Chapter 325 – Florida Man Mistakes Stranger Who is Being Robbed as His Father, Pulls a Gun, and Shoots Them Both
FLASHBACK
When Priscilla gathered Ellen, Xiaomao, and Lucky, she demonstrated how useful a true entity fate crystal was. Then, she gave one to Ellen.
Ellen was impressed by its ability and pledged allegiance to Priscilla. She also surrendered the territory of Divine Elf and DEZNUTS to the Phoenix race to survive.
"How about you, Overlord Xiaomao?"
Priscilla extended her offer to Overlord Xiaomao who ruled over the Cathulhu Race and their galaxy.
Xiaomao glanced at Ellen in reluctance. The old fisherman deeply sighed as he had no choice.
"Alright, but I will not absorb the true entity fate crystal into my soul. I'll transform it into a weapon instead."
A true entity fate crystal was usually designed to be used as a consumable item. However, Overlord Xiaomao's wisdom transcended his cultivation base, and he was aware of the other usages.
"Why?" Priscilla didn't understand Xiaomao.
Xiaomao bitterly laughed. He waved his arm and revealed his lifespan status screen to everybody.
Shockingly, he had two billion years to live like Leo. However, the number was deep red.
Ellen, Priscilla, and Lucky narrowed their eyes as they knew why the number had that color. They then turned to Xiaomao with an astonished look on their faces.
"Nu'Earthe…How many karmic souls did you tamper to get so many curses?!" Overlord Lucky was stunned.
Ellen paused for a while, figuring out why Overlord Xiaomao denied the fate crystal. She finally understood him.
"No matter what you do, you cannot ascend. The karma rivers of this universe curse you."
Xiaomao nodded, "Yes. That's why it's better to make a transcendent killing weapon instead of unlocking new talents. Also, if I can choose its owner, I can even pass it down to my successor… or my next reincarnation."
Priscilla shook her head, "Yeah, your current life is a lost cost. You have a time to serve. I hope your next reincarnation won't be a harsh one."
"You don't need to worry about me. If we all die here, there won't even be my next reincarnation. Let's focus on our plan first."
"Right." Priscilla agreed. She passed the last true entity fate crystal in her hands to Xiaomao.
The fisherman overlord brought out his fishing rod and merged it with the crystal. It radiated silver light for a few seconds and reverted to a normal-looking fishing rod.
Xiaomao gazed at his soul-bound weapon and bitterly smiled. He then put it away.
"You're not going to tell us what it can do?" Overlord Lucky glared at his rival.
"Let's say… it can instantly yoink anyone's soul out of their fleshy body regardless of their cultivation base. Its effect is exactly what I design."
Priscilla gave Xiaomao a meaningful look as she knew that the artifact had more abilities, yet she respected his privacy. The phoenix secretly sent the fisherman a sound transmission.
'Tell me the other effects after the meeting. I need to plan out our ambush strategy.'
Xiaomao maintained his gaze on Lucky while he responded.
'Understood. Sorry for the inconvenience. Lucky and I have a long history together. He destroyed my home planet, and I destroyed his. For the past 30,000 years, we tried to kill each other's underlings, and I went overboard… Well, you saw my curse. You can guess what I did.'
'I see. Did he have that curse, too?'
'No. Cathulhus aren't so weak that Lucky and his werewolf race can capture them. I'm the only one who abuses the karma rivers here.'
'Indeed, you went overboard. It doesn't matter. I'll personally ensure you a safe reincarnation after this mess.'
'Thank you.'
They stopped communicating and paid attention to Lucky, who was eager to get his true entity fate crystal.
But the next move of Priscilla surprised everybody once again. She handed a true heavenly fate crystal to Lucky instead.
"This is yours."
Lucky stared at the inferior fate crystal. Then, he bellowed in anger.
"He's got the entity fate crystal, but why I'm getting the heavenly one!"
Priscilla snorted, "You're weaker than him, obviously. Will you take it or not. If you don't want to take it, bring your people away and go hide in the corner of the universe!"
"YOU…"
Lucky was enraged and was envious of Overlord Xiaomao. He glanced at the fisherman and narrowed his eyes for a long time.
"Fine." Lucky surprised everybody, "I'll accept the offer and join your forces, but I want another true heavenly fate crystal. I know you have more!"
"Alright." Priscilla tossed another crystal at Overlord Lucky without hesitation.
