Xiaoxiao.

Due to the sudden and exceptionally violent meteor shower, coupled with the sudden and complete severance of spiritual energy, those originally incredibly powerful beasts suffered unprecedented heavy losses.

They seemed to have lost their former glory overnight, and their overall strength declined rapidly at an alarming rate.

This situation led to a very serious consequence—a huge gap in power. This gap has persisted since then and has never been effectively repaired.

Worse still, that mysterious and terrifying giant hand mercilessly destroyed all the spiritual veins of Penglai Planet.

This devastating move was like adding fuel to the fire of an already fragile situation, completely extinguishing any remaining hope of bridging the power gap.

It's important to understand that spiritual veins are as essential to a planet as the source of life. Now that the spiritual veins are completely destroyed, it means that the entire planet's ecological balance and energy cycle system have been fundamentally disrupted.

Since humans were brought to this planet by that giant beast, they became the targets of the beasts' wrath.

From then on, all the resentment and anger were transferred from the beasts to humans without reservation.

Those who were exiled were already resentful, and now that they were being attacked for no reason, they naturally wanted to fight back.

It was from that dark moment that a protracted, bloody, and brutal war between humans and wild beasts began...

After hearing this thrilling story, the three people present finally understood the true origin of the endless struggle between humans and wild beasts.

When the mystery that had shrouded his heart for many years was finally solved, Wu Ren felt a complex and indescribable emotion welling up from the depths of his heart.

My heart felt like a jumbled mess of emotions, a mixture of feelings.

As a native resident of Penglai Planet, since I was old enough to understand, a deep-seated hatred for wild beasts has been deeply rooted in my heart.

This hatred did not stem from the deliberate propaganda and indoctrination of the three great empires, but from the fact that he had personally witnessed too many of his loved ones losing their precious lives to cruel beasts.

The greatest responsibility and burden of the three great empires was to resist the invasion of the savage beasts, and too many people paid with their lives to fight against them.

On the planet Penglai, almost no family has escaped losing a loved one while resisting the invasion of wild beasts.

Everyone who lives here has suffered heavy blows and traumas from wild beasts.

This kind of pain is as deep as if it were embedded in the bone marrow, and it is indelible. From the moment people begin to understand things, it has been firmly imprinted in their hearts.

Whether in the casual chatter among neighbors, in the overwhelming propaganda of the empire, or through the visceral pain experienced firsthand, this hatred for the savage beast spread like wildfire in everyone's heart.

Over time, it became an intractable knot, tightly binding everyone's heartstrings.

This is why, when faced with the surging tide of wild beasts, everyone in the three empires could abandon everything without hesitation, even willing to give up their most precious lives, rather than retreat even a single step.

Because humans and wild beasts are mortal enemies!

Wu Ren initially harbored the same natural and deep-rooted hatred for the wild beasts, no less intense than that of others.

But after he figured out the intricate details behind the whole incident, his state of mind underwent a dramatic change—he suddenly felt a pang of pity for these wild beasts that he had once loathed.

You should know that these wild beasts are the true native inhabitants of this vast planet!

They live and thrive here, generation after generation. Everything they have is here; they are the true masters of this planet.

In contrast, humanity is nothing more than an uninvited guest from outer space, an intruder.

The arrival of humans completely disrupted their originally peaceful and tranquil lives.

Those fierce and powerful beasts suffered a devastating blow.

Countless of their kind perished in that catastrophe, countless homes were shattered, and the beautiful homes on which they once depended for survival were destroyed in that devastating catastrophe.

The ones who truly suffer are these poor, wild beasts!

They lost everything to this sudden and enormous disaster, so isn't it normal for them to regard the humans who appeared alongside the disaster as enemies?

Only then did they realize that the beasts' attacks on humans were not, as people had long believed, extreme acts of invasion.

At first, they couldn't even be called an invasion; they were merely trying to reclaim their own piece of paradise.

When Wu Ren learned the truth, his mind went blank, and his emotions were a jumbled mess, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time...

Kuang Zheng saw Wu Ren's struggle and comforted him with a smile: "The grudges and entanglements of the world are inherently complicated and difficult to unravel. The grudges and entanglements between humans and wild beasts have continued for countless years, even though it was indeed humans who seized their homes in the first place. But over the years, countless humans have died in the mouths of wild beasts. Now, the rights and wrongs of this matter are no longer as simple and clear as they were back then. With the passage of time, why cling to that so-called truth? What significance does it have for the present?"

Ying Yue also said, "Our ancestors have long since turned to dust, and the beasts that survived that calamity have also perished. Moreover, so many years have passed, and humanity has long since become a part of Penglai Planet. As the saying goes, 'The Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves, and a new generation replaces the old.' This is the course of history. After such a long period of fierce struggle, the hatred between humanity and the beasts has become deeply rooted, and the path to reconciliation has been almost completely blocked. Therefore, it is meaningless to dwell on who was right and who was wrong in the beginning. It is better to focus on our own affairs and do our best to deal with the current predicament."

Kuang Zheng smiled slightly and agreed, saying, "Yue'er is absolutely right. At first, humans did indeed set foot on this land as invaders, but as time has passed and countless years have gone by, humans have long since taken root here and multiplied."

This place has become their home for generations.

People today feel a strong sense of belonging to the planet Penglai and proudly call themselves the masters of this planet.

As for the distant and unfamiliar name 'Nine Provinces', no one knew it at all.

In recent years, their valiant resistance against the invasion of wild beasts has been entirely for the purpose of protecting their own territory, and has nothing to do with their past acts of aggression.

Furthermore, these ferocious beasts frequently invade human habitats, and their true intention is not to reclaim their original homes, but to regard humans as easy and delicious food.

The memory of that catastrophe had long since vanished from their consciousness; it had been completely annihilated with the passing of the white dragon.

When Kuang Zheng uttered the word "food," it was like a thunderclap across the sky, instantly waking Wu Ren.

Yes! To judge the right and wrong of two major ethnic groups from God's perspective, while ignoring the long historical evolution, is such an absurd thing!

The conflict between the two races is no longer what it used to be. Now they are equal races on this planet, and Penglai is their shared home.

After countless years of reproduction, humans are no longer the outsiders they once were, but rather a part of this planet.

Once he understood this, Wu Ren suddenly felt enlightened.

At the same time, Ying Yue, standing to the side, also looked on with curiosity, staring intently at Kuang Zheng, eager to know more details about the matter.

Kuang Zheng said solemnly, "The once rich and vibrant Penglai planet suffered a complete destruction of its spiritual veins, and since then, the spiritual energy that nourishes all things has been completely depleted."

However, unexpectedly, during their long and fierce battles with humans, those ferocious beasts gradually discovered a startling secret—feeding humans allowed them to rapidly replenish their energy. The species possessing innate physical advantages truly lived up to their reputation; from that moment on, these savage creatures began to systematically and deliberately invade the world inhabited by humans.