In the live broadcast footage—
The Nameless Heroic Spirit's human form appeared minuscule against the backdrop of the entire Earth.
The towering, several-kilometer-tall Alien God's Vanguard, Attila, exuded a crushing pressure as immense as Mount Tai.
Upon fully awakening, just like the Lion King before her, she outright denied any connection to Nameless.
She had reverted from the human Attila into a cold, merciless weapon of destruction.
Upon closer inspection, despite being called the Alien God's Vanguard, her appearance was far from monstrous or terrifying.
Instead, she possessed a flawless human form.
Her crimson eyes gazed indifferently at the world, devoid of any emotion—only the aloofness of a god.
Her brown skin, even magnified to the scale of a several-kilometer giant, showed not a single blemish.
It was perfection beyond belief.
Clad in silver-white armor, she wielded the crimson [Sword of the War God].
Her snow-white hair billowed behind her like the pure wings of an angel under the glow of the moonlight.
And yet—
Her ruthless sword strike, severing the Space Great Wall, sent chills down the spines of countless onlookers.
-[Can't deny it—the Alien God's Vanguard is seriously beautiful!]
-[Beautiful, powerful… but not tragic. Too powerful, more like a haughty and domineering Queen of Destruction!]
-[No kidding. She's the real deal—the Alien God's Vanguard. Even as a human, she was the King of the Huns, a true conqueror!]
-[So… should we beg for mercy?]
-[Looks like we'll have to defeat her completely, just like the Lion King, to awaken her humanity!]
...
The Space Great Wall had been cleaved in half.
Countless fragments scattered, transforming into shooting stars as they rained down toward the Earth.
Heroic Spirits from China instantly sprang into action, shattering them midair.
Compared to the shards from the Lostbelts, these were far smaller, allowing the hundred or so Heroic Spirits to effortlessly defend against them.
Under the tense gazes of all—
The colossal titan Attila looked down upon the masses and declared, "I am the Alien God's Vanguard, tasked with reaping your civilization."
"I do not think. I do not feel. I only fight. I only kill."
From the very beginning, she had flaunted her merciless nature without restraint.
A true enemy of civilization.
Before all witnesses, the heroic spirit Nameless drew his sword and pointed it at his opponent: "So, how long would it take you to destroy this civilization?"
"Less than seven days," the giant god Attila replied coldly.
"Do you know how old this planet is?"
Nameless remained calm, his expression unchanged.
Just like over a thousand years ago, when they had galloped across the grasslands together, he was as patient as when he had been the other's teacher.
"I don't know. Such trivial matters can be measured at will."
The giant god Attila was indifferent to this.
"This planet is already 4.6 billion years old. Even the emergence of life dates back over three billion years. When it was born, your civilization didn't even exist."
Nameless pointed at the ground beneath his feet. "Through such an immense span of time, it has endured countless trials before finally giving rise to the civilization we see today. Yet you would destroy it in mere days—do you truly feel nothing?"
"Oh? What do you expect me to feel? It's just an ordinary civilization. The universe is overflowing with civilizations, and planets are beyond counting. Many are far more advanced than this one!"
The giant god Attila answered dismissively.
As a war machine of the [Wandering Star], tasked with harvesting civilizations, it cared nothing for so-called "brilliant civilizations."
In this universe, there were far more powerful civilizations than Earth's—such as the civilization of the Olympian gods, the [Wandering Star], or the ORT civilization.
The giant god Attila pointed at a fallen tree below: "Then, how long did it take you to cut down this tree?"
"Less than a minute," Cheng Yaojin replied honestly.
Earlier, he had used the tree to test his newly enhanced Noble Phantasm axe.
Without expending any magical energy, he had simply relied on brute force to fell it in two swings.
The giant god Attila asked, "How old was it?"
"I don't know. You'd have to count the rings, I suppose?" Cheng Yaojin was somewhat baffled.
"I've already counted. It was planted during the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago and has weathered countless storms."
The giant god Attila gestured at the fallen tree. "In my eyes, your civilization is no different from a tree that grows only to be felled by humans."
Its tone was utterly matter-of-fact.
Yet countless spectators were left speechless, a chill running down their spines.
It was clear—
This was the fundamental difference in ideology between it and humanity.
In its eyes, humans were no different from trees or animals—all were merely lambs for slaughter, trees waiting to be cut down.
The giant god Attila said no more.
