It was only Giant Axe, because he possessed several Peak True Treasures, who could directly give one to Luo Fan.
In truth, for someone like Giant Axe, True Treasures below Supreme True Treasure didn't provide much help.
In the Universe Sea, for a Universe's Strongest being, acquiring a few Peak True Treasures wasn't that difficult.
As long as one explored for a while, it was basically possible to assemble a full set of Peak True Treasures.
Although not every piece would be personally obtained.
But they could also be traded with other factions.
Deep within the three great perilous zones of the Universe Sea, any entry by a Universe Master was extremely dangerous.
Even the strongest fifth-rank Universe Master faced a high chance of perishing when entering the core regions of some of these three ultimate zones.
Only the Universe's Strongest could enter these areas relatively safely.
Because of this, very few had explored there.
And so, it was possible to obtain quite a few excellent True Treasures.
Even selling them to the race's treasury, Giant Axe couldn't exchange them for anything truly useful to himself.
After all, any True Treasure suitable for Giant Axe would be given to him first by Human Race experts.
Before Luo Fan appeared, Giant Axe's importance to the Human Race was extremely high.
So whenever there was a suitable True Treasure, other experts would prioritize giving it to Giant Axe.
Now, the True Treasures Giant Axe carried had basically reached an extreme level.
Unless it was a Supreme True Treasure, Peak True Treasures were of little use to him.
Many of the Peak True Treasures in the Human Race treasury were placed there by Giant Axe himself.
In fact, even after depositing them in the treasury, the True Treasure points Giant Axe received were barely used.
These treasures could be considered donations from Giant Axe directly to the race.
At the Universe's Strongest level, a race was essentially a burden.
Universe's Strongest beings could hardly gain much from their race anymore.
So, Giant Axe had always been contributing.
Even now, when giving a Peak True Treasure to Luo Fan, he preferred to provide it himself rather than ask the race to give it.
However, Luo Fan didn't need it.
For him, the greatest use of a Soul True Treasure was that if he suffered a powerful soul attack, he could immediately withdraw all treasures into the system space.
After all, he had little research into soul combat.
His attacks were mostly material-based.
Once one's will reached the level of a Universe Master, simply possessing a top-tier Soul True Treasure was enough.
Even against a True God's soul attack, there was enough time to react, store all treasures in system space, and self-destruct the divine body if necessary.
"Are you sure you don't want it?"
"You must understand, your life and death is no longer just your own matter."
"You are now tied to the future hope of the Human Race."
"So, you don't have to refuse."
Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed across Giant Axe's eyes.
Still, even after Luo Fan said he didn't need it, he tried to persuade him.
Luo Fan shook his head and said directly,
"I really don't need it. If I did, I wouldn't refuse."
Upon hearing this, Giant Axe stopped further persuasion.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered something and looked at Luo Fan.
"I remember you said there was other good news?"
A trace of anticipation appeared in Giant Axe's eyes.
The other Universe Masters also looked toward Luo Fan.
Facing their gazes, Luo Fan nodded and did not withhold anything.
"That's right!"
"My breakthrough to Venerable was just to mention casually."
"The most important matter for this Supreme Council is something else entirely."
Upon hearing this, the Universe Masters present all seemed to realize something, their faces showing excitement.
"Could it be…"
"You've mastered the three great mysteries of the Time Origin Law?"
"You now possess Universe Master-level strength?"
Several Universe Masters asked.
Luo Fan did not hide anything.
"That's correct. I have already mastered Time Acceleration and Time Stasis."
"These two mysteries of the Time Origin Law can also be granted to Human geniuses as innate secret techniques."
"As for my current strength, matching a fourth-rank Universe Master should be no problem."
Upon hearing this, the Universe Masters could not contain their astonishment.
"So that means, once Luo Fan masters Time Deceleration, Human geniuses could obtain two upper-rank Origin Law mysteries as innate secret techniques?!"
"Fourth-rank Universe Master?!"
"You already possess this strength immediately after breaking through to Venerable?"
If mastering Time Acceleration and Time Stasis was surprising, then Luo Fan's claim about his current strength left the Universe Masters completely shocked.
They had long expected Luo Fan to master those time laws, given his overwhelming talent.
But to claim fourth-rank Universe Master strength immediately after reaching Venerable…
It was almost unbelievable.
