Chapter 5: Hand‑rubbed to fifty thousand degrees

Just as the Trisolaran fleet was generating discussion.

Above the heavenly curtain, the picture suddenly changed.

The First Generation Ultraman, who had just been riding on Bermula's body engaging in primitive melee combat, suddenly flipped and leapt up, opening a distance of several tens of meters from the monster.

Bermula roared angrily, about to pounce again.

The First Generation Ultraman, however, retreated a few steps and stood firm.

He no longer assumed a fighting stance, but slowly raised both arms,

and assumed a pose extremely familiar to all Earthlings before his chest.

His right arm vertical, his left arm horizontal.

A perfect cross.

In the next instant, a dazzling white beam, carrying the aura of annihilation, shot out from the blade of his upright right arm!

Specium Ray!

The beam tore through the air, leaving almost no time for any creature to react, and precisely struck Bermula's chest!

"Boom——!"

No screams, no struggle.

The massive body of the space monster Bermula, within this beam, directly exploded into a splendid fireball, turning into cosmic dust.

Endless Fire Domain.

Xiao Huohuo watched this scene on the heavenly curtain, his hand holding the tea cup frozen in midair.

When that cross-shaped beam was fired, his memories from his previous life completely overlapped.

This is it.

He curled the corner of his mouth into a nostalgic smile and murmured softly.

"This heavenly curtain is somewhat interesting."

Having said that, he put down his tea cup and continued watching with interest.

After the beam was fired, all heavens and myriad worlds fell into an eerie silence.

Immediately followed, a shock like mountains roaring and seas surging!

Green Grassland, Wolf Fortress.

Huitaillang's wrench fell to the ground with a clang, striking his foot without him feeling it.

He stared fixedly at the sky, the whole wolf trembling uncontrollably.

That was not fear, but extreme excitement!

"Light... beam..."

His brain operated at an unprecedented speed, countless data streams flashing through his mind.

"Based on the scale of the explosion's firelight and the degree of energy dissipation, this beam... this beam contains heat of at least several tens of thousands of degrees Celsius!"

"That thing called Ultraman is awesome!"

"This is practically an invention tailor-made for King Huitaillang!"

He abruptly turned his head, gazing toward the direction of Sheep Village not far away, his glossy eyes flashing with the light named 'wisdom' and 'ambition'.

"Wife, wait for me!"

"Your Majesty, I have inspiration again!"

Huitaillang picked up the wrench from the ground, turned, and rushed into his laboratory.

"I, King Huitaillang, will start seclusion today! I will not rest until I have created my own Ultraman! By then, I will surely make those little sheep look bad!"

Divine Realm.

When that white Specium Ray cut across the heavenly curtain, Tangshan's expression of the God King's composure and contempt instantly solidified.

He could clearly sense how terrifying the energy contained in that seemingly ordinary beam was.

Even though he already was a Dual God Throne God King, he could not help but admit……

"This beam might be able to inflict slight injury upon me!"

He said in a deep voice, his words carrying a hint of astonishment he himself had not noticed.

The pink rabbit beside him immediately hopped over, shaking its long ears, and cooed comfortingly: "Ah, Brother Shan, what's the big deal?"

"The species called Ultraman is somewhat impressive, but not much. Look, after he fires the beam, the light on his chest starts flashing, flashing so fast!"

She pointed at the heavenly curtain,

the First Generation Ultraman's chest-mounted color timer flashing rapidly, and analyzed in a tone as if she had seen through everything:

"I guess this beam must be extremely costly for them, even a life‑shortening trick! Such heretical methods are absolutely unacceptable!"

Upon hearing this, Tangshan's frozen expression instantly eased.

Exactly, that must be it.

He regained his God King's confidence and spoke arrogantly.

"That's right. After all, I am a proper God King, governing the Divine Realm—how could those rural cosmic natives compare?"

"Such methods that damage the foundation and shorten life are heretical! Only soul power is the eternal true way of the universe!"

Trisolaran World.

Within the command center, all Trisolarans 'saw' that destructive beam.

The Chancellor who had just claimed that Ultraman's technology content was not high, his thought fluctuations became active again.

"This... this isn't anything remarkable. Just a high‑energy beam; in terms of power, it still can't compare to our water droplet."

Who would have thought, his thought fluctuations had not yet subsided.

The Supreme Leader's cold and stern command then echoed throughout the entire command center.

Analysis.

He ordered the researcher beside him.

Immediately calculate the concrete values of that beam just now.

Yes, Supreme Leader!

The executive official in charge of scientific research immediately began mobilizing computing power, countless data streams flashing wildly.

Soon, a result was presented before the Supreme Leader.

Report, Supreme Leader! Based on the energy model reverse-calculated, preliminary estimate: the beam's instantaneous temperature reaches as high as five hundred thousand degrees!

Five hundred thousand degrees!

As soon as that number came out, an uproar filled the command center.

What about five hundred thousand degrees?

That executive official was still stubborn, trying to salvage his judgment.

Our stellar-level weapon can easily reach higher temperatures! This civilization...

Shut up!

The Supreme Leader's thought, like a red-hot iron hammer, ruthlessly smashed his words.

That five-hundred-thousand-degree beam is emitted barehanded by that giant!

The Supreme Leader's thought fluctuation carried an unprecedented gravity.

Do you understand what this means?

Upon saying that, time seemed to freeze.

That executive official still arguing, his thought instantly solidified.

Barehanded... emitted?

All his comparisons and analyses just now were based on civilizations' technological confrontation.

He subconsciously categorized that beam as the launch effect of some high-tech weapon.

But he overlooked that from start to finish, the giant had no mechanical devices, no energy interface!

That five-hundred-thousand-degree high-temperature beam is emitted from his flesh and blood, out of thin air!

No... impossible!

The executive official's thought fell into unprecedented chaos and panic, he let out a sharp thought-screech.

A living being! Without any external fusion technology, how could one possibly emit hundreds of thousands of degrees barehanded! This doesn't conform to physics! This isn't scientific!

However, the Supreme Leader's next words made him feel a chill from the depths of his soul.

The Supreme Leader's thought-form hovered silently, locking onto the red-silver figure on the firmament.

How can you be sure,

that this giant is the kind of 'living being' you think it is?