"We lost?"
"How could we have lost?"
Andrew Han's eyes widened in disbelief.
If the ancient struggle had been lost, there would be no Supreme Human Race today, nor would the myriad races co-govern the universe as they do now.
"We did lose." Master Xu nodded, the purple flame embedded in his brow flickering. "Later, the Nether Clan fully deployed, helping us repel the Shenro Clan and open a new era. So now you understand why Humanity claims half the merit—the other half belongs to the Nether Clan... They opened Subspace, sharing what was once exclusive to their dominions with all life."
Andrew Han's eyes went wide and round.
So, Humanity and the Nether Clan each hold half the merit, while the Light Clan and other life races contributed almost nothing.
"That's right."
Master Xu's purple flame danced at his brow. "In that ancient era, there was no concept of space-jumping. Only a handful of powerful beings could tear through space. Not until Subspace was introduced could Void Rift-tier beings twist space, and Cosmos Union-tier beings shatter it for long-range jumps."
Without Subspace, you could only rely on flying.
Relying solely on one's own flight, the speed is far too slow to be an effective combat force... The maximum speed of an ordinary Cosmic Eternal Realm cultivator is only ten thousand times the speed of light, and crossing a single star system takes a very long time.
It's nothing like how easy it is now.
Whether Cosmic Eternal Realm or just Cosmos Union Tier, using Subspace travel, it takes only a few moments to cross a star system.
"Let's set that aside for now."
Master Xu spoke seriously: "I've heard a little about the Dawn Plan. That was when our race had just gained recognition from the Nether Clan and the Shenro Clan in succession... The Nether Clan first made a public declaration, acknowledging our status, then the Shenro Clan did the same. Our race broke the universe's two-apex-race pattern, and to prevent war from reigniting, we persuaded the Nether Clan and spent years negotiating face-to-face with the Shenro Clan. Eventually, we finalized the Dawn Plan."
Humanity's cosmic plan, once implemented, became universally recognized by all races and adopted across the universe.
In short, the Dawn Plan is meant to effectively prevent the deaths of apex combatants and large-scale wars.
It has two main aspects. First, the specific allocation of cosmic resources, decided by life races selecting outstanding juniors to compete. These life-and-death competitions determine the macro distribution of cosmic resources.
Second, the restriction of apex combatants.
Lifeforms above the Cosmic Eternal Realm are forbidden from acting at will or killing indiscriminately.
Beyond that, there are countless detailed rules and regulations...
However.
Master Xu spread his hands helplessly. "Aside from those two aspects, I don't know about the rest."
Immediately after.
Seeing Andrew Han's strange expression and hesitation, Master Xu coughed twice. "Actually, the restriction on apex combatants has long since become meaningless. Reality proves the truth—high-level lifeforms simply can't be controlled or restrained."
After all that effort to evolve, in the end, you can't enjoy freedom—who could stand that?
True enough.
Andrew Han narrowed his eyes.
The pale red void was quiet. Inside the Eternal Star Gate, cosmic disasters were endlessly complex—energy waves echoed at times, sometimes brushing past the two of them. Among them was the Shatter-Gold Stream disaster that struck the Verlon Winter Empire.
Shatter-Gold Stream.
Andrew Han glanced at the colossal disaster beneath his feet, and couldn't help but think of the Yarlowe Sector and the Yarlowe Star-King.
The Yarlowe Star-King, Guardian Lu Yang, and Kechron of the Quibeasts—beings at that level, if strictly forbidden to act, could only be restrained for a short time. In the long run, there would inevitably be massive backlash.
"So, has Kechron of the Quibeasts died yet?" Andrew Han suddenly remembered, his mind stirring, and sent Bailey to query the Hall for news.
If Kechron dared to encircle and kill me, then he must die.
Moreover, traitors are abandoned by all races, and reincarnators are rejected by the cosmos. Multiple forms of exclusion—even if Kechron of the Quibeasts managed to reincarnate as a Nether Clan being, he would face endless consequences.
He didn't dwell on it further.
Andrew Han looked at Master Xu. "The Cosmic Dawn List involves resource allocation—is it really life-and-death, no exceptions?"
Mm.
Ethan Xu nodded solemnly.
Every term of the Dawn List, from opening to close, sees countless geniuses fall—even many Primevals. Rumor has it the purpose is to reduce the number of apex combatants, but no one really believes that.