My System Arrives 3 Years Earlier, But the Deities Haven't Come Yet

The next day at noon, Zeng Shen awoke and noticed Li Yuqing curled up beside him like a little kitten, sleeping soundly under the air conditioning blanket. Thinking back to the previous night's madness, he felt a sense of comfort. He quietly got up, dressed, and opened the door to check Liu Tongtong's room next door.

The door was open, but she was nowhere to be seen, and the bed was neatly made.

"We were up until 5:30 in the morning, where did she go? She should rest more," Zeng Shen muttered to himself. He then heard Li Yuqing stirring and rubbing her eyes as she sat up.

"Honey, you're awake," she said.

"Yeah, my head's spinning. I drank too much last night and blacked out. I don't even remember what I said at the table. I hope I didn't embarrass myself," Zeng Shen replied, feigning confusion.

Li Yuqing, recalling the previous night's events, smiled with satisfaction and excitement. "With me there, how could you embarrass yourself? After you got drunk, I just helped you wash up and go to bed."

"That's good. I always black out when I drink," Zeng Shen emphasized, then continued, "Get dressed, wash up, and let's go eat something."

"I don't want to eat; I want to sleep more. I gave everyone a day off last night, so I can afford to be lazy for a day without filming the short drama. I'm sleeping in," Li Yuqing said lazily, curling back under the blanket.

Zeng Shen chuckled and shook his head, deciding not to press further. As he turned to wash up, the doorbell rang.

Curious, he went to the door and opened it to find a Meituan delivery rider carrying a large takeout box. "Hello, your delivery is here."

"My delivery?" Zeng Shen asked, puzzled, just as Liu Tongtong, wearing a sexy pink bodysuit, came over from Room 1314 of the studio across the hall.

"Brother Shen, I ordered a large pot of ginseng old hen soup with pigeon. Since you're awake, you can have some to replenish your energy," Liu Tongtong said naturally, as if nothing had happened the previous night.

"Alright," Zeng Shen said, feeling hungry. He accepted the disposable pot from the delivery rider, placed it in the living room, and told Liu Tongtong, "I'll wash up before drinking the soup."

Liu Tongtong nodded slightly and went to Li Yuqing's room. "Lazy girl, get up and eat something before going back to sleep."

"I'll drink it after I wake up," Li Yuqing bargained.

"Nope, get up, wash up, and drink it first, or I'll have to use force," Liu Tongtong insisted.

With that, she reached under the blanket to tickle Li Yuqing's armpit.

Instantly, Li Yuqing sprang out from under the covers, giggling, "You're serious, Tongtong!"

"Get up, or else..." Liu Tongtong threatened, playfully extending her hand.

"Okay, okay, I'm up," Li Yuqing said, reluctantly sitting up. "I don't love you anymore, you meanie."

"Who needs your love, you fickle girl," Liu Tongtong replied, tossing a loose white T-shirt and a pleated skirt at her before leaving the room.

Soon, the three of them were at the dining table, sipping the soup and chatting.

"Honey, you're heading to the prefab food factory later? So soon," Li Yuqing said with a hint of reluctance.

"Yes, I've been out for so many days. I need to check on the progress and find partners to prepare for the factory's raw materials," Zeng Shen said, putting down his bowl.

"Brother Shen, have another bowl and some chicken," Liu Tongtong said, refilling his bowl.

"Okay, you should eat more too."

Zeng Shen continued eating. In no time, the entire pot of chicken soup was finished.

After saying goodbye to Li Yuqing and Liu Tongtong, Zeng Shen left the Juling Building, drove his RV to a nearby supermarket, and purchased some food and drinks.

He packed them in the vehicle, then stored them in his backpack space before returning to his room. He focused his mind and opened the Gate of the Divine Realm, stepping inside.

Zeng Shen positioned the Gate of the Divine Realm within the deity's palace.

Upon arriving, he took a deep breath and retrieved the Extraterrestrial Invasion Card.

The card required 100,000 survival points and refreshed its usage every thirty days.

Zeng Shen opened his attribute panel and saw he had 350,000 survival points.

He focused his mind and clicked on the Extraterrestrial Invasion Card.

[Would the host like to spend 100,000 survival points to open the extraterrestrial portal?]

"Yes."

As soon as Zeng Shen confirmed, the card transformed into a pale white light, forming a swirling portal.

Once the portal stabilized, Zeng Shen activated his invisibility and cautiously stepped through.

As soon as he stepped inside, his clothes spontaneously combusted and turned to ashes, leaving him completely naked.

"What the...? Was I discovered as soon as I entered? Was my invisibility for nothing?"

Momentarily stunned, Zeng Shen quickly cast an air shield and equipped two protective rings on his hands, then surveyed his surroundings warily.

He found himself under a gray, smoky sky, standing on scorched, red-hot ground.

The land was covered with half-meter-tall, dark red, grass-like plants.

Ten meters away, several twisted, fiery red trees stood in intervals, each bearing dark red, durian-like fruits.

The air reeked of sulfur.

Yet, there wasn't a single creature in sight.

Puzzled, Zeng Shen looked up at the sky.

"Could the owner of this divine realm have sensed me?"

"But that doesn't make sense. If they had noticed me, wouldn't they have done more than just burn my clothes?"

Confused, Zeng Shen examined the scorched ground and surrounding plants, using his Peering Eye.

[Infernal Soil: A rare type of soil found in the Abyssal Hell, maintaining a constant temperature of 300 degrees. It is the ideal habitat for hell-type creatures and intelligent species, increasing their reproduction rate by 20% compared to other lands, but is extremely torturous for other creatures.]

[Red Fire Grass: A type of wild grass growing in the Abyssal Hell, containing traces of fire-type divine energy. It serves as feed for herbivorous hell-type beasts.]

[Purgatory Durian Fruit Tree: A rare and unique fruit tree filled with intense fire and hell-type divine energy. It produces Purgatory Durian Fruits that can raise the divine rank cap for fire-type and hell-type intelligent species and beasts, while also being excellent for satiety and restoring mental energy.]

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