After Liu Changxu returned to the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle with his wives and children, the shuttle streaked forward like a dazzling bolt of lightning at an astonishing speed.
Their enormous haul had left Wu Xuege and the other women rather excited. They eagerly discussed how much high-grade spirit gold the stellar fragments could yield and how many Spirit Treasures they could forge from it.
Liu Changxu sat quietly nearby, watching his excited wives, his heart filled with both joy and a trace of helplessness.
As wonderful as it felt to keep picking up treasures along the way, it really did delay their journey.
He shifted his gaze from his wives to the distant, unknown horizon, silently wondering when they would finally reach Sea God Star.
Just as Liu Changxu was lost in thought, Wu Xuege suddenly cried out beside him:
"Husband, look! What is that?"
Her voice carried surprise and a faint, almost imperceptible tension.
"My dear, what's wrong?"
Liu Changxu frowned slightly and asked, his face full of puzzlement.
His tone was filled with confusion. Clearly, Wu Xuege's sudden exclamation had left him unable to make heads or tails of the situation.
Then Liu Changxu rose and looked in the direction Wu Xuege was pointing.
Far away in the starry expanse of the cosmos, a cluster of glittering golden points suddenly appeared.
Those points shone like brilliant stars, yet moved with the nimbleness of mysterious sprites. At a shocking speed, they hurtled toward the shuttle.
Liu Changxu's heart jolted, and a powerful sense of unease surged through him.
Without hesitation, he immediately activated his Seven-Colored Glazed Eyes. Strange light flickered in his eyes as he tried to discern the true nature of those golden points.
Once he activated his Seven-Colored Glazed Eyes, Liu Changxu's vision immediately sharpened.
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