Lilith glanced at Xilos and shook her head.
"You've misunderstood."
"The key isn't that there are only six Authority holders. It's that all six Authority holders share the same attribute."
She explained.
"Beyond the World, the vast majority of factions are alliances formed by Authority holders with different Authorities. Everyone's Authorities vary, their abilities complement one another, and only that way can they deal with the complex, ever-changing environment and potential enemies Beyond the World."
"Temporary cooperation between individuals with different Authorities, like Shen Yi and me, is the norm."
"But that six-person faction is different."
Lilith's tone grew heavier.
"If I'm remembering those rumors and scattered bits of information correctly, the Authorities held by those six Authority holders have root attributes that are highly aligned. They all point toward similar domains such as light, purification, order, and creation."
"Their powers share an extremely high degree of common origin. They can even achieve a certain level of resonance and power stacking."
"Imagine it."
Lilith tried to make Xilos understand.
"Six beings who wield high-level rules of the same origin. When they join forces, it isn't as simple as one plus one equals two. They may produce some kind of qualitative change, unleashing power far beyond the sum of their individual numbers."
"Their coordination would be unimaginably seamless. Their domains could fuse without the slightest gap, even strengthen one another, and against certain types of enemies, their killing power would be beyond imagination."
"More importantly..."
Lilith paused.
"Because their Authorities share the same origin, their interests, principles, and even forms of existence may be highly unified. Internally, they would be extraordinarily cohesive, with almost no friction."
"An existence like that, with the same goal, complementary power, and a tightly knit structure, is often harder to deal with in the tangled power