Chapter 322: The Superpowers' Response

The virtual universe, within one of its plane-spaces — this place was filled with endless darkness, with only a few scattered stars glimmering in the far distance.

Suspended amid those pinpoints of starlight was a towering divine hall. Normally this divine hall would only open once over the course of an immensely long span of years, yet over the past several hundred years it had already opened several times in succession.

And now it was once again filled with numerous Universe Masters of the human race, while at the main seat sat the human race's sole current strongest being of the universe.

"I believe everyone has already heard the news!"

Once all the Universe Masters of the human race had gathered, the Giant Axe Founder quickly looked around at the surrounding Universe Masters and said: "The reason I've called everyone here today is for the matter of the Northern Frontier Alliance!"

"We absolutely cannot allow the Northern Frontier Alliance to grow powerful!"

"Exactly! If the Northern Frontier Alliance takes the opportunity to grow, what then if the other Nine Domain Alliance and Snow Frontier Alliance all follow suit?"

"If every other race in the universe has a strongest being holding the line, what advantage can our human race possibly have?"

"We must suppress that Northern Frontier Alliance, even if it means unleashing a great war!"

For a moment, the surrounding Universe Masters of the human race spoke up one after another.

"The Northern Frontier Alliance naturally must be suppressed!"

Hearing the discussions of the crowd, the Giant Axe Founder quickly said: "The reason I've called everyone here today is mainly to discuss just how far we — the human race, or rather the Hong Alliance — should go."

"Giant Axe!"

Hun Dun Chengzhu, the leader of the Virtual Universe Company faction, quickly spoke up: "In my view, we should first discuss this matter with the leaders of the other superpowers, such as the Meng Yao Zu and the insect race, before making any decision!"

"I believe that with the establishment of this Northern Frontier Alliance, they certainly don't wish to see it either!"

"Our human race is anxious, but the two Meng Yao Zu ancestors of the Meng Yao Zu, the Insect Race Queen, the Machine Race Father God, and so on — they must surely be unable to sit still right now!"

"Hun Dun is right!"

Zifeng Zunzhe of the Universe Mercenary Alliance quickly said: "That Northern Frontier Alliance has now absorbed nearly eighty Universe Masters. Relying solely on our human race, or even on the Hong Alliance alone, we are already unable to suppress them!"

"Moreover, our human race cannot strike first, as doing so would inevitably make clothes for other forces!"

"I also feel that what Hun Dun said is very correct!"

Xu Jin Zhi Zhu of the Giant Axe Battle Arena quickly spoke up: "Although the strength of that Northern Frontier True God is rather ordinary among the lone-wolf strongest beings of the universe, he is still extremely troublesome. Therefore, in targeting that Northern Frontier Alliance this time, our human race absolutely cannot strike first — at the very least, no single faction can strike first alone!"

"Indeed!"

Long Xingzhu of the Universe First Bank likewise nodded and said: "The sudden establishment of this Northern Frontier Alliance affects far more than just our human race alone!"

"Now, among the eight superpowers of the primal universe, apart from the Zushen Sect, which holds a rather transcendent position, the other great superpowers presumably all do not wish to see the emergence of this Northern Frontier Alliance!"

"If our seven great superpowers unite, suppressing that Northern Frontier Alliance would naturally be an effortless matter!"

"Actually, those powerful races and ordinary races within the Northern Frontier Alliance are all very easy to deal with!"

Hun Dun Chengzhu quickly continued: "Without the Northern Frontier True God holding the line, this so-called Northern Frontier Alliance would be nothing more than a pile of loose sand. Even those relatively powerful figures like Long Xingzhu, Black Lotus Master, Star River Master, and others would be no cause for worry at all!"

"Therefore, what we must do next is probe out the true intentions of that Northern Frontier True God!"

"It seems everyone's thoughts are the same!"

Hearing the words of the Universe Masters of the human race, the Giant Axe Founder quickly nodded and said: "Since that is the case, I shall go and have a proper discussion with the Dream Demon Ancestor, the Machine Race Father God, the Crystal Race Holy Lord, and a few others, to see how each of our forces should respond to the establishment of this Northern Frontier Alliance!"

……

The vast universe, within a stretch of void-like endless starry sky.

Five streams of will directly traversed endless space and time, descending upon this desolate starry sky, and faintly five towering figures emerged.

