Chapter 283: The Cruel Universe

"In half a year, our Human Race will march into the Black Pepper Secret Realm!"

Amidst the Hun Dun Chengzhu's mighty voice, vast as an ocean, the Supreme Council concluded very quickly.

Boom-boom-boom...

The doors of the Gods' Hall opened rapidly, and immediately almost all Universe Masters stood up.

"The Supreme Council ended so quickly?"

Seeing the Supreme Council end so fast, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Meanwhile, the many Universe Zifeng Zunzhe around had already begun chatting and laughing with one another as they walked toward the golden-glowing doors of the Gods' Hall, stepping through directly, and then vanished.

"Wan Jie, what are you thinking?" the Liu Feng Zifeng Zunzhe nearby soon asked with a smile.

"I just feel the speed of this Supreme Council is quite fast!" Lu Qingshan couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hahaha!"

The Liu Feng Zifeng Zunzhe soon said: "When I first attended the Supreme Council, I was also surprised by how quickly it was convened, but I understood very soon after!"

"Matters as significant as opening the Outer Domain Battlefield, which involve our entire Human Race, usually take a very, very long time to happen even once!"

"For matters of such importance, many of our Human Race's Universe Masters have often discussed and agreed upon them in advance; there is no need for us to deliberate at all, it is merely a notification to us Universe Zifeng Zunzhe!"

"Only matters requiring a joint vote by the Universe Zifeng Zunzhe will take a bit more time, but the time required won't be too long! After all, the Universe Masters are high above; they certainly have no time to nag or explain too much to us!"

Hearing the Liu Feng Zifeng Zunzhe's words, Lu Qingshan also nodded slightly.

The efficiency of this Supreme Council was indeed very high.

The Hun Dun Chengzhu said nothing more, merely mentioning the fall of the Black Pepper Zhi Zhu of the Black Pepper Race, and then the decision by the four peak races to open the Black Pepper Secret Realm as the eleventh Outer Domain Battlefield.

Immediately after, a virtual screen appeared before every Universe Zifeng Zunzhe, displaying numerous detailed messages regarding this operation; even the squads of experts had already been assigned.

"Wan Jie, let's go too!"

The Liu Feng Zifeng Zunzhe soon continued: "I just checked the information on the various squads; the two of us have been assigned to the same squad. Leading it are Venerable Yao Guang, Zifeng Zunzhe, and others. After we go out, we will need to go over and discuss it!"

"Good!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, and then stepped through the golden-glowing doors of the Gods' Hall together with the Liu Feng Zifeng Zunzhe.

On the other side.

After the Supreme Council ended, the Human Race's many Universe Zifeng Zunzhe dispersed, while the Great Axe Founder and the various Universe Masters remained.

"Peng Gong, Lord Bingfeng, Xu Jin, Qingdong, Huang Jian!"

The Great Axe Founder soon looked at Peng Gong Zhi Zhu and others who were responsible for leading the team this time, then spoke: "This operation to open the Outer Domain Battlefield is a joint action by our four peak races; it should be relatively easy, but you must not be careless!"

"Rest assured, Great Axe!"

"We certainly will not make any mistakes!"

Peng Gong Zhi Zhu, Huang Jian Zhi Zhu, and others nodded and said in unison.

"And also..."

The Great Axe Founder soon looked at the Hun Dun Chengzhu nearby, then continued: "When our four peak races sweep through the Black Pepper Secret Realm this time, there will certainly be some fish that slip through the net; inevitably, some of them will want to take mad revenge on our Human Race!"

"Therefore, for the coming period, key locations within our Human Race's territory must be properly manned by suitable people. If any alien race infiltrates our Human Race's territory to act, we must immediately dispatch experts to suppress them!"

"Hun Dun, this matter will trouble you to arrange!"

The Great Axe Founder continued: "I recall that when the tenth Outer Domain Battlefield was opened previously, a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe from the Skull Race managed to escape by luck, then went on a rampage slaughtering ordinary life within our Human Race's territory. It is best not to let such a thing happen again this time!"

"Leave it to me!"

