The Evolution Compendium
Chapter 446 416: Supreme Divine Authority, the Four Elders
Imperial Capital.
Starfire Assembly Hall.
The vast palace is resplendent in gold and red, majestic and divine.
Over eight hundred seats are filled with senators representing major financial conglomerates, noble families, military factions, and other dignitaries, as well as ten thousand officials of the Imperial Capital seated orderly according to their rank.
Before long.
The governors make their entrance.
With Moonlight Power, they condense holographic projections, each seated on an ornate throne floating in the air.
Some embrace scantily-clad beauties, surrounded by springtime allure, while others are drenched in blood, chewing on the severed arm of an alien race. Some idly toy with a peppermint cat, looking indifferent.
And there are those with defiant acts, stars shining brightly.
Some senators are shocked, their expressions nuanced.
Out of 170 governors of the Federation, twenty are absent, all from the Qīngzhōu faction. Could the rumors be true?
Is that member of the Su Family really about to rebel?
Jiang Haiping sits among the senators, expressionless, nodding slightly as he glances over some familiar faces.
The Imperial Capital guards the core of the Federation's anomalies, holding a conference periodically, commanded by the Supreme Council, holding final decision-making power over the entire Federation.
In terms of power, senators are in the third tier.
The second tier comprises governors, the highest executive officials wielding significant autonomy across the state world.
The Elder Council constitutes the first tier, embodying the will of divine authority, avatars of the Legendary Beast Tamers.
This assembly is convened to deal with major events that have frequently erupted in recent days.
With the recent appearance of a deity at the border, the heat of this matter garners merely some attention from the Supreme Council.
He has contacted allies, ready to propose the decision to eliminate this forbidden deity with full preparation.
Soon.
The elders make their entrance.
As the curtains of crimson and mysterious black are drawn back from the four thrones on the platform, four old men appear, enveloped in a formidable aura that silences everyone present.
Even mere avatars condensed from the power of legends can crush everyone by status alone.
It's like four ferocious beasts passing by, cold sweat pouring down, sparking a terrifying feeling.
The first elder sits on a throne entwined with vines, life force blazing as fiercely as a Giant Dragon, and speaks calmly:
"This meeting will be presided over by Elder Wang Anbo, Elder Han Guozhong, Elder Xu Mao, and Elder Shi Da."
He ignores the twenty vacant governor seats and begins the meeting process.
In the Supreme Council, time flows differently from the outside world.
Therefore.
During the meeting, a lengthy series of reports, decisions, debates, amendments, and processing unfold.
This includes dealing with several quasi-legendary Evil Gods, disrupting their ascension to legend rituals, and preemptively eliminating threats.
A large secret realm is opened, permitting a new wave of prodigies to embark on the Radiant Moon path.
They extinguish a nascent Evil God's forbidden zone, deploying three governors to jointly slay the Dark Nine-headed Dragon and a forbidden summoner.
Once elder-level issues are resolved, the focus shifts to governor-level concerns.
Mingzhou allies with the Machine King, dispatching a new batch of exchange students to steal... learn the latest technology.
A fragment of an Evil God's power descends in Youzhou, sparking a zombie crisis with tens of thousands of undead, claiming thirty thousand lives.
Six alien races collaborate to attack Qingzhou, resulting in loss of most territories. The Qingzhou governor perishes for his country, appearing today as a dying remnant of spirit, soaked in blood, spitting out an alien arm before handing over last words and dissipating with the wind.
Shenzhou plans an extensive consort selection to build a terrestrial Divine Kingdom, with flames of desire, beauty, wealth, and power enriching a special Pet Beast—certainly not for personal gain!
The governor of Floridal invokes impeachment against the Mǐnzhōu governor for dereliction of duty, corruption, and embezzlement, relocating homeless, mentally ill, and criminal citizens to other provinces—absolutely intolerable.
Governors argue, fight, and bicker, while some senators clap and cheer, filling the conference room with chaos, stopped multiple times by the elders.
Intermission for dining.
After settling governor-level distribution issues and a three-minute silence in memory of the fallen governor, focus shifts to the third-tier senator-level matters.
Financial conglomerates engage in scheming through senators.
Add an environmental policy to your company, causing processing costs to skyrocket.
Report human rights issues at his company, leading to closure and suspension.
Introduce female empowerment into your company, causing havoc with rampant feminism, imploding from within.
Senators possess proposal rights, everyone present has voting rights. With a two-thirds majority, any proposal can pass.
After the supreme senators conclude a round of vociferous mudslinging and causing headaches to opponents, it finally falls to Jiang Haiping and the weaker senior senators on his side.
In the Imperial Capital, hierarchy is strict, and everyone adheres to filial piety.
As the preceding elder hadn't yet finished speaking, the younger generation has to obediently line up.
Jiang Haiping stands and solemnly states, "I am Jiang Haiping, a senator of the Imperial Capital Jiang Family, proposing the extermination of a wild deity."
Instantly.
Everyone looks at him curiously, wondering if the Jiang Family's hidden power is once again trying to exploit the Federation to capture a forbidden entity for experimentation.
Wang Anbo, an elder, calmly states, "You only have one last proposal opportunity."
"Yes."
Jiang Haiping sighs inwardly—his family is still too weak. If he were a supreme senator, his subordinates would have actively proposed.
The four elders briefly exchange thoughts and agree.
Jiang Haiping immediately produces prepared documents, materials, videos, and evidence, launching a holographic projection for all to see.
Inside, all of it revolves around Chu Yi's data.
From being adopted by a Blood Race Count's family, through elementary and secondary school, up to Star Dragon Academy, from activating his identity as a Beast Tamer but unable to awaken Beast Taming Space for two years, then awakening at the age of eighteen.
Bonding with a Pet Beast originating from a Red Fox, initially diagnosed with a disease, of ordinary aptitude, later evolving into a Three-tailed Mo Xie, Six-tailed Crown Flame Fox, and Nine-tailed Fox Lord, research suggesting it's nurtured by Chu Yi's blood.
Participating in a Divine War in the Dark World, reclaiming the Mighty Power of the Sun God through the Furnace of Life, slaying the Golden Son, and subsequently solicited by the Blood Race Princess Avril, Moon Princess, and Enchanting Demon Queen, later joining the Enchanting Demon Royal Court.
Returning to the Beast Taming Realm after 40 days, raiding the Ice Dragon ruins, taming the Ice Dragon King, slaying three Forbidden Overlords, ultimately becoming the new Sun God.
In addition to the forbidden power of a deity, there are also time and Netherworld forbidden powers researched by the Illuminati, and some clues suggested that the once hundredth-ranked Black Robe King on the Imperial Capital's hot list was Chu Yi in disguise.
Inside the conference hall.
"Hiss..."
Senators and officials are shocked, because this is the Supreme Council where lies cannot be told—so it's true?
With 170 governors in the Federation, each state being a world in itself, hundreds of them by the border, poor and desolate regions with limits to the Dawn Star level. Who cares about your border?
And yet, a sun emerged at the border.
In just a few months, transforming from an ordinary person to a god that annihilated three Forbidden Overlords!
More importantly.
How could we, as senators, propose this?
One who can kill three Overlords, tame the Ice Dragon King, and have the Snake Queen as a helper, is definitely elder tier!
Exterminating a god with such terrifying power, forbidden and all, is a proposal from a mere senator like you?
Are you even qualified!
Jiang Haiping has no choice but to step forward himself.
With the current backlog of elder-level issues in the Imperial Capital, the matter concerning Chu Yi is likely to be delayed for who knows how many days.