"The message has been delivered. I hope you don't get blown to death by technological weapons right after leaving the canyon, or we'll be at a significant loss for a Golden Lotus of Destiny."
With those words, the phantom slowly dissipated.
"Hmph! A bunch of cowards, fearing a mere nascent saint. How can they call themselves old saints? They've been hiding like turtles for over two thousand years, their courage shrunken away. Useless!"
The Blood Demon sneered disdainfully, utterly contemptuous of the phantom and his companions.
Perhaps these individuals were once spirited and brave, willing to fight and kill. But now, they were regressing with age.
As for the phantom's warning about the technological weapons of Earth's humans, he scoffed even more.
Were the conventional weapons used by those beasts against him earlier even capable of tickling him? What difference did they have from the bows and catapults of old?
It was truly pathetic that the phantom and his group were even wary of Earth's beasts!
The Blood Demon shook his head, his gaze already fixed on the phantom's group.
These weaklings, even fearing beasts, had their spirits damaged. Their strength could not possibly be significant.
After he finished assassinating the Great Gan Emperor, he might even try hunting down the phantom and the other old saints.
A greedy glint flashed in the eyes formed from blood, and he let out a sinister chuckle.
...
Outside, upon receiving the signal from their superior before his death, a coalition of countries led by the United States understood that the expedition into the canyon had likely met its end.
In the temporary command center, high-ranking officials from several Western powers convened, their faces grim as they watched the satellite feed.
"This country is devoid of human life. We can deploy nuclear weapons without any lingering concerns!" a Russian official stated with a heavy tone.
A British official, his expression grave, said, "Are we truly going to launch nuclear weapons? Once fired, there's no turning back. If we cannot obliterate that so-called 'god,' the consequences will be unbearable!"
The retribution of a single god was something humanity on Earth could not afford.
A god could drain the blood from over three million people in a small country overnight. Such supernatural power was impossible to defend against!
"If we don't use nuclear weapons, are we just going to lie down and wait for death? If he dares to slaughter three million today, he'll dare to slaughter thirty million tomorrow! The blade hangs over our heads, and we never know when it will fall. The best course of action is to strike first. If we can kill him, so be it," the Russian official declared with firm resolve.
Silence descended upon the room. Finally, a high-ranking US official slammed his hand on the table, "Initiate nuclear weapon deployment. The sacrifices of our soldiers must not be in vain. This 'god' poses a severe threat to the safety of humanity on Earth and must be eliminated!"
Subsequently, final orders were relayed from the temporary command center.
Upon receiving the commands, and after confirmation from the leaders of each nation, the nuclear weapons began their launch sequence.
Over a dozen strategic bombers took off from military airfields over a thousand kilometers away from the small country, each carrying the maximum yield nuclear missiles.
Nuclear submarines lurking in the deep sea surfaced, their missile bay doors opening. Nuclear missiles launched into the sky, tracing a graceful arc through the air, piercing the atmosphere and heading directly towards the canyon.
Simultaneously, land-based nuclear missiles began to ascend from within the territories of nuclear-armed nations like the United States.
These were intercontinental ballistic missiles, launched directly from their home soil to bombard the small country!
China's navy and air force did not mobilize, but they did deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles. On the vast plains of the Northwest, an inconspicuous hillside suddenly vibrated, and the soil was shaken away, revealing a metal-textured steel hatch.
The steel hatch slowly opened, and a green nuclear missile ascended, its tail spewing flames and emitting a deafening roar as it shot towards a specific direction.
This scene was merely a microcosm. In many other hidden locations across the Northwest, more nuclear missiles were taking flight.
Someone who had ventured into the mountains and forests searching for spiritual herbs accidentally witnessed this scene and was utterly bewildered.
This... wasn't this a treasure?
Why was it launching? Who were they going to war with that required such a deployment!?
He quickly took out his phone to record, then uploaded it to the internet. He then discovered that the entire internet had exploded!
Glancing at the trending topics, the top ten posts were all about several nuclear-armed countries launching nuclear weapons.
Many netizens had also captured videos of various nuclear weapons ascending, from all angles!
"Holy shit! Are they crazy? They're actually using nuclear weapons! What are they trying to do? Start a nuclear war? Is the apocalypse coming!"
"Fuck! China, the US, Russia, England... all these countries have launched nuclear weapons. Is this a joke? Or did they accidentally press the nuclear button?"
"The official response is out! They claim this operation is not a war between countries, nor a drill, but a true... god-slaughter!"
"Hiss! God-slaughter!? Holy crap, isn't that even crazier? That's a god! Can it be killed by nuclear weapons?"
"The evil god's actions have seriously threatened us. Launching nuclear weapons to execute the evil god is the wisest choice!"
"Bomb! Bomb them hard! This damned evil god, who killed over three million people, is beyond inhumane. Killing him is letting him off easy!"
"The question is, can technology succeed in killing a god? If it fails, and the god is enraged, we're finished!"
"If you don't try, how will you know if it works?"
"..."
The entire world was in an uproar. The decision made by the high-ranking officials of various countries was undoubtedly bold.
God-slaughter!
These two words filled everyone with both fear and excitement!
If nuclear weapons could truly kill the so-called 'god,' then would that 'god' still be worthy of the title 'god'?
At this moment, countless people were watching this event unfold.
The Earth Times had initiated a live satellite broadcast, focusing on the small country, allowing real-time viewing of the nuclear explosions.
The cultivators of Great Gan on Earth also heard the news of the god-slaughter.
They were even more shocked, completely taken aback by the audacity of these mortals on Earth!
Earth's humans possessed no supernatural powers, and their highest combat strength currently consisted of a small number of cultivators who had just broken through to the Spirit Refining realm.
And it was this group of ordinary people who dared to attack an old saint? To attempt to kill an old saint!?
This was simply too courageous!
"The people of Earth have truly gone mad. Don't they know that saint-level powerhouses possess divine abilities like 'shrinking the ground into an inch' and 'reaching the horizon in a single step'? A saint can cross hundreds of miles in a single stride. Trying to bomb them with nuclear weapons is pure fantasy!"
A cultivator of higher cultivation from Great Gan shook his head, believing that Earthlings were like eggs trying to smash a rock.
No matter how powerful those so-called nuclear weapons were, if they couldn't hit a saint, they were utterly useless!