698: Lao Bai said nothing, just...

The pressure isn't solely on him.

But the necessary effort still can't be lacking.

After all, only with sufficient strength can one have enough confidence to face future threats.

While pondering how to quickly improve his strength, Yang Dian looked at the Heavenly Palace, which seemed like it could be scattered by a mere gust of wind.

Recalling the deadly threat he felt when he met the gaze of the blood-red vertical pupil, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, reaching out to touch the cool little thing in his arms:

“It’s a good thing I have you.”

Dudu happily spun around in Yang Dian's arms, then raised a tentacle and pointed it in front of Yang Dian.

The world seemed to fall silent for a moment, and a ripple spread from the tip of the tentacle, extending towards the four corners of the earth, the boundless Universe.

Only when the ripple disappeared from sight did the world return to its original state.

The Machina emitted a buzzing sound, riveting their curved armor together with a series of "clack clack" noises, gradually enclosing the Void Realm of the Heavenly Palace.

The wind was still howling, swirling snowflakes around Yang Dian.

Dudu weakly lowered its tentacles, nestled in Yang Dian's arms, and let out a faint "Dudu" sound.

Yang Dian, who was pondering how to quickly improve his strength to face future changes, suddenly became serious.

“Are you saying we are approaching danger?”

“Dudu~” Dudu flipped over in Yang Dian's arms, found a more comfortable lying position, and then began gesticulating with its tentacles, making "Dudu, Dudu" sounds.

As the continuous Dudu sounds entered Yang Dian's ears, his expression grew even more solemn.

The Little Black Cat, sprawled on Yang Dian's shoulder, was woken by Dudu's sounds. It rubbed its eyes and began acting as a translator cat:

“Human, the hat says it’s very, very cold there, the kind of cold that will freeze people stiff.”

“Human, the hat also says ‘human’ isn’t you, ‘human’ refers to other people. Although that place is cold, it won’t affect you.”

Yang Dian, who could instantly parse fragments of Divine Thought and achieve ‘language comprehension’, naturally didn't need the Little Black Cat to translate.

However, since the Little Black Cat enjoyed being a translator cat, he certainly wouldn't spoil its fun by saying he didn't need its translation.

Reaching out and stroking the newly awakened Little Black Cat a couple of times, Yang Dian looked up at the sky, his expression unconsciously growing solemn:

“I understand.”

As mentioned before, after Dudu fell into slumber, it awakened the talent of danger perception, and its perception range was extremely vast.

How vast, specifically?

Yang Dian hadn't made Dudu test it.

After all, using its ability also consumed energy.

Using its ability at full power was no small burden for Dudu.

But perhaps the crisis it just encountered stimulated Dudu.

Or perhaps Yang Dian's gratitude made Dudu feel happy.

In any case, after Yang Dian uttered that phrase, ‘It’s a good thing I have you,’ Dudu subconsciously used its danger perception talent with all its might.

Then, in the vast expanse of the Universe, it perceived danger.

Not danger to Yang Dian.

But a crisis that the beings on Earth were about to face.

The position of the Solar System in the Universe is not static.

With the Milky Way as a reference, the Sun orbits the core of the Milky Way at a speed of 220 kilometers per second.

And the Milky Way?

It is captured by the Great Attractor, moving through the Universe at a speed of 600 kilometers per second.

As for whether the Local Group, where the Milky Way is located, also moves within the Universe?

Certainly.

Both the Milky Way Local Group and the Virgo Supercluster are moving within the Universe.

Therefore, Earth's coordinates in space are constantly changing.

So, if nothing goes wrong, the Solar System will soon enter a deeply cold region of the Universe.

That deeply cold region of the Universe wouldn't affect Yang Dian, but for ordinary people and ordinary plants and animals, it would be a frozen Hell.

Once the Solar System enters it, if preparations aren't made in advance, who knows what kind of chaos will ensue.

He casually dialed Lao Bai's number.

Lao Bai, who was immersed in scientific research, silently projected himself beside Yang Dian.

He glanced at the ‘sphere cage’ that was about to be topped off, then his eyes fixed on Yang Dian:

“What bad news now?”

Yang Dian touched his nose:

“Can't it be good news?”

Lao Bai remained silent, simply staring at Yang Dian.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable under Lao Bai's gaze, Yang Dian raised the weak Dudu in his hand, which hadn't fully recovered yet.

“Dudu, you know it, right?”

Lao Bai glanced at Dudu in Yang Dian's hand and nodded:

“A Starlight Jellyfish, an anomalous creature your sister discovered, with whom you signed a Soul contract, one of your Soul pets.”

Hearing Lao Bai's reply, the Little Black Cat, sitting on Yang Dian's shoulder and licking its paws, its eyes lit up:

“Human, the cat hasn’t signed a contract with you yet, the cat also wants to sign a Soul contract with you.”

Stroking the Little Black Cat, who was joking around, Yang Dian smiled:

“We’ll discuss this after we go back. I’m thinking if there’s a way for both parties to benefit after signing a Soul contract.”

The Little Black Cat flicked its tail contentedly.

Yang Dian then looked at Lao Bai and said:

“Dudu evolved recently and gained the ability to sense danger.”

Lao Bai nodded again:

“You told me once.”

“This little guy is why I wasn’t lured into the Heavenly Palace by the Heavenly Palace’s Dao sound this time.”

“However, danger perception isn’t a very special ability.”

“Martial Artists have an intuition for danger, and there are many talented individuals who Awaken the ability to perceive threats.”

Yang Dian nodded, indicating that Lao Bai was right:

“Yes.”

“The ability to perceive danger is nothing extraordinary. Martial Dao practitioners who reach a certain level of strength possess the ability to sense things before they happen, like cicadas sensing the autumn wind.”

“However, what I didn’t tell you is that Dudu’s perception range is very large.”

“Especially when it actively uses its ability, the range it can perceive is even greater.”

A bad premonition arose in Lao Bai's heart:

“How large?”

After carefully considering Dudu’s description, Yang Dian snapped his fingers and said:

“5 light-years.”

Lao Bai's eyes suddenly widened:

“How much?”

Looking at Lao Bai, whose eyes were bulging, Yang Dian affirmed:

“5 light-years.”

“Do you know what 5 light-years means?”

“With Neptune’s orbit as the boundary, the Solar System’s diameter is only 9 billion kilometers, less than one-thousandth of a light-year.”

“With the corona as the boundary, the Solar System’s diameter is 15 billion kilometers, approximately one-six hundred and thirtieth of a light-year.”

“Even with the Oort Cloud as the boundary, the Solar System’s diameter is only 3 trillion kilometers, approximately 3.16 light-years.”

“You mean this little thing in your arms can perceive beyond the Oort Cloud?”

“Do you know how big the volume of a 5 light-year sphere is?”

“Do you know how much time it would take and how much energy it would consume to scan a 5 light-year range?”

“Can it even do that?”

Looking at Lao Bai’s incredulous, bewildered, and utterly dumbfounded expression, Yang Dian shrugged:

“Everything you said is correct.”

“But this is the power of Dao.”