One of the figures appeared incomparably perfect; one could faintly discern her graceful form, with endless radiance even circling around her body. Merely gazing upon this figure would likely be enough to make a Universe realm utterly intoxicated;

The second figure was a wild-man giant, his gaze like lightning, his entire body radiating a terrifyingly sharp aura;

The third figure was an enormously vast oval-shaped brown spherical phantom, appearing incomparably mysterious;

The fourth figure radiated an aura of slaughter from head to toe, his eyes bloodthirsty beyond compare, with a massive tail coiling around his body;

The fifth figure, however, appeared incomparably sacred, forming a stark contrast with the fourth!

These five figures were the leaders of the five great superpowers of the vast universe, and also the leaders of the five peak races — the insect race, the human race, the machine race, the Prison race, and the Crystal race — five supreme existences at the level of the universe's strongest beings.

"Queen!"

From within the oval brown sphere, a voice quickly rang out: "Why haven't Meng Cha and Zhen Jiao arrived yet?"

"I've already notified them!"

The Insect Race Queen, with her graceful figure, quickly said: "They must have been delayed by something, but I imagine they should arrive soon!"

The instant the Insect Race Queen's words fell, a silver-white great serpent phantom instantly appeared before the Giant Axe Founder and the others. Around its body, faintly, hundreds of millions of serpent shadows swirled in attendance, and even the surrounding space was completely warped into countless vortices!

"Queen!"

The moment the silver-white great serpent appeared, its massive serpent head immediately turned toward the direction of the Insect Race Queen, then slightly nodded and spoke.

"Meng Cha, is Zhen Jiao not coming?" the Insect Race Queen asked softly.

"For our Meng Yao Zu side, I alone shall suffice."

The silver-white serpent head once again said in a deep voice: "That Star Realm Beast Ancestor truly puts on quite an airs. All six of our forces have already gathered, yet he still hasn't arrived!"

Hearing the Dream Demon Ancestor's words, the other surrounding figures found it rather laughable in their hearts.

This Dream Demon Ancestor had only just arrived himself, yet not only did he not feel that he was late, he even turned his spear toward the Star Realm Beast Ancestor who had yet to appear.

"I contacted the Old Beast God earlier!"

The Insect Race Queen quickly explained: "But that Old Beast God said that their Star Realm Beast lineage has no need for territory at all, and that the establishment of the Northern Frontier Alliance has no impact on them whatsoever, so their Star Realm Beast Alliance will not be participating in this operation against the Northern Frontier Alliance!"

"Hmph!"

Hearing the Insect Race Queen's words, the Meng Yao Zu's Dream Demon Ancestor quickly snorted coldly and said: "That fellow has always liked to hide behind others and take advantage, and I didn't expect him to be the same this time!"

"Let me say this — once our six peak races join hands and suppress that Northern Frontier Alliance this time, we might as well suppress that Star Realm Beast Alliance too!"

One must know that, in the distant past, the Meng Yao Zu and the Star Realm Beast lineage actually belonged to the same force, both under the command of the Demon Beast Ancestor!

It was only when the Star Realm Beast Ancestor and the Meng Yao Zu's Zhen Demon Ancestor broke through to the realm of the universe's strongest beings that they overthrew the Demon Beast Ancestor, after which the Star Realm Beast Alliance and the Meng Yao Zu went their separate ways.

Otherwise, the superpower formed by the Meng Yao Zu and the Star Realm Beast united today would possess four universe's strongest beings — the Demon Beast Ancestor, the Star Realm Beast Ancestor, the Dream Demon Ancestor, and the Zhen Demon Ancestor — and even the current number one force of the primal universe, the Zushen Sect, would pale greatly in comparison!

The split between the Meng Yao Zu and the Star Realm Beast Alliance was indeed a bad thing for the Meng Yao Zu, but it was a good thing for the other forces in the primal universe, so the Insect Race Queen and the others naturally were happy to see it happen!

"Dream Tea!"

Upon hearing these words from the Dream Demon Ancestor, the Machine Race Father God beside him quickly said in a low voice, "Keep those little schemes of yours to yourself. If you want to deal with the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, you and Trembling Horn can go yourselves—we won't be joining you!"

Not long ago, the Machine Race produced another super genius who, at the Realm Lord level, already possessed law comprehension comparable to a peak-tier titled king-level expert. The Machine Race Father God even took him as a direct disciple, but in the end this newly accepted disciple of his fell at the hands of a Meng Yao Zu spy, and even reversing time and space could not bring him back.

