The Human Race High Council, which gathers the strongest of the Human Race, is usually convened only when there are major issues concerning the Human Race. Every Venerable-Level powerhouse who was notified to attend the meeting felt a sense of confusion. The Human Race had not held such a large meeting for a very long time.
During the previous Giant Axe Meeting, they had only received sporadic news, and now, not long after the Giant Axe Meeting concluded, the highest council, covering the entire Human Race, was directly convened.
On the God Mountain plane in the Virtual Universe, figures appeared one after another at the foot of the mountain. Seeing the continuous appearance of Exalts, several acquaintances began to gather.
“Do you all know the agenda for this highest council meeting?” an eight-meter-tall Exalt asked his friends.
“I don’t know. It’s said to be related to an adult from the Virtual Universe Corporation. Our Mercenary Alliance doesn’t have much information on the specifics. Don’t you have any news from the Star River Bank?”
“Unclear. This time it’s very mysterious. I heard that Great Axe Founder proposed to convene it. Perhaps the Great Axe Battle Ground might have some news.”
“Undying Venerable is here! We can try to find out!”
“You’re looking for trouble. Undying Venerable offended a powerful individual a few millennia ago and has been recuperating for millennia. You can tell by his face. Going over now is purely asking for trouble.”
Undying Venerable, who was nearby, felt the gazes directed at him. His eyes were filled with coldness, and his entire aura became even more sinister, causing the surrounding Exalts to involuntarily step back a couple of paces.
Even Exalts from the Great Axe Battle Ground dared not approach Undying Venerable. After all, he was a disciple of Great Axe Founder and held a respectable position in the Great Axe Battle Ground. Even though Undying Venerable had not been fortunate recently and had been neglected, his formidable strength was still not to be underestimated.
“Nine Swords!” As Ninesword Exalt appeared at the foot of God Mountain, a voice rang out from behind him, and then a figure appeared behind him.
“Gan Wu!” Seeing the newcomer, Ninesword Exalt responded. However, after clearly seeing Gan Wu’s form, Ninesword Exalt’s eyes were filled with surprise.
Unlike his unchanging aura of billions of years, the aura emanating from Gan Wu Country Lord this time was more complex, with faint traces of it. It wasn't deliberately released; it was more like an aura released in an uncontrollable state.
“You’ve broken through?” Ninesword Exalt’s tone was somewhat urgent. For them, Venerable-Level powerhouses, every step of breakthrough was extremely difficult. Regardless of which path they took, it was very arduous.
To comprehend a superior law, the difficulty is far greater than comprehending an already understood superior law, perhaps even ten or a hundred times more difficult. The Beast God Path is equally challenging and tests one's talent even more. Even now, even with Qin Hao having perfected the Fusion Laws path, it’s not that simple.
“Still a little short!” Gan Wu Country Lord said modestly, his tone filled with ill-concealed excitement. For countless years, his cultivation had made no progress, and in such a situation, he had even fallen multiple times, accumulating massive debt.
Now, during his period of cultivation in the Star Palace, Gan Wu Country Lord finally ushered in the opportunity for a breakthrough and would soon complete it, becoming a Universe Overlord-level existence.
“Congratulations, billions of years of effort have finally led to a breakthrough. It must be a great opportunity! You’ve finally made it!” Ninesword Exalt was very happy about his old friend’s breakthrough. Future explorations together would also have more guarantees and more opportunities to acquire treasures.
“Hahaha, same to you!” Saying this, the two walked towards God Mountain.
“Look quickly, it’s the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master of the Virtual Universe Corporation!” Amidst the shouts, everyone’s gaze turned to the streaking light in the sky. It was precisely the top Universe Overlord of the Virtual Universe Corporation, Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master.
“Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master’s aura seems to have grown even stronger!” Seeing Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master, everyone couldn't help but have the same thought.
Top Universe Overlords are already the strongest battle power capable of continuous revival, with strength even comparable to first- or second-tier Universe Lords, and strategically, they even surpass these lower-tier Universe Lords.
Now, the change in Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master’s aura also made everyone speculate that this top Human powerhouse might soon become a peak-level powerhouse like a Universe Lord.
“And Venerable Jiu Feng has also arrived; his aura also seems to have grown stronger.”
As one Universe Overlord-level figure after another appeared, along with a host of Universe Exalts, other Exalts also noticed that many among them had experienced significant changes in their cultivation.
“Perhaps this is the reason for this Human Race High Council meeting,” everyone thought at this moment, a similar idea emerging in their minds.
For them, Universe Exalts, the improvement of strength was the most important thing. As long as their strength improved, anything else was possible.
The Human Race’s squadron of powerhouses ascended God Mountain one by one, arriving at the Hall of Gods at the summit of God Mountain. The Hall of Gods was the venue for the Human Race High Council. The entire Hall of Gods was vast, with massive thrones arranged within. Each throne symbolized the strength and status of the powerhouse seated upon it.
The smallest throne was only 2 meters wide, belonging to the Universe Primary Exalt-level. The thrones of Universe Intermediate Exalts were wider, reaching 10 meters wide, Universe High Exalts reached 50 meters wide, and Universe Overlords reached 200 meters wide.
The most central position was reserved for the Universe Lord’s throne, reaching 1000 meters wide. The Universe Strongest, Great Axe Founder’s throne, was in the absolute center, reaching 2000 meters wide.
“20 thrones?”
“Has the number of Universe Lords in our Human Race already reached 20?” After everyone entered the Hall of Gods, they quickly discovered the thrones belonging to the Human Race’s Universe Lords in the center, and their hearts were filled with surprise.
The Human Race publicly announced only a dozen or so Universe Lords, and most Universe Exalts did not even know the full extent. Even in previous Human Race High Council meetings, Universe Lords like Darkness Lord were hidden in the shadows and would not attend such meetings.
Now, in this meeting, there were actually 20 thrones belonging to Universe Lords, which also meant that the number of Human Universe Lords had reached 20. The birth of every Universe Lord is extremely important to any race; they are the foundation and the very essence of a race.
In addition, the number of Universe Overlord-level thrones also increased by more than ten. In a short period, this means that the Human Race gained several Universe Lords and more than ten Universe Overlords. Such a transformation in strength would be a huge shock to any race.
