Chapter 505: The Alliance

The primal universe, in a stretch of silent starry sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Four streams of will pierced through the endless void, descending upon this place in an instant.

They were, respectively, a colossal oval-shaped brown sphere of an illusionary body, a slender and graceful figure radiating endless allure, a massive silver-white serpent, and a strange beast covered in jagged spikes — none other than the strongest experts of the universe from the Machine Race, the Bug Race, and the Meng Yao Zu: the Machine Race Father God, the Bug Race Empress, and the Dream Yao Ancestor and the Quake Yao Ancestor.

"Zhen Jiao, Meng Cha!"

The Bug Race Empress spoke first: "For the two of you to actually appear at the same time — that really is rare!"

"This time the two of you invited me and the Machine over, saying you had important matters to discuss. I wonder what exactly this important matter is?"

Upon hearing the Bug Race Empress's words, the Dream Yao Ancestor and the Quake Yao Ancestor exchanged a glance, after which the Dream Yao Ancestor spoke first: "Not long ago, that bastard Ju Fu led a host of Universe Masters from the human race and stormed into the core stronghold of our race!"

"Under that sneak attack by the human race, our Meng Yao Zu lost a total of five Universe Masters, including the Lord of King King Nianjiao and the Lord of Qing Ming!"

"Besides that, a clone of the Lord of Xue Can was also slain, and the supreme treasure on his body was seized by the human race!"

"What?"

"How could this be possible?"

After hearing the Dream Yao Ancestor's words, expressions of shock involuntarily appeared on the faces of both the Machine Race Father God and the Bug Race Empress.

One must understand that when he first heard of the human race's sneak attack on the Meng Yao Zu's core territories, the Machine Race Father God had actually felt a bit pleased — after all, the Dream Yao Ancestor and the Quake Yao Ancestor had previously joined forces to besiege him, intending to utterly annihilate him.

And the human race was likewise an enemy of the Machine Race, so the strong experts of the human race launching a sneak attack on the Meng Yao Zu's core territories was, for the Machine Race Father God, absolutely a welcome development.

But what he had not expected was that the Meng Yao Zu would suffer such grievous losses — a clone of the Lord of Xue Can slain, and even the fall of five Universe Masters such as the Lord of King King Nianjiao.

One must understand that the Machine Race itself had only eleven Universe Masters in total; five Universe Masters would already be nearly half of its combat strength.

"Meng Cha!"

While all sorts of thoughts flashed through the Machine Race Father God's mind, the Bug Race Empress beside him quickly spoke up to ask: "What exactly happened? Could it be that neither you nor Zhen Jiao were present, which gave the human race an opening to exploit?"

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing the Bug Race Empress's words, the Dream Yao Ancestor immediately said coldly: "That human race is truly despicable and shameless. They deliberately chose the moment when Zhen Jiao was out adventuring in the Sea of Universes to launch a sneak attack on our Meng Yao Zu's core stronghold, instantly slaying three of our Universe Masters!"

"However, once the battle began, I still rushed over to provide support through the fixed divine kingdom teleportation channel. But the strength of that human race was simply too great — even with my protection, our Meng Yao Zu still lost two more Universe Masters, and even clones belonging to Xue Can and several others!"

"How could this be possible?"

The Bug Race Empress could not help exclaiming in shock and doubt: "With you there, Meng Cha, no matter how strong the human race's strength, surely you could have shielded those Universe Masters and allowed them to retreat unscathed without any problem!"

"It's because of that human race's Lord of Wan Jie!"

The Dream Yao Ancestor's voice brimmed with boundless hatred: "Previously, that Lord of Wan Jie escaped unscathed from the hands of the Old Beast God, and all the various forces merely assumed he had obtained a supreme treasure!"

"But we all underestimated that Lord of Wan Jie! Besides his enormous divine body, he also possesses at least three main combat clones!"

"In this operation of the human race, all three of the Lord of Wan Jie' clones actually erupted with strength at the peak of the sixth tier, and the combined burst of their strength even far surpassed that fellow Ju Fu!"

"Combined with the many Universe Masters of the human race, that is what caused our Meng Yao Zu to suffer such tremendous losses!"

"This…"

After hearing these words from the Dream Yao Ancestor, both the Bug Race Empress and the Machine Race Father God could not help but be completely stunned.

After a moment of silence, the Bug Race Empress continued: "How could this be possible? Could that Lord of Wan Jie have simultaneously obtained three supreme treasures?"

"I'm not clear on the Lord of Wan Jie' exact situation either!"

The Dream Yao Ancestor said again: "It's just that the clones of the Lord of Wan Jie were all employing the same secret technique at the time, which is how they were able to erupt with the might of the peak of the sixth tier!"

