Just as Zhang Junbao was heading to the Guke Secret Realm, in a vast expanse of the universe, eight thoughts transcended the constraints of time and space, instantly isolating the surrounding void from the Original Universe and forming another independent dimension.
A graceful, slender figure; a gigantic, silver-white snake head surrounded by countless serpentine shadows; a sinister black shadow exuding demonic energy; a crystal statue of exquisite beauty—all turned to look at the enormous black oval phantom...
"Mechanical, what exactly happened? Not only is Luo Feng alive, but Zhang Junbao is also alive!" The slender figure shouted angrily.
"Didn't you say that with the two Universe Supreme Master taking action, there would be no chance of failure?" the silver-white giant serpent said angrily.
When the Void True Demon God and the Sitting Mountain Guest broke into the Ancestral God Sect to kill Zhang Junbao, they failed. After that, the Void True Demon God ignored the Mechanical Race Father God. As the Universe Supreme Master, the Mechanical Race Father God was very patient and did not rush to ask questions. Instead, he ordered people to investigate the information about the Human Race and Bauhinia Island.
But the investigation results shocked him greatly.
Indeed, powerful individuals broke into Bauhinia Island, but they were stopped by the Ancestral God.
When Zhang Junbao and Luo Feng appeared on Bauhinia Island, the spies of the Machine Race, Zerg, and Demon Race realized that they were not dead at all.
"I asked the Void True Demon God and the Sitting Mountain Guest for help. You know their tempers; which of the Universe Supreme Master isn't unique? Rushing to ask questions will only make them unhappy," said the Mechanical Race Father God. "After confirming that Zhang Junbao was still alive, I went to question him, and he explained the situation to me."
"What exactly happened?" the Dream Demon Ancestor asked anxiously.
Even the Zerg Queen looked over, and the Crystal Race Holy Master, the Prison Race Demon Lord, and the Master of the Milky Way all turned to look at the Mechanical Race Father God.
The eight top powers were already riddled with internal conflicts and had been fighting each other for years. This alliance was formed only temporarily because of their common goal of killing Zhang Junbao. Their relationship was extremely precarious and could collapse at the slightest misstep.
The ship of friendship can capsize in an instant, showing no mercy whatsoever.
They paid a huge price, but so far, they haven't seen any results.
This assassination has three main targets:
First, kill Zhang Junbao;
Second, kill Luo Feng;
Third, seize Zhang Junbao's Strongest Supreme Treasure.
Zhang Junbao is still alive and kicking, and it's obvious without even a second thought that the other two targets were not achieved at all.
" The Void True Demon God said that he and the Sitting Mountain Guest descended upon Bauhinia Island. The Sitting Mountain Guest used a suppressing treasure to trap the Two-Faced Ancestral God, but unexpectedly, the Two-Faced Ancestral God's combat power was much stronger than expected," said the Mechanical Race Father God.
"It was expected that an Ancestral God would obstruct us. Could it be that the two Universe Supreme Master are unable to defeat an Ancestral God?" Dream Demon Ancestor said with anger in his voice.
" The Void True Demon God said that our assessment of the strength of the Ancestral God Sect, the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, and even Zhang Junbao was seriously flawed. The Two-Faced Ancestral God transformed the Five-Colored Aurora Lake into a giant sword and shattered the Sitting Mountain Guest's suppressing Supreme Treasure with a single strike."
Zhang Junbao was even able to control the Five-Colored Aurora Lake and had even injured him. If it weren't for our previous relationship, he would definitely have demanded an explanation from me." The Mechanical Race Father God's tone was also filled with anger.
" Zhang Junbao injured the Void True Demon God? That's impossible! I've witnessed his attacks before. The Void True Demon God, like me, possesses Strongest Supreme Treasure armor. With Zhang Junbao's strength, there's no way he could break through the defense of Strongest Supreme Treasure and cause damage to his divine body!"
