[The Federation attaches great importance to the increasingly severe threats to Soul Beast survival in recent years.]
[The Federation is willing to establish formal channels of communication with Star Dou Forest regarding Soul Beast habitats, ecological protection, regulations governing hunting by Soul Masters, and other issues.]
What followed.
Item after item.
Expand the scope of ecological protection for Soul Beasts.
Establish more clearly defined Special Protection Zones.
Prohibit ordinary Soul Masters from entering certain core habitats without permission.
Establish protections for Soul Beast species already on the brink of extinction.
Restrict illegal hunting.
Investigate Soul Beast materials of unknown origin.
It was even willing to establish long-term channels for negotiations over the historical conflicts that had accumulated between humans and Soul Beasts for tens of thousands of years.
At this point, the internet briefly fell silent.
Not everyone supported Soul Beasts.
In fact, the vast majority of ordinary people would never actually enter Star Dou's core region in their lives.
But everyone could understand one basic fact—
The Federation had backed down.
At least in its public stance, it had taken a step back.
This had been almost unimaginable in the past.
Over the years, as soul guidance technology grew ever more powerful.
Humanity's territory had expanded, while the areas where Soul Beasts could survive kept shrinking.
Since when had the Federation ever volunteered to sit down and talk with Soul Beasts?
Never. Not once.
But now.
The End Dragon had only just appeared.
And the Federation had suddenly learned to protect wildlife.
The netizens fell silent for two seconds.
Soon, someone spoke up.
"What does this tell us?"
"That bigger fists help promote ecological civilization."
"Before: Soul Beasts, valuable cultivation resources. Now: our wildlife friends."
"Before, entering Star Dou to kill Soul Beasts was called training. Now, it might