Within a Secret Realm in the remote eastern territory of the Original Universe.
In the magnificent palace on the highest Pinnacle of the Central Mountain Range, at the heart of the vast continent where the Sora Race resides, the true bodies of the three Elders were all present.
"After our Sora Race became an appendage of the Human Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, we truly understood the power of the Hong Alliance, one of the nine super forces in the Original Universe," Elder Pewo, the eldest, sighed softly.
Lei Wen and Elder Holt nodded slightly upon hearing this.
After becoming an appendage race of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, they all received Virtual Universe registration receivers, granting them permission to enter Hong Alliance City in the Virtual Universe.
Even though they were Universe Venerables after joining the Hong Alliance, they were only four-star members because they had no recorded achievements in the Hong Alliance.
Only after visiting the inner city of Hong Alliance City did they realize how many super powerhouses there were in the Hong Alliance, far surpassing the East Territory Alliance, which was the Overlord of their Starfield!
Within the few decades they spent in Hong Alliance City, they had seen no less than twenty Universe Venerables from powerful races.
This also meant that there were at least twenty Top-tier Universe Overlords or Universe Masterss from other races within the Hong Alliance.
Of course, they also knew that the number of powerful races in the Hong Alliance would not be less than 30!
"Recently, a piece of news has been circulating within the Hong Alliance that the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company has acquired ownership of 300 High-level Universe Countries."
Elder Pewo continued, "300 High-level Universe Countries of ownership, I think you all know what that implies."
"The Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company did acquire ownership of 300 High-level Universe Countries, but this has little to do with our Sora Race."
Elder Lei Wen said softly, "Universe territory is too precious. Even when Elder Tula was alive, our Sora Race only managed to acquire territory equivalent to a super-large Starfield in this remote Starfield.
"The Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company has already stated that they will settle our Sora Race in a certain Universe Secret Realm."
Elder Pewo sighed, "Ultimately, our Sora Race is just an appendage race. Without the help of the powerhouses from the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company…"
"Elder Pewo, Elder Lei Wen."
Elder Holt pondered for a moment and said, "Compared to the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company acquiring ownership of 300 High-level Universe Countries, I believe the formidable strength of humanity is more worthy of attention!"
"I heard that the large territories opened up by humanity this time came from the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race, who are also Pinnacle races!"
"I've also heard about this," Elder Lei Wen nodded, "It's indeed something to pay attention to."
Elder Pewo pondered for a moment upon hearing this and then spoke, "The pillars of a Pinnacle race are True Gods. Humanity being able to acquire large territories from the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race clearly indicates that the Hong Alliance Leader, Huge Axe Creator, gained the upper hand in the clash of True Gods.
"The four Pinnacle races, due to their proximity in territory, have always had territorial disputes. The powerhouses of their respective Alliances engage in fierce battles in various Universe Secret Realms and even on Original Star.
"It is foreseeable that humanity's strength will lead to a tacit understanding among the three races, such as jointly assassinating human Geniuses, or teaming up against humanity in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, and so on."
"Our Sora Race's current status is that of an appendage race to the Human Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company. In the future, we will need to organize our racesmen into armies to fight for humanity in the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
Elder Pewo's voice was low, "Although racesmen fighting in the Extraterritorial Battlefield can exchange treasures and resources from the army System, casualties are inevitable…"
"Whether we are independent or an appendage of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, our racesmen will inevitably suffer casualties."
Elder Lei Wen said in a deep voice, "If Elder Tula were still here, and the race had a Universe Overlord, both the Universe territory and the race would be relatively safe, but it might not be able to remain independent indefinitely."
"With the fall of Elder Tula, our Sora Race could no longer guard the Universe territory, and the race also faced a crisis of life and death. If not for the Venerable Radiance of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company arriving, the race would probably have been greatly massacred by Venerable Fire Rat."
"We are not a match for Venerable Fire Rat and cannot protect the race's stability. Choosing to rely on the Human Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company was already the best choice."
Elder Lei Wen finally said slowly, "Dispatching racesmen to form an army and obey humanity's orders to fight in the Extraterritorial Battlefield is also a form of tempering for the racesmen. As long as Immortal can be born among them, it is worth it!"
Dispatching racesmen to form an army and fight in the Extraterritorial Battlefield was a very common occurrence within the Hong Alliance, even for some weaker races.
No other reason, for ordinary and weak races, the number of Immortal powerhouses, especially the number of King Immortal, represented a race's potential and strength.
Because King Immortal are very close to Universe Venerables and have the possibility of Breaking through to become Universe Venerables, even if the possibility is extremely small!
However, those independent races had autonomy and could decide when to send their racesmen to participate in battles.