The Dream Demon Ancestor was displeased. It wasn't like he hadn't fought Zhang Junbao before. In his opinion, Zhang Junbao's claim that he could injure the Void True Demon God was just a perfunctory excuse!
"Did the Sitting Mountain Guest stop the Ancestral God?" the Dream Demon Ancestor continued to ask.
"We've stopped them," the Mechanical Race Father God said in a deep voice.
"So, this Void True Demon God, the Universe Supreme Master, not only failed to kill Zhang Junbao and Luo Feng, two Universe Venerable, but was also injured? Does he expect us to be responsible for the treasures that restore his divine body?"
The more the Dream Demon Ancestor spoke, the angrier he became. Even if he was just going to give a perfunctory answer, he should at least say something plausible!
The Universe Supreme Master fought against two Universe Venerable, yet he ended up getting injured?
"Could it be that Zhang Junbao and Luo Feng used that black Miniature Universe self-destruction again?" Dream Demon Ancestor continued to ask.
"No."
"Machinery, do you really think we're so easily fooled?"
The Dream Demon Ancestor was utterly enraged. Four Top-tier Supreme Treasure from one of their clans! These Supreme Treasure weren't just found on the street; they were earned by the lives of their clan's strongest members. And now, the Mechanical Race Father God had embezzled them?
Indeed, by now, the Dream Demon Ancestor has become suspicious of the Mechanical Race Father God, even suspecting that he is conspiring with the Void True Demon God and even the Sitting Mountain Guest to swindle their Supreme Treasure.
They collected every single Supreme Treasure, but in the end, they accomplished absolutely nothing.
The other seven major powers looked like complete suckers.
Are people so Supreme Treasure and easily fooled?
Since encountering Zhang Junbao, the Demon Race has been swindled out of many Supreme Treasure, so it's no wonder that the Dream Demon Ancestor is so furious.
"Hmph, Meng Cha, watch your attitude! What kind of status do we, the Universe Supreme Master, have? Would we deliberately deceive you for a few Supreme Treasure?" the Mechanical Race Father God said angrily.
" The Supreme Treasure we gave to the Void True Demon God was only worth one and a half Peak Supreme Treasure Weapon. Who is the Void True Demon God? He is one of the most troublesome beings in the Universe Ocean. This time he has indeed exhausted all his strength, and even his own divine body has suffered considerable damage."
However, Zhang Junbao's strength far exceeded expectations, and his ability to control the Five-Colored Aurora Lake was something no one had anticipated.
The Dream Demon Ancestor's expression was unfriendly, and even the Zerg Queen, the Crystal Race Holy Master, and the Prison Race Demon Lord all had gloomy faces.
No matter how much the Mechanical Race Father God explains, failure is failure.
" Void True Demon God failed once, let him take action again!" said the Dream Demon Ancestor. "Since he accepted this task and received our benefits, he will naturally do it perfectly."
"And then there's the Sitting Mountain Guest. He was only responsible for trapping the Ancestral God and the Five-Colored Aurora Lake. According to you, in the end, he couldn't even stop the Five-Colored Aurora Lake. Zhang Junbao was able to control the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, perhaps at a great cost. A Strongest Supreme Treasure won't obediently follow the orders of an outsider."
" The Ancestral God cannot always protect them. If the Void True Demon God makes his move again, he will surely succeed."
The Dream Demon Ancestor's words were recognized by the other major powers' Controller.
In particular, the three major alliances paid the price of their Supreme Treasure and the resurrection of a thousand Universe Venerable. Yet, not only did Zhang Junbao survive, but Luo Feng also emerged unharmed. Many within the alliances had already raised objections.
" Meng Cha!"
The Mechanical Race Father God roared in fury once more, "The first time the Ancestral God obstructed us, so be it. But if it happens a second time, isn't that a blatant provocation against the Ancestral God and the Universe Origin? Do you think that the value of a half- Peak Supreme Treasure is enough to make the Void True Demon God fight the Ancestral God Sect to the death?"
