Mingxi took a deep breath and nodded.

It's a cut either way, whether you stick your neck out or pull it back.

Well, she's already here.

Gong Wantang's assistant pushed open the heavy door. The large conference room was already packed with people, in several concentric circles, and the atmosphere was quite solemn.

When they saw her and her group enter, everyone stood up in unison.

Quite orderly.

"Elder Gong."

"Ming Shen."

Mingxi was a little surprised.

Was everyone's attitude a bit too... submissive?

Anyone unfamiliar would think they weren't from Dragonflower Country, but rather Celestial Dragons.

And why were even those old-timers calling her 'Ming Shen'? Could she really bear such a title?

Immense pressure was placed on her small self.

Mingxi's gaze swept over the figures, both real and illusory, in the innermost circle.

The Chairman of the Alliance Beast Taming Center, the special envoy to Blue Star, the top leaders or second-in-commands of 32 countries, the strongest Beast Tamers from the six major stars... Was this the grandeur of the Alliance's highest-level meeting?

Luxurious! Dominant! Meticulous!

It was no exaggeration to say that every single person present was a major figure capable of stirring up storms on Blue Star, and even across the entire world!

In this mere conference room, every inch of air was imbued with Conqueror's Haki.

Now, they were all gathered, greeting her with friendly attitudes.

Mingxi even saw Shen Najia.

Oh, and next to Shen Najia was a handsome man with a somewhat strange look in his eyes.

Who was that?

Mingxi was bewildered.

"Please be seated."

As Mingxi pondered in confusion, the current Alliance Chairman, who was at the head, spoke.

His name was Chu Chang'an.

Yes.

The Chu from Chu Kuangsheng.

Born in Dragonflower Country, a true native of Dragonflower Country, a dignified member of the Chu family.

This prominent figure was the current patriarch of the Chu family, meaning Chu Kuangsheng's grandfather's biological father.

In other words, Chu Kuangsheng's direct ancestor.

Lord Yama's confidence, however, had never been limited to just the Chu family.

"Little Mingxi, sit next to me."

This person looked young, but was actually old enough to set new Guinness records.

Old men and women these days liked to play the game of 'old cucumber painted green'.

Upon hearing his invitation, all the tension and pressure Mingxi felt inexplicably vanished, and she walked to the front of the round table without any hesitation.

She sat down to the left of Chu Chang'an's light projection.

Even after she sat down, she could still clearly feel the gazes directed at her.

They weren't looking at a 'newcomer' or 'junior,' but with an equal measure of scrutiny and respect, even a wary reverence.

What was going on?

"Master, have you forgotten? Age is the most insignificant accessory you possess.

You are now the genuine top combat power of Blue Star!"

What if she was sixteen?

The person attending this meeting was a true god who, by her own power, suppressed a divine pet, thwarted the evil organization's conspiracy, repelled the Holy Lord, and extinguished the Crimson Earth Thousand Li (Skill/Technique)!

Who would still belittle or neglect her because of her age?

While a part of the reason for everyone standing up to greet them was indeed Gong Wantang, many people knew in their hearts that they were truly greeting Mingxi.

This young girl not only possessed abnormally powerful pet beasts, but her incomprehensible special physique, as well as the decisiveness and control she displayed at critical moments, made it impossible to simply define her.

Even more terrifying was her immense growth potential!

At just sixteen, she already had the power to slay a divine Transcendent creature. What about her at twenty-six, or thirty-six?

To what height could she grow?

Ascending to Transcendent God was no longer a mythical fantasy.

Instead, it was a very real possibility that could happen in the near future.

For such a young girl to be revered, feared, and wary of, wasn't that only natural?

If Dragonflower Country were willing to suppress her growth, then not so many people would be so anxious.

But surprisingly, facing such an outrageous prodigy, Dragonflower Country not only didn't worry about her ambition growing to one day backfire on them, but also gave her complete trust and support.

"Yan Shuxu is a true maniac!"

Many high-ranking officials thought so.

They admired ordinary geniuses, but prodigies who defied common sense only made them nervous and wary.

Because if her ambition were to swell, it would be an unimaginable disaster for the entire Alliance.

But now, trying to curb her growth was almost impossible.

Firstly, she had already grown into a behemoth, a Beast Tamers capable of confronting divine pet beasts. Who could touch her?

Didn't the Holy Lord of Descent, who caused so much trouble, fail to defeat her and was even tricked by her several times?

