"So now you should understand why I rejected King Meng's proposal, right?"
Luo Yu sighed.
Su Xiaobai nodded silently.
As humanity's foremost figure, Luo Yu had shouldered far too much... Abandoning Earth, taking only some of humanity's elites and preserving a spark of hope had been an unavoidable act born of helplessness.
That made Su Xiaobai involuntarily regard him with solemn respect.
"Earth can no longer be saved, King Su. The reason I kept you here, besides telling you the truth about these matters, is that I also want to ask you for one thing."
Luo Yu looked at Su Xiaobai seriously.
"Please, go ahead."
Su Xiaobai grew solemn as well.
"Your aptitude is more than ten thousand times better than mine was back then!"
"I'm immensely gratified that an existence like you could emerge among Earth's humans!"
"Do you know? I've always had a dream—to one day personally establish a human faction that could climb onto the Myriad Races Ranking and rival the many Immortal Saint Clans, or even the Five Great Alliances, so that the name of Earth's humanity could resound throughout the entire Vast Domain!"
"But even though I've put in every ounce of effort, I'm still unimaginably far from that goal... Now I can't even protect Earth's civilization, and can only take part of humanity's spark of life to the Vast Domain..."
"And you should know at least somewhat how dangerous the Vast Domain is... I'm worried that one day, the Forbidden City might suddenly be erased, vanishing without a trace!"
"Never underestimate the countless dangers within the Vast Domain. I've heard of—and even witnessed—such things countless times... Until the day one climbs onto the Myriad Races Ranking, there's always the danger of being erased by a powerful being!"
"Therefore, for the continuation of human civilization,