Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

"The Italian Este family is indeed quite impressive."

"These are considered local leather shoes, but this isn't Italy."

"What's wrong with the Taft family? Does he dare to mess with the Extreme Management? Let's have a trade war if we dare."

After confirming that Chi Hong was the leader, the woman immediately turned to Sophia's father and started berating him.

His tone was extremely arrogant, and he spoke in Chinese, with a slight... Northeastern accent...

Although he was speaking Chinese, due to Chi Hong's spiritual power, Sophia's father was able to fully understand the meaning.

"No..." Chi Hong raised his hand, as if to say something.

"Our boss is marrying your daughter, you're fucking marrying above your station, do you even know that? Huh?"

"Don't you dare mess with me! Believe me or not, I'll sabotage your Esther family's businesses worldwide!"

The woman then threatened that she hadn't even introduced herself to Chi Hong.

"No, what I mean is..." Chi Hong began to speak again, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by the woman.

She continued, "I think you should take half of your Esther family's shares and give them to your daughter as a dowry!"

"I need to see the agreement by tomorrow, or I'll get you the day after!!"

"The prayer ceremony is about to begin!"

"Everyone, please move over here!!"

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly. His voice could be clearly heard by everyone, indicating that this person's mental strength was also quite high.

"A divine prayer?" Upon hearing this, Chi Hong immediately put aside the trivial matter at hand and subconsciously looked at Chaoxia.

Zhaoxia squinted her eyes, nodded slightly to Chi Hong, and then turned and smoothly blended into the crowd.

Why is she so skilled?

Chi Hong was speechless. Xia Ge seemed to frequently engage in "infiltration" activities, and her skills appeared even smoother than his own, a former assassin...

"I'll settle the score with you after I'm done with this..."

"I have high hopes for her."

Chi Hong pushed Sophia toward the woman from the Extreme Club. At the same time, Chi Hong also gained a new understanding of the Extreme Club's status. This group is so huge!

It seems that the most powerful family in the country can be easily controlled by a mere branch employee!

Why would someone like her, the head of an extreme sports club in the United States, have such confidence?

Chi Hong was puzzled, but he didn't have time to ask. He walked calmly toward Old John, who smiled and raised his glass to Chi Hong.

"Did you hear me!?"

"You're finished, I'm telling you. My boss said he'll settle accounts with you personally as soon as he's done with his work. You'd better think about how to deal with this right now!"

"Let me give you a heads-up, Chairman Chi is the backbone of our Extreme Club!"

"Also an ace!"

"He is God's messenger, a candidate for king!"

The woman gave Sofia's father a crooked, dragon-like smile, displaying the utmost arrogance!

In Western countries, beast tamers who surpass the legendary level are called "messengers of the gods".

At that moment, she was completely unaware that Chi Hong's "settling accounts" meant settling accounts with her...

Of course, neither Sofia nor her father realized this...

"What is a divine prayer ritual? This god... is..." Chi Hong approached Old John, if Old John's answer was "a forbidden god".

"Very well, very well then. There are probably not many survivors left here, including old John himself. Chi Hong will send him to meet God without any mercy!"

The Forbidden God Cult!

Chi Hong was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth!

Of course, the Forbidden Gods Cult probably hates Chi Hong just as much as it hates him!

"Mr. Crimson, it's like this, this prayer must be praising the great and almighty God!"

Old John's answer greatly disappointed Chi Hong!

Go to church if you want to!

What's with the "divine prayer" thing?!

After what Chi Hong found to be a very long and tedious ceremony, the so-called banquet was about to end, just as Chi Hong felt he had gained nothing.

Zhaoxia returned and hugged Chi Hong's neck tightly, whispering, "There's still a performance going on. Did they call you in?"

"I overheard that."

"What program?" Chi Hong raised an eyebrow. Just as he asked, Sophia walked over.

"Mr. Chi Hong, thank you for helping me out of that situation. My father would like to invite you to the next meeting."

"This is a matter of great importance, Mr. Chi Hong. A powerful beast tamer like yourself should have the right to know."

Sofia had a smile on her face. Although she was talking to Chi Hong, her eyes were fixed on the sunrise.

"Go." Chaoxia nudged Chi Hong and urged him on. Chi Hong nodded to Chaoxia and then left with Sophia.

As for the morning glow, it's unclear where it has gone.

Chi Hong got into a car, which then wound its way to a very secluded place.

When Chi Hong entered, he found that Old John was not there; clearly, Old John was not on the invitation list this time.

As soon as he entered, Chi Hong frowned.

There were eight people inside. With a single sensory scan, he immediately determined that four of them were legendary beast tamers!

It's just four legendary-level items, but Chi Hongguang has four god-level items on him!

So he was completely unfazed and felt nothing at all. Sophia pulled out a chair for him, and he sat down without saying a word.

When the others saw a Chinese person enter, no one spoke, not even a question.

"Now that everyone's here, I'll begin."

"Everyone here is a member of an ancient family. Our ancestors made a pact that we would unite as one in times of crisis!"

After a very handsome man finished speaking, he crossed his arms and made a very strange gesture, which everyone else did as well, even Sofia.

As for Chi Hong, he didn't even bother to acknowledge him.

"Fellow countrymen, heresy has appeared in America!"

Another chubby uncle spoke up. He was the father of the young man who had been knocked unconscious by Chi Hong, and the patriarch of the Taft family. He seemed to have no intention of regaining face at all, considering that his son had been knocked unconscious in front of so many people.

"It really happened?"

"Are you sure? Aren't heretics in China?"

Sofia's father asked with a solemn expression.

Chi Hong immediately perked up and got down to business!

This is clearly the Forbidden God Cult, no doubt about it!

"China's rise was too sudden, and..."

"A direct, large-scale invasion from the outset is clearly doomed to fail, especially against the United States..."

"That's the most terrifying thing. You know, before the storm, there's always calm..."

Chief Taft spoke with a serious expression, and then the people behind him handed out sheets of paper and placed them in various locations.

No wonder Chi Hong's undercover agents didn't have any intelligence. They only communicated information face-to-face or by paper, without using electronic devices at all. He saw that when he came in earlier.

The door locks were all old-fashioned long-handled bolts, which were just a stick. The room was very dark because it was lit by a kerosene lamp.

They are very cautious and don't use any modern things at all!

"I suggested long ago that we should support China. Now look what's happened! If something happens to America, will China support them? Absolutely not!!"

"The only ones who will suffer are our Taft family!"

Beside Chief Taft, a middle-aged man who bore a resemblance to him slammed his fist on the table in frustration.

"It's too late to say this now..." Chief Taft said in a low voice.

Chi Hong looked at the paper in front of him. It showed a location on a snow-capped mountain, where a man wearing glasses stood looking up at the sky.

It seemed as if they had discovered a filming device.

Beside him were several strange devices, which Chi Hong had never seen before.

"This is not...."

"A French genius beast tamer, the legendary figure who has become a 'messenger of God'?"

"Is he... a leader of heresy?"

In another location, a woman stared in astonishment at the image on the paper, her voice filled with disbelief.

She was French, and she knew perfectly well that the man on the paper had disappeared ten years ago. Some said he was dead, others said he had gone into hiding—opinions varied...

Only Chi Hong knew the truth.

"Another [Chi Yi]..."

Chi Hong was also helpless. He guessed that this powerful Frenchman, like his father Chi Yi, was trapped somewhere by some crystals and being used as the source file for "replication"...