Although the chances were slim, delaying for as long as possible was still better than nothing.
Perhaps they could stall until Dream Demon Ancestor and the other two arrived.
Or if they delayed a bit longer, when Giant Axe returned to the Original Universe, he might encounter Dream Demon Ancestor's group along the way.
After all, once Giant Axe suppressed him, he would most likely take him first into his own miniature universe.
Within Giant Axe's miniature universe, even if the Lord of Nianjiao hid inside a top-tier palace supreme treasure, it would be useless.
At the origin of the miniature universe, with the amplification of origin power, Giant Axe's strength would reach an extremely terrifying level.
At that point, he could strip away every supreme treasure on his body.
As for whether he would be killed or ransomed afterward, the Lord of Nianjiao could not be certain.
Because Giant Axe became a Universe Strongest One in the Third Reincarnation Era, his miniature universe was not far from the Original Universe.
Traveling from here to Giant Axe's miniature universe was in the same direction as returning to the Original Universe.
The longer he delayed, the higher the probability of encountering Dream Demon Ancestor and the other two on the way back.
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Original Universe, the Demon Race's core secret realm.
"Dream Demon Ancestor, while I was fighting Luo Fan, Giant Axe suddenly appeared!"
The Lord of Nianjiao's face was anxious.
Upon hearing this, Dream Demon Ancestor's expression changed drastically.
He had not expected Giant Axe to reinforce Luo Fan so quickly.
In his estimation, the three of them should have arrived faster than Giant Axe.
They might even have ambushed him.
The place where the Lord of Nianjiao fought Luo Fan was not far from the Original Universe.
If a Universe Strongest One traveled at full speed, it would only take a few days to arrive.
However, if one were in the Inclined Peak Realm, especially in its core region,
Even a Universe Strongest One would normally require at least several months to get there.
"Explain what happened immediately."
"And how strong is Luo Fan?"
Very soon, the Lord of Nianjiao recounted the entire sequence of events to Dream Demon Ancestor.
The other Demon Race Universe Masters were also listening carefully.
Information about Luo Fan was extremely important to them.
Based on what the Lord of Nianjiao had just described, this operation against Luo Fan would most likely fail.
Not only that, the Lord of Nianjiao himself might be killed or suppressed.
It could be said that this time, the Demon Race had suffered a double loss.
The damage would be extremely severe.
Moreover, since this operation against Luo Fan had failed,
They might encounter him next time in the Universe Ocean.
Therefore, they needed to understand Luo Fan's strength, combat style, and the supreme treasures he possessed.
Soon, the Lord of Nianjiao fully described his encounter with Luo Fan.
As he spoke, the Demon Race Universe Masters, along with Dream Demon Ancestor and Shock Demon Ancestor, were filled with shock.
They had not expected that in such a short time, Luo Fan would already possess the strength of a Universe Master.
Previously, news had spread that Luo Fan had the power of a top-tier Universe Overlord. How long had it been since then?
In just that short span, his strength had risen from top-tier Universe Overlord to peak fourth tier?
The Demon Race Universe Masters were stunned.
Among those present, many were fourth tier or below.
In fact, Universe Masters at that level accounted for more than half of the Demon Race's Universe Masters.
They had spent countless eras cultivating to reach that strength.
And Luo Fan?
He had used only a few thousand years.
Merely the time it would take them to nap.
Not only were the Universe Masters shocked, the two Universe Strongest Ones of the Demon Race were equally stunned.
Dream Demon Ancestor had already speculated that Luo Fan's journey to the Universe Ocean likely meant he had broken through to Universe Master.
He had deliberately overestimated Luo Fan's strength.
Given the talent Luo Fan had displayed, once he broke through, he should quickly possess third-tier Universe Master strength.
That was Dream Demon Ancestor's estimate.
Breaking through from Universe Venerable to Universe Master in a few hundred years, and possessing third-tier strength, was already outrageous.
Yet Luo Fan's true power far exceeded even that estimate.
Shock Demon Ancestor was even more astonished.
The Demon Race was different from the other peak forces of the Original Universe.
The Demon Race possessed two Universe Strongest Ones.
This was the only peak force in the Original Universe with two Universe Strongest Ones.
Of course, the Human Race's Original Ancestor was excluded since he had been suppressed.
Not only that, the leader of another peak force in the Original Universe, the Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance, the Starry Sky Behemoth Ancestor, had once been a member of the Demon Race.
Later, he left with the Starry Sky Behemoth lineage.
In addition, there was a lone Universe Strongest One, the Demon Beast Ancestor.
From the name alone, one could tell he was related to the Demon Race.
The Demon Beast Ancestor was in fact the first Universe Strongest One born in the Demon Race.
The Starry Sky Behemoth Ancestor left because of a falling-out with him.
The Demon Beast Ancestor ruled with brutality.
After Dream Demon Ancestor and Shock Demon Ancestor broke through, they expelled him from the Demon Race.
Otherwise, the Demon Race might originally have had four Universe Strongest Ones.
