Opening the Seventh Battlefield

More and more powerful beings gathered on Gods Mountain.

Gods Mountain was divided into two gathering areas. One was for ordinary Universe Venerables, from junior to senior, who assembled on the mountain.

The other was where Universe Overlords and Universe Masters gathered, but the two areas were separated. Ordinary Universe Venerables simply could not enter.

In the current era, Humanity had over three thousand Universe Venerables in total. Aside from a very few who had important matters to handle and truly could not spare an avatar of consciousness to attend the meeting, every other Universe Venerable had arrived.

"Why do you think this supreme meeting is being held?"

"There doesn't seem to have been anything major recently. Could it be for the next major campaign in the Extraterritorial Battlefield?"

"A major campaign? If it were only a major campaign, there'd be no need to hold a supreme meeting, would there?"

"Otherwise, there hasn't been anything else significant. I think there may be some instructions regarding this campaign."

"In my opinion, they may be opening a new battlefield." Noah, the nation lord, said this, and the surrounding Universe Venerables all turned to look at him.

"It's nothing strange. Whenever a new Extraterritorial Battlefield was opened in the past, a great war would erupt, and a supreme meeting would be held to inform us."

Those serving as universe nation lords were mostly the most senior Universe Venerables. They had experienced many things, but some newly promoted Venerables knew nothing about them.

The Extraterritorial Battlefield was a massive battlefield where Humanity fought against the three major alien factions of demons, bugs, and machines.

Universe Venerables were normally forbidden from entering, but once every thousand eras, a large-scale racial campaign would take place. Even Universe Venerables would participate in such massive battles.

Once every thousand eras was not a particularly long time for Universe Venerables. Most had experienced such campaigns many times.

But opening a new battlefield? That was something many had never experienced.

Boom!

A sudden roar resounded through heaven and earth.

The Universe Venerables simultaneously raised their heads to look at the sky. Within the clouds, two doors emitting dazzling golden light slowly opened, their surfaces engraved with a brilliant starry sky.

The meeting was held within the palace floating above Gods Mountain... the Hall of Gods.

"Humanity's powerful beings, gather!"

A vast voice echoed throughout heaven and earth.

Whoosh!

All the Universe Venerables on Gods Mountain instantly vanished, all of them teleported into the Hall of Gods.

Inside the Hall of Gods stood an incomparably enormous and exquisite round table, surrounded by thousands of divine thrones.

Every powerful being participating in the meeting was automatically teleported onto one of those divine thrones.

The divine thrones were divided into five size categories based on strength. The stronger one was, the larger one's throne would be.

As with the gathering areas, they were divided into two levels. Junior through senior Universe Venerables could only see other ordinary Universe Venerables of their own level. As for the higher-status Universe Overlords and Universe Masters, they were concealed behind hazy clouds and could not be seen at all.

More than a dozen divine thrones stood at the very highest point. They were all the largest and most majestic, each a thousand meters wide.

Only Universe Masters could sit upon these highest-standard divine thrones, overlooking the Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords below.

The divine thrones belonging to the Universe Masters were all dazzling gold. Only the two in the very center were black, radiating an incomparably imposing aura.

One black divine throne bore the faint carving of a giant axe. Seated upon it was a burly wild man with thick fingers and disheveled long hair.

Humanity's leader, the strongest being in the universe, the Giant Axe Founder!

The other black divine throne beside him was empty.

It belonged to the Origin Ancestor. However, the Origin Ancestor had been suppressed by the Origin Will. Unless something truly crucial to Humanity occurred, he would not easily appear even in the Virtual Universe.

Although none of the Universe Venerables could see through the mist, they all looked respectfully toward where those Universe Masters sat at the highest point.

If Universe Venerables counted as the backbone...

Then Universe Masters were Humanity's pillars!

And the strongest beings in the universe were Humanity's guardian gods!

"Everyone!" A gentle yet majestic voice descended, and the entire Hall of Gods immediately fell silent.

This was Primal Chaos City Leader's voice!

Although the Giant Axe Founder was Humanity's leader, precisely because he was the leader, he generally did not speak personally. Instead, Primal Chaos City Leader, Humanity's second-in-command whose status was akin to a chief steward, spoke and chaired the meeting.

Primal Chaos City Leader continued, "This supreme meeting has been convened because a major campaign in the Extraterritorial Battlefield will soon take place."

"Furthermore, besides the major campaign, a new Extraterritorial Battlefield will also be opened."

"A new Extraterritorial Battlefield?" Many Universe Venerables were somewhat surprised.

"The major campaign will take place a thousand years from now, while the opening of the battlefield will come somewhat earlier, in one hundred years." Primal Chaos City Leader continued.

"There are currently six Extraterritorial Battlefields. Therefore, the one being opened this time will be the Seventh Battlefield, and its location has already been decided."

