This exceptionally rare official announcement pushed the global celebration to its peak!
Immediately afterward,
No one knew which online community it started from, but a proposal spread like wildfire:
"We survived! This is a rebirth!"
"Silver Duke gave us a second life!"
"This day should be remembered forever!"
"Let's call it 'Nirvana Day'! To commemorate our rebirth and Silver Duke's salvation!"
The name "Nirvana Day," with its profound implication of "rebirth through fire,"
quickly won unanimous recognition from people of every cultural background across the globe!
Governments around the world reached a consensus in an extremely short time,
and officially announced:
December 31, 2012, would be designated a global commemorative holiday—"Nirvana Day."
What followed was a worldwide discussion over how it should be celebrated.
And, unsurprisingly, every point of focus converged on Su Ming—
the one and only hero who had turned the tide.
His heroic deeds were passed from mouth to mouth and swiftly mythologized:
He fought the demon god army alone and wiped out the universe with a single punch!
His Dharma Avatar stood between heaven and earth, and his blade slew the Devouring One!
He withstood the Supreme Laws, rose from death, and miraculously forced back the Death Goddess!
Though the actual process had been twisting and humiliating,
in the versions passed around, Su Ming's image was elevated without limit,
filled with the romantic grandeur of invincibility and tragedy...
And through countless close-up shots,
his image was deeply branded into everyone's heart.
That signature scarlet suit, which brought boundless security in the direst of circumstances!
That upright body that remained utterly unmoving within the energy storm!
And...
that bald head, set against the starlight and explosions,
especially eye-catching, as though it contained endless wisdom and power...
Yes, bald!
On every promotional poster, news headline, hastily printed T-shirt,