The Trade

"Your Universe Master is right here." Giant Axe gently shook the Ice Mountain Palace in his hand and smiled.

"One Peak Supreme Treasure!" The Mechanical Race Father God immediately offered a Peak Supreme Treasure in exchange.

"Two Peak Supreme Treasures, and both must be palace-type, soul-type, or domain-type!" Giant Axe snorted.

He wanted to exchange a single Peak Supreme Treasure for a powerful Universe Master? Since when had Universe Masters been worth so little?

Supreme Treasures had different grades, too. Among Peak Supreme Treasures, attack-type treasures were the least valuable, followed by armor-type treasures. A Peak Palace-type Supreme Treasure, or a peak domain-type or soul-type treasure, was worth five to ten peak attack-type treasures.

Unless it was one of the finest Peak Supreme Treasures. Lord Peng Gong's Bamboo God Staff, for example, was among the finest of its grade and could fetch quite a few Supreme Treasure Points.

As a Universe Strongest, how could Giant Axe let the Mechanical Race Father God fool him?

"You're asking for far too much!" The Mechanical Race Father God grew anxious. These damned humans were shamelessly greedy.

"Too much? I think it's quite reasonable. If the Human Race didn't have such vast holdings to maintain, why would I bother trading with you? I'd probably have killed this Universe Master already." Giant Axe's unruly hair drifted through the void. He was utterly fearless and held absolute control over the negotiations.

"That's too expensive!" As a Universe Strongest, the Mechanical Race Father God had no shortage of Supreme Treasures. Still, handing over two Peak Supreme Treasures at once, particularly highly valuable soul-type, domain-type, or palace-type treasures, was a considerable strain.

"It is a little expensive, but the Lord of Ashen Soul is well worth it!" Giant Axe said. "He's a special lifeform who already has third-tier combat power despite having only just become a Universe Master. Once he creates a Universe Master's Strongest Secret Technique and you give him suitable Supreme Treasures, reaching the fourth tier won't be a problem."

"Mechanical, isn't a future fourth-tier Universe Master worth that price? Besides, you're setting an example by paying handsomely for talent. Showing that you're willing to pay a price for powerful beings who join the Machine Alliance will strengthen its unity, too. Think it over yourself." With that, Giant Axe closed his eyes and said nothing more, leaving the Mechanical Race Father God to consider it.

He had already imprisoned the Lord of Ashen Soul. Even if he could not exchange him for Supreme Treasures, he could simply subject him to Soul Enslavement. Gaining a Universe Master who might reach the fourth tier and rival the Lord of Ice Peak in combat power would be an excellent bargain.

However, doing so would mean an outright rupture with the Machine Race, putting the weaker Universe Masters in the Hongmeng Alliance at a disadvantage.

"How about one peak soul-type Supreme Treasure and one peak armor-type Supreme Treasure?" After considering it for a moment, the Mechanical Race Father God decided to try negotiating the price again.

"Mechanical, I'm not making an outrageous demand. I've shown my sincerity, and I hope you'll show yours!" Giant Axe snapped.

The Machine Race's unique divine bodies made them immune to Soul Attacks, so their race had relatively little need for Soul-type Supreme Treasures. That was why the Father God considered offering one first.

"You..." The Mechanical Race Father God had not expected Giant Axe to be so unyielding. Wasn't a trade supposed to involve negotiation? Why wouldn't he even allow any bargaining?

Fortunately, he had been somewhat prepared for this. After wrestling with the decision for a moment, he had no choice but to agree to the exchange.

"Your terms, then. One Peak Soul-type Supreme Treasure and one Peak Domain-type Supreme Treasure!" The Mechanical Race Father God's voice thundered through the cosmic void, shattering the few galaxies that remained there.

"Payment and delivery at the same time!" Giant Axe said.

"Hmph. If you trick me, I'll make the Human Race pay!" The Mechanical Race Father God snorted and took out two Supreme Treasures. One was a peculiar crystal, while the other was a strange, ten-thousand-sided net woven from countless threads of energy.

"Go!" After accepting the two Supreme Treasures, Giant Axe released the Lord of Ashen Soul from the Ice Peak Palace.

"Mechanical Father God!" The Lord of Ashen Soul had been imprisoned for only a short time, yet it felt as though countless ages had passed-longer even than the span from his birth at the formation of the universe to his ascension as a Universe Master.

