Chapter 1343

At the senior's words, the other seniors' breathing quickened slightly.

They all turned to look at Marshal Xu, waiting for his response.

When Sovereign Jiazi broke through to the Imperial Beast Tamer rank, the Federation's senior officials had already suspected.

Now, Xia Na—a nobody, merely Su Yang's little follower—had become an Imperial Beast Tamer under twenty, further confirming their suspicions.

Yet most Federation seniors suspected but said nothing.

They waited, hoping someone else would speak up first.

After all, raising this issue might earn them Su Yang's hatred.

Everyone knew Su Yang had a terrible temper!

"Su Yang gave an explanation: Sovereign Jiazi is a genius Beast Tamer from the island nation; her breakthrough to Imperial rank is normal. As for Xia Na, it's because she possesses a pet beast with suspected Divine-level potential…"

"But Marshal Xu, do you believe that?"

Marshal Xu shook his head directly: "I don't fully believe it, but I must pretend to."

"… "

Everyone fell silent.

They hadn't expected Marshal Xu to answer like that.

"One thing I'm certain of: even if Su Yang has some secret, it can't be widely applied—it must have severe limitations, likely requiring rare resources. Otherwise, given Su Yang's personality, he wouldn't have trained only Liu Mengyun and the others… Otherwise, Imperial Beast Tamers would be walking the streets, and beasts wouldn't stand a chance." Marshal Xu slammed his fist on the table. "I know what you're planning. If you truly want to uncover whether General Su has any secrets, I hope you won't use the Federation's name or invoke some grand righteousness to pressure him. If you anger Su Yang, I won't plead for you. This is a critical moment for whether the Huaxia Federation can survive. Our greatest hope is Su Yang. I don't want anything to go wrong… To be honest, I don't care if you live or die. Do you understand?"

"… Understood!"

Marshal Xu added finally: "Of course, I don't believe General Su has any secret at all. I trust his eye for talent more… After all, you've all seen Su Yang's intelligence reports—he can judge a beast's potential with just his eyes. He's already demonstrated this in the Southwest Army. Sovereign Jiazi was saved by him. Xia Na was discovered and trained by him from among mercenaries. He's simply that kind of connoisseur… Stop overthinking it!"

"Marshal Xu really said that?"

In the guesthouse bedroom, Su Yang stared at Shi Fanmeng before him.

After more than a year of rest, Shi Fanmeng had recovered considerably.

Sovereign-level Beast Tamers live far longer than ordinary people; over these years, Shi Fanmeng had indeed consumed much of her life force, but her remaining lifespan could still support her to seventy or eighty.

"That's exactly what he said!"

Su Yang smiled: "You also think I have some secret?"

Shi Fanmeng smiled: "Don't you?"

"Do you, General Shi, also want to break through?"

"I dream of it!" Shi Fanmeng didn't hide her desire. "That's a stupid question—it's like asking someone if they want more Federation credits!"

"Unfortunately, I can't help!" Su Yang spread his hands. "But recently, you should've noticed the energy in the air has grown stronger."

Su Yang wouldn't reveal his secret to anyone he didn't deeply trust.

Before, it was fine—just the Blue Planet.

Su Yang was invincible on the Blue Planet; even if his secret leaked, it wouldn't matter.

But now, two worlds are about to merge.

Su Yang may face Divine beasts and Divine-level Beast Tamers!

If his secret spreads… who knows what consequences might follow?

Su Yang decided to keep his secret and keep lying low.

Su Yang denied it, and Shi Fanmeng wasn't disappointed.

She was just testing him.

She also leaned toward believing he simply had excellent judgment—he could spot talented Beast Tamers or beasts.

"The energy in the air really has grown stronger!"

Su Yang said: "In the coming years, beasts on the Blue Planet will grow faster—and it's beneficial for Beast Tamers too."

"Mm," Shi Fanmeng nodded. "But some Federation seniors still suspect you have a secret method for training Beast Tamers. Do you need to explain? If you don't, rumors about you training Imperial Beast Tamers will only grow louder. I don't want you to face trouble, or clash with the Federation seniors."

Explain!

Is it necessary?

If he didn't know about the other world, Su Yang would've said no.

"How would you explain?"

If it were simple, Su Yang might try.

He also knew Shi Fanmeng was acting for the Federation—and for him.

She didn't want the Federation seniors to have conflicts with him.

Most Federation seniors were Beast Tamers themselves—they all craved breakthroughs, and they all had their own agendas.

"Xia Na is the most suspicious…"

Two days later, Su Yang attended the Federation senior meeting.

Liu Mengyun, Sovereign Jiazi, and Xia Na were present.

Everyone unanimously approved promoting Liu Mengyun and Sovereign Jiazi to Lieutenant General, and Xia Na to Major General.

At that moment, a Lieutenant General suddenly stood up and said: "General Su, may I ask a question?"

"Go ahead."

"I just want to ask: Liu Mengyun and Sovereign Jiazi are geniuses, fine—but why did Xia Na also break through to Imperial Beast Tamer?"

Su Yang knew: Shi Fanmeng had sent her plant.