So at this moment the Machine Race Father God naturally bore tremendous resentment toward the Meng Yao Zu. His gathering with the Dream Demon Ancestor this time was solely because of the enormous threat posed by the Beijiang Alliance.

Were it not for the massive threat of the Beijiang Alliance, it would already be considered good behavior if he didn't strike the moment he saw the Dream Demon Ancestor!

Of course, the endless scheming among the four great peak races over countless eons was nothing new.

It wasn't only Machine Race geniuses assassinated by Meng Yao Zu spies—Meng Yao Zu spies were likewise assassinated by Machine Race spies, and the same went for the Human Race and the Insect Race. Basically, no one could escape it!

Even the Prison Race and Crystal Race beside them were the same!

Although they did not contend with the Human Race, Meng Yao Zu, Machine Race, and Insect Race for the universe's core territories, the two of them fought each other extremely fiercely. However, now that the Beijiang Alliance had suddenly been established and was already affecting the interests of these six great superpowers, they naturally had to band together to resolve it.

"Enough, let's get to the main business!"

The Giant Axe Founder immediately said in a low voice, "I don't have time to waste here with you lot!"

"Empress, just say it!" the Prison Race Demon Ancestor also quickly spoke up.

"Fine!"

The Insect Race Empress, with her graceful figure, immediately said softly, "I presume you've all heard that those powerful races have gathered together to form a super alliance, and they've even invited the Beijiang True God to take charge. They have already gathered nearly eighty Universe Masters, and in any one-on-one situation, even with all the exotic races under our banners, we would not be their match!"

"The reason I've gathered everyone this time is to discuss how to deal with this Beijiang Alliance matter!"

"This matter is indeed very troublesome!"

The Machine Race Father God now no longer bothered arguing with the Dream Demon Ancestor and spoke up directly, "Besides us superpowers, the universe actually has far more powerful races, ordinary races, and the second-tier forces they've formed by banding together!"

"These races and forces are normally nothing to fear, but if we allow the Beijiang Alliance to be established, they might rush to emulate it. When the universe is full of superpowers everywhere, our interests will be greatly damaged!"

"Exactly!"

The Holy Lord of the Crystal Race also quickly spoke up, "We absolutely cannot sit by and watch the Beijiang Alliance grow—we must resolve this problem as soon as possible!"

The Crystal Race had always been known for unity in the universe. Apart from fierce struggles with the Prison Race, their conflicts with other forces were not that many.

But now that the Beijiang Alliance had been established, the Crystal Race Holy Lord was equally unwilling.

After all, there were several powerful races near the Crystal Race's territory that had joined the Beijiang Alliance. Once the Beijiang Alliance grew, the Crystal Race's interests would certainly be affected to some extent.

"The key is how we should resolve this problem!"

The Prison Race Demon Ancestor, radiating killing intent from head to toe, quickly spoke up, "The Beijiang Alliance now already has nearly eighty Universe Masters, including powerful fifth-stage Universe Masters like Lord Liu Lan Xingzhu, Star River Lord, and Black Lotus Lord. Even if we want to deal with them, the price we pay will certainly be enormous!"

"Actually, the crux of this matter still lies in Beijiang's attitude!"

The Giant Axe Founder, who had already been warned by Hun Dun Chengzhu earlier, quickly spoke up, "With Beijiang's strength, we simply cannot do anything to him in the Primordial Universe!"

"But Beijiang after all has no great relationship with those races of the Beijiang Alliance, and has no race behind him. If he's merely acting on a whim and won't truly go all-out for the Beijiang Alliance, then this so-called Beijiang Alliance is a joke. As long as we apply a little pressure, they'll naturally fall apart!"

"But if Beijiang insists on serving as the Alliance Leader of the Beijiang Alliance, then even if our six parties join forces, at most we can only slightly suppress the Beijiang Alliance!"

"Giant Axe speaks well!"

Upon hearing these words from the strongest Giant Axe expert, the Prison Race Demon Ancestor quickly nodded and said, "Beijiang's attitude is indeed the key!"

"How about I go talk to Beijiang?"

The Crystal Race Holy Lord quickly spoke up, "I have a very good relationship with Beijiang. I could go to his place and inquire about the conditions the Beijiang Alliance offered him. At worst, each of our parties can offer up one or two peak supreme treasures. I imagine he then wouldn't continue sheltering the Beijiang Alliance!"

