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Chapter 396 Epilogue (Part 7)

"Baxia," also known as Bixi, Guifu, Tianxia, ​​and Longgui, is a mythical beast in ancient Chinese legends. It is the sixth son of the dragon, a mythical creature and the leader of all scaled creatures. It resembles a tortoise and enjoys carrying heavy loads. The tortoise under the stele is an example of this...

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On the screen.

Those were the countless Western behemoths that once dominated the screen.

It was torn to shreds by that "Baxia" (a mythical beast)...

On the screen, beneath the wreckage...

Baxia roared to the sky, its sound shattering the clouds, and its sharp claws tore through the sea, creating towering waves.

In the screening room, countless viewers held their breath, their eyes fixed on the screen.

Baxia stood on the seabed, its head raised, amidst a mountain of giant beast carcasses. It roared and exhaled a chilling, dark blue breath.

In an instant, the entire sea surface froze into a thick layer of ice, which then exploded in the next second, turning into countless sharp ice crystal fragments.

These fragments appear to have a stunning 3D effect on the IMAX screen, as if they are about to burst through the screen and splash out.

this moment……

The audience gripped the armrests of their seats tightly, their eyes wide with shock through the 3D glasses, feeling a chill run down their spines and their scalps tingle.

The IMAX screen trembled violently under the impact of the ultimate special effects, as if it might be shattered at any moment by this violent force.

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On the screen, light and shadow flicker.

It reflected on Liu Jiasheng's face.

Liu Jiasheng's breathing gradually became rapid as the screen trembled.

I even vaguely felt myself trembling all over...

In the movie, every frame of that colossal beast tearing everything apart felt like a hammer blow to his chest, making his heart pound wildly!

He never imagined that Chinese special effects could reach such a level...

The cold light reflected from the scales, the trajectory of the flying ice crystals, and even the ferocity burning in the giant beast's pupils were all so real they were breathtaking...

He subconsciously pushed up his 3D glasses, and in an instant, he felt as if he were immersed in the fantastic and spectacular world created by the movie, which was so captivating that he couldn't tear himself away!
However, before the shock could subside, the screen suddenly went dark!

In an instant, accompanied by a series of terrifying sound effects, the screen suddenly lit up!
The earthquake trembled violently, and mountains collapsed!
With a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, the eerie green scales and claws suddenly tore through the ground and burst forth from the soil. The true Taotie had finally arrived!
It has the body of a sheep and the claws of a human, with ferocious vertical pupils under its armpits and tiger teeth as sharp as knives. But what is most terrifying is its enormous head and its gigantic mouth that seems capable of swallowing the heavens and the earth!
Each scale is engraved with ancient bronze patterns, gleaming with a cold, sharp light in the firelight.

With each breath, flames surged, and the entire city was reduced to scorched earth in the blazing waves!

On screen, Liu Jiasheng held his breath, his pupils constricted!

The legendary, ferocious beast from ancient times has come to life!
This……

They are definitely not the beasts controlled by wireless signals in the movie "The Great Wall"!

As Liu Jiasheng watched the two giant beasts about to clash on the screen, he could hardly contain his excitement!
The dragon has nine sons, and Taotie is an extremely ferocious beast in ancient mythology.

The East has a long and illustrious history, so why should we distort our mythical creatures into their preferred forms just to cater to the Western market?
How could those winged lizards be allowed to feast on them!
How can it be compared to this primordial behemoth that carries five thousand years of bloodline?

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Amidst the ruins of New York, Taotie and Baxia collided with a deafening roar!
In an instant!
The earth cracked, and the sky trembled! Hundreds of meters tall skyscrapers collapsed like children's building blocks, and glass curtain walls turned into billions of crystal dust that flew all over the sky.

Baxia swung its massive, mountain-like tail, stirring up the entire Pacific Ocean, and a thousand-meter-high death tsunami roared toward Manhattan!
On screen, the Taotie's eerie green breath pierced the heavens and earth, instantly vaporizing the steel jungle wherever it passed, and half of New York City melted into a boiling lava lake in the dazzling green flames.

Each bite from the two colossal beasts caused spatial tremors, and blinding energy ripples exploded in the void, tearing space apart...

This moment, captured on camera!
The IMAX screen trembled violently under the impact of the ultimate special effects!
Ancient runes were wrapped around the two primordial behemoths, and torrents of energy surged wildly between their bodies.

Their bodies continued to expand, their ferocious outlines becoming increasingly terrifying, and lightning crackled and flashed between their scales.

The earth became so small beneath their feet when Baxia's black armor clashed with Taotie's sharp claws once more!
boom! ! !
The North American continental shelf emitted a tearing, mournful cry, and a mushroom cloud-shaped shockwave instantly leveled an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

A certain island nation sank into the sea amidst the aftershocks. The Yamata no Orochi that had been coiled on it was reduced to dust before it could even let out a scream!
At that moment, all the audience members in the screening room held their breath and listened intently.

Their pupils reflected the ultimate pattern of the mythological era!
The sky peeled away like a cheap oil painting, with burning fragments of stars pouring down!

Within the void rift, a galaxy-like turbulent flow of spacetime surged ceaselessly!

On this apocalyptic battlefield, two ancient behemoths from the East are engaged in a fateful duel spanning five thousand years!

