Human Race
Swallowed Star: A Culinary Universe
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Human Race (人族) |
| Species/Race | A collective of humanoid peoples; many constituent groups were not originally classified as humans 222 |
| Affiliation | Leading race of the Hong Alliance 309 |
| Status | One of the Primordial Universe’s six peak races 207 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Earth’s martial-artist expansion | 37 | Over roughly two years, the number of War Gods rose from 3,561 to about 360,000; Inspectors rose from 52 to 200. Xue Xi’s food accelerated this growth 37. |
| Nineteenth Universe Master | 163 | Lord of Tian Shi became the nineteenth Universe Master in human history 163. |
| Four strongest combatants | 322 | By the leadership’s deliberation over the other peak races, the Human Race counted four strongest combatants 322. |
Background and History
Under the guidance of ancient leaders, humanoid races joined under the concept of humanity to resist the dangers of the universe. Centuries of integration made the Human Race a collective identity 222.
The Original Ancestor founded the race and created the Initial Universe and Virtual Universe. After his suppression, humanity lost territory to hostile races. Giant Axe Founder rose as its new leader and became its principal defender 155 165.
Earth’s humans faced a separate struggle against Monsters. Food from Xue Xi’s restaurant greatly expanded their martial-artist population; organized through the War God Palace, they reclaimed the land, while remaining land Monsters were kept as a source of ingredients 37.
Society and Governance
- Leadership — Giant Axe Founder and Chaos City Lord are identified as leaders of humanity. The Hall of Gods hosts high-level meetings concerning decisions that affect the race 163 207.
- Major powers — Five great human powers jointly announced the abolition of slavery 242.
- Human Territory — Humanity governs universe countries and supports smaller races through the Hong Alliance 189 309.
- Earth’s place within the race — After Earth’s unusual potential attracted the attention of human leaders, Chaos City Lord offered it complete autonomy in exchange for Xue Xi organizing an Ancestor Worship Year 155.
Slavery and Reform
The historical slave system denied citizenship and legal protection to people below the Planetary Realm and classified some humans with eighth- or ninth-tier bloodlines as hereditary slave races 189. Its original proposal was approved for the lowest-level primitive planets during a period when humanity lacked elites, but its reach later extended to foundational human races 239.
Xue Xi challenged the system through Huaxia Restaurant, barring slave traders unless they freed and resettled those they held 190. After Venerable Undying’s involvement was exposed publicly, a proposal to abolish slavery passed in the Human Temple. The five great human powers declared slave-trade income illegal and placed continuing traders under wanted notices 241 242.
Relations with Other Races
- Hong Alliance races — Smaller races live under humanity’s protection 309.
- Monster, Zerg, and Machine Races — Rival peak races whose leaders sought to assassinate Xue Xi out of fear that her food would accelerate humanity’s rise. Human leaders later debated challenging them for dominance 106 147 322.
- Prison and Crystal Races — Their support strengthened humanity’s position during those later deliberations 322.
Notable Quotes
“From beginning to end, we have never considered abandoning a single one of our people.” — Xuanyuan Wu, refusing to offer humans as blood sacrifices in a remembered earlier era 257.