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

The moment these words left the Crystal Race Holy Lord's mouth, the Dream Demon Ancestor and Prison Race Demon Ancestor beside him immediately spoke up in opposition.

The Dream Demon Ancestor and Prison Race Demon Ancestor exchanged a glance, then the Dream Demon Ancestor spoke up, "The Beijiang True God's strength is quite ordinary. If our six superpowers joining forces still have to bow to him, how will our six great powers stand in the universe hereafter?"

"Exactly!"

The Prison Race Demon Ancestor quickly said, "If we send out numerous treasures just to make Beijiang back off, what if other lone-wandering old fellows follow suit in the future?"

"In my view, the six of us should simply join forces to strike at Beijiang, Henhendi Sect him a lesson. If that doesn't work, just kill him outright. Then the Beijiang Alliance will naturally collapse without a fight, and we can even warn other forces!"

"This…"

Upon hearing these words from the Prison Race Demon Ancestor, the other experts around them hesitated for a moment.

After a short while…

"Demon Ancestor!"

The Machine Race Father God quickly spoke up, "A strongest expert of the universe isn't so easy to kill. Although Beijiang's strength is relatively ordinary, he has very good relationships with many strongest experts in the Sea of Universe. Even if we join forces, it'll be very hard to kill him—and we might just push him completely into the Beijiang Alliance's camp!"

"What's more, if Beijiang gets angry, he might just come cause trouble for our several forces. When a strongest expert of the universe causes trouble for us in this Primordial Universe, even if we few don't care, the little fellows at the Universe Master and Universe Zunzhe levels within our races cannot afford not to care!"

Upon hearing this, the other experts around them nodded one after another.

This was the most troublesome aspect of a lone-wandering strongest expert of the universe!

If they truly angered the other party, the other party might just set aside all face and strike at the Universe Zunzhe and Universe Masters under the various forces.

The Beijiang Alliance Leader could afford not to care about the Beijiang Alliance, but they could not afford not to care about the races behind them!

"Then what do you suggest we do?" the Prison Race Demon Ancestor quickly turned to the Machine Race Father God and asked.

"Actually, I think Giant Axe's line of thinking is quite right!"

Just then, the Insect Race Empress who had summoned everyone quickly spoke up, "What we most need to do now is probe out Beijiang's attitude!"

"In my view, we might as well let the Universe Zunzhe under our various races take action!"

"First, those little fellows can be revived through time-space reversal after they fall, so the war is kept within a certain scope and won't expand too much;

Second, the foundations of those powerful races and ordinary races cannot compare to our six great forces. They definitely cannot outlast us in a war of attrition!"

"Moreover, we can focus our main targets on the Universe Hegemons of the Beijiang Alliance. Only a strongest expert of the universe can revive a Universe Hegemon. After all, Beijiang and the various races of the Beijiang Alliance are not of the same race, so they may not go all-out to revive those fallen Universe Hegemons. And even if he is initially truly willing to keep reviving the fallen Universe Hegemons of the Beijiang Alliance, he still falls far short of our six great forces joining forces!"

"Excellent idea!"

Upon hearing these words from the Insect Race Empress, the Dream Demon Ancestor's eyes immediately lit up: "The Empress speaks rightly!"

"Reviving Universe Hegemons is still quite troublesome. I don't believe those races that have banded together in the Beijiang Alliance can pay much of a price to keep asking that Beijiang fellow to revive their fallen Universe Hegemons!"

"Moreover, this does not mean we have torn up our relations with the Northern Frontier. Once he abandons the Northern Frontier Alliance, that alliance will naturally be at our mercy!"

"This plan is indeed excellent!"

"I agree as well!"

At once, the Founder of the Great Axe, the Father God of the Mechanical Race, the Demon Ancestor of the Prison Race, the Holy Lord of the Crystal Race, and others nodded in approval.

In truth, the method proposed by the Insect Race Empress was tantamount to suppressing others with power, yet it kept the intensity of this war within a certain scope.

It would neither escalate the contradictions nor fail to test the Northern Frontier True Gods' attitude toward the Northern Frontier Alliance.

After all had approved the Insect Race Empress's proposal, the Founder of the Great Axe and others quickly settled the many details of this operation.

Once consensus was reached on all fronts, the figures of the Founder of the Great Axe and others soon vanished, and this universe of stars returned to tranquility once more.

(End of this chapter)