Chapter 197: An Unexplained Phantom Pain in the Kidneys

Hiss~

Su Nian suddenly thought that collecting all the Sun Sovereignties was unexpectedly feasible, and it didn't seem to have a low probability of success.

Shiroyasha currently possesses the ownership of fourteen Sun Sovereignties, the Halloween Queen possesses six, plus the Ophiuchus on Leticia.

That makes twenty-one right there.

Then there is Su Nian's war trophy from killing Maxwell, the Sun Authority: Chen Dragon, plus the Leo that is about to be returned.

Hmm, that's already twenty-three.

Currently, only Pisces and Taurus remain unaccounted for, but with the help of Kalki and Ouroboros's channels, it's not impossible to get our hands on them.

It seems that the awakening of Kalki's Simulated Star Creation Map and the completion of her Spirit Status require these two Sun Sovereignties.

Mere collection of all the Sun Sovereignties—this is simply as easy as turning over one's hand.

And upon hearing Su Nian's soft muttering, the air in the entire Arcadia fell into silence in an instant.

"What the hell? A Simulated Star Creation Map? And three of them?"

Jialing couldn't help but let out a curse.

Is this still the Simulated Star Creation Map she imagined? Why does it inexplicably feel like a dime-a-dozen item?

She hasn't even seen a Simulated Star Creation Map up close in all the time she's been alive.

Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King are the same; back during the Seven Days War, if even one person holding a Simulated Star Creation Map had entered the fray, there would have been no need to fight.

The seven Demon Kings would have just surrendered directly.

"Sure enough, there are disparities between people."

Shiroyasha sighed helplessly, and the next moment, without a word, she directly hugged Su Nian's thigh.

"Brother~, Brother Su Nian, I beg you, give your little sister a Simulated Star Creation Map to play with."

She also covets things like the Simulated Star Creation Map; she has come into contact with quite a few, but she has always been the type to encounter them passively.

Hmm, back when she was causing trouble, she was focused-fired by several God Groups using Simulated Star Creation Maps.

Sigh, talking about it just brings tears to my eyes.

It's not that she hasn't thought about crafting one, but she really lacks the technical skill.

She is good at beating people up, but when it comes to the construction of a worldview or the building of a Simulated Star Creation Map, it just leaves her stumped.

"Here, take Indra's Vajra and go play with it~"

Su Nian rubbed Shiroyasha's head in a very arrogant manner, then tossed the Vajra to Shiroyasha.

Watching this scene made Sun Wukong's face twitch uncontrollably.

She is now somewhat suspicious of the relationship between Su Nian and Shiroyasha, but what exactly is the relationship between Su Nian and Shiroyasha?

It's worth Shiroyasha placing such a heavy bet.

And Su Nian too—if this Vajra were returned to Indra, who knows how many good things could be squeezed out of that old ghost.

That old ghost Indra is already preparing to go to the outside world to personally fish back his own Simulated Star Creation Map, and while he's at it, see if he can seal Angra Mainyu to delay the time of His descent.

At the very least, it could be traded for a favor from the Lord of the Heavenly Army.

"Su Nian, I want one too, I want one too!!"

Seeing that Shiroyasha had managed to get one, Jialing also wanted to see up close what exactly a Simulated Star Creation Map is.

Looking at Jialing's eager appearance, Su Nian revealed a smile; this felt about as satisfying as having one's little girlfriend look at oneself with eyes of worship.

"Hmm, Void Star: Tai Sui, take it and play."

Saying this, Su Nian tossed a small model resembling a celestial globe to Jialing.

Since it wasn't his own item, he naturally had no reason to be attached to it.

Anyway, it would have to be returned eventually, so he might as well use it to grab some attention one last time.

"Is this a Simulated Star Creation Map? It feels a bit ordinary."

Jialing said with some curiosity; sure enough, there is quite a large gap between Fantasy and reality.

The forms of existence for a Simulated Star Creation Map are roughly divided into two categories: one exists in the form of a Concept, just like the unfinished Simulated Star Creation Map that Algol shoved to Su Nian.

There is also the Avesta, Kalki's Avatar, etc., which only appear within the bodies of those who are qualified, or are preserved through extremely special methods.

