Chapter 198 â Cat Dad Cultivates Hard
Xiaomaoâs face turned dark. He stared at the rarity tier.
Ultra-Rare?
âMy poop is ultra-rare?! What the hell?!â
Taotie cackled again, âI know right? When I was stuck in the church, those cultists and priests kept asking me to create some for them, but I always refused. I secretly shat some and mixed it with their food sometimes. Mimir caught me red-handed, and I stopped doing that ever since.â
âI didnât ask you for that.â
âBut I want you to know. KYAHAHAHAHA!â
Xiaomao shook his head at Taotieâs childishness. He turned his attention to the scroll, wondering if there were more tips or tricks that he hadnât learned.
Xiaomao facepalmed. He grumbled and cursed at Taotie for giving him a technique that he couldnât learn.
âWhat is this for, senior? My highest spiritual root is lightning, and itâs not even 10,000 yet. Why did you give me something impossible?â
âRead to the end, you dumb cat.â
ââ¦â
Xiaomao continued reading.
Xiaomaoâs expression turned blank. He wondered why all of Taotieâs techniques revolved around eating something unusual.
âEating my own spell? I just ate something nonsense, and you want me to eat my magic?â
âYes. YOU MUST EAT EVERYTHING, including your strongest spells!â
âHaiz.â
Xiaomao began to worry about his future. Still, he continued reading to the end. Then, he started examining Mimirâs two books.
A couple of days later
South Korea, Seoul Metropolis
Seo Jungwoo slowly climbed out of his gaming capsule in the early morning as usual. He scratched the fluffy ears on top of his head, which resembled tiger ears.
Jungwoo yawned and scratched his belly button while he walked toward the kitchen. Then, he opened the refrigerator, looking for something to eat and drink. However, the fridge was empty.
âAh, crap. I need to go out again.â
Jungwoo sighed and rubbed his eyes. His feet automatically brought him to the bathroom.
DING
A game message appeared in front of him.
âNah. Itâs an individual tournament, not the immortal one. I donât think Iâll be fighting Hiiro. I heard heâs gunning for the immortal tournament.â
âLetâs participate in something that we can surely win. I donât want to join any guild. Those selfish bastards always demand all items and gold coins from their members as taxes. Hell, I bet they know about the gameâs secrets.â
âThanks to my master, yeah. Sheâs a big shot, alright. Anyway, Tian Yuan Mountain is no joke. I donât think we can go through Lord Maâs trials with the game character.
â⦠Yeah. Iâll do that once I master my masterâs method. I need to raise all spiritual roots to 10,000 first before I start cultivating in the real world.â
âSuperpower is meaningless if they rely on Pangu, Nian, or Mu-Nyangâs help. Itâs the foundation that counts!â
While talking to himself, Jungwoo entered his apartmentâs bathroom and took off his clothes, revealing his perfect and toned chest, six packs, core muscle, and defined shoulders. He could have looked like a model or a professional boxer if he didnât have a white tiger tail, which extended from the area above his buttocks.
Jungwoo stared into the mirror, staring at his blue sclera and black pupils. Then, he glanced toward the left, where he saw the reflection of five human limbs, crawling out from the wall.
He nonchalantly turned around. His hands transformed into tiger paws, and his claws sliced through the arms and legs like tofu.
SCREECH!
The creature screamed and retreated into the wall. The severed limbs wiggled and slowly dissipated into black ash.
But Jungwoo didnât stop there. He punched into the bathroom wall, but his hand sank into another dimension. The wall remained intact, but a ripple-like wave distorted the surrounding air.
Jungwoo pulled out the creature from the wall and tossed it into his bathroom tub. It was an eyeball creature, which had 20 human arms and legs extending from its round body.
âWho is your boss, ghost?â Jungwooâs calm voice echoed in the bathroom. This was not the first time that he confronted a supernatural creature in real-life.
âP-Please donât kill me! I-Iâm just a poor eyeling!â
âAnswer my question, eye. WHO.IS.YOUR.BOSS?! WHO.SENT.YOU?!â
Jungwooâs head distorted and transformed into the face of a white tiger. He glared at the monster.
Terrified, the eye monster revealed the truth.
âLord S-Solomon, sir! I-I was sent here to monitor players and bring them to the Netherworld!â
âAgain?â Jungwoo shook his head, âThe last guy attacked my real body while my consciousness is in the game. I killed the fool, and he sent you next?â
âW-What?! S-So you killed the previous agent-ARGH!â
Jungwoo waved his claws and sliced the monster to pieces. The eyeball turned red, getting burnt from the inside out and disintegrated into ash.
He snorted and reverted to his original form. Then, he took the bath normally as if nothing had happened.
After taking a bath, Jungwoo returned to his room and turned on the TV, checking the morning news. He picked up the TV remote next to his bed and pressed a button.
BEEP
[Florida Eco Protestors blocked the highway and got run over by five trucks today. One of the truck drivers bragged that he did them a favor while the rest testified âWe simply had one job, and we delivered!â]
BEEP
[Thailandâs parliament has legalized cryptocurrency âPACTâ after confiscating 500,000 cryptocurrency wallets from local traders. Former Thais in Europe claimed that the Prime Ministers, senators, and their relatives have been stealing cryptocurrency tokens from gamers and traders.]
He ignored the irrelevant news and kept switching channels as if he was looking for something.
Suddenly, Jungwooâs fingers stopped moving. He stared at the news channel, which only focused on tourists and general events.
Currently, it broadcasted a strange phenomenon on Jeju Island. The flowers, trees, and grasses mysteriously blossomed in a couple nights. A news reporter was on the national park near Mount Hallasan, which seemed to be the cause of this strange event.
The fog was the thickest here, and unidentified large trees emerged. As if they came from fantasy worlds, the tree barks glowed in green and produced white gas around them.
The news reporter tried to get closer to the trees, but the mist suddenly zapped the news crews, forcing them to back away.
Jungwoo narrowed his eyes, âAre they attacking Jeju Island?â
âThen, who the heck is responsible for this?â
Jungwoo furrowed his brows. He took a deep breath.
âFine. Let the government and Panguâs company do their things there. If itâs really Solomonâs henchmen, weâll do something about the island.â
In a dark cave, Xiaomao extended his legs and stretched. Then, he patted his bloated belly. A few seconds later, his belly shrank and reverted to normal.
No excrement or feces came out anymore. Xiaomao smiled and chanted.
âNihil.â
âLouder! Let your lung power the voice. Donât just yell from your mouth!â
âNihil!!â
âThatâs right! LOUDER! When you do it, donât think! Just empty your mind as if you have no body or soul. The core of this technique is blind faith!â
âNIHIL!!â
DING
Xiaomao panted and closed his eyes, admiring the gains that he had gotten from repeating Taotieâs techniques for two days. He lost count of how much he had eaten and how many times he had diarrhea.
The hard work paid off. Xiaomao finally found a glimpse of hope and dream. He gained levels and extra health by doing stupid things, such as chanting and eating at the same time. Although Xiaomao questioned Taotie why he had to say âNihilâ every time, he still did it to experiment with the cultivation method.
And Xiaomao was not disappointed.