"This is the battle scene from that time — you may take a look and see if you can discern anything!"

After saying this, the Dream Yao Ancestor waved a hand, and a massive illusory screen had already appeared in the void beside the Machine Race Father God and the others.

And on the screen, what was displayed was precisely the battle scene of Lu Qingshan employing his secret technique to attack the Dream Yao Ancestor, or other Universe Masters of the Meng Yao Zu, at that time.

However, the secret technique Lu Qingshan employed was already extremely profound and subtle, so the Dream Yao Ancestor could at most reproduce the situation at the time; as for the essence of the secret technique Lu Qingshan employed, it simply could not be simulated.

And after watching this short video, both the Bug Race Empress and the Machine Race Father God fell silent.

The facts were clear: the reason the Meng Yao Zu had suffered such astonishing losses this time was precisely because all three major clones of the Lord of Wan Jie had erupted with strength at the peak of the sixth tier.

A moment later…

"Zhen Jiao, Meng Cha!"

The Bug Race Empress spoke again: "The two of you invited me and the Machine over this time — could it be to deal with that human race?"

"Exactly!"

Upon hearing the Bug Race Empress's words, the Quake Yao Ancestor, who had barely spoken before, quickly said: "With that Lord of Wan Jie present, the human race's current strength can already be considered the strongest among our four peak races!"

"If we do not restrain them, the consequences are likely unimaginable!"

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing the Quake Yao Ancestor's words, the Machine Race Father God quickly snorted coldly: "Zhen Jiao, you certainly have calculated this beautifully!"

"Previously, when your Meng Yao Zu held the upper hand, you didn't spare the Machine Race! Now that the human race's strength has surpassed your Meng Yao Zu, your Meng Yao Zu wants to ally with us to deal with that human race — how is it that all the good things in this universe end up in your Meng Yao Zu's hands?"

While saying this, the Machine Race Father God was also feeling very helpless within.

One must understand that, originally, among the four peak races, the Machine Race's standing was somewhat weaker.

First, the number of its Universe Masters was considerably fewer than that of the human race and the Meng Yao Zu. Although the Bug Race had even fewer Universe Masters, the Universe Masters of the Bug Race were capable of unleashing the Sea-of-Bugs battle tactic — once they used their full reserves, the might a single Universe Master could erupt with was enough to match two or three Universe Masters.

Moreover, the Bug Race Empress possessed the supreme treasure known as the "Empress Palace," a palace-type supreme treasure, which placed her in an absolutely invincible position during the struggles among the four peak races.

Just as, previously, after the Meng Yao Zu obtained their second supreme treasure, they had never once considered making a move against the Bug Race Empress!

There was also the fact that the Machine Race did not possess a single supreme treasure. Although his Machine-style weapons could, in his hands, erupt with might comparable to a supreme treasure, they were ultimately not true supreme treasures.

Therefore, now that the Meng Yao Zu and the human race were locked in conflict, he absolutely wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, with no intention of intervening.

And the Bug Race Empress on the other side naturally harbored the same thought, merely not having revealed it for the time being.

"Do you think the human race attacked our Meng Yao Zu for no reason?"

Upon hearing the Machine Race Father God's words, the Dream Yao Ancestor beside him could not help but say coldly: "That human race wants to seize our Meng Yao Zu's territories!"

"Now, because of that Lord of Wan Jie, the human race's strength has greatly increased. Do you really think that after they seize our Meng Yao Zu's territories, they won't go on to seize your Bug Race's and Machine Race's territories as well?"

"Even if that human race only seizes our Meng Yao Zu territory, once our Meng Yao Zu territory shrinks, won't we reclaim land from your two races' territories?"

"I can't defeat the human race—can't I defeat your Insect Race and Machine Race?"

After witnessing the Machine Race's Father God's attitude, Meng Yao Zu could not help but entertain this thought.

Although the Meng Yao Zu have two of the universe's strongest beings, without interference from the Insect Race and Machine Race, fighting the current human race would undoubtedly offer very low odds of victory!

Rather than this, it would be better to first find a way to drag the Insect Race and Machine Race into the chaos.

After all, the overall strength of the Meng Yao Zu remains extremely powerful; even after losing five Cosmic Lords, they could still suppress the Insect Race and Machine Race.

"Meng Cha, the Machine Race didn't mean it that way!"

Upon hearing Meng Yao Zu's words, the Insect Queen quickly spoke softly: "We simply didn't know the human race's exact intentions, so we hesitated!"

"Since the human race seeks to expand its territory, my Insect Race naturally cannot stand idly by!"