Chapter 485: Celebration and Planning

Amid the welcomes from the universe lords of other factions, Lu Qingshan and the universe lords of the Virtual Universe Corporation also took their seats on their respective stone chairs.

After sitting down, the Star Prison Lord, besides continually responding to congratulations from other universe lords, also observed the universe lords of other factions.

Sitting beside the Star Prison Lord, the Youhou Lord quietly introduced to him the prominent figures among humanity’s ranks.

After learning about humanity’s many universe lords through Youhou Lord’s introductions, the Star Prison Lord couldn’t help but sigh: “Our humanity’s universe lords are truly powerful!”

Originally, in the Star Prison Lord’s mind, having broken through as a top-tier universe overlord, his power upon entering the universe lord realm should have been quite strong.

After all, the leap from the immortal stage to the universe sovereign realm worked that way—those invincible kings gained immediate power equivalent to a mid-tier universe sovereign upon breakthrough.

But after learning the true strength of humanity’s universe lords, he realized how absurd his earlier assumption had been.

Know this: none who break through to the universe lord realm are ever weak.

Perhaps due to the hundredfold life gene layer restriction, these universe lords were slightly weaker when they were still universe sovereigns.

But once they became universe lords, that hundredfold life gene layer restriction vanished—how much advantage could he still claim?

Even Qingluan Lord, whose life gene layers were once higher than his, had cultivated for hundreds of billions of eons as a universe lord, yet her power remained utterly ordinary among humanity’s universe lords—let alone his own, just newly broken through!

As the Star Prison Lord sighed inwardly, the steadfast pillar of humanity, the Axe Founder, finally appeared.

Whoosh!

A wild, towering giant with flowing hair instantly materialized on the main seat—it was the Axe Founder.

The moment the Axe Founder appeared, all the universe lords who had been chatting fell silent, then regarded him with deep respect.

“Star Prison!”

The Axe Founder’s gaze swept over Lu Qingshan and the other universe lords, then settled on the Star Prison Lord: “We’ve met before.”

“Axe Founder!” the Star Prison Lord replied promptly, respectfully.

As one of humanity’s top-tier universe overlords, though his power was slightly inferior to true universe lords, under special circumstances his role could surpass even theirs.

Moreover, the Star Prison Lord had once been utterly destroyed by a powerful soul attack—and it was the Axe Founder who revived him.

“Hmm.”

The Axe Founder nodded slightly, then addressed the assembly: “All of you!”

“Just now, our humanity has birthed a new universe lord—the Star Prison Lord of the Virtual Universe Corporation!”

“Today, we gather here to collectively welcome Star Prison as one of our own.”

The Axe Founder turned again to the Star Prison Lord: “From today, humanity’s ranks of universe lords have grown by one! Star Prison possesses the ability to create avatars; given time, he will surely become a pillar of our humanity!”

Hearing this, several universe lords without avatar abilities felt a pang of envy.

Know this: at the universe lord level, once truly destroyed, one cannot be resurrected by reversing time and space.

Universe lords with avatar abilities possess far greater survival capacity than those without.

“According to our humanity’s customs!”

The Axe Founder spoke again: “When our strength breaks through to universe lord, they are granted resources worth two hundred treasure points. Star Prison, do you have any preferences for these resources?”

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan sighed inwardly again.

In the past, when humanity’s members broke through to universe lord, they received resources equivalent to a top-tier treasure weapon—worth roughly one hundred treasure points.

Now, the reward for new universe lords has risen to two hundred treasure points—this change, too, came because of him.

After all, he had obtained vast quantities of treasure from the legacy left by the Fire Void Beast God ‘Fen Kong,’ directly increasing humanity’s reserves substantially.

For some time, Lu Qingshan had advocated raising the rewards for new human elites; after several council discussions, the proposal was unanimously approved.

In fact, not only had the reward for new universe lords risen to two hundred treasure points, but even the rewards for new universe sovereigns had increased significantly.

On the other side, the Star Prison Lord, upon hearing the Axe Founder’s words, felt no great excitement.

After all, he had been stuck at the top-tier universe overlord level for eons, had endured countless primal stars, and even ventured into the Cosmic Sea—thus he had amassed considerable wealth.

His entire fortune already exceeded that of some weaker universe lords.

Yet even so, the two hundred treasure points granted by humanity remained a substantial sum—he was still deeply pleased and grateful!

Especially since humanity’s treasure vault held countless precious artifacts; with enough treasure points, he could freely exchange for them—far luckier than universe lords of top-tier factions or powerful clans.

“Star Prison, speak freely!” Seeing the Star Prison Lord hesitate, the Axe Founder said directly.

Meanwhile, the other humanity universe lords all turned to look at the Star Prison Lord.

“I already possess a top-tier treasure weapon and armor, and one high-grade palace-type treasure.”

After a moment’s thought, the Star Prison Lord said: “If possible, I hope the clan will grant me a high-grade domain-type treasure—this would further enhance my power.”

“No problem!”

The Axe Founder said promptly: “The vault holds several high-grade domain-type treasures suitable for you. Later, go directly to the clan vault to choose one—the corresponding treasure points will be transferred to your account immediately.”

“Thank you, Axe Founder!” The Star Prison Lord quickly expressed his gratitude.

“Star Prison!”

The Axe Founder spoke again: “Normally, when our universe lords break through, they consider concealing their power.”

“But your breakthrough was too conspicuous—many alien races noticed it, and you already had some fame in the cosmos, so concealing your power is no longer possible.”

Recently, when the soul slave Youmo, Lord of Wanjie, broke through, the demon clans targeted us. Now that you’ve broken through, even the insect and mechanical clans will be unable to remain passive.

“So for now, it’s best you remain within our clan’s territory and cultivate in seclusion, striving to create a supreme universe lord secret art as soon as possible—this will make your future travels through the cosmos far safer.”

“I understand.”

Hearing the Axe Founder’s words, the Star Prison Lord nodded promptly.

The main purpose of this Axe Meeting was to welcome the newly risen universe lord, Star Prison.

After concluding the main matters, the humanity universe lords began discussing trivial matters.

After some casual conversation, the Axe Meeting ended, and humanity’s many elites dispersed.

……

Meanwhile, as humanity held the Axe Meeting, all factions across the cosmos learned of the Star Prison Lord’s breakthrough to universe lord.

“Star Prison Lord? I didn’t expect humanity to produce another universe lord!”

“Star Prison Lord was already a top-tier universe overlord; now that he’s crossed into the universe lord realm, his power will surely reach second-rank level soon!”

“Damn it! Humanity has produced too many universe lords recently!”

“Relax! The four peak clans despise each other—humanity’s rising momentum will surely draw suppression from the other three peak clans!”

“Peak clans are truly formidable—I wonder when our Qiujiakhou Clan will become a peak clan?”

“Qiuji Lord, your ambitions are too lofty! Instead of dreaming of this, focus on creating the supreme universe lord secret art!”

Upon learning of the Star Prison Lord’s breakthrough, many powerful beings across the cosmos were astonished—especially weaker universe lords, who silently resolved never to provoke him again.