Attractive maids had long since presented refreshments and Dao tea.
Qin Wu naturally did not sit upon the lofty imperial throne, but rather on another divine seat, appearing majestic and awe-inspiring as he swept his gaze over the important figures from the various imperial clans and Immortal Clans. He said, "I was truly remiss in not welcoming you properly, not knowing you were coming. I just didn't expect you all to visit together in one go, which is somewhat beyond my expectations."
Despite his words, Qin Wu's expression remained unchanged as he looked at these imperial clans and Immortal Clans, steady as Mount Tai.
Facing Qin Wu, a Quasi-Monarch, even though those present were all important figures from imperial clans and Immortal Clans, with many even being Divine Kings, none could match him, their presence far inferior.
During this, the Divine King chieftain of the Jiuyan Imperial Clan cupped his hands towards Qin Wu and said, "Lord Martial Heaven, our main purpose in coming is to discuss an important matter with the Qin family."
Although Qin Wu was not yet a true Ancient Monarch, the title of Quasi-Monarch still carried the word 'monarch,' and he could still be respectfully addressed as 'Lord.'
"What matter?" Qin Wu replied, though he already knew full well.
The Divine King chieftain of the Jiuyan Imperial Clan spoke bluntly, "To be frank, the true purpose of this visit is for the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum. The whole world knows that the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum is a Land of Creation discovered together by our various imperial clans and Immortal Clans on the old Origin Ancient Path. However, over the years, the human race has held it firmly, occupying over ninety-nine percent of the enlightenment slots, while each of our clans only has three. So this time, our various clans hope the Qin family can take the lead and have the human race voluntarily hand over the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum to be jointly held and enlightened upon by all the Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans, sharing this supreme Land of Creation."
He got straight to the point, laying everything bare. At the same time, the other important figures from the imperial clans and Immortal Clans all looked towards the Qin family Divine Kings, whose expressions had changed.
"Wishful thinking!"
A Qin family Divine King responded directly, his voice grave, "Your words are too heavy. Who doesn't know that the old Origin Ancient Path is a place our Qin Imperial Clan has always guarded? Moreover, the fact that the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum could be seized and brought to the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain was due to the great efforts of our human race, especially the heaven-defying methods employed by our Qin family's two Ancient Ancestors, Ancient Ancestor Wuxiang and Ancient Ancestor Wushi. Although the various imperial clans and Immortal Clans also contributed some effort, can it compare to that of our human race?"
The chieftain of the Longevity Imperial Clan chuckled, "Divine King Qin Xu, you jest. Although the human race contributed greatly, our various clans did not contribute insignificantly back then either."
"Indeed, our various imperial clans and Immortal Clans also contributed greatly. Moreover, for the human race to monopolize the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum is simply too domineering."
The other important figures from the imperial clans and Immortal Clans all spoke up one after another, siding with the Jiuyan Imperial Clan, their intentions clear.
All the Qin family Divine Kings snorted coldly. What great effort had these imperial clans and Immortal Clans contributed? If not for the human race back then, these clans wouldn't have had the slightest hope of even touching it. Now they actually demanded the human race completely hand over the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum? It was sheer delusion.
On the main seat, Qin Wu's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, as if he had anticipated it. He said calmly, "Your words are too heavy. The Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was obtained by our human race and moved to the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain by our human race's supreme existence. It cannot be handed over. Moreover, we have already given each clan three slots as compensation."
The Longevity Sword God of the Jiuyan Imperial Clan, however, sneered coldly, "Three slots? The human race is too greedy. Why can the human race wantonly and continuously send large numbers of people into the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, while our various imperial clans and Immortal Clans only have three slots each? This is far too unfair."
"Exactly!"
Another Divine King from a different imperial clan spoke up, agreeing with the Longevity Sword God's statement. "This is indeed very unfair to our various imperial clans and Immortal Clans. The human race occupies too large a share, while ours are relatively too few. The human race should hand over ninety-five percent of the slots. Each imperial clan and Immortal Clan should have more than ten slots. Furthermore, the management rights over the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum must be returned to be jointly managed by all clans. The human race cannot continue to monopolize it, in order to allow some truly outstanding geniuses from all clans the opportunity to enter the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum for enlightenment."
His words were concise: they wanted the human race to hand over the vast majority of the enlightenment slots, to cease monopolizing the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, and to demand it be completely opened for all clans to enter.
From then on, the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum would be a Land of Creation jointly managed by the Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans. The human race could not control it alone.
Hearing this, even Qin Wu, this composed Quasi-Monarch, gradually darkened in expression. A vast, boundless Quasi-Monarch aura slowly emanated from him, enveloping the entire imperial hall, making the important figures from the Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans feel as if facing a great enemy, their expressions changing one after another.
