At the same time, Feng Zhenghao, leading Feng Shayuan and Feng Xingtong, faced off against Lady Kyo, who controlled Shikigami; Tenso Unzai, who manipulated vengeful spirits; and that female ninja capable of invisibility.
Overwhelming waves of Shikigami shrieked as they lunged at the three members of the Feng family.
However, what was the Feng family best at?
Spirit Detainment and Dispatch!
Feng Zhenghao gave a cold snort and formed a hand seal. "Order!"
An invisible force rippled outward. The Shikigami, which had been lunging forward with fierce malice, suddenly froze. Their eyes instantly became vacant.
The next moment, they actually spun around and launched an attack on their original masters, Lady Kyo and Tenso Unzai.
Lady Kyo attempted to regain control of the Shikigami, only to find her mental connection forcibly severed by an even stronger power. Tenso Unzai's flame abilities were strange, but before the high-intensity electrical currents—strong enough to warp the very air—they were forcibly suppressed and dispersed.
As for that invisible female ninja?
In the face of Feng Shayuan's powerful spatial perception, her invisibility was as transparent as glass. She was quickly dragged out and dealt with easily.
In front of the light screens across the land of China, countless commoners and outcasts witnessed this soul-stirring sight with their own eyes. From the initial despair and heartache upon seeing the artillery fire, to the shock and disbelief at seeing the magnetic field experts ignore the cannons, and finally to the wild joy and exhilaration as the invaders were slaughtered one-sidedly—their emotions fluctuated like a roller coaster.
Inside the Japanese encampment, the remaining soldiers and commanders had completely collapsed. Their weapons were useless, and their resistance was futile. This wasn't a battlefield; it was a slaughterhouse! Survivors scurried everywhere, screaming and crying. The camp's communications had been completely cut off; they couldn't call for reinforcements. They had no way to escape this hopeless place shrouded in death. Waiting for them was only a cold massacre.
"Don't let them die too easily!"
Kill! Kill! Kill!
The battle ended even faster than expected, and the resistance of the invaders was even more pathetic than imagined. When the golden sunlight spread evenly over this land that had just undergone a "physical salvation," not even a single intact tent could be found in the once heavily guarded camp. The charred earth was pockmarked with craters, and a strange smell of melted metal and burnt, unidentifiable substances filled the air.
A Japanese regiment of nearly four thousand men could no longer even provide enough intact parts to assemble a single person. Most of them, along with their weapons and equipment, had been decomposed and vaporized by the violent currents and magnetic fields. They truly achieved "dust to dust, earth to earth"—an exceptionally eco-friendly and efficient outcome.
Wang Ye yawned and casually piled up a heap of Type 92 heavy machine gun parts that had been twisted into braids by the magnetic field into a crooked shape. He muttered, "Work's over. I thought I'd get to stretch my limbs a bit more."
Zhang Chulan stretched and glanced at the Great Elder of the Tang Sect and the Head of the Zhao Family, who were both staring blankly. The expressions on these two were even more spectacular now than when they were being carried through a three-thousand-li magnetic drift.
He cleared his throat and spoke to the air. "Brother Ian, are there any other spots? These guys weren't even enough for a warm-up."
Feng Zhenghao, with Feng Shayuan and Feng Xingtong, was directing a few Shikigami who had just "defected" to clean up the battlefield. They were mainly collecting the ninjas' equipment and the cultural relics looted by the invaders.
The nearly hundred magnetic field experts now stood in small groups upon the ruins, not a speck of dust on their clothes.
Just then, from above the massive light screen covering the nation, Ian's slightly playful voice rang out again, clearly entering everyone's ears.
"My fellow countrymen, brothers, and sisters, how was that performance just now? Did it feel exciting? Did it feel satisfying?"
"Did you see? This is the fate of those who come uninvited and seek to occupy our land!"
"From this day forward, my Magnetic Field Sect officially announces that any invader who dares set foot on this land to cause trouble will face sanctions from the Magnetic Field Sect!"
