Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 664 664: 662 Changes

Watching the bizarre and grotesque shadows in front of him,

Zhuang Yan calmly patted Alice on the shoulder, comforting her while saying, "This child has mastered both the power of the Void and the Heavenly Dao."

As he uttered these words, the entire space suddenly fell silent.

A huge shadow abruptly said, "Impossible, even the Demon Saint has not succeeded, how could you possibly..."

"The failure of the Demon Saint does not mean I will fail too," Zhuang Yan said. "The Heavenly Dao has never been as close to us as it is at this moment."

In the darkness, there was a rustling sound, as if thousands of people had gathered together, and intense whispers echoed in the dark.

"He's lying; no one can possess both powers at the same time."

"There's no need for Zhuang Yan to deceive us, perhaps he really has succeeded. The course of history is full of accidents; otherwise, we wouldn't be here either."

"Then if Zhuang Yan has succeeded, why hasn't Christina returned?"

"It's too dangerous; the Divine Emperor would never agree."

Watching the beings in the dark, who seemed to start arguing again, Zhuang Yan coughed and said, "Why not try it for yourselves? Or are you afraid of something?"

Moments later, the shadows in the dark dispersed, and a dragon's head, as large as a shipping container truck, slowly extended towards them. Its huge dragon horns stood tall against the sky, one of them broken off, and its massive eyes, as large as the moon, revealed menacing dragon teeth in the air.

Faced with the approaching giant dragon head, a trace of unease flashed across Alice's face, but she still stood her ground.

As the dragon head looked around Alice, it slightly opened its mouth, releasing a fishy wind, "Indeed, you have both the Heavenly Dao and the Void presence simultaneously. Did you really succeed? I still find it hard to believe."

"Believe it or not, the fact is right in front of your eyes," Zhuang Yan said. "Now it's your turn to help me."

...

Ten minutes later, a pageboy wearing a tall crown and a cyan robe slowly walked into the room.

Looking at the twisting shadows in the dark, the pageboy's face showed no fear; instead, he respectfully said, "By the Divine Emperor's decree, I am to ask you, esteemed predecessors, if anyone has visited you?"

A voice in the shadows replied, "No one has come."

"Who would come here?"

"Hehehe, I think the Divine Emperor is just being overly sensitive."

The pageboy nodded, apparently reflecting for a moment, then said, "The lord said if no one has visited, then let me tell you… the Heavenly Dao is distorted, the future has slipped into an unpredictable direction, the Third War between Humans and Demons may start at any moment, this world can't withstand any more chaos. Please, do not act recklessly."

A voice responded, "The Third War between Humans and Demons? How could it come so soon? Only five hundred years have passed since the second!"

"Could it be that the Immortals have realized something? Has something gone wrong with the Supreme Heavenly Venerate?"

"Or has there been a change with the Heavenly Demon?"

The pageboy shook his head, turned around gracefully, and left, "The lord did not specify; he just asked us to inform you so you may take care."

...

Yan Zhen walked along the hallway of the Plague Department, contemplating the entire process before and after the great battle of Central City.

"Unexpectedly, this Heavenly Demon attack on the city has been a cover from start to finish; their real target turned out to be Zhou Bai."

Yan Zhen shook his head, "The Heavenly Demons would not act without purpose; there must be some secret Zhou Bai possesses that is advantageous to the Heavenly Demons."

"Could it be..."

While Yan Zhen was pondering this, a monk hastily walked by and greeted him.

Yan Zhen stopped him and said, "Why the rush? Once you've entered the laboratory doors, no matter how urgent, you mustn't panic."

The cultivator stopped, took a deep breath, and, suppressing the shock in his heart, slowly said, "The sixth laboratory in the Heavenly Palace has been stolen."

Yan Zhen was shocked, "Stolen? Someone dared to steal during the great battle with the Heavenly Demon? Who would be so bold and capable? By the way, was anything important lost?"

The cultivator repeated, "The sixth laboratory has been stolen."

Yan Zhen frowned, "I know it was the sixth laboratory that was stolen, I'm asking what exactly was lost..."

"The sixth laboratory..." The cultivator's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness, "It was entirely stolen, not just the contents, but even the exterior walls, landscaping, and lawns have all vanished."

"What?" Yan Zhen, thinking of the materials and secrets hidden over the years in the sixth laboratory, his face showed a trace of irritation.

He knew that the sixth laboratory contained not only various experimental materials and records from over the years but also some important individuals who were detained there.

Yan Zhen, reminded of the movements of the Heavenly Demon and Zhou Bai's peculiarities, felt a premonition of an impending storm, "Perhaps an unprecedented change is about to occur."

...

Shortly after Zhou Bai stepped into the void, invisible forces had already swept over him.

Zhou Bai looked around him—up, down, left, right... The void appeared empty, showing nothing, completely disorienting.

But Em seemed to know exactly where to go, pulling Zhou Bai continuously forward until a flash of white light took them out of the void.

By the time Zhou Bai realized it, he found himself in a canyon, with no idea how far away it was from Central City.

His Primordial Spirit energy scanned the surroundings within a few hundred meters, continuously gathering information.

Zhou Bai asked, "Where is this?"

Xuannü, carelessly thrown to the ground by Em, glared at Em with wide, angry eyes.

Em then jumped onto Zhou Bai's back, hugged his neck tightly, and said excitedly, "We're roughly over two hundred kilometers north of Central City. I followed your instructions and didn't go to the place we discussed with Bi and the others before."

"Good girl." Observing Em, who he had trained to mirror his own behavior, Zhou Bai patted her head and smiled with an effortless lie, "Em, you're my favorite, keep listening obediently. Without my orders, don't receive any signals from the Heavenly Demon, and don't send them any signals either. I need to prepare before we officially meet them."

Em nodded vigorously, her eyes wide as she stared at Zhou Bai, like a baby looking at a bottle.

With a casual flick of his hand, the Guihai Black Evil transformed into dense text that appeared on the ground.

Zhou Bai patted Em's head and said, "Good girl, read all this ten times."

Em obediently rested on Zhou Bai's shoulder, her eyes continuously scanning the text on the ground.

Below, Xuannü struggled violently, rolling back and forth, occasionally glancing at Zhou Bai, seemingly pleading for him to release her.

Wrapped layer upon layer by the Guihai Black Evil, the Human Emperor Sword vibrated intensely, and golden Sword Qi finally cut through the black sludge.

Chuzhi screamed like a madwoman, "Pervert! Zhou Bai! You're a pervert!" She flailed about as if trying to shake off everything stuck on the sword's body, "Ah!! I'm disgusted! I'm going to kill you!"

With a casual gesture, Zhou Bai mixed a large amount of black sludge with his Primordial Spirit energy and re-covered the Human Emperor Sword, which stiffened slightly and fell to the ground, motionless, as if dead.

In his sea of consciousness, Christina said, "Zhou Bai! Why have you sided with the Heavenly Demon? And why are you hugging this witch? What has happened?" She covered her eyes with her paws, unable to bear watching, "Holding that tight! These Heavenly Demons are so shameless!"

Christina thought to herself, 'Given the current situation, Zhou Bai hasn't reached the worst point yet; things aren't too awful. I must persuade Zhou Bai well; we can't let him continue like this.'

Elsa whispered, "Zhou Bai, can we ever return to Eastern Huo City? Can I see Sister Jing Xiu and the others again?"

They still didn't know what exactly Zhou Bai and the Heavenly Demon had discussed, which led to Zhou Bai making such a decision.

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Today I took the family's two cats for a checkup. There are many tests and the hospital is far away, so I might only update once tonight, and I'm not sure about the time, so please bear with me.