"Furthermore, Yan Emperor will be responsible for leading the opening of the Seventh Battlefield."

"Yan Emperor?" The Universe Venerables were even more astonished.

Among Humanity's dozen or so Universe Masters, Yan Emperor could be said to have the worst temper. He was exceedingly irritable and arrogant.

At the slightest thing that displeased him, even though Humanity had only a little over three thousand Universe Venerables, each one incomparably important, Yan Emperor would still casually strike and severely injure them!

There had even once been a mid-level Universe Venerable who verbally contradicted him. In a fit of rage, Yan Emperor directly killed that Venerable. Later, Dragon Walker Master had intervened and reversed time and space to revive him!

Thus, naturally, Yan Emperor was the one the Universe Venerables least wished to have any contact with!

Primal Chaos City Leader looked toward Yan Emperor. Yan Emperor, sitting casually, merely glanced at him. "Mm."

That was all he said, without any other reaction.

Even when facing Primal Chaos City Leader, Yan Emperor's attitude remained arrogantly extreme!

Seeing this, the Universe Venerables grew even more uneasy.

In a major campaign in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, Universe Venerables would all join the battle, but it was actually manageable. The Extraterritorial Battlefields held almost no precious treasures, so the fighting naturally would not be as brutal as on the Original Stars.

But this time, Yan Emperor would lead the opening of the Seventh Battlefield...

Perhaps compared to fighting alien races, Yan Emperor himself would be the greater danger!

After Primal Chaos City Leader announced the opening of the Seventh Battlefield, he said nothing more and directly declared the meeting over.

It was called a supreme meeting, but in truth...

It was merely a one-sided announcement to the Universe Venerables of decisions already discussed by the Universe Masters.

Only on a very few matters would the Universe Venerables participate in a vote. Most of the time, once the announcement was finished, the so-called meeting was over.

The Universe Venerables departed with grave expressions. Yan Emperor also said nothing and simply withdrew from the Virtual Universe.

Ice Peak Master glared at Yan Emperor's divine throne and said in a low voice, "Everyone, I think we should change to someone else! Yan Emperor is violent and arrogant. He is clearly incapable of success and only capable of ruining things!"

"Letting him lead the opening of a new battlefield? Perhaps the alien races will inflict little damage, while he instead gravely injures or even kills our own Universe Venerables!"

"Ice Peak... this matter has already been discussed. There is no need to bring it up again!" Primal Chaos City Leader slightly shook his head and looked toward the Giant Axe Founder.

The Giant Axe Founder also spoke. "Ice Peak, I understand your dissatisfaction and concerns. However, Yan Emperor possesses several peak treasures and is extremely close to Sitting Mountain Guest. Though neither has personally acknowledged it, he is very likely Sitting Mountain Guest's disciple..."

"To build goodwill with Sitting Mountain Guest, it would be best to let Yan Emperor integrate into Humanity's faction. He is somewhat arrogant, but... give him one more chance!"

"This time, when the Seventh Battlefield is opened, we will see how he performs. If he truly makes a complete mess of it, then there will really be nothing we can do. In the future, we can only have him serve as an enforcer, participating solely in super battles at the Universe Master level!"

The Giant Axe Founder spoke in a steady voice, while Primal Chaos City Leader gently shook his head and sighed.

Ice Peak Master and several Universe Masters who shared his view still looked somewhat dissatisfied, but they said nothing further.

The Giant Axe Founder had already put it this way. What more could they say?

Sitting Mountain Guest...

He was publicly acknowledged as the greatest treasure-refining master in the Universe Ocean, possessing countless methods. Even when dealing with other strongest beings in the universe, he could toy with them before calmly departing.

Clearly, even among the strongest beings in the universe, he was especially formidable and especially difficult to deal with!

Every faction wanted to build goodwill with Sitting Mountain Guest. Since Yan Emperor was highly likely to be Sitting Mountain Guest's disciple, they could not easily give up on him. They had to do their best to win Yan Emperor's loyalty and have him integrate into Humanity's faction.

They all understood this point, yet they could not help feeling stifled and unwilling!

If the Origin Ancestor had not been suppressed, and if the Giant Axe Founder did not lack a supreme treasure and have to struggle to protect Humanity, why would they care so much about Sitting Mountain Guest?

If it had been the era when the Origin Ancestor suppressed all beneath him, would trash like Yan Emperor, whose strength was pitiful and who only relied on his powerful treasures, dare act so arrogantly...

Ice Peak Master would have been the first to strike and chop that trash apart!

"Alas... Origin Ancestor... supreme treasures..."

All the Human Universe Masters present sighed inwardly.

The Origin Ancestor's suppression was already an irreversible fact. But if only the Giant Axe Founder possessed a supreme treasure, Humanity's situation would clearly be far better. Why would they need to care about Sitting Mountain Guest, or Sea-Watching Guest?