From a personal standpoint, Meng Chuan naturally respected Suirenshi and the other Human Ancestors.
Their devotion to the Human Race, their achievements and standing among its people, and the help they had given its development were indeed beyond what Meng Chuan could match at present.
Anywhere else, there would have been no question about Meng Chuan, the strongest being in the Chaos Sea, taking the highest place.
If anyone dared suggest that Meng Chuan should stand beneath someone else, they would be picking a fight with him.
Anyone who objected could step forward and tell Meng Chuan. He could personally have a word with them about what was right.
After all, wherever one went, reason mattered most. Meng Chuan believed he stood on its side and had it firmly in hand.
The strong were not to be slighted lightly.
But this place and these circumstances were somewhat unusual.
What they faced now was a matter within the Human Race.
Strength mattered, of course, but contributions and achievements could not be ignored either.
If Meng Chuan arrived and immediately took the highest place, looking down on everyone, it would feel abrupt, as though a guest had usurped the host.
One could argue that by attaining the Dao of the Limitless Ones while still acknowledging himself as a member of the Human Race, Meng Chuan had given them a true Limitless One of their own. That was the greatest contribution of all.
As long as Meng Chuan continued to exist, he would be a pillar that steadied the seas for the Human Race.
But Meng Chuan knew his own circumstances. What his future would look like was hard to say.
It was not that Meng Chuan would betray the Human Race. Rather, certain unusual circumstances might prevent him from helping them in