Chapter 418 - 355: God, How Did You Win? The So-Called Revere Heaven and Expel the Barbarians

Chu Bamboo didn’t even need to say a word.

Lin Xin Bamboo’s expression changed.

In that instant, she became utterly different from before. Her entire aura took on a hint of holiness as threads of golden Divine Light began to seep out...

Chu Bamboo: "...?"

’Are you actually glowing gold?!’

"Witness the gathering, merging, and collapse of matter!" As her voice fell, the space around Lin Xin Bamboo warped. She gently closed her hand into a fist.

A black hole materialized out of thin air.

"?" Chu Bamboo almost wondered if he was hallucinating. Then it hit him. Lin Xin Bamboo’s Divine Technique seemed to be Gravity... If that was the case, then with her Cultivation having reached a level second only to a god, creating a black hole from scratch seemed like a perfectly reasonable thing to do... right?

Absurd.

The black hole expanded, then transformed into ropes that instantly bound the cat.

"MEOW!!!" The Big Orange Cat... uh, okay, the orange cat in this timeline wasn’t fat at all. Maybe he should call her the lame cat? Or the stray cat? Anyway, her fur stood on end, and she went into full-on "spiky-backed dragon" stress mode.

But it was no use. No matter how much she struggled... for every bit she fought, the force upon her grew heavier. In the end, like Sun Wukong pinned under the Five-Fingered Mountain, she was completely immobilized.

Chu Bamboo: "..."

’Doesn’t this damn cat usually escape by just jumping with Destiny... Was that Skill banned or something?’

And another thing... Chu Bamboo cautiously glanced at Lin Xin Bamboo. ’I can understand you creating a black hole from scratch! But can you tell me... how in the world did you turn a black hole into chains? And the cat is touching the chains made from a black hole and somehow not getting sucked in... Is that really a black hole? Or is it just some kind of black-hole-like thingamajig?’

Chu Bamboo admitted he couldn’t comprehend it but was thoroughly impressed. He could only say that if this truly was a black hole, then physics no longer existed.

"...So strong!" Lin Xin Bamboo wiped away nonexistent sweat from her forehead. A hint of vigilance appeared in her eyes before she finally looked at Chu Bamboo curiously. "So... what is she, exactly?"

"I don’t know!" Chu Bamboo shook his head. He glanced at Lin Xin Bamboo, and seeing that she wasn’t stopping him, he immediately crouched down beside the lame cat and tentatively reached out his hand.

The lame cat extended its sharp claws, but it couldn’t manage to actually swipe them. Chu Bamboo began to pet the cat. He skillfully employed the ultimate technique he had honed at the cat café—though Chu Bamboo didn’t own a cat, it was purely because he was lazy, not because he disliked the little animals!

Cats, dogs, little rabbits, even turtles... Chu Bamboo liked them all. It was just that his first foray into pet-keeping was with turtles, and every single one he raised died. In the end, it left him with such psychological trauma that he gave up on the idea entirely—no matter if it was a cat or a dog, he wouldn’t raise any of them.

The cat went from angry roars to gradually letting out comfortable purrs. It even looked as if—were it not for the shaped black hole chains—the lame cat might have even exposed her belly... uh, maybe that was a bridge too far?

"A pity there’s no catnip!" Chu Bamboo sighed deeply. Otherwise, his grand cat-taming plan might have been remarkably effective.

"Luan! Can you speak human?" Chu Bamboo asked. However, there was no response.

Chu Bamboo furrowed his brow. ’Doesn’t understand human speech? Impossible... If she doesn’t understand, how did I manage to call her over in the first place?’

Wait!

"...Cat of Destiny?"

Chu Bamboo tentatively uttered the three words. He found that the lame cat’s posture changed in an instant! Her fur stood on end, and she began struggling again!

Chu Bamboo narrowed his eyes and once again began to give the lame cat a full-body massage. After a good while, he managed to calm her down again.

"...Strange!"

A thousand thoughts flashed through Chu Bamboo’s mind. ’Wait!’

Chu Bamboo suddenly realized something terrifying. ’Cat of Destiny... Destiny is a Divine Technique! But the name Luan was most likely given to her by someone else—or rather, by God!’

’The cat in front of me is a stray, and she only reacts to the three words "Cat of Destiny"... This might just mean one thing!’

’The Big Orange Cat of this world still awakened the Destiny Divine Techniques, but she wasn’t raised by God... But does she really not understand human speech? If she doesn’t, why would she react to those three words... Or is she just pretending right now...’

Chu Bamboo lowered his gaze, his emotions becoming complicated and inscrutable. He turned his head and stared intently at Lin Xin Bamboo. ’So, are you really not God?’

"...Mister! If you have a problem with me, you can say it directly!" Lin Xin Bamboo said with a deadpan expression, for a moment revealing her sharp-tongued nature. "Don’t harass me with that kind of perverted gaze!"

"..." Chu Bamboo raised an eyebrow, not at all offended. "I’m a little curious. The other me... did you say this to him too?"

"Not exactly!" Lin Xin Bamboo shrugged. "I was just a little kid back then! If... Mister, you probably would have been shot... and with the smallest caliber bullet, I imagine!"

Chu Bamboo gave a wry smile, his mind racing. He was considering another question: in his next life, should he tell Lin Xin Bamboo about the Cat of Destiny’s name ahead of time, and have her adopt the Cat of Destiny?

’If I did that... it seems...’

’Yes, it’s worth a try.’

"This cat, what do you know about her?" Chu Bamboo asked. Although he had once sworn an oath to kill the cat, the one he wanted to kill was the one from the main dream timeline... As for this one, he’d let it go.

"..." Lin Xin Bamboo’s face scrunched up. ’Wait, didn’t you, old man, know what was up with this cat before? What’s with you now...’