1290 Turbulent Dark Flow (1/2)
Light rays from the glowing Gemini Star far in the distance penetrated the clouds to shine upon Earth. This gave a beautiful orange hue to the layer of clouds.
The land beneath was occupied by many green-skinned life forms of the Yan Ya race. The Yan Ya race was composed of blood and flesh life-forms. They had the lower bodies of wild, four-hoofed beasts, but their upper bodies resembled humans, other than the fact that they had four arms instead of two. They were born to be lovers of peace, but the moment they got angry, they would become crazed warriors.
Peace! Tranquility! Happiness! These were the main tones of life on the planet occupied by the Yan Ya race.
In a little, elegant, wooden building, a Yan Ya lady kneeled on her four-hooved legs, looking around in a leisurely manner.
Hong!
A streak of light suddenly fell from the sky above and landed right before her. A burly figure took form. His entire body seemed to be made of metal, and he wore purple armor. With his icy eyes, he looked at the Yan Ya lady who was kneeling and said, ”Yan Ya Master!”
The Yan Ya lady revealed a hint of a smile and replied, ”Balance String of the automaton race. My friend, what brings you here? Such a rare sight.”
”The fate of your Yan Ya race is implicated, too. This involves the rise and fall of your Yan Ya race. You and I have pulled each other through life-and-death experiences in Universe Ocean before. How could I not notify you the moment I hear of this?” Balance String Master made himself at home.
”The fate of my race?” The Yan Ya lady looked at Balance String Master.
”My automaton race, the bug clan, and the demons have jointly formed a united force of the three races,” Balance String Master said. ”We were involved in crossfire with the human camp. You must have heard about it.”
The Yan Ya lady smiled and said, ”Of course, I have heard about it. The news spread extensively throughout the entire primal universe. For any universe master to not know anything about it would be a rare sight. Crossfire between the united force of the three races and the human camp, and ultimately, the three races were defeated… This was such shocking news that many other races were in disbelief when they caught wind of it. Come, try some of this green fruit wine that is brewed by my people.”
With a wave, a wine glass appeared and floated before the two of them. The wine glass had both height and depth. The wine it contained was faintly green and emanated a flurry of aromas. A dark gray, exquisitely sculptured flagon appeared on the ground beside them.
Balance String Master got hold of the wine glass and, in a solemn tone, said, ”The humans have the inheritance of an ancient civilization. They just obtained it, but they are already so powerful. If we allow them more time… they will develop into a race that is more terrifying than the Divine Eye clan of the first reincarnation era. That's for sure. If they can already defeat the united force of the three races, what will happen in the future? I'm afraid that even if the major groups of powers within the primal universe combine forces, they will still not be a match for the humans. Once the humans become that strong, how could they not try to expand? As you know, the human race is quite invasive.”
The Yan Ya lady gave small nods. True. In fact, all six pinnacle races—the bug clan, the demons, the automaton race, the human race, the prison clan, and the crystal clan—were extremely invasive and aggressive! The laws of reproduction for these races were related to their strength and the amount of territory they could possess. The stronger a race, the more territory it could occupy.
”In the primal universe, who occupies the greatest territory?” Balance String Master continued. ”Not any of us, the various pinnacle races, but you: the billions of scattered races. Individually, you are all weak, and your lands are small, but when everything is totaled up, you all own a vast chunk of territory. If the humans truly become powerful and invincible, do you think they will let you all off? This war is not only a battle for the inheritance of an ancient civilization; it is also a battle of survival for you and us, the countless other races!”
The Yan Ya lady stared at Balance String Master. ”The humans have their original universe. No matter what, there is no way we can exterminate them all.”
”Yes, we are unable to exterminate them,” Balance String Master said. ”A race with universe supreme masters is blessed with a fate freed from extermination, but… even if we cannot exterminate them all, we can still suppress them. We can hold their universe masters captive as though they are our reward. Or, even if we are unable to capture them, we can at least take over their territories and force them to retreat into that original universe of theirs.
”Hiding in a small universe and being suppressed by the major groups of powers in the primal universe… The other major powers in the Universe Ocean will be coveting the same thing. They will also be threatening the humans to hand over the inheritance! In this way, the human race will not be able to advance a single step. They will not dare to let the weaker ones out into the field to hone their skills via life-and-death situations because they are no longer training or honing their skills through life and death experiences… If the weaker ones are sent into the field, they are going to die—without a doubt! The moment humans appear in the primal universe, or within Universe Ocean, they will be besieged and captured! They will then be treated as the bargaining chips of the various top powers during their negotiations with the humans.
”If that is the case, then no one human can truly rise up and beyond. It will only be the same select few of them: Luo Feng, Primal Chaos City Leader, and a few others, who can wander around and escape for survival whenever they need to. But just the few of them. Even if there are a few more supreme masters added, what good does it do for the various top powers? If they are trapped in one place without being able to breed more people and talents, then the human race will be destined to wield limited power… They will no longer be a threat to us!”
Balance String Master looked at Yan Ya Master. ”This is why some of us—races who own territory—must fight the humans in this war or make them hand over the inheritance or even suppress them so they cannot execute their power! As for the supreme masters who travel alone, in the future, even if the humans get more powerful, there is nothing for them to fear. But this might mean that in the future, they may have no chance to threaten the humans into handing over the inheritance, which is why, if they want to transcend reincarnation, they need to grab hold of this opportunity!”
”In short,” Balance String Master said solemnly, ”be it supreme masters who travel alone or the various races like us who have territories, everyone will be laying siege on the humans. Our automaton race, the bug clan, the demons, the prison clan, the crystal clan, and the Northern Territory Alliance—even the various scattered groups of powers—have all started to join alliances. I believe, if you probe around, you will learn more. If you do not join anyone, you will be ostracized! This time around, if you join a camp, then surely, it will form a highly beneficial interest… You should know. You should know what to do.”
Yan Ya Master frowned and said, ”Actually, the human race has already sent an envoy to speak with me.”
”An envoy from the human race?” Balance String King was shocked. So fast!
”They said, so long as we do not get involved, they promise never to invade our lands,” Yan Ya Master said.
Actually, she had refrained from saying something: If the Yan Ya race joined the human camp, the humans would share information on the experiences of the ancient civilization about how universe masters could cultivate to become universe supreme masters.
”And you believe them?” Balance String Master snorted. ”This time around, the war has swept across the whole primal universe. You are my friend, so I shall tell you outright. If you do not take any side at all… when this war is over, your race will come to a most tragic end. And unquestionably, the united force camp consisting of major groups of powers is bound for victory.” Balance String Master held the wine glass in his hand. ”To join the victorious party or the losing one—the decision lies with you, Yan Ya Master.”
Then he tilted his head backward and downed the glass of green fruit wine.
Gurgle. Gurgle.