The wolf received it and consumed both. He closed his eyes and digested the two systems.
DING
DING
Two system screens appeared in front of Lucky, and everybody around him could see them. Xiaomao glanced at them and let out a sigh.
One was a typical leveling system with upgradable classes, attribute points, and weird conditional system skills. As for the other system, it was named "Dantian Eater".
Xiaomao had a bad feeling about this while Ellen and Priscilla's expressions were indifferent. After all, Overlord Lucky was a weak entity like Xiaomao, who couldn't pose a threat to them after the war.
Overlord Lucky sneered at Xiaomao, "Just you wait, Nu'Earthe. After the war, we'll settle this!"
Xiaomao shook his head, "Focus on our plan first."
"Ha! Fine!"
Afterward, the group discussed the scheme and strategies to trap Overlord Planet Devourer and his karmic sovereign planet eaters.
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PRESENT
Overlord Xiaomao gnashed his teeth and pulled the fishing rod with all his strength. A tip of Planet Devourer's soul slipped out of his body, but it quickly submerged into the abominable mass of flesh.
Fighting back, the flesh monster injected black Qi into the fishing line, which traveled toward Xiaomao.
Xiaomao saw the black Qi coming after him, but he could do nothing. He tightened his grip and braced for the attack.
The black Qi seeped into Xiaomao's arms and infiltrated his dantian universe. It instantly destroyed a million stars inside him.
Xiaomao was patient. He paced his breath and muttered.
"Sin of Gluttony… Devour them all."
RUMBLE
The stars in his dantian universe transformed into catfish, giant Cathulhus, and cute cat-octopi. They rushed toward the black Qi and devoured them.
The tiny creatures gnawed and swallowed the Qi of the transcendent being. Many exploded because of the backlashes, but no one showed fear. Instead, they ate the black Qi faster.
Some of the creatures bloated after they were full. A few seconds later, they split into two and two into four like one-cell microorganisms. The separated creatures then transformed into stars, replenishing the lost cultivation base.
That was not the end of Xiaomao's ability. He uttered another word.
"Sin of Sloth… Go to sleep."
The flow of Qi decelerated and slowly stopped circulating inside him. Moreover, Xiaomao inserted his Qi into his fishing rod and sent them toward the monster whale.
"Sin of Wrath… KILL!"
Xiaomao's white Qi turned red and traveled through the sea of black Qi like a bright ray of light in the dark. Instantly, it pierced into Overlord Planet Devourer's body.
The transcendent monster sensed a sharp pain in his body. It stung like an insect bite.
"Heh! I told you – Your effort is futile! A mere entity can't possibly harm me, a transcendent being!"
Xiaomao deeply exhaled while he sweated profusely. The corners of his mouth curved up into a smile.
A few kilometers behind Xiaomao, Lucky and Ellen were on standby. Both overlords glanced at the fisherman and smacked their lips.
"That whale is an idiot." Lucky was annoyed as he knew about Xiaomao's secret abilities and his power.
"As expected of Overlord Xiaomao. He's not nicknamed as the strongest entity in the universe for nothing. Who would have thought of converting the curse of seven sins into his power?" Ellen was impressed.
"If any idiot copies him, they will die a painful death."
"You sure know a lot about him, traitorous wolf."
"Same goes for you, traitorous princess."
They continued to observe the fight, allowing Xiaomao, Planet Devourer, and Priscilla to get tired first. While waiting, Lucky opened his system menu and allocated his status points, preparing for the next phase of combat.
Meanwhile, Ellen meditated and recuperated from her injuries. While she was at it, she scanned through the universe, searching for her surviving subordinates.
'Hmm?'
After scanning for a while, Ellen unexpectedly detected the presence of a mercenary, which had gone missing. He was several galaxies away from their location, but his aura was easy to detect.
The person's aura was bright, oppressive, and domineering like a dragon.
That was not all. Ellen detected the life signature of a transcendent being close by. Moreover, it had the same scent as Priscilla.
She had met that man before at the Fate Stadium. She recognized him well.
'Ah, Ohio Man? You're alive, I see. And that person… Florida Man?'
Ellen was baffled. When they met, she thought he was just one of many lurking karmic sovereigns. The fact that Leo was a transcendent being surprised her.
'Did he just break through? Or was it his true cultivation base all along? How did I miss this?'
Curious, she probed further by sending a fragment of her consciousness toward Leo to snoop on him.
But as the old saying – If you look into the darkness, the darkness looks back at you. Suddenly, the person that Ellen was peeking at looked up and stared at her.
"!!!"
Panicked, Ellen pulled her consciousness back and panted. For a moment, she thought that her soul was pulled out of her fleshly body.
'That was dangerous. Did he see me? I don't even detect his Qi usage!'
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Yan Empire Planet
Leo gazed at the ceiling of his shopping complex and squinted his eyebrows. Pondering for a moment, he scratched his eyes and peeled a layer of his eye-boogers, which he smeared on an earth fate crystal.
The fate crystal glittered in response. A minute later, it turned green.
DING
<You have successfully upgraded an earth fate crystal into a sky fate crystal!>
<Please be careful. There is a 50% chance that the upgrade can fail. If you fail to upgrade a fate crystal, it will be destroyed!>
"I know."
Leo picked his nose and extracted a piece of booger. Again, he swiped it on the sky fate crystal in his hand. For a good measure, he spat on it.
The newly upgraded sky fate crystal changed color once again. It turned blue this time.
DING
<You have successfully upgraded a sky fate crystal into a heavenly fate crystal!>
<Please be careful. There is a 75% chance that the upgrade can fail. If you fail to upgrade a fate crystal, it will be destroyed!>
"I also know that."
Leo put the heavenly fate crystal away as he no longer had the ingredients to upgrade another one for the day. He brought out a leaf of void tree and put it in his mouth. Then, he ate it raw.
DING
<You have consumed a leaf of Void Tree.>
<For 24 hours, you will be blessed with great luck.>
Leo glanced at the clock and remembered the time. It was 1.19 PM.
"1.19 PM? Noted."
Leo tilted his head left and right before he cut his left palm with his nail. As soon as he cut it, a branch of a transparent tree came out and sprouted a purple leaf.
He plucked the branch and rubbed his wound, which was healed instantly. Leo then stored the small branch and the leaf away.
DING
<You have obtained a weak branch of Void Tree.>
<You have obtained a leaf of Void Tree.>
Leo snickered and shook his head. He liked the new ability.
"I should have searched for this thing earlier. This is such a HAX. Who would have thought that I could upgrade fate crystals twice a day by eating a stupid leaf? And what the hell, my body can reproduce that same leaf, too! I eat, I create, and I upgrade! What a cheat… Oh, wait. Should I start farming fate crystals? Can I plant these branches and let them grow more leaves? Hmm."
Leo stroked his chin and looked at the ceiling again. When he gazed beyond the ceiling, he saw the bright stars in the universe.
Looking at the stars reminded Leo of a snooper earlier. He stopped pondering about his future business plan and gazed further into the void.
'Who the hell snooped me earlier? Was it another enemy?'
Thinking of the previous giant whale, Leo thought of the loot that he got from it. He salivated, wondering what he might get if he could kill more monsters of the same type.
'Will there be more whales like that for the butcher? Let's see here.'
Leo focused his eyes and spread his sense far and wide, scanning the universe. A 3D hologram map appeared in Leo's mind like a radar, mapping the universe.
Within 10 seconds, the whole map of the universe was completed. He also detected the movements of space entities, spaceships, and objects.
Seeing everything in his mind was exhilarating. He felt like a kid learning about stars and spaces for the first time.
Unfortunately, his excitement died when he found a grand battle between super experts at the center of the universe. A flesh-like whale monster, bigger than the one Leo had met, was trapped by a group of phoenixes.
Leo also found Priscilla, Ellen, and Lucky. What surprised him the most was the presence of Overlord Xiaomao, who had the same look as one of his golems – Aslan.
'That man.'
The face of his obnoxious father overlapped with the overlord. At first, Leo disregarded the overlord as someone with the same face. However, when he saw the troubled expression of Xiaomao, Leo's expression changed.
It reminded him that his father had gone missing again. That scheming golem went off somewhere, and Leo hadn't seen him in the past week. He wondered if Aslan was in the battle.
"Dammit!"
Without hesitation, he teleported, traveling through material objects and the void toward the battle scene.
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Meanwhile, Aslan was inside the cow level. As the cows overpopulated this realm, he worked hard to cull them, preventing the monsters from invading Leo's realm.
Suddenly, he sneezed. Aslan paused and wiped his nose.
"Odd. I'm a freaking statue. How did I sneeze?"
