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“Kill!”
A gigantic ape, towering tens of thousands of feet tall, manifested a massive hand and reached out towards the Huaxia Continent of the human race. Its power far surpassed that of a typical Earthly Venerable, clearly reaching the level of a ten-star Earthly Venerable.
“Not good!”
The numerous Earthly Venerables hovering above the Huaxia Continent all had drastic changes in their expressions. Their bodies seemed suppressed by the giant hand, unable to move at all.
The surrounding space solidified, and even though they exerted all their strength, they couldn’t resist.
The disparity between the two sides was too vast. No matter how many ordinary Earthly Venerables there were, they couldn’t contend with a ten-star Earthly Venerable.
At the critical moment, a blade light slashed through the sky, directly killing the giant ape, and the overwhelming giant hand dissipated.
“Thank you, Divine General of Ten Thousand Laws!”
“Thank you, Divine General of Ten Thousand Laws!”
“Thank you, Divine General of Ten Thousand Laws!”
One by one, the Earthly Venerables of the human race expressed their gratitude.
Within the territory of the human race, numerous origin beasts assaulted the starry sky continents one after another. The Earthly Venerables couldn’t kill them all, and the Dominators and Universal Gods of the human race also stepped in, turning various parts of the starry sky into battlefields and continuously fighting the origin beasts.
Simultaneously, many strong humans also ventured into the fragmented continents. While slaying origin beasts, they collected resources from those continent fragments.
This slaughter lasted for several millennia. Some of the smaller and medium-sized cosmic races that had previously survived by luck were completely annihilated in this turmoil.
Human race.
At this moment, most of the origin beasts had been killed, and the remaining ones were under control, confined to those continent fragments, which could later serve as trial grounds for the human race.
The human race suffered significant losses in this upheaval, with many Earthly Venerables and Dominators falling. However, overall, the strength of the human race had instead increased.
The battles and conflicts had caused some human geniuses to rise, and the fragments of the continents contained an abundance of resources including some spiritual medicines that could enhance talents, leading to the continuous birth of Earthly Venerables within the human race.
Additionally, the blood of origin beasts could temper the physical body. Now, cultivators could refine their physical bodies, making the entire body of an origin beast a treasure for the human race.
The blood of origin beasts could temper the body, origin cores could be used for cultivation, and origin beast bones could be crafted into weapons.
Thus, the human race greatly enhanced their strength by utilizing origin beasts.
For example, the Tian Pavilion, now the foremost power of the human race, had hundreds of Earthly Venerables, thousands of Dominators, and tens of thousands of Universal Gods. These were staggering numbers.
In the past, the combined strength of the entire human race was not as great as that of the current Tian Pavilion.
Notably, the human race gave birth to two ten-star Earthly Venerables, namely Earthly Venerable Primordial and Earthly Venerable Kunwu. They used the blood of countless origin beasts and a remarkable technique to temper their physical bodies to the limit. With the comprehension of the Innate Dao Stele, their Dao advanced significantly, and their strength leaped to the ten-star level.
Of course, they had nearly exhausted their foundations and found it difficult to progress further unless they encountered incredible opportunities and astonishing inheritances.
The strength of the human race skyrocketed, while other forces faced misfortune, especially without someone as powerful as Ye Tian among them.
For instance, the Immortal-Demon Race suffered greatly.
Although the First Divine Lord and the First Demon Lord of the Immortal-Demon Race reached the level of ten-star Earthly Venerables, the clan only had these two. The territory of the Immortal-Demon Race was vast, far exceeding that of the human race, as they were a super race that once occupied the center of the universe. This position also attracted incredibly powerful origin beasts.
A large number of Earthly Venerable-level origin beasts appeared in the Immortal-Demon Race’s territory. Even with the full effort of the First Divine Lord and the First Demon Lord, they couldn’t withstand the onslaught and were held back by several top-tier origin beasts.
After several millennia, despite the origin beasts being scattered and lacking intelligence to cooperate, the Immortal-Demon Race still suffered severe losses. Over seventy percent of their population died, and nearly half of their Earthly Venerables fell, even counting the newly advanced ones.
It could be said that nearly seventy to eighty percent of their old Earthly Venerables perished, and both the First Divine Lord and the First Demon Lord were heavily injured.
To ensure the continuation of their race, the First Divine Lord and the First Demon Lord had to reduce their territory, abandoning vast areas.
These lands were then occupied by origin beasts, becoming forbidden zones.
However, the worst hit was the Myriad Races Alliance, with over ninety percent of the races wiped out. They lost too many Earthly Venerables, and the alliance was fragmented by the origin beasts, unable to unite.
Thus, the Myriad Races Alliance fell apart, becoming small factions surviving in the crevices of the universe.
Naturally, the number of origin beasts also decreased by seventy to eighty percent. The remaining origin beasts gathered in clusters, forming origin beast continents. Although the battles between cultivators and origin beasts continued, large-scale wars ceased, leaving only smaller skirmishes.
The Eternal Universe suffered heavy losses, but the Cangyu Universe fared no better.
The Cangyu Universe was initially stronger than the Eternal Universe, and its Origin Realm was naturally more powerful. The origin beasts there even rivaled Divine Generals in strength. Over the millennia, several sacred lands in the Cangyu Universe were devastated.
Due to endless slaughter and countless beings perishing, their energy fused into the universe, accelerating its integration.
Furthermore, the Origin Realm was among the last dimensional worlds, and soon, the remaining dimensional worlds also collapsed, merging into the main world. Fortunately, no other powerful beings descended.
Thus, all dimensional worlds of the universe unified, expanding the entire universe by tens of thousands of times. Large areas of the universe were now empty, but there were no forces to occupy them.
The population of the universe had decreased significantly, and with the universe expanding by tens of thousands of times, occupying so much territory was impossible.
However, it was foreseeable that in the coming years, major forces would accelerate population growth, marking a period of rapid development.
During this time, besides occasionally cultivating, Ye Tian roamed various places, constantly copying and merging talents. He kept searching for physical body-related talents. Even if he couldn’t find Super God-level physical body talents, he aimed to copy multiple God-level ones, hoping to eventually give birth to a Super God-level physical body talent.
In a flash, fifty thousand years passed.
The once empty universe had now become initially prosperous. The population of the human race increased dozens of times, and their strength grew rapidly, with Earthly Venerables continuously emerging.
Previously, it took a long time for the human race to produce an Earthly Venerable, but now it was quite common.
The number of ten-star Earthly Venerables among the human race was no longer single digits but had reached double digits.
As for how strong Ye Tian had become, no one knew except himself.
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