While the five Leviathans of Humanity branches of the Human 1008 Universe Country were busy establishing branches for the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, the various major forces in the Universe had already received the news from the Demon Beast Ancestor on the Original Star.
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Deep within a Universe Secret Realm in the Prison Race Territory.
"Arcana treasure?"
In the Void, there was a massive, entirely black throne, and a voice that penetrated the Soul emanated from it.
"How did a junior who just became a Universe Master, and has only been one for a thousand epochs, obtain a Xeon Arcana treasure without ever having been to the Universe Ocean?"
The voice was very puzzled, "Even if he obtained a Xeon Arcana treasure, how did he manage to display the combat power of a sixth-rank Universe Master?"
"Forget it, so what if a sixth-rank Universe Master is born among the Humans."
"My Prison Race has no territorial disputes with the Humans, so let the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race worry about it."
Finally, the voice had a hint of schadenfreude, "Among the current four major races, whichever race does not have an Arcana treasure should be anxious."
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Divine Mystery Realm, Five Color Aurora Lake region.
Beast God of Wood was resting in his palace when he quickly received the results of the Sky-Supporting Palace treasure competition on the Original Star.
"Xeon Arcana treasure? Sixth-rank Universe Master?"
Upon receiving the news, Beast God of Wood's heart was greatly shocked, "That Human junior already possesses such strength?"
Beast God of Wood was quite familiar with the Human Void River Master, Ender.
Recalling when he first met him in the Aurora Radiance Continent of the Beichen Secret Realm, he was still a World Master junior disguised as an Immortal.
Yet, in less than two thousand epochs, that Human junior now possessed a Xeon Arcana treasure and, with it, became a sixth-rank Universe Master.
In terms of strength, he was not much different from the Three Ancestor Gods of the Ancestral God Sect, all of whom were top-tier existences in the Original Universe.
"His growth speed is too fast…"
Beast God of Wood sighed softly, "If he had used the Beast God Inheritance Token back then, my Ancestral God Sect would have gained another powerful Guardian God Master."
He had always been very puzzled as to why the Human Void River Master did not come to the Ancestral God Sect to receive the Beast God Inheritance.
This confusion became even more severe when he broke through to become a Universe Master!
There were many Human Universe Masters, and previously no Universe Master cultivating the Beast God Path had been born, yet he was able to independently Cultivate the Beast God Path and break through, which was enough to show his talent and Comprehension Ability!
Unfortunately, he did not join the Ancestral God Sect.
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Somewhere in the Universe Territory, a Special Space.
Four towering figures descended, causing the original Universe Law of this Special Space to become inapplicable, and time and space seemed to stagnate.
A black spherical phantom spoke, "I believe you all know why I invited you here."
"That Human Void River Master possesses a Xeon Arcana treasure and can display the strength of a sixth-rank Universe Master…"
A gigantic silver-white snake head, with vaguely tens of millions of snake shadows circling it, slowly said, "If he gives the Xeon Arcana treasure to Huge Axe Creator to use, Huge Axe Creator can also create the strongest Fusion secret technique through the secret patterns on the Xeon Arcana treasure."
The secret patterns on the Xeon Arcana treasure are profound; being able to unleash most of the Arcana treasure's power and create the strongest Fusion secret technique is not difficult.
Although losing the XeonArcana treasure would mean that Human Void River Master could only display fifth-rank combat power, it would be impossible to kill him in the Original Universe!
"For now, there's no need to bother with Human Void River Master; as long as he doesn't leave the Original Universe, it's very difficult to kill him."
A beautiful figure, vaguely showing a graceful silhouette and surrounded by endless light, spoke with an alluring voice, "Huge Axe Creator is our great enemy."
"Even if that Xeon Arcana treasure isn't an axe-type weapon, in Huge Axe Creator's hands, it's enough to raise his strength to another level."
"For us True God, the greatest value of an ordinary v Arcana treasure lies in the profound secret patterns on it."
The graceful figure whispered, "Huge Axe Creator obtaining the Xeon Arcana treasure, with his countless years of accumulation, will certainly be able to create stronger secret techniques."
"Queen, this matter isn't without your contribution."
The black spherical phantom said in a deep voice, "If it weren't for your deal with the Humans, abandoning the assassination of that Void River Master, things wouldn't have reached this point."
"Do you think I wanted to? I couldn't abandon Banff Master for an assassination."
The Zerg Queen snorted, "That Human Void River Master was still a Universe Venerable at the time, who knew he would break through to become a Universe Master so quickly while cultivating the Beast God Path."
The other three towering figures remained silent upon hearing this.
The growth speed of the Human Void River Master not only surprised the Zerg Queen but also them!
Even more unexpectedly, he actually possessed a Xeon Arcana treasure and could even display the combat power of a sixth-rank Universe Master with it.
"That Human Void River Master cannot be dealt with now."
A gigantic alien beast, vaguely shrouded in darkness with a serrated shell, said in a deep voice, "He has the ability to Clone; even if we suppress him, it would only result in the fall of one of his Clones."
