During this period, Ye Chen also ventured to the deepest part of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum to investigate. He saw that the myriad essences of the Heaven-Defying Immortal Pool were nearly exhausted by the group, and their cultivation levels had improved considerably.
He paid particular attention to Abenue. After a gestation period of a full century, her abdomen remained like a round disc, with the child yet to be born.
Upon careful examination, he could clearly sense the fetus within Abenue's womb continuously devouring the essence of the Immortal Pool, gradually emanating a powerful fluctuation that even startled him, a Chaos Supreme Divine King.
Roar—
Vaguely, the fetus seemed to transform into a Chaos True Dragon, soaring through the boundless Chaos Sea, swallowing heaven and earth, wantonly devouring billions of miles of ancient Chaos Qi, possessing the glorious aura of a Mythical Supreme.
With a single thought, it could draw upon the power of billions of time-spaces.
"My child seems to be born with astonishing potential," Ye Chen mused, stroking his chin.
He had a feeling that this fetus in the womb might still need several more years before being born.
Worried that problems might arise, Ye Chen left the Five Giant Divine Soldiers to guard the place and transmitted a message to them to continue cultivating, assuring them that he would protect everything.
The night passed without incident, remaining calm and peaceful.
The next day, formal negotiations began.
In the Imperial Hall, both sides engaged in intense negotiations regarding the group of All Heavens Forces' powerhouses who had been suppressed.
The negotiation process was fierce, with both sides disputing over the bargaining chips.
The human race demanded that the All Heavens Forces pay a sufficient price for their release, as it involved many Quasi-Monarchs and Divine Kings from various major forces, with countless other powerhouses.
If the All Heavens Forces wanted to secure the freedom of their clans' powerhouses, they had to exchange for ten Monarch-level Divine Cities, twenty Monarch-level secret treasures, cultivation chapters of the various clans' Emperor Scriptures and Immortal Scriptures, Emperor Techniques and Immortal Techniques, as well as Super First Grade divine abilities and secret techniques corresponding to the five major realms of Saint Realm, Heavenly King Realm, Great Power Realm, Divine King Realm, and Monarch Realm. Additionally, they needed hundreds of Super First Grade divine armors and Dao weapons for each major realm, sixth to ninth-grade elixirs, and a series of many other Supreme Treasures.
Furthermore, they were not to attack the human race for a thousand years!
Upon hearing the series of demands put forth by the human race, the emissaries from the All Heavens Forces could not help but have their eyebrows twitch rapidly, with veins bulging on their foreheads.
This was simply an outrageous demand!
Monarch-level Divine Cities were the life-bound divine cities of various Ancient Monarchs. In a sense, they were equivalent to Monarch Supreme Treasures, often placed at the center of their origin worlds, just as an Imperial City was to an Imperial Realm—they were central divine cities, personally refined by Ancient Monarchs, imbued with Monarch power, and astonishingly powerful.
When fully awakened, they were not much inferior to Monarch Immortal Weapons and could even withstand the attacks of Ancient Monarchs, making them defensive Monarch Supreme Treasures.
Monarch-level secret treasures were equally extremely precious.
As for the various clans' Emperor Scriptures and Emperor Techniques, Immortal Scriptures and Immortal Techniques, Super First Grade divine abilities and secret techniques for the five major realms, Super First Grade divine armors and Dao weapons, and sixth to ninth-grade elixirs—which of these were not priceless treasures, even considered invaluable?
Ordinarily, obtaining one or two such items was already quite fortunate, but the human race had the audacity to make such an outrageous demand, asking for hundreds or thousands at once.
This was no longer just an outrageous demand; it was pure greed.
"No!"
This demand was even more excessive than the previous requirement that Great Emperor reincarnations could not participate in the battle.
The emissaries of the All Heavens Forces directly rejected it. Moreover, everyone was well aware of the heaven-defying nature of the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum—it could allow one's cultivation to break through continuously in a short time, directly comprehending the Great Dao of the highest-level Supreme Powerhouses, and endlessly give birth to Supreme Powerhouses.
The longer time passed, the more Supreme Powerhouses the human race could produce. By then, there would be no shortage of Divine Kings, and several more Quasi-Monarchs would emerge. Even without the body of a Saint Lord Sovereign, below the level of Ancient Monarchs, the human race would likely be unassailable.
After a thousand years, who knew how many Supreme Powerhouses the human race would have produced? Who would still be able to attack them then?
"Since you all cannot agree, please leave."
The human race was straightforward—either agree or leave.
Hearing the human race's directness, the emissaries of the various clans also felt their veins throbbing. It was clear they were unwilling to release the captives.
"Human race, do not push your luck too far!"
In the Imperial Hall, a Quasi-Monarch roared, his Quasi-Monarch aura spreading, terrifyingly powerful.
If this were not the Imperial Hall, even stars would have exploded.
On the human side, a Quasi-Monarch also released his pressure, protecting the powerhouses on his side from being affected by the opponent's aura.
At this moment, Qin Wu's expression was cold as he shouted, "Xu Que, I, the human race, tell you this: either meet our conditions or leave. There is no need to continue negotiations."
When it came to being forceful, the human race had grown accustomed to it these days and feared nothing.
The numerous emissaries on the All Heavens Forces side forcibly suppressed the anger in their hearts, knowing they must not fall into the human race's trap.
Because they all knew that the human race was deliberately doing this—making outrageous demands to prevent the negotiations from proceeding smoothly. This would allow them to continue suppressing the All Heavens Forces' powerhouses for a longer period and also put immense pressure on the All Heavens Forces in their struggle for the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum, making it difficult for them to succeed.
"Esteemed members of the human race, we have come here for peaceful talks, not for disputes. How about giving me some face and having both sides take a step back? Regarding the various Supreme Treasures demanded by the human race, I can make the decision to give half. As for the condition of not seizing the Heaven-Fall Mausoleum within a thousand years, let's drop that condition. How about that?"
Finally, a Quasi-Monarch from the All Heavens Forces spoke up. He was a Quasi-Monarch from the God Emperor Clan, very powerful, middle-aged, with vigorous blood and energy.
This was a Quasi-Monarch with great majesty, like an Imperial Lord, wearing a majestic divine crown with nine dragons arching around a pearl, adorned in splendid robes. His cultivation was unfathomably deep, with astonishing phenomena swirling around him. His eyes emitted cold lightning, not much inferior to Qin Wu.
His voice was resonant, earning the agreement and support of the numerous emissaries on the All Heavens Forces side.
"Rejected!"
The human race simply and directly refused.
What a joke! So what if he was a Quasi-Monarch from the God Emperor Clan? Even a true Ancient Monarch would not be given face—if a battle was to be fought, it would be fought.
The Quasi-Monarch from the God Emperor Clan looked very displeased. He knew the human race would not agree easily, and the likelihood of refusal was over ninety percent, but he had not expected them to refuse so directly, making him feel that he had lost face.
However, upon seeing that the other party was Qin Wu, his expression grew even darker, with a sharp killing intent faintly blazing in his eyes.
Yet Qin Wu confronted him head-on, looking directly at him without any avoidance.
Their gazes solidified into substance, clashing in the void with metallic clangs, engaging in an invisible battle.
In the end, both averted their gazes, ultimately unable to engage in a real fight.
The God Emperor Clan Quasi-Monarch was somewhat apprehensive, after all, this was the human race's territory.
Qin Wu was fearless, unafraid of battle—this was the confidence of a Quasi-Monarch from the Body Refining lineage.
Even when facing the Starry Sky Quasi-Monarch, who was just a step away from becoming an Ancient Monarch, he had shown no fear that day, so why should he fear anyone else?