Chapter 679: Face Slapping Provocation
Translator: Timothy_ Editor: GlobeGlotter
“Sister Yan, I really need to focus. You can watch, but don’t disturb me. If you do, my chi will react and hurt me.” Ye Mo was close to Sister Yan, so he didn’t hide this. He planned to take her off the ship once he finished the flying sword; he’d been there too long. The part about his chi going wrong was a lie; he just didn’t want her to bother him.
“Are you serious? Is it that serious?” Sister Yan looked at him incredulously.
Ye Mo nodded. “Sister Yan, you took the pills I made. What do you think of the face-preserving pill? It’s good, right? And the chi-increasing pill? Look how you reached the yellow level middle stage. I wasn’t lying.”
“Hmmm—You can see my power?” Sister Yan looked at him, confused. The pills were incredibly powerful. The face-preserving pill had made her look young again, and the chi-increasing pill had boosted her from below yellow level to yellow level middle stage.
She started to believe him. “How about I go outside? You can call me when you’re done. I really would regret interrupting you.”
Ye Mo smiled, touched. “Sister Yan, just stay quiet. That’s fine.”
Sister Yan hesitated, then nodded. She really wanted to see what he was making.
Ye Mo took out a chi-increasing pill. “Although you’re at yellow level middle stage, you run around too much. Your power is too low. I got this book from an old nun—a decent ancient martial arts cultivation method. Take a look. Forging artifacts is boring, but you can watch if you want.”
The book was untitled. It was a Ci Hang Jing Temple cultivation method; it should be good.
With Sister Yan occupied, Ye Mo could concentrate. He began refining his flying sword.
Several days after the war, the incident wasn’t over. Luo Yue had forced the Union Army to retreat decisively. The moment the war ended, instead of further conflict, Luo Yue announced its new intercontinental missiles were ready, equipped with its strongest interference system. That same day, they tested them on a deserted Antarctic island, sinking it completely.
This was blatant cockiness. Although they hadn’t used nukes, they’d obliterated the island.
It was a slap in the US government’s face—so bad it theoretically should have triggered a third invasion.
But the US remained silent. Their reaction finally showed everyone that Luo Yue wasn’t a country to trifle with. If the US ignored it, no other country would dare comment.
The US President nearly destroyed the White House after realizing they’d lost their entire army again. Hearing that Luo Yue’s first post-war action was launching a missile at Antarctica enraged him; he wanted to declare war.
But he didn’t dare. He knew the missiles were a provocation, but he was powerless.
Worse, he feared them. Luo Yue was too powerful, technologically advanced.
Intercontinental missiles weren’t unique; many countries had them. But Luo Yue’s were different. Others could be intercepted, but Luo Yue’s radar and interference systems were unmatched.
The President imagined countless missiles raining down on the US; the collateral damage would be catastrophic. He knew condemnation was pointless; he needed a solution.
He knew from the last war that Luo Yue would be merciless if it gained no benefit.
Despite daily Union meetings, they couldn’t calm Luo Yue’s anger. What worried them most was the sinking of the deserted island.
Their intentions were clear: if Luo Yue wasn’t happy, the next target wouldn’t be deserted.
The next day, Xu Yuehua announced on live television, “I hope the Union seeks world peace, not war. I don’t want people using it as an excuse to invade other countries.
World War I and World War II were devastating. It seems some are restless without World War III. Luo Yue’s rights belong to its people. Any invasion will be met with total resistance. We detest war, but we don’t fear it. If you want war, come.
As a new government, we didn’t understand the Antarctic Treaty, so we’ll compensate Antarctica. But we won’t allow this to be exploited. Luo Yue’s infrastructure was heavily damaged by the war. I’m hurt to see the Union used to disrupt peace and invade rights.
As I said last time, the war has just begun.”
Many countries were speechless. Luo Yue heavily damaged? Not a single missile hit Luo Yue, while the Union Army was decimated, with hundreds of thousands of casualties, countless sunk ships and planes. Luo Yue’s words implied that if unsatisfied, they’d start World War III with the Union.
Though the Union continued its meetings, participating countries, especially those near Luo Yue, began to worry.