"The second reward sounds a little too powerful. That's practically suppression on the level of the rules themselves..."
"Yes. If you had that ability against an equally strong enemy, you'd be unbeatable."
"Why was that reward available?"
"He said it was because I was a Domain Master."
Qin Siyang's explanation gently opened a door that had troubled Qian Wendao for a long time.
Even before he explained in detail, Qian Wendao felt a sense of So that's how it is. It was as though this made sense of a great many things.
Still, to understand the whole story, he motioned for Qin Siyang to continue. "Did that Large God tell you all of this?"
"Yes and no," Qin Siyang said.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Qin Siyang spoke as he recalled what had happened. "He did tell me all of this. But he conveyed it very subtly, which made me wonder whether he was deliberately feeding me this information."
"After I passed the Sturgeon Crocodile's [Succession Trial], he told me outright that, as a Domain Master, I had an extra reward option that could 'further suppress the Alien Invaders' strength within my [evolutionary sequence domain].'"
Qian Wendao frowned. "That Large God said 'further suppress'?"
"Yes."
Qin Siyang nodded. "That meant our [evolutionary sequence domain] had already been suppressing the Alien Invaders. But we hadn't done anything. We'd only been incorporated into the [evolutionary origin domain]."
"So I believe our [evolutionary sequence domain] was already suppressing outsiders. That would also explain why they faced so many difficulties here despite their extraordinary strength."
"Since you'd passed the [Succession Trial] and could speak with him, didn't you ask that Large God directly?"
"I did, but he pretended not to hear me and never answered."
"...Why?"
"Because they're restricted by the rules too," Qin