Even the Ancestral God Sect, which possessed three Universe Strongest One-level combat powers within the Original Universe, would not have been their match.
However, due to a series of circumstances, or rather the Demon Beast Ancestor's own actions, the Demon Race now had only two Universe Strongest Ones.
Even so, that was already terrifying.
Dream Demon Ancestor and Shock Demon Ancestor had different responsibilities.
Dream Demon Ancestor mainly handled matters within the Original Universe.
Thus, suppressing the Human Race and assassinating alien geniuses were primarily his tasks.
Shock Demon Ancestor, on the other hand, explored the Universe Ocean, seeking inheritances of ancient civilizations and the hope of transcending reincarnation to establish a Holy Land Universe.
This meant that although Shock Demon Ancestor knew of Luo Fan's existence, he did not know him well.
Deep within the dangerous regions of the Universe Ocean, he rarely encountered Luo Fan.
Therefore, he had not carefully studied Luo Fan's information.
In fact, most experts who ventured into the Universe Ocean were the same.
They only reviewed information about the Original Universe every few eras.
For such experts, several eras were brief, and strength rarely changed drastically.
But this time, the Human Race had produced a monster like Luo Fan.
Within a single era, he possessed Universe Master-level strength.
After learning everything, Shock Demon Ancestor was deeply shocked.
Not only that, when he looked at Luo Fan's information, a trace of fear even appeared in his eyes.
He remembered that man.
The man who was invincible in the Universe Ocean, who had forced him to scarcely dare venture there, Original Ancestor.
In Luo Fan, he saw the potential to reach Original Ancestor's level.
He silently memorized Luo Fan's information.
If given the chance, he would kill Luo Fan at all costs.
At this moment, the Lord of Nianjiao had nearly finished recounting the incident.
The Demon Race Universe Masters all wore grave expressions.
This situation was troublesome.
It could be said that this had been the best opportunity to assassinate Luo Fan.
If Luo Fan entered the Three Great Desolate Lands, he would be difficult to find.
The Three Great Desolate Lands were simply too vast.
Furthermore, there was the matter of the Lord of Nianjiao.
As an ancient Universe Master of the Demon Race, he had good relations with many of them.
Under the current circumstances, the possibility of his safe return was nearly nonexistent.
They were all worried for him.
Dream Demon Ancestor had no good solution and could only say,
"Do your best to stall for time."
"The Empress, the Mechanical Race Father God, and I will head there as quickly as possible."
"Along the way, we will also see if we can intercept them."
The Lord of Nianjiao understood that Dream Demon Ancestor could not arrive immediately and had no better solution.
Thus, his main purpose was simply to report the incident.
Dream Demon Ancestor continued,
"At the same time, everyone should begin considering that if the Lord of Nianjiao is sealed by Giant Axe,"
"And not only that, but taken into Giant Axe's miniature universe,"
"We must consider how to negotiate with the Human Race to ransom him."
"Furthermore, we must apply pressure so that Giant Axe hesitates and does not dare execute him outright."
Soon, the demons began discussing.
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Universe Ocean, near Natural Wormhole No. 15.
Although the Lord of Nianjiao tried his best to delay,
Giant Axe possessed a peak palace supreme treasure.
Although it was not specifically a sealing treasure,
It was more than sufficient to suppress the Lord of Nianjiao.
The enormous palace emitted a terrifying suction force.
The surrounding sea of fire also pushed the Lord of Nianjiao's palace supreme treasure toward Giant Axe's palace.
From time to time, Giant Axe slashed out a massive axe phantom to strike the palace.
Very soon, the Lord of Nianjiao, together with his palace supreme treasure, was drawn into Giant Axe's palace.
At this moment, Ice Peak Lord's incarnation had already emerged and stood beside Luo Fan.
From the moment Giant Axe descended, it had been difficult for the opponent to harm Ice Peak Lord's incarnation.
Thus, Luo Fan released his teacher to watch the spectacle.
Seeing Giant Axe successfully suppress the Lord of Nianjiao, faint smiles appeared on the faces of the three.
This was a fifth-tier Universe Master.
His value was extraordinarily high.
Moreover, the Lord of Nianjiao carried many precious supreme treasures.
Because he had no clones,
All his treasures were on his main body.
An ancient fifth-tier Universe Master possessed immense wealth.
Not only that, he could also be ransomed from the Demon Race.
Yes, even before Giant Axe completed the suppression, the Human Race experts had already discussed how to handle the Lord of Nianjiao.
The best approach now was to suppress him for a period of time,
Then negotiate with the Demon Race.
They would demand supreme treasures in exchange,
And at the same time require a promise that, for a short period, the Demon Race would not join forces with the other two races to suppress the Human Race.
That would be most beneficial to the Human Race.
What the Human Race lacked most now was time.
Killing a fifth-tier Universe Master would indeed cause significant loss to the Demon Race.
But the Human Race would gain little from it.
In that case, it was better to exchange him for tangible benefits.
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