But these appendage races had no autonomy. As long as humanity conscripted them, these appendage races had to send armies, even if the Extraterritorial Battlefield was in the midst of a Great Battle where even Universe Venerables would fall!
"You have been in the Hong Alliance for some time now, so you should know the situation within the Hong Alliance."
Elder Pewo said melancholically, "The strength of the race must be enhanced, otherwise, relying solely on us, when the race's King-level Immortal enter the Hong Alliance in the future, they will inevitably be at the bottom of the Hong Alliance!"
Elder Lei Wen and Elder Holt nodded solemnly upon hearing this.
The Hong Alliance is one of the Universe's super forces, and it is also an incredibly vast Alliance, with tens of thousands of races!
Because it is led by humanity, and both the Alliance Leader and those in power are human super powerhouses, it is even rumored that half of the Hongmeng Palace Masters are human.
Humanity is incredibly powerful, and naturally holds a transcendent position in the Hong Alliance. Even the most ordinary one-star King Immortal would not be provoked by other races.
Next in status were the powerful races, followed by ordinary races with a Universe Overlord or dozens of Universe Venerables.
Finally, there were the weak races with one or two Universe Venerables, or even none at all.
The Sora Race, for now, relying on the lingering prestige of Universe Overlord Elder Tula, could barely be called an ordinary race, with its overall strength not much stronger than a weak race.
In the Hong Alliance, the status of a King Immortal is often determined by the race they belong to!
The Sora Race, which could barely be called an ordinary race, simply could not provide help to its King Immortal.
Even with their connection as an appendage race to humanity, the Sora Race's status in the Hong Alliance was only slightly better than the lowest-tier weak races, still at the bottom of the hierarchy.
So, their most pressing task was to strengthen the race's power as much as possible.
Elder Pewo said in a deep voice, "I propose offering the Secret Law and Spiritual Treasure left by Elder Tula to the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, and requesting a Universe Master from the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company to revive Elder Mu Yi."
"Agreed, this is the only way to strengthen the race's power."
"I have no objections."
Elder Lei Wen and Elder Holt both agreed.
After joining the Hong Alliance, they had checked the cost of reviving a Universe Venerable in the Hong Alliance. The cost of reviving a Universe Overlord was extremely exaggerated, and it was impossible for them to achieve it with their current strength!
It would be different if Elder Mu Yi, the former pillar of the race, were revived. He was a High-level Venerable whose strength was very close to a Universe Overlord, and his ability to earn treasures and wealth was far superior to theirs.
Their Sora Race was an appendage race of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company. After offering the Secret Law and Spiritual Treasure left by Elder Tula, they should be able to gather enough contribution to revive Elder Mu Yi.
After all, Elder Tula had left behind many main Materials for refining Arcana Treasures. These precious Materials could be used to refine multiple Arcana Treasures.
If it weren't for the exorbitant cost of hiring someone from Craftsman God Star to refine treasures, these Materials would not have been left behind.
"Since neither of you object, I will submit an application to Venerable Radiance."
Seeing that the two did not object, Elder Pewo divided his consciousness to contact Venerable Radiance, whom he knew.
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Virtual Universe, Myriad Creations Island, Arcana Treasure Mountain Range, halfway up the mountain palace.
"Even the Sora Race knows that our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company is divided into two major factions."
Nineteen's consciousness returned from Hong Alliance City, and he frowned slightly, "This is not a good sign."
Not long ago, Elder Pewo of the Sora Race found him, expressing his willingness to serve him and stating that he had not sought out Venerable Bei Ming.
In fact, neither Nineteen, nor Venerable Bei Ming, nor Venerable Night Bright, and other Universe Venerables, cared much about the factional divisions within the company.
But those Immortal cared and constantly influenced those below them, leading to a growing trend of factionalism. "It seems it's time for a rectification."
A hint of coldness flashed in Nineteen's eyes, "If this continues, it will eventually become a joke."
He was very concerned about the stability of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company and did not want anyone to cause trouble.
Because this was a Leviathan of Humanity established by his most respected Brother Eleven !
"The Sora Race once had a Universe Overlord. Even though the Universe Overlord fell, many treasures were still left behind."
Nineteen waved his hand gently, summoning a light screen displaying a list of Materials. "All the Materials combined are worth nearly 3 Arcana Treasure Points.
"Coupled with the Secret Law accumulated by the Sora Race over countless years, they indeed have the qualification to request a Universe Master to act."
Before his voice faded, Nineteen had already transformed into a white light and disappeared from the throne.
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Above Myriad Creations Island, within a side hall of a majestic palace.
Ender sat at a stone table, with a light screen in front of him displaying the list of Materials provided by the Sora Race.
