Chapter 282: Supreme Meeting

In the virtual universe, within one of its dimensional spaces, endless darkness filled the realm, with only distant specks of starlight visible.

Among these faint starlights floated a grand, simple divine temple.

Inside this temple stood a long stone table, with rows of stone chairs lining both sides, and a single stone chair at the head—upon which sat a wild, giant brute.

This wild giant was the current guardian of the human race, the Axe Founder.

As the Axe Founder appeared in this temple, figures radiating boundless energy gradually took their seats along the stone table—each one a Cosmic Lord upholding the entire human race.

Moments later, all the powerful figures of the human race had arrived.

"Everyone is here!"

The Axe Founder looked at the human Cosmic Lords seated on either side of the table and said directly: "I've called you here because of the Black Pepper Secret Realm."

"The Black Pepper Secret Realm?"

"Isn't that realm occupied by the Black Pepper Clan under the Black Pepper Lord?"

"Axe, why are you suddenly bringing up the Black Pepper Secret Realm?"

Hearing the murmurs, the Axe Founder quickly said: "Just now, the Black Pepper Lord has perished!"

"What?"

"That can't be possible!"

"Indeed! The Black Pepper Lord possessed fourth-rank Cosmic Lord strength, and wore a top-tier palace treasure for protection—how could he fall so easily?"

You should know that the Lord of Black Pepper's strength is still extremely formidable; even among the many Universe Lords of the human race, only Hun Dun Chengzhu, Lord of Darkness, and Lord of Pengong surpass the Lord of Black Pepper in strength.

【16】 The Black Pepper Lord's strength was still formidable; among the human race's many Cosmic Lords, only the Hun Dun Chengzhu, the Dark Lord, and Peng Gong Zhi Zhu surpassed him.

"Don't doubt it!"

The Axe Founder quickly said: "The Black Pepper Lord fell under the combined assault of the Eye Clan's Wu Hun Zhi Zhu and Jing Yan Zhi Zhu—this was witnessed firsthand by the Meng Yao Zu's Xue Zhan Zhi Zhu, so it is unquestionably true!"

Upon hearing this, the human race's powerful figures were all deeply startled.

The Eye Clan was one of the most powerful forces in the Cosmic Sea, boasting seven Cosmic Sovereigns and an unimaginable number of Cosmic Lords.

Wu Hun Zhi Zhu and Jing Yan Zhi Zhu were among the absolute top-tier Cosmic Lords of the Eye Clan—each of them as powerful as the Hun Dun Chengzhu or Peng Gong Zhi Zhu.

Together, even the Hun Dun Chengzhu would struggle to escape unscathed—let alone the Black Pepper Lord.

The Axe Founder continued: "I've called you here to discuss what to do about the Black Pepper Secret Realm now that it's been seized by the Black Pepper Clan."

"Axe!"

The Hun Dun Chengzhu quickly said: "You mean…"

"It's not my idea!"

The Axe Founder quickly said: "It's the suggestion of the Meng Yao Zu's Meng Cha! After the Black Pepper Lord's death, Meng Cha immediately contacted me, the Machine Clan, and the Insect Empress!"

"Meng Cha proposed that our four races jointly seize and develop the Black Pepper Secret Realm, and establish it as our fourth race's eleventh Outer Battlefield!"

"Our four races haven't opened a new Outer Battlefield in a very long time!"

The Qingdong Zhi Zhu of the Cosmic First Bank quickly said: "But the Black Pepper Secret Realm isn't easy to seize! Though the Black Pepper Lord is dead, the Black Pepper Clan is part of the Liu Lan Alliance—the Liu Lan Xingzhu's power is still terrifying. What if he forcibly protects the Black Pepper Clan?"

"The Black Pepper Secret Realm holds many valuable treasures!"

Before other Cosmic Lords could speak, the Huang Jian Zhi Zhu, leader of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, spoke again: "Moreover, with our four peak races uniting to establish this Outer Battlefield, even if the Liu Lan Xingzhu is powerful, would he dare stand in our way?"

"If he truly seeks death, we crush him too—and seize the entire Liu Lan Clan's territory in the process!"

The Liu Lan Clan, which governed the Liu Lan Alliance, was one of the top forces in the Original Universe, boasting over twenty Cosmic Lords; the Liu Lan Clan itself was the strongest under the peak races, with five Cosmic Lords and a vast territory in the Original Universe.

