Chapter 123: The Two Earth Immortals of Huaxia

As everyone had conjectured, when the Imperial Sovereign Chen Shanhe reappeared after thirty years of total silence, the news spread like wildfire, sending the Chinese martial arts world into a frenzy.

In just two days, the news had traveled to the four corners of the world.

As of today, China boasted two Earth Immortals!

Countless powerful figures both at home and abroad turned pale. Gu Changsheng alone had been enough to anchor China’s destiny for a century, acting as a bulwark that had kept countless malicious opportunists at bay for decades. Now, with the addition of Chen Shanhe, the deterrent force was equivalent to hanging a sharp sword over the head of every person on earth.

Many were terrified. The existence of two Earth Immortals had broken the balance of the world. If the two were to join forces, who in this vast world could stop them for even a moment?

Much like the concept of nuclear deterrence, the prospect of a nation possessing two Immortals was something the global martial arts community was unwilling to witness.

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East African Desert, the Great Rift Valley of the Gobi.

Legend has it that this was once an endless, desolate wasteland. In the 1990s, during the Cold War, a small nation conducted a nuclear test here, but due to a lack of technology and miscalculations, the detonation point exceeded expectations. A weapon of mass destruction with a yield of nearly ten million tons was detonated a hundred meters above the ground, causing unimaginable catastrophe. Millions of lives were affected, countless were killed or injured, and the continent itself was shifted five millimeters toward the ocean.

As the saying goes, a miss is as good as a mile. This desert nuclear blast is considered the third greatest disaster in human history, following the Chernobyl nuclear leak and the 7/12 Twin Towers tragedy.

The super-rift valley was also created by this explosion; it is hundreds of meters wide, stretches for thousands of miles, and cuts across the entire desert.

The thirteen nations globally that had issued warrants for "Shadow Kill" never dreamed that the Shadow Kill base was established within this East African Rift Valley.

In one of the bases, inside a conference room, members of Shadow Kill from all over the world had returned to the base today. Over thirty people sat around an oval conference table that was more than twenty meters long.

"My God, it’s unbelievable. China has actually produced another Earth Immortal."

The speaker was an alluring and charming woman. She was dressed provocatively, with her outfit leaving little to the imagination. Her fiery, sexy, devilish figure was filled with infinite allure. As she spoke, she covered her lips with a small hand, her face full of disbelief.

A burly man sneered, "So what if he’s an Earth Immortal? Can they withstand precision-guided Sidewinder missiles?"

Another person laughed, "Wolf King, stop being bitter. They might not be able to dodge a guided missile, but if it truly reaches that point, you’d better consider whether you’d even have the life left to launch it with an Earth Immortal standing before you."

If an outsider were present, they would have realized that everyone sitting in the conference room possessed cultivation levels at or above the Transformation Realm, with several having already reached the Half-Step Unity Realm, only a thin line away from the level of a Grandmaster.

The scene erupted into an argument.

"Hmph, Jiang Yu has successively slaughtered our Shadow Kill members and ruined our plans. In my opinion, we should just capture his family and friends and torture them to death."

"Heh, idiot. Can you bear the consequences of angering a Grandmaster? I’m afraid there wouldn't be a place left on this earth for you to hide."

"Why not wait until the Sect Master emerges from seclusion? No one has ever offended Shadow Kill and remained at large."

The arguments all revolved around a core topic: should they enter the Chinese mainland to seek revenge on Jiang Yu?

With two Earth Immortals now presiding over the land, to go to China to stir up trouble at this juncture was a blatant provocation of an Earth Immortal’s dignity. Since its inception, Shadow Kill had done many things, but they had never tried provoking an Earth Immortal.

"Listen to me, let’s discuss this later."

A calm voice rang out, suggesting a position of extremely high authority. As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent instantly.

"Once I step into the Unity Realm, I will go kill this person myself."

This...

Venerable Breaking Flame was about to enter the Unity Realm?

Everyone looked at each other in shock.

...

The Rothschild family, a luxurious estate.

Inside a chapel, three people sat side-by-side. Two of them, wearing gentleman’s hats and tailcoats, stared at the statue in front of them in silent contemplation.

The leader held a cane with a blood-red ruby embedded in the handle. On the chest of his tailcoat hung a British aristocratic medal, which, along with the cane, was a noble honor personally bestowed upon him by the British Queen in the 60th century.

These two individuals controlled thirty percent of the world’s economy; no one knew how large this figure was, including themselves.

There are two famous sayings within the Rothschild family:

The first: "When money rattles, all slander will cease."

