The victory of the War God Squad once again shocked the world.
Initially, the breach of Noah's Ark's defenses and the demise of the ten Saints from the United States had silenced the player base on Water Blue Star, plunging them into despair.
With their strongest defensive treasure and highest-level combat power gone, what else was there to play for?
Yet, even the top Chinese players and officials who had full confidence in the War God Squad had not expected this.
The Saint-level powerhouses had fallen, but the War God Squad, composed of Grand Unity Golden Immortals, had managed to rally.
This battle brought joy and awe.
Whether in the game or in reality, Chinese players had become symbols of strength, commanding respect and consideration everywhere.
This also made Chinese players feel a sense of pride and vindication.
However, this emotion did not lead to complacency.
Instead, it instilled a peculiar feeling in the hearts of most Chinese people: a sense of responsibility.
It was not just responsibility towards their parents and friends, but also towards the land they grew up on.
And even, towards their home, Water Blue Star, a place not strong but deeply cherished.
In this atmosphere, the emotions of Chinese players also infected players from other countries.
Water Blue Star was almost entirely mobilized for battle.
In the past, and during subsequent invasions from other realms, countless individuals who entered the game too late or lacked strength perished in the aftermath of battles.
The total population of Water Blue Star, which was over six billion, continued to dwindle.
Five billion.
Four billion.
Three billion.
...
One billion!
When Water Blue Star's total population fell below one billion, there were no cries of sorrow or grief.
Instead, everyone remaining was filled with fighting spirit and confidence.
Because the survivors were all elites, warriors capable of fighting!
Moreover, it was not just an improvement in personnel strength and quality.
As enemies from other realms were continuously defeated, the spiritual energy released from their dissipating corpses also improved Water Blue Star's environment.
With more and more high-level Saints perishing, the environmental limitations of Water Blue Star lessened.
Players could achieve higher strength transformations in reality.
Physical flight had become commonplace.
Common modes of transportation like cars and airplanes were gradually being phased out.
Instead, teleportation arrays shone brightly.
A journey that once took five hours by plane now took only five minutes via teleportation array.
This convenience greatly enhanced communication and interaction among players.
Masters emerged one after another.
Water Blue Star entered an era of immense development.
As individual strength grew, the original national borders gradually blurred and even vanished.
They were replaced by groups formed in a squad-like manner.
The only difference was the number of members.
From small family groups of hundreds of relatives and friends, to large guilds numbering thousands or tens of thousands.
However, regardless of the strength and reputation of these groups, in the hearts of all people on Water Blue Star, the most powerful were always the War God Squad, the guardians of China!
After the War God Squad successfully repelled an existence at the Heavenly Dao Saint level for the first time, other realms launched countless more attacks.
Setting aside minor skirmishes, every large-scale invasion invariably included beings at the Heavenly Dao Saint level.
The strength of each enemy was no less than that of the white-robed man they had faced before.
But while others repeatedly suffered setbacks, were powerless to respond, or even found their human wave tactics ineffective and leading to rivers of blood, the War God Squad, all Grand Unity Golden Immortals, always stepped forward.
They turned the tide and resolved such crises.
As their battles unfolded before the world time and again, their combat methods, strength, and even the treasures they frequently used became well-known.
Their frequently used combat power monitors were hailed as "Water Blue Guardians!", signifying them as Water Blue Star's last line of defense.
And this treasure did not disappoint.
Its precise monitoring capabilities, formidable defensive power, and diverse offensive methods.
And most importantly, its ability to create divisions.
With the frequent invasions from other realms, battles began to break out across the globe.
Small-scale combat power monitors also successively appeared, playing a crucial role.
Eventually, everyone was astonished to discover that such wondrous treasures were all derived from the War God Squad.
This revelation shocked the world and drove them into a frenzy.
Every group took pride in acquiring a combat power monitor.
However, through public statements from the War God Squad, everyone learned that these treasures were only thirty-six split from the main body, known as the "Light of Water Blue."
This number was minuscule compared to Water Blue Star's over nine hundred million combat personnel and millions of various teams.
It was nowhere near enough.
As the combat level escalated, the utility of these Innate Spiritual Treasure-level combat power monitors gradually diminished.
The frenzy surrounding them subsided.
At this crucial juncture, the War God Squad produced Heavenly Beyond Divine Crystals and offered them in exchange for upgrading the combat power monitors of groups that possessed them.
Innate Spiritual Treasures were upgraded to Innate Supreme Treasures, capable of detecting all targets below the Heavenly Dao Saint level.
As for Heavenly Dao Saints?
Apologies, if you encounter such an enemy, consider yourself unfortunate.
Only the War God Squad on the entirety of Water Blue Star could confront them head-on.
Anyone else who encountered them would surely perish.
The upgraded combat power monitors not only had enhanced detection capabilities but also possessed some of the magical functions of the main body.
For example, the divine barrier that could withstand an attack from a Heavenly Dao Saint.
And the teleportation function, which could be achieved by binding one's core vital energy and soul imprint to the main body.
These two effects alone meant that any group possessing an upgraded combat power monitor had a sliver of hope for survival, even when facing a Heavenly Dao Saint.
