"Fine," said the Absolute One. "I accept your challenge."
"I'll show you that even reduced to three dimensions, five-dimensional beings still crush three-dimensional beings."
"Because our cognitive level, our way of thinking, and the wisdom we have accumulated will not disappear just because we have been reduced in dimension."
Lin Ye nodded. "Then let's begin."
"You choose the time and place."
The Absolute One sneered. "No need to choose. Right here, right now."
"The witnesses will be the five elders and all participants."
"Let the entire Multiverse see what true power is!"
The Absolute One's presence stabilized.
"I accept the challenge, but on one condition," it said.
"The contest will not be about combat, but creation."
"Each of us will create a civilization on the three-dimensional level and see whose civilization develops better."
Lin Ye raised a brow. "Create a civilization?"
"That's right." The Absolute One's voice brimmed with confidence. "Combat can only prove the difference in strength, but creation can prove the superiority of ideals."
"If your theory of equality is truly correct, then the civilization created with it should be stronger than the civilization I create with a hierarchical system."
"Conversely, if I win, it will prove that dimensional hierarchy is a law of nature, and your theory is nothing but a fantasy."
The proposal stirred up a commotion.
Using civilization creation to verify ideals was indeed more convincing than mere combat.
Among the five elders, Guanlan's presence fluctuated slightly.
"An interesting proposal," it said. "On behalf of the Elders Council, I recognize this method of contest."
"The rules are as follows: both sides will each have one standard week to create a civilization from scratch in pure three-dimensional space."
"No higher-dimensional methods may be used, nor may you directly interfere with the civilization's development. You may only