The Demon King Council powerhouse gave two dry laughs.

"I was only reminding you, yet you fail to appreciate kindness."

At this moment, the gray-robed old man from the Skyvault Consortium narrowed his eyes and said indifferently toward the void,

"Senior God King, no matter what grudges exist between you and Your Excellency John..."

"As long as I am here, I must protect him. Otherwise, it would be my dereliction of duty."

"Unless I die."

The void fell silent for a moment.

Then, the voice of the Hidden Race God King sounded again, carrying unconcealed coldness.

"John."

"The Skyvault Consortium cannot send powerhouses to protect you forever."

"They will not be able to protect you for long."

"Do not give me a chance, or I will certainly suppress you."

When John heard this, the corners of his mouth curved into a cold smile.

Facing the deterrence of the Skyvault Consortium, that Hidden Race God King had ultimately backed down.

A God King, that was all.

Once John broke through to High God level, he would be enough to suppress the myriad races.

At that time, even if he faced a God King head-on, he would have the confidence to withstand it.

Moreover, his breakthrough to High God was already right before him. He did not take the threat of a God King too seriously.

"I will also certainly suppress the myriad races."

John’s reply was firm and powerful, his tone resolute.

In the cosmic starry sky, the Skyvault Consortium was one of the top powers of the current era. High God-level beings were as numerous as fish crossing a river, God King-level beings walked everywhere, and only Sovereign-rank existences could truly be considered high-level combat power.

At this moment, if the Hidden Race God King truly killed the High God-level guide of the Skyvault Consortium because of John, then although the Skyvault Consortium might not necessarily be able to do much to a God King hiding inside the myriad-race universe, from then on, the powerhouses of the myriad-race universe could forget about venturing into the starry sky to travel.

Even the myriad-race universe powerhouses currently traveling outside would no longer be able to return home alive.

The myriad-race universe only had one peak God King presiding over it.

He had no choice but to consider the future of the entire universe.

The gray-robed old man knew that this matter had come to an end. With a wave of his hand, he sent John and the others into the flying ship, then his figure flashed and boarded it as well.

Whoosh!

The flying ship sped away through the chaotic starry sky at extreme speed.

The three members of Valhalla gathered together and whispered among themselves like girls sharing secrets.

John stood alone on the deck, gazing absentmindedly at the vast, silent sea of chaotic stars.

The gray-robed old man glanced at his side profile and said calmly,

"In the cosmic starry sky, High God-level beings are merely the bottom tier."

"God Kings are the true mainstream combat power."

John nodded silently when he heard this.

If High God-level beings were extremely rare, those top powers would not send High God-level powerhouses out to handle tasks such as guiding, receiving, or even scouting talent.

To put it plainly, High God-level beings were also workers.

They also needed achievements.

God Kings had a certain degree of autonomy.

But even they were only high-level workers.

"Sovereign-rank existences belong to the top level of combat power in the cosmic starry sky."

"Ordinary resource conflicts are usually led by Sovereign-rank powerhouses, who bring God King-level powerhouses out on campaign."

"As for peak Sovereign-level powerhouses..."

"They are either big shots who rule over one side, figures akin to cosmic warlords..."

"Or core figures of some organization."

"They stand high above others and do not appear easily. But once they do appear, it must involve an extremely important matter."

"As for peak Sovereigns... even among the countless universes layered across space-time, they can be considered local emperors."

"They are the strongest beings standing at the highest point of a given era."

"They are strategic-level deterrent strength... and they never appear lightly."

"Because no one knows the trajectory or whereabouts of peak Sovereign powerhouses."

"Perhaps they are roaming the River of Time, communicating with top powerhouses from the past and future."

"Perhaps they are experiencing endless reincarnations, living lives they have never experienced before."

"Perhaps they are cultivating in seclusion, sitting in silence for trillions of years."

John patiently listened to the gray-robed old man’s explanation.

The foundation of the human race was still far too shallow.

This knowledge, which was merely common sense in the cosmic starry sky, had no records or inheritance among the human race.

Along the way, the gray-robed old man told John many similar pieces of common knowledge, gradually helping him establish his own worldview and basic understanding of the cosmic starry sky.

The three members of Valhalla were also silently digesting this knowledge about the cosmic starry sky.

So the cosmic starry sky was actually this vast.

The universe they currently saw was only the "current era" universe.

If the timeline was extended, then there were also universes from countless years in the past and countless years in the future.

Top powerhouses could freely travel through timelines.

The complexity of the current-era universe was merely one dimension produced by the extension of the timeline.

Then there were the layered universes, which were related to space.

Countless cosmic starry skies did not exist on the same spatial layer.

It was like a painting.

One could only see the simple image before one’s eyes.

But in truth, the painting could be peeled apart layer by layer.

Peel away one layer, and the painting was still the same painting, but the things depicted on it would have become another scene entirely.

Peel away a third layer, and the things within it might have become something completely different again.

If the patterns on the painting were turned into living beings, and the painting itself was turned into a universe...

Then aside from Sovereign-rank powerhouses, no one knew exactly how many layers of layered universes existed, nor how many completely different civilizations and lifeforms there were.

If time was infinite, then in theory, the universe was infinite.

If space was infinite, then in theory, layered universes were also infinite.

Naturally, living beings were also infinite.

"No matter how complicated this cosmic starry sky is..."

John took a deep breath and looked into the distance.

"Becoming stronger is always the right choice."

"As long as I become strong enough, such as becoming a Sovereign-rank existence..."

"Then I should be able to act as I please."

He could not help thinking of a passage he had once heard before his rebirth.

It was the final instruction given by a Sequence One-level powerhouse to a junior.

"Look at the scenery at the peak of the strong in my place. Stand in the highest place for me and take a look at the true appearance of this universe."

"I will definitely stand at the peak of the strong."

John said inwardly.

The flying ship was extremely fast. In the span of a finger snap, it could travel hundreds of thousands of miles.

Even so, John estimated that it still took several hours before they entered another universe.

He noticed that when entering this universe, there was also a cosmic barrier, similar to a plane barrier.

It was just that High God-level powerhouses possessed powerful methods and could easily tear open a cosmic barrier.

"This is the Godfiend Universe."

The gray-robed old man explained to John.

"The Godfiend Universe is the branch of our Skyvault Consortium in the current-era universe."

"Branch?"

John was somewhat surprised.

Was the headquarters of the Skyvault Consortium not located in the current-era universe?

He had originally thought that the Skyvault Consortium was like the Demon King Council.

Although it had members from many parallel universes, its headquarters should still be located within this universe.

He had never expected that the Skyvault Consortium in this universe was actually only a branch!

This was truly exaggerated.

But even so, this mere branch of the Skyvault Consortium was already one of the strongest top powers in the current-era universe.

From this, it could be seen just how unfathomable the foundation of the Skyvault Consortium was.

John did not dare imagine what kind of scene the true headquarters of the Skyvault Consortium would be.