The global livestream froze at the instant Dawn said, "Kneel."
Then the screen went black.
The Yan Country War Zone forum, which had been awash in celebration and joy, fell silent for ten full seconds before erupting.
If the earlier Divine Miracle had been a ladle of water poured into boiling oil, this was a bomb thrown into the pot.
"Kneel? Holy shit! God Xiao didn't waste any words!"
"That's more than direct. He just rubbed the North American War Zone's face in the dirt! I love it!"
"Hell yes! That felt so damn good! Get on your knees!"
"Exactly! Kneel or wait for the Rotten Monarch to eat you! Let them choose!"
The forum's popular sections were instantly flooded. Posts about new classes and skills were shoved into the corners.
In their place came a sea of red titles, every one of them dripping with gleeful mockery and fervor.
[Livestream discussion: One sentence from God Xiao sends North American players into a meltdown!]
[In-depth analysis: Great God Night Roaming God's calculated gambit—the art of harvesting faith!]
[Poll: Do you support the three gods' conditions?]
In less than a minute, support in the poll passed ninety-five percent.
The players in the comments were almost unanimous in their excitement.
"Support them? I'd raise all five limbs! Those ungrateful bastards will never learn who's in charge until it hurts!"
"You're thinking too small! How is this humiliation? The gods are choosing their believers! Did you think faith came free? How could faith be devout without surrender in the face of despair? Great God Night Roaming God is playing with their hearts. I call that a masterstroke!"
"Exactly! Look, Great God Jing said it herself: this is for faith. If the North American War Zone's tens of millions of players all become believers,