Hearing Huang Jian Zhi Zhu's words, the Peng Gong Zhi Zhu of the Cosmic River Bank quickly said: "Huang Jian, the Liu Lan Alliance isn't easy to deal with! The Liu Lan Xingzhu's ability to manifest avatars alone makes him extremely difficult to handle—we have no guarantee of completely annihilating him. Moreover, the Liu Lan Xingzhu is closely allied with the Black Lotus Clan's Black Lotus Lord—we'd better not provoke the Liu Lan Clan lightly!"

"We have no need to provoke the Liu Lan Clan!"

The Xu Jin Zhi Zhu of the Axe Arena also spoke quickly—the Axe Founder held a transcendent status within the human race, so daily affairs of the Axe Arena were managed by Xu Jin Zhi Zhu.

Xu Jin Zhi Zhu quickly said: "But with our four peak races united, seizing the Black Pepper Secret Realm should be no problem. I doubt the Liu Lan Alliance would dare oppose us. At most, we grant them face—by leaving the Black Pepper Clan members outside the Secret Realm untouched."

"I agree with Xu Jin!"

"I support it too!"

"The Black Pepper Secret Realm holds many valuable treasures—after we clear it out, making it our eleventh Outer Battlefield is perfect!"

One by one, the Cosmic Lords around them began speaking in agreement.

Seeing this, Qingdong Zhi Zhu naturally did not continue to oppose.

After all, his earlier opposition had merely been to avoid unnecessary trouble over establishing an Outer Battlefield.

"Then it's settled!"

The Axe Founder's deep voice echoed again among them: "This is decided!"

"Once I reach consensus with the Meng Yao Zu, the Machine Clan, and the Insect Clan, we will immediately convene the Supreme Meeting and announce our seizure and development of the Black Pepper Secret Realm!"

"Peng Gong, how is your main battle avatar's divine power restored?"

"Last time I fought the Hai warriors in the Cosmic Sea, I lost a great deal of divine power!"

The Peng Gong Zhi Zhu of the Cosmic River Bank quickly said: "Fortunately, with the aid of the Primordial Treasure, after spending hundreds of thousands of eons, I've finally completed the restoration!"

"Good!"

The Axe Founder nodded slightly, then continued: "When the time comes, you will lead the human race's contingent. Huang Jian, Qingdong, Lord Bingfeng, Xu Jin—you four will assist Peng Gong, to guard against any moves by the Liu Lan Alliance, or sabotage by the Meng Yao Zu, Insect Clan, or Machine Clan!"

"Understood!" The Peng Gong Zhi Zhu of the Cosmic River Bank quickly nodded.

"No problem!"

"I'm fine too!"

Huang Jian Zhi Zhu, Qingdong Zhi Zhu, Lord Bingfeng, and Xu Jin Zhi Zhu all spoke quickly.

……

Lu Qingshan naturally knew nothing of the human race's high-level meeting.

Right now, he was merely enduring one battle after another.

On the open plaza of the Glory World, the many Beast God inheritors gathered there often flipped through the Black Book to observe Lu Qingshan's battle records on the Triple Rankings.

"999 wins, 1 loss!"

This is the latest battle record!

After fighting a thousand battles in less than half a day, Lu Qingshan finally stopped.

Having appeared in the open plaza of the Glory World, Lu Qingshan soon turned his head to look toward the Meng Yao Zu camp.

"Little one from the Meng Yao Zu!"

Lu Qingshan looked directly at Biao Yan Wang and said, "This time, I must thank you. If you hadn't helped me spread the word, I'm afraid not many would have been willing to fight me!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Biao Yan Wang naturally felt so angry he wanted to vomit blood.

As for the other inheritors around them, they all glared angrily at Biao Yan Wang.

Especially those inheritors who had lost Glory Points to Lu Qingshan, their hearts were filled with boundless fury.

Although Lu Qingshan was the one who started this, these inheritors now hated Biao Yan Wang the most.

After all, if Biao Yan Wang hadn't suspended the video of his own battle where he defeated Lu Qingshan in mid-air, most of them would never have accepted Lu Qingshan's challenge request.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan no longer paid attention to Biao Yan Wang and instead walked directly toward the direction where the other powerful figures of the Hong Alliance were located.

