Magic City, Huangpu River.
The once-bustling river seethed violently. Before the horrified eyes of countless citizens, it widened at a frenzied pace-from a few hundred meters to several kilometers, then to dozens of kilometers!
The water rapidly turned a deep emerald green. Spiritual energy so concentrated it could barely disperse became thick white mist, billowing wildly above the river.
The towering Oriental Pearl Tower on the opposite bank receded rapidly from view until it became a barely discernible black speck on the horizon.
The steel bridges spanning the river snapped apart section by section like brittle noodles, crashing into the churning waters of liquid spiritual energy.
In the West, America, Area 51.
The top-secret military base buried deep underground was mercilessly torn apart by the earth.
Its supposedly indestructible alloy dome ripped open like paper. A colossal tree over a hundred meters in diameter, its bark covered in mysterious Dao patterns, burst out of the subterranean abyss. It grew taller at a speed visible to the naked eye, its thick branches piercing several state-of-the-art stealth fighters and hoisting them into the air.
Its canopy erupted like a green mushroom cloud, blotting out the sky and sun.
The American special forces soldiers stationed at the base did not even have time to raise their guns before the spiritual pressure emanating from the giant tree crushed them into bloody mist.
The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Polar Glacier... the same upheaval unfolded simultaneously in every corner of the world.
In low Earth orbit, the cameras of hundreds of artificial satellites recorded this miraculous sight.
The azure Blue Star was expanding madly at a rate that defied the laws of physics!
Twice its size! Five times! Ten times!
In just half an hour, Earth's surface area expanded a full thirtyfold! The drastic