The Lord of Ice Peak had almost never convened everyone within the Primal Universe.
After all, he rarely involved himself in the affairs of the race.
Seeing the puzzled looks from the crowd, the Lord of Dragon March said helplessly.
"I don't know either. I was exploring the inner region of the Peak Boundary World, and then Chaos suddenly summoned me over."
Dragon March turned his head to look at a bald man beside him.
The man wore a simple black outer robe.
Beneath it was a suit of armor combining silver and black.
An eerie aura of darkness spread from his body.
His skin was pale like jade, and strange, complex black secret patterns were etched across his bald head.
This person was one of the human race's hidden Universe Masters, the Lord of Darkness.
The Lord of Darkness was also a Universe Master of the Virtual Universe Company.
He was a fellow disciple of the City Lord of Chaos and the Lord of Ice Peak.
His strength was extremely formidable. Like the City Lord of Chaos, he possessed fifth-rank power.
He was undoubtedly among the strongest group of Universe Masters.
Moreover, the Lord of Darkness specialized in soul attacks. His methods were extremely bizarre, and many Universe Masters were deeply wary of him.
Back when the Lord of Darkness had yet to break through, he had been extremely low-key among his fellow disciples.
He had even broken through to the Universe Master realm without a sound.
Not only did the foreign races fail to notice, even the Universe Masters of the human race were unaware.
Because of this, the Lord of Darkness became a hidden Universe Master of the human race.
The Lord of Darkness swept his gaze across the crowd and spoke.
"They didn't tell me either."
His voice was extremely strange.
If any Immortal were present to hear it, they might fall directly into an illusion.
Hearing this, the others stopped asking.
They began discussing among themselves, speculating about the purpose behind the City Lord of Chaos convening this meeting.
At that moment, two figures appeared in the space.
They were none other than the City Lord of Chaos and the Lord of Ice Peak.
Seeing them arrive, everyone immediately spoke up.
"Chaos, why did you summon us this time?"
"That's right. Did Ice Peak discover something?"
The City Lord of Chaos smiled.
"This Supreme Council was convened for good news."
"It mainly concerns Ice Peak's disciple. I was going to let… forget it, I'll explain it myself."
He had originally intended to let the Lord of Ice Peak announce the good news.
But thinking of his junior brother's temperament, he decided to speak instead.
"In this session of the Universe Genius Battle, a rather impressive little fellow appeared, so Ice Peak took him in as a personal disciple."
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd showed some surprise.
"I didn't expect Ice Peak to take in another disciple."
"It seems this little fellow is anything but ordinary."
Everyone knew the temperament of the Lord of Ice Peak.
Over so many years, he had rarely taken in disciples.
Among the Universe Masters, he had relatively few disciples.
Moreover, many of them had been recommended by the City Lord of Chaos.
Thus, everyone was somewhat surprised that the Lord of Ice Peak had personally accepted a disciple.
"This lucky little fellow happened to obtain something by chance."
"It is a formula for a World Master–level bloodline evolution agent."
"I have already verified it."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall erupted.
"A World Master–level bloodline evolution agent!"
"Something like that actually exists in the Primal Universe!"
"What about the cost of this World Master–level bloodline evolution agent?"
Everyone present was a great existence of the human race.
They all understood how much help a World Master–level bloodline evolution agent could bring to humanity.
Just look at the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance.
How many Universe Masters and Venerables had been born from those twelve peak bloodlines?
They were all pillars of a race.
Although consuming a World Master–level bloodline evolution agent could not compare to those twelve peak bloodlines.
After all, those twelve peak bloodlines were existences that reached ten times the genetic level.
But the human race could continuously manufacture World Master–level bloodline evolution agents.
As long as the cost was low enough, the number of humans with World Master–level bloodlines would absolutely surpass the number of Starry Sky Beasts with peak bloodlines.
When that happened, how many powerful experts could the human race produce?
Thinking of this, every Universe Master present found it difficult to remain calm.
This could be the turning point for the rise of the human race.
With the foundation of humanity, piling up vast numbers of humans with World Master–level bloodlines would be extremely easy.
If truly needed, the number of such humans could be counted in trillions.
"The cost of one bottle of World Master–level bloodline evolution agent is about ten Chaos Units."
"Of course, that is the cost of purchasing the materials."
"If the race begins large-scale, specialized cultivation of these materials, the cost can be reduced even further."
Indeed, Luo Fan's original calculation had been ten Chaos Units.
However, that was the cost when he purchased the materials himself.
Buying materials directly was simply more convenient for him.
He did not have the time to cultivate them personally.
But for an entire race producing such agents, the cost would not be as high as Luo Fan's.
With the human race's foundation, they could gather large numbers of alchemists to study methods for cultivating these raw materials, reducing the cost to the absolute minimum.
In the end, the cost might even drop below one Chaos Unit.
At this moment, the crowd was completely stirred.
"Our human race is about to rise!"
