Chapter 145: Her Limitations

Tongtong stared blankly at the sky, where a tiny figure hovered—so small, smaller than an ant.

"It's Yang Yi!"

"It's the god of humanity!"

"No! It's our Republic's guardian deity!"

"She saved us again! She closed the interdimensional portal!"

Amid sobs and screams, cheers grew louder, gradually drowning out the cries of despair.

Tongtong hurriedly shook her father's body. "Dad, wake up! It's that superhero… you said before that the hairy monsters were defeated by her, you said she'd save us again… please wake up…"

The ant-sized figure stood motionless high in the clouds, as if overlooking all of humanity.

Could she see the horrific scenes below?

"Superhero sister, please save my dad… he's not moving… sob…" Tongtong mustered her courage and shouted toward the sky.

But the figure stood only a moment before vanishing instantly from the horizon, as if it had never appeared.

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The instant Yang Yi's figure appeared, the world's ruling elites made their decisions simultaneously.

Of course, they had already urgently prepared several contingency plans for different scenarios—such as how to respond if Yang Yi failed to return; if she returned but was severely injured and her power diminished; or, as now, if she returned safely.

Minutes after Yang Yi's appearance, all nuclear-launching nations voluntarily apologized to Xia Country; Xia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs received apology letters and calls from world leaders.

In fact, these nations weren't worried Xia would retaliate—nuclear missiles weren't launched only by nations with longstanding grievances, but also by Xia's strategic partners; Xia couldn't possibly fight a hundred enemies and ignite World War III.

Of course, Yang Yi's stance was critical, but intelligence agencies, strategic analysis departments, behavioral experts, criminal investigators, and psychologists, analyzing her upbringing, psychological state, and past conduct, concluded her attitude—she wouldn't take any extreme action, perhaps wouldn't even frown.

The superhero wouldn't rage, but her homeland, for any reason—whether to court her favor or assert her allegiance to the world—would certainly not let this pass.

All nations had prepared to suffer heavy losses in future cooperation with Xia to appease its anger.

Every scenario had a corresponding plan; the swift response now was merely one of those pre-established measures.

The day after Yang Yi's return, nations with territorial disputes with Xia issued statements and immediately dispatched ambassadors to renegotiate treaties with Xia.

Ross Country, sharing a border with Xia, had long-standing territorial disputes; their strategic cooperation had temporarily shelved the conflict, but that didn't mean no resentment existed. After Yang Yi's return, Ross immediately decided to strengthen strategic cooperation with Xia and returned Ku Ye Island and Tang Nu Wulianghai.

Since WWII, Xia and Fusang had been bitter enemies; online, Xia's netizens had long urged Yang Yi to sink Fusang Island.

Upon Yang Yi's return, Fusang immediately issued a statement: Diaoyu Island and its adjacent waters had always been Xia's territory; Xia had been Fusang's suzerain since ancient times; Fusang's long-suppressed Red Party surged rapidly, while other parties automatically stepped aside. Everyone with eyes could see what was truly happening.

Bang Country voluntarily withdrew from Su Yan Reef and apologized for its occupation;

Chao Country declared that disputed areas along the Yalu River's midstream belonged to Xia;

India ceased claiming sovereignty over the eastern, central, and western segments of the Xia-India border;

The South China Sea islands had long been claimed by six nations: Wenlai occupied one islet, Indonesia two, Malaya three, Fililubin seven, Vietnam twenty-eight, and Xia ten.

After Yang Yi's return, the other five nations all declared abandonment of sovereignty over the South China Sea islands; all areas within the Nine-Dash Line now belonged solely to Xia.

Due to historical reasons, Taiwan had always harbored independence aspirations; since Yang Yi's return, public calls for immediate reunification have surged uncontrollably.

The international community unanimously affirmed respect for Xia's territorial integrity, declaring these disputed regions had always been an inseparable part of Xia.

European nations—Germany, Falanxi, Italy, among others—abandoned the Western Alliance led by Akaguo and proactively reached out to Xia, offering concessions in cooperation and expanding collaboration beyond commerce.

Britain contacted Xia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to return all Xia's cultural relics held in the British Museum and prepared a state gift to thank Yang Yi for saving Britain during the Sky Altar incident, averting its national extinction.

Canada and Tuao were watching nervously, seemingly ready to switch sides like grass on a wall at any moment to seek cooperation with Xia.

The strongest Akaguo, unusually silent, issued no statement but quietly withdrew its military bases deployed near Xia's borders.

The global power structure of "one superpower, many strong" seemed to have changed—no, it hadn't changed; only the "superpower" had switched nations.

The reason for this swift shift was solely one:

Through statistics, nations found at least ten S-class extraterrestrial beings had appeared along Earth's interdimensional portals; how many more S-class beings existed in that vast otherworld?

How many even more powerful, more terrifying beings lay beyond S-class?

Yang Yi had entered the otherworld alone and successfully located the dimensional device despite attacks from countless powerful extraterrestrials—her power was unfathomable; no force on Earth could restrain her.

Only herself.

Only the limits she imposed upon herself.