ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ hɪz sˈɛvənθ sˈiːzən ɪnðə kˌeɪˌeɪtʃˈɛl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn nˈaɪntiːn, bˈɑːɹtʃəliz bᵻlˈeɪɾɪdli sˈaɪnd ɐ wˈʌnjˈɪɹ kˈɑːntɹækt ɪn dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ hɪz fˈɪfθ klˈʌb ɪn tʃaɪnˈiːz ˈaʊtfɪt, kˈʌnlʌn ɹˈɛd stˈɑːɹ, ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn.
Entering his seventh season in the KHL in 2018–19, Bārtulis belatedly signed a one-year contract in joining his fifth club in Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star, on November 13, 2018.