The second: "I do not know how much money I have, and I could never calculate it in a lifetime, because while I calculate, millions in wealth are added every second."

The statue in the chapel was not Jesus, nor was it a cross of Western mythology, but a handsome man with four arms behind his back; above his head, a sun seemed to radiate ten thousand rays of light.

"My Lord, may you be with God."

The old man clasped his hands in devout prayer.

The Great Light God, illuminating all living beings.

"Respected sir, China has produced another Earth Immortal. Should we temporarily halt our plans?" the person beside him asked in fluent English.

The old man pondered for a moment and said, "The Chinese man, Jiang Yu, ruined the family’s plans and cut off our foothold in China; this debt must be repaid. With our Lord protecting the family, no enemy can prevail."

The last person was actually an Asian with black hair and black eyes.

"Lord Shadow God, you have traveled thousands of miles to come to the family; is there something you need?" the old man asked.

The man known as Shadow God had long, steady breaths; with every inhalation, his chest heaved high. No one could see what he looked like, as if a patch of darkness obscured his features; at a single glance, even one's line of sight seemed to be sucked in.

"The Sect Master has ordered me to unite with the great Rothschild family to annihilate the Chinese man, Jiang Yu. This time, Shadow Kill will send the Unity Realm Grandmaster, Venerable Breaking Flame. We are determined to hunt this man down."

The old man smiled, "With the Light God above, I am willing to send the family’s SSS-rank esper to join you."

A Grandmaster was about to enter the secular world!

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China, Hidden Gate Headquarters.

A woman wearing a suit and cute, round-framed glasses held a stack of documents.

"Qingshi, have you investigated clearly? Back then, Gu Changsheng set down three rules and five decrees in the secular world; one of them was that those at the Grandmaster level are not allowed to enter the secular world, and violators are to be executed."

In the secular martial arts world, Gu Changsheng was heaven.

Qin Qingshi’s expression was solemn as she placed the photos in her hand on the table.

"As everyone can see, these are the phenomena on Chen Family Mountain. All evidence indicates that Chen Shanhe has emerged. He does not belong to any faction and acts according to his own whims. For China, he is a ticking time bomb."

Those not of our kind are bound to have different hearts.

Everyone picked up the photos on the table, only to see a figure walking on light. From the clear angle, one could see Chen Shanhe’s facial features.

"Uncle Zhang, what should we do?"

Qin Qingshi frowned.

Since the battle at Huating in Yuzhou, she had been responsible for tracking Jiang Yu, transmitting all his movements to the Hidden Gate headquarters in real-time. However, a month and a half ago, Jiang Yu had vanished into thin air, his whereabouts unknown.

Uncle Zhang smiled, "Alright, let’s wait for a while. I have received orders that, within permissible limits, we can tolerate Chen Shanhe wiping out a few of the Chen family’s old enemies."

Facing Chen Shanhe, the Hidden Gate was helpless.

In the world today, only Gu Changsheng could fight him.

Qin Qingshi held her forehead, smiling bitterly, "Heaven, first a young Grandmaster emerges out of nowhere, and then the news of the Imperial Sovereign Chen Shanhe entering the secular world arrives. What is happening to this era?"

Uncle Zhang laughed, "Recently, the Rothschilds and Shadow Kill have been restless, seemingly wanting to extend their reach into China. Later, I will go and invite the four Martial Gods—Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow—to guard the land of China."

Hearing this, Qin Qingshi widened her beautiful eyes in disbelief, "Uncle Zhang, is it really that serious? To the point that even the four Martial Gods must be invited out?"

Uncle Zhang nodded, "Indeed. The four Martial Gods were originally prepared for that Grandmaster Jiang. If he dares to act recklessly and disturb the secular order of China, then we shall use supreme methods to suppress and kill him. For a genius we cannot control, the Hidden Gate would rather destroy them than see the common people suffer in the future."

Qin Qingshi sat down, resting her chin on her small hand, lost in thought.

Vaguely, she felt as if something major was about to happen.

"Qingshi, you are responsible for contacting Grandmaster Jiang. Remember, approach him with the intent to build a friendship, not with an arrogant attitude that might provoke him. Someone who becomes famous at a young age often has a bloated ego; such people respond to kindness, not force."

Qin Qingshi nodded.

As long as Jiang Yu could be brought into the Hidden Gate, they might produce yet another Earth Immortal in the future.

Including Chen Shanhe, China would then have three Earth Immortals.

By then, even the nation known as the world hegemon would have to weigh carefully, before attempting any provocation, whether it could withstand the thunderous strike of three Earth Immortals.

Heroes of the world emerge from our generation.

The divine might of China is something no one can despise.