CHAPTER 549: CHAPTER 546 I’LL HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH YOU! [FIRST UPDATE]

Iga Palace:

Miyamoto Sakura sat in the chief seat.

To her left were the Elders of Iga Palace, but half of the seats were empty.

Clearly, the owners of those empty seats had all been killed by Li Chen.

To her right was General Yoshio Yamamoto, along with his 13th Division’s think tank and several capable subordinates.

The news that Li Chen had sliced down three Bumblebee Fighter jets and had broken into the Holy Mountain Underground Palace had already spread.

At this moment, they were urgently discussing countermeasures.

The Holy Mountain Underground Palace was built over sixty years ago to prevent bombing from the United States’ atomic bombs. Conventional weapons are utterly useless here.

Moreover, the terrain inside the Underground Palace is complex and does not allow for large-scale troop combat. Let alone one division, even ten more divisions could do nothing to him.

It can be said, unless Li Chen comes out on his own, the military is powerless.

"Gather all the Martial Arts Experts of Japan, I refuse to believe we can’t kill one Immortal Master Li!"

The speaker was Miyamoto Chuan.

He was Miyamoto Sakura’s uncle and was extremely dissatisfied with her taking over as the steering person of Iga Palace.

In fact, not only was he displeased, other male heirs of the Miyamoto Family were also significantly discontent and even hostile towards her.

In Japan, women’s status is very low. They always believed that women are just appendages to men and tools for bearing offspring.

If it weren’t for the Old Sword Master, Miyamoto Musashi, adamantly wanting his granddaughter Miyamoto Sakura to head the Iga Palace, others probably would have devoured her already.

But now, the Old Sword Master, Miyamoto Musashi, has already died at the hands of Immortal Master Li, and Miyamoto Sakura lost her biggest support. People like Miyamoto Chuan naturally had no fears.

Moreover, to them, Miyamoto Sakura’s status as the Royal Princess was no different from being made of paper.

Since the Meiji Restoration, the Japan Royal Family has been in decline, merely preserved as a symbol of the nation. Political power is held by the prime minister in parliament, and military power lies in the hands of the Shogun.

During the WWII tribunals for war criminals, the Emperor was released due to political reasons, a large part of that also being that the Royal Family had little real power; the so-called Emperor was just a symbol. Essentially, decrees do not extend beyond the Royal Palace.

Hearing Miyamoto Chuan’s proposal, others also nodded in agreement, no one even bothered to ask Miyamoto Sakura’s opinion. They had practically regarded Miyamoto Chuan as the household head of the Iga Palace and the Miyamoto Family.

After everyone finished discussing, Miyamoto Chuan then hypocritically bowed to Miyamoto Sakura.

"Princess, what are your thoughts?"

Miyamoto Sakura remained unfazed and indifferently stated, "Everything is up to you, Uncle!"

Seeing his niece so understanding, Miyamoto Chuan felt even more that she was weak and could be easily bullied. He became more proud and, looking at Miyamoto Sakura’s exquisite figure, even began to harbor inappropriate thoughts.

Now that the old man has been slain by Immortal Master Li, and his older brother had also died of illness twenty years ago, with the Royal Family long fallen, both the Iga Palace and the Miyamoto Family were practically under his control.

Now the Miyamoto Sakura mother and daughter, truly the isolated and helpless, are entirely at his mercy. He could do whatever he wanted with them.

Thinking that these noble and beautiful Miyamoto Sakura mother and daughter would soon become his playthings, Miyamoto Chuan couldn’t help his pride and began to laugh heartily.

"Then it’s settled. We gather all the Martial Arts Experts of Japan to jointly slay Huaxia’s Immortal Master Li!"

Meanwhile:

Li Chen was meditating in mid-air, healing his injuries.

Directly below him was the passage of the volcanic crater.

The lava churned, and the heat waves were sky-high, with temperatures reaching up to five or six hundred degrees, and even a thousand degrees Celsius at times.

Let alone a person, even steel placed here to roast would warp and deform, completely turning into molten iron.

Even Li Chen, protected by his Protective Gang Qi, still found the flames excruciatingly painful to endure.

He had no choice but to endure!

The flames here originated from the core of the earth and were the purest Fire Element. As long as he could absorb this Earth Core Fire, at most in one day, his previously drained True Essence Spiritual Power would be completely replenished.

Moreover, in two days, thunder and lightning would strike.

Therefore, he must return to his peak condition before the Heavenly Thunder descends, using it to beckon the Earth Fire and establish a perfect foundation.

If he could also successfully refine the Five Elements Battle Armor in the process, that would be even more perfect.

By then, unless the Golden Core failed, he could claim invincibility among his peers. He would even be capable of challenging Jing Yi Immortal from the Moon God Palace.

As Li Chen was performing the Big and Small Circulation, a tearing sound of breaking air whooshed towards him.

Suddenly, he saw a roughly twenty-kilogram warhead, with a long tail, bombing towards him.

Seeing this, Li Chen furrowed his brows slightly, a vortex gathered in his palm, and, like the Azure Dragon Absorbing Water, drew up the fiery magma and transformed it into a flowing Fire Sword, which he then slashed at the warhead.

"Boom!"

As soon as the fire clashed with the warhead, it exploded violently, deafeningly loud.

Before the smoke cleared, several dozen red dots swept through the Underground Palace.

This was a portable machine gun, a weapon of mass destruction equipped by special operations forces.

"Fire!"

Special Operations Team Captain Major Shinozukada personally issued the command to open fire.

"Doo doo doo, doo doo doo..."

A dozen machine guns fired at almost the same time, resembling a Fire Dragon emerging from the sea, dragging a hundred meters of fiery line, sweeping over Li Chen.

After one round of gunfire, the protruding boulders and built structures in the Underground Palace had been completely destroyed, leaving nothing but devastation.

After three consecutive rounds, nearly all visible obstacles were completely obliterated.

Team Leader of the Third Squad, Kawashima Goro, approached with a smug expression, saying, "Major Shinozukada, there’s no movement inside, perhaps Immortal Master Li has already been shot dead?"

However, before he could finish his sentence, Shinozukada slapped him across the face.

"Baka yarou, would Immortal Master Li be so easily eliminated? Would General Yamamoto mobilize an entire division here?"

Kawashima Goro, having received a slap, stumbled, nearly falling over.

But he dared not talk back, only nodding in agreement timidly.

Shinozukada took out a night vision device, glanced around, then waved to his men, saying, "Mr. Hei Mu, Mr. Katou, you lead the first and second squads, sweep in from both sides in a criss-cross carpet-style search!"

"Kawashima, you take the third squad and provide cover. If you spot Immortal Master Li, open fire immediately!"

The special operations members bowed and responded. They then crawled forward, bending at the waist. These were well-trained special operations elites; whether it was in the desert or in the jungle, they could quickly adapt to complex terrain.

Thus, the fiery magma in the Underground Palace did not create much of an obstacle for them.

In just a few seconds, they were all positioned. Forming a crossfire network, they covered each other as they rapidly pushed forward.

All these maneuvers fell into Li Chen’s sight in no time.

Apart from these special operations members, Li Chen also sensed a stronger presence outside, all coming from Japanese warriors.

Clearly, this was part of a coordinated military operation.

The special ops team would open the path with high-end weapons, and Japan’s Martial Arts Experts would then emerge to encircle and attack him.

Realizing this, a grim smile like that of the Death God spread across Li Chen’s lips.

"Well then, since you insist on courting death, I’ll play along with you!"