Secondly, the fiercely protective maniacs of Dragonflower Country would never allow them to harm her.

So, the current situation was that unless they dared to go to war with Dragonflower Country at all costs, they could only respect, honor, and befriend Mingxi, this Beast Tamers whom they greatly feared.

"..."

Only Mingxi herself still hadn't grasped the reality that she was already among the strongest in the entire Alliance.

Chu Chang'an seemed oblivious to the strange atmosphere in the conference room. "Since everyone is here, this highest-level meeting officially begins."

This was Mingxi's first time attending a meeting of this caliber.

She had experienced many grand occasions, but she really had no experience with this kind of grand occasion.

And she hadn't in her previous life either.

So she sat obediently in her seat, listening and observing more, speaking and acting less.

As the meeting began, everyone became much more serious and formal.

The main topic of this meeting was clear: to review and discuss the Descent attack that occurred during yesterday's Starsea Cup doubles final.

Based on various information about the Descent Organization provided by representatives from all sides, the confessions of captured members, and so on, three consensuses were ultimately reached at this meeting:

One, the Descent Organization was formally designated as an Alliance-wide terrorist organization;

Two, the 32 countries of the six major planets in the Human Alliance would jointly launch a comprehensive clean-up and crackdown on the Descent Organization and its affiliated forces;

Three, the Alliance Beast Taming Center would officially establish a special counter-terrorism cooperative combat department in conjunction with various countries to collect, respond to, and combat all matters related to terrorist organizations.

A related official statement would be released by the Alliance Beast Taming Center to the public after the meeting.

This meant that Descent, an organization that had been purged before and now made a comeback, would officially become the common enemy of all humanity!

"Alright, the specific matters concerning the establishment of the Special Counter-Terrorism Cooperative Combat Department will be fully handed over to Sang Yun. Please cooperate."

"Chairman, you're too kind."

The main agenda of the meeting thus concluded.

But the meeting did not adjourn.

Chu Chang'an then looked at Gong Wantang, "Regarding that Holy Lord, do you have any intelligence on your side?"

For various reasons, Dragonflower Country was considered the country with the most overt understanding of the Descent Organization.

Gong Wantang thought for a moment and said, "Previously, Mingxi, by chance, captured a Saintess of Descent. Based on some information she possessed, we do have a preliminary understanding of the Holy Lord, but that person didn't know much, and the reliability of this intelligence still needs further verification."

The Saintess she referred to was naturally Mo Ci, the red-haired woman who was knocked unconscious by Mingxi's Sweet Dream One Month on Green Field Star and brought back to the country.

She had been secretly held by the Silver Radiance Group and was periodically brought out for interrogation, hoping to use her as a breakthrough to obtain more intelligence about Descent.

Gong Wantang winked at her assistant, "Relevant intelligence has already been sent to Department Head Sang."

Sharing information about Descent was one of the main themes of this meeting, and also the purpose of establishing the special department.

Gong Wantang was well-prepared, so she didn't feel like she was being forced to contribute.

"Good."

At this moment, the High Priestess of Da Sili Country, a capable middle-aged woman, looked at the young girl beside Chu Chang'an, who hadn't uttered a sound since sitting down.

"Ming Shen, you might be the only Beast Tamers in this world who has directly confronted the Holy Lord of Descent. What are your thoughts on this Holy Lord, who operates from behind the scenes?

Also, what is his ultimate goal in going to such lengths, even exposing a large number of hidden forces, to target Miss Vera?"

Mingxi hadn't expected the meeting to actually involve her.

However, she didn't sense any malice or hostility from the Priestess.

Mingxi pondered for a moment, sifting through all the clues in her mind.

Xinglan Bei Yi, Qing Fuyou, E'duo Dragon, Descent's bizarre and abnormal methods, etc... "That Holy Lord is likely trying to create a god. More precisely, he himself, or someone he wants to make a god, a true god!"

Mingxi spoke slowly.

And as soon as she spoke, everyone's gaze in the room converged on her.

The pressure was once again on the small person.

Even Chu Chang'an, who was whispering with Sang Yun on the other side, turned to look at her: "Little Mingxi, what do you mean by that?"

Mingxi let out a light breath, her voice clear and calm, "For some reasons, I've encountered quite a few Descent members.

Aberration.

Pet beast fusion.

Even those synthetic monsters I discovered not long ago in the underground laboratory of the Saint Shield City spa.

All were the work of Descent.

Through brief contact with these 'test subjects,' I found that they are basically all based on 'humans' as the primary will-bearer.