Boom— Boom—
Boom— …
But at this moment, the Divine Kings from the various Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans all erupted with their supreme Divine King auras, as if deities were awakening. Although a single aura was far inferior to Qin Wu's, with over seventy Divine Kings combined, they could actually suppress a Quasi-Monarch like Qin Wu. Each wore an indifferent and ruthless expression.
The Qin family Divine Kings also erupted with their numerous Divine King pressures.
If this weren't the imperial hall, but somewhere else, even a vast domain would have exploded.
The Longevity Sword God stepped forward, saying coldly, "What's the matter? Is the human race unwilling? You must know that the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum is jointly owned by the Myriad Races of the heavens. If we cannot reach an agreement, perhaps there will be war."
His calm words were filled with a deep sense of threat.
If the human race did not hand over the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, then the various imperial clans and Immortal Clans would take action, joining forces to declare war on the human race.
All the Qin family experts changed expressions. This was far more serious than facing the alien races back then, confronting many times more imperial clans and Immortal Clans.
After a long while, Qin Wu, though seemingly deflated, suddenly retracted his Quasi-Monarch aura. He seemed to have aged considerably as he waved his hand and said, "Our Qin family is only one of the human race's ten great imperial clans. This matter needs to be discussed with the other nine great imperial clans."
"Good. We will quietly await good news from the human race. We hope that in one month, you can give us the answer we desire!"
The Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans gave a one-month deadline for consideration, then successively left the Qin family's imperial realm, steering their divine ships away from the Canglan Divine Sea.
In the imperial hall, Qin Xu, Qin Hua, and other Qin family Divine Kings couldn't help but say, "Ancestor, must we really give up the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum? Before the Ancient Ancestors left, they said the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum is a unique Land of Creation for our human race and must not be obtained by outsiders."
Qin Wu regained his majestic demeanor, his expression cold. "Naturally not. That was just a deliberate delay to buy time to discuss this with our other human imperial clans and royal clans."
"But now it's very troublesome. The news that Ancient Ancestor Wuxiang, Ancient Ancestor Wushi, and several other human Sovereigns have left the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain is already known. Although we don't know who spread it, it no longer matters. Following the alien race crisis of the past, our human race will face an even more terrifying crisis from the Myriad Races of the heavens."
Even this Quasi-Monarch was worried. However, the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum was a supreme Land of Creation possessed by the human race and naturally could not be handed over.
The other Qin family Divine Kings were even more anxious and had already immediately contacted the important figures from other human imperial clans, royal clans, and others to come and discuss the major events of the future.
On this day, the whole world was in an uproar. Countless top powers like the Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans, Immortal Clans, and royal clans jointly pressured the human race, demanding they hand over the management rights of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum for shared use and control by all clans.
Although in the end, the Qin family's Quasi-Monarch Qin Wu used the need to discuss with other human imperial clans as a reason not to decide immediately—undoubtedly a delay—in the eyes of the various imperial clans and Immortal Clans, it was merely delaying the inevitable. Sooner or later, they would hand it over.
Otherwise, the human race would face all the powerful clans outside the human race, something the currently human-race-lacking supreme human guardians could not withstand.
Therefore, they also watched coldly, quietly awaiting the day the human race would hand over the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum.
Not long after, important figures from the various human imperial clans and royal clans successively headed to the Qin family, drawing the attention of the world. Everyone sighed that a race once so powerful it could rule the heavens had fallen from its peak position in just over a decade, truly lamentable.
This was the decline after reaching the peak.
They could all see that the human race would inevitably yield. After all, no matter how powerful, it was just a single race. What did having ten great imperial clans matter? They were no match for the other imperial clans and Immortal Clans, whose numbers were nearly eight or nine times greater.
Soon, a month passed. The Myriad Heavens Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans all awaited news from the human race.
However, a day passed, and the human race still had not sent out any news, causing the various imperial clans and Immortal Clans to grow grim. Yet soon, a piece of news that shocked the Myriad Races of the heavens spread.
The human race had disappeared! The entire race had vanished, completely disappearing from the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain!
Everyone was nearly dumbfounded. Although they knew the human race wouldn't hand it over so easily, they never expected the human race to simply disappear. One imperial clan ancient realm after another severed their connection with the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, including the various royal clans and others.
One expert after another from the imperial clans and Immortal Clans said with icy expressions, "So what if the human race disappears? They are still within the world of the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, just hidden within the infinite spatial turbulence behind it."
"I'm afraid the human race's Ancient Monarchs personally intervened to banish the various clans' imperial clan ancient realms. Otherwise, even Divine Kings might not have such immense capability."
"Quickly report to the Sovereign Ancient Ancestors and request their intervention!"
The various imperial clans and Immortal Clans did not dare delay in the slightest, immediately reporting to their respective Ancient Monarchs.
Boom— Boom—
Boom— …
One Ancient Monarch after another from the various imperial clans, Immortal Clans, or native to the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain awakened. Monarch beams of light pierced the heavens. They directly tore through the void and plunged into the endless spatial turbulence behind the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain.