Little Nine's immense, boundless body had already blanketed vast swaths of space in the depths of the star system. If this place had not been so desolate, with so few people passing through, anyone who saw such an enormous mass of black mist brimming with an eerie, dangerous aura would probably be scared half to death.
Yet at this moment, it remained quietly still, as though taking a nap.
"What are you here for again?" The eyes Little Nine had manifested lowered slightly as it glanced at the tiny white-haired figure before it.
"Nothing much. I just came to see you, see how you've grown." Li Tianming smiled and sat down cross-legged.
Faced with the downward gaze of such a colossal creature, Li Tianming remained perfectly calm, smiling as he looked at it.
"If there's nothing else, don't come again in the future. There's no need." Little Nine spoke casually, saying something of unclear meaning.
"What do you mean?" Li Tianming paused slightly, somewhat baffled.
"It means I'm leaving." Little Nine closed its eyes, its black-mist body rolling faintly.
Only then did Li Tianming understand why Silver Dust had urged him to hurry back.
Although he had long anticipated the day Little Nine finished absorbing the Divine Treasury stones, when that day abruptly arrived, Li Tianming still felt at a loss.
Thus, he looked at Little Nine and slowly said, "Little Nine, can you not leave yet? The Divine Treasury Clan here all worship you as their faith, and your brothers and sisters still want you to come back."
"No!" Before Li Tianming could finish, Little Nine cut him off. "Can't you see? There are no more Divine Treasury stones here. Naturally, I have no reason to stay. Without anything tasty to eat, beast life has no value at all!"