What actually happened before the events of Solo Leveling? Explored

After talking a lot about Solo Leveling season 3, we know that a lot of you would want to know what happened before. Now, there is no solo leveling prequel, but still, the scattered tales tell a lot about the mentioned universe. Before Sung Jin Woo stepped in and became invincible, a lot had happened that actually framed all the events of Solo Leveling. And why not, because how will you explain a weak hunter topping the table and killing demons like it is nothing? Moving forward, we have mentioned all the basics that you need to know about the things that took place before the events of Solo Leveling.As mentioned previously, the information is available in scattered form. But you don't have to worry, as we will try our best to compile all that in chronological order. So, the Solo Leveling universe revolves around the main rivalry of Rulers and Monarchs. There was an inter-dimensional one and has already claimed whole planets and multiple of them. The Monarchs are beings who love destruction, and the Rulers are god-like entities. Now, their battle has been going on for ages, with both sides going strong. However, things changed completely when a monarch, specifically the Shadow Monarch Ashborn, decided to side with the Rulers as he was against the blatant destruction that the Monarchs were causing. He started a rebellion against his own kind and became a traitor. Now, Ashborn needed a strong human vessel to continue the fight. And he decides that Sung Jin Woo will be the one, as he was familiar with the feelings of patience, dedication, and immense pain. And this is how Solo Leveling began. If anything else had happened, then we would have probably seen Sung Jin Woo dead in the double dungeon. But destiny had different plans, and Sung Jin Woo is on his way to harness all the powers of the Shadow Monarch Ashborn.