Chapter 124: The Four Divine Beasts

Xiao Xie gazed at the three divine beasts—the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—each occupying the eastern, southern, and northern reaches of his sea of consciousness. The three did not interfere with one another, each refining the strength of Xiao Xie’s soul. At this sight, a premonition stirred within him: once the White Tiger was added, something truly extraordinary would occur.

As for the variant fire to visualize the White Tiger, Xiao Xie already possessed one—it was the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Still, he was not yet prepared to devour it; his plan was to first absorb the Falling Heart Flame, and only then would he consume the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

When all four divine beasts were assembled, Xiao Xie had no certainty as to what would transpire. Yet he was sure of one thing—it would be something good, for such was the sense he gleaned from the depths of fate.

Once his visualization ended, Xiao Xie’s mind entered the Worship Space. He called out, “Xiaoxiao, come here!”

“What is it, Master?” Xiaoxiao asked, cradling a bottle of cola in her hands.

“If I’m not mistaken, my birthday lottery should be ready by now?” Xiao Xie inquired.

“It was ready three days ago, but you were cultivating at the time. Later, while I was watching TV, I completely forgot, hehe,” Xiaoxiao replied with a hint of embarrassment.

Xiao Xie could only shake his head in resignation. With such an unreliable system sprite, there was nothing he could do but accept his luck.

“Don’t worry!” With a wave of her jade-like hand, Xiaoxiao summoned the birthday lottery wheel. On it spun ten world travel tickets: Apartment of Love World Travel Ticket (one year), Painting Rivers and Lakes: The Cool Guys World Travel Ticket (ten years), One Piece World Travel Ticket (three years), Journey to the West World Travel Ticket (five hundred years), Naruto World Travel Ticket (ten years), Bleach World Travel Ticket (one hundred years), Resident Evil World Travel Ticket (permanent), **** World Travel Ticket (permanent), Ferryman of Souls World Travel Ticket (five years), Detective Conan World Travel Ticket (thirty years).

“All ten options are excellent this time!” Xiao Xie remarked, marveling at the tickets. Even the shortest lasted a year, far better than the mere month’s ticket he’d drawn before for the A Slight Smile is Very Charming world.

“Spin!”

At his command, the lights on the wheel flashed wildly before settling on the Apartment of Love World Travel Ticket (one year). Staring at the ticket in his hand, Xiao Xie was incredulous. “I don’t believe it! This is rigged—there must be a fix! I want a redo!”

The pain of comparison was clear. Though a year was not short, when set against ten years, a century, or even eternity, Xiao Xie felt utterly defeated.

“Master!” Xiaoxiao placed a consoling hand on his shoulder. “It’s not your fault. After all, you’re Asian! In your next life, try being Caucasian—you might have better luck, haha...”

Seeing Xiaoxiao’s schadenfreude, Xiao Xie’s gaze turned cold. He raised two fingers. “Invincible Tickle Technique!”

“Hahaha... Master, I—haha—I was wrong... hahaha...!”

Half an hour later, Xiao Xie finally released the limp, breathless Xiaoxiao and exhaled in amusement. “Now you’ve learned your lesson!”

“You’re the worst, Master!” Xiaoxiao panted, still indignant.

“I was planning to stock up on supplies when I reached the Apartment of Love world, but I suppose I’ll forget it now,” Xiao Xie remarked coolly.

“Supplies?” Xiaoxiao’s ears perked up. She flew in front of Xiao Xie, coaxing, “Best, dearest Master, let’s buy some more supplies! Look, I’m almost out of snacks. Just a little more, please?”

Xiao Xie chuckled inwardly at this little glutton. But when he glanced at Xiaoxiao’s so-called meager stash—an enormous mountain of snacks—he couldn’t help twitching at the corner of his mouth.

“That’s what you call a little?” he asked, pointing at her snack mountain.

“With certainty! What if you never win another urban world travel ticket? These snacks won’t last. One must prepare for anything! And different worlds have different flavors. As a true gourmet, my dream is to taste all the delicacies of three thousand worlds!” Xiaoxiao declared earnestly.

“A glutton is a glutton, no need to make it sound so noble,” Xiao Xie muttered, exasperated by her self-righteous nonsense.

“Master, you wouldn’t let a cute little thing like me starve, would you?” Xiaoxiao batted her big, watery eyes, playing up her charms.

“Fine, you win. I’ll stock up again when the time comes,” Xiao Xie relented with a wave of his hand.

“Yes! Victory!” With a triumphant spin, Xiaoxiao departed. For a true epicurean, nothing stands in the way of food; in the face of delicacies, dignity is but a fleeting cloud.

Xiao Xie summoned the lottery wheel again. Gazing at his more than 790,000 worship points, he spent 90,000 for nine level-five draws.

He obtained five usable items; the other four he recycled. His spoils were: Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu Skill Card, Cero Skill Card, Pegasus Bronze Cloth, Navy Six Styles: Finger Pistol Skill Card, and Thunderflash Skill Card.

Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu Skill Card: From the Naruto vs. One Piece game world. The Shadow Clone Jutsu divides the user’s chakra equally to create clones identical to the original, capable of independent action and attack, but disappearing upon any hit, whether from a mere punch or a powerful ninjutsu. Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu can create many clones at once. When a clone vanishes, all its experiences are relayed back to the original, making this technique ideal for rapid training. However, fatigue, pain, and memories are also returned; making too many clones at once can result in instant death for the user. Thus, this jutsu is classified as forbidden.

Cero Skill Card: From the Bleach vs. One Piece game world. A powerful beam attack, created by concentrating spiritual pressure, used by Menos Grande and higher-class Hollows. Its destructive power is immense. Typically deep crimson, though certain Arrancar produce different colors—Ulquiorra’s is green, Lilynette’s is grass green. The power varies with spiritual energy, and it can be released from hand or mouth.

Pegasus Bronze Cloth: From the Saint Seiya world. The Bronze Cloth of Seiya, one of Athena’s Saints. In Saint Seiya, Bronze Saints are the lowest rank under Athena. Though looked down upon for their rank, their combat power far surpasses ordinary humans. Working alongside Silver Saints, their punches and movements reach the speed of sound, splitting sky and earth with their blows. Despite their low rank, Bronze Saints often unleash astonishing power to defeat formidable foes; led by Seiya, they can even rival gods.

Navy Six Styles: Finger Pistol Skill Card: From the One Piece game world. One of the Navy’s Six Styles, this technique focuses all the user’s strength into the index finger, delivering a hardened thrust in an instant. The fingertip strikes with bullet-like force, piercing flesh and even steel with ease.

Thunderflash Skill Card: From the Chinese Paladin 3 game world. A thunder-element spell that summons a bolt of lightning from the heavens to strike the enemy.

First, Xiao Xie learned the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu. Though only an A-rank technique, its effects far surpassed many S-rank jutsu. Without mastering this technique, Naruto could never have attained such strength; when developing the Rasenshuriken, he divided into over a hundred clones to work simultaneously. Otherwise, it would have taken him years to create it.