"How is this possible?!"

"Is Marshal Zhao joking? That's Amaterasu! If our Great Xia really has someone who can single-handedly kill an SSS-level professional, then he must be at least an SSS-level powerhouse!"

"That's right! With an SSS-level unparalleled expert in charge, why would we even need to fight the Japanese? We could have crushed them all by ourselves long ago!"

"This record is too unbelievable, I really can't believe it unless you put the corpses in front of me!"

The online comments were filled with skepticism, with voices rising and falling. This is understandable; in the eyes of all humanity, SSS-class beings are godlike and invincible. How could they possibly be killed by an unknown person?

Faced with countless bewildered gazes from below the surrender platform and the fervent questioning of billions of viewers behind the camera, Zhao Qingcang did not offer much explanation.

He simply raised his hand.

Behind them, several of the most elite soldiers of the Great Xia army solemnly carried a black alloy mortuary platform onto the high platform.

Bang.

The mortuary was slammed down with a thud.

Zhao Qingcang stepped forward and ripped off the specially made white cloth covering it.

A mangled corpse was exposed to the world's gaze.

It was a corpse reduced to half a body, completely gone below the abdomen, with charred flesh turned inside out. The cut at the neck was smooth and fatal, and a head sat alone on the chest, its eyes wide open, filled with terror in its final moments.

What's truly unsettling is the lingering oppressive aura emanating from the wreckage.

Even though it was already a corpse, even though it was seen through a screen, everyone felt their hearts being squeezed the moment they saw the body.

That was the residual power of an SSS-level professional! That was absolute power that surpassed that of mortals!

"thump--"

Below the surrender platform, the Sakura representative, Shinichiro Nakamura, who had been standing, and the remaining high-ranking officials of the Sakura, all collapsed to their knees the moment they sensed this aura.

They trembled all over, tears and snot streaming down their faces—a fear and lamentation that came from the depths of their blood.

The generals of the Great Xia Dynasty present were all deeply moved. Lieutenant General Chen Huaishuo gasped and stared at the corpse, feeling a chill run down his spine.

That's definitely the corpse of an SSS-level professional; there's no faking it!

It's true! He actually killed Kujo Naruya?!

Tang Qi, the special agent responsible for escorting the pendulum of life back from the crowd, was also completely stunned at this moment.

Even though he was among the people in the world closest to the truth, his brain went through a brief lapse at this moment.

"Those people... actually killed an SSS-level..."

Tang Qi muttered to himself, recalling the image of the swordsman covered in blood and with both legs broken in the ruins of Tokyo, who handed over the pendulum of life to him before turning into specks of light and disappearing.

No wonder... no wonder that in the end, that mysterious team that could even kill the SS-level King of a Hundred Demons was reduced to only one broken swordsman returning.

They went to slaughter gods!

Thinking of this, Tang Qi's eyes reddened, his chest heaved, and he gave a standard and solemn military salute to the corpse on the high platform.

He couldn't help but feel a deep respect for the man codenamed "Ever-Changing Star Lord" and the powerful warriors under his command!

After a brief period of silence, the comments section of the live stream exploded like never before.

Seeing the awe on the faces of the Great Xia generals and the pitiful sight of the Sakura Kingdom representative kneeling on the ground, everyone finally believed that the corpse was indeed the corpse of an SSS-level professional!

"Holy crap! It's true! He really did slay a god!"

"I'm bowing down to this big shot! He's a true god!"

"No wonder Marshal Zhao said that without him, the Great Xia army would not have been able to win this time!"

"No wonder Marshal Zhao chose this moment, during the globally televised surrender ceremony, to award this hero a medal!"

"That person truly managed to turn the tide and save the Great Xia from collapse!"

Zhao Qingcang surveyed the entire room, his voice steady and powerful: "Although I cannot reveal his real name, his code name in our Great Xia military is—the Ever-Changing Star Lord!"

"A unanimous decision by the Supreme Command °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° of the Great Xia!"

"Hereby confer upon the Hundred Transformations Star Lord the rank of Five-Star General and the title of Great Xia War God!"

After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent for a moment.

Five-Star General! God of War of the Great Xia Dynasty!

What an unparalleled honor this is! Since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, even Zhao Qingcang himself has never received such an honor as the God of War.

After hearing this, not one of the generals stood up to voice any objection. Everyone straightened their backs in sincere admiration, their eyes filled with awe.

Because he deserves it!

Meanwhile, the internet was abuzz with excitement.

"The Great Xia War God! Well deserved!"

"The man who slew the SSS-rank Amaterasu, this Hundred-Transformation Star Lord absolutely deserves this title!"

"The God of Change! The God of Change!"

...

Inside the villa in Donghai City.

Zhou Huai sat on the soft sofa, looking at the live broadcast screen on the holographic projection on the wall, which was filled with frenzied comments. He couldn't help but rub his temples, shake his head and smile bitterly.

"My God, the War God of Great Xia..."

He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. "Marshal Zhao never told me about this high-profile awarding ceremony."

Looking at Zhao Qingcang's youthful face, now back to his peak, in the image, Zhou Huai understood.

He was a smart man and naturally understood the deeper meaning behind Zhao Qingcang's move.

"It seems that Zhao the old fox wants to take advantage of the global live broadcast to completely bind me, the so-called God of War of Great Xia, to the Great Xia military."

Once he accepted this rank and title, it meant that no matter what happened in the future, he would have to stand on the same front as the Great Xia military.

However, Zhou Huai did not reject it.

After all, the Great Xia was his root, and he could trust Zhao Qingcang and Lin Zhu's character.

at the same time.

On a quiet path less than 500 meters from this villa, a withered yellow leaf twirled and fell in the autumn wind.

creak—

Wearing exquisite custom-made leather shoes, she gently stepped on the fallen leaves.

A middle-aged man wearing a black retro top hat and a gray turtleneck coat was walking slowly toward the gate of the villa.

His steps were very light, and with each step he took, his body moved forward dozens of meters.

When he walked to a position less than five meters from the gate of the detached courtyard.

Buzz—!

A flash of golden light appeared in the air, and a semi-transparent hexagonal array barrier appeared out of thin air, blocking the middle-aged man's path.

The middle-aged man stopped, looked up, and revealed a refined yet sickly pale face hidden in the shadow of his top hat.

"A level seven formation?"

"It's rare to see this in a remote place like Donghai City."

His tone was casual, as if he were commenting on a cheap roadside craft.

Then, the middle-aged man pulled his right hand out of the pocket of his gray coat, raised his index finger, and gently tapped the golden barrier in front of him.

Click!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any violent energy fluctuations.

The level-seven array barrier, which was said to be able to withstand all physical and magical attacks, began to spread with countless spiderweb-like cracks from the spot where his fingertips touched it.

Immediately afterwards, there was a crisp, cracking sound.

The entire defensive formation collapsed immediately, turning into countless golden specks of light that dissipated in the autumn wind.