The Age of Gods has long since ended, theirvoices no longer heard on the continent of Douluo. Humanity, standingon the shoulders of legends from its history, advanced soul technologyto inconceivable heights. The humans of Douluo invented weapons of massdestruction, mechanized armor, and living metals. With theseadvancements, they went on to conquer the oceans and discovered two newcontinents. To fuel these new technologies, humanity hunted the soulbeasts to the very brink of extinction. Once the dominant force of Douluo, the few surviving soul beasts nowhide in the darkest recesses of their last sanctuary. The weakest haveall been hunted, leaving only the strongest to scheme in the heart ofthe forest. The soul beasts, not willing to fade away, plot an uprisingfor their survival. In the midst of this, a god from a long forgottenera awakens in the depths of the Great Star Dou Forest to seek vengeancefor the soul beasts. As darkness encroaches from the abyss, hope is found in a young boywho holds a power beyond divinity within himself—Tang Wulin! Hope forboth humanity and the soul beasts, as the bridge between the two. Hefinds his way into the fabled halls of Shrek Academy, where he learns towield his prodigious powers, makes friends and finds allies, eventuallyrising to become a towering leader. As he learns to harness his strength, danger lurks within the shadowsas the various factions of humanity maneuver and plot to usurp ShrekAcademy. Tang Wulin discovers the threat to the only world he knows ashe sinks deeper into the intrigue. Meanwhile, camouflaged by the chaosand unbeknownst to the humans, the soul beasts’ plot continues tosteadily advance. To defend what he loves and reclaim what was lost, Tang Wulin mustseek out the legacies of legends past and unlock the full might of theGolden Dragon King!