"Samael is dead, and Asmodeus was resonated with Brahma. According to Lucifer's intelligence, the dragon slumbering at the bottom of the sea is very likely Leviathan," Bai Cha said.
"It prided itself on its teeth and sturdy scales, its strength and fine bones as unyielding as its heart, the flames in its mouth capable of boiling the abyss like a cauldron, and it was the king among the proud aquatic creatures."
Although the description was a bit romanticized, it was clear the creature was very powerful.
Actually, in the very beginning, when humanity and dragons were highly antagonistic, the Demon Dragon Beelzebub was the first to appear. It opposed humanity and was killed at a heavy cost by them; this was not a secret.
At that time, most Demon Dragons were still in self-imposed seals and had not emerged. Beelzebub was the general commander of the dragons who resisted humanity. It was only after humanity paid a great price to kill Beelzebub that they gained the qualification to negotiate with dragons, and thus, the relationship between humans and dragons gradually normalized.
"Furthermore, all seven Sacred Dragons have now emerged, but there's still one Demon Dragon whose embryo hasn't been found. It's uncertain if it's truly unfound or if another country found it and is concealing it," Bai Cha added.
After all, both Demon Dragons and Sacred Dragons were top-tier combatants. If the Sacred Dragons hadn't all been resonated with, no country would ever reveal whether they possessed a Sacred Dragon embryo, and the same applied to Demon Dragon embryos.
Naturally, secrets like these would be hidden and then secretly resonated with to shock everyone.
Initially, Bai Cha suspected that the Sea Kingdom, where Cang Liu was located, resonated with the Demon Dragon Leviathan. However, in Lucifer's words, Leviathan was amphibious, while Cang Liu's Sea Dragon was a serpent-like giant dragon that could only stay in the sea. This made Bai Cha dismiss the idea.
"One? Wasn't it two?" Mo Ziye raised his hand. "Lucifer, Samael, the foreign Demon Dragon Knight Asmodeus, Leviathan at the bottom of the sea, and Beelzebub being killed – that's only five. Two are still missing."
Bai Cha rubbed his chin and looked at Meng Qinghuan, his eyes questioning.
"I filled out the archives. I thought everyone would read them," Meng Qinghuan said innocently, spreading his hands. He grinned at Mo Ziye, "The genes I had implanted were from the Evil Dragon Baal and the Demon Dragon Belial. Little Mo, you didn't know?"
Mo Ziye: "..."
A bolt of lightning struck Mo Ziye, leaving him charred inside and out. Mo Ziye looked at Michael, only to find Michael also looking calm.
"You knew, why didn't you tell me? That's so unfair!" Mo Ziye immediately exploded. He was completely unaware of such explosive news.
"Meng Qinghuan's archives aren't confidential. It's clearly written, who knew you didn't read it?" Michael blinked innocently. "Besides, didn't Bai Cha become famous overnight for single-handedly hunting the strongest A-class Evil Dragon? You didn't know?"
When the Evil Dragon Baal emerged, golden lightning spread across a city in country M. Bai Cha was the captain of the Z country team when country M requested support from the world. This event was legendary among Dragon Knights.
The video of Bai Cha fighting the Evil Dragon Baal at that time was still one of the pinned headlines on the World Federation's website.
The scene of a teenage girl confronting a golden giant dragon was too shocking, and it was this battle that allowed Bai Cha to completely shed the title of "Ye Feng's daughter." The name Bai Cha, along with the rise of Z country, began to be taken seriously.
Mo Ziye: "..."
He hadn't paid attention!
Mo Ziye quickly opened his phone and pulled up Meng Qinghuan's archives. As expected, it was clearly written, with no concealment.
Name: Meng Qinghuan.
Gender: Male.
Age: 23.
Abilities: Gene super-mutation surgery, implantation of Demon Dragon Belial and Evil Dragon Baal genes, proficient in Buddhist and Taoist mystic arts.
Rank: S.
Mo Ziye was silent for a moment, then looked at the official account of the National Federation. Indeed, one of the pinned videos had bold black text, with a translation in the Z country language below.
[Z Country Bai Family Patriarch, Minor Girl Confronts Strongest Evil Dragon]
Actually, the term "strongest Evil Dragon" should have a question mark, as it's only the strongest as of now. If a stronger Evil Dragon appears, the title of this video might be changed.
The main points, however, were "minor girl" and "Bai Family Patriarch."
"When did this happen?" Mo Ziye was completely flustered. "Then what about Belial? How was it captured to extract its genes?"
The conference room fell silent again. Mo Ziye followed everyone's gaze and saw Bai Cha looking at him with the expression one might reserve for an idiot. He felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Xiao Bai?! You were already this powerful before becoming a Dragon Knight?" Mo Ziye couldn't believe it. "And didn't you say dragons are citizens? Did you kill Belial?"
"Oh, I was younger then, and my blood was boiling with passion, so I was more aggressive. That law hadn't been enacted yet..." Bai Cha rested his chin on his hand, watching Mo Ziye jump around the conference room. "Why don't you... get down from the table first?"
Mo Ziye: "?"
Mo Ziye: "Ah? Oh, oh, oh!"
Realizing everyone was staring at him like he was a monkey, Mo Ziye's face flushed. He quickly climbed down, his face red, head bowed, and sat properly on the small stool.
"Our archives are not classified. You can check anything you want. There's no need to be so surprised," Bai Cha tapped the table, looking a bit troubled by Mo Ziye's embarrassment. "The archives of top experts in all countries are public. Everyone in the world knows this. Your reaction is too slow."
