Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 598 - 595: Fallout of the Nuclear Bomb!

July 20th, around 3:00 PM:

Immortal Master, with sword in hand, storms the Hongmen Headquarters on Palm Island.

Nearly ten thousand Hongmen guards crumbled upon contact, no match for Immortal Master Li. Backed into a corner, the Great Dragon Head of Hongmen, Yuan Jinxiong, resolutely detonated a nuclear bomb, perishing together with his foe.

This news sent shockwaves throughout the world!

At first, the vast majority of people refused to believe the news.

After all, Hongmen was just an international organization, not even a nation-state. How could they possibly have a nuclear bomb?

But when satellite-captured footage spread across the internet, everyone was silenced.

The video depicted Immortal Master Li, alone with his sword, charging at Hongmen.

After landing on the island, he summoned a Human Demon Puppet and eighteen Copper Men.

These nineteen puppets, like tireless killing machines. Bullets and artillery shells could not harm them in the least, at best they could only slow down the devils’ onslaught.

The battle lasted less than half an hour before Hongmen’s several thousand land troops were thoroughly routed.

At this time, Hongmen’s F15 fighter jets arrived belatedly, beginning to bombard Immortal Master Li.

Immortal Master Li, however, shot flames from his eyes, piercing through one fighter jet, then used a flying sword to explode Sidewinder Missiles, bringing down the remaining four jets.

The last part of the video showcased the nuclear explosion. A massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky. Palm Island was leveled to the ground, and thousands of soldiers in retreat, including Immortal Master Li, were all reduced to ashes.

After watching the video, everyone felt one thing deep inside: shock!

Shock that reached down to their core!

An elderly man in Ukraine, after watching the video over and over ten times, paced back and forth in his courtyard with his cane for quite a while before managing to somewhat calm himself.

His focus was not on Immortal Master Li, but on that nuclear bomb.

The old man was a former Ukrainian Minister of Defense. After the dissolution of the former Soviet Union, Ukraine, a tiny country, inherited thousands of nuclear warheads, making it the CIS country with the most nukes after Russia. At that time, they possessed more nuclear warheads than the combined total of China, France, and the UK.

However, with the turbulent political scene at the time, and Ukraine’s small size and struggling economy, they simply couldn’t afford to maintain such an arsenal.

Moreover, the United States, Russia, and China, these major powers, would never allow them to have so many nukes. Thus, after making various assurances, Ukraine began preparations to destroy these nuclear warheads.

But amidst the disposal process, one warhead—codenamed "Black Stone"—mysteriously went missing.

Although he managed to cover up this incident flawlessly, it was always a weight on his heart, worrying that he would be unable to face death without knowing what happened.

For this reason, over the past twenty years, he had been secretly investigating the matter, but to no avail. Only today did it resurface.

The news of Overseas Hongmen detonating a nuclear bomb and perishing together with Immortal Master Li was mixed with joy and sorrow for the underground forces.

They were glad Immortal Master Li was dead; they’ve lost a formidable opponent.

Naturally, they were concerned about the nuclear bomb—a heavy topic for these Martial Artists.

It was the second documented instance of a Divine-level Master killed by a nuclear weapon.

The first was in the 1950s, when the top power of Japan, Miyamoto Butcher, was killed by an atomic bomb dropped by the United States.

Due to the commotion stirred up by Li Chen, the old monsters around the world who had been eagerly watching the situation, once again returned to silence.

It should be noted that this nuclear bomb was a relic from the Cold War era between the United States and the Soviet Union, already half a century old.

Nowadays, technology is advancing rapidly, and military levels of various nations have achieved very strong development. God knows what kind of terrifying nuclear bombs the United States, Russia, and Huaxia, these military powers, have developed in this half-century?

Being the head that sticks out could get shot; it’s better to keep a low profile. Immortal Master Li serves as the best lesson from the past.

When the news reached home, it was like a heavy bomb thrown into the serene lake, stirring up a thousand ripples.

At the Star Pavilion, silence was deafening, and everyone appeared as though they had lost their souls. Mei Ruohua, Qin Qingwu, and the others were stricken with immense grief.

Lian Hongshang was relatively strong, and she stabilized the situation at the first instance. She ensured that the newly established Star Pavilion was not at risk of annihilation.

Li Chen’s enemies, on the other hand, were as jubilant as if it were New Year’s or a wedding, triumphantly celebrating their good fortune.

However, none of them had the idea of targeting Star Pavilion.

Even without Immortal Master Li, with Lian Hongshang, the Divine-level Master present, the massive entity of the Imperial Capital Li Family would not allow Star Pavilion to fall prey to disaster.

After the news reached the Imperial Capital Li Family, Li Lingtian did not utter a word. Instead, he sat in front of his brother’s grave, drowning his sorrows in alcohol for three days and nights.

Upon learning that Li Chen was killed by a nuclear bomb, Li Jinliang did not say anything either. He just stood in the courtyard, gazing at the loquat tree once engraved with Li Lingyun’s name.

The trees are still lush and green, but this lineage has been cut off forever!

King of Assassins Wuxie, who had just rebuilt the July Faction of Heavenly Net and was ready to make a move against Li Chen, felt a sense of melancholy upon hearing that Li Chen was killed by a nuclear explosion.

Immortal Master Li did not die at the hands of Heavenly Net; therefore, the mission was not considered complete. For someone who always strives for perfection, it was a minor blemish.

However, since the employer, Overseas Hongmen, was completely destroyed, they naturally did not need to return the commission of thirty billion U.S. dollars.

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Hundreds of nautical miles away from Palm Island in the Pacific Ocean: a dozen great white sharks are attacking a blue whale.

The blue whale, despite its enormous size, is like an elephant being bitten to death by a swarm of ants. Moreover, great white sharks are much more fearsome than ants.

Thus, after just one round of fighting, the blue whale was bloodied and mangled.

The blood spilled into the blue sea, turning it blood-red, attracting even more sharks to join the frenzied attack.

Just as the blue whale felt despair, about to be devoured by the great white sharks, a streak of light, like a rainbow piercing the sun, swept through.

"Crack!"

A great white shark was split in half on the spot!

The rest of the great white sharks, frightened, scattered in all directions, disappearing into the vast ocean.

As the light faded, a figure appeared.

His clothes were ragged, and he looked very disheveled. However, his deep eyes shone brighter than the stars in the sky.

The figure was none other than Li Chen!

At this moment, his expression was somber, and his aura was much weaker than before.

The power of a nuclear bomb was indeed terrifying!

He had already fled tens of nautical miles away from the center of the explosion before the nuclear detonation, but he was still seriously injured by the blast.

And this was only a moderately-sized nuclear bomb. If it had been one of the large bombs from the United States or Russia, he probably would have been obliterated by now.

It seems that he must quickly enhance his cultivation. Only by successfully forming the Golden Core could he stand the peak of this planet fearlessly against nuclear weapons, truly invincible under the heavens!

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