I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Shadow raised his head, looking at the dozens of phantoms floating around.

Among them, the sixth tallest phantom said decisively:

"That's right, this is our unanimous decision."

Shadow retorted:

"But we've already discussed how to deal with those stubbornly resisting members of the Salvation Alliance. Our plan is the most beneficial approach for the Federation. You're just creating trouble for yourselves.

"Didn't you agree that we would be fully responsible for this matter?"

The eighth tallest voice said:

"We've already decided. You just need to execute it.

"Besides, wasn't your God-Slaying Plan not as smooth as you thought? If we hadn't notified you, you wouldn't have even realized that the Moon God had been dealt with by us. I think that's enough to prove that we have more foresight than you."

Shadow shook his head unwillingly:

"This is too risky and too greedy.

"That's the Divine Firmament Walker. What else do you want? Really put a chain around her neck? Doing so will only arouse the dissatisfaction of those Salvation Alliance members, and we've already signed a ceasefire agreement.

"If we do as you suggest, we might as well not have a ceasefire with them. That way, I can take action first."

The third tallest female phantom comforted him gently:

"We understand your concerns, but the Federation has been able to continue to this day because of more than just what you see. Since we dare to do this, it means we're confident in it, Shadow...

"My mind is made up."

Shadow opened his mouth:

"Ms. Chu..."

The phantom cast an unquestionable look.

Shadow looked around at this group of high-ranking politicians, still trying to argue with reason:

"I've fought her before. To be honest, what you're doing seems to me like an infant pulling a tiger's whiskers. I even suspect that there are Salvation Alliance spies among you. This is simply wishful thinking..."

The fifth tallest phantom said:

"We've also consulted several other experts, and their final conclusion is that this is feasible.

"Do you think it's possible that you're just so sensitive about this because you lost to her before?"

Shadow couldn't care less about them exposing his past failures, and directly followed his words:

"Maybe, but isn't it precisely because I've fought her that I can see the Divine Firmament more accurately than others?

"If they haven't faced the Divine Firmament alone, it's almost impossible to truly feel the pressure of being her enemy, nor can they feel the terrifying power in that body, but I can use my own experience to tell you.

"You underestimate her."

The eighth tallest phantom said:

"We don't underestimate her. This isn't a disregard for her, it's just another choice."

Shadow said:

"But..."

The second tallest phantom suddenly interrupted him:

"Meeting adjourned."

This sentence also set the tone for this conversation. Shadow knew very well that it meant he could no longer have any effective communication with those Federation politicians who had made a decision through this channel.

The worst thing was that he knew very well that these Federation politicians didn't make this decision because they were stupid.

They must have their own reasons and basis, and the terrible thing was that they didn't tell him what made them dare to think like this. Shadow now wanted to know who the experts they consulted were.

Shadow snorted with an ugly expression, then turned around angrily and left this special conference room.

The moment his body hit the wall, he didn't enter any place in the world.

Before Shadow's eyes was a black ocean. On the sea, there were countless tiny specks of light that couldn't be seen with the naked eye, and among them, there were occasionally slightly brighter spots of light, and above them were light patches with clearly visible outlines.

Although the former two couldn't be seen clearly when they existed alone, when they gathered together, they would form beautiful shimmering ripples, like fluorescent algae floating on the water.

Shadow closed his eyes, then let his spirit rise continuously, and then flew forward.

Shadow began to soar freely in the sky above this vast ocean, and as he constantly skimmed over the sea, the faint light source in his eyes was constantly changing. Occasionally, he could see luminous fluids of similar size to his own at the same altitude, but they all tacitly maintained a distance that couldn't affect each other.

Of course, the images in the minds of those spiritual entities were also completely different from his, and this was just the perspective that Shadow used when overlooking the entire world, so that he could find what he wanted with the highest efficiency.

The first thing he noticed was the extremely rare dark places in the ocean. In some places, there was no light at all, and these lightless places were of different sizes, and he was looking at one of the more special existences among them.

The place called the Real Stability Prison.

But the calmed-down Shadow still didn't choose to go there. Going to the Divine Firmament immediately after leaving the meeting was not a wise thing to do, and it wouldn't help him achieve the result he wanted.

Then, he shifted his gaze to a more special kind of light dust—Federation politicians.

When he joined the Federation, he was shackled. He had no way to invade the minds of these politicians who represented the interests of the Federation. He couldn't even find the dozens of politicians who had just appeared in the conference room. The more powerful the politicians, the harder it was for him to approach.

This was the price they had to pay to reassure them, otherwise those politicians would never trust him.

But those politicians who didn't have such high status and their lackeys could still be found by him. After all, their geographical locations were no longer a secret to ability users of his level, but this was already the most he could do.

Shadow blinked.

He appeared in front of a luxurious wooden door.

At this moment, Shadow's sides were vast yards. He could even feel that there was a place not far away where dozens of different animals were kept, including beautiful exotic birds from the South Federation rainforest, as well as large beasts that could easily kill ordinary people, and even deep-sea octopuses with particularly harsh living conditions.

Before he could continue to feel this vast yard, the front door in front of him was rudely knocked open, and more than a dozen fully armed security personnel rushed out. Shadow could tell at a glance that they all belonged to the famous Skytalon Company.

"Hands up!" The captain standing in the middle of the security team pointed a rifle at him. The others were also carrying abnormal weapons that could deal with some ability users, but these things, let alone deal with him, would even be difficult to cause fatal injuries to a cautious Tier III ability user.

"I'm Shadow," he said directly to them.

The security personnel were obviously stunned when they heard this name, and then the captain reached out and touched his headset, whispering a few professional encrypted phrases.