The Hun Dun Chengzhu nearby soon nodded and said: "I have already sent messages to the rulers of the various Universe Kingdoms. They will not participate in this operation; those who were wandering in the Secret Realm will return directly to the territories of their respective Universe Kingdoms to hold the line."

"With the Virtual Universe to transmit messages, once those alien experts go on a killing spree within our Human Race's territory, these Universe Kingdom rulers will quickly receive the news and rush to handle it!"

"In addition, I have arranged for Zu Shu, Qing Luan, and Xing Yu as temporary support forces; there should be no problems!"

In fact, as long as the Human Race guards its core key locations well, even if those alien experts go on a killing spree within the Human Race's territory, the impact on the Human Race would be negligible, or even non-existent;

after all, even if all humans within an entire Universe Kingdom's territory were wiped out, it would only be necessary to migrate some humans living in the Divine Kingdoms out, and within a short time they could once again spread throughout the entire Universe Kingdom.

Of course, if possible, the experts of the Human Race naturally do not wish for their own kin to be slaughtered by those aliens.

"Our Human Race's territory is too vast, and the ordinary clansmen are countless!"

Huang Jian Zhi Zhu of the Universe Mercenary Alliance soon said: "It is not very realistic for us to completely protect all ordinary humans within all territories! However, opening a new Outer Domain Battlefield is a major matter, and our Human Race can also gain some treasures and opportunities from it; even if we pay a small price for this, it is worth it!"

"Actually, it's not too bad!"

Long Xing Zhi Zhu, who had existed for an extremely ancient time, soon said: "Even if there are fish that slip through the net among those aliens, they will likely lead their clansmen to breed and multiply in the Divine Kingdoms and some remote places; most will not be so foolish as to rush into the territories of our four peak races to launch retaliatory actions!"

"Even if there really are those who wish to take revenge on our Human Race, I fear they simply lack the ability! The garrisons of the rulers of the various Universe Kingdoms within their territories are sufficient!"

"Very well!"

The Great Axe Founder on the main seat continued to speak: "This matter is discussed enough; everyone go and prepare!"

"Good!"

"No problem!"

The Human Race's many Universe Masters nodded in unison, and then dispersed one by one.

After the Human Race's many Universe Masters left, the Great Axe Founder couldn't help but look at another black Wang Zuo beside him.

That was the seat of Yuan Zu, who originally led the Human Race to rise, become a peak race, and even become the greatest power in the Sea of Universes.

It was just a pity that Yuan Zu's performance was simply too dazzling; after becoming invincible in the Sea of Universes, he soon embarked on an unknown path ahead, only to be eternally suppressed by the Primal Universe's Source Will.

"I wonder when our Human Race will be able to birth a new strongest being of the Universe!"

The Great Axe Founder couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "If Hun Dun, Hei An, or Peng Gong and the others could break through, my pressure would be much less!"

The Great Axe Founder grew strong from a weak beginning, mostly through various kinds of battles to temper himself.

But ever since Yuan Zu was suppressed by the Primal Universe's Source Will, he dared not fight those super experts in the Sea of Universes anymore.

Even when wandering the Sea of Universes, he had to be extremely cautious.

Because now the entire Human Race relies on him for support; if he truly fell, the Human Race, having lost the protection of the Universe's strongest being, would absolutely see its status in the Primal Universe plummet, and it would no longer be able to possess such vast core territories.

……

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan and Venerable Liu Feng walked out of the God Hall together, they immediately rushed to the residence of senior brother Venerable Yao Guang.

This time, in the sweep of the Black Pepper Secret Realm, the Human Race dispatched a total of thirty teams at the Cosmic Venerable level, with each team comprising five Cosmic Dominators and fifty Cosmic Venerables.

With the Human Race deploying such immense power, the Cosmic Venerable strength alone nearly matched half of the Human Race's total Cosmic Venerable combat power.

