Prelude to the Arrival of the Grand Nirvana (Please Follow and Vote)

Since it was still daytime, and Yang Yu did not want anyone to see that he could use Object Flight for the time being, he merely flew close to the cliff face.

He did not push his flying speed to the limit either.

But even from that Short Distance test, Yang Yu was confident that his flying speed could surpass the Speed of Sound!

After all, it was Spiritual Force at the Junior War God level. Even though air resistance was immense during flight, his speed was still extremely fast.

When he pushed it to the limit over that Short Distance just now, he had even broken through the Sound Barrier and produced a Sonic Boom.

That speed already surpassed that of a Civilian Airliner and was even close to that of an ordinary Fighter Jet!

However, in order to keep his Trump Card hidden for now, Yang Yu did not fly too far. More precise data still needed to be tested.

After a simple test, Yang Yu flew back to the clearing at Mid-mountain. He took out his Flying Daggers and continued practicing thrusting, cutting, split-focus control, and defensive techniques.

During a break, Yang Yu carefully considered his future arrangements and plans.

First and foremost, he had to focus on improving his strength.

That required not only hard training, but also a great deal of real combat!

The Monsters that would emerge later would solve the problem of real combat, and killing Monsters would also allow him to protect his family, friends, and home.

It was killing several birds with one stone.

However, Yang Yu had no plans to reveal his identity as a Spirit Reader for the time being. His apparent strength as a Martial Artist was already very high, and there was no need to expose the methods of a Spirit Reader yet.

Of course, if the time came when he had to reveal it, he would make a move.

There were now only three months left until the Grand Nirvana officially descended.

Though it was said to be three months, the actual outbreak would definitely happen sooner than that.

News reports were now covering animal attacks on humans with increasing frequency.

And Mutated Creatures with abnormally powerful strength had already appeared.

Many bloggers who loved adventure and wilderness survival had gone out and never returned.

The occasional videos that made it back also showed Mutated Creatures far beyond anyone's imagination in strength.

The most widely circulated footage online showed a Giant Python in the Amazon Rainforest that was over three hundred meters long!

With a mere sweep of its tail, the giant python directly capsized the small cruise ship operated by an expedition team. Then, as if snacking, it swallowed those foreign explorers one by one.

As soon as the video spread, it immediately caused an uproar across the world.

Yet strangely, the video did not remain online for long before it could no longer be found anywhere.

Afterward, experts even debunked it, claiming it was a prank by foreign internet users made with computer compositing, and that everyone need not worry.

But many netizens had already saved the video, and computer Experts specifically analyzed it.

To their horror, they discovered that the videos were all real!

There were no traces whatsoever of post-production editing or compositing.

But faced with the overwhelmingly one-sided online claims of a "prank," those computer Experts tried to make posts online, only to find that their posts could not be published.

One after another, they chose to protect themselves. Secretly, they moved to the safest inland cities, while the smarter ones had already begun seeking out martial arts schools to enroll in and learn martial arts.

After all, humanity's Physical Fitness had indeed generally improved greatly.

Many people posted videos online showing off how they could run one hundred meters in under ten seconds.

Some sports students and Olympic sprint champions had even run it in eight or seven seconds!

The so-called ten-second barrier of the past could now be broken by any ordinary person with even a little training.

Just as the entire population celebrated humanity's New Birth.

Undercurrents were surging.

As usual, after Yang Yu finished a day of training his Spiritual Force techniques, he returned home.

At that moment, Grandpa Yang had also returned from exercising at the park and prepared a table full of dishes. "Xiao Yu, I heard people in the neighborhood saying that there are more and more cases of animals attacking and threatening humans. You need to be extra careful when you go out to practice martial arts."

"Don't worry, Grandfather. I'm very strong now. Ordinary animals can't do anything to me," Yang Yu said confidently.

"You should still be careful. I heard from a friend from the North that his relatives who herd livestock outside no longer dare to graze sheep on the Grassland. Those wolf packs have undergone strange mutations. Hunting Rifles that used to work have practically become fire pokers now. Hitting them is already wishful thinking, and even if they are hit by luck, the bullets cannot even pierce their hides! Many herders have died in the wolves' jaws."

Grandpa Yang's face was grave as he continued, "Once the herders realized something was wrong, they all began gathering their flocks. Some sold them off at extremely low prices, while others simply abandoned their sheep and fled directly to big cities."

Hearing his Grandfather say this, Yang Yu's mood also grew heavy. It was only June, and there were still three months before Monsters would truly begin attacking humanity on a massive scale.

But clearly, animal mutations had begun long ago. Some outstanding animals had even grown stronger no slower than Yang Yu!

It was not impossible that some were even stronger.

Based on his Grandfather's description, those wolf packs that Hunting Rifles could not penetrate were basically only Beast Soldier Level Monsters equivalent to human Junior Fighters.

The stronger, higher-level Monsters that had developed a little intelligence were mostly hiding away.

The giant python that had previously circulated online might have already reached Beast General Level, or even Lord Level!

Many clever people had actually already sensed that something was wrong and were selling off their properties to move closer to first-tier cities.

But such people were a tiny minority. First-tier cities were certainly safer, but the cost of housing an entire family there was extremely high. Most ordinary people could only Leave to Fate.

Many even mocked the wealthy people fleeing online, with all sorts of jokes and videos emerging one after another.

Yang Yu did not find any of it amusing when he saw it. He only felt that before an overwhelming catastrophe descended.

Humanity suddenly seemed so insignificant.

Nature had always been this cruel.

Survival of the fittest and natural selection were not merely words written in books.

When our rate of evolution could no longer keep up with that of other species.

The ones eliminated would be us humans!

In the face of survival, whether one was foolish or clever.

The only thing one could rely on was one's own strength!

At that moment, Yang Yu was incomparably grateful that he had not wasted a single second in the time before this.

And he was also grateful that he had successfully awakened his Spiritual Force today, greatly enhancing his ability to survive.

"Grandfather, don't go too far when you head out to exercise either. Just exercise at the Senior Activity Center in the neighborhood. From the looks of things, it's already very unsafe outside."

Yang Yu also felt that the situation was becoming serious. "Whenever you need to travel far or go somewhere distant, make sure I'm with you."

"Don't worry, Xiao Yu. I usually do not go many places anyway. If I need to go somewhere farther away, I will definitely tell you."

"Oh, right, Xiao Yu. Today is June 1st. Your College Entrance Exam has been postponed again, to the 6th and 7th of next month. Remember to set aside time to review and try to get good grades."

Having received the school's latest notice, Grandpa Yang specifically reminded him.

"Okay, Grandfather, I will." Although Yang Yu believed this year's College Entrance Exam would most likely not proceed so smoothly, he still agreed so as not to make his Grandfather worry.

After chatting with his Grandfather for a while longer and clearing up many of his cultivation doubts, Yang Yu took out his carefully wrapped weapons and prepared to head out again.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone~