supreme Treasures. Even if he received a reward later, the gap would only grow wider!

And then there was Old Beast God. Beast Ancestor felt he was being targeted again!

"Damn this Sky Screen!"

Meanwhile,

the Insect Race and Machine Race remained calm.

The Zerg Queen knew her old rival's strength well, so she wasn't surprised.

The Machine Father God felt the same.

As for the lone Universe Masters,

some, like E Zhou, had lost all hope.

Others, like True Void Demon God, were still ambitious.

They were confident their self-created secret techniques were stronger than Tremor's!

Even among Eighth Order Secret Techniques, there were levels of strength!