Today's fourth update: Chapter 2360! 4/4!
"Hongyi, do you understand now?"
Yun Hongyi felt as though she had heard an Evening Drum, Morning Bell, and understood completely.
"Mother Goddess means that Xiao Kun will stand upon the shoulders of all giants and look down upon the entire world. By then, he will no longer be merely the lord of the human race, but the lord of all races."
The Phoenix Lord smiled. "When that day truly comes, be it the human race or the Phoenix Race, in Kun'er's eyes, they will all be treated equally."
"Speaking selfishly, I too hope Kun'er can attain the Dao within the Phoenix Race. Yet it is precisely keeping him in the Phoenix Race that would limit his growth."
Yun Hongyi fell silent. It was a cruel fact.
The myriad races looked upon the Phoenix Race with reverence, yet some would be unable to reach the highest point because the Phoenix Race's tree was not tall enough.
The same was true of the Dragon Race.
The foundations of the two races were insufficient to nurture a lord of all races.
Yet it was precisely the human race, which had dominated the most eras, that possessed the deepest foundation.
But just as Xu Kun's attempt to become the Innate Human Emperor had been temporarily set aside, this was a path no predecessor had successfully walked.
So...
"I understand. I was narrow-minded. I viewed Kun'er through the lens of a single race, so he stood opposite my Phoenix Race."
"But if I set aside racial prejudice, and my Phoenix Race can become his aid upon his path toward the pinnacle of the Dao, helping him ride the wind and soar, then when that day truly arrives, my Phoenix Race..."
Yun Hongyi was reluctant to utter those