After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"You idiot, this is a military exercise by the world's strongest country and the strongest army."

Suzaku nodded towards the tank formation below.

"The whole world is watching this performance."

Because the Eastern Xia Federation has suffered many hardships in recent years, foreign countries have begun to doubt whether the Eastern Xia Federation's national strength can still be maintained. Therefore, this military exercise was organized by Xuanwu at great expense, in order to tell other countries that our military arsenal is very rich.

Even if we smash them, killing one or two countries wouldn't be a problem.

Not long after, a transport vehicle carrying a five-meter-long intercontinental missile drove up from the street. Zhou Yan, on the stage, clearly saw many foreign reporters pointing their cameras at the transport vehicle. Praise, joy, anger, hatred, and all sorts of emotions spread among the reporters of different nationalities.

Especially the Donghai Kingdom, Zhou Yan saw several Donghai Kingdom reporters speaking in front of the camera.

"Oh my god, it's said that 1.8 billion civilians in the Eastern Xia United States are still living in anarchy, but instead of spending money on their own citizens, the federal government of the Eastern Xia United States is putting money into these useless displays of strength..."

There were also several journalists from countries that had been invaded by the Eastern Xia Federation in the past and were still under economic colony. These journalists did not feel angry about the Eastern Xia Federation's display of military power; on the contrary, they were generous with their praise.

"Many think tanks in our country have long said that even if the United States of East and West were to suffer a major disaster, the United States of East Xia, with its world-leading national strength, government control, economic capabilities, and military capabilities, would be able to turn the disaster around very quickly."

"It seems that the Eastern Xia United States has completely recovered its strength after this military exercise."

With sufficient financial investment, this display of strength did indeed bring sensory stimulation.

The military exercise lasted from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

It will end at 1 o'clock.

Zhou Yan and the other top politicians of the Eastern Xia Federation went downstairs and had a buffet lunch in the cafeteria.

I wasn't feeling at ease eating, because an hour later, the awards ceremony would be held for the young people who won the four-school competition and secured seats in Congress.

The awards ceremony was bustling with activity, with directors, audience directors, lighting technicians, and various staff coming and going.

After eating for half an hour, Zhou Yan, Jiu Feng, the Four Divine Beasts, and others went to the Upper House.

The front of the House of Lords has now been converted into a podium, with a large number of backstage staff doing various temporary renovations on it.

There are also rules for the seats of members of parliament below the podium, with the president, vice president, secretary of state, and other god-level awakened beings in the first row.

The second row consists of the Secretary of Defense and key members of the Senate.

From the third row onwards, there aren't many requirements; basically, members of Congress can sit anywhere they like.

After Zhou Yan and others arrived, members of parliament came one after another. Ten minutes before the award ceremony, all members of parliament were present, and reporters from various countries also found their positions to prepare for the live broadcast.

Ten minutes later, the awards ceremony began on time.

Two local celebrities, both extremely good-looking and currently the most popular superstars, took to the podium to serve as hosts.

The lights went out, and heavy, epic music began to play in the darkness. Then, two searchlights shone their beams onto the male and female hosts.

The two hosts spoke one after the other, their voices filled with emotion.

“A year ago, we experienced the worst disaster in history.”

"Our relatives and friends, our acquaintances, those we knew and those we didn't, all the living people, died one after another..."

"There's no hope..."

"There is no hope..."

"Too many people have given up on themselves..."

"Too many people have forgotten the pride of being human..."

"At that time, so many people shouted, 'We are human beings, please do not become beasts!'"

"Some people heard these words, but they turned a deaf ear..."

"Some people didn't hear it, but they proved it with their actions!"

"These people are undoubtedly heroes!"

The background music begins to reach its climax.

"Our society needs heroes!"

"Our society has also been saved by these heroes who needed it!"

Someone led the applause, and soon the entire House of Lords was filled with dense and orderly applause.

Zhou Yan, who was sitting in the first row, was tugged on the arm by Jiu Feng next to him. Zhou Yan looked down at Jiu Feng, who smiled.

"You talk too much nonsense."

Zhou Yan shrugged.

"Ritual is about making something that can be done very simply complicated."

The more complex the task, the greater the sense of accomplishment and the stronger the sense of ritual once it is completed.

As the applause subsided, a voice entered from the entrance of the Senate, passing by numerous members of Congress, and arrived next to Xuanwu, who was sitting in the center of the first row.

The man whispered a few words in Xuanwu's ear, and Xuanwu's expression changed. As the interim president of the Eastern Xia Federation, Xuanwu couldn't care less about the important ceremony meant to appease the people at this moment, and hurriedly accompanied the man out of the Upper House.

A few minutes later, Zhou Yan's phone vibrated, and he took it out to look at it.

Xuanwu sent a message to Zhou Yan.

"Come to the Presidential Office."

Chapter Six Impossible

In front of the Presidential Office.

Zhou Yan, who was being held by Jiu Feng, knocked on the door.

The door opened quickly, and surprisingly, it was Suzaku who opened it.

Zhou Yan looked inside and saw that, in addition to the Vermilion Bird, the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, and the Eastern Dipper Star Lord, along with the three City Gods and some powerful members of parliament, were also there.

Zhuque turned to the side, displeased. (The remaining text appears to be gibberish and unrelated.)

"You stinky monkey, you're a bit late."

Zhou Yan entered the president's office. Xuanwu's assistant brought two chairs to Zhou Yan and Jiufeng. Zhuque, who had opened the door for Zhou Yan, closed the door again and sat down next to him.

As soon as he sat down, Xuanwu, who was sitting behind the president's desk, glanced at the newcomer and nodded.