That is, whether they are aberrant test subjects or fusion test subjects, the primary consciousness is actually human, not Transcendent creature."

Including the chaotic chimera in the spa.

It was actually dominated by the mental body of someone named Julian.

She paused, then continued, "Everyone, what do you think is the biggest difference between humans and Transcendent creatures for that Holy Lord?"

Everyone exchanged glances, and no one answered for a moment.

At this point, the handsome man next to Shen Najia said, "He himself is a human!"

Mingxi tapped the table lightly, "Great minds think alike."

"Because he himself is a human!"

"So, what Descent is basically doing are experiments to make humans stronger, that is, to make himself stronger. For this, he doesn't hesitate to sacrifice the lives and souls of Transcendent creatures."

"So I think he's creating gods."

Mingxi didn't make a definitive statement. "Of course, perhaps what I've seen and encountered is just the tip of the iceberg of the Descent Organization, so this is just my immature speculation. You can just listen to it."

Everyone: "..."

This was not a speculation that could just be 'listened to'.

At least many people felt Mingxi's speculation was well-reasoned and very reliable!

"Creating gods, you say?"

Chu Chang'an also tapped the table, deep in thought.

"Could his coveting of the star sea watch also be related to this god-creation plan?"

The room was not short of intelligent people, and someone immediately connected yesterday's events with god-creation.

Mingxi agreed with this statement: "The possibility is very high. Those test subjects I fought also had a very obvious characteristic: instability!

This instability manifests at the energy, mental, and even soul levels. Once aberrated or fused, they are extremely prone to collapse.

It's almost like they're sacrificing their lives to become stronger.

And they are all one-time use.

Although I don't know what other functions the star sea watch has besides isolation, defense, and splitting sub-devices, I'm guessing it might be something like soul suppression, balance, or symbiosis?"

She looked in a certain direction.

The current head of the Vera family, Leviathan Kongyin Vera, was also invited to attend this meeting today.

After all, he was one of the victims of this Descent terrorist attack.

However, he was seated in a vice-seat on the outer perimeter.

Hearing Mingxi's speculation and feeling her and others' gazes, he slightly lowered his brows, and when he looked up again, it was as if he had made a certain decision.

"Ming Shen is right. The star sea watch indeed has another ability called Star Light Symbiosis."

The star sea watch had always been the heirloom artifact of the Vera family.

Its other functions were top secret.

Especially Star Light Symbiosis, which was already a core secret of the Vera family, unknown even to the high-ranking officials of the Alliance Beast Taming Center.

But now, he couldn't keep silent.

Moreover, Mingxi's guess was too accurate.

The Descent Organization had already made a move against Aisha, which indicated that this secret was no longer a secret.

Leviathan Kongyin continued, "Activating this function allows one to draw upon the power of the cosmic starry sky, enabling a specific human or Transcendent creature's life to achieve a state of absolute symbiosis. Aside from natural death, any harm sustained by any human or Transcendent creature in the symbiotic relationship will be jointly borne by all parties in the symbiosis.

Additionally, Star Light Symbiosis is permanent, and the symbiotic relationship only disappears after the contractor's death."

Everyone was astonished upon hearing this.

The star sea watch actually had such an ability!

It was quite powerful.

However, if that were the case, why did the Morgana Vera of yesteryear die young?

Leviathan Kongyin clearly guessed their doubts and explained, "However, each contractor of the star sea watch can only use Star Light Symbiosis after awakening and becoming a Beast Tamers."

So that's how it was!

It was well known that the previous contractor of the star sea watch, Lady Morgana, was just an ordinary person.

And the current contractor, Aisha, was still just a child!

"Soul suppression, balance, symbiosis..." Gong Wantang raised an eyebrow, looking at the young girl at the head. To guess so accurately, weren't the Star Light Symbiosis that Leviathan Kongyin spoke of precisely these functions?

Anyone unaware would think she already knew all the functions of the star sea watch.

Was this the essence of a genius?

An existence that defied logic and was heaven-defying.

Someone raised a question: "But isn't the star sea watch only contractible by the Vera bloodline?

And now Miss Aisha is the only Vera. Even if they killed Miss Aisha, they wouldn't be able to contract the star sea watch, would they?"

That was a good question.

The star sea watch was absolutely 'loyal' to the Vera bloodline, so how could it be used by the Holy Lord of Descent?

Could it be that he was also a lost bloodline of the Vera family?

But the Vera bloodline only produced females!