The law of the jungle was cruel and unavoidable. Glory and merit always belonged to the elites, while normal folk that died in conflicts weren't even treated with a speck of respect. Was the nature of the universe the same all over the astralscape, or just the area near the sun? Could there be a prosperous world where even the majority of normal lifeforms had basic respect? And if such a world existed, who would be the one to mete out fair judgment and rule?

Tianming honestly couldn't say from his vantage point. He was finding his own truth amidst a sea of doubts while walking on the path of rulership.

"What's laughable is that the sun emperor even said that I was his accomplice, yet I don't even have a single drop...