After a few seconds, the well-trained security team in front of him seemed to have received some news, and almost simultaneously disarmed and opened the road to the inside for Shadow.

"She invites you in," the captain said nervously.

Shadow nodded slightly to him, then walked into the luxurious villa in front of him.

As he entered, a mechanical door that seemed to deliberately imitate the style of the Lama Empire automatically opened to both sides, revealing the woman standing in the elevator.

And judging from the speed at which she appeared, she should have been ready to see him long before the security personnel rushed out.

"I didn't expect my humble abode to have the opportunity to welcome such a big shot," Shu Yun looked at Shadow with surprise, and it was obvious that she didn't particularly want to see this person.

Shadow looked into her eyes and said:

"I heard that you've been responsible for the aftermath of my work recently."

Shu Yun stood in the position of the elevator door, with no intention of inviting Shadow in:

"Yes, but these are all official matters and are not suitable for private discussion."

Shadow said with a cold expression:

"I know you have a grudge against the Divine Firmament, but this matter is not a child's play.

"What you're doing now is what she wants to see. You're just creating opportunities for the Divine Firmament.

"And my original plan was very good. As long as we follow the original idea, the Salvation Alliance will completely become a mess. We must not use violence to deal with these crazy guys. Only soft knives can kill the flames in their hearts."

Shu Yun looked at Shadow with a smile and said:

"Lord Shadow, you may understand the Divine Firmament clearly, but I watched Qin Luan grow up, and I am probably the person who can understand her the most besides her grandfather. You don't have to worry about what this will cause.

"Because deep down, she is a weak person, and I know very well how to deal with such a person.

"There are many inside stories in this matter that you don't understand. I dare to guarantee that this will definitely not cause any problems."

Shadow narrowed his eyes and looked at her:

"You know her very well?

"Then how can I be sure that you are not a spy planted by the Divine Firmament among us?"

Shu Yun's face changed:

"What do you mean by this?"

Shadow replied:

"You claim to know the Divine Firmament very well. In my opinion, this is not very consistent with what you are doing now. And in fact, you and the Divine Firmament have known each other for a long time. I think it is entirely possible for you to have developed feelings during this long time.

"Even enough to make you endure humiliation and lie dormant in the Federation."

He had long had such suspicions. After the Divine Firmament's defeat, the Salvation Alliance immediately showed signs of failure. They did not form a resistance that could truly pose a threat to the Federation, and at that time Shadow was actually thinking that maybe she had other backhands.

The strongest fortress can also be disintegrated from the inside, and the prison is actually the same.

If the Salvation Alliance had ever carried out an almost successful resistance, then Shadow might have been a little more at ease, but the current Divine Firmament has not created the level of resistance that he should have in his mind, which also makes Shadow suspect that she has not really exerted her strength.

As long as he really solves a resistance that can match the Divine Firmament, he will put down this idea.

After all, Shadow still remembers what the Divine Firmament once said—how will they defeat the Divine Firmament of the past?

In fact, he also knows that such an idea is already close to paranoia. In fact, the current situation is particularly reasonable. After all, the one who is dealing with the Divine Firmament is the entire Federation, and doing so is not the Divine Firmament's style.

But Shadow, who has experienced that kind of pressure, still can't dispel this idea.

He really hasn't resented the Divine Firmament for that defeat. He is not the kind of child who is obsessed with temporary success or failure, but what Shadow didn't say is that that defeat did leave him with incurable shadows.

This has nothing to do with the Divine Firmament as a person. What caused the shadow was the kind of power that couldn't be overcome.

He tried countless paths leading to victory, but every time he reached the end, Shadow would see the Divine Firmament already sitting there, as if he was destined to lose from the moment he started this battle.

It was as if the moment he raised his arm to prepare to attack, the Divine Firmament had actually arrived in the future where he had achieved victory.

That was a suffocating sense of despair, and the Divine Firmament blocked every path leading to fresh air. The whole struggle that seemed like a battle only made him more clearly aware of his future of defeat, and could not actually change anything.

Watching himself die.

How could such an opponent show only this level of performance now?

Even if Shadow understands that those politicians' evaluation of him is correct, and that he is actually frightened by the Divine Firmament, Shadow instead feels that this can prove the danger of the Divine Firmament, and he can't be blamed for it at all.

This is the Divine Firmament's problem.

"Your suspicion is simply a joke." Hearing his words, Shu Yun was a little unable to suppress her anger. "You don't understand Qin Luan at all to say such a thing. If you, like me, deeply realize what kind of person she is, you will be the same as me.

"And you are wrong, I don't hate her at all, I just feel physiologically disgusted by her existence.

"You are all attracted by the words Divine Firmament, so that you don't even bow your heads to look at Qin Luan hiding behind that skin. You can't see her disgusting soul at all."

Shadow suddenly smiled:

"The whole world can't see what you see in your eyes. Maybe it's not because the Divine Firmament has some ugly soul hidden under her appearance, but because you have a unique vision that is completely different from ours. You are the one with a unique soul."

Shu Yun's face completely fell:

"Don't think that you are..."

Shadow interrupted:

"I am Shadow. If you weren't lucky enough to be in the Federation, you wouldn't be qualified to talk to me face to face."

Shu Yun said with a sneer:

"But I am so lucky, and I am destined to have power from birth.

"And you, this dignified Tier V ability user, can't invade my brain either."

Shadow asked:

"But you will offend me."

Shu Yun raised the corners of her mouth contemptuously:

"Then wait for the offense. You are not the Divine Firmament.

"No one is afraid of you, they are only worried that the shackles on the Divine Firmament are not tight enough, and that she will come out and retaliate against them.

"Because only she will do this."

Very good.

This is the answer he wanted.