Nero raised the Sword of the War God high, its multicolored blade firing dazzling rays of light into the sky.
The light passed beyond the Great Wall in space. Being light, it could not be intercepted by the Great Wall at all.
Farther out than the Great Wall, the light made contact with a satellite.
The satellite seemed to receive some kind of message. It began adjusting its angle, then gathered power and fired toward the direction the light had come from.
This time, there was a physical form, and the Great Wall blocked it—but it was quickly breached.
Section after section of the Great Wall surged forward. Even a full hundred sections of the Great Wall failed to completely neutralize it.
The Great Wall's orbital path suffered severe damage and could not use Calamity Star for the time being.
Meanwhile, the beam triggered by the Sword of the War God broke through the atmosphere and cleaved down toward Qin Shi Huang.
At the moment of impact, something covered Qin Shi Huang's body, followed by a massive explosion. Smoke filled the air, making it feel like the earlier scene had repeated itself—only with their positions reversed.
Yuan Shikai was still watching from atop the city wall. From Nero's initiative attack, to her being restrained by chains, to the Soul-Chasing Blade coming down, then Nero transforming into Venus's form, and finally the Sword of the War God's counterattack.
He watched with relish, crying out in delight.
However, the law of no damage after smoke was impossible to break.
Once the smoke cleared, Qin Shi Huang's original position held a spherical ball of mercury, resembling Volumen Hydrargyrum.
The mercury slowly melted away, revealing Qin Shi Huang completely unharmed.
Qin Shi Huang said, "Mercury is what I hate most, and what I love