"If he brings the Xeon Arcana treasure and appears in the Universe Ocean, that would be easy to handle…"
The black spherical phantom pondered for a moment, then added, "However, I think the possibility of that is very small; he will most likely only appear in the Universe Ocean with a Pinnacle treasure."
"As long as that junior dares to appear in the Universe Ocean, we can take action to suppress him!"
The Zerg Queen coldly snorted, "Even if he has a top-tier flying palace-type treasure on him, it's the same!"
Everyone present was a True God; although not everyone had a Pinnacle sealing-type treasure in their hands.
But suppressing a sixth-rank Universe Master until other strong individuals arrive.
It's… effortless!
"Let's talk about it when he appears in the Universe Ocean."
The black spherical phantom said coldly, "Having missed the best chance to kill him last time, perhaps the next time we see him, he will already be a True God!"
"Mechanical, are you… very dissatisfied with me?"
The Zerg Queen's gaze fell on the black spherical phantom, her beautiful and pleasant voice chilling.
"Just speaking the truth."
The black spherical phantom said indifferently, "The growth speed of that Human Void River Master has always exceeded our expectations; no one knows if he will break through to become a True God."
"Breaking through to become a True God is not that easy."
The alien beast with the serrated shell said in a deep voice, "There are only a dozen or so True God who can carve out their own unique Dao in the entire Original Universe."
"Therefore, ultimately, we still have to focus our target on Huge Axe Creator."
The gigantic silver snake head slowly said, "If any of us encounters Huge Axe Creator in the Universe Ocean, we can try to test him."
"Then let's test him first, and then make a decision."
The Zerg Queen said, "But before that, we need to give the Humans something to do to consume the Immortal Energy of the Human Universe Masters…"
"Now that the Original Star is open, the Universe Overlords from various major forces in the Universe are all exploring the Original Star."
The black spherical phantom said in a deep voice, "We cannot order our clansmen and allies to give up the great opportunity to seize treasures on the Original Star and engage in meaningless slaughter with the Human Alliance."
The Zerg Queen said coldly, "Then let's wait until the Original Star ends and initiate The Great Battle in the Extraterritorial Battlefield."
"Agreed." The black spherical phantom expressed agreement.
"No problem." The serrated-shelled alien beast also agreed.
"It's settled then."
The Zerg Queen left a sentence, and her figure then vanished without a trace, followed by the other three figures.
The stagnant time and space in this Special Space returned to normal after the four figures disappeared.
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A few days later.
Human Territory, Ganwu Universe Country, Molten Rock Star Field.
In the dark starry sky of the Universe, two figures stood in the Void, exuding powerful Immortal Energy pressure.
"This is the hometown of Void River Master."
Venerable Bei Ming looked into the distance, his gaze seemingly traversing several light-years to land on a green planet.
"I think the headquarters can be built here."
Venerable Bloodwing, standing beside him, whispered, "Kuka Planet must be included in the headquarters' defense range."
"If you want to protect Kuka Planet better, moving it into a Universe Secret Realm is the best choice."
Venerable Bei Ming finished speaking, then shook his head, "Let's just include it in the headquarters' defense range."
"Understood."
Venerable Bloodwing nodded slightly, thus deciding the location of the headquarters.
The two highest-ranking members of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company gazed at the distant green planet for a long time before resuming their telepathic conversation.
"Have you received the addresses of the four Secret Realms?" Venerable Bei Ming asked.
"Not yet, let's wait a bit longer."
Venerable Bloodwing shook his head and said, "The four Secret Realms are too important, and the establishment of our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company's Cultivate system still needs time, so a slight delay doesn't matter."
Each of the Human five Leviathans of Humanity forces had four core Secret Realms.
These four core Secret Realms were very important, even more so than the headquarters.
If it weren't for the Virtual Universe Company's pan-Universe headquarters having a passage to and from the Primal Universe, its importance might not surpass that of the Absolute Beginning Secret Realm!
"The Cultivate system can be built slowly; it doesn't matter if it's established before the four Secret Realms."
Venerable Bei Ming whispered, "Our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company does not have the right to host the Peak Battle, so Geniuses can only enter the four Secret Realms after multiple rounds of selection."
"The 1008 High Universe Country branch will bear a large part of the responsibility for selecting and Cultivating Geniuses."
"Subsequently, the branches in various High Universe Countries will need to delegate some responsibilities to the branches in various intermediate Universe countries."
"Our headquarters, on the other hand, needs to constantly monitor intelligence from various branches to prevent Geniuses from being eliminated for various reasons."
At this moment, Venerable Bei Ming had entered the state expected of the highest decision-making level of a giant force.
"Not only Geniuses with outstanding Law talent, but also those with exceptional talent in Artifact Refining and Pharmacy should be absorbed into our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company."
Venerable Bei Ming added, "Our Human Six Great Giants, as their names suggest, focus on specific areas."
"Geniuses with outstanding Law talent are easy to spot; some Stellar Rank and Planetary Level individuals can already show signs."
