Hidden rewards, new crises

Amidst everyone's eager anticipation, Ye Qiu finally welcomed the moment for the show-off system's hidden reward to be revealed.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the special mission and obtaining the hidden reward—Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye."

The System's electronic voice rang out joyfully in Ye Qiu's mind.

In an instant, a mysterious and majestic force surged into Ye Qiu's body like a rushing torrent.

A flash of light appeared before his eyes, and the entire world instantly became completely different.

The seemingly calm Universe now unfolded before his eyes like an incredibly complex and exquisite painting.

Various energy fluctuations were like nimble threads, crisscrossing; the flow of matter resembled a brilliant galaxy, orderly and mysterious.

He could not only "see" the hidden energy veins between the stars, which acted like the Universe's neural network, transmitting mysterious information, but he could also precisely perceive the faint life signals in distant galaxies, as if every life form was whispering the mysteries of the Universe to him.

The entire Universe seemed to have shed its mysterious, heavy veil, revealing its truest and most delicate inner self to him without reservation.

"Is this the power of the Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye? It's simply beyond imagination!"

Ye Qiu was filled with shock and surprise, unable to help but mutter to himself.

Seeing Ye Qiu suddenly freeze, Zi Li's face first showed a trace of worry, which was quickly replaced by surprise, and she hurriedly asked with concern: "Ye Qiu, what's wrong? What is the hidden reward?"

Ye Qiu finally came back to his senses, his eyes flashing with excitement as he eagerly described the magical abilities of the Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye to Zi Li and the other companions.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces revealed expressions of amazement and envy.

"With this Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye, we have a beacon that will never go out on our journey to explore the Universe, and many problems that once troubled us may be easily solved."

Ling Yue's eyes shone with excitement, and her tone was full of anticipation.

However, before everyone could immerse themselves in this joy, the Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye transmitted a strong and abnormal fluctuation.

Through these magical eyes, Ye Qiu "saw" that in the depths of the Universe, far beyond imagination, a dark and evil energy was quietly gathering at an astonishing speed.

This energy was like a nightmare from the depths of the Universe, emitting a hair-raising Aura, and wherever it passed, even space seemed to tremble slightly, as if it wanted to ruthlessly devour all light and goodness.

"Bad news, an unimaginably powerful evil force is gathering frantically. Judging from the energy fluctuations, this force far exceeds our estimates and is extremely dangerous; it will likely bring disaster to the entire Universe."

Ye Qiu's expression instantly became extremely grave, and his voice carried unprecedented seriousness.

Everyone's expressions instantly became as firm as steel; they knew that another unprecedented and severe challenge was rushing towards them like a surging tide.

"No matter how powerful this force is, we must absolutely not take a single step back!"

Xing Yao clenched her fists tightly, her fair knuckles turning slightly white from the force, and her eyes revealed resolute determination.

"That's right, we are a team determined to explore the entire Universe and protect its peace; how can we be scared out of our wits by such a small difficulty!"

Jifeng also echoed loudly, his voice echoing in the spaceship like a booming bell.

Just then, the spaceship's communication channel suddenly rang with noisy static, followed by a crisp but anxious voice: "Hello... can anyone hear me? I am Aili, trapped on a mysterious planet, and there is danger everywhere... Help!"

Ye Qiu immediately replied: "Aili, don't panic, tell us your location, and we will come to save you immediately."

Through the Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye, Ye Qiu quickly locked onto Aili's location.

On the way to rescue Aili, Ye Qiu led everyone to act quickly, moving towards Aili's direction while beginning to analyze the source and movement of this evil force.

Through the continuous observation of the Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye, they discovered that this Darkness Power seemed to come from a mysterious space that had been under a Seal for countless years, which was once the battlefield of a shocking forbidden war in the Universe, sealing away a Dark Overlord who was terrifyingly powerful.

"Could it be that someone broke the Seal and released this evil force?"

Meng Li frowned, her eyes filled with worry, and she guessed softly.

"Regardless, we must find a way to stop it before this force fully erupts. Before that, let's rescue Aili first."

Ye Qiu said, his eyes revealing immense determination, like a burning flame.

The spaceship sped towards the planet where Aili was located like a meteor.

During the voyage, everyone encountered various strange and dangerous cosmic phenomena and interstellar creatures.

Once, they entered an area full of distorted space-time.

The space-time here seemed to be wantonly kneaded by an invisible giant hand, becoming chaotic.

The spaceship shook violently within it, like a leaf in a gale, in danger of being ruthlessly devoured by space-time rifts at any moment.

