Before a dressing table in a high-end apartment.

A beautiful, bewitching woman was playing with a ruby-encrusted ring.

Upon closer inspection, within the gemstone, there was a blood-red bee with barbed stingers.

Its delicate wings seemed to be subtly vibrating.

It appeared to be a living creature.

Her personal terminal lit up, and a holographic communication appeared before her, showing the handsome, gloomy young man, Xiao Linyuan.

However, at this moment, his face showed a hint of anxiety and unease.

"Sister Hua, have you received the command from above? The Holy Lord actually changed his strategy regarding Mingxi!"

His voice carried a probing tone.

Hua Ru Yu, or rather, a high-ranking member of the Descent Organization, code-named 'Queen Bee'.

She was completely different from her timid, pitiful appearance at the theater last night; her eyes were slightly upturned at the corners, a faint, enigmatic smile played on her lips, and her gaze, as it shifted, carried an alluring charm.

Like a poisonous flower in full bloom on a branch, one knew it was untouchable, yet could not look away.

It was clearly the same face, but her aura was completely different.

If one were to see her at this moment, it was likely no one would think she resembled Mingxi anymore.

A cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth, and her voice was lazy yet carried bone-chilling coldness: "Xiao Linyuan, are you questioning the Holy Lord's decision?"

"...I wouldn't dare!"

Cold sweat beaded on Xiao Linyuan's forehead.

He deeply knew the terror of his 'superior'.

It was she who 'guided' him when his Hongmeng Awakening failed and he was disheartened, not only enabling him to successfully become a Beast Tamers but also granting him power far exceeding other Beast Tamers.

This woman was the master of his life, and the player of him, a mere pawn.

The theater incident last night, on the surface, seemed like Assam wanted to humiliate Mingxi through Hua Ru Yu, but in reality, Hua Ru Yu was the true mastermind from beginning to end.

It was she who proactively appeared before Karon Karman, who had a dispute with Mingxi, and it was she who arranged for someone to deliberately reveal Mingxi's unawakened past.

One could say that everything last night was a psychological test personally directed by Hua Ru Yu, targeting Mingxi.

She wanted to see how this target would react when faced with her embarrassing and tragic past.

She actually didn't care whether Mingxi would be angry or upset because of it; for her, it was just a small test.

Or, a small game.

"How can the Holy Lord's wisdom be fathomed by you?"

Hua Ru Yu said indifferently, "Since the Holy Lord wants her, as executors, we only need to find a way to achieve the goal.

As for you wanting Mingxi's life?

You don't think she's going to enjoy herself after joining our organization, do you?"

Actually, Xiao Linyuan and Mingxi had no grievances, but this kid had been extremely jealous since childhood. Back then, simply because he failed to awaken, he secretly administered the Dark Potion of Terror to his successfully awakened deskmate, completely destroying that girl's Beast Tamers aptitude and causing her to live in a state of chronic illness.

It was also for this reason that she chose him out of so many people to be her agent.

They were the same kind of people.

"Could she be..."

A dark, chilling light gleamed in Xiao Linyuan's black eyes.

Hua Ru Yu smiled: "Alright, your mission remains unchanged. As our pawn on the surface, you only need to attract the attention of Mingxi and those dog-like people from Dragonflower Country. I will handle the rest."

"Remember, don't act on your own!"

"Yes."

The communication was cut off.

Hua Ru Yu smiled as she looked at her beautiful and mysterious face in the mirror, a bloodthirsty smile curving her red lips.

"Mingxi, I truly look forward to seeing you on the Holy Lord's operating table."

Almost at the same moment.

The Silver Radiance Group intelligence department of Dragonflower Country received an encrypted intelligence report through special channels.

The intelligence content was only a few brief lines:

Descent has activated the 'Dreamcatcher' plan, objective unclear.

High-ranking member 【Queen Bee】 confirmed to be in Saint Shield City, Xiao Li Country.

【Queen Bee】: Directly subordinate to the Holy Lord, the primary executor of the 'Dreamcatcher' plan.

"Dreamcatcher Plan? Queen Bee?"

The Grand Elder's eyes deepened, "Do you think this plan could be related to Mingxi?"

The current leader of the Silver Radiance Group, a man code-named Zhulong, nodded: "According to my personal deduction and Old Ding's wisdom box analysis, this possibility is as high as 82%."

Liliyuan and Wisdom Box are two special fairy-type Transcendent creatures; although they lack combat ability, they each possess two super-powerful rule-based skills: Truth Calculation and Truth Unveiling.

These two skills can disregard rule taboos and, based on known clues, deduce and calculate the facts closest to the truth.

Of course, deduction is merely deduction; it can only serve as a reference, not the true truth.

In this world, the only known Transcendent creature capable of truly predicting the future and deducing the truth through its skills is the Celestial Mystery Nine Radiance Python.

"Notify the Jinhui Group, and have all teams without important missions proceed to Saint Shield City... No, doing so would inevitably expose that we already know about the Dreamcatcher Plan, and our intelligence agents would be implicated."

Uncle Yan rubbed his temples: "Negotiate with Xiao Li Country to hold a bilateral trade summit in advance."

"You mean to have Old Ding go in person? To warn Miss Ming?"

"Yes, he's the most suitable person to go. Tell him that no matter the cost, he must ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) ensure Mingxi's safety."

"I understand."

Mingxi was unaware that she was currently the object of many people's efforts.

In the following days of the competition, Mingxi consistently performed well, demonstrating her dominant stance of 'slaying gods and Buddhas alike'.

Whether it was singles or doubles matches.

Regardless of whether her opponents were strong or weak—though, in truth, those who made it to the group stage were generally not weak.

She went all the way, with sparks and lightning, to ultimate victory.

"..."

"Storm and Fiery Splash! Cover the entire field, burn away those annoying scales!"

The opposing Beast Tamers were experienced and resolute. Even though the battle was clearly not in their favor, they did not give up, attempting to suppress Xue Qingting's domain expansion.

However, Mingxi's command was faster and more concise: "Spirit Wing Shuttle, Space Compression."

The moment the opponent's Fiery Vulture's violent wind and fire attack descended.

Xue Qingting's figure transformed into an illusory insect shadow within the scales, easily evading.

At the same time, Little Silver Flower flapped its light wings, and an invisible force of space instantly squeezed the space around the Fiery Vulture inward with tremendous pressure!

"Fiery?!"

The Fiery Vulture was caught off guard, as if gripped by an invisible giant hand. Its proud speed and maneuverability instantly dropped to zero, and it was firmly restrained in mid-air!

"Moon Power, Dragon Star Break."

Mingxi's voice was calm.

Xue Qingting elegantly appeared, and a clear, silvery beam of light precisely struck the Fiery Vulture, which was fixed by Space Compression! Almost simultaneously, several dazzling meteors containing dragon might, spat out by Little Silver Flower, followed closely behind!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In a series of explosions, the isolated Fiery Vulture wailed as it fell, losing its combat capability.

The entire process took less than ten seconds.