188: China is a land of etiquette.

Inside the Huaxia Official Combat Command Center, electronic equipment flickered with cold light, and the air was filled with tension.

Long Huaxing stood before the massive strategic sand table, his calloused hands clenched into fists. The veteran general’s brows were deeply furrowed, his gaze like a torch as he swept over the deployment of the twenty-nation allied forces on the sand table.

Each marker was like a sharp knife, pointing directly at the heart of Huaxia.

The command center was silent, save for the faint hum of electronic equipment.

The staff officers held their breath, all understanding that this battle concerned the survival of Huaxia.

Although Huaxia had been recuperating for fifty years, facing the powerful offensive of the twenty-nation allied forces, Long Huaxing still dared not be careless in the slightest. He repeatedly simulated various possible battle scenarios, fine beads of sweat trickling down his forehead.

Suddenly, the communication equipment blared with a piercing alarm.

"Report! Urgent communication from the Pacific front!" The communication officer's voice broke the silence of the command center.

The image that popped up on the large screen made everyone gasp—the US aircraft carrier fleet had actually turned its guns, unleashing a barrage of fire upon the allied fleet.

The fireballs exploding on the sea surface lit up the night sky as if it were day, thick smoke billowing into the heavens.

Long Huaxing’s eyes widened, his bloodshot eyeballs almost bulging from their sockets: "This… how is this possible… why are they fighting each other!!" His voice was hoarse and trembling; in fifty years of military service, he had never witnessed such an absurd scene.

"According to reports from the front line," the communication officer swallowed, his voice tight, "a mysterious man appeared and stopped them."

A blurry image then appeared on the screen; a tall figure was vaguely visible amidst the swirling black mist. Although his face could not be seen clearly, the Aura he exuded was definitely not something an ordinary human could possess.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, another urgent communication arrived: "Urgent report from the Xiya border! The A-San army has retreated!" The moment the monitoring screen switched, the entire command center erupted in exclamations—a golden barrier, towering ten thousand meters high, stood prominently on the border, reaching straight into the clouds.

The A-San army’s artillery fire, upon contact with the barrier, dissipated into specks of starlight, vanishing without a trace.

Even more astonishing was that Huaxia’s border soldiers could freely pass through this barrier, while any enemy attack could not touch it in the slightest.

The most outrageous thing was that all of A-San’s soldiers had turned into women and were fleeing in a hurry!

In the footage, the border soldiers stood in neat formation, saluting the barrier uniformly.

Their faces, red from the cold, were etched with determination, and tears of excitement sparkled in their eyes.

"This must be Huaxia’s divine spirit, protecting us!!" The communication officer’s voice choked, his hands clutching the battle report trembling uncontrollably.

Long Huaxing stumbled back two steps, the iron-blooded general’s eyes instantly turned red, and tears uncontrollably welled up, rolling down his wrinkled cheeks.

"Hahaha!" Long Huaxing suddenly threw his head back and laughed, his laughter making the glass in the command center hum: "We Huaxia truly have divine spirits! We truly have divine spirits! Heaven bless my Huaxia! Hahaha!!"

Inside the command center, generals and commanders all stood up, walked outdoors, and solemnly saluted the sky to thank the divine spirits above… Soon, the news of the complete annihilation of the Pacific Allied Forces spread across the globe.

This was not even the most explosive news; the collective gender transformation of the A-San army set the entire world abuzz.

Imagine waking up in the morning to find all your comrades have turned into girls, even the toughest special forces soldiers have become cute girls with long flowing hair—this scene is too beautiful to behold!

On Twitter, the hashtag #ASanGenderChange directly exploded, with netizens from various countries creating memes: "A-San can finally get a first place, the world's first all-female army?"

"Suggest renaming them the A-San Sisterhood!"

Jokes aside, everyone finally confirmed one thing.

Huaxia truly has divine spirits protecting it!!

Whoever dared to provoke Huaxia next would be the next unlucky country.

Some people found it strange.

Since Huaxia possessed divine spirits, why didn't it directly occupy other countries?

Suddenly, a large number of "Huaxia Culture Experts" emerged on social media, quoting scriptures and solemnly declaring that they had long seen Huaxia as unique.

"What do you mortals understand? Is Huaxia's five-thousand-year civilization just for show? From the Classic of Mountains and Seas to the I Ching, which book doesn't record deeds of immortals? Only those of us who have deeply researched Huaxia culture know that they disdain to conquer the world!"

Some people who had previously spoken ill of Huaxia began to pledge their loyalty.

"Exactly, what do you know? Huaxia is a land of etiquette, peace-loving, even with divine spirits, it will not invade other countries."

"Oh my god, I'm so impressed. From now on, Huaxia is my second home."

Immigration consulting companies' phones were ringing off the hook, long queues formed in front of Huaxia's various embassies, and the lines for visa applications stretched several blocks.

Some sold all their assets just to buy a plane ticket to Huaxia, some live-streamed their process of learning Chinese online, and even more began to research how to quickly obtain Huaxia nationality through marriage.

"Forget about working in Huaxia, I'd even be willing to clean toilets! That's a place protected by True God! Who knows, maybe one day I'll walk down the street and meet an immortal who has descended to the mortal world!"

Countries around the world successively requested to sign peace treaties with Huaxia, curry favor with Huaxia, fearing to anger Huaxia.

Leaders of various countries held emergency meetings overnight, and diplomats were busy preparing the most humble wording for their state letters.

The once arrogant Western politicians now spoke with a hint of cautious flattery.

"We have always greatly admired Huaxia's traditional culture," a certain president said in a televised speech, constantly wiping sweat from his forehead, "May the friendship between our two countries flow long and far..."

...After dealing with matters in reality, Lu Chen's most important task now was to prepare for the upcoming Cultivate Immortal trial.

Small World, come out!

The basketball-sized Small World was shrouded in mist!

Damn it!

The System, this dog, actually blocked the Small World to prevent Lu Chen from cheating, prohibiting Lu Chen from viewing or modifying it!!

It doesn't matter, Lu Chen still has a way.

Enter the Heavenly Dao Workshop.

The Small World was created by the mechanical girl, so the mechanical girl zero must have a backup.

As a result, when the mechanical girl zero called up the creation data, it was also completely shrouded in mist.

A chill ran down his spine; the System's authority was too great.

Lu Chen could only swallow this anger and wait until he Broke Through Heavenly Dao Level Ten, at which point the first thing he would do was eliminate the System!!

Cheating was impossible.

Lu Chen had a flash of inspiration; there was still another way.

Based on memory, Lu Chen recalled all relevant theoretical knowledge of the Iron Shirt Technique, Golden Scale Art, dragon fiend spear, Five Elements, eight gates, twelve zodiac signs, and twenty-eight mansions.

Then he asked the mechanical girl zero to create a new Cultivation Technique based on the Cultivate situation in the Small World.

Extraordinary Ninth Layer, just missing the final touch.

Simulate Cultivate conditions, simulate how to Cultivate next, how to choose paths, and based on previous Heavenly Dao logs, compile new Cultivation Techniques.

Simulation begins!!

The mechanical girl simultaneously created one million simulated Lu Chen Clones, who simultaneously Cultivate different Cultivation Techniques, different paths, and simulated different Cultivate environments, and so on.

Like a high-speed machine, it simulated thousands of years in one second!!

This non-stop simulation.

Ultimately, it would inevitably simulate the most suitable path for Lu Chen, the most suitable Cultivation Technique for Lu Chen, the Cultivate environment, Foundation Establishment Immortal Cave, Golden Core, and so on; every step would be the most perfect result.

This was Lu Chen's pre-fabricated Cultivate Immortal!