"Moreover, the Void True Demon God's divine body was damaged, and he's already being very generous by not demanding compensation from us. If we anger him and he gets targeted by the Universe Supreme Master, who could stand that?"
"What about the Sitting Mountain Guest? Since the Void True Demon God is unwilling, surely the Sitting Mountain Guest can step in!" The Dream Demon Ancestor was equally frustrated; were they the only ones destined to suffer?
" The Sitting Mountain Guest had a Top-tier Supreme Treasure destroyed by the Ancestral God's Five-Colored Aurora Lake Giant Sword, and he's demanding compensation from us!"
"They said they had given it their all this time, even unleashing power suppressed by the universe; they had done more than enough. The mission's failure wasn't due to their incompetence, but rather our lack of intelligence," said the Mechanical Race Father God.
For a moment, the Dream Demon Ancestor, the Zerg Queen, and everyone else fell silent.
They had their own intelligence and learned that chains, materialized from the Universe Origin Law, had indeed appeared and suppressed the invading powerhouse. Now it seemed that the one suppressed was the Void True Demon God.
But they were unwilling to admit the mission had failed!
Is it really Dream Demon Ancestor said, that the two should continue to carry out missions?
That's a complete joke.
The Void True Demon God is no ordinary being. As the strongest lone traveler, no major power wants to provoke him. Moreover, he is protected by Strongest Supreme Treasure, making him virtually Undying! Furthermore, he is incredibly arrogant. If the mission fails and the Void True Demon God is offended, the losses will be even more devastating.
As for the ever-smiling yet incredibly cunning Sitting Mountain Guest, he had even lost one of his Supreme Treasure, and he had indeed trapped the Ancestral God. The mission was at least 80% complete. If the Sitting Mountain Guest were to take action again, there would be no benefit to him, so he shouldn't even think about it.
"So what do we do now?"
" Zhang Junbao is hiding in the Ancestral God Sect and is protected by the Ancestral God. Even if we invite two more of the Universe Supreme Master, they are not necessarily stronger than the Void True Demon God and the Sitting Mountain Guest. Wouldn't that be another waste of Supreme Treasure?" The Zerg Queen and the Dream Demon Ancestor, among others, had responsibilities to their races and were unwilling to continue wasting Supreme Treasure.
The three major forces, led by the Master of the Milky Way, are also in a real bind, unable to explain themselves to the alliance.
The three exchanged glances and discussed their opinions with the Master of the Milky Way.
Then the Master of the Milky Way spoke up, "Gentlemen, since we failed to achieve any of the three objectives in this assassination mission, I think the price we paid is no longer necessary."
" Master of the Milky Way, what do you mean?"
The Mechanical Race Father God's body shimmered with red light, as if a pair of eyes were fixed on the Master of the Milky Way.
"Our three alliances have already paid the price of nine Top-tier Supreme Treasure. This mission is being led by your five races, so naturally you also need to bear the main responsibility. We believe that nine Top-tier Supreme Treasure are enough. As for the remaining matter of resurrecting the Universe Venerable of each race, let's leave it at that," said the Master of the Milky Way.
"What, you want to back out?"
This enraged not only the Mechanical Race Father God, but also the Demon Race Dream Demon Ancestor, the Zerg Queen, the Crystal Race Holy Master, and the Prison Race Demon Lord.
The resurrection of a thousand Universe Venerable is actually more valuable to the five major races than a single Top-tier Supreme Treasure.
But for the three major alliances, the cost is just so-so.
Because their alliance contains many Universe Master, the cost for each individual is not high and the cost is low. If the five major races were to resurrect themselves, the cost would exceed that of a Top-tier Supreme Treasure.
" Master of the Milky Way, are you three alliances really so shameless?" Dream Demon Ancestor was shocked.