Relying on the Cosmic Origin Tracing Eye, Ye Qiu calmly observed the changes in the surrounding space-time, his brain operating at high speed, searching for a safe passage.

"Everyone hold on, I've found a way, let's rush through!"

Ye Qiu shouted, his hands skillfully controlling the spaceship.

Under his precise control, the spaceship thrillingly passed through this dangerous area, and everyone couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Another time, a group of alien creatures shaped like giant octopuses suddenly attacked the spaceship like a black cloud.

The tentacles of these alien creatures were incredibly tough, as if forged from steel, and they could release powerful electric currents; streaks of electricity flickered in space like blue lightning.

Everyone unleashed their respective abilities and engaged in a fierce battle with the alien creatures.

Ling Yue quickly formed Seals with her hands, and purple magic moved rapidly among the alien creatures like nimble lightning; every flicker interfered with their actions, making their attacks chaotic and disorderly.

Xing Yao muttered incantations, her ice-type Spell erupted instantly, the surrounding space was instantly frozen, the temperature dropped sharply, and some of the alien creatures' tentacles were firmly frozen, their movements becoming extremely stiff.

Leng Yue and Jifeng moved like ghosts, taking the opportunity to launch fierce attacks; Leng Yue's attacks were sharp and swift, each strike carrying powerful force, hitting the vital parts of the alien creatures like cannonballs with precision.

Jifeng relied on his agile, panther-like skills to weave flexibly between them, the blade in his hand flashing with cold light; every strike was as fast as lightning, causing huge damage to the alien creatures.

With everyone's concerted efforts, this group of alien creatures was finally successfully repelled.

Finally, the spaceship arrived at the planet where Aili was located.

This was a planet full of strange light, with colorful liquids flowing on the ground and giant crystals suspended in the sky.

As soon as Ye Qiu and the others stepped out of the spaceship, they saw a tall woman with dazzling blonde hair running towards them; it was Aili.

Aili's eyes were full of fear and helplessness, but upon seeing Ye Qiu and the others, hope was immediately ignited.

"Thank you for coming to save me; this planet is too terrifying, with dangerous creatures and mysterious energy everywhere."

Aili said gratefully.

Ye Qiu smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, we won't leave anyone behind. Now we have to solve a bigger problem, are you willing to come with us?"

Aili nodded firmly: "I am willing, I also want to contribute to stopping this disaster."

Subsequently, everyone continued to move towards the source of the Darkness Power.

As they got closer, the pressure everyone felt became greater and greater.

That evil force seemed to have an invisible sense of oppression, like a heavy boulder, making everyone's heartbeats involuntarily accelerate and their breathing become rapid.

Finally, the spaceship arrived at its destination—a mysterious planet completely shrouded in darkness.

The surface of the planet was covered with huge black crystals, which emitted eerie light, like evil tentacles of the Darkness Power, greedily absorbing the surrounding energy.

"Everyone be careful, the situation here is more complex and dangerous than we imagined."

Ye Qiu said softly, stepping out of the spaceship first, with everyone following closely behind him.

As soon as they stepped onto the planet's surface, they were attacked by a group of dark mechanical Puppets.

These Puppets were huge, tens of meters high, but their movements were unusually agile, waving weapons that emitted Darkness Power; every attack carried the powerful force of destroying heaven and earth, and wherever they passed, huge deep pits were blasted into the ground.

Ye Qiu's mouth curled slightly, revealing a confident smile, and he activated the God-level Analysis Function; in an instant, he had a clear grasp of key information such as the weaknesses, attack patterns, and energy operation of these Puppets.

"Humph, you want to stop me with this scrap metal? You are simply overestimating your own capabilities!"

Ye Qiu sneered disdainfully, his laughter filled with contempt for the enemy.

He moved his hands rapidly, forming strange and complex Seals, and Star Power gathered in his hands like a surging tide, condensing into a huge star battle axe in the blink of an eye.

On the battle axe, starlight flickered and jumped, as if it contained endless power.

"System, activate Star Berserk Skill, show these guys something powerful!"

Ye Qiu shouted loudly, his voice resounding all around like a booming bell, filled with endless domineering Aura.

"Detected that the host has activated the Star Berserk Skill, consuming 5000 points of prestige value, power, speed, and defense increased by 500%, duration 10 minutes."

The System responded quickly.

Ye Qiu swung the star battle axe, rushing towards the dark mechanical Puppets like lightning with an unstoppable, indomitable Aura.

Where the battle axe passed, space seemed to be torn apart by a sharp blade, making a "sizzling" sound.