Chapter 1339

Qian Hailong's expression was slightly awkward, and he said in a low voice, "Young people should have the sharpness of youth; don't be so listless and gloomy."

"Or perhaps it's that our pursuits have changed!"

"Uh…" Qian Hailong lowered his head, thought for a moment, and sighed sincerely, "Sigh! It does seem that way!"

"Your strength has already become too overwhelming; your pursuits are different from those of ordinary mortals, and that's only right… it's us who can't keep up with you."

"General Qian, the way you put it makes me feel embarrassed."

"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Qian Hailong said frankly, "I really am not your match; of course I have to admit it, there's nothing wrong with that."

"General Qian truly has great magnanimity!"

"What great magnanimity? Actually, I'm jealous of you too!" Qian Hailong turned his gaze toward Xia Na, and finally could not help asking, "General Su, Xia Na's strength seems a little strange!"

"She… is already considered an Imperial-tier Beast Tamer now!"

Qian Hailong's face drained of color as he exclaimed, "What?"

When Su Yang returned to the Southeast Military Headquarters and met Qian Hailong, Qian Hailong noticed that the aura emanating from Xia Na was extremely powerful, seemingly even stronger than his own.

But Qian Hailong didn't dare be certain!

After all, Xia Na, who followed by Su Yang's side, looked very young at a glance—probably not even twenty years old.

Qian Hailong was at the peak of King-tier strength; if Xia Na was stronger than him, wouldn't that make her Imperial-tier?

Qian Hailong didn't dare think that way.

After all, having one Imperial-tier Beast Tamer under twenty like Su Yang was already outrageous enough; he didn't dare imagine that the Huaxia Federation could produce another.

Suspicious in his heart, that was why he had asked this question.

As a result… he began to suspect he was hearing things.

Su Yang affirmed, "She is an Imperial-tier Beast Tamer now!"

Xia Na's strength was nothing worth hiding.

In the future, she would certainly take action; it couldn't be concealed, and there was no need to.

Even if the Federation had doubts or suspicions, at most they would just ask questions; they wouldn't dare do anything to force Su Yang.

On present-day Aqua Blue Star, Su Yang believed that he was certainly the number one Beast Tamer.

No one could restrain him.

"An Imperial-tier Beast Tamer? But she's so young…"

Su Yang smiled and said, "General Qian, why do you think I keep Xia Na by my side?"

"Oh!"

Qian Hailong suddenly understood.

Counting the three beautiful women Su Yang kept by his side.

Liu Mengyun staying by Su Yang's side was entirely a coincidence of fate; this matter was no secret.

Su Yang had once served in the Southeast Military; generals of Qian Hailong's caliber could easily look into the reasons Liu Mengyun stayed by Su Yang's side.

Sovereign Jiazi, the number one genius Beast Tamer of the Island Nation—Su Yang considered her extraordinarily talented, with the gift to break through and become an Imperial-tier Beast Tamer, and so he requested the General Headquarters to let her off and kept her restrained by his side.

It could be said that for someone as impossibly proud as Su Yang, those he kept by his side were certainly outstanding individuals.

Then… Xia Na must be one of them.

She was an uncut jade Su Yang had discovered!

"Xia Na was born with a Calamity Body constitution; later, for some unknown reason, she signed a contract with a mysterious pet beast!" Su Yang explained, half-truthfully, "When I found her, her situation wasn't good. I thought that pet beast of hers very likely possessed Divine-tier potential, so I kept her by my side."

"A pet beast with Divine-tier potential?"

Qian Hailong felt he was a bit shaken to his core.

Divine-tier fierce beasts—so far the Huaxia Federation only knew of two.

One was the Annihilation Phoenix that had once flown over the skies of the Huaxia Federation; the other was a mysterious divine beast lurking in the great sea, triggering the sea beast tide.

As for pet beasts with Divine-tier potential, the Huaxia Federation had never discovered any.

Because there were no data samples.

After all, the Huaxia Federation didn't have Su Yang's system.

They could only rely on experience to judge—for instance, they knew the Annihilation Phoenix was a Divine-tier fierce beast, so the descendants of the Annihilation Phoenix would presumably also have Divine-tier potential…

"At the time, I felt she was a promising talent, so I kept her by my side and carefully nurtured her. I didn't expect that recently, her strength would suddenly leap forward and reach Imperial-tier directly!"

"So that's how it is!" Qian Hailong looked at Xia Na and said with great envy, "It's truly enviable… but General Su can truly be called a discerning patron!"

Su Yang didn't know whether Qian Hailong had fully believed him.

He had just casually come up with a reason; as for whether others believed it, he actually didn't care.

"Alright, I'm going to bring Mengyun and Jiazi back!" Su Yang smiled and said, "I estimate that after this great battle, their strength may have improved somewhat!"

"Go! Go!" Qian Hailong waved his hand. He was already tired; he truly didn't want to keep staring at Su Yang's face any longer. "Your merits, I will report them truthfully."

Experiencing one great sea beast tide was not enough to break down this old general.

But Su Yang's blatant "showing off" made this old general unable to hold on any longer.

It was truly too much of a blow.

He, Qian Hailong, was of course also a famously renowned genius of the Federation!

But compared with Su Yang, and the three adjutants by Su Yang's side, he felt the urge to resign, retire, and go home to live out his days.

"Then farewell, General Qian!"

Liu Mengyun, Sovereign Jiazi, and Xia Na had indeed grown very quickly.

But they were still no match for Su Yang.

They only had one or two powerful pet beasts, but every single pet beast in Su Yang's hands was no weaker than theirs.

However, during this sea beast tide, all three women had gained quite a lot.

Especially Liu Mengyun—her Ice Moon Elf had upgraded to Imperial grade, which meant she could construct far sturdier shelters for the Huaxia Federation.

When the two worlds merged, this would undoubtedly greatly boost the survival rate of the Huaxia people.

After bringing Mengyun and Sovereign Jiazi back, Su Yang received the gratitude of the Eastern Army Department and the Western Army Department's General. Without the two powerful Imperial-grade Beast Tamers Liu Mengyun and Sovereign Jiazi holding the line, their losses would surely have been far heavier.

Back at the General Headquarters, Su Yang briefly told Marshal Xu about the subsiding of the sea beast tide.

"This time, you did very well!"

Marshal Xu affirmed.

"It was only right!"

Marshal Xu then shifted his gaze to Sovereign Jiazi and Xia Na.

Su Yang seemed to guess what Marshal Xu was about to say next…