Conditions, the Primal Universe's Attention

In the Initial Universe, the Core Land was permeated with endless chaotic power.

Qie Qiong stood beside the Chaos City Lord, his expression indifferent.

With a slight thought, he released the Heavenly Sky Wolf Palace from the Silent Star Palace.

Guided by the will of the Chaos City Lord, the chaotic currents transformed into countless chaotic dragons that frantically crashed against the majestic palace suspended in the void— the Sky Wolf Palace!

This iconic Palace Supreme Treasure belonging to the Lord of Sky Wolf, appeared utterly fragile before the primordial chaotic energy of the Initial Universe. The flames on the palace's surface, which had once Burning Annihilation galaxies, were easily extinguished and swallowed up by the chaotic energy.

Large, clearly visible cracks spread rapidly across the walls of the Sky Wolf Palace like a spider web, making crisp "crack" sounds, as if the High-grade Supreme Treasure, the Sky Wolf Palace, was about to completely collapse at any moment.

In the distance, the Chaos City Lord and Qie Qiong stood silently in the void, calmly watching. "It's a pity about the Sky Wolf Palace." The Chaos City Lord looked at the palace, which was full of cracks and whose spiritual light was dimming rapidly, and his tone was tinged with regret.

Such Supreme Treasure is rare even in the Race Treasury.

"If the Lord of Sky Wolf were willing to come out on his own, the Sky Wolf Palace could still be preserved." Qie Qiong smiled slightly, looking at the Sky Wolf Palace, which was constantly putting up resistance. "Unfortunately, our Lord of Sky Wolf also understands that once he comes out, the Sky Wolf Palace will be ours. So he might as well stay inside and hide. Even if he dies, the Sky Wolf Palace will be destroyed anyway."

The Universe Master cannot be resurrected, at least not at this stage.

For the Lord of Sky Wolf, being captured by Human Race seemed to mean certain death.

"Besides, if we stay inside longer, there's still a chance we'll be rescued."

The Chaos City Lord nodded slightly, agreeing with this assessment.

He turned his gaze to Qie Qiong and asked, "Jixing, what do you plan to do with this Lord of Sky Wolf?"

Qie Qiong's gaze fell upon the crumbling Sky Wolf Palace, his tone calm. "I've long considered this. Killing an ordinary Universe Master like the Lord of Sky Wolf, whose potential has been exhausted and who has only created an ultimate secret technique over countless years, is merely crippling a claw for the Demon Race, far from crippling them. But if we use him as a bargaining chip to make a deal with the Demon Race— " As he spoke, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, "I believe the Demon Race would be more than willing to pay a heavy price to redeem him. After all, this not only concerns the life of a Universe Master, but also the face of the Demon Race throughout the entire Primal Universe. And the Demon Race, at this moment, is probably making the same calculations, preparing to pay the price to get their Lord of Sky Wolf back."

The Chaos City Lord nodded in agreement and said in a deep voice, "One of the Demon Race should be arriving soon."

"I wonder which Demon Race has descended upon us."

Just as the two were talking, a loud rumble occurred!

A stream of chaotic energy pierced straight through the Sky Wolf Palace!

The surging chaotic energy flowed into the hall like a burst dam, accompanied by the mournful howl of the Lord of Sky Wolf!

The entire Sky Wolf Palace seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand.

The Chaos City Lord's gaze sharpened, and in an instant, he condensed the chaotic energy into a chaotic millstone, as if to grind away all the heavens.

Just as the Sky Wolf Palace was about to be completely destroyed.

The Giant Axe, now a Giant Axe version of the universe, arrived at the location of the Chaos City Lord's clone.

"Chaos, if you attack Sky Wolf again, wait a moment. Ancestor Zhen Yao is here to negotiate with me."

"Good!"

The chaotic millstone suddenly stopped.

Just a hair's breadth away!

Sky Wolf Palace was truly damaged.

Although it has been torn open by the chaotic airflow, there are still powerful experts in the Primordial Universe who are skilled in crafting that can repair it. However, if they persist a little longer, even the Sitting Mountain Guest will only be able to forge a new one.

As the Chaos City Lord stopped, the towering wolf figure of the Lord of Sky Wolf, burning with divine power and radiating crimson flames, was exposed to the chaotic airflow.

"Congratulations, Sky Wolf, you survived." Qie Qiong smiled as he looked at the Lord of Sky Wolf.

"Roar! Jixing doesn't avenge this, I, Sky Wolf, swear I will never be a wolf again!" Lord of Sky Wolf roared, looking at the Chaos City Lord and Qie Qiong in the void.

The two exchanged a glance, neither taking the Lord of Sky Wolf's words to heart.

As the Chaos City Lord, being the strongest being below the Universe Master in the entire Primal Universe and the Universe Ocean, aside from those Universe Lords who possess Most Powerful Supreme Treasures, he naturally doesn't care about a Lord of Sky Wolf.