"Wan Jie!"

"Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

Qinghuo Zunzhe, Taoxiu Zunzhe, and others quickly came forward to greet him.

They had already treated Lu Qingshan with great enthusiasm due to his strength and his ability to create clones, but now their attitude toward Lu Qingshan was even more enthusiastic than before.

After all, for Lu Qingshan to cultivate the Third Layer of the Beast God Dao to such a realm in such a short time was astonishing, even considering he had long since mastered the complete Time Origin Law.

In addition, Lu Qingshan undoubtedly gained a large amount of Glory Points this time.

With the help of these Glory Points, Lu Qingshan's cultivation of the Beast God Dao in the future will surely make rapid progress; perhaps he could cultivate to the Sixth Layer, or even the Seventh Layer realm of the Beast God Dao in an extremely short time.

"Qinghuo, Taoxiu..."

Lu Qingshan soon smiled and greeted everyone.

Soon, these Universe Zifeng Zunzhe gathered alone to exchange words.

During this period, Lu Qingshan also invited Qinglu Wang and Huiyao Wang over.

Although the other Universe Zifeng Zunzhe were somewhat surprised by this, seeing how enthusiastic Lu Qingshan was toward Huiyao Wang and Qinglu Wang, they naturally would not ignore Huiyao Wang and the other one.

"Wan Jie!"

Qinghuo Zunzhe asked curiously, "I wonder how many Third Layer inheriters accepted your challenge invitation this time?"

"About nine thousand four hundred people accepted my invitation!"

Lu Qingshan said with a smile, "Adding those who sent me challenge invitations, the total comes to nine thousand!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Qinghuo Zunzhe and the others were all slightly startled, and soon envy appeared on their faces.

"Wan Jie, you really made a huge profit this time!"

Qinghuo Zunzhe couldn't help but sigh, "Even for us to obtain a single Glory Point is extremely difficult, yet now you can obtain over nine thousand Glory Points in one go; this is truly incredible!"

"Yes!"

Taoxiu Zunzhe also sighed, "I have been in the Zushen Sect for over three hundred billion eras, but until now I have only participated in over three thousand challenge battles, and over a thousand of those challenge battles were losses!"

"The total Glory Points I have accumulated amount to only over five hundred; until now, I have only used Glory Points to accept the Beast God inheritance at the Inheritance Place five times!"

"Wan Jie Zunzhe, now that you have obtained these over nine thousand Glory Points, perhaps in the future you can use this opportunity to break through to the Seventh Layer of the Beast God Dao!"

It must be known that when inheriters challenge each other in the Glory World, they are very cautious; generally, unless they have some certainty, they rarely initiate challenges and do not easily accept them.

Therefore, for Beast God inheriters, obtaining Glory Points is absolutely a very difficult task, let alone obtaining over nine thousand Glory Points as easily as Lu Qingshan did.

The reason Lu Qingshan was able to obtain so many Glory Points...

First, it was because he had just obtained the treasure ranked twenty-first in the Treasure Place, giving him a certain reputation among Beast God inheriters;

Second, he had just become a Third Layer inheritor and had even deliberately lost to Biao Yan Wang of the Meng Yao Zu, making some inheriters feel they had a chance to defeat him.

Of course, since he is a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe, those who dared to accept his challenge were not as crazy as Luo Feng in the original story; probably only one in ten thousand of the Third Layer inheriters.

Next, Lu Qingshan directly invited Qinghuo Zunzhe and the others to his mansion on the Iris Island to celebrate.

Until the next day, Lu Qingshan resumed fighting.

A total of over nine thousand six hundred battles; Lu Qingshan spent ten days in total to complete all the challenge battles, and his record reached '9631 wins, 1 loss'!

Yes!

Except for losing to Biao Yan Wang once, Lu Qingshan did not lose to any other Third Layer inheritor.

Among them, the strongest opponent Lu Qingshan encountered was even slightly stronger than Qinglu Wang, but at that time he had already fought over six thousand battles; his self-created combat secret techniques had become more aligned with his understanding of the Beast God Dao, and combined with his astonishing physical amplification, soul amplification, powerful will, and soul attack secret techniques, he finally defeated the opponent.

