"But Zi JI has a point, too. Star Dou Forest will never accept a slow death. Without a better solution, the destruction of Star Dou Forest is merely a question of this millennium or the next."
"That is a very long time for you humans, but for soul beasts, it makes no difference whatsoever. Given that, a Holy War staking all of Star Dou Forest is not an unacceptable choice."
Di Tian's meaning was obvious. He admitted that Star Dou Forest was the ultimate loser in this beast tide, but if Shrek did not offer a solution, Star Dou Forest could guarantee that this war would have more than one loser.
Rather than wait until the human world developed enough to steamroll Star Dou Forest and claim a one-sided victory, Di Tian could at least choose to turn one loser into two right now.
At Di Tian's words, although the Sea God Pavilion Elders' expressions did not change much, they all instinctively looked toward Chen Ping.
Di Tian was absolutely right. At its heart, the soul beast world's beast tide was a desperate struggle prompted by a threat to its survival. They had long since prepared for the possibility of being utterly shattered to pieces.
If withdrawing their forces this time would give Star Dou Forest only a thousand years of breathing room, dragging the human world down to hell right now was not an unacceptable answer.
Once Star Dou Forest's ferocious beasts became convinced that their need for safety could no longer be guaranteed, whoever ruled Star Dou Forest would unleash a beast tide without hesitation to avoid the tragedy of a frog being boiled in warm water.
Even if the chances of success were frighteningly low, it was still better than tossing the problem to their future selves