When his vision returned to normal, Tang Wulin had already arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest.
He had learned roughly about the Star Dou Great Forest's current state from the driver when he first came to Shrek Academy.
Over these ten thousand years, the trees of the Star Dou Great Forest had been continuously cut down. Now, only the central Core Circle remained.
Around three thousand years ago, humanity had fought a great war against the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest—and won.
After that war, the Spirit Pagoda, representing humanity, signed a series of treaties with the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest. The most important clause was that neither side would invade the other.
The Spirit Pagoda guaranteed that humans would no longer cut down trees and would preserve the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest. In return, the ferocious beasts guaranteed that Soul Beasts would not leave the Core Circle.
If humans entered the Core Circle, the Spirit Pagoda did not guarantee their safety unless they paid extra.
Likewise, if Soul Beasts left the Core Circle and entered human society, humans would directly retaliate with weapons of mass destruction.
At first glance, the rule seemed fair to both sides, but in reality, it was a complete trap.
From the moment the ferocious beasts agreed to that treaty, they went from free beings to animals raised in captivity by humans.
Before the ferocious beasts could react, the Spirit Pagoda built walls around the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest's Core Circle. Large numbers of Soul Tool Cannon Shells and powerful Soul Masters were stationed atop them. As long as any Soul Beast tried to break out of its cage, it would be met with overwhelming firepower.
Even ferocious beasts