The massive Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear descended from the heavens with a thunderous roar, directly impaling the head of the super monster—which even nuclear bombs could not destroy—and pinning it firmly to the ground.
A deafening boom echoed across the ruins of Kyoto as immense clouds of dust surged upward, forming a shockwave that radiated in all directions.
Before their live broadcast screens, global audiences stood dumbfounded, collectively losing their voices. The Huaxia netizens were the first to react from the shock, and every major social platform boiled over instantly.
"Erlang has manifested! Erlang Shen has manifested!"
"I saw it! The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear! That is the weapon of Erlang Shen!"
"The deity has answered our prayers!"
The bullet comments were overwhelming, the speed of the scrolling text nearly causing the servers to collapse.
Meanwhile, foreign netizens were completely bewildered and utterly confused.
"What on earth is that weapon?"
"Is it a space-based kinetic weapon?"
"This absolutely cannot be a conventional weapon; no military exhibition has ever shown technology like this!"
"Exactly, and space-based weapons are actually quite useless; they couldn't possibly produce an effect like this."
"Could it be a secret weapon of the United States? But they were clearly helpless just a moment ago!"
The citizens of Japan were on the brink of total despair, yet this sudden turn of events caused hope to reignite in their eyes. But beyond hope, there was a deeper sense of fear and awe toward this transcendent power.
Inside the remaining shelters of Kyoto, countless Japanese citizens knelt in unison, hands pressed together, bowing their heads in prayer toward the monitoring screens. They did not know which deity had descended, but in a moment of life and death, any salvation was worthy of worship.
Inside the Huaxia embassy shelter, the international students watched the miracle on the screen, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"It's Erlang Shen! The deity of our country has come to save us!" a female student cried out, clutching the jade pendant at her chest. Hundreds of Huaxia scholars knelt together, kowtowing repeatedly, thanking the deity for his protection. Even the diplomats, though maintaining their professional decorum, had tears glistening in their eyes.
"Erlang Shen protect Huaxia, protect us!"
The massive centipede-like monster pinned to the ground let out a heaven-shaking roar, the sound waves so intense that nearby building ruins trembled. It struggled desperately, its ten-thousand-meter-long body thrashing violently against the earth. Each twist of its massive form kicked up towering clouds of dust and tore countless ravines into the ground.
However, no matter how it struggled, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear piercing its skull remained motionless.
Every live streaming platform worldwide broadcasted this scene simultaneously. In the footage, a figure slowly emerged from within golden clouds. He walked through the air, his white robes fluttering fiercely in the wind as his golden armor shimmered with brilliant light.
It was Ian.
Every Huaxia person recognized him at a glance; this was indeed the God of War, Erlang Shen Yang Jian.
"It's him! The deity from the battle of Hong Kong!"
"Erlang Shen has manifested!"
"With the deity taking action personally, the monster is surely dead!"
In contrast to the fanaticism of the Huaxia people, foreign netizens were lost, posting questions in succession:
"Who is this guy? Where did he come from?"
"Is this a joke? He looks like just an ordinary person. How could he possibly fight a monster like that?"
"That giant monster is at least ten thousand meters long, and this human is only about two meters tall. They aren't even in the same league!"
Facing the ten-thousand-meter colossus, Ian remained composed, his every gesture radiating divine majesty. He pinched a hand seal with one hand, his fingers interlacing and shifting as if releasing some mystical incantation.
"Heavenly Law, Earthly Manifestation!"
Those final words echoed through the clouds, sounding not as if they came from a human throat, but as an echo from between heaven and earth themselves.
In an instant, the world changed color.
Dark clouds rolled, lightning flashed, and thunder roared as the earth trembled violently. A pressure so powerful it was suffocating erupted from within Ian's body. Countless netizens witnessed the miracle through their screens:
Ian's body began to expand rapidly. His height of roughly two meters grew to ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters in just a few seconds. As his body expanded, the third eye at the center of his brow slowly opened, radiating golden light. The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear in his hand also enlarged proportionally, the light from its tip piercing through the clouds and reaching into space.
The Precursor civilization's observation stations captured this scene. The high-caste aliens emitted excited hisses. This was the first time they had encountered a biological capability like this.
"This species can freely manipulate its own physical form! We have researched this technology for hundreds of millions of years and have yet to break through!"
"Record all data! This will be a revolutionary breakthrough!"
When Ian's size reached a scale comparable to the monster, the change did not stop. His body continued to expand, and in the blink of an eye, he stood tens of thousands of feet tall; his head alone was more towering than Mount Tai.
Finally, Ian stood above Kyoto, his body as high as the heavens. Even looking down from space, his silhouette was clearly visible.
This was a true deity descended to the world.
He radiated golden light from head to toe, his red hair dancing in the wind like fluttering flames. His indigo face was majestic and cold, with terrifying fangs revealed, carrying a hint of ferocity. His eyes were like the sun and moon—one golden, one silver—while the celestial eye in the center was pure white. With all three eyes open, the light illuminated Kyoto as if it were broad daylight.
His body was covered in golden armor, each plate engraved with profound patterns that shimmered with light following his breath. Behind him, a golden silhouette was faintly visible, appearing to be the manifestation of some divine vision.
Inside the PPDC headquarters, scientists stared at one another in shock. Someone dropped their coffee cup, fragments splashing everywhere, but no one cared.
"This... this has completely exceeded the scope of science!"
"Our sensors have overloaded; we are completely unable to detect the energy within him!"
"This isn't technology; this is a miracle! A true miracle!"
Inside the United States Department of Defense, the generals felt a deep sense of powerlessness once again. The nuclear weapons they took pride in were useless against the monster, and now, a deity from Huaxia mythology had appeared, displaying power far beyond their understanding.
Global netizens were shocked into silence; the chat streams in the broadcast rooms cut out momentarily before exploding into an unprecedented craze.
Western netizens shouted: "Titan! This is a true Titan! A being from ancient mythology!"
"I once thought those were just exaggerations of Greek myths, but today I believe!"
"If this is a god, then I am willing to believe in the divine!"
The Huaxia netizens shouted with pride: "Erlang Shen protects Huaxia, protects the world!"
"The True Lord has manifested!"
"Our myths are real! The deities still watch over us!"
Massive amounts of faith energy gathered from all directions, surging toward Ian like an invisible torrent. He could clearly sense this power.
The Precursor home planet received these astonishing images. The analysis room erupted in fanatical hisses; the neural links between the high-level organisms nearly overloaded.
"Reformulate the plan!"
"Change the mission priority!"
"Change of plan: We must not only conquer this planet but also capture and study this strange organism!"
"Once we master this capability, our technology will experience an explosion!"
The ambition of the Precursors was thoroughly ignited. They had originally viewed Earth as just another ordinary colony among many, but now, a power capable of subverting their technology had appeared on this blue planet. No matter the cost, they would obtain this power.