Human Race

The Human Race is the dominant force of the Modern Era of the Outer Universe. Having originated along with the rest of life, the Human Race served in a subservient and pitiful existence for millions of years until they developed cultivation. Eventually wresting control of the Outer Universe away from the Monster Race and Divine Spirits, Humanity would proceed to populate and rule over its many Great Territories and Universe Worlds.

## Past/History

### Ancient Era

Human Race were born into the world along with all other life. However, inborn weak, they had no choice but to submit to the might of Divine Spirits. Eventually, the Divine Spirits would engage in a Civil War that destroyed most of their Clans. This gave the more numerous Monster Race the opportunity to supplant the Divine Spirits for supremacy.

### Monster Race Era

The Monster Race Era would be another dark time for the Human Race. Eventually, 10 Great Antiquity Experts of the Human Race would achieve Open Heaven Realm and subsequently teach others. The Human Race would also carry the advantage of their massive population compared to the Monster Race, and especially the Divine Spirits. The Human Race would then engage in war with the Monster Race for control of the Outer Universe, where they would eventually achieve victory, and usher in the modern Human Race Era.

Later, it is discovered that Ink itself played a significant role in helping the Human Race to achieve victory over the Monster Race.

### Human Race Era

The innumerable Human Race have ruled the majority of the Outer Universe for over 1,000,000 years. In modern times, they have the 36 Cave Heavens and 72 Paradises to lead their number. Though Monster Race and Divine Spirits still exists and hold power, they are ultimately inferior to the Human Race in overall authority and dominance.

## Cultivation

Humans are naturally born weaker than the Monster Race or Divine Spirits. Likewise, they developed their own way of cultivation in order to match the power of these races. This lead to the development of Cultivation Realms.

### Human Cultivation Realms (3,000 Worlds)

1. Tempered Body
2. Initial Element
3. Qi Transformation
4. Separation And Reunion
5. True Element
6. Immortal Ascension
7. Transcendent
8. Saint
9. Saint King
10. Origin Returning
11. Origin King
12. Dao Source
13. Emperor
14. Open Heaven

### Ancient Barbarian Race

In the ancient Star Boundary, select members of a more primitive population of humans, known as the Ancient Barbarian Race, practiced a different form of cultivation known as Shaman Cultivation.

### Divine Spirit Source

Like all living creatures, Human Race that have Divine Spirit Bloodlines or, more significantly, a Source have the potential of one day refining it to the point that they become a true Divine Spirit. However, this process is **extremely difficult**, and usually requires the aid of powerful external forces such as the strength of Ancestral Land, the Dragon Pool for Dragon Clan, or the Phoenix Nest for Phoenix Clan.

Notable examples of Humans with Divine Spirit Bloodlines/Sources:

* Yang Kai(former) - Ancestral Dragon Source(became True Dragon in Dragon Pool)
* Su Yan (former) - Ancestral Phoenix Source (Became True Phoenix)
* Shan Qing Luo - Heavenly Moon Demon Spider Source
* Li Jiao - Dragon Bloodlines

## Ten Great Antiquity Experts

### Open Heaven

During the Monster Race Era, the Human Race was only able to practice to the Peak Emperor Realm, condense Dao Seals, and achieve Great Emperor. Eventually, however, 10 Great Emperors from different Universe Worlds and Great Territories were drawn to Great Ruins Boundary in the Outer Universe, where they would eventually come across the World Tree. The World Tree would bestow these 10 Experts with World Fruits. Upon consuming the World Fruits, the 10 Experts would open a Small Universe within their bodies to become the first Open Heaven Realm cultivators. Now having the power to challenge the Monster Race and Divine Spirits, the 10 Great Experts would teach the method of promoting to the Open Heaven Realm to the rest of the Human Race, eventually allowing them to achieve dominance of the 3,000 Worlds.

However, because this method was never perfected, Open Heaven Realm would come with a costly 2-rank limit restriction on promotion, regardless of whether a cultivator also practices an alternative race’s cultivation system.

### Ink

The Human Race’s dominance would not be without challenges, as the extremely powerful primordial existence of Ink would run rampant through the 3,000 Worlds. Taking advantage of its naivety, the 10 Great Experts would eventually lure Ink into the source area of Ink Battlefield, where they would come to the decision to trap it in the massive and extremely powerful Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction. Here, the main Ink Body would remain for over 1,000,000 years until Yang Kai and the collective armies of the Human Race’s top forces, the 36 Cave Heavens and 72 Paradises, would arrive in the source area to confront Ink. Here, they would meet Cang, the last of the 10 Great Antiquity Experts.