"Heaven blesses the human race!"
Seeing everyone's reactions, the City Lord of Chaos felt delighted as well.
"Next, I plan to begin large-scale production of this bloodline evolution agent within the race."
"At that time, the five major forces will work together to reduce the cost of this agent as much as possible."
At this moment, the man seated at the main position finally spoke.
His hair was disheveled, making him look like a wild man.
This person was the only Supreme Universe Master of the human race, the Giant Axe Founder.
He was also the founder of one of the human race's five major forces, the Giant Axe Combat Arena.
"From now on, the five major forces will be uniformly coordinated by Chaos, striving to push the cost of the World Master–level bloodline evolution agent to the lowest possible level."
"At the same time, arrange for alchemists to fully commit to producing World Master–level bloodline evolution agents."
"And strict secrecy must be maintained."
The City Lord of Chaos nodded solemnly.
"Alright. I will ensure strict confidentiality."
The controllers of the other major forces also spoke.
"We will cooperate with Chaos."
Everyone understood the importance of this matter.
Thus, within the human race, no one would obstruct this.
Whoever dared to obstruct it would be a sinner of the human race.
"The second matter concerns Luo Fan's reward."
"This time, Luo Fan has rendered great service."
"The World Master–level bloodline evolution agent is simply too important to the human race."
"So this time, we must properly reward Luo Fan."
"Do you have any suggestions?"
The City Lord of Chaos looked at the crowd.
"This little fellow has indeed rendered great service."
"This bloodline evolution agent may be even more important to the human race than a supreme treasure."
"He truly deserves a generous reward."
No one objected.
Everyone agreed that Luo Fan must be rewarded. The only question was what kind of reward would be appropriate.
Soon, the discussion began.
The Lord of Void Gold spoke first.
"Luo Fan is only at the World Master level right now and should be training on the extraterritorial battlefield, correct?"
"I suggest that we first give Luo Fan a set of ordinary heavy treasures."
"After he becomes an Immortal, give him a set of top-tier heavy treasures."
"Reward him once for every realm he breaks through."
"That would suit him well."
"Otherwise, treasures that are too powerful would be unusable for him right now."
"I agree."
"Approved."
"I think that works."
Everyone approved of the Lord of Void Gold's proposal.
This reward method was the most reasonable.
Otherwise, giving Luo Fan overly powerful treasures now might instead invite disaster.
Without sufficient strength, possessing too many treasures would make him a walking target.
"Then what should the approximate total value of the reward be?"
The Lord of Desolate Appraisal asked.
The Lord of Void Gold replied directly.
"In the end, a total value equivalent to one top-tier treasure should be about right."
"Isn't that a bit too little?"
"I think that's acceptable."
From the start of the meeting until now, the Lord of Ice Peak, who had barely spoken, finally spoke.
"Too little."
"This agent is no less important to the human race than a supreme treasure."
The Lord of Void Gold retorted.
"Although this agent is indeed extremely important to the human race, we cannot possibly give Luo Fan a supreme treasure."
"As a member of the human race, he should have contributed to the race in the first place."
"A top-tier treasure is already quite good."
The Lord of Ice Peak coldly swept a glance at the Lord of Void Gold.
"Not enough."
The City Lord of Chaos also spoke.
"This reward is indeed somewhat unfair to Luo Fan."
"To make such a contribution to the human race and receive so little in return."
"If that were the case, who would be willing to contribute to the human race in the future?"
He continued.
"Of course, we cannot give Luo Fan a supreme treasure."
"After all, the human race does not possess any supreme treasures."
"However, a reward equivalent to only one top-tier treasure is indeed insufficient."
"We do not need to reward Luo Fan immediately."
"We can wait until he possesses sufficient strength before giving it to him."
Hearing this, the Lord of Void Gold glanced at the Giant Axe Founder and then nodded.
"Alright."
"Then Ice Peak, how much do you think is appropriate?"
The Lord of Ice Peak thought for a moment.
"Two peak treasures."
"Impossible!"
"That's far too much!"
The discussion immediately erupted again.
Several Universe Masters from the Virtual Universe Company did their best to argue for greater benefits for Luo Fan.
After a while, the Giant Axe Founder, who had remained mostly silent, spoke once more.
"Enough. Reward Luo Fan in stages with a total value of one thousand five hundred treasure points."
"This is sufficient to match his contribution."
"He has rendered great service this time. We cannot let people feel disheartened."
Once the Giant Axe Founder spoke, no one objected, and everyone agreed.
In the end, the decided plan was to reward Luo Fan in stages with one thousand five hundred treasure points.
At the World Master stage, he would receive one thousand heavy treasure points. (TL/N: I have no idea what this heavy treasure means honestly lol. If anyone know please explain xd.)
At the Immortal stage, he would receive three treasure points.
At the Venerable stage, he would receive thirty treasure points.
The remainer would be granted once Luo Fan broke through to the Universe Master realm.
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