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"Earth is nothing more than a fragment of the ancient, primordial land!"

As Liu Jiasheng stared at the two colossal beasts capable of destroying the world, this shocking thought exploded in his mind like a thunderbolt!

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This is a mythical journey that will shake the heavens and earth!

Every frame on the screen is visually stunning, and every giant strike sends chills down your spine.

Unlike Hollywood monster movies, the humans in this film appear so small.

They huddled on the edge of the battlefield, their once-proud technology utterly vulnerable before the overwhelming power. The camera didn't focus much on humanity, but instead revealed a moving scene: the Chinese people, knowledgeable of ancient Chinese mythology, stepped forward as the apocalypse approached, building their last line of defense while working together to activate ancient teleportation runes.

The runes' light shot straight into the sky, as if calling upon some being deep within the heavens and at the edge of the universe.

At the same time, several figures suddenly flew out from the deep mountains. Those cultivators dressed in ancient robes carried swords and stepped into the air. Their sword lights intertwined and formed a formation, creating a piece of pure land amidst the rampage of the two ancient beasts.
Though small, it still shines with rays of light!

One by one they fell, and another soared into the sky...

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"boom!"

Just as the battle between Taotie and Baxia was about to tear the continent apart!

Countless humans are about to be completely torn apart in the apocalyptic environment!

Just when humanity was on the verge of extinction!
this moment!
Suddenly, the sky burst open with ten thousand golden rays!

A blinding golden light suddenly burst forth, and the dazzling brilliance caused everyone to involuntarily close their eyes.

The sea of ​​clouds churned violently, and a pillar engraved with ancient runes pierced through the air, crashing down with earth-shattering power.

This golden cudgel seemed to come from the depths of the universe, like a divine punishment descending upon the world, instantly suppressing the two ferocious beasts deep into the earth's core.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, only half of the divine weapon could be seen standing majestically between heaven and earth, with the flames and frost still fiercely intertwining and colliding on its body.

The two suppressed behemoths roared angrily under the pressure of the divine weapon, but their bodies shrank smaller and smaller until they were finally sealed away completely...

From the depths of the golden light, a blurry yet familiar figure surveyed this world, finally letting out a long sigh: "I, Old Sun, am late."

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When the lights in the screening room suddenly came on, Liu Jiasheng remained deeply seated, unable to snap out of his daze for a long time.

Immediately afterwards...

The deafening cheers abruptly pulled him back to reality.

The dazzling golden light on the screen that suppressed the giant beast caused the entire audience to stand up, and thunderous applause lasted for a long time.

Some people even raised their hands and shouted excitedly!

Even though it only lasted for less than a minute!
but……

Liu Jiasheng was still deeply shocked!
That well-known monkey has displayed such an amazing influence on the screen, driving all the audiences crazy!
Just then, the post-credits scene slowly unfolds: deep within the earth, a series of muffled tremors emanate, and beneath the golden cudgel that suppresses heaven and earth, the sealed giant beast still stirs restlessly.

With each struggle, the sound of its scales and claws scraping against the rock layers was like an ancient war drum, echoing endlessly in the dark earth's crust!

Just at this time!
Movie……

Finish!

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Liu Jiasheng slowly walked out of the screening room with the crowd, the roar of the battle between Taotie and Baxia still echoing in his ears.

He subconsciously touched his 3D glasses.

At this moment, an overwhelming sense of awe surged within me. The runes tearing through the clouds and the special effects that forged ancient myths were so lifelike and unforgettable…

The corridor lights were so bright they made him squint...

However, as he passed by the huge poster for "The Arda," he involuntarily paused.

Karlov's Pandora still glows with a dreamlike glow on the LED screen, and the queue stretches all the way outside the mall.

At that moment, he touched the two ticket stubs in his pocket...
One sheet carries the roar of China's colossal beast, another is imprinted with the visual magic of Hollywood.

These two thin pieces of paper have become incredibly heavy in the context of the rise of a new era.

He was filled with complex emotions that were hard to describe, a mixture of excitement at witnessing history and a touch of regret.

In a sense, Zhou Yang's "Adada" is conventional in terms of plot and does not have any particularly outstanding highlights. It is just a fusion of mythology and giant beasts, nothing more. However, the special effects scenes that tear the screen apart are exciting and stimulate everyone's heart!
If it had been released right after the Olympics, when the public was brimming with confidence, this film could have dominated the box office and even broken Chinese box office records.

Even if it doesn't coincide with "The Arda," as long as it's not released at the same time, this film might not be much inferior...

But fate played a cruel trick, and this showdown was arranged to be a head-to-head confrontation at the same time.

At this moment, Zhou Yang is facing Karl-Heinz Karlov, who holds the crown of the world's highest-grossing box office!

The man revered as the "God of Cinema"!

"After watching the movie, do you think Zhou Yang can win this time?" His wife's cautious question came through the phone.

Liu Jiasheng looked up at the constantly changing pre-sale data on the electronic screen, and suddenly felt lost in the cold wind.

This competition has long transcended a simple battle of box office revenue...

He ultimately just shook his head, letting his sigh dissipate in the biting December wind.

The war on screen is far from over, and the answer off-screen remains to be seen...

(End of this chapter)