"During the great calamity, a young man traveled far and wide, rescuing hundreds of thousands of our people. He possessed both strength and wisdom. I propose that he become the ancestor of our race!"
Under the eyes of the crowd, Yunfeng gestured for Feng Xu to take the stage.
Feng Xu flew onto the high platform.
His long robes billowed in the wind. The sharpness hidden in his eyes was like a keen sword ready to leave its sheath at any moment, inspiring awe.
Word of his transformation into a towering giant had already spread throughout the Central Wilderness, and everyone present had heard of it.
The gathering suddenly fell silent.
Lin Feng, Jiang Ming, and several others from the academy were the first to speak.
"Protecting our rivers and mountains, enlightening our people. The ancestor of the Human Race should be Feng Xu!"
Dashan and several other core members of the Great Wilderness voiced their agreement next.
Then all the native people of the Great Wilderness began chanting "Human Ancestor Feng Xu." Some newcomers who did not understand the situation joined in as well.
Feng Xu looked at the crowd below.
Good grief. The humans from the plains and the Nearshore only numbered a few hundred thousand. The remaining two million or more were all Great Wilderness natives.
With such an overwhelming difference in numbers, any objections from the newcomers would be useless.
Feng Xu sat cross-legged on the high platform. An immense Divine Aspect emerged behind him, and his voice carried across the countryside.
Everyone watched in wonder.
"Now that I am the Human Ancestor, I shall bring peace to our people through ritual order..."
Feng Xu first established the Human Race's basic hierarchy.
The Human Ancestor held the highest position, followed by the Lord, then commanders, deputy