The Old War Ends, the New War Is About to Begin

Ever since the earth-shattering battle in which Ape God defeated Di Tian, time had flown by. In the blink of an eye, three years had quietly passed.

Over those three years, the Star Dou Great Forest had resembled a tranquil old man, calm and peaceful on the surface.

Di Tian still sat firmly upon the throne of the strongest Soul Beast. That humiliating defeat seemed to have been buried beneath the dust of time, and only the few Ferocious Beasts who had witnessed the battle firsthand knew of it.

Although the other Soul Beasts had sensed the fierce battle in the sky, they only knew that a mysterious Ferocious Beast had come to challenge Di Tian. As for the battle's final outcome, they had no way of knowing.

The Ferocious Beasts who knew the truth had their own reasons for not publicizing it. Thus, the battle became like a treasure sunk into the deep sea, destined to remain an unsolved mystery that left only a trace of mystique in the memories of a handful of Soul Beasts.

After defeating Di Tian, Ape God had remained quietly in the Outer Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. Like a reclusive master, he lived discreetly and no longer revealed his strength so easily.

The other Ferocious Beasts had also gone into hiding. Beneath the Star Dou Great Forest's surface calm, an undercurrent seemed to be lurking, waiting to erupt at some crucial moment.

Yet in stark contrast to the tranquility of the Star Dou Great Forest, the human world was engulfed in war and smoke.

Three years ago, the Heaven Dou Empire fell.

Not long afterward, Xu Tianran, the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, suddenly died. Crown Prince Xu Yunhan ascended the throne, while the Empress War God governed from