Lu Xi took a step and arrived outside the Universe.
This was an endless void of darkness, like a chaotic land from before the Universe's birth.
Far in the distance, faint specks of flickering light could be seen, like lonely stars in the darkness.
He focused his gaze, only to discover that those tiny points of light were Parallel Universes.
"Hmm?"
Lu Xi's eyes suddenly narrowed, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
He suddenly sensed that a portion of the power within his body was quietly fading away at an extremely slow rate.
Feeling the loss of energy within him, Lu Xi suddenly thought of a possibility.
He hurriedly turned around and slipped back into the Universe he belonged to.
Sure enough, the sliver of power that had been disappearing was immediately replenished.
To confirm his guess, Lu Xi repeatedly entered and exited the Universe, conducting several tests.
After careful observation and analysis, he finally discovered a fact.
It seemed that this Universe, numbered 19998, had become his home ground when he took control of Steve Rogers's soul.
Like the Hell Territory he controlled, the Universe was constantly enhancing his power.
And once he left this Universe, that powerful enhancement would gradually dissipate. The farther away he went, the faster it faded.
A sharp gleam flashed in Lu Xi's eyes as understanding dawned on him. He muttered to himself,
"So this is it. What the Watcher meant by controlling the Universe was turning the entire Universe into my own dimensional territory!"
Suddenly, inspiration struck him, and a novel idea surfaced in his mind.
With a slight thought, he summoned his Hell Dimension to descend, and a blood-red throne slowly emerged behind him.
The throne radiated a chillingly sinister aura. Its patterns resembled demonic whispers, twisted and bizarre.