The next second.
Bai Ling changed her hand seals into a palm and slammed it heavily onto the ground.
The spiritual energy within her body surged in at the same time.
"Hoo!"
Instantly, a fierce wind howled, and the golden light became even more dazzling.
The crowd that was covered could not open their eyes.
Only Ao Guang, Bai Feng, and others of the top tier in strength were not significantly affected.
But they all stood frozen in place, their eyes wide open.
At this moment.
It was as if their senses had disappeared.
They could not see the original scorching sun, nor could they feel the high temperature of the battlefield.
Everything... was as if they were in a place of eternal spring.
A few seconds later, the sudden gust of wind gradually weakened.
The warriors who had closed their eyes opened them.
They instinctively scanned their surroundings, and then, like Ao Guang and Bai Feng, they were stunned.
Everything in front of them had undergone earth-shattering changes.
The sky was covered with a layer of faint golden light, like a membrane.
The noisy sounds of war were completely blocked out. If they hadn't been able to see missiles continuously falling from the sky through the golden light, they would have thought they were not in their original location.
The Great Emperor stared at his surroundings in astonishment, and finally asked blankly, "This... this is Bai Ling's protective shield taking shape?"
Before anyone could respond, a proud voice echoed in their ears.
"Of course!"
"Is there anything I can't solve when I'm here? Are you looking down on me?"
It was Bai Ling's voice.
Turning their heads, they saw Bai Ling skipping happily from a distance.
Her expression was relatively calm, but her entire face clearly conveyed a look of "praise me, praise me."
In an instant, everyone looked at each other, feeling both amused and exasperated.
Although Bai Ling's feat was impressive and had shocked them, seeing her triumphant demeanor immediately diminished some of their awe.
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you guys mean by that!"
As she approached and heard no praise, Bai Ling became displeased.
She thought she had done something so significant.
Weren't they supposed to be shocked, amazed, and praise her?
"Ahem!"
As Bai Ling spoke, the Great Emperor coughed dryly to remind the soldiers before anyone else could react.
"Miss Bai is truly amazing!"
"I haven't seen anyone as formidable as Miss Bai in a long time."
"If I had such skill, it would be incredible."
"Of course, this faint golden light doesn't seem like much, but it can block out such loud noises."
"To be honest, I'm already full of anticipation for what's next."
"Yes, yes, yes, even if the rift fully opens, so what? We must let them truly experience how terrifying a mushroom cloud is!"
...
The warriors snapped back to attention and began to praise Bai Ling loudly without holding back.
"Hmph!"
Bai Ling raised her chin, her expression filled with satisfaction.
It was evident that she greatly enjoyed the praise.
"Just you wait and see," Bai Ling huffed and added, "With my protective formation in place."
"The power of the mushroom cloud will absolutely not spread out."
"Hahaha!"
With her assurance, both the warriors from various countries and the leaders of the nations breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with a sense of release.
Although only a few hours had passed since the rift opened, the pressure encountered during this time had been immense.
It was more than they had experienced in an entire year.
Fortunately, they were finally seeing a glimmer of hope.
Tap, tap, tap!
At this moment, a series of hurried footsteps echoed in their ears.
It was a fully armed soldier, his expression anxious, and his body still stained with some blood.
"What's going on?"
As soon as they saw him, a bad premonition struck everyone's heart.
"Quick... quick, the rift... the rift has widened again."
Before the soldier could get closer, he shouted anxiously as he ran.
The leaders of the nations felt their hearts tighten.
The rift had widened!
This was not good news for anyone.
However, when everyone noticed the faint golden glow enveloping the sky, their clenched hearts loosened a little.
Although it was unexpected, they did have some means at their disposal.
"Let's go!"
The Great Emperor nodded in understanding and then, with a serious expression, looked at Elder Long. "Let's go and see together!"
"And have someone prepare the mushroom clouds."
"This time, we must show them a thing or two and let them know that even with great power, our Blue Star is not to be trifled with."
With a gesture from the Great Emperor, Bai Ling, Ao Guang, Elder Long, and Bai Feng's expressions turned solemn.
The two beasts and a few others walked together and arrived at the conference room, where they all stared at the satellite map projection, silently waiting for the rift to fully open.
As the Great Emperor and the leaders of various countries relayed their orders, the soldiers below also became busy.
"Missiles are ready!"
"Mushroom clouds are ready!"
"All soldiers are ready!"
...
Before long, resolute voices could be heard from the various walkie-talkies in the small conference room.
Everyone nodded involuntarily, and then their gazes fell upon the projected image from the satellite map.
Through the projected image, they could clearly see the flames still soaring into the sky.
And the rift was widening bit by bit.
It had widened several times compared to a few hours ago, and it looked like it was almost wide enough for a person to pass through.
"Prepare yourselves!"
Seeing this, Elder Long took a breath, picked up the walkie-talkie, and shouted. He then fell silent, his eyes fixed on the screen.
The others did the same, and for a moment, the small but crowded conference room fell into silence.
At the same time.
Inside the rift.
"The rift will be completely open soon," Zeus said, his eyes fixed on the widening rift.
Hades nodded, then glanced at the scene outside the rift. Suddenly, he frowned, "What do you think that layer of golden light is?"
"What else could it be?" Zeus sneered, "It's obvious they're trying to deal with us."
"But so what? They can never imagine how powerful we truly are."
Zeus then changed the subject, saying with full confidence, "Once we get out, they will understand that all their tricks will be ineffective against absolute power!"
"That's true."
Hades laughed and agreed.
He no longer paid attention to the faint golden light enveloping the sky.
They were cultivators of the Deity Transformation realm.
They were even called main gods.
And Blue Star!
It had only just experienced the spiritual energy revival. It was unlikely that anyone could be as heaven-defying as Ao Yuan, right?
This was!
Simply impossible!
...