The other category exists in the form of an object; it is said that this was learned from the Dongfang. Originally, all Simulated Star Creation Maps existed in the form of Concepts.

You can never be sure if the Dharma treasure in the hands of a great power from the Dongfang is actually a Dharma treasure, a Simulated Star Creation Map, or perhaps just a failed Simulated Star Creation Map; even a prototype or a "youthful beggar version" is possible.

Moreover, existing in the form of a concrete Gift has another advantage: it can be lent to others to use, and even if they are not a true qualified user, they can still exert a portion of its power.

Although there are certain requirements, it is much more lenient than existing in the form of a Concept.

However, truth be told, this knowledge is both obscure and niche.

Those who know it have no use for it, and for those who could use it, does it make a difference if they know or not?

For a normal person, seeing a Simulated Star Creation Map once in eight lifetimes would be considered a stroke of great luck.

Watching Su Nian's straightforward manner, Sun Wukong's evaluation of him rose by a few points.

In her view, character is far more important than potential; if the character is not up to par, the higher the potential, the greater the destruction caused, so it would be better to nip it in the bud early.

Currently, Su Nian is just a bit lecherous, but otherwise, he can definitely be called excellent.

One can only say, is this what it means to be Shiroyasha's Retainer? It really is cut from the same cloth.

Just as Shiroyasha was playing with the Vajra with a strange grin, thinking about how she could trick Indra, that old ghost, into letting her keep it for a few more days.

The Bull Demon King's phone rang—to be precise, it was a communication Gift shaped like a phone.

Phones from the outside world are indeed very convenient, and the Gods and Buddhas naturally would also want such convenient things.

However, because of the rules of Little Garden, different Outer Gates are different worlds; the basic parameters and even the worldviews are different, and the basic size of an Outer Gate is comparable to the surface area of Earth.

This is without even increasing the space of the Outer Gate; in the upper levels, there are even Outer Gates that are entire universes.

A normal phone certainly wouldn't work; this is a Gift from Thousand Eyes, which has high confidentiality, but the price is also extremely high.

The charges are even calculated by the byte.

"Old Bull, the Vajra didn't fall into the hands of that person Shiroyasha, did it?"

A faint, cold voice came through the phone, though to the ears of the Bull Demon King, a hint of tenderness could be detected.

This was his wife, Iron Fan Princess, calling him.

However, the moment he realized what Iron Fan had said, the Bull Demon King instantly broke into a cold sweat.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead in a panic, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Shiroyasha, who was currently toying with the Vajra.

"Iron Fan, what would happen if it fell into Shiroyasha's hands?"

There seemed to be a moment of silence on the other end of the line; Iron Fan Princess had not expected the Bull Demon King to ask such a question.

The corners of her mouth twitched, as if she had guessed something.

This dead man, he wouldn't drop the ball here, would he?

She had only recently taken over the position of Rakshasa Heaven; the previous Rakshasa Heaven, namely the Rakshasa King, her old man, had been heavily injured while suppressing the Absolute Evil, and had to step down from his position among the Twelve Heavenly Generals.

This position was not supposed to be hers, but who told her she had connections? The strength of the Bull Demon King was still sufficient to serve as one of the Twelve Heavenly Generals in the lower layers.

He couldn't compare to Indra or Prthivi Mata, but he was stronger than Uesugi Kenshin.

It was just that his status as a Demon King wasn't very appropriate, and it just so happened that the previous Rakshasa Heaven was her father, so it fell to her.

Naturally, Indra was aware that Iron Fan Princess's strength was mediocre; managing to mix into the Three-digit rank was already a huge bargain.

So, on normal days, Iron Fan Princess just followed Mata to help out and handle intelligence work.

This was the first mission Indra had arranged for her: recovering the Vajra. At worst, she would just have to go to the outside world to salvage it; it was just a bit of hard labor.

However, she was lucky; that kid Su Nian brought it back, and she only needed to prevent it from falling into Shiroyasha's hands.

As a result, it was very awkward now. This matter was neither big nor small; although there wouldn't be any punishment, she would ultimately lose face.