"Most of the people have arrived. Professor Mindy, what are you going to say?"

Xuanwu looked at an old man with half-white hair beside him. The old man, Mingdi, smiled bitterly at the group of true gods and mortals at the pinnacle of power in the office.

"Here's what happened. One of my students spotted a comet while observing the night sky yesterday."

Mindy reached out to a young man sitting in the corner, who nodded to the gods who were looking over.

Professor Mindy continued.

"I spent forty-three minutes and eight seconds calculating the comet's orbit, and the result was..."

Professor Mindy took a breath.

"This comet will collide with the Earth we live on."

There was an uproar.

Zhou Yan and Jiu Feng were dumbfounded.

Xuanwu took out his phone, pressed a few buttons, and then spoke.

"I have already submitted the data provided by Professor Mindy to NASA, and this is their response."

The phone emitted a series of fluctuating exclamations.

"...According to the data calculations...the comet's orbit happened to collide with the Earth."

"The diameter of the comet is estimated to be around one thousand kilometers..."

"What the hell? A surveillance video is coming over and the Earth is going to be destroyed?"

"Don't say things like that. Have you calculated the gravitational pull of the sun and the nine planets? What if we just barely pass each other?"

"Calculating."

A series of keystrokes. (It sounded like...)

Another gasp arose, followed by the experimenter's hysterical scream.

"What's going on? The images transmitted from the quantum monitor on Titan are abnormal." (Ti)

"What's wrong?"

"The appearance... the appearance is abnormal. Together with Titan's quantum monitoring system and twelve exoplanetary probes outside our solar system, we've observed the comet from various angles and found that its appearance doesn't change with the angle. No matter the direction or angle, it looks the same. We've tried piecing together the comet's shape from different angles, but we can't recreate the exact shape. That's not a theoretically possible form of matter. How can this happen?"

Another lab technician started screaming wildly.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? The quantum observation device outside the solar system (a high-level magic weapon) shows that the comet is accelerating, 0.5 times the speed of light, 0.8 times the speed of light, one time the speed of light, my God, it's still accelerating. Einstein is going to rise from his grave."

"1.2 times the speed of light, 1.5 times the speed of light, 2 times the speed of light, heavens, God, deities, we, we..."

"Could there be an error in the quantum observation components, leading to inaccurate speed predictions?"

Do you think I didn't check the quantum observation components before saying those words?

The intense knocking, along with the continuous sounds, brought the atmosphere to a climax.

"The comet has entered Pluto's quantum monitoring point and has officially entered the solar system."

Pluto's orbit is about 48 billion kilometers from the Sun. Its perihelion is 30 AU (44 billion kilometers) and its aphelion is 49 AU (74 billion kilometers). The average distance is about 59 billion kilometers. At the speed of light of 300,000 kilometers per second, the average time from when sunlight is emitted to when it reaches Pluto is about 5.46 hours.

When Pluto is at its perihelion, Earth is closest to Pluto at a distance of 28.16 astronomical units, or approximately 42.24 billion kilometers.

When Earth and Pluto are opposite the Sun, and Pluto is at its aphelion, the distance between Earth and Pluto is at its farthest point, at 50.81 astronomical units (AU), approximately 76.22 billion kilometers.

NASA technicians calculated, based on the current time and the length of Pluto's orbital period, that Pluto is currently 33.12 astronomical units away from Earth in its orbit.

It is calculated using a 1-day unit of 497 light-seconds (the distance light travels in one second).

The comet that passed Pluto took only 16460.64 seconds to reach Earth, approximately 4.57 hours.

That is, at the speed of light, in less than five hours, Earth will be struck by a comet with a diameter of 1,000 kilometers.

Regardless of the tidal disturbances caused by the asteroid's gravity when a comet approaches Earth at a distance of only 500 kilometers, which could easily create waves tens of meters high, or the super storms caused by the absolute low pressure when it enters the atmosphere, the vaporization and disintegration caused by the impact on Earth alone could heat the vaporized matter and air to an ionic state of 6000°C.

In less than an hour, all the water in the Earth's oceans and crust will evaporate completely. Subsequent volcanic eruptions and unprecedented geological activity will gradually transform the Earth into a reddish-brown lava planet.

All living things will be destroyed.

And a comet with a volume of one thousand kilometers...

Or a comet approaching at several times the speed of light...

Xuanwu looked at the Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, and White Tiger, whose expressions were now filled with disbelief.

"While I also find it incredible, what's amazing is that one second we're having an awards ceremony, and the next second our world is on the verge of destruction."

Zhou Yan was startled and stood up.

"What do you mean? How did this comet come about?" Dai

Xuanwu shook his head. (Purchase)

"I don't know, but I'm ready to go to space to meet this comet. Everyone get ready, we have to save the Earth—no, we have to save ourselves."

Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird rose one after another.

"Okay, let's go now."

Xuanwu glanced at Zhou Yan, who hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.

"I'm not going. I'll try my best elsewhere."

Xuanwu nodded and left the presidential office with the other three divine beasts, transforming into streaks of light and flying towards the sky.

They intend to smash this suddenly appearing comet to pieces in the universe.

Once the Four Divine Beasts were gone, Zhou Yan removed the Nine Phoenixes' hand from his arm, walked out of the presidential office, and sneaked to a corner to dial Phoenix Yingcai's number.

"Am I Zhou Yan?"

"Yes, I know. What's wrong?"

"The Earth is about to be destroyed. Is Lady Yinglong available? Could we ask her to take action?"

"Destruction? You must be kidding me."

Zhou Yan told Phoenix Yingcai what Xuanwu had just announced. Phoenix Yingcai seemed surprised and remained silent for several seconds after listening before speaking.