Chapter 329 – Florida Man Celebrates E-Sport Championship Tournament Victory by Showing Women His "Balls".
In the end, Simba secured a total of 30,000 fate crystals of various qualities from the Void Tree. As for the newly grown fruits of the Prismatic Void Tree, both Leo and Simba left them alone.
The group brought the loot and visited Priscilla. When they arrived with the battleship fleet, Priscilla, Ellen, and Xiaomao welcomed their return.
Xiaomao smiled and saluted, "Congratulations on your victory, Overlord Florida Man. I believe you are now the strongest overlord in this universe."
Priscilla was still under the weather, but she was happy.
"Great job, little boy! You're the king of the universe now."
Ellen hesitated to say anything. But as a lowly entity whose cultivation base degraded from the karmic sovereign realm, she was no longer in the position of power. Thus, she accepted her fate and bowed.
"As a representative of divine elves, I hope you can show mercy to our people. We also would like to surrender to you if you allow us."
Simba exited the dreadnaught battleship and came out. Coincidentally, he saw Ellen surrendering to Leo.
Ellen also noticed Simba. Upon detecting his current cultivation base, she flinched. However, she didn't comment on his new appearance and why he was by Leo's side.
Leo dismissed the formality, "Relax. I'm here to clear up the mess. To be honest, I'm a peace-loving man. I hate bloodshed, and I hate wars. If we can co-exist in this universe, I'll be happy to cooperate with y'all."
Xiaomao widely grinned while Priscilla laughed. As for Ellen, she sighed, abandoning her ambition.
"So, what's next, my son?" Asked Priscilla, "You now have the entire universe for yourself. What's your next plan?"
Leo shrugged. "Nothing. I'll just sit at home and try to cultivate a karmic fate crystal, I guess."
"Karmic Fate Crystal? Do they even exist?" Priscilla, Ellen, and Xiaomao were interested.
"I don't know. That's why I have to try."
"I see. That's an interesting project." Priscilla smirked and turned around, looking at her surviving soldiers and subordinates. "Good luck with that. I'm gonna go checking on my men and resurrect some dead birds."
"Wait!" Leo waved his hand and stopped Priscilla from leaving.
"Hmm? What is it?" Priscilla turned around.
Leo looked at Simba who nodded and ejected seven star-sized entity fate crystals from his system inventory. Leo ordered them to merge in front of the crowd.
Seven stars collided, but they later transformed into a liquid, becoming one. When the evolution was completed, the fate crystal shrank until it became a small moon.
Priscilla widened her eyes in astonishment. She stuttered, "W-What did you do?"
Leo grinned, "I just created a true entity fate crystal for fun."
"…For fun?"
Xiaomao, Ellen, and Priscilla almost vomited blood. They struggled and fought for countless years before they could earn one fate crystal, but Leo easily procured a true entity fate crystal on the spot.
Life is not fair!
Leo directed the fate crystal toward Priscilla. He smiled and explained.
"You gave me fate crystals and helped me before. I'm here to return the favor."
"…"
Leo referred to the incident when Sieg and Leo fought. Fortunately, Priscilla appeared and murdered Sieg. Then, she gave his fate crystals to Leo.
That deed alone earned Leo a huge respect. He didn't forget what Priscilla had done.
Meanwhile, Priscilla's eyes were moist. She was so moved that she couldn't restrain her emotions.
"You're such a good little boy!"
Priscilla in her giant human form grabbed Leo and pushed him against her chest. Once again, Leo was buried in the holy valley.
"Seriously, if we weren't related by blood, I would have married you!" Priscilla laughed.
"No, thank you. I'm married." Leo dully stared at Priscilla's face.
"Aw, you're a party pooper. Of course, that was a joke."
"Please let it really be a joke."
Leo slipped through the valley and freed himself from the giant's hug. He looked at Xiaomao, changing the subject.
"Overlord Xiaomao…"
"Yes, Overlord Florida Man?"
Leo grinned, "Do you need a fate crystal too?"
Xiaomao laughed, "No. I've never really relied on the fate crystals. I used to have one, but it is already destroyed because of my curses."
"Curses?" Leo's interest was piqued, "What curses?"
"Nothing much, actually. I just drank a lot of Karma River's water and ate so many soul embryos when I was young. Because of my deeds, the unborn souls resent me for eating them. They converted my life force into poison to torment me."
"…Sounds like trouble."
"Not really. My lifespan simply decreases a thousand times the usual rate. For example, if I had 1,000 years to live, the actual remaining lifespan would be actually one year. Also, it takes a thousand times longer to gather Qi."
Leo felt bad for the fisherman overlord. Although they weren't friends or family, Leo wished to do something to help the man. After all, Aslan took his appearance, so his bloodline might be running in his veins like Priscilla's.
"What can I do to help you? How can I remove the curses?"
Xiaomao was surprised that Leo offered a helping hand. He was glad, but he didn't need it.
"It's fine. Nobody but myself can remove the curses. All I need to do is to enter a circle of reincarnation once."
"Cycle of reincarnation?"
"In short, I need to be reborn. However, I can't choose where or which body I will reincarnate into. I won't retain my memory either. In short, it's a complete start over."
Leo was inwardly horrified, thinking of the new reincarnation. The thoughts of abandoning all his strength, achievements, and memory were terrifying.
"…That sounds very scary."
"Right?" Xiaomao giggled and sighed. He glanced at the fishing rod in his hand, "That's why I don't need fate crystals. If I had one, I would rather turn them into something inheritable. I want my successors to live a better life than mine."
"…You're a good man, Overlord Xiaomao."
"Hahahaha! I'm just a cat dad who wishes for atonement."
Speaking of Cat Dad, Leo thought of Cat back in his world. He started to miss her. He also wondered how she would react if she saw the Prismatic Void Tree and her siblings.
