The spell's range covers the entire territory of China? Hand it over to the state.

Cheng Bin opened his mouth, about to say something to bolster his spirits, but his throat felt like it was blocked with cotton. Could he possibly stop it? With what? With his own flesh and blood, or with these few steel guns in his hands?

Just when despair was about to crush everyone's will, the colors of the world changed.

The dark, oppressive, and apocalyptic world suddenly brightened up.

Om-!

A clear, resonant sound, like the tolling of an ancient chime bell, echoed deep within everyone's soul.

A golden light.

It rises from the coastline beneath their feet.

Then came the second, the third... countless golden rune lines rapidly outlined, intertwined, and extended in the void.

They are not chaotic light and shadow, but a perfectly ordered whole. They are the crenellations of the city wall, the majestic beacon tower, and every blue brick and stone that seems to be soaked in the frost of time—although they are constructed by light and shadow, the overwhelming sense of weight and desolation makes one's knees go weak and want to kneel down in worship at just one glance.

The Great Wall: Absolutely Rejected

The golden wall shot into the sky in an instant, piercing the clouds like a golden dragon awakening, stretching between the coastline and the raging sea.

The next second, the impact occurred.

All the soldiers instinctively closed their eyes, waiting for the earth-shattering roar.

but……

There was no loud noise.

There was no vibration.

The anticipated destruction did not come to pass.

Cheng Bin cautiously opened one eye a crack, and then his pupils trembled violently. He witnessed a scene he would never forget.

The black tsunami, reaching heights of hundreds of meters, was enough to destroy billions of tons of seawater in coastal cities. But the moment it touched the majestic golden city walls, it was as if it had been gently smoothed out by an invisible hand.

The violent energy crashed against the wall of light, creating golden ripples, and then... nothing more.

No matter how turbulent the waves and how raging the floods are outside the wall, inside the wall, the seas are calm and the waves are still.

Not even a single drop of seawater could penetrate the golden defense line.

"This...this is..." The recruit opened his mouth wide, not even noticing the snot flowing into his mouth.

Outside the walls lies hell, a dark cloud looming over the city, the end of all things.

Inside the walls, sunlight pierced through the clouds, seagulls soared low, and a gentle breeze blew, creating a scene as tranquil as a painting.

Separated by only a wall, life and death, heaven and hell are divided.

Cheng Bin stared intently at the faint golden glow emanating from the phantom of the Great Wall, winding between the sea and the sky.

He suddenly realized that the steel gun in his hand might be insignificant, but the heart beating in his chest had never been so hot, so hot that it was almost burning.

……

Kunlun Palace, Villa No. 1.

Su Yun sat on the sofa, his gaze fixed on the void.

On the system panel, the data is fluctuating wildly.

[Currently experiencing the impact of a global catastrophe...]

[The Great Wall defense mechanism has been triggered... Energy consumption calculation in progress...]

[National sentiment resonance detected... Extracting "trust"... Extracting "sense of security"... Extracting "national pride"...]

Current energy supply: Overflow.

Su Yun let out a long sigh and leaned back on the sofa.

This feeling is wonderful.

He didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, he felt more energetic than ever before. Just a moment ago, he felt as if he could hear the heartbeats of 1.4 billion people converging together.

It wasn't a noisy din, but a grand resonance.

Some people exclaimed in surprise, some cried, but many more were filled with an almost blind trust as they witnessed the golden light rising.

"As long as the country exists, we will be fine."

"As long as that wall is still there, we are safe."

These thoughts converged into a vast ocean, becoming the purest spiritual fuel, continuously flowing into the conceptual body of the Great Wall.

This is not just his skill; it is a defense line built by 1.4 billion people.

Meanwhile, Long Yi and Qin Shuangyue, who had been on edge, finally relaxed.

The greatest blessing is that the country is safe and sound.

However, Long Yi did not smile. The old man's gaze was deep as he stared at the real-time satellite images from various countries on the screen. It was a true depiction of hell: the scorched earth of the Eagle Federation, the sinking of Japan, and countless lives vanished in an instant.

He was silent for a long time.

There was no fear, nor cheap sympathy, in this silence. As the helmsman of this behemoth, his mercy had limits, reserved only for his own people. He would show no pity for those enemies who had once tried to plunge bayonets into Long Xia's chest.

But he was also an old man who had witnessed the vicissitudes of life. Watching human civilization crumble in just half an hour, seeing once-glorious cities turn into ruins, the sense of desolation at the species level was ultimately impossible to completely shield.

Especially seeing the tragic state of ordinary people abandoned by their own governments, swallowed up by disaster in despair.

Then he suddenly spoke:

"Comrade Su Yun, how long can your skills last?"

Su Yun calmly replied, "As long as the land beneath our feet remains, as long as the spirit in the hearts of these 1.4 billion people remains, it can continue to endure until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble."

Upon hearing this, Long Yi nodded slowly.

He turned around and made a phone call.

"Pass on my orders."

"Initiate the 'Homecoming' program."

Qin Shuangyue quickly operated on the tactical tablet and brought up a top-secret file.

This was a pre-prepared evacuation plan that had long been considered unnecessary. But this time, the scale was unprecedented; it was a nationwide expedition.

Long Yi hung up the phone, his gaze sharp as he looked at Su Yun, as if he were looking at everyone on this land.

"Whether those foreign devils live or die is none of my concern, nor do I care. But as long as they are my Longxia people, compatriots with the blood of the Yellow Emperor flowing in their veins, no matter where they are in the world, no matter what corner they are in..."

Long paused, his tone carrying a moving blend of domineering power and tenderness.

"The family has to send cars, boats, and planes to pick them up and take them home."

"Even if the sky falls, the family will hold it up."

"The ground collapsed, so we're using the house as a safety barrier."

"If there is only one pure land left in this world, it can only be the land beneath our feet."

After speaking, Long Yi looked at Su Yun with a questioning look in his eyes, "Sir Su, if we need to temporarily open a corner of the Great Wall to let our wanderers in, is there a technical problem?"

Su Yun smiled.

He stood up, stretched, and his youthful energy instantly dispelled the heaviness in the room.

"Old Long, you underestimate our 'wall'."

"As I just said, the core criteria for this skill are 'living and working in peace' and 'refusal'."

"It is an impregnable fortress against jackals."

"But for children returning home..." Su Yun's lips curled into a slight smile, "it is that ever-burning lamp that guides their way."

"The door has been open, just waiting for them to come back."