Some powerful figures, upon learning of Lu Qingshan's formidable strength, chose to avoid battle directly, but since they had already accepted Lu Qingshan's challenge invitation, even if they avoided battle when the time came, one Glory Point would still be automatically deducted.

Thus, after all the battles ended, Lu Qingshan directly obtained 9630 Glory Points.

But just as he was preparing to rest for a while and then go to the Inheritance Place to accept the Fourth Layer of the Beast God Dao, he suddenly received a message from the high command of the Human Race.

"The Supreme Council is convening today?"

Having received the message, Lu Qingshan was slightly stunned.

It must be known that the Supreme Council of the Human Race is rarely convened; it is usually held only when something major concerning the Human Race occurs, such as the opening of the Primitive Star.

Lu Qingshan has been a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe for over one hundred thousand eras, yet he has never attended a single Supreme Council meeting.

"I wonder what the reason is for convening the Supreme Council this time?" Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart.

Of course, although somewhat puzzled in his heart, Lu Qingshan quickly hurried to the place where the Supreme Council of the Human Race was being convened.

Virtual Universe, Zhong Shen Mountain, Hall of the Gods!

This is the place where the powerful figures of the Human Race hold the Supreme Council; it is rarely opened in normal times.

Only when a super-massive event affecting the fate of the entire Human Race occurs will countless powerful figures of the Human Race gather here.

And just as Lu Qingshan arrived at the Shenshan Range, countless supreme experts within the human race, having received notifications from the Virtual Universe System, also began converging toward this Shenshan Range.

Clouds and mist swirled around the Shenshan Range, with mountain peaks faintly visible.

Figures of human race experts appeared one after another, the weakest of whom were at the Universe Venerable level.

"Return to One!"

"Bei Ming!"

"Qing Huo!"

Universe Venerables who knew each other gathered together, enthusiastically exchanging greetings.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan was also gathered with senior brothers and sisters such as Venerable Yao Guang and Zifeng Zunzhe, waiting for the Supreme Council to convene.

"Hahaha!"

Zifeng Zunzhe looked around, then said with a smile, "Since the Original Star opened last time, has it not been over a hundred thousand epochs since our human race convened this Supreme Council?"

"Actually, the interval between this Supreme Council and the last one is relatively short!"

The sole Universe Venerable of the Ape Human Race lineage soon sighed, "This time, only a little over a hundred thousand epochs have passed. I recall that before the Original Star opened, the time until the previous Supreme Council was convened was twenty trillion years ago!"

"Qingshan!"

Venerable Yao Guang quickly looked at Lu Qingshan beside him, then asked with a smile, "This is your first time attending the Supreme Council. Do you feel any anticipation?"

"It's fine," Lu Qingshan quickly said with a smile.

"By the way!"

Venerable Yao Guang continued asking, "I heard you recently made quite a name for yourself in the Zushen Sect, not only obtaining a precious treasure but also securing thousands of Glory Points in one go!"

Upon hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, other Universe Venerables around also turned their gazes toward Lu Qingshan.

"Yes."

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then said with a smile, "This time, to obtain more Glory Points, I carefully planned everything!"

"The results were quite good!"

Venerable Yao Guang quickly said with a smile, "With so many Glory Points, your comprehension of the Beast God Dao will surely be easier in the future. Many experts in our human race who cultivate the Beast God Dao envy you!"

Thus, Lu Qingshan chatted idly with Venerable Yao Guang and others, which allowed him to learn more about many secrets of the universe.

As time passed, the number of human race experts gathering on the Shenshan Range continued to grow, and before long, the time for the Supreme Council to begin arrived.

Just then...

Boom!

The heavens and earth roared!

At this moment, Lu Qingshan and the thousands of Universe Venerables of the human race gathered on the Shenshan Range all looked up at the sky.

They saw the clouds and mist in the sky suddenly part, revealing two massive doors radiating endless Jin Guang.

These two great doors seemed to encompass a brilliant starry sky; they were slowly opening, and within lay the place where the human race's Supreme Council was held—the Divine Hall!

"Human experts, gather!"

A voice of immense grandeur resounded throughout the entire heavens and earth.

Then...

Whoosh!

The figures of all experts on the Shenshan Range vanished instantly, and they were all subsequently teleported into the towering Divine Hall.

(End of this chapter)