"If you have time, come visit me. I have many toys in my store. Since you raise cats, I think you will like them."
Leo wrote the coordinates of his world and passed the note to Xiaomao who received it in glee.
Xiaomao saluted, "I'll be sure to visit you in the future. For now, please excuse these old bones. I miss my cute Cathulhus and Catopuses."
Leo nodded, "Godspeed, sir."
Xiaomao laughed and flew back home, bringing his deadliest fishing rod with him.
After Xiaomao was gone, Leo shifted his attention to the elf queen whose face resembled Eleanor and Esen.
"You there."
Ellen jolted, "Yes?"
"What was your name again?"
"It's Ellen, sir."
"…Ellen. Tsk. I can just identify you. System!"
DING
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Name: Ellen Sydine
Alias: None
Race: Half Abyssal Black Tortoise / Divine Elf
Age: 9,977
Cultivation Base: 12-Galaxy Entity
Thoughts: Fear, Exhausted
System Note: Ellen Sydine was the seventh princess of Divine Elf Kingdom, one of many daughters of Eleanor Sydine. She inherited her father's bloodline, but Eleanor suppressed it to hide her father's identity. After the Abyssal Black Tortoise race was extinct, Eleanor gradually unsealed her bloodline, allowing her to improve her cultivation aptitude.
After gaining the opportunity, her cultivation progress surpassed all her siblings. She attained the karmic sovereign realm and an entity fate crystal with her own strength.
Unfortunately, her life wasn't paved with rose petals. Her mother schemed to cheat the Karma River Curses by forcefully reincarnating into her body, which would steal her identity and cultivation base. Ellen predicted it and sought shelter at Fate Stadium. Later on, Ellen returned to her kingdom and claimed the throne after Queen Eleanor's death.
Ellen rose up as the queen of the Divine Elf Kingdom. She then spread her influence to the Cathulhus by forming an alliance with Overlord Xiaomao. However, because of their growing army, they were dragged into the grand war between two transcendences – Overlord Planet Devourer and Overlord Priscilla.
The war consumed 90% of Ellen's forces and destroyed many galaxies. Moreover, Overlord Planet Devourer destroyed her fate crystals and degraded her cultivation base during combat.
The war abruptly ended when Overlord Florida Man rescued Priscilla and killed Planet Devourer. She then surrendered to him.
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After reading the biography, Leo sympathized with Ellen. She grew up in a bad environment and had a bad mother. She didn't even know who her father was.
"Ellen. Since you're surrendering to me, I'm going to give you an order. It's an ultimatum, actually."
"Y-Yes, senior?" Ellen trembled, wondering what Leo would do to her. She prepared to surrender her body and live a miserable life.
"Go back and restore your kingdom or whatever your country is."
"…Eh?"
"Second order, you must not attempt to verbally, physically, or mentally harm Esen and her children. Your elder sister is my wife, you know. I can't let you hurt my family."
Simba overheard the conversation and coughed. He winked and nudged Leo, hinting at him.
Leo caught the gesture and elaborated.
"I forgot. This includes Ester and her child, too. She's my brother's wife after all."
Ellen wryly smiled and glanced at Simba. She knew Ester and Simba, but this was her first time learning that Leo and Simba were brothers.
"You have been hiding your brother, Ohio Man," Ellen bitterly laughed.
Simba shrugged, "I didn't. I actually searched for him. Hell, I even mistook him as an enemy and fought him when we first met."
"Hahaha. Is that so?" Ellen sighed as she was envious of Simba. She turned to Leo. "You have my words, Overlord Florida Man. I will never harm your family."
Leo nodded in approval, "Good. You're my sister-in-law, so I don't want to fight you either. Anyway, you should go back to your home world and help the survivors. They must be in trouble right now because of the war. Oh, I forgot again. Man, my memories are so bad. Simba, another fate crystal!"
Simba frowned as he didn't want to give Ellen a fate crystal. But since Leo asked for it, he had no choice. Again, he ejected seven entity fate crystals.
Leo noticed Simba's dark expression and caught the hint. Instead of merging them into one true entity fate crystal, he picked one and passed it to Ellen.
"I don't sense any fate crystal from you. Just take this and go recuperating. You need rest."
Ellen slowly nodded and gave Leo a meaningful look. After absorbing the fate crystal, she turned around and vanished, returning to her home planet.
Only Priscilla, Leo, and Simba were around. They looked at each other.
Leo waved his hand to end this meeting. He also returned the remaining six entity fate crystals to Simba and let him manage them.
"Let's go home. You, too, mOthER."
"Aye!" Priscilla giggled and flew away.
Leo turned around and flew to the dreadnaught battleship. Simba followed him.
While following his brother, Simba wondered about their future.
"Say, Leo. My system tells me that if we hold on to void leaves, an emissary from the higher universe will descend and pick us up. Do you know about this?"
Leo's eyes shifted as he tried to recall some memories. He remembered something related to cliché novels."
"I forgot. What was it again?" Leo pretended to be forgetful to hear the information from his brother.
Simba deeply inhaled and told Leo what he had learned. "The thing is, we aren't done yet. Above the sky, there are clouds. Above the clouds, there are stars. Well, above this whole shit, there's a freaking upper dimension or some sort. We're in the Matrix, Leo."
"Ah…"
Leo closed his eyes and thought of the movies. He bitterly laughed.
"I wish we weren't inside a tube in the upper dimension."
"We're probably inside someone's dantian universe… like how we created a dantian universe and populated it."
Leo thought about it as well, but his hunch told him otherwise.
"It's probably different this time. My guts is telling me that it won't be that simple."
"…"
The brothers looked back at the Prismatic Void Tree at a distance. They looked forward to the days when Void Principality would descend and show them the higher universe.
