Although this was his first time meeting the Ultraman before him, when Qianyi had converted Sphia's energy into light and infused it into his body, he had already learned the Ultraman's true name through that light.
After confirming that the other party, like himself, was a Giant of Light—an Ultraman—he decisively joined the battle against the Sphia spheres.
With Ultraman Dyna joining as a fresh force, coupled with the absurdly efficient capture rate of the Pal Spheres in everyone's hands, the Sphia swarm's numbers began plummeting at a visible rate.
This nearly one-sided "stocking up" finally crossed the bottom line of the Sphia main body.
At the center of the enormous vortex woven from violent spacetime energy, a colossal entity formed from countless planet-sized Sphia spheres finally could no longer hold back, revealing its true form.
It was Dark Planet Gransphia.
Then, it took the initiative to communicate with everyone present, its voice resembling an emotionless mechanical female voice:
"Why do you obstruct us, Ultramen?"
"We were once humans, just like the humans of Earth—humans who feared limited lifespans, feared conflict with one another, and feared that their planet would ultimately fall into a crisis of destruction."
"But we have transcended that frailty. We overcame humanity's inherent flaws and perfectly fused all organic matter, inorganic matter, this planet, and even countless civilizations themselves into one. That is me—an eternal existence without conflict or death."
"Only by merging into darkness can Earth evolve correctly, only then can it find salvation before reaching its predetermined fate of self-destruction. Let me welcome you. I am Earth's ultimate form, the sole future humanity ought to pursue. What can you possibly do?"
"Come. Merge into darkness and submit to me!"
Along with Gransphia's bewitching declaration, the Sphia spheres that had been drifting around the edge