The Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace in the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 137 Cession of Territory

In the blink of an eye, it has been a hundred years since the defeat of the three-race allied forces.

In a certain void within the Eighth Extraterrestrial Battlefield, between the human and demon realms, a meeting concerning the four supreme races and the future格局 of the primordial universe is quietly taking place.

Here, a meeting was being held, hosted by the human race, to discuss post-war reparations and hostage exchanges between the four most powerful races. The atmosphere was heavy and oppressive.

The four human race's true god-level powerhouses sat here, while the two demon race's true god-level powerhouses, Dream Demon Ancestor and Zhen Demon Ancestor, had slightly gloomy expressions. The insect race's leader, the Insect Queen, had unfathomable eyes, and the mechanical race's leader, the Mechanical Father God, had a cold and stern face.

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Although a century has passed since the great war between the three races and the human race, it feels like yesterday to these powerful beings from the primordial universe.

In that great war, the demon race lost one universe lord, and two others were suppressed by the human race. Such heavy losses severely weakened the demon race.

On the battlefield against the Zerg, humanity also demonstrated formidable strength, killing two Zerg queens and suppressing one.

The Machine Race suffered even greater losses, with three Universe Lords being directly suppressed.

Although the apparent cause was that the Mechanical Father and the Zerg Queen were unable to provide timely assistance, no one knows whether there are other hidden reasons behind it.

After all, the battlefield situation is constantly changing, and all sorts of conspiracies and variables may be hidden beneath the endless flames and smoke of war.

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The progenitor of the human race, the Celestial Eclipse, sat high on the main seat, while the other seven strongest beings from the universes sat around the giant stone chair, each lost in their own thoughts.

The Chaos God, the Giant Axe Founder, and the Peng Gong God of the human race are secretly communicating through their thoughts.

"Giant Axe, I always feel that your proposed compensation plan is too radical." The Chaos God's thoughts carried a hint of worry.

"Would these three races really agree to cede 80% of their territory in exchange for appeasing the wrath of my human race and then redeeming the suppressed Lord of the Universe?"

The Chaos God once again expressed his doubts.

"I think asking them to cede 30% of their territory would be a more acceptable solution for them!"

The Lord of Chaos City shared his thoughts.

In his view, overly demanding requirements might provoke a strong backlash from the three races. After all, even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse. Although the three-race alliance was defeated, the four strongest members were still alive, and their strength remained.

"Chaos, the giant axe's method is indeed a bit radical, but when it comes to negotiation, aiming high will yield some results."

Peng Gongzhen said slowly, "We want 80% of its territory first, but we can still negotiate. I guess Giant Axe has the same idea. We can at least negotiate 50% then."

"If they don't want to face the wrath of our human race and want to survive peacefully in the primordial universe, I think it shouldn't be too difficult!"

Peng Gongzhen seemed to have a good grasp of this negotiation strategy. He knew that in this kind of game, a tough stance was necessary to start.

"No, Engineer Peng, you're wrong. Today, our human race is the only one that dominates the primordial universe. In front of us humans, the allied forces of the other three races are like chickens and dogs."

"I think 80% of the territory is too little! If you ask me, we should just drive them out of the primordial universe!" The domineering voice of the giant axe rang in the ears of the two true gods. His words were full of absolute confidence in the strength of the human race, as if the fate of the three-race alliance was already in his hands.

"Giant Axe, you didn't say that to the Celestial Ancestor a while ago!" True God Peng said with a hint of teasing.

"Yes! The giant axe!" Chaos God echoed.

"Didn't you see that the Celestial Ancestor immediately thought my 80% plan was the best? He was ready to present that plan right away. At the time, I felt my proposal was too conservative! Not radical enough!"

The voice of the giant axe entered the minds of the two true gods. He seemed to be pleased that his plan had been approved by the progenitor of the Eclipse.

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The three true gods of the human race whispered among themselves, while the four true gods of the other three races dared not make the slightest move in front of Li Yang.

They sat there respectfully, like prisoners awaiting trial, their hearts filled with unease, yet they dared not show it in the slightest, silently awaiting Li Yang's judgment.

Li Yang slowly scanned the room, his gaze like a cold, sharp blade slicing across everyone's face.

"This invasion of the human race's territory by the three-race alliance has caused many troubles and enormous losses to the human race." His voice was deep and majestic, as if every word contained endless power, enough to make this void tremble.

