Chapter 443 The Fall of Amaterasu

"Get out of my way!"

Amaterasu's voice, carrying the resentment and power of tens of millions of souls, transformed into a thunderous roar.

Without slowing down in the slightest, the light at the tip of the golden rainbow that stretched across the sky suddenly condensed, and a golden beam of divine punishment shot out, pointing directly at the tiny figure that dared to block her way.

Wherever the beam of light passed, the atmosphere was ignited, the clouds were torn apart, leaving a vacuum scorch mark that stretched across the sky.

Western European Union Joint Command Center.

The French diplomat's pupils contracted sharply upon witnessing this scene.

"It's over..."

"God...is this the power of 'God'?"

"We...we simply can't..."

“This…this is no longer a weapon…” A technical supervisor slumped into his chair, muttering to himself, “Is there still any space for us humans to live in this world…”

They all witnessed how the land of cherry blossoms disappeared.

They knew that this beam of light would be enough to make their country follow in the footsteps of the Cherry Blossom Country on the map.

Now, this beam of light is shining on the Chinese immortal who is facing the gods alone.

...

Above the East China Sea.

Zhou Jue did not dodge. She simply raised her right hand, stretched it forward, spread her five fingers, and then gently clenched it.

A simple movement, as if trying to grab something.

The next moment.

The raging golden beam of light, powerful enough to flatten mountains, suddenly stopped dozens of meters away from her palm.

The light struggled, the energy roared, but it could not advance even an inch further.

Immediately afterwards, in front of all the leaders around the world who were watching this scene, the golden beam of light, like starlight being sucked into a black hole, silently collapsed and contracted inward, and finally... disappeared completely.

There was no explosion, no sound, not even a ripple of energy spread out.

It was as if it had never existed.

The confident yet cruel smile on Amaterasu's face froze.

For the first time, a fear originating from the depths of her soul gripped her mind.

She discovered that the connection she had established with the tens of millions of souls within her, the immense divine power that she had believed to be omnipotent, was being forcibly seized by an irresistible force.

No, it's not about holding on.

It's about detachment!

It frantically pulled out of her divine body!

"No! Impossible!"

"you……"

For the first time, Amaterasu's voice trembled, and her lofty divine demeanor began to crumble.

"What are you?!"

She screamed in terror. The dignity of a deity was utterly destroyed in the face of absolute power, and the divine power she was so proud of was rapidly draining away.

"My power! What have you done to my power?!"

She screamed madly, trying to reassemble her divine power, but the golden pillar of light was disintegrating faster and faster.

Zhou Jue clenched his fists, and in front of his palm, a ball of light composed of pure energy was rapidly taking shape. Inside the ball of light, countless figures of the Sakura Clan were wailing and struggling.

"Your power?" Zhou Jue's mocking voice rang out.

"Steal their faith with lies, devour their souls with sacrifices."

"The foundation beneath your feet is the bones of tens of millions of people."

"The power you speak of is their final lament."

"Stolen power." Zhou Jue's voice clearly reached Amaterasu's ears.

"In the end, it's not your own." As she finished speaking, her five fingers slowly closed.

"No!!"

Amaterasu went completely mad. Deprived of her soul's nourishment, her divine body began to become unstable, and the light around her flickered.

"I am God! I am Amaterasu! You mortals, you ants! You should all become my nourishment!"

She roared, forcing out all the remaining divine power within her body, which transformed into countless golden divine spears that rained down on Zhou Jue.

Under the watchful eyes of the world, that golden figure, as dazzling as the sun, began to distort.

The light within her, the souls and faith of tens of millions of fanatical believers, was forcibly stripped from her divine body by an irresistible force.

Countless points of light converged into a river, flowing back into Zhou Jue's palm.

Amaterasu's divine body deflated rapidly, like a punctured balloon, and its light dimmed quickly.

Her body, the moment it lost its strength, began to turn to ashes inch by inch.

"puff."

A soft sound, as if a bubble had been popped.

The self-proclaimed supreme deity, who had just ascended to the pinnacle of power by sacrificing the lives of an entire nation, vanished completely into the wind, leaving not a trace behind.

Zhou Jue withdrew his hand.

In the palm of her hand floated a core the size of a fist, constantly rotating.

Within its core, golden divine power intertwined with the soul power of the Cherry Blossom Kingdom, forming a bizarre yet magnificent nebula pattern, radiating boundless energy.

Zhou Jue glanced at the core and casually tossed it into the Starry Sky Box.

After doing all this, she turned around, stepped into the air, and returned to the mainland.

It's as if I just came out and swatted a mosquito that was getting in my way.

...

Western European Union Command Center.

The French diplomat's legs buckled, and he collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the sky that had been restored to its former tranquility on the screen, muttering to himself repeatedly.

"So... there are beings like this that have awakened..."

"So that's how it is..."

He suddenly realized that they had all been wrong.

Those ancient entities that have awakened are not opportunities, nor are they trump cards; rather, they are guillotines hanging over the heads of all nations, ready to fall at any moment.

And China...

What China possesses is the only hand capable of gripping the handles of all the guillotines.

Imagine, any powerful being that awakens, wouldn't it immediately follow the law of the jungle, and wouldn't humans be the weaker party, destined to be sacrificed, just like the land of cherry blossoms?

To try to win over a god without having the strength is tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin.

...

Grizzly Nation, Supreme Command Center.

The tall general grabbed the phone in front of him and roared into the receiver with all his might.

"Immediately! Right now! Connect me to China using the highest-level diplomatic encrypted lines!"

"Tell them! We're willing to hand over everything outside the alliance agreement! Everything!"

"We just hope that their 'persuasion team' will come to us first!"

"quick!!"

He was afraid.

He was genuinely scared.

He feared that beneath the ice fields of his own country lay an ancient god who needed "believers" and "souls."

...

The US military, the Pentagon.

Everyone stared silently at the screen. The empty sky, in their eyes, was more terrifying than any apocalyptic scene.

After a long while, a white-haired strategic advisor slowly took off his glasses and wearily rubbed his temples.

"Pass the word down."

His voice was hoarse and dry.

"All operations targeting China, and all operations on the covert front, are hereby permanently terminated."

"All relevant materials are classified as top secret and sealed."

He paused, looked up, and surveyed the pale faces in the conference room.

"From today onward, we have only one strategic goal."

"We must stand on China's warships at all costs."

...

Similar scenes are playing out wildly in the highest command centers of countries around the world.

Fear overwhelmed everything.

They rushed forward, like a group of drowning people scrambling for the only lifebuoy, making the most humble and sincere request to China.

They finally realized that under the new power system, without strong capabilities, they would only become cannon fodder.

...

China, Command Center.

The meeting room was completely silent.

Everyone watched silently as Zhou Jue's figure disappeared into the horizon on the main screen.

"Beep beep beep beep—"

"Beep beep beep beep beep—"

The next second, a piercing notification sound, like a tidal wave, instantly engulfed the entire room.

On the split screen next to the main screen, red warning boxes representing the highest level of communication requests popped up one after another.

[Highest level communication request from the Western European Union]

[Highest-level communication request from the Grizzly Bear Nation]

[Highest level communication request from the US]

[From...]

The screen was filled with flags from dozens of countries in just a few seconds, and the number kept increasing.

Commander Qi stared at the flashing red screen but didn't immediately answer any of the calls.

She turned her head and looked at Sun Jiuchou, who was holding a teacup and seemed to be deep in thought, and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.

"Nine Categories".

"It seems your 'persuasion team' is about to become an 'inspection team'."