"And remember, these are unilateral sanctions. No counter-arguments, no appeals, and we don't handle the funeral arrangements either!"
Ian paused, seemingly brewing an even more potent statement.
"The so-called 'Those who offend China will be punished, however far away they may be' is not just a slogan to shout to embolden yourselves. Now that my Magnetic Field Sect is here, it is a fact—an ironclad fact!"
"Our Magnetic Field Sect specializes in treating all forms of defiance. We are especially good at treating those who think their lives are too comfortable and want to come out and find a sense of presence. We guarantee the patient is removed and the condition never relapses!"
"Alright, today's cleaning program concludes successfully. Everyone, eat and drink as usual. In the future, these kinds of exciting programs will be staged every day. Remember to tap the little red heart in the top right corner!"
"Once we reach a hundred million red hearts, I'll take you bros to admire the scenery of Mount Fuji!"
"Once we reach a billion red hearts, I'll set off a massive firework display for everyone on the other side of the sea!"
As the words fell, the massive light screens spread across China seemed to have their power button pressed, slowly dissipating into the air.
After a brief, dead silence, the entire land of China suddenly erupted in earth-shattering cheers!
"We won! We won!"
"Magnetic Field Sect! Long live the Magnetic Field Sect!"
"Immortals! This is definitely the immortals coming down to save us!"
In countless towns and villages, the sound of firecrackers popped incessantly like frying beans. Gongs and drums shook the heavens, and the noise of the crowds was boiling—it was a hundred times more lively than the Lunar New Year. Citizens spontaneously flooded the streets, singing and dancing. On faces that had endured so much suffering, there was now the long-lost radiance of joy and hope.
Storytellers in tea houses and taverns began working through the night to arrange new tales like The Magnetic Field Celestial's Furious Slaying of the Eastern Devils and A Hundred Lightning Immortals Crush the Hedong Demon Camp, preparing to tell them that very evening.
The outcast world was even more chaotic. Leaders and elders of major sects held emergency meetings through the night with only one agenda: "Who knows these people from the Magnetic Field Sect? Who can contact them?"
In a hidden corner, Wu Gensen and a few core members of Quan Xing wore expressions of great interest.
"Magnetic Field Sect? Interesting, truly interesting! These guys are even better at causing trouble than we are! Come on, let's go ask around and see if we can make some friends and find some fun together."
At the same time, in military camps across China, there was also a scene of jubilation.
"Damn it! That was so satisfying! My blood is boiling!"
"Commander! Give the order! Let's go do a job ourselves to liven things up for the seniors of the Magnetic Field Sect!"
A gray-haired old general looked at the sky, tears of old age streaming down his face. "Heaven bless China! Heaven bless China! We have hope!"
In stark contrast to the universal celebration in China was the gloom and misery on the side of the invaders.
Tokyo, Headquarters of the Invaders.
"Baka yaro—!!!" The angry roar almost blew the roof off the meeting room.
A regiment! An entire integrated regiment! It had just vanished into thin air without a trace, without even causing a ripple!
"Investigate! Investigate for me! At all costs, find out the origin of this 'Magnetic Field Sect'! How many people do they have? Where is their base?"
"Is it a secret weapon hidden by the Chinese? Or some unknown force?"
"Has Amaterasu abandoned us to protect the Chinese instead?"
All sorts of terrified speculations spread among the high-ranking officials of the invaders. The frontline troops were even more panicky, and morale dropped to freezing point.
The three words "Magnetic Field Sect" haunted the heart of every enemy soldier. It was said that some frontline commanders had already issued private orders.
"From now on, in any engagement, if you encounter people who emit electricity, glow, or act excessively arrogant, abandon resistance immediately, pivot on the spot, and run as fast as you can!"
The influence of this "Bright Killing" that occurred on the Hedong mountain ridge far exceeded Ian's initial expectations. It wasn't just a satisfying act of revenge; it was a display of muscle to the entire world, injecting a shot of adrenaline into an era ravaged by war and bringing infinite hope and possibility.