Although they knew Luo Fan's combat power was terrifying,
at the Venerable level, attaining Universe Master-level power was extremely difficult.
Previously, they had predicted that after his breakthrough, Luo Fan might reach at most second- or third-rank Universe Master strength.
Even that was already terrifying.
Yet Luo Fan now claimed fourth-rank!
A fourth-rank Universe Master was already top-tier within the Universe Master realm!
Among the Human Race, since some were wealthy, once someone broke through to Universe Master, the race would gift a top-tier True Treasure.
That was why Human Universe Masters could at least have third-rank strength.
In the Original Universe, most Universe Masters were second- or third-rank.
Second-rank was the most common.
Now Luo Fan claimed fourth-rank strength.
The first reaction of these Human Universe Masters was disbelief.
It truly broke the natural rules of the Original Universe.
Yet considering Luo Fan's previous Immortal-level strength, they could not completely deny it.
After all, Luo Fan had no reason to lie to them.
Still, they were somewhat skeptical.
Achieving top-tier Universe Overlord-level power as an Undying was not impossible.
With sufficiently high gene level and powerful amplitude secret techniques,
plus excellent True Treasures, it was plausible.
Furthermore, Luo Fan had obtained the First Treasure of the Ancestor God Sect.
Although its specifics were unknown, it could very likely be a Peak True Treasure.
So, merely possessing Undying-level cultivation yet reaching top-tier Universe Overlord power was possible.
However, to attain fourth-rank Universe Master strength as a Venerable was far too difficult.
Fourth-rank Universe Master meant all three aspects - secret techniques, gene level, and True Treasures must be nearly perfect.
Firstly, secret techniques: he would need to have created a Universe Master Supreme Secret Technique, a fourth-rank secret technique.
Secondly, gene level: nearly ten-thousand-fold genes were required.
Finally, True Treasures: at least one Peak True Treasure, with other treasures not being too weak.
Only when all three conditions were largely met could one be considered fourth-rank Universe Master level.
Of course, if one could create the Universe Master Supreme Fusion Secret Technique (fifth-rank) or possessed a Supreme True Treasure, the other two conditions could be ignored.
But the last scenario was extremely rare.
For a Venerable, gene level might at most be equivalent to a hundred-fold Universe Master, hardly sufficient.
Regarding True Treasures, Luo Fan could barely meet the standard.
As for secret techniques, they knew Luo Fan had perfected genes and possessed innate secret techniques from the Original Universe.
So, they had no doubts about his secret techniques.
Their main question was how Luo Fan bridged the hundred-fold gap in divine power.
At that moment, Giant Axe suddenly spoke.
"Even when Luo Fan was still an Immortal, he could unleash attacks approaching second-rank Universe Master level."
"Now that he has broken through to Venerable, his divine power increased a hundredfold. Producing fourth-rank Universe Master-level attacks is not impossible."
Hearing this, the Universe Masters immediately understood.
So it seemed Luo Fan could indeed possess fourth-rank strength.
Thinking this, the Human Universe Masters involuntarily gasped.
"Hss—"
"A Venerable with fourth-rank Universe Master strength!"
"If Luo Fan breaks through to Universe Master, he could reach sixth-rank power without even a Supreme True Treasure!"
At this revelation, everyone present was stunned again.
If Luo Fan could now unleash fourth-rank Universe Master attacks,
then after breaking through to Universe Master, his divine power would increase another hundredfold.
By then, he could unleash sixth-rank Universe Master attacks.
It must be known that a sixth-rank Universe Master could rival the Universe's Strongest.
Such beings were extremely rare even in the Universe Sea.
Only Universe Masters with Supreme True Treasures could, based solely on their realm, achieve sixth-rank power and contend with the Universe's Strongest.
Yet, generally, even if a Supreme True Treasure was obtained, it was usually reserved for the race's strongest.
Apart from strengthening the race's strongest, there was another reason.
A sixth-rank Universe Master could at best barely contend with a seventh-rank True God.
If facing an eighth-rank True God, even a slight delay could result in being slain.
Although the Universe Sea had an unspoken rule that the Universe's Strongest could not strike a Universe Master without cause,
under the temptation of a Supreme True Treasure, few could abide by it.
If a Universe's Strongest without a Supreme True Treasure obtained one, their power could very likely increase another rank!
Most importantly, the secret inscriptions on the Supreme True Treasure could give the Universe's Strongest new insights.
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