Moreover, once Qie Qiong breaks through to the Universe Master, he can even kill the Lord of Sky Wolf of the Sky Wolf Palace outside, so naturally he won't take the Lord of Sky Wolf's words to heart.

Inside the Giant Axe Miniature Universe, in the temple at its core.

The Giant Axe has already reached an agreement with the Ancestor Zhen Yao.

The Giant Axe Founder briefly explained the conditions for the Demon Race to Qie Qiong and the Chaos City Lord.

"The Demon Race redeemed the Lord of Sky Wolf on the following conditions: two Peak Supreme Treasures, though their value is only equivalent to ordinary Peak Supreme Treasure Armor or weapons; in addition, the permanent ownership of the Constant Sand Secret Region and the Cosmic Pole Secret Realm will belong to our Human Race. According to preliminary estimates, the combined value of these resources is approximately 3,000 Supreme Treasure points."

The Chaos City Lord nodded slightly, looking at the Giant Axe Founder: "It seems the Demon Race has spared no expense. These conditions are even more generous than I expected. However, while the value of two top-tier weapons and armors is not as high as a single palace -Domain Supreme Treasure of the same level, they are still Peak Supreme Treasure treasures after all. As for the Hengsha and Zhouji secret realms, the Ancestor Zhen Yao is truly cunning. The two of them already had a dispute over the ownership of the Constant Sand Secret Region, and now he has only withdrawn the Demon Race members from it. However, incorporating the Shenji secret realm into the territory is indeed of extraordinary significance. 3000 Supreme Treasure points—definitely not a loss."

As for the Constant Sand Secret Region, there's not much to say. It's only a mid-level secret realm, and the two races have always had a dispute over its ownership, so it's not very valuable.

But the Cosmic Pole Secret Realm is different. It is a secret realm of the same level as the Blood Luo Continent of the Human Race. It is the place where Lei Shi, one of the Eight Beast Gods, fell.

Moreover, that was within the Demon Race Territory, which means that the Demon Race also traded that territory to the Human Race!

The Giant Axe Founder turned his gaze to the Qie Qiong.

The Lord of Sky Wolf was personally suppressed by Qie Qiong and brought back to the Initial Universe. The final decision on this deal still rests with Qie Qiong.

"Jixing," the voice of the Giant Axe Founder said with a questioning tone, "These are the conditions offered by the Demon Race. You captured the Sky Wolf; what do you think? If you agree, I will bring the Supreme Treasure back to you. As for the territory, if you wish to guard it, it is yours. If not, you will only receive 30% of the secret realm's profits every thousand epochs."

The development of the secret realm also requires costs, so it's reasonable for Qie Qiong to get 30% even if he does nothing.

Qie Qiong listened silently, his silver-gold eyes gleaming as he rapidly calculated.

When the Giant Axe Founder asked, he answered almost without hesitation, "Giant Axe, I accept the Demon Race's conditions. Let the clan manage the two secret realms for me for now."

"However, before the final exchange," he paused, then said directly, "I need to see the Demon Race's treasure vault; we need to choose between two Peak Supreme Treasures."

Qie Qiong wanted to see if there were any incomplete parts of the Myriad Star Compass in the treasure trove of the Demon Race. When Qie Qiong integrated the Time Annihilation Realm, although the power of the Myriad Star Compass did not reach the level of Most Powerful Supreme Treasure, Qie Qiong Qie Qiong felt that as long as he integrated the parts of the Moon Star, he would possess the first Most Powerful Supreme Treasure of the Human Race!

Soon, news came from the Giant Axe that the Demon Slayer Demon Race had agreed, and a list soon followed.

Qie Qiong's silver-gold eyes swept over the enormous light screen formed by divine power before him. It was a list provided by the Ancestor Zhen Yao, projected from the divine power of the Giant Axe.

The names, images, and descriptions of countless Supreme Treasures flowed by like a galaxy waterfall; any one of them, if it were to fall into the wild, would be enough to trigger a frenzied battle among the Universe Venerable.

He read extremely quickly.

Weapons, armor, Domain Type, Flying Palace-type, souls—a dazzling array of items reveals the true depth of the Demon Race.

The treasure trove provided by the Zhen Demon Race was in no way inferior to the Human Race Treasury that Qie Qiong had seen.

The Zhenyao Demon Race would never reveal the most important part of their treasure vault.

The Chaos City Lord and the avatars of the Giant Axe Founder watched quietly from the side, without disturbing them.

Suddenly, the rapidly refreshing light screen froze!

One name instantly caught his attention.

Fire Annihilation Domain: Fire and spatial attributes, a common Domain-type Supreme Treasure.

Ability, Fire Annihilation Domain: When deployed, it can form Fire Domain with a diameter of one hundred million kilometers. The domain is filled with endless Burning Annihilation divine fire.

Burning Embers: The Domain Supreme Treasure can form a fan-shaped Supreme Treasure with power reaching the level of a high-grade Supreme Treasure Weapon.

Flame Hellfire Phoenix: Can condense a "Flame Hellfire Phoenix" composed of Burning Annihilation divine fire within its domain.