"Hehe, Dream Demon Ancestor, your five major clans are large and powerful, and are controlled by the Universe Supreme Master, so naturally you can make your own decisions. We are just representatives nominated by the three major alliances, and we still need to discuss many things with the alliances. We cannot compare to your one-man rule in your respective clans."
The Alliance's Universe Master were already very dissatisfied with the mission's failure, and no one was willing to pay the price for a failed mission.
" Master of the Milky Way, you should think this through. Can you bear the consequences of offending the five major races at the same time?" the Mechanical Race Father God said in an unfriendly tone.
"Threatening me? It's useless. If you have the ability, make every Universe Master of our three major races willingly Reverse Time and Space to resurrect the Universe Venerable for you. Otherwise, your threats will have no effect."
As for why they joined forces to attack us?
Aren't you worried that dragging this out will give Zhang Junbao time to grow stronger? Anyway, once he's grown up, the first thing he'll deal with won't be our three major alliances. At worst, we can just pay some Supreme Treasure to make peace with the Human Race.
"But you, do you dare to stand by and watch Zhang Junbao rise to power?"
"The three major leagues have really played their cards right!"
Suddenly, the five Universe Supreme Master simultaneously unleashed their pressure on the three Master of the Milky Way, causing their projections to become illusory.
"Hahaha..."
"It's just a matter of cutting losses in time. The Universe Supreme Master is indeed powerful, sparing no effort to bully us Universe Master. It's just a pity that he doesn't dare to deal with Zhang Junbao."
"We will not entertain your sweet dreams any longer."
The projections of the three Master of the Milky Way grew increasingly ethereal until they vanished completely, leaving only a mocking sound echoing in the void.
They did not descend here in their true forms, so the Master of the Milky Way was completely unconcerned about the threat posed by the five Universe Supreme Master.
For the three major alliances, their own interests are paramount.
The mission failed, and you expect them to resurrect the Universe Venerable for other forces? Don't even think about it!
"Gentlemen, now that the three major alliances have withdrawn, shall we continue the hunt for Zhang Junbao?" At this moment, the Crystal Race Holy Master asked.
The Crystal Race had the least interaction with Zhang Junbao, purely because they didn't want to see another Original Ancestor rise to power.
However, the plan for the eight major forces to jointly suppress Zhang Junbao has essentially failed, and the three major alliances have even gone so far as to renege on their debts. The remaining five major clans are also each harboring their own ulterior motives.
"Perhaps we should wait. The Ancestral God Sect and the Human Race must be on high alert right now. It's not a good idea to assassinate them again at this time." The Prison Race Demon Lord also seemed hesitant.
The reason is simple: the territories of the Crystal Race and the Prison Race are too far from the Human Race. Even if the Human Race expands, it is unlikely to expand into their territory. If the sky falls, the tallest person will be the first to fall. Even if Zhang Junbao really rises to power, the three major races of the Demon Race, the Zerg Clan, and the Machine Race will be the first to suffer.
The Dream Demon Ancestor looked at the two of them and sighed.
"If we wait any longer, are we really going to just watch Zhang Junbao rise to power? Don't you know how fast he's growing?"
"Your Demon Race has two of the Universe Supreme Master. Why don't Demon Race lend a hand? We can provide some Supreme Treasure as support," said the Prison Race Demon Lord.
These words left the Dream Demon Ancestor speechless.
Who from the Demon Race will make the move? Will it be him?
Or should we let the Earthquake Demon Ancestor make a move?
Everyone wants to hunt down Zhang Junbao, but when it comes to actually taking action and risking offending both the Human Race and the Ancestral God Sect, no one wants to.
The Dream Demon Ancestor wasn't stupid. If the Demon Race were to fight against the Human Race and the Ancestral God Sect alone at this time, it would only benefit other forces.
"Why..."
The Dream Demon Ancestor's will dissipated, leaving only a helpless sigh.
The alliance that had been suppressing Zhang Junbao has completely fallen apart!
I have something to do this afternoon, the second chapter will be later.