In the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest, atop the Myriad Beasts Platform, the atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive. The massive body of Xiong Jun, the dark gold terrorclaw bear, shook violently with extreme rage. His eyes were blood-red as he glared at the black-clad figure before him, finally unleashing a deafening roar.
"Di Tian! Have you lost your mind?!" Xiong Jun's voice rolled like thunder, making the surrounding trees tremble. "What do you mean, we have to help the humans? That fellow Tang Wulin is pretty good, sure, but who can vouch for the others? Can you? When have those greedy human soul masters ever stopped hunting us soul beasts for soul rings and soul bones?! And now you actually want us to set aside our hatred and help them fight the Abyss? This is the biggest joke under heaven!"
Faced with Xiong Jun's furious roar, Di Tian, the Beast God, did not immediately suppress him by force as he usually did. He hovered quietly in midair, complex emotions likewise churning in his golden eyes. In truth, Xiong Jun was not the only one enraged; deep down, Di Tian himself was filled with resentment and anger. Why had their Supreme Lord, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, issued such a seemingly "weak" and utterly unreasonable order? Why should noble soul beasts help those despicable humans?
But as the supreme ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian saw farther than anyone else. He drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger surging in his chest, and fixed his blazing gaze on the furious Xiong Jun.
"Xiong Jun, I know what you're thinking, and I know why you're angry." Di Tian's voice was low and powerful, carrying an unquestionable authority that gradually quieted Xiong Jun's roars. "I hate