Indra could settle it by stepping in, but having a leader step in for a small matter was the greatest failure.

Feeling the silence coming from the other end of the phone, the Bull Demon King looked at Shiroyasha with a trace of helplessness and gave Sun Wukong a look.

"Monkey, what should we do now?"

With his wife on one side and his brother on the other, the Bull Demon King was caught in a dilemma; his relationship with Shiroyasha was not that familiar.

Being able to chat with Shiroyasha a few times was only because Sun Wukong and Shiroyasha had a good relationship.

It was about the same with Su Nian, but it was obvious that he, as the older brother, could not open his mouth to let a rift grow between Su Nian and Shiroyasha.

Sun Wukong returned a look of helplessness and transmitted his voice.

"Big Brother, set your mind at ease. That old dog Indra also knows this is unavoidable. Sister-in-law won't have any trouble, and no one will blame her."

The relationship between Su Nian and Shiroyasha was well-known; if it weren't for the fact that Shiroyasha didn't like men, Sun Wukong would even suspect if Su Nian was Shiroyasha's illegitimate child.

Worthy of Shiroyasha placing such a heavy bet.

And the relationship between Indra and Shiroyasha was just about that of frenemies; they would occasionally sabotage each other, but they were mostly allies.

On the other side, Iron Fan Princess was silent for a long time, looking at Jade-Faced Fox, who was wearing a set of Hanfu; she was clearly conservative, yet she couldn't help but exude a seductive aura.

In the end, she made up her mind.

"Nothing will happen."

After speaking, Iron Fan Princess hung up the phone with an expressionless face.

"Speak, you vixen, why are you looking for me instead of properly being your underground mistress?"

"Can't I come to chat with you, Sister?"

Jade-Faced said pitifully, but after seeing the Banana Fan in Iron Fan Princess's hand, she also put away that affected posture.

"Fine, then I'll be blunt. I've come to defect to you, Sister."

Jade-Faced Fox was very clear about her position; she was just a mistress of the Bull Demon King. Being a mistress, she could only ever be a mistress.

Without her, this Jade-Faced Fox, the Bull Demon King could still find a Gold-Faced Fox, a Silver-Faced Fox...

She felt very insecure, and she had not lacked the thought of climbing higher, from mistress to concubine.

She also wanted to progress... ah no, she wanted to take a step further, and didn't want to just be a pet mistress of the Bull Demon King.

Draining the Bull Demon King's energy so he wouldn't have the energy to find more mistresses was only the first step.

The second step was to find a real backer. The Bull Demon King could only provide her with shelter, but as a Demon King, he could not provide the resources she needed to go further.

But Iron Fan Princess could. As the Rakshasa Princess of the Rakshasa and the Rakshasa Heaven among the Twelve Heavenly Generals, even just a little bit leaking from her fingernails was enough for her to be full.

And now, she had finally found an opportunity. Iron Fan Princess could tolerate the Bull Demon King finding a mistress outside to vent his desires, but some things were not allowed.

That was corrupting little Jialing. Jialing was not just the Bull Demon King's sworn sister, but also her sister.

And now, what kind of nonsense was the Bull Demon King teaching Jialing? He actually wanted her to teach the "Way of Controlling Men"?

Jade-Faced Fox quickly realized that this was an opportunity—an opportunity to express her loyalty and harmlessness to Iron Fan Princess.

Following Jade-Faced's unreserved disclosure, Iron Fan gave her a cold look.

"Truly a vixen, but I agree to your method."

"That dead man is indeed getting a bit carried away."

First, he corrupted Jialing, then he made her lose face, plus the Bull Demon King's previous finding of mistresses, and ever since she had Red Boy, she had been neglected.

Of course, corrupting Jialing and the previous matters were the main reasons.

Countless grievances piled together, making her agree to Jade-Faced Fox's suggestion.

That was to use the advice the Bull Demon King gave Jialing to deal with the Bull Demon King, and thoroughly let him experience what the "Way of Controlling Men" was.

On the other side, facing the hung-up phone, the Bull Demon King, not knowing what had happened, inexplicably felt a phantom pain in his kidneys.

(End of chapter)