As Shirley Yang began her premonition, Zhang Tian and Hu Bayi also started to chat.
Since arriving in the United States, Hu Bayi's lifestyle had undergone minor changes. However, the overall shift was not significant.
"How is Fatty doing?" Hu Bayi asked.
Hu Bayi had not returned home often since coming to the United States. Although flying took less than half an hour, who would want to make frequent trips back and forth? Hu Bayi guessed it had been one or two months since he last went back.
"Fatty is doing well, spending his days in various entertainment venues, you know the type," Zhang Tian waved his hand.
Hu Bayi curled his lips, that sounded just like Fatty.
"Have you found any tombs this time?" Hu Bayi inquired. In the past, Zhang Tian would always visit after discovering a tomb or something similar, but this time seemed different.
"No, but there might be fewer in the future too, we're getting ready to retire," Zhang Tian waved his hand and chuckled.
Hu Bayi nodded, not particularly surprised.
At this moment, within Shirley Yang's mind.
Shirley Yang stood in a void. She looked up at the sky.
"What is this?" Shirley Yang murmured, her gaze filled with confusion.
As her voice faded, suddenly, a bright light flashed in the void. The next instant, a laser beam descended from the sky. Almost instantaneously, it struck the blue planet. At this moment, Shirley Yang finally saw what it was.
"So many star lines, so many planets connected into a line, coupled with the power of the sun, creating a powerful impact."
"It's over," Shirley Yang muttered, her heart sinking.
After the light faded, the entire blue planet was severely damaged, with a huge crater appearing. Seawater rushed in. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other disasters began to spread. Within minutes, the entire blue planet was submerged in seawater and lava. Human civilization gradually faded away. As the light disappeared, the sun also gradually dimmed. The climate became extremely cold, and the churning seawater began to freeze. Seeing this, Shirley Yang swallowed.
"This is the Ice Age." Shirley Yang gasped.
Her consciousness then began to return. Her expression was extremely grim.
Seeing Shirley Yang open her eyes, Hu Bayi and Zhang Tian quickly looked over.
"How was it? Did you foresee anything?" Zhang Tian asked. Based on Shirley Yang's expression, Zhang Tian had already guessed some of it.
Shirley Yang nodded. "I saw many stars connected into a line, and then a beam of energy was released. That energy was very powerful, directly creating a large hole in the blue planet. Due to the impact, fluctuations occurred in the core of the blue planet, causing volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and so on. Furthermore, under that power, the sun briefly lost its light, and the blue planet entered an Ice Age."
As Shirley Yang spoke, Hu Bayi's expression changed. He had initially thought it was just a minor issue, but he hadn't expected it to be an event that would affect all of humanity. Hu Bayi was now somewhat nervous. If it were to happen hundreds of years from now, it would be fine, as they would likely be dead by then. But if it were within the next century, it would be dire. Hu Bayi and the others could live for at least five hundred years, which would put them in danger.
Zhang Tian also took a deep breath. No wonder there were celestial anomalies; it was for this reason. A great calamity every hundred years was something even cultivators understood. But he hadn't expected the calamity he encountered to be so immense.
"Did you feel that power? Was it strong? Do we have a chance to resist it?" Zhang Tian looked at Shirley Yang and asked repeatedly.
"Resisting it might be possible. The power wasn't excessively strong. I saw that after the light hit, it only created a crater about a hundred meters wide. The most dangerous aspect was the activation of active volcanoes," Shirley Yang replied after some thought.
Encountering danger wasn't frightening; what was frightening was the lack of ability to deal with it. Now, as Shirley Yang spoke, Zhang Tian understood that it wasn't impossible to resist.
"That's good. In that case, we still have decades to prepare. To protect the blue planet, we must go to various countries and set up formations. Moreover, we need to establish some formations within the volcanoes to protect the stability of the earth's crust," Zhang Tian said.
To resist this, human power alone would be insufficient; they would definitely need to seek external help. Formations were the best option. As long as Zhang Tian could deploy a formation encircling the entire blue planet, that terrifying danger would not be able to harm it. Such a formation could also be called a Star Protection Formation. Of course, this was the first time Zhang Tian was setting up a formation of this scale, and he wasn't entirely confident. Furthermore, Zhang Tian was unsure if he had enough materials. They would need to find materials later.
"Then let's start quickly. I'm afraid formations alone might not be enough. We'll need some magical artifacts too," Shirley Yang suggested.
"Sacrificing those artifacts to stabilize the formation?" Zhang Tian mused. He thought it was possible. Shirley Yang had learned a lot over the years and was no longer a novice.
"Yes, with the augmentation of spiritual artifacts, it will definitely be more stable," Shirley Yang nodded.
Zhang Tian grunted in agreement. "In that case, I'll inform the members of the Nine Gates stationed in countries around the world shortly and tell them to be on standby. Old Hu, you and Miss Yang should start now and head to Europe."
Shirley Yang and Hu Bayi nodded. Hu Bayi thought for a moment and then spoke again.
"What about the United States? Do we need to set up formations here?" Hu Bayi asked.
Zhang Tian thought for a moment. "Let's set it up last. We need to ensure the safety of important regions first," Zhang Tian said. Hu Bayi nodded and then began to act.
"Do I need to go?" Shirley Yang looked at Hu Tian, who was by her side. Hu Tian was around three years old, clearly not at an age to be left without a parent.
"Let the nanny take care of him. We'll go together," Hu Bayi said. Clearly, Hu Bayi was being very rational.
Afterward, Zhang Tian and the others began to split up and take action. Zhang Tian's first destination was Britain, because Wu Tianzhen and his team had been active there recently. Wu Tianzhen had developed quite well overseas over the past few decades. He had not only recovered cultural relics lost abroad but also increased his cultivation. After all, not all places abroad were desolate; for instance, within some count's tombs, Wu Tianzhen had gained some benefits. He had even encountered legendary vampires, though vampires were not immortal, and everything had its end. Their lifespan was only around two hundred years, not more.
At this moment, Wu Tianzhen was sitting in a castle. Several blonde, blue-eyed girls were massaging his legs. Wu Tianzhen had grown some stubble, no longer the clean-cut young man he once was, but now looked like a middle-aged uncle. Beside him, Wang Banyue was happily eating something.
"Tianzhen, where are we going next?" Wang Banyue asked with a smile. "I've heard about a good place."
"What place?" Wu Tianzhen asked, taking a grape fed to him by a maid.
"Satan's Tomb!" Fatty chuckled. Wu Tianzhen froze for a moment. Satan? Wasn't that the name of a Western demon? How could such a thing have a tomb? Wu Tianzhen licked his lips. Wasn't this an opportunity?