Among these thirty teams, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, the Cosmic First Bank, and the Cosmic Star River Bank each contributed five teams, the Giant Axe Arena contributed seven teams, and the Virtual Universe Company was required to send eight teams. Lu Qingshan and Venerable Liu Feng were assigned to the same team, and Venerable Yao Guang was one of the five Cosmic Dominators of this team; naturally, Lu Qingshan had to go and discuss matters with Venerable Yao Guang, and Venerable Liu Feng was certainly willing to go along.

Moments later, Lu Qingshan and Venerable Liu Feng arrived before the door of a luxurious palace on the mid-slope of the central mountain range of Lei Ting Island; this was indeed the residence of Venerable Yao Guang.

With Lu Qingshan leading the way, the two of them needed no announcement and quickly entered the residence of Venerable Yao Guang.

At this moment, more than ten Cosmic Venerables had already gathered inside the residence, led by Venerable Yao Guang and Venerable Bei Yue.

Venerable Bei Yue was the third disciple under Lord Youhou; his cultivation time was not particularly long, and he was also the only Cosmic Dominator among Lord Youhou's disciples.

After all, Lord Youhou was the youngest among the many Lords of the Virtual Universe Company lineage; therefore, whether in personal strength and wealth, the number of disciples, or the overall strength of the disciples, he was somewhat lower than the other few Lords.

"Senior brother Yao Guang, Venerable Bei Yue..."

After Lu Qingshan and Venerable Liu Feng entered the living room, they quickly greeted the surrounding group of Cosmic Venerables with smiles.

"Junior brother! Liu Feng!"

"Wan Jie! Liu Feng!"

The other Cosmic Venerables quickly responded with smiles.

"Qingshan, Liu Feng!"

Venerable Yao Guang also said with a smile: "I was just thinking of sending you two a message; I didn't expect you two to come over. Please, take a seat!"

Hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Venerable Liu Feng felt quite emotional in his heart.

He had not taken refuge under any Lord of the Human Race; his relationship with Venerable Yao Guang could only be described as acquaintance, far from being close.

If he had not come with Venerable Wan Jie this time, Venerable Yao Guang would absolutely not have sent him a message alone.

Next, Lu Qingshan and the others sat together, enjoying fine wine and delicacies while discussing the matter of opening the Outer Battlefield.

"Every time we open an Outer Battlefield, it is a bloody feast of slaughter for us participants!"

Venerable Yao Guang shook his head and sighed: "When opening an Outer Battlefield, it is often a joint operation among our four supreme races; the combat style is completely different from our usual adventures in the Cosmic Secret Realm!"

"Just like this time, in terms of Cosmic Venerable-level existences alone, our Human Race has dispatched over a thousand!"

"As for the other three supreme races..."

"The Meng Yao Zu has the strongest experts among the four supreme races; the number of Cosmic Venerables dispatched will definitely be higher than our Human Race."

"Although the Cosmic Venerables of the Insect Race and the Mechanical Race are somewhat fewer, the experts of the Insect Race are adept at Insect Swarm tactics, and the experts of the Mechanical Race are skilled in using various terrifying mechanical weapons; their sweep speed is even faster than that of our Human Race and the Meng Yao Zu combined!"

"In addition, the four supreme races will definitely dispatch the lofty Lords to ensure the smooth progress of the operation!"

Venerable Yao Guang sighed: "With such terrifying power, even destroying some powerful races is easy; let alone sweeping a Cosmic Secret Realm that lacks the protection of a Lord!"

Hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Venerable Sovereign Beihai nearby quickly spoke up: "Won't the natives originally living in the Secret Realm escape? If they leave via God Kingdom teleportation, it should be very fast, right?"

"You are wrong to think that!"

Venerable Yao Guang quickly shook his head and said: "First, the plan of our four supreme races this time is absolutely confidential; under normal circumstances, news is difficult to leak out."

"Secondly, since our four races are acting together, we will definitely sweep the important areas of that Secret Realm simultaneously, directly killing the high-level leaders at the Cosmic Venerable level within those races!"

"Moreover, our main purpose this time is to open a new Outer Battlefield; even if the remaining weaker alien races escape via God Kingdom teleportation, without leaders at the Cosmic Venerable level to guide them, they will only be able to barely survive in the future within the universe, breeding and living in the God Kingdoms and on mineral planets in remote areas, and naturally will never pose any threat to our Human Race again!"