The [Sword of Mars] in its hand erupted with dazzling, multicolored light.
In Chaldea,
Romani Archaman, who was monitoring the situation, gasped in shock: "That sword contains energy capable of annihilation—it clearly intends to sink the entire city of Fuyuki in a single strike!"
To sink an entire metropolis—
Even the most powerful nuclear weapon on Earth, multiplied tenfold, could not achieve such a feat.
At most, it could devastate the surface and cause partial collapse.
But—
The enemy's weapon could effortlessly plunge the city into the abyss, leaving no survivors.
Facing this devastating attack, Qin Shi Huang, whose projection had descended upon the Great Wall of Space, snorted coldly: "As long as We reign, China shall never fall!"
"By the supreme name of the First Emperor, let the defenses of Our Great Qin be revealed!"
"Encircling the heavens is Our unshakable resolve!"
Behind him, an enormous golden dragon manifested, merging with the Great Wall of Space.
[The Dragon of Human Order!]
The shattered space Great Wall suddenly reconnected in this moment.
It had truly come alive!
Transforming into a divine dragon spanning 130,000 miles!
Countless Great Wall orbital cannons converged together at this instant.
The gaping maw of the ferocious dragon was formed by the convergence of countless cannon barrels.
Qin Shi Huang gazed coldly at the enemy: "Bloom now, Ancestral Dragon's Roar!"
ROAR!
The dragon unleashed a heaven-shaking bellow.
A dazzling golden pillar of light erupted from the dragon's mouth.
Simultaneously.
The civilization-destroying light of the Starfaring Vanguard also descended upon them.
The two colossal beams collided at this moment.
BOOM!
A blinding radiance enveloped the entire firmament.
Above China shrouded in night, a new sun rose in the east, illuminating the land!
Countless people stood dumbfounded—
-[Holy shit! A single Great Wall orbital cannon equals a nuclear explosion! Combining so many together is absolutely earth-shattering!]
-[Earlier when they destroyed the Sun God battleship, they only used a few hundred cannons. Now they're firing thousands combined!]
-[This is terrifying! This is the true destructive power of the Great Wall orbital cannons!]
-[There's a dragon in the distant east—and that dragon turns out to be the space Great Wall!]
-[No wonder Emperor Qin has protected our China for over two thousand years. He's truly formidable!]
...
As the dazzling light gradually faded.
The terrifying civilization-destroying weapon remained completely unharmed.
An attack of this magnitude couldn't truly defeat it.
No!
Not only could it not be defeated, but it was being overpowered instead!
This was a true civilization-destroying enemy.
Existing solely to annihilate civilizations.
The majestic golden dragon couldn't withstand the Starfaring Vanguard's terrifying assault.
Qin Shi Huang sighed softly: "My apologies, sir. Like that Genesis Mother Goddess, it's immune to all physical and energy attacks."
The space Great Wall was indeed constructed to resist the Starfaring Vanguard.
After merging with the [Dragon of Human Order], it could unleash attacks surpassing all limits.
But such attacks could only defend—never defeat the enemy.
Moreover.
The Great Wall Railgun required a certain charging time.
Even if he utilized [Alaya's Dragon], it could only reduce over ninety percent of the charging time, still unable to unleash continuous bursts without limit.
"You're already incredibly powerful," Souma reassured him.
In comparison.
That tsundere golden bastard had been completely drained when mobilizing 360 [King's Cannons].
Of course, that guy insisted on bearing the magical energy consumption alone.
It was perfectly normal for him to exhaust himself to death.
Qin Shi Huang, on the other hand, was far wiser.
By directly mobilizing the collective consciousness of two billion Chinese people—Alaya's Dragon—he could continuously recharge without end.
Even activating thousands of Great Wall Railguns wouldn't consume much of his own magical energy.
Converted, the golden bastard would have to mobilize a hundred times more King's Cannons, enough to drain every last drop of his magical energy in an instant!
Souma said solemnly, "Then, it's time to address the people."
Back when he had incarnated as the first-generation Holy Sword Wielder to confront the Umbral Star's Vanguard, he had been blessed by two Counter Forces.
But now.
With only [Alaya's] blessing, he couldn't tap into the planet's primordial energy at all.
The Star Holy Sword, unable to fully unseal, naturally couldn't suppress the Umbral Star's Vanguard.
To defeat it, there was only one way—a head-on battle!
"Agreed!"