Chinese Superman

The golden seal hung in the air, radiating boundless light.

The five characters of "King of Han-Wei Nu" in seal script seemed to come alive, carrying a terrifying pressure, like the sky collapsing and descending with a roar!

Gu Zhi Qiu was the first to be affected.

She had already undergone a complete transformation and entered the Innate Realm, but under the overwhelming "Heavenly Might," she was like a tiny ant carrying a mountain on her back. Her knees suddenly buckled, and she was pressed to the ground. With a muffled groan, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Gu Zhi Qiu's face turned deathly pale instantly. He immediately mobilized his mysterious power, and the earth and rocks around him surged rapidly, forming an arch bridge that created a thick rock shield above his head in an attempt to isolate the oppressive force.

However, the pressure released by the golden seal was not only heavy force, but also majestic royal authority and vast fortune.

Rock shields are completely useless!

"Is this the national treasure?"

Gu Zhi Qiu looked horrified.

She had witnessed the power of the national treasure, but experiencing it firsthand was a completely different feeling.

Gu Zhi Qiu felt like a flying insect trapped in amber; not to mention fighting back, even moving was extremely difficult!

And this is only the residual effect. If all the power were to strike and crush her, even if she had broken through to the Innate Realm and possessed an extraordinary and immaculate body, she would still be crushed into a bloody pulp.

Meanwhile, Xia Xinghan, having just defeated Shuten-dōji, unleashed his overwhelming divine might.

His feet sank into the ground with a "thud," his knees slightly bent, his small body seemingly carrying the weight of three mountains and five peaks.

"The Golden Seal of the King of Han-Wa-nu!"

Xia Xinghan struggled to look up and saw a huge, square golden seal with five characters in seal script: "King of Han Wa Nu".

Upon seeing this scene, Prince Renhui's pale face was immediately filled with ecstatic joy and triumph. Although activating the golden seal had greatly depleted his energy, the effect was immediate!

"Hahahaha! No matter how strong your physical body is, even if you defeat Shuten-dōji, you still have to bow down and kneel before the golden seal that symbolizes the nation of Japan!"

"Although the losses were heavy, and Musashi and Yamada were all killed... as long as we capture or kill you and fulfill the important task entrusted to us by our father, all the sacrifices will be worthwhile! When we return, I will still be the greatest contributor!"

But the next moment, his laughter stopped abruptly.

Xia Xinghan, who had seemed unable to move from the weight, suddenly bent his knees and squatted down, and then—

"boom!!!"

The ground beneath Xia Xinghan's feet seemed to have been struck by a giant hammer, violently exploding into a deep crater!

His small figure, bearing the overwhelming pressure of a king's authority as if a thousand times the force of gravity, leaped up like a carp swimming upstream, soaring into the air and flying straight towards Prince Renhui and Yagyu Masayuki.

Of course, Xia Xinghan's speed dropped sharply, far less than before, when he could easily break the speed of sound.

At this moment, it feels like walking through incredibly sticky glue, but you are definitely moving!

Advance despite the suppression of the golden seal!

"What?!"

Prince Renhui's smug expression froze instantly, turning into incredulous horror, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"How is this possible? How could anyone... be so unafraid of the king's authority?!"

"Under the seal of the King of Han-Wa-nu, how are you still able to act!"

As Xia Xinghan advanced, he sneered, "Royal power? What a joke! A mere vassal state dares to make me submit? What do I have to fear from your Japanese royal power?!"

Every word was like a knife, piercing Prince Renhui's most sensitive national pride, making him tremble with anger, yet also filled with dread.

"Prince Renhui, quickly ignite your life force to activate the golden seal!" Yagyu Masayuki shouted urgently.

"Burning life? You're insane! I'm not some lowly, worthless commoner from Xia!"

Prince Inhye, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, retorted sharply, his face full of the arrogance of royal blood.

"I am of the bloodline of the Heavenly King, incomparably noble. How could I easily damage my foundation? If anyone should be burning, it should be you."

Upon hearing this, Yagyu Masayuki's face showed disgust and contempt. She said in Xia language, "If it weren't for Mr. Chen, who would want to cooperate with you lot who only know petty manners and lack any sense of righteousness!"

