Chapter 579 - 364: Welcoming the Demon Lord with World-Shocking Fireworks upon a Turbulent Sea

Chapter 579: Chapter 364: Welcoming the Demon Lord with World-Shocking Fireworks upon a Turbulent Sea

"Was that really a nuclear strike? What the hell is going on?! Is this the end of the world?"

"Where are the officials?! What are the governments doing? Why haven’t they come out to explain?!"

"It wasn’t just one country, but over a dozen countries along the ocean! And it wasn’t one wave, it was two! What in the world are you targeting? Did aliens show up in the middle of the ocean?!"

"Remember that news from before? Yi Beidou is crossing the ocean, heading to the Starry Sky Country. All these missiles couldn’t possibly be targeting him, could they?"

"Are you kidding me? Is Yi Beidou God? Or is he actually from Krypton?!"

"..."

Speculation and discussion exploded online, but not a single official organization stepped forward to clarify the truth—only a collective silence.

But netizens weren’t fools. Piecing together information from across the web, they deduced that the most likely target of these terrifying thermonuclear strikes was the middle of the ocean.

Considering this fact, if the various nations weren’t fighting aliens, then there was only one other possibility.

This was an attack targeting Yi Beidou.

So many countries banding together, an investment of nearly a trillion Starry Sky Coins, all just to take down one person?

If so, could that individual still be called a "person"?

Inside the Starry Sky Country’s Pentagon and a secret Donghua conference room, all eyes were fixed on the screens.

The same satellite view. The same dead silence.

Only this time, what lit up the center of the ocean wasn’t a single star, but a tiny, pockmark-like bubble of light.

Meanwhile, two hundred kilometers from Yi Beidou, the King of the Wheel of Reincarnation and the Lady of the Three Yins, who stood upon the sea’s surface, tangibly felt the terrifying power of the explosion.

An intense flash of light, a shockwave, and a deafening blast swept toward them. They even had to brace themselves to resist the oncoming shockwave and the spray of water that struck like piercing needles.

"So this is the most powerful weapon of destruction modern humans possess? The aftershock has this much power even from two hundred kilometers away. It’s enough to make me shudder."

"Brother Zhuanlun, if it were you, are you confident you could survive at the heart of that explosion?"

The Lady of the Three Yins couldn’t help but ask the King of the Wheel of Reincarnation as she watched the terrifying mushroom cloud rise in the distance, soaring into the atmosphere.

"I could not. The force of an explosion of this magnitude would permeate every bone and vessel in the body. The Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood could withstand such a terrifying impact, but the flesh of my original mortal body could not. It would suffer widespread necrosis from the shockwave."

"At that point, the balance of flesh and blood within my body would be thrown off, and the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood would run rampant. Even if I didn’t die instantly in the blast, I would inevitably die later from the backlash."

"I’m afraid no one could survive it, aside from a true Earth Immortal. Perhaps those few hidden in the deepest recesses might have a chance? I don’t know. The humans of this era are truly astonishing. Such frail bodies, yet they command the power to destroy all civilization on the surface."

"We couldn’t do it, but that man did. His life force is so incandescent, his will like a sharp blade tearing through the heavens. He doesn’t look like his Physical Ability is about to be depleted at all."

"Do you think he’s already broken through that celestial chasm and reached a realm no one has ever reached before? Do we really have what it takes to fight such an existence to the death?" the Lady of the Three Yins asked in a low voice.

The mushroom cloud had just formed and had yet to dissipate. The nations of the world couldn’t observe the situation on the ground, but for them, it was a different story.

Their keen intuition told them that within the blast, there was a figure that stood tall enough to prop up the heavens, a figure taller than the mushroom cloud and brighter than the fire of the explosion. It was like one of the Deities, its power undiminished in the slightest.

And now, as the nations of the world watched, the smoke and dust from the explosion had not yet cleared. But what spread out from it first were black flames, like flowing Black Jade.

Like tentacles, they tore through the smoke, revealing the figure of Yi Beidou within.

His body was still like polished black jade, and he still stood firm in the Void.

When the high-ranking officials of the various nations saw this on their screens, another long silence fell.

’Even the Godslaying Weapon had no effect?!’

"Prepare for the third wave!! This has to be an illusion!! He must be at the end of his rope!! If we keep this up, we can completely drain his Physical Ability!!"

"We have enough ammunition in reserve and a sufficient stock of Godslaying Weapons! He can’t win against the entire world!!"

The leader of the Starry Sky Country’s eyes were bloodshot.

He was the mastermind behind this entire plan, which meant he had already gambled everything.

If he succeeded, he would once again grasp the reins of world power and establish a new order.

If he failed, he would die without a grave. He had no way out!

"If he’s really approaching his limit, why isn’t he running away? If he were to mask his aura right now, we’d have no way of tracking him. With the power he’s displayed, as long as he isn’t caught in the core of the explosion, we can’t really harm him," the Big-Bearded Slav on the screen said in a grim voice.

"He’s just bluffing! He’s betting we won’t dare to launch a third wave! He’s betting we won’t risk the massive potential contamination of the coastal regions ringing the ocean!" the leader of the Starry Sky Country shouted.

"Enough. This farce should end here. We cannot bear the risk of total failure. Continuing like this and gambling everything is not a wise choice. As it stands, there is still room to salvage the situation."