Honkai, but It's a Spirit Simulator

"As a mature civilization, a society with a complete system of operation shouldn't have collapsed so quickly. Although its downfall was inevitable, it could have muddled along for a long time if it really wanted to. Mara-Struck was the fault of Abundance, but the population explosion and lack of resources were also... So, from the very beginning, the Xianzhou that wanted to become a long-lived species was never truly prepared to be one."

Ma Yanqing stroked his chin.

"Well, it was precisely because those rapidly intensifying social conflicts were directly ignited that the Xianzhou descended into civil war. That led to the current opposition between Xianzhou natives and Abundance natives, as well as their loathing of Mara-Struck. It further resulted in the birth of The Hunt. Whether that was a lucky accident or simply good fortune, who knew? If the conflict hadn't been ignited, the Xianzhou would sooner or later have become genuine Abundance natives. And if The Hunt had not been born, the Xianzhou would eventually have been devoured by the Abundance natives."

"...You're saying all this just to mock us?"

"Hah... Idiot, let me ask you this: is today's Xianzhou prepared to become a short-lived species?" Ma Yanqing slapped Yanqing to the ground. "I'm asking whether you're really prepared to savor the pain of a human life's less than one hundred years—birth, aging, sickness, and death. The people inside want out, and the people outside want in. That's your Xianzhou. You only see the good and never the bad."

"What preparation does one need to become human?"

Yanqing was deeply unconvinced, especially after feeling that Ma Yanqing had belittled both him and the Xianzhou into worthlessness.

"Heh... Kid, you're twelve now, right?" Ma Yanqing sneered.

"Yes."

"Then you should be married in fifteen years."

"Wha—?"

"Of course, you