When the functions of these treasures were revealed one by one, the entire Water Blue Star went mad.
Countless people liquidated their entire savings, eager to join groups that possessed the split treasures from the combat power monitors.
Among these thirty-six groups, some were not originally top-tier forces on Water Blue Star.
Their leaders had obtained them by chance.
For instance, some admired the War God Squad and grudgingly paid exorbitant prices to maintain a semblance of connection.
A few others acquired them at friendly prices due to personal relationships with members of the War God Squad.
When Yang Jun and others individually helped them upgrade their treasures with Heavenly Beyond Divine Crystals, and their groups were exposed by intelligence organizations, these individuals were astonished to find their groups had become famous!
All thirty-six groups, regardless of their size, instantly ascended to become top-tier entities on Water Blue Star.
Even the smallest of them, the Donghua Association, gained widespread renown.
Its leader, Miao Li, was originally the student union president of Han Qingqing's school and her closest best friend.
The members of this small group were initially just a few close best friends of Han Qingqing and competent students from the student union.
The entire group had fewer than fifty members.
However, under these circumstances, they transformed from an unknown student group into a top-tier team, surpassing many guilds of tens of thousands of members.
"Sister Miao, the number of applications for membership today has broken a new record, 123,800 people!"
Miao Li, listening to her subordinate's report, felt overwhelmed.
Good heavens!
When she was the student union president, she boasted of managing over 30,000 students in the school, but in reality, many didn't know her.
She truly managed only the few dozen or hundred people directly under the student union.
That alone was enough to make her frantic.
After the game changed reality, the [Donghua Association] she established had always maintained fewer than fifty members, fearing that too many people would be unmanageable.
Now, with so many applicants, she was completely stunned.
Many group leaders encountered situations similar to Miao Li's.
However, not everyone was as panicked and bewildered as she was.
For those who craved power, this was a godsend.
Thus, all thirty-six groups began to develop at rocket speed.
Even though Miao Li did not want to expand too much, due to the requests of members and applications from many acquaintances, she had to compromise.
Ultimately, the Donghua Association's membership also surpassed the ten thousand mark.
The majority of these members were young people with student identities.
These individuals were similar in age and possessed strong learning abilities.
Their strength in the game was not bad.
Many of them knew each other.
Some even found their childhood crushes and forged a beautiful bond.
In addition to these core members, the remaining ones were the direct relatives of the members.
Overall, their composition was relatively uniform, and the bonds between them were strong.
This had indeed become a considerable force.
In the latest issue of "Hundred Oracle's List of Thirty-six Heavenly Stars Organizations," they entered the top ten for the first time.
Based on the nationality of most members, it was the sixth organization from China to enter the top ten.
The rise of the War God Squad and the immense utility of the combat power monitors allowed players close to the War God Squad and China to reap significant benefits.
However, those who had previously been enemies with Lin Feng and the War God Squad, and had conflicts with China, naturally fared poorly.
On a murky island, in a hidden small underground warehouse, dozens of people gathered.
On the platform, a short man with a small mustache gesticulated furiously.
"We can no longer tolerate the unfettered development of the War God Squad and the Chinese people!"
"If this continues, the citizens of our Sakura Country will have no place to stand."
"Sakura Country will be erased from history, unremembered."
"We must resist, we must fight!"
Below, several people looked on helplessly, no one echoing his words.
You speak grandly, but with what shall we fight?
The Saints of your Sakura Country, when combined, are not enough to contend with even a single Grand Unity Golden Immortal from the War God Squad.
The strongest treasures we possess are not as formidable as any single treasure in the War God Squad's base.
Someone sighed.
"Mr. Inoue, in my opinion, let's disband the Anti-China Alliance."
"I plan to relocate my entire family to China, exchanging all my wealth for temporary resident status in China."
"If you wish to resist, resist on your own..."
Inoue, standing on the platform, roared furiously.
"Baka! People from your Goryeo country are ungrateful traitors. You promised to join us..."
As the two were about to argue,
"Enough!"
The curtain behind Inoue suddenly parted.
A tall, fair-skinned man with blond hair and blue eyes slowly emerged.
"We are all on the same side, let's not speak disheartening words!"
Inoue's previously furious expression instantly turned ecstatic.
He lowered his head, his expression one of utter sycophancy.
"Lord Peter, you have arrived!"
The man called Peter nodded gently, offering a mysterious smile to those below.
"Mr. Inoue is a bit agitated, and Mr. Park Bu-dong, please do not be anxious."
"I have returned with a surprise this time."
As the few people on the platform looked up in astonishment, their eyes filled with anticipation, Peter handed a USB drive to Inoue.
"Mr. Inoue, please play the video inside."
"I found an unexpected surprise in a certain place."
As the projector activated and images began to appear on the screen behind him, Peter's voice rang out again.
"Everyone, take a look. This is the reinforcement I have found."
"The good days of the Chinese are numbered."
"The era belonging to us is about to arrive!"
Thanks to User 19743778 for the inspiration capsule.
Thanks to Xingyue Wuyanジ for the Bobo Milk Tea.
Thanks to Huiwan Shouji de Maomao for the Love Letter, and thanks to User 16488847 for the like.