Translator: CinderTL
Through Tian Shu's description, Feng Qi's curiosity about Mu Yao deepened.
Her origins remained shrouded in mist.
By piecing together information from multiple timelines, he discovered that Mu Yao frequently appeared at critical junctures in history.
From Emperor Ye, the original leader of the scavengers, to the first dean of the Scarlet Research Institute, to Wei Wei... and now Tian Shu and the others.
Mu Yao's shadow loomed behind many pivotal figures in history.
As the timelines stretched forward, Mu Qing would also cross paths with Mu Yao in the future.
This suggested that the "miracles" Mu Yao spoke of might refer to geniuses who had made significant contributions to the advancement of Human Civilization.
Yet Mu Yao herself remained an enigma. Feng Qi still had no clear understanding of her true origins.
However, he had formed some rough hypotheses about Mu Yao's long-term plans.
He suspected that the "miracles" Mu Yao referred to were individuals with exceptional innate talent in specific fields, but who shared a common flaw: their limited lifespans.
To enable these extraordinary talents to better drive the progress of Human Civilization, Mu Yao had granted each "miracle" either extended longevity or other special abilities.
In essence, these special abilities were merely auxiliary. True miracles stemmed from innate excellence.
Otherwise, anyone could be a miracle, and Mu Yao wouldn't have needed to painstakingly search for them.
This was corroborated by intelligence gathered from multiple timelines.
However, one thing puzzled him greatly.
The warriors on the Heaven-Reaching Road remained unaware of the dark underbelly of Human Civilization. Yet Mu Yao, who had traversed history's depths, should have known better.
The Domain Sleeper Faction, deeply rooted within human society, posed a grave threat to the civilization's development.
Without eradicating them, even an impenetrable frontline defense would be rendered futile, as internal vulnerabilities would gradually lead to the civilization's collapse.
The problem was, existing intelligence showed no record of Mu Yao taking action against this threat.
Upon further reflection, Feng Qi realized it wasn't that she hadn't acted, but rather that he hadn't noticed.
Looking back at historical records, the Dawn Army's series of city massacres might have been operations targeting Domain Sleeper Faction strongholds, with Mu Yao herself participating.
But this raised another question.
Given Mu Yao's immense power, confronting these Domain Sleeper Faction forces should have been effortless for her.
Feng Qi didn't know the full extent of her strength, but he had glimpsed fragments of her memoriesβscenes of her single-handedly battling endless hordes of domain creatures.
In those days, Mu Yao truly possessed an aura of invincibility.
Even against endless waves of enemies, she stood alone with her spear, guarding humanity's last line of defense. Her silver spear moved like the Grim Reaper's scythe, reaping countless domain creatures.
Among them were terrifying domain creatures that made his heart tremble.
This demonstrated the sheer power of Mu Yao's strength.
Tragically, as the sun was forced below the horizon by the encroaching Blood Moon, and the Domain Field completely enveloped the human world, Mu Yao was transformed into a statue.
Analyzing these scenes, it's clear that Mu Yao's combat prowess far surpassed that of the various Domain Sleeper Factions.
Perhaps only the Pillar God mentioned by Old Mist could stand against her in battle.
But the question remains: with Mu Yao and Mu Qing leading the Dawn Army, why did they fall?
Old Mist once said that truly powerful factions choose either to hibernate or expand.
Only weak Domain Races, driven to desperation or seeking a gamble, would infiltrate human society.
Old Mist's original growth plan had also been domain expansion, but lacking support from his clansmen and encountering Mu Qing early on, he was forced to forge an alternative path to power.
This was the primary reason Old Mist targeted the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
From a domain creature's perspective, human society offered extremely limited resources.
Let's start with cultivation techniques.
Powerful domain races undoubtedly possessed superior cultivation techniques, and their growth systems far surpassed the human cultivation studies, which had only developed for around 500 years.
They wouldn't need to exploit human geniuses to develop art magic projects like the Nightshadow Clan did.
Now consider the issue from a resource perspective.
Unless they controlled special institutions like the Tiger Soul Research Institute, Domain Forces could never plunder significant resources through warfare. In fact, their losses might even exceed their gains.
After all, human resource production still relied on Domain Fields.
Instead of attacking humans, it would be far more practical to directly target other Domain Fields.
Moreover, not all Domain Forces would even consider controlling human special institutions to exploit their resources.
In conclusion, if there truly existed a super-powerful force that even the Dawn Army couldn't defeat, it would likely not choose to infiltrate human society.
Even if they desired to seize human territory, they would opt for a devastating, city-razing approach like the Silver Moon Clan.
Therefore, Feng Qi firmly refused to believe that a Domain Force infiltrating human society had caused Mu Yao and Mu Qing's joint operation to fail.
From a historical perspective, the Dawn Army's power was undeniable.
The Dark Age they ushered in also occupied a significant portion of future historical records, further demonstrating their immense influence.
Let's set aside the specific reasons behind the Dawn Army's series of enigmatic actions for now.
Judging solely by their strength, unless an unknown super-domain force emerged, the Domain Forces lurking within human society stood no chance against them.
This raises a new question:
If the Dawn Army wasn't fighting against the Domain Forces hidden among humanity, they could never have been branded as "rebels."
The various Domain Forces weren't fools. They viewed each other as rivals and would never actively assist one another.
Consider the frontline supply zones, for example. Frontline warriors had been battling Domain Fields for years, yet the Domain Sleeper Factions hidden within human society had never intervened to resist or target them.
In fact, the Domain Sleeper Factions likely benefited from the frontline warriors' efforts to disperse other Domain Fields.
This much was obvious.
For instance, the Lord of the Mist controlled the Tiger Soul Research Institute, continuously receiving spiritual resources allocated to the institute.
These resources originated from the frontline warriors' efforts to disperse and explore Domain Fields in the various supply zones.
Therefore, the frontline warriors' efforts to disperse the Domain Fields could only benefit the Domain Sleeper Factions, bringing them no harm.
So, where did the problem lie?
This created an undeniable paradox.
If the Dawn Army had targeted the Domain Forces within the Domain Fields, they might have encountered undiscovered super-Domain Forces. These entities had remained dormant in the human world, lurking in the dark, conserving their strength, and awaiting the Great Tide's Descent.
Among them could have been terrifying, slumbering beings akin to the Pillar Gods, leading to the Dawn Army's annihilation.
But if that were the case, the Dawn Army could never have been labeled as rebels.
From the perspective of the Domain Sleeper Factions, not only would they refrain from targeting the Dawn Army, they would actively bestow honors upon them.
The Dawn Army's actions would undoubtedly help them reduce competition while simultaneously increasing the production of spiritual resources.
However, if the Dawn Army hadn't targeted the Domain Forces within the Domain Fields but instead targeted the Domain Sleeper Factions lurking within human society, then they could indeed be branded as "rebels."
But the question remained: how could Domain Forces hidden within human society possibly defeat the combined might of Mu Yao and Mu Qing?
Feng Qi frowned, deep in thought.
(End of the Chapter)
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