The Cave Heavens and Paradises would choose to engage in a final war with Ink, and during this devastating battle, Cang would eventually sacrifice himself to secure the seal on Ink. Before he does this, he informs Yang Kai on the fact that like the 10 Great Experts before, he is the new self-help chosen by the Outer Universe.

### Cāng (苍/Dark Green)

The last of the Great Antiquity Experts to fall, Cang, a 9th Rank Open Heaven Realm powerhouse, held his post in the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction for over a million years. He would help the Cave Heavens and Paradises during their modern expedition, and was proud to see the Human Race grow to such heights over the million years he held his post. Cang would ask the Cave Heavens and Paradises whether they wanted to fight Ink or make a deal with it. After hearing their decision, Cang opened the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction slightly, and a great war began with Ink. However, the war would eventually turn dire for the Human Race, and Cang would have to sacrifice himself in order to reform the Restriction. Before doing so, he shot a mysterious light into Yang Kai, which contained the remaining soul and memories of Shi (Devourer).

### Shì (噬/Devourer)

The originator of Heaven Devouring Battle Law and a good friend of Cang, Shi sacrificed himself to strengthen the restriction on Ink many thousands of years before Yang Kai came to Ink Battlefield. Shi had a plan to reincarnate, and sent his Divine Soul back to the Outer Universe upon death. However, his plan would not prove entirely successful, as only a mere soul fragment of his managed to end up reincarnating in Star Boundary as Wu Kuang. Wu Kuang, the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor, would go on to use Heaven Devouring Battle Law to become one of the most powerful cultivators Star Boundary has ever seen.

Later, it is discovered that Devourer’s unique talent among the 10 Great Experts was sensing and understanding the myriad energies of all things, and it is this talent that allowed him to develop an extremely large number of Secret Arts and Techniques. Not only did Devourer develop the Grand Evolution Immortal Blood Light Scripture and Heaven Devouring Battle Law, but he is also said to have developed up to 50-60% of all Secret Arts/Techniques practiced by the Human Race in modern times.

### Duàn (锻/Forge)

The primary builder of the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction, Duan was known among the 10 Great Experts for his unparalleled and natural ability in Artifact Refining. It is said that it was his disciples that later built the extraordinary Mountain Passes of Ink Battlefield, which served as the primary fortresses of the Cave Heavens and Paradises for hundreds of thousands of years.

### Mù (牧/Herd)

Unquestionably the most powerful of the 10 Great Antiquity Experts, Mu was a female who, after having freed it from the Heavenly Treasure known as the Mysterious Gate it was trapped in for as long as it had sentience, had an older sister/younger brother relationship with Ink. It was said that if anyone were to have surpassed 9th Rank Open Heaven Realm, it was Mu. Having witnessed the horrifying methods of the child-like but extremely powerful Ink in helping the Human Race to overcome the Monster Race in ancient times, Mu later mysteriously died after luring Ink to its original sealing place in what is now known as the Source Area of Ink Battlefield. This was the final trigger in the decision to seal Ink within the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction among the Martial Ancestors. It is later confirmed by Shi(Devourer)/Wu Kuang that Mu was the closest to reaching the Creation Realm among the 10 Great Experts.

Later, it is discovered by a 9th Rank Open Heaven Realm Yang Kai that Mu had created a superior Space-Time River within the Heavenly Beginning Great Restriction consisting of the myriad Grand Daos. As such, Yang Kai becomes even more convinced that both achieving greater attainments on these Grand Dao and developing his own Space-Time River may be the key to surpassing the 9th Rank Open Heaven Realm. Shortly after this, Yang Kai discovers that Mu’s Space-Time River actually surrounds at least 3,000 Universe Worlds within the restriction, including the Primordial World of the Outer Universe that serves as its core, and that Mu left behind an imitation of herself within the Primordial World through the power of her river.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 5401
2. ↑ Chapter 5977
3. ↑ Chapter 5320
4. ↑ Chapter 5412
5. ↑ Chapter 5398
6. ↑ Chapter 5506
7. ↑ Chapter 5929
8. ↑ Chapter 5948
9. ↑ Chapter 5947