After the Master of the Primordial Era and other Supremes made their preparations, they distributed the Innate Supreme Treasures above the altar and then activated it.
The sole function of this altar was to extract the cosmic origin power contained within the Innate Supreme Treasures. These treasures, born from the universe, all contained cosmic origin power. However, the power in a single Innate Supreme Treasure was so weak that it was almost imperceptible. A special method was required to extract the cosmic origin from these treasures.
During the cosmic cataclysms of the twelve cosmic eras, the cosmic origin within the Innate Supreme Treasures had been reclaimed by the cosmos. Thus, although these treasures still appeared to be Innate Supreme Treasures, they had lost their cosmic origin and were no different from acquired supreme treasures.
Therefore, the Master of the Primordial Era and his associates could only collect Innate Supreme Treasures from the current cosmic era.
They needed the cosmic origin contained within these treasures, not the treasures themselves.
This was merely one part of their plan. As time passed, the cosmic origin of each Innate Supreme Treasure was extracted by the altar, causing the treasures to fall and significantly lose their power.
Of course, this reduction in power was only temporary. With some effort, the Innate Supreme Treasures could be restored to their full power.
Just like the Human Race’s Six Paths Reincarnation Pagoda, even if the origin of a supreme treasure fell dormant, it could still be awakened to its full strength.
In a region outside the Primordial Hall, several Supremes slowly appeared. They belonged to the Immortal Race, the Demon Race, and other significant cosmic races.
At this moment, all the Supremes were extremely solemn.
“Just recently, all the Supremes of the twelve cosmic eras, as well as those Children of the Era and Supreme-ranked princes, gathered in the Primordial Hall. This area has been heavily fortified with a terrifying divine formation. Clearly, they are planning something and don’t want us to interfere.
I suspect they have a grand scheme in mind, one we must be wary of!” The speaker was the First Divine Lord.
“Indeed, the behavior of the twelve cosmic eras suggests it’s more than just a meeting. Otherwise, they wouldn’t all gather in the Primordial Hall and fortify it with such a large formation. I fear they might be planning something that could threaten all races!” The First Demon Lord frowned.
“Should we attack?” one Supreme asked.
“No!” The First Divine Lord shook his head. “We don’t have enough Supremes here to confront them head-on. I have already notified the Supremes of all races, urging them to come as quickly as possible. Once we have enough Supremes, we can consider our next move. For now, let’s try to negotiate with them.”
“Hmm, that seems to be our only option,” the other Supremes agreed.
The First Divine Lord then used his soul power to project his voice into the area of the Primordial Hall.
“Master of the Primordial Era, what are you doing? If you do not explain, we will assume you are engaging in activities that threaten the safety of all races.”
The First Divine Lord’s voice echoed within the Primordial Hall, heard by the Supremes guarding it.
Inside the Primordial Hall.
A Supreme approached the Master of the Primordial Era and the others. “Master of the Primordial Era, all Supremes, the Supremes of other races have arrived and are watching us. They demand an explanation!”
“They’ve come? That’s to be expected. They’ve been watching us, knowing we’ve gathered. Naturally, they’re worried.”
The Master of the Primordial Era sneered. “Ignore them for now. They won’t dare attack just yet. Even if they do, the formations will hold them off for a while. There’s no need to concern ourselves with them.”
The other Supremes responded.
Outside the Primordial Hall.
The First Divine Lord and the First Demon Lord wore grim expressions. They had sent numerous messages, yet no Supreme had come out to explain.
It was clear that the Supremes of the twelve cosmic eras were not going to respond.
“It seems they are indeed executing some plan, perhaps one that is detrimental to us. They either don’t want to explain, can’t explain, or simply can’t leave the Primordial Hall. We can’t wait too long. If they complete their plan, it could spell disaster for us!” the First Demon Lord said.
“Wait!” the First Divine Lord gritted his teeth. “It’s too dangerous to act now. We will strike once we gather three thousand Supremes!”
At that moment, the Immortal Race had over a hundred Supremes present, but not all had arrived. If something went wrong, it could lead to their decline. Similarly, the Demon Race also had over a hundred Supremes present.
In terms of numbers alone, the Immortal and Demon Races far outnumbered the other major cosmic races. Other major races had sent some Supremes, but even so, they had only gathered 500 Supremes, far short of the required 3000.
As time passed, the number of Supremes increased. However, the vastness of the universe made it difficult to notify other major races, convene meetings to decide who would go, and then travel to the meeting point. Gathering 3000 Supremes was no easy task.
Some ordinary cosmic races had few Supremes and were unwilling to take risks, making it uncertain if they would send any Supremes at all.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
“We have 1000 Supremes now!” the First Divine Lord murmured.
“Should we keep waiting? I have a bad feeling that continuing to wait will only lead to trouble,” the First Demon Lord remarked.
The First Divine Lord’s expression changed several times before he finally said, “No more waiting. Attack the formations in this area!”
“Understood!” the other Supremes responded.
At this point, even those who were reluctant had no choice but to act. The situation was too critical to hesitate.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The Supremes unleashed their full power, striking at the formations surrounding the Primordial Hall.
However, these formations were incredibly powerful, using several supreme treasures as their foundation. They far surpassed the typical formations of this cosmic era.
The combined full-strength attack of nearly 300 Supremes only managed to damage some of the outer formations. The core formations merely trembled but remained intact.
“How is this possible? What kind of divine formation is this? Nearly 300 Supremes’ combined attack could destroy a world like the Relic World, yet the core formations here are unscathed!” the First Divine Lord exclaimed in disbelief.
He immediately gave the order, “Continue attacking! Use your supreme treasures! Spare no effort to break these formations!”
The other Supremes complied. As Supremes, they could sense that something monumental was about to happen.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The Supremes relentlessly attacked, while inside the Primordial Hall, the situation reached a critical juncture.
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