Even so, with a formidable enemy before her, she had no other choice but to let her slender fingers once again caress the pipa strings.

This time, two strings were touched at the same time!

The pipa usually has four strings, but this is the only five-string pipa that has been passed down to posterity.

The mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood five-stringed pipa can be played by interfering with the mysterious power of relics by playing one string, releasing thousands of sound blades by playing two strings, and recreating the magnificent scene of flying apsaras in Dunhuang by playing three strings.

But playing all five strings together can make a flying deity descend to earth!

With Yagyu Masayuki's "Nourish the Innate" spiritual power, he could at most play two strings; three strings would require him to burn his life force.

"Zheng—Cong—"

The strings vibrated, unleashing a deluge of bluish-purple sound blades!

These sonic blades, as fine as rain and incomparably sharp, shot towards Xia Xinghan, who was moving slowly forward, like thousands of flying swords.

Xia Xinghan merely frowned slightly at the sonic storm, crossed his arms in front of him to protect himself, activated his bio-field to its fullest extent, and continued flying despite the raging wind and rain!

If it were a mountain, it would have been riddled with holes long ago, but it stands firm and unyielding like a pillar in a raging torrent.

"Junior brother!"

Seeing this, Gu Zhi Qiu anxiously shouted, "Is it worth risking your life for Ying Kingdom? Judging from your native language, you must be a Xia citizen. Don't be a fool like the courtesan who doesn't know the sorrow of a fallen nation, still singing 'The Song of the Rear Courtyard' across the river!"

"The courtesan, oblivious to the sorrow of a fallen nation, still sings 'The Flowers of the Rear Courtyard' across the river..."

Yagyu Masayuki's fingers trembled slightly as he plucked the strings, a complex sense of bewilderment flashing in his eyes.

She was originally a Japanese student who loved music, but by chance, this legendary pipa was chosen as her master, and she also met Mr. Chen, whom she admired...

"I'm not doing this for Japan."

She murmured, as if explaining, yet also as if talking to herself, "I did it for... Mr. Chen."

"Fool!"

Xia Xinghan blew hard, forcefully parting the sonic storm, and then shouted, "Chen the traitor is a traitor!"

"He already has a wife and children; he's just using you! And there's no way he'll leave the base alive!"

"You've misplaced your affections!"

Yagyuu Masayuki's delicate body trembled, her face turned pale, and the pipa music from her fingertips became disordered.

She gave a bitter smile, but her eyes became even more resolute: "One encounter can ruin your life... Perhaps this is a road of no return."

She knew that most of what Xia Xinghan said was true, but some paths, once embarked upon, are difficult to turn back from.

"He's hopelessly in love."

Seeing that words were ineffective, Gu Zhiqi shook his head helplessly, preparing to burn his life force, activate his "twin swords," and forcefully break through the golden seal's suppression for a final gamble!

"Senior sister, don't act impulsively!"

Xia Xinghan keenly sensed Gu Zhiqi's intention and hurriedly spoke up to stop him, his tone surprisingly calm: "There's no need to risk our lives. Since Elder Qian and I have joined forces to set this up, we naturally have a backup plan. There's no need for us to risk our lives."

"A backup plan? What backup plan?"

Gu Zhi Qiu was taken aback and stopped burning his life force.

If there were even a sliver of hope, she wouldn't want to fight to the death.

"Well... I don't know exactly what kind of backup plan it is."

Xia Xinghan blinked.

"..."

No, junior brother, this is a matter of life and death. Is your guess reliable?

In fact, Gu Zhiqi didn't know that even if Qian Lao's backup plan failed, Xia Xinghan still had an absolute trump card—

Heaven-Destroying Seal!

This seal was created by observing the Li Gui bronze vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty and incorporating the apocalyptic vision of Krypton's collapse. It broke through the limits of national protection, reaching the Saint level. It can ignore physical defenses, and even sever the fate of a nation, obliterate its destiny, and restrain all seal-like relics!

Xia Xinghan did not rush to make a move for two reasons. One reason was that he was curious about what kind of backup plan Qian Lao had prepared.

On the other hand, while he was sunbathing on his tricycle, his super vision detected an artificial satellite hovering in the same orbit outside the atmosphere!