"Tula of the Sora Race should have been preparing to ask someone from Craftsman God Star to refine a Arcana Treasure."
Ender said softly, "But he fell on Original Star before he could gather enough compensation for Craftsman God Star."
"Venturing into Original Star is inherently dangerous, and falling in battle for treasures is normal."
Nineteen interjected, then asked, "Brother Eleven , are these Materials enough to revive a High-level Venerable?"
"Enough. These Materials would be a waste if used by Craftsman God Star to refine a Arcana Treasure."
Ender smiled, "In my hands, they can already refine an ordinary Domain-type Arcana Treasure."
Nineteen nodded upon hearing this, but he was thinking whether he should venture into those dangerous Universe Secret Realms in the future.
He had only looked at the Material list and knew where these Materials came from. Only those few dangerous Secret Realms had an extremely small chance of producing the main Materials for refining Arcana Treasures.
Just with Materials worth nearly 3 treasures, Brother Eleven could refine an ordinary Domain-type Arcana Treasure, which showed how superb his Brother Eleven 's refining skills were.
Ender spoke softly, "I'll send a Clone to make the trip. While reviving the Sora Race's Universe Venerable, I'll also bring back the Materials."
"Brother Eleven , you're going personally?" Nineteen was a little surprised.
"Yes."
Ender nodded slightly, "The Sora Race Venerable to be revived is close to a Universe Overlord in strength, so it's most suitable for me to act."
Nineteen nodded thoughtfully.
According to the race's information, reviving a High-level Universe Venerable was a considerable burden for a Universe Master, especially those with good Opportunities and close to Universe Overlord in strength, which could even seriously injure a Universe Master.
Furthermore, some Immortals with massive Divine Bodies, extremely high life gene levels, and Heaven-Defying Opportunities, were no less difficult to revive than High-level Venerables.
From his Brother Eleven 's words, Nineteen could infer that reviving Elder Mu Yi of the Sora Race would cause an ordinary Universe Master to lose a considerable amount of Divine Power.
And his Brother Eleven had a Clone with a massive Divine Body, so the Divine Power lost in bearing the cost of reviving a High-level Venerable was nothing.
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Original Universe, the Secret Realm where the Sora Race resides.
A towering ancient tree, 6.4 million kilometers tall, suddenly appeared above the vast continent where the Sora Race resided.
Buzz!
An invisible fluctuation instantly descended. In an instant, space-time within dozens of light-years froze. The incomparably powerful control brought by the power of Space Law allowed the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone to know everything within the controlled space-time.
Facing the frozen space-time, weaker life forms did not feel any abnormality.
However, the World Masters and Immortal who had comprehended a bit of the mysteries of Time and Space Law, as well as the three Sora Race Venerables who had fully comprehended a complete higher Law, were incomparably shocked.
"This is!"
"Why is this happening?"
"Can Universe space undergo such changes?"
The World Masters and Immortal who were comprehending Time and Space Law all showed expressions of astonishment.
What they were seeing now was beyond their cognitive scope, and even their worldview was somewhat impacted.
"This is Space Law!"
"A great Universe Master has descended!"
"Hurry out to greet him!"
The three Sora Race Venerables in the palace on the highest Pinnacle of the Central Mountain Range, seeing themselves subjected to the pressure and restraint of space-time, immediately flew out of the palace.
Although they did not know which Universe Master had descended, judging from the fact that the other party did not exert strong pressure, it should not be an enemy.
At least, they did not believe that the three of them, as Universe Venerables, were qualified to be an enemy of a Universe Master!
Whoosh, whoosh…
The three Sora Race Venerables quickly flew out of the palace and saw an incredibly tall ancient tree above the palace.
That tree was only slightly shorter than the highest Pinnacle of the continent beneath their feet, emitting an incomparably powerful and terrifying Divine Power pressure.
"I am Void River Master."
An incomparably grand and solemn voice entered the minds of the three Sora Race Venerables.
"It's actually Void River Master who has descended!"
"Void River Master, who can rival True Gods, has actually descended upon our Sora Race?!"
"Could it be that Void River Master came to revive Elder Mu Yi?"
The three Sora Race Venerables were even more shocked than before upon hearing this.
They truly did not expect that offering the treasures and Secret Laws left by Elder Tula and asking a Universe Master from the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company to revive Elder Mu Yi would attract the descent of such a great existence.
Void River Master was a Sixth-rank Universe Master comparable to True Gods. In the Hong Alliance, he was a super powerhouse second only to the Huge Axe Creator, just like Ice Summit Master.
"Greetings, great Void River Master!"
The three Sora Race Venerables were deeply shocked and immediately bowed respectfully.