"From both a moral and legal standpoint, the three-race allied forces must provide humanity with sufficient compensation!" Li Yang said slowly in a dignified voice, foreshadowing the heavy price the three races were about to face.

The four strongest remained silent, knowing that any resistance at this moment would be futile and they could only wait for Li Yang to offer his terms.

Li Yang continued, "This time, humanity has the following two requirements:"

"First, the three top races need to cede a portion of their territory, which is close to the human race, to the human race."

"The specific amounts are: the Demon Race ceded 1100 cosmic kingdoms, the Machine Race ceded 900 cosmic kingdoms, and the Zerg Race ceded 1200 cosmic kingdoms."

"Each of the three major races can only retain a territory the size of 200 universe kingdoms."

"This is by no means an act of bullying by our human race, but a deserved punishment for the invasion by the three-race alliance."

"Secondly, under the constraint of the primordial will of the universe, the four major races signed a non-aggression pact, tentatively set for 2 trillion epochs."

"After the treaty is signed, you can take back the cosmic ruler who has been suppressed by the human race."

"The signing of this treaty is intended to bring lasting peace and stability to the primordial universe. We have already experienced a brutal war, and we cannot allow the flames of war to spread again, plunging the entire primordial universe into endless chaos and destruction."

As Li Yang finished speaking, Giant Axe, Chaos, and Peng Gong stared intently at the four strongest beings in the universe.

Even in the eyes of the giant axe, this condition was actually very harsh. He had even prepared for the three races' leaders to be furious and for war to break out again.

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After all, such conditions are tantamount to trampling on the dignity and interests of the three races.

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However, to the three's surprise, the four strongest individuals showed no expression whatsoever and all nodded in agreement with the plan.

The Dream Demon Ancestor spoke first, his voice low and hoarse: "The human race is now powerful, and our demon race has been defeated, so we should accept the punishment."

"This cession of territory, though painful, is the price we pay for our past recklessness. We can only hope that from now on, the human race will abide by the treaty and not engage in utter extermination."

Zhen Yaozu nodded slightly: "After this battle, our demon race has come to deeply understand the strength of the human race. In the past hundred years, we have also been reflecting internally, and now we are willing to accept the conditions in exchange for a sliver of hope for the survival of the demon race."

The Zerg Queen's eyes flickered: "Although the Zerg are unwilling, things have come to this point and there is nothing we can do to change it. We hope that after humans take over the territory, they will treat the Zerg people who were unable to leave the original territory well, and not let them fall into a desperate situation."

The Mechanical Father God said expressionlessly, "The Mechanical Race only follows the will of the strong. Now that we have been defeated, we will fulfill our promise. But humans should not think that the Mechanical Race will forever be doomed."

Their words, though tinged with helplessness and resentment, reflected a greater sense of compromise with reality.

Giant Axe, Chaos, and Engineer Peng were genuinely puzzled at this point.

The proposal put forward by Giant Axe is so outrageous, how can this be accepted?

"What kind of conspiracy and schemes are hidden beneath this calm facade?" the Chaos God wondered to himself.

"Is it that the three races are truly afraid of the powerful strength of the human race, or is there some other unspeakable secret?" The Chaos God shook his head; he couldn't quite understand it.

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Just then, the Eclipse Ancestor, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Since the three races have agreed, then let's sign the treaty immediately. But I'll make it clear beforehand: if any race dares to violate the treaty, they will be met with the full force of the human race. At that time, don't blame us for being ruthless."

With the signing of the treaty, the atmosphere at the meeting eased slightly.

But the doubts in Giant Axe’s heart grew stronger, and he couldn’t help but communicate with the Chaos God and Peng Gong God again through his mind.

"This is all going too smoothly. I have a bad feeling about this. Even though the three-race alliance was defeated, they shouldn't have given in so easily." Giant Axe's mind was filled with vigilance.

The Chaos God responded, "Indeed suspicious. Their behavior is too calm, as if this was all part of their plan. Do they have some other trick up their sleeve?"

After a moment of contemplation, Peng Gongzhen said, "Let's ignore that for now. The treaty has been signed. We should proceed with the plan to take over the territory and strengthen our defenses. At the same time, we should send people to secretly investigate the movements of the three races, making sure they don't have any opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

In the days that followed, the human race began to take over the territories ceded by the three races.

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(End of this chapter)