The enormous rift in the sea was glaringly conspicuous.
With just one swing of her sword, she had carved a massive rift dozens of meters wide and nearly ten kilometers long into the sea. She had also cleaved a huge notch into the towering cliffs on Watatsumi Island's eastern side, leaving an enormous sword scar across the ground and beach.
Seawater poured into the rift from both sides, crashing onto the seabed like great waterfalls. Thunderous rumbling filled the air as mist rose over the sea.
Everyone was dumbstruck.
One punch had sent the mountain-sized sea beast hurtling away as it descended from the sky.
One sword stroke had split the sea and slain the sea beast Shanqi.
What world-shaking power was this?
In ancient times, the Raiden Shogun had slain the Archon Orobashi with Musou no Hitotachi, its slash cleaving through mountains to form the canyon known as Musoujin Gorge.
Now, a white-haired girl had slain the sea beast Shanqi with a single sword stroke, her sword energy splitting the sea for ten kilometers!
The divine lady who had appeared to save them in their hour of peril truly possessed power to rival the gods!
Everyone gazed skyward, staring blankly at the white-haired girl hovering high above. Awed by her strength, they were shaken speechless by her overwhelming might.
Only after the surging seawater had filled the split in the sea and flowed into the sword scar left on Watatsumi Island, forming a channel connecting the island to the ocean...
...did the people finally recover from their shock.
Their faces flushed red as they let out earthshaking cheers!
"Long live our divine lady!"
"Our divine lady is invincible!!"
Countless people raised their heads and cheered. They did not care even if they shouted themselves hoarse.
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