Top experts are the shields and swords of the empire, and generally, their information is public. A large part of this is for deterrence.
Rather than pretending to be weak and letting most people underestimate you and cause trouble, it's better to directly deter them with public information, making most people hesitant. This saves a lot of trouble; it's better to divert than to block.
For example, the archives of "Shadow" are all public, especially Bai Cha's. Her archives are clearly laid out so that any enemy can obtain all her information if they wish.
Of course, so far, very few people have dared to seek trouble with Bai Cha. Uninformed ordinary mercenaries can be dealt with easily, and informed experts simply lack the courage.
After all, whether the information is detailed is one thing, but whether one can find a weakness is another. No one would want to trouble a six-star general and add to their already uncomfortable life.
"Also, Zhi Yue and Zhi Ying, I want you to cooperate with my private dealings with the Light Faction. If they try to inquire about me, don't refuse," Bai Cha looked at Zhi Yue. "I will tell you how to respond. Mo Ziye doesn't need to. He's too close to me; no one would believe he's a spy."
"Ah? You want me to be a spy for the Light Faction?" Zhi Yue immediately looked displeased. However, due to Bai Cha's authority, despite her dissatisfaction, she didn't dare to speak too harshly. "Even if I approve of your training, asking me to betray... it's not good."
"I'm not asking you to betray, but to catch a traitor." Bai Cha could only explain further to Zhi Yue's limited intellect. "There are spies from the Light Faction mixed in with the Neutral Faction. The three factions do not interfere with each other. Even if you are from the Light Faction, you must have some bottom line, right?"
That's true. If someone from their own side interfered with others' affairs, then their own side would be at fault first, wouldn't they? Zhi Yue felt Bai Cha had a point.
Besides, Bai Cha couldn't truly control her. If it really harmed the Light Faction's interests, she simply wouldn't agree.
With this in mind, Zhi Yue nodded in agreement, and Zhi Ying agreed even more readily, without any hesitation.
"Also, you should stop talking," Bai Cha said to the about-to-speak Mo Ziye, directly cutting him off. "People who know nothing shouldn't casually trust others' integrity, like the Sky Island incident."
With Mo Ziye's deeply brainwashed nature, Bai Cha knew what Mo Ziye was going to say the moment he opened his mouth.
It would likely be something like: Impossible. They wouldn't do that. How could they? Why would they do that? I trust their integrity; they wouldn't do that.
It was utterly meaningless.
"Then, won't 'Shadow' have internal traitors?" Mo Ziye lowered his head.
Perhaps due to dissatisfaction with his faction being mentioned, this rebuttal was almost thoughtless.
It could be understood; the Light Faction was where Mo Ziye grew up and lived, and the education he received from childhood emphasized "absolute kindness," which led to his consistently positive outlook and vision. Bai Cha's words clearly implied that the Light Faction was not so, so Mo Ziye was naturally unhappy.
Everyone fell silent. The members of "Shadow" observed their noses and hearts, lowering their heads in silence, not daring to speak, their expressions somewhat grim.
They really wanted to retort. If Bai Cha hadn't been present, Mo Ziye wouldn't have dared to utter a single word, but with Bai Cha present, they couldn't say much.
Because many things were directly related to the Bai family, and the Bai family was the most severely affected. The entire "Shadow" faction's worst off was the Bai family, which went from a flourishing lineage to only one minor left.
If it hadn't been absolutely necessary, they wouldn't have let an underage girl take charge. Some things, if Bai Cha didn't say them, they had no right to speak up for Bai Cha in righteous indignation.
Moreover, Bai Cha was not only a teacher and friend to them but also an elder and master in terms of seniority. How could they bring up Bai Cha's painful memories in front of her?
Bai Cha: "..."
Bai Cha pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed softly, her expression finally showing a hint of exhaustion. The strands of hair on either side slightly covered her eyes. This sigh instantly froze Mo Ziye in place, and the feeling of regret made his feet feel as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"Mo Ziye, last time on Sky Island, you asked if the capture of the Tu family was because my father was 'executed' by the Light Faction, and I wanted revenge. You held back then; you probably wanted to say I was seeking personal revenge," Bai Cha turned off the tablet, and the light screen immediately disappeared. Bai Cha's indifferent face appeared particularly serious in the warm light.
"If I truly wanted to seek personal revenge, you and Michael would be the first to die. You should know that they were directly responsible for my father's death," Bai Cha said indifferently. "At that time, three families from the Light Faction colluded with a family from country M, and the most classified documents were leaked, almost plunging Z country into crisis. This is not a secret. If you don't believe me, you can ask Gong Yuechen, or at the very least, ask the higher-ups."
The air froze. Zhi Yue looked at Gu Zitan in disbelief, but seeing Gu Zitan's evasive gaze, her heart sank by half.
From childhood, her elders instilled in her that she was a righteous phoenix who should protect the light and bring peace to the people. She knew nothing of this.
Zhi Yue could not accept that the people who taught her integrity had nearly harmed her homeland behind her back.
"Although I don't consider myself inferior to my father, my strength isn't that low. My father alone kept the Light Faction from raising their heads. Do you really think I can't do it?" Bai Cha sounded a bit annoyed. "I don't want to emphasize the 'Shadow' faction's stance a second time."
"For example, Zhi Ying, I admire her talent and drive, but if it's not suitable, it's not suitable, and I can't accept her. You champion your faction; who will speak for us?"
"Mo Ziye, don't make me say this a second time in the future. I don't have the mood or the obligation to explain it to you repeatedly."