Gambling on Raw Stones

Deep in the universe, billions of light-years away, in the clouds.

There is a city with walls on all four sides made entirely of white marble.

The city covers a vast area and has a population of over 100 million, making it extremely prosperous.

In the center of the city stands a towering building, known as the Star Picking Pavilion.

At this moment, Yu Wenfeng, who was sitting cross-legged on the top floor, suddenly opened his eyes, his face looking very unpleasant.

He had just noticed that one of the life spirit tablets was broken. When he took it out, he saw that it was the No. 9527 Star Herding Dog.

As the ruler of this universe, all galaxies and planets within it are his private property.

He assigned a guard to each planet. Yu Wenfeng loved dogs, so he kept a large pack of them, and he used these dogs to replace the guards on those planets.

He believes that dogs are the most loyal animals, without selfishness, and never betray others!

I will absolutely work diligently and conscientiously, devoting myself to the cause until my dying breath.

As for people, he doesn't trust anyone but himself, not even the woman he's been intimate with for hundreds of thousands of years.

So, he was a little lonely.

His dog, No. 9527, has died, which makes him very angry.

Who would kill his beloved dog? Could it be that his adversary has invaded this universe? Or even intends to invade Planet No. 927?

Yu Wenfeng's eyes narrowed, and two streaks of blood-red lightning condensed in his eyes before shooting towards No. 9527, billions of light-years away.

The clouds churned like cotton wool. Hua Qiang took out a metal tower and rubbed the gears of a lighter with his fingertips.

Yan Ruyu squatted to one side, arranging the collected dry branches into a cone shape. The damp bark shimmered with a bluish-gray hue in the moisture of the clouds.

"We need to get a fire going first."

The lighter flame leaped and danced, but when it touched the dry branch, it was extinguished by the mist.

Yan Ruyu took out a leather water bottle and poured a bottle of strong liquor into the center of the woodpile. Flames suddenly shot up, illuminating the two people's faces, which were wrinkled by the wind, in a flickering light.

The iron frame emitted a faint hum in the high temperature. Hua Qiang casually hung a rough vine through the dog's leg joints above the flames.

The moment the oil dripped into the fire, it exploded into tiny golden-red flames, mingling with the fragrant smoke rising in wisps.

Yan Ruyu would turn the vine every half quarter of an hour, watching as the taut skin of the dog gradually became shiny, with fine caramel-colored patterns appearing on its surface.

"It's time to add the ingredients."

Hua Qiang took out the spices wrapped in kraft paper, the cumin powder mixed with chili flakes making a rustling sound in his palm.

He sprinkled the seasonings evenly like scattering stars, and the granules instantly released a strong spicy aroma in the high temperature, which mingled with the aroma of meat to create a dizzying fragrance.

The clouds seemed to be startled by the smell, churning even more violently, but they couldn't muffle the sound of the two swallowing.

Finally, the dog leg's skin turned an enticing amber color. Hua Qiang drew his dagger and sliced the flesh open along the bone.

Scalding steam, carrying meat juices, gushed out. With lightning speed, he tossed half a dog leg to Yan Ruyu, then took a bite of the steaming meat himself.

The crispy outer skin crackled between their teeth, and the tender meat fibers, dripping with scalding juices, exploded in their mouths with spiciness and meaty aroma, making them gasp for breath, yet they couldn't help but tear into it with gusto, even licking the oil between their fingers clean with their tongues.

The sea of clouds surged, and the firelight illuminated the two people's faces, which were filled with enjoyment.

After finishing the huge roasted dog leg, the two of them quickly sat cross-legged to meditate and cultivate the Spiritual Power that was surging throughout their bodies.

An hour later, the two finished their practice, finally completing the refining of the enormous Spiritual Power.

Hua Qiang felt that he was only a tiny bit away from breaking through to the third day. Yan Ruyu also excited and her face was flushed. This half-dog leg had actually made her strength rise by a lot.

Looking at the mountain of fragments of the Star Herding Dog's corpse in her Storage Ring, she almost drooled again.

This meat is really delicious!

She had never eaten food cooked like this before, and she felt like she had wasted the last few decades of her life.

Moreover, the Spiritual Power contained in this meat is simply too much!

If I finish eating all the meat of this Star Herding Dog, will I be able to break through to the Second Layer of the Starry Sky Realm?

"Alright, we should head out now!"

"Yes, young master!"

"Wait for me to open this Sealing Array!"

Yan Ruyu gathered her Spiritual Power to break the formation, Hua Qiang gently patted her shoulder and said, "Let the young master do it!"

"Ah, young master, you can even break formations? Are you also a formation master?"

Hua Qiang smiled without saying a word, and walked straight to the Sealing Array. He tapped his fingers a few times, and several sword Sword Qi containing Time Deceleration attacked several array nodes.

The key to the formation was destroyed by the Sword Qi, and then the Sealing Array formation lit up, beginning to repair these key points.

However, the damaged area, which had been slowed down by the Time Deceleration, was repaired very slowly. Hua Qiang then condensed a huge sword Sword Qi and slammed it into the main array eye.

Click!

A sound like an eggshell cracking rang out, and the main array eye emitted a dazzling light, which then gradually dissipated, revealing a huge, gaping hole.

Hua Qiang grabbed Yan Ruyu, and with a flash, he passed directly through the Sealing Array, the hole behind him still slowly healing.

Yan Ruyu's eyes widened in surprise. They got out so easily?

She had previously exhausted all her strength, almost depleting her Spiritual Power, but still couldn't solve those array eyes, let alone this main array eye.

It seems that Hua Qiang's strength is unfathomable, beyond her comprehension.

Immediately, he felt even more delighted, thinking that having such a master meant a bright future!

The two found themselves in a vast and endless void of turbulent currents. Hua Qiang quickly raised a protective shield to envelop them.

Although his physical body was extremely strong and he was not afraid of the void turbulence, the girl beside him was very delicate. If she were to be scratched a few times, she would explode and become a bloody mess.

With one step, I left the chaotic void and found myself in a vast, boundless, yet lonely and silent space.

Yan Ruyu took out a toy-like Starship, made a hand seal, and the Starship suddenly grew larger.

"Young Master, let's use this Starship to travel. We're still quite far from the location of the Time-Space Administration Bureau, and it will take some time to get there."

Hua Qiang nodded, and the two entered the ship. Yan Ruyu fiddled with the workbench for a while, setting up the automatic Navigation System. Then she took out several top-grade Immortal Crystals to fill the energy slots.

The Starship started up and began to move rapidly through space.

"Young Master, please rest for a bit. I'll take care of the rest of the journey!"

Hua Qiang nodded, then found a bed and fell asleep immediately. This kind of journey was the most boring. He didn't want to sit there like a fool, staring at the dark void outside the window, with one or two stars occasionally flashing before his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, Hua Qiang was woken up by Yan Ruyu.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at Yan Ruyi, Wen Dao, "What happened?"

Yan Ruyu smiled and said, "Young master, there is a gambling city ahead. Many people bring stones from all over the world to gather here and then gamble on the stones."

Young master, would you be interested in taking a look?

If you're lucky, you might get an amazing treasure!

Hua Qiang immediately became interested upon hearing this.

"Let's go gamble on jade!"