Venerable Bloodwing frowned slightly and said, "However, selecting Geniuses in Artifact Refining and Pharmacy will be somewhat difficult."
"Especially in Artifact Refining, first, second, and Third-rank Force Weaponss, even if they can be refined, are just that."
"Fourth-rank Force Weaponss will involve Law secret patterns; without Law talent, it's very difficult to refine weapons above the fourth tier."
Finally, Venerable Bloodwing shook his head and said, "Using the method of selecting and Cultivating Law Geniuses to select and Cultivate Geniuses in Artifact Refining and Pharmacy will waste a lot of the company's resources."
Upon hearing this, Venerable Bei Ming stroked his chin and began to ponder carefully.
Indeed, comprehending Law and Artifact Refining and Pharmacy have significant differences.
And Artifact Refining and Pharmacy also have certain differences.
In terms of pharmacy, there are many Potion Masters within the Human Territory who can produce 'barely satisfactory' potions to kill Domain Masters and World Masters.
Artifact Refining is even more complex… and difficult!
As far as Venerable Bei Ming knew, many of the Human's Fifth-rank weapons were created by Marquis-level Immortal and King-level Immortal.
Even with blueprints, refining a Fifth-rank weapon often required an Immortal Military Lord or even a Marquis-level Immortal to accomplish!
Of course, if the Artifact Refining methods were sufficiently advanced, a World Master could also refine Fifth-rank weapons.
But World Masters who could refine Fifth-rank weapons were very, very few!
Even if there were any, they would have long been recruited by the various Great Giants and would hardly ever be found outside.
The Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company Cultivated Artifact Refiners, even with 100% simulation in the Virtual Universe, still had to spend a lot of resources on Cultivation.
"The Virtual Universe Company and Huge Axe Dojo can host the Pinnacle Genius Battle and the Strongest Battle, attracting a large number of Geniuses from these Peak Battles."
Venerable Bei Ming's eyes lit up, "Bloodwing, do you think there's a possibility…"
"Are you talking about… an impossible thing?!"
Venerable Bloodwing said in a deep voice, "The Virtual Universe Company and Huge Axe Dojo will not give our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company the right to host the Peak Battle!"
"I didn't say the right to host the Pinnacle Genius Battle and the Pinnacle Strongest Battle."
Venerable Bei Ming smiled and said, "We can find another way…"
"Another way…"
Venerable Bloodwing pondered, then his eyes lit up, and he laughed, "Haha, good idea!"
"We'll go to the Virtual Universe and request an audience with Void River Master."
Venerable Bei Ming laughed, "Reporting this idea to Void River Master might make it happen."
"Alright."
Venerable Bloodwing nodded, then both their consciousnesses entered the Virtual Universe and simultaneously requested an audience with Void River Master.
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Virtual Universe, Myriad Creations Island, Spirit Treasure Mountain Range.
This is a towering mountain range with an extremely large area, and its mountainside is shrouded in clouds.
It is also the future location for the palaces of Universe Venerable-level individuals in the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company.
Currently, only two palace complexes have been built in this mountain range, both located on the mountainside.
As for Ender's palace complex, it floats above the entire Myriad Creations Island!
As a sixth-rank Universe Master, if one were to truly discuss status.
Ender's status in the Human Race was second only to Huge Axe Creator and Primal Chaos City Lord, so the palace he built naturally had to be extraordinary.
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Inside the Main Hall of Void River Master's palace complex.
"Greetings, Void River Master."
Venerable Bei Ming and Venerable Bloodwing arrived and respectfully bowed to Ender on the throne.
"What is it?"
Ender looked down at his only two Universe Venerables.
"Reporting to Void River Master."
Venerable Bei Ming respectfully said, "Venerable Bloodwing and I have some ideas regarding the selection of Geniuses in Artifact Refining and Pharmacy."
"Ideas?"
Ender was somewhat curious, "Tell me."
"Yes."
Venerable Bei Ming respectfully bowed and looked up, saying, "The Virtual Universe Company and Huge Axe Dojo have the right to host the Peak Battle…"
"Presumably, these two Great Giants will not give up such special rights."
"So, our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company might as well find another way!"
Venerable Bei Ming's eyes lit up, "Host the Universe Refiner Competition and the Universe Potion Refining Competition!"
"Artifact Refiner Competition, Potion Refining Competition…"
Ender heard this, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved upward, "A very interesting suggestion."
"I will proceed with the establishment of the four Secret Realms, and the establishment of the various Universe Country branches and the headquarters must also be accelerated."
"Regarding personnel, I grant you the authority to arrange some ordinary Immortal to serve as heads of the various Universe Country branches."
"In ten thousand years, our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company will host… the Universe Refiner Competition!"
Finally, Ender softly said, "At that time, Bei Ming will serve as the host, and the subsequent Potion Refining Competition will be hosted by Bloodwing."
"Yes."
The two Venerables respectfully bowed, their hearts filled with barely concealed excitement!