Twelve years later, by the reckoning of time on earth.
Under Yu the Great's leadership, the Human Race expanded its influence once more. Its strength now rivaled that of some mid-tier races, but Yu the Great had never stopped cultivating his son Qi. Within the Human Race, Qi's authority was second only to his own.
Everyone believed Yu the Great intended to establish Hereditary Rule and "abdicate" the position of Co-ruler to his son. Yet that year, Yu the Great made a decision that surprised countless people: he abdicated the position of Human Race Co-ruler to Boyi, leader of the Eastern Yi Tribes.
But how could the tribes of the Central Plains possibly submit to Boyi?
Yu the Great did not transfer the power in his hands to Boyi either. Instead, he gave it all to Qi, leaving Boyi with nothing but a title.
Seeing this, the Saints who had been watching the Human Race's affairs understood. Yu the Great wanted... his son to gain the position of Human Sovereign, but feared bearing an evil reputation, so he had played this little trick.
So be it. It seemed a realm ruled by one family was inevitable after all.
Everything unfolded just as the Saints had expected. Three years later, Yu the Great died, and his son Qi launched a war against Boyi. After several years of fighting, Qi defeated Boyi and seized the position of Human Race Co-ruler.
Afterward, he also waged war against the Fangfeng Tribe and the Youhu Tribe, which opposed his becoming Co-ruler, defeating and executing his opponents once more.
After suppressing the vast majority of his opponents, Qi established his capital at Yangzhai, proclaimed himself "Human King," and appointed his eldest legitimate son as the Human Race's Crown Prince, founding its first hereditary dynasty-the Xia Dynasty.