"Who the hell is menopausal... You just wait, I'll deal with you slowly later."

The white-haired loli was furious at Xu Shi's utter disrespect for his elders, but she knew it wasn't the time to argue, so she generously let it go and switched forms to begin her prophecy.

Some people might ask, isn't it said that Xia Ke'an can't predict things related to "heavenly principles"?

That won't work, but it's not like there's no way to exploit it. We can't predict "the laws of nature," but we can do the opposite. I'll just look at the future that Xu Shi, Su Lin, or other important figures are about to face.

While this approach still doesn't allow for specific details about individuals or time points, it's sufficient to get a general overview of broad questions like "whether there really are 3,600 SSs."

The prophecy soon came to fruition.

"One good news, one bad news."

The elderly woman, having lost her powers, landed slowly and leaned weakly into Xu Shi's arms, saying in a feeble voice.

"Tell me slowly."

Seeing this, Xu Shi knew that she must have used that Doctor Strange technique again, peeking into all possible futures... Otherwise, a simple prophecy wouldn't have made her like this.

"The good news is that the 'cleaner' of 'natural justice' was lying."

Xia Ke'an calmed her breathing. "I knew it was impossible for so many SSs to suddenly appear."

"As for the bad news... although there aren't that many, there are certainly quite a few, if not a thousand, then at least several hundred."

She didn't keep them in suspense, continuing, "And these people have long been lurking around the world, basically executing their so-called 'elimination plan' at the same time."

Xu Shi frowned upon hearing this.

The good news isn't so good, but the bad news is really bad.

After receiving this information from Su Lin and the others, he quickly realized that there wasn't much difference between three thousand and one thousand SS, as neither of them could handle it using normal methods.

Especially when the other side is preparing to launch a major attack on them.

"Are they trying to destroy the world?"

Even the usually composed Mr. Xu is starting to get restless.

"almost?"

The older woman was also full of worry. "These people's ways of doing things are very strange... They probably saw that everyone had come together to form an alliance, so they divided everyone into one camp."

In a sense, this logic is indeed sound—the "Clearance Plan" aims to eliminate the influence of outsiders on the region, but over the past few years, as long as someone has been a member of the "Star River" alliance for a considerable period of time, it has been enough for the region to undergo significant changes.

Culture, technology... and so on. In the face of the raging winds of the environment, who can truly remain unchanged?

This seems to perfectly meet the standard of "natural law": since you have been corrupted by outsiders, then you should all die together.

Xu Shi even had reason to suspect that these bastards were deliberately entrapping him—as for whether that was really the case, he couldn't care less. With the situation having developed to this point, hindsight was useless.

He rubbed his temples, suddenly feeling as if he had been in another world. Just a few days ago everything was peaceful and quiet, how could such a major crisis have come out of nowhere?

Is this what they mean by "attacking like fire, remaining as immovable as a mountain"?

"Don't just stand there. I have a feeling that Xiao Su and the others aren't in a good situation. We can't just rush over like this, can we?"

Seeing that he remained silent, Xia Ke'an spoke up to remind him.

"Of course not, it's already been arranged."

Xu Shi's tone was heavier than ever before, "They must have already called for backup. I just sent instructions to the nearest SS, telling them to get there first and help them as much as possible."

He did make some preparations, namely the joint defense arrangements he had been making for the past few years—in addition to regular troops, special forces like SS would also be deployed, all in order to deal with this kind of emergency.

To be fair, the SS-rank "Ascensioners" are all arrogant and not so easy to command... Fortunately, many of them have a good sense of the big picture, so the plan has been implemented relatively smoothly.

Some SSs, in particular, who like to travel around, even took the initiative to do this job.

Xia Ke'an's prophecy would take some time, so he naturally wouldn't be idle and made arrangements as much as possible during those few minutes.

"I don't know if it's enough."

It was rare for Xia Ke'an to say something discouraging; it was clear she was genuinely worried about the safety of Su Lin and her group.

"Don't underestimate your older sisters."

Xu Shi twitched the corner of his mouth. "Besides, you should know better than me whether it's enough or not."

"They should probably call me 'older sister,' right?"

The white-haired loli pouted, but her tone remained unchanged, "To tell you the truth, their future... is a bit uncertain."

Her prophetic abilities are quite overpowered; such situations are extremely rare.

If even she can't see it clearly, then it means one thing—the situation of the person being prophesied is too unstable, and anything could happen.

Furthermore, Su Lin and her group were dealing with people who believed in "heavenly principles," so it would be a miracle if they could see things clearly.

"Not to mention, if I remember correctly, the SS currently near the Azure Cloud Immortal Realm... seems to be that guy, right?"

"Absolutely."

Xu Shi sighed, "Fortunately, all we need to do now is buy time. If that's all, then it's enough if it's him."

"Have you figured out how to deal with 'Heavenly Principle'?"

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