News of the Land of Fire's destruction swept across the entire Southern Bright Continent like a hurricane in just one day. Even remote towns inhabited only by mortals learned of it—the Land of Fire, which had endured for ten thousand years, had fallen.
Along with the disappearance of the Land of Fire, the name [Dawn] spread throughout the continent at the same time.
Perhaps many people had heard that name before, but even more had only learned of [Dawn] when it declared war on the Land of Fire. At the time, nearly everyone had regarded [Dawn] as a joke. Yet on the day of the Full Moon Festival, that very joke destroyed the Land of Fire.
From that day onward, the Southern Bright Continent fell into turmoil. The people of the Land of Fire, in particular, lived in fear, not knowing where their future lay.
[Dawn] had already put the establishment of Dawn Hall and the Dawn Council on the agenda. The other four great nations were also fiercely debating whether to submit to the [Dawn] organization. After all, for the once-lofty four great nations to become someone else's subordinates was something none of the imperial relatives and nobles could accept—especially the emperors themselves.
Yet refusing to submit meant destruction. They would not even be able to keep their lives. For them, it was an impossible choice, but one they had no choice but to face.
As time passed, the three-month deadline given by [Dawn] quickly approached. Everyone chose Wuping, a small city in the center of the continent, as the site of negotiations. The four great nations, the five great academies, the four sacred lands of the demon race, and many other major powers gathered there for the conference.
Although the conference was filled with twists and turns, its