Not only the awakened humans, but the Earth itself also sent out mental waves toward Lu Ning.

“My child, you’ve returned.”

Lu Ning smiled and nodded at the group of Awakened Ones, while also asking the Earth's Will, "Is there a major problem with the barrier?"

Although Lu Ning could sense that the barrier as a whole was not damaged, it was still thousands or even tens of thousands of light-years away. Even if he could move the Tower of Return to Nothingness, Lu Ning could not fully detect every anomaly on the barrier.

Earth's voice came through: "You have been gone for one year and three months. There have been twenty-two barrier rifts so far. Last month, an evil god tried to break through the barrier rift, but was blocked by the other children."

Hearing this, Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as there are no major problems, it's fine."

Just as Lu Ning was communicating with the will of Earth, an origami-style spatial passage appeared in the square.

One by one, figures emerged, led by Li Yang, followed by Bai Yuan, Xuan Xu, and other demigod-level powerhouses.

Upon seeing Lu Ning, Li Yang's face immediately lit up with a bright smile: "Uncle, you're finally back!"

To be honest, Li Yang was just like any other human survivor; he also had some concerns after Lu Ning left the solar system.

If his fate predictions could work on Lu Ning, that would be good.

The problem is that he cannot see Lu Ning's fate, nor can he see the other gods around Lu Ning, because they are with Lu Ning.

Therefore, he had no idea about Lu Ning's current situation.

Although Li Yang knew Lu Ning was not dead, he worried that she might be held back by some powerful evil god.

That would be bad news for Earth.

Fortunately, Lu Ning returned safely.

Heaven knows how happy Li Yang was the moment he noticed Lu Ning's mental fluctuations.

During this period, as the frequency of cracks appearing in the barrier increased, his stress also increased.

Lu Ning nodded slightly and said, "It seems you haven't encountered any major trouble."

Li Yang laughed: "There's really no major trouble at the moment."

But his smile quickly faded: "But the situation is getting worse and worse. There have been eleven barrier cracks in the last three months, the last one being at the end of last month. Some evil gods are already trying to break through."

Lu Ning nodded slightly: "I understand, it's alright, we're all back."

Li Yang smiled and nodded. Then he looked at the Void Zerg Queen and other gods. Seeing that there were no casualties, he felt even more relaxed.

He began, "How about we go to the conference room on the fourth basement level? Uncle, can you tell us about what we encountered in the vacuum? Are there any other star systems like ours? Are there any other areas that haven't been swallowed by the fog?"

Lu Ning nodded slightly: "Let's talk in the conference room."

Bai Yuan, who was standing nearby, immediately opened a spatial passage.

The group stepped through the spatial passage and arrived at the conference room.

The guardian deities of the other base cities did not come.

However, since it wasn't a big deal, Lu Ning didn't ask Bai Yuan to inform them.

After everyone was seated, Lu Ning recounted his experience.

When they heard that they had wiped out all the evil gods in the entire galaxy, even Li Yang and the others gasped in surprise.

Xuanxu's gaze towards Lu Ning changed: "Lu Ning, you guys are too strong! How many evil gods must you have killed?!"

Lu Ning thought for a moment: "There are thousands, maybe even more."

Li Yang and the others fell silent.

Each evil god can support a cult!

Previously, some cults on Earth had already given them a lot of trouble, and those were just followers of evil gods.

Now, Lu Ning, leading a group of gods, has actually killed over a thousand evil gods.

The difference is too big.

Of course, cults no longer have any place to exist on Earth.

After all, there are no evil gods in cults.

Even if Lu Ning and his group leave Earth, there are still nine guardians like Li Yang on Earth!

Not to mention that before the disaster when the illusory mist materialized, almost all cults had been eradicated. Although the current human survivors are all awakened, their mental pollution is still being absorbed by Lu Ning regularly, so it is impossible for them to be bewitched by the evil god.

Lu Ning continued his story.

When they heard that only the solar system was an unpolluted region in the entire Milky Way, Li Yang and the others fell silent, their expressions complex and serious.

When they heard about the tragic fate of the evil god's followers and corrupted beings on some planets that had been corrupted by evil gods, their faces turned grim, yet they also felt a sense of relief.

Xuanxu sighed: "Fortunately, we have the barrier, otherwise we might have been completely corrupted in the first few years of the Mist Era, right?"

Li Yang sighed, "I didn't expect that there wouldn't be any other unpolluted areas in the entire Milky Way. I wonder if there are any in other galaxies?"

Lu Ning shook his head: "I'll go take a look when I have the chance."

Lu Ning felt that when he reached the level of a high-ranking god, the distance he could travel in one trip should exceed a thousand light-years, or even reach tens of thousands of light-years.

At that time, even intergalactic space of more than two million light-years will no longer be far away for Lu Ning.

After Lu Ning finished speaking, Li Yang and the others remained silent for a moment. Li Yang then asked, "Uncle, you are already a mid-level god. What's next?"

Lu Ning thought for a moment and said, "The barrier can only hold for a few more months. I want to try to reinforce it so that it can last longer. With my current strength and the pale crystal I have, there should be hope."

Upon hearing this, Li Yang and the others' eyes lit up immediately.

"Really?! It can really reinforce the structure?!"

During this period, the cracks in the barrier increased, and Li Yang and the others understood that the barrier might collapse at any time.

Their pressure is increasing day by day.

They all understood that once the barrier collapsed, what awaited them would be a large number of monsters in the mist, and even a large number of evil gods would descend!

Now that Lu Ning says there is hope of reinforcing the barrier, that is naturally the best news they could receive!

Lu Ning nodded slightly: "It should be fine."

Previously, Lu Ning was a lower-level god and could not strengthen it, but after being promoted to a middle-level god, Lu Ning returned to Earth and found that his connection with the Tower of Ruins had deepened to a very deep level.

If combined with pale crystal, it can still provide reinforcement to a certain extent.

Although the reinforcement may not be very strong, it would be good for Lu Ning to have an extra year or two.

He's desperately short of time right now.

Give him another year or two, and he can enter the mist to hunt down other evil gods and raise his own strength to the level of a high-ranking god.

At that time, he can use his power as a high-ranking deity to reinforce the barrier again, thus buying himself some more time!

During this period, Lu Ning may be able to break through to the level of a pillar above the higher gods.