Value Assessment: Due to its powerful continuous annihilation damage, although it is a common- Domain-type Supreme Treasure, its overall power is approaching the threshold of some high- Domain Supreme Treasures. Especially for fire-type and Space Venerable, its power is greatest when used.

Upon seeing the description of the Fire Annihilation Domain, Qie Qiong knew that this was exactly what he wanted.

As expected, just as there is a Time Annihilation Realm with the attribute of time, there is also a Space Annihilation Domain. However, the Demon Race can only have this one fire attribute one. After all, if they had other attributes, they would know that this Fire Annihilation Domain is just a fragment of a super Supreme Treasure, and they would never use it to exchange for the Lord of Sky Wolf.

Having obtained what he desired, Qie Qiong paid less attention to the Demon Race's treasure vault. He casually selected two Peak Supreme Treasures along with the Fire Annihilation Realm, and then said to the Giant Axe Qie Qiong, "Giant Axe Founder, I've made my choice."

Giant Axe glanced at the Supreme Treasure chosen by Qie Qiong. His clone in the Universe Ocean then went to negotiate terms with Ancestor Zhen Yao.

Ancestor Zhen Yao, after reading Qie Qiong's reason, agreed without saying much.

As for the extra Fire Annihilation Domain, the Ancestor Zhen Yao didn't say much. After all, to him, having already given away two Peak Supreme Treasures, what did an ordinary Domain Supreme Treasure matter?

"Then let's trade in the Constant Sand Secret Region."

While the human and demon races were negotiating, at this very moment, within the Ancestral God Sect, the most powerful force in the Primal Universe, in the Ancestral God Secret Realm—

The Three Ancestor Gods of the Ancestral God Sect stood in a void woven from the Origin of Laws.

This is not any specific location, but a sacred place where they listen to the Will of the Original Universe, and only by being summoned can they come to this place where laws converge.

Otherwise, even if they were Ancestral Gods, they wouldn't be able to get here.

Suddenly, an invisible, vast will descended, as if the pulse of the entire Primal Universe had converged here.

Although this will was silent, its message resonated directly and clearly within the hearts of the Three Ancestral Gods.

"Jixing Palace Master-- "

A name resounded directly within the souls of the Three Ancestor Gods.

This was followed by an even more ambiguous message: "--Hope--"

The Three Ancestor Gods were simultaneously shaken!

They looked at each other, and each sensed an unprecedented astonishment and solemnity in the other's eyes.

The Primal Universe was vast.

The Primal Universe was also possessed by a great will.

As the representatives of the Ancestral God Sect Will of the Original Universe, the three Ancestral Gods, who hold the highest positions in the Ancestral God Sect Cult, are among the few beings in the universe who can directly "hear" the voice of the Will of the Original Universe.

But what "hope" did they just hear?!

What could possibly make the Primal Universe say that existence is hope?

This was the first time they had received such a message since becoming Ancestral Gods; it was something that had never happened even back when they were the Original Ancestors.

"Who is this Jixing Palace Master?" the Elder Ancestral God asked in confusion.

He has been in seclusion for many years, so he is not very familiar with the names of the powerful figures who have risen to prominence in recent years.

The Young Ancestral God standing to the side said, "I do know that. More than five hundred epochs ago, the Human Race rose to become a Universe Master, whose title was Jixing Palace Master."

This Young Ancestral God is the most unconventional of the Three Ancestor Gods, and he also has the influence of the Ancestral God Sect. Therefore, he can be said to know most of the powerful figures who have risen to prominence in the universe.

However, the Three Ancestor Gods never expected that the Will of the Original Universe would summon them all together here in this way.

The message being delivered was actually by one person?

And the recipient of the message was none other than Qie Qiong, the newly risen Human Race Universe Master and Jixing Palace Master!

"Jixing - Qie Qiong?" The Young Ancestral God frowned, his eyes flashing with silver light. "The newly ascended Universe Master the Human Race rose from the Primal Star. Although he possesses the strength of Third-Order Universe Master, which is considered powerful among Universe Master, but—"

"Never before has the Will of the Original Universe so clearly descended, and for a Universe Master," the Elder Ancestral God said in a deep voice, tinged with the vicissitudes of time, "and it is also hope—"

The Two-Faced Ancestral God revealed a solemn expression: "Hope"—this direction was too vague, yet incredibly crucial. What is "hope"? Is it related to Qie Qiong? Or does Qie Qiong carry some kind of hope? This is no ordinary matter, or is there a crisis in the Primal Universe?

The Primordial Universe is incredibly powerful; even the Universe Supreme Master combined wouldn't cause it any real harm. How could there possibly be an entity in this world that poses a threat to the Primal Universe?

The Three Ancestor Gods fell silent once more, an invisible pressure permeating this space governed by laws.

The Will of the Original Universe's cry of "Jixing Palace Master— " and its unfulfilled "hope—" stirred up ripples in their hearts like pebbles thrown into a lake.

What kind of crisis could possibly trigger a warning from the Primal Universe?!