My dad came to arrest him himself!

At the same time.

Tianshu Base, the deepest part of the underground.

"Wooo—!!!!!!"

A sharp, ear-piercing red alarm sounded without warning, echoing throughout the entire massive underground base!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

In the corridors, the originally soft white lights were instantly replaced by ominous red warning lights!

The atmosphere froze to the freezing point!

"Thud!"

"Bang!"

“Clang!”

Doors made of special alloy, incredibly heavy, were simultaneously smashed open from the inside with brute force!

"What happened?!"

A voice like a giant bell, filled with explosive power, rang out.

A burly man over two meters tall, with muscles knotted like cast iron and a bare torso, was the first to rush out of his room!

Undried sweat remained on his bronze skin; he had clearly just been undergoing some form of extreme training.

Next.

A woman wearing a black martial arts suit, tall and slender, exuding an icy Aura like an unsheathed blade, also appeared in the corridor.

Her face held no expression, but her Killing Intent was so heavy it almost felt physical, causing the surrounding air temperature to drop several degrees.

Finally.

An old man wearing a simple Tang suit, with a majestic and imposing face, walked out from the deepest meditation room with steady steps.

Just by standing there, he was like a towering, immovable divine mountain that suppressed heaven and earth!

The three of them looked at each other, seeing the surprise and gravity in each other's eyes.

They were the Dragon Country's final trump cards and the highest combat power of Tianshu Base!

For the base to sound this highest-level alarm, there was only one possibility—

The sky was falling!

Without any unnecessary communication, the three figures blurred into afterimages and instantly appeared in the base's command hall!

Inside the hall, it was already deathly silent.

Everyone had their heads raised, their faces filled with extreme shock and Fear as if they had seen a ghost, staring intently at the giant holographic screen in the center of the hall!

The trio's gazes instinctively turned toward it as well.

With just one look.

Even for top-tier powerhouses like them, whose wills were as firm as rock, their pupils contracted sharply!

The screen displayed real-time satellite footage from the Far North.

That vast ice field, which should have been pure white and flawless, was now completely covered in a nauseatingly garish crimson!

A once-magnificent steel pass, known as the "Never-Falling Pass," had been turned into a burning ruin!

And between heaven and earth behind those ruins.

A pitch-black rift, so massive it defied description, lay across the landscape like the open eye of a demon!

Endless numbers of hideous beasts were pouring out of that rift like a tide!

They were advancing towards the south with unstoppable madness!

"That is... North Bear Country's 'Frozen Pass'!" The old man in the Tang suit's voice actually trembled slightly.

"Report!"

An intelligence officer suddenly stood up from his seat, his voice trembling violently with Fear as it echoed in the deathly silent hall.

"Nine minutes and thirty-seven seconds ago, the Far North spatial node suffered an abnormal collapse!"

"From the appearance of the spatial rift to the complete fall of the 'Frozen Pass'..."

"The North Bear Country's most elite 'Icefield Wolf' Legion stationed there... was completely wiped out!"

"Time elapsed... nine minutes and thirty-seven seconds!"

"Hiss—!!!!!"

When the last word fell, the sound of people gasping in cold air filled the entire hall.

Nine minutes and thirty-seven seconds!

A super fortress! An ace legion!

Just like that, gone?!

"Snow Fiend... it's the Snow Fiend tribe!" A white-haired expert responsible for studying ancient texts let out a terrified scream. "Legend has it that a hundred years ago, several Heaven Treading Realm cultivators joined forces to barely Seal them in the 'Ice Abyss' sub-dimension! They... how could they have come out?!"

"Contact North Bear Country! Contact the Oulu Alliance! Contact Shield Island!"

The old man in the Tang suit was the first to react, letting out a thunderous roar!

However, a few minutes later.

The replies they received caused everyone's hearts to sink to the bottom.

"Report! North Bear Country can no longer be contacted!"

"The Oulu Alliance replied that they express 'shock and regret' over North Bear Country's situation, but their main fleet suffered heavy losses in the previous 'God Slaying War' and they are unable to provide support!"

"Shield Island... Shield Island says they need to hold an emergency meeting for discussion!"

"Bastards! A bunch of bastards!!"

The muscular man was so angry his eyes were nearly splitting. He slammed a fist into the nearby wall, creating a terrifying dent in the hard alloy!

"These damned scumbags, don't they understand that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold?!"

The hall was instantly filled with angry curses and arguments.

"Quiet!"

The old man in the Tang suit barked, his authority as a superior instantly suppressing all the commotion.