"Qingshan, Sovereign Beihai..."

Venerable Yao Guang quickly looked at Lu Qingshan and the others and said: "In the process of opening the Outer Battlefield that follows, what you need to pay the most attention to is that you cannot show any mercy when facing those alien races!"

"As the saying goes, 'If they are not of our kind, their hearts must be different!' The fate of those alien races may seem tragic, but if it were our Human Race that was weak, our Human Race's fate might be even more tragic than theirs!"

Hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Lu Qingshan lifted his wine cup and took a light sip, as if seeing scenes unfold one after another.

Scenes of numerous alien races screaming while being slaughtered on a large scale by experts of the Human Race...

Scenes of numerous alien races migrating and fleeing...

Scenes of planets within the Human Race's territory, inhabited by hundreds of millions of ordinary lives, being directly destroyed by alien experts...

Even scenes of the Human Race's territory being occupied, with a large number of humans beginning to flee...

For those alien races in the Black Pepper Secret Realm that were about to be swept by the four supreme races, Lu Qingshan naturally felt no sympathy.

Between races, it is simply so.

Just like the alien spies hidden within the Human Race; once discovered by the Human Race, many would directly self-destruct, destroying life planets one by one and annihilating countless ordinary human lives.

It must be known that the aliens hidden within the Human Race were not limited to the three forces of the Insect Race, the Mechanical Race, and the Meng Yao Zu.

After all, the Virtual Universe of the Human Race spans all territories of the Primitive Universe, making the transmission of messages extremely convenient; therefore, countless alien races would station spies and the like within the Human Race.

And for these spies to use the Virtual Universe, they needed to control, or even enslave, the lives of the Human Race.

Were those human lives enslaved, or even controlled, by aliens not equally tragic?

"War! Survival!"

Venerable Yao Guang continued: "The universe is inherently this cruel! Even if we show mercy to those alien races, the other side will not feel any gratitude!"

"I remember that during the previous opening of the Outer Battlefield, 'Venerable Ming Xin' of the Cosmic Star River Bank once showed mercy and spared a Cosmic Venerable of the 'Cang Race', which was then just an ordinary race!"

"Later, that Cosmic Venerable of the Cang Race, by chance, broke through to the Lord Realm, becoming the current leader of the Cang Race, 'Lord Cang Qing'!"

"After Lord Cang Qing broke through to the Lord Realm, he quickly led the Cang Race to join the Insect Race camp; in the long years that followed, he caused quite a bit of trouble for our Human Race!"

"And Venerable Ming Xin changed his title to 'Venerable Mie Cang' to remind himself not to show any mercy to alien races!"

Hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Lu Qingshan felt no surprise in his heart.

Between the four supreme races, the mutual grudges were already very great, and there were also territorial conflicts of interest between them.

Things like opening an Outer Battlefield this time, or one race producing an unparalleled genius while the other three races joined forces to annihilate it, were merely temporary alliances.

Most of the time, the four supreme races were in constant struggle, with immense hatred.

Not only did races hostile to the Human Race join the other three supreme races, but there were also races hostile to the Meng Yao Zu, or the Insect Race, or the Mechanical Race that joined the Hong Alliance.

In short, in the current Primitive Universe, no single force could dominate all others, so countless tribes remained locked in endless conflict and slaughter.

Amid this constant killing and struggle, some tribes vanished entirely, while others began to rise.

Meanwhile, as Lu Qingshan and the others chatted idly…

Soon, over a dozen figures arrived at Venerable Yao Guang's residence, led by Zifeng Zunzhe and two other Cosmic Sovereigns assigned to lead the team.

After exchanging greetings, Venerable Yao Guang quickly contacted the other Cosmic Venerables who would join this operation.

In no time, Venerable Yao Guang and the other four Cosmic Sovereigns, along with Lu Qingshan's group of fifty Cosmic Venerables, gathered together and swiftly finalized their next steps.

After the discussion concluded, everyone returned to their preparations.

(End of Chapter)