Even with his powerful will, he had nearly failed to endure it.

Less than five percent of his divine power remained, leaving him with barely any strength. Even a Universe Overlord could probably swagger before him and provoke him now.

"The Human Race acts openly and honorably. Since I've accepted the Supreme Treasures, I won't refuse to deliver the goods." Holding the two Peak Supreme Treasures, Giant Axe claimed ownership with his mighty divine power and spoke after confirming that they were indeed peak-grade treasures.

The Lord of Ashen Soul's gaze dimmed. This incident had dealt a devastating blow to his will. Powerful as he was, before a Universe Strongest, he was merely merchandise to be traded.

"We'll see about this!" Taking the utterly weakened Lord of Ashen Soul with him, the Mechanical Race Father God could only leave a threat before disappearing.

In this incident, the Machine Race had lost not only a Peak Soul-type Supreme Treasure and a Peak Domain-type Supreme Treasure. Its greatest loss was the Lord of Ashen Soul's enormous reserve of divine power.

His divine body was immense, and as a special lifeform, his life gene multiplier exceeded eight thousand. With less than five percent of his divine power remaining, there was no telling how many epochs it would take to naturally replenish such a vast amount.

Even using treasures that restored divine bodies would cost the Machine Alliance dearly. Of course, all of that was the Mechanical Father God's concern. Giant Axe grinned and returned to the Initial Universe, a vital stronghold of humanity.

At the Chaos City Lord's Mansion, Giant Axe sought out the Chaos City Lord.

"Chaos, I traded for a Peak Soul-type Supreme Treasure and a Peak Domain-type Supreme Treasure." Giant Axe handed the two treasures to the Chaos City Lord.

"Distribute these two treasures as you see fit. I won't take part in the allocation."

"All right, I'll handle it." The Chaos City Lord nodded, unsurprised that Giant Axe would not be taking part in distributing the Supreme Treasures.

In truth, Peak Supreme Treasures were essentially useless to Giant Axe. Even if he wanted a set of the finest Peak Supreme Treasures, he could assemble one himself. There was no need for him to take an equal share alongside the race's Universe Masters.

"The Primal Star is about to close. The Northern Border Alliance won the fight for the finest Peak Supreme Treasure there. Our Human Race's Universe Masters needn't keep competing for treasures, lest they fall into a trap set by the Machine Race," Giant Axe warned.

"I'll continue exploring the Universe Ocean. I recently obtained a small portion of a new map of the Universe Boat. I hope I'll find something."

"A new map?" The Chaos City Lord's eyes lit up. A dangerous place like the Universe Boat could not be explored recklessly. With a new map and a little luck, there could be worthwhile gains.

"Haha, I was lucky enough to get a little new map information, though there isn't much. I'll add it to the race's map shortly, but I need to explore it myself first. If I can obtain an ultimate Supreme Treasure..." Giant Axe bore tremendous pressure on his shoulders. As a Universe Strongest, he still had to conceal his strength, all because his luck was so poor that he did not possess a single ultimate Supreme Treasure.

"Then I wish you good luck!" The Chaos City Lord gazed at this pillar of humanity with admiration in his eyes, sincerely hoping that his luck would improve.

"I'm off!" The Giant Axe Founder waved and vanished into the distance.

How should I distribute these Supreme Treasures? The Chaos City Lord sank into thought.

There were only two Supreme Treasures, so dividing them equally was clearly impossible. He could only convert their value into Supreme Treasure Points and work from there.

This peak soul-type Supreme Treasure favors soul defense, but it's only average within its grade, worth twenty-four thousand Supreme Treasure Points. The other peak domain-type Supreme Treasure is also among the weakest in its grade, worth only nineteen thousand Supreme Treasure Points. After determining the true value of the two Supreme Treasures, the Chaos City Lord began calculating.

Both treasures the Mechanical Race Father God had handed over were of the lowest quality within their respective types.

Together, the two Supreme Treasures were worth forty-three thousand Supreme Treasure Points, to be divided among five Universe Masters and the Qian Wu Country Lord.

How many Supreme Treasure Points should I allocate to each of them? What a headache. The Chaos City Lord frowned slightly. For the moment, he could not think of a completely fair way to divide them.

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