He turned his head and looked at a refined strategist beside him who had remained calm throughout, wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

"Zhuge, what do you think?"

The refined man called "Zhuge" pushed up his glasses, the gaze behind the lenses terrifyingly calm.

He pointed at the expanding spatial rift on the screen and spoke word by word.

"North Bear Country is our country's most important northern strategic buffer."

"Once North Bear Country is destroyed, this out-of-control spatial rift will be exposed directly at our doorstep."

"At that time, what we will face is an endless army of Snow Fiends."

"Therefore, we must fight this battle!"

"Saving North Bear Country is saving ourselves!"

This calm yet cruel analysis left everyone silent.

The old man in the Tang suit slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were filled with determination.

"Pass down my orders!"

He stood up, his mountain-like Aura erupting!

"The Azure Dragon, Qilin, and White Tiger—the three major special warfare legions—are to head to the northern border immediately to construct a second line of defense!"

"All Heaven-Sword Class decapitation squads are to enter Level 1 combat readiness, prepared to enter the battlefield at any time to execute decapitation operations!"

Orders were rapidly issued.

The entire Tianshu Base began to operate at high speed like a precision war machine!

Finally.

The old man in the Tang suit paused and asked the most critical question.

"What about Consultant Lin Yuan? Have you contacted him?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a hint of hope instinctively appeared on everyone's faces.

Yes!

There was still that god-like existence!

As long as he was willing to act, what would a mere Snow Fiend tribe matter?!

However, the intelligence officer's next answer made everyone feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Reporting to the Chief..." The intelligence officer's expression looked worse than if he were crying. "Consultant Lin Yuan's communicator... is turned off."

"He... he conveyed his latest instructions through General Su Li..."

"He said... he said that for the next year, even if the sky falls, do... do not disturb his rest..."

The entire room went deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned.

The muscular man opened his mouth, and after a long time, he managed to squeeze out one sentence.

"He... goddammit... the sky really has fallen now!"

The old man in the Tang suit's face twitched violently.

He felt his blood pressure soaring wildly.

Finally, he turned his gaze to a corner of the hall, toward a middle-aged man who had been silent from the start but stood as straight as a spear.

"Jianguo."

The old man's voice was filled with an unprecedented, deep sense of helplessness.

"It seems you'll have to make a trip personally for this matter."

...The next day.

A manor on the outskirts of Beijing.

The afternoon sunlight was just right.

Lin Yuan was lying sprawled out on a beanbag chair on the lawn, holding a cup of cola filled with ice cubes, taking a blissful sip.

At his feet, a snow-white Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox was lazily using its tails to gently massage his legs.

"Sigh..."

Lin Yuan let out a satisfied sigh, an exclamation coming from the depths of his Soul.

"An invincible life is just this simple, unadorned, and boring."

He waved to a maid standing nearby.

"Xiao Li, go cut me a piece of strawberry cake. Add extra cream."

"Yes, Young Master."

However, just then.

A series of hurried footsteps rang out from the manor entrance.

Lin Jianguo, with uncontrollable anger on his face, walked over with large strides.

Lin Yuan lazily lifted an eyelid and glanced at him.

"Oh, Dad, what wind blew you here?"

He had no intention of getting up, even shifting into a more comfortable position.

"Could it be that Grandpa complained about me to you again? Said I'm using him as a driver?"

"Shut up!"

The anger Lin Jianguo had suppressed all the way finally exploded completely when he saw his son's useless, 'salted fish' appearance!

He pointed at Lin Yuan, his fingers trembling with rage.

"Do you have any idea that the world outside has been turned upside down?!"

"Oh?" Lin Yuan picked his ear, looking completely indifferent. "The sky is falling? Isn't that perfect? Just let Grandpa go prop it up again. He's tall."

"You—!"

Lin Jianguo felt his vision go dark, nearly fainting from the shock.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and explained what had happened in North Bear Country in the most concise language possible.

However, after hearing it, Lin Yuan just curled his lip.

"That's it?"

"I thought it was something big."

"Isn't it just a bunch of brainless beasts? Just have the army drive tanks and cannons over and crush them."

"If that doesn't work, let Grandpa go tear open space again, head over there, and set off some fireworks. It'll be solved in minutes."

"Why must you come and disturb my precious vacation time?"

Hearing these words that were outrageous to the extreme.

Lin Jianguo completely gave up on communication.

All emotion slowly faded from his cold face.

It was replaced by an absolute coldness and resolve.

He looked at Lin Yuan and said in an unquestionable, commanding tone.

"Now, come with me immediately."