[Crimson: Ahhh... I was so suffocating! The feeling of smuggling myself in is so exciting! ~]

Quick, quick, catch that chicken in front of you! With it, we won't be noticed by the Ninth Universe System.

The long-absent crimson color actually appeared along with the system notification.

It appeared alongside it.

There's also Li Qingyu's crimson inventory.

Among them, the gold chain, bracelet, broken shoes, storage bucket, and Painful Madness, a total of five X-level items, gleamed brightly.

What followed was...

He still has 30,000 evolution points, which, together with the 300,000 he has left, bring the total to 330,000!

After glancing briefly at the crimson inventory, Li Qingyu casually glanced at the chicken.

In an instant, the little hen, who had just been terrified, froze.

At the same time, a surge of fervent and adoring emotion arose, causing the little hen to hurriedly jump out of the lava pool and excitedly come to Li Qingyu's feet, clucking loudly.

A love beyond compare, paired with X-level worn-out shoes.

Forget about imperial artifacts; even if the Emperor himself stood before Li Qingyu, he would have to call him "father" even if he didn't kneel.

"More than half a year has passed, why do I only have 30,000 evolution points?"

Li Qingyu was somewhat puzzled.

With the gold chain and bracelet, and a daily minimum living allowance of 3,000, how could it possibly amount to only 30,000 over six months?

[Crimson: Time is relative. Time in Universe 9 is different from that in Universe 7, and time flows even slower where you are now.]

[You can't just find a place with a fast time flow and expect the gold chain and bracelet to quickly make you rich, right? As items evolved from the Seventh Universe, the gold chain and bracelet are basically calculated based on the Seventh Universe's, or rather, Earth's time, to determine your minimum income.]

"Alright..."

Li Qingyu nodded.

It was pretty much as he had guessed.

There must be some error in time in the universe, otherwise, how could Colonel Chu's match have taken so long? Otherwise, if the Seventh Universe System had just sent him here to get his ticket, by the time he got it, it would have been too late.

While pondering.

Li Qingyu reached out and grasped the baby hen in front of him.

After observing for a while, he turned to look at Feng Qige.

"It seems that what my ancestors left behind was not an imperial artifact, but the spirit of an imperial artifact."

The return of Crimson instantly broadened Li Qingyu's horizons; nothing held any secret in his sight.

“But more importantly, there are the fragments of the Heavenly Dao contained within the spirit of this Imperial Artifact…” Li Qingyu murmured softly, then clenched his right hand tightly.

With a gurgling sound.

The little hen, its eyes blazing with fervor, exploded into countless fiery red specks.

Finally, only a dull, irregular crystal remained, quietly resting in Li Qingyu's palm.

[Fragment of the Heavenly Dao (Heavenly Dao of the Ninth Universe)]

[A fragment occupying one millionth of the origin of the Heavenly Dao, with a wide range of uses.]

"The spirit of an imperial weapon..."

A hint of confusion appeared in Feng Qige's eyes.

"Qingyu...you didn't kill the spirit of the Imperial Weapon, did you?"

"No." Li Qingyu's lips curled slightly. "It wasn't crushed, it was sublimated."

......................

After returning to the Feng family ancestral home on the ground.

Li Qingyu shook off the incessant chatter of Feng Qige, dismissed the maids, and, accompanied by two young girls and a mature woman, arrived at the courtyard that Feng Qige had arranged for him.

Only after it was completely quiet did Li Qingyu have time to slowly communicate with Shen Hong.

"How do I get a ticket to the Stellar-level Joint Elimination Tournament the fastest?"

[Crimson: You think about the same thing as your brother, let's just get started! ~]

Should we just get right to it?

Li Qingyu frowned.

"Sister, you said before that having a fragment of the Heavenly Dao would prevent the Ninth Universe System from paying attention to us, but if we make too many moves, we'll still attract attention, right?"

[Crimson: Don't worry, little brother, it won't happen. With the Heavenly Dao fragments protecting us, we won't attract attention.]

Seeing that Li Qingyu still seemed confused, Shen Hong continued to explain.

[Crimson: Little brother, aren't you underestimating the scale of the universe? Just in the seventh universe, we only managed to bring Blue Star down to the stellar level. There are still galaxy-level and galaxy cluster-level competitions above that.]

In other words...

[Even in the group stage at the stellar level, countless civilizations are competing simultaneously.]

[The same applies here. Although Universe 9 is not as large as Universe 7, it's not far off. Whether the continent you're currently on even meets the threshold for planetary status is debatable, let alone stellar status.]

[From the perspective of the Ninth Universe System, it's not even as noticeable as a grain of sand in the desert.]

[The Ninth Universe System would only keep an eye on you if it had nothing better to do. Besides, you're not even using your true form right now. If it were monitoring you, it would be your true form. Relax!]

"Now that you've explained it that way, I feel relieved."

After listening for a while, Li Qingyu concluded.

"The gist of it is... we can build whatever we want now? We don't need to worry too much about the Ninth Universe System's attention?"

[Crimson: That's it, that's right.]

"I see."

Li Qingyu nodded.

The next second.

Boom boom boom!!

Three crimson flames rose from beside Li Qingyu, enveloping the two lolis and one mature woman who were standing in place.

At the same time, a thought flashed through Li Qingyu's mind.

The bottleneck to transcending tribulation is so strong that it shatters at the slightest touch.

Rumble!!!

In an instant, the sky darkened, and dark clouds gathered.

A vast aura of divine might descended upon the entire Blackwater City, plunging the city, which had only recently begun to recover, into a new wave of panic.

.....................

Blackrock City.

This is a human settlement located on a rocky desert.

Most of the humans in Blackrock City rely on mining and crafting for a living, making it a source of spiritual weapons for civilizations far and wide.

But at this moment, Blackrock City has completely lost its original prosperity and liveliness.

A solemn atmosphere prevailed.

Because outside the city, countless ferocious demonic beasts, densely packed and stretching as far as the eye can see, surrounded Blackrock City like a tidal wave.

Fortunately, Blackrock City is not without its own strengths.

That imposing defensive formation thwarted the attacks of countless demonic beasts, yet remained unshaken.

It seems that, barring any unforeseen circumstances...

Keeping watch over him for ten days or half a month is not a problem at all.

Unfortunately, while the citizens of Blackrock City were watching the impotent and furious monsters outside the great formation,

A gigantic, terrifying elephant leg, like a pillar of heaven, descended from the sky.

It appears to float lightly at the very top of the great formation.

The great formation has been broken.