I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

Lingxiao Data Center, the final battlefield.

The vacuum of the universe was now filled with two terrifyingly powerful energies.

On one side was the Lingshan Fleet, representing the old order and absolute data hegemony. The electronic Buddha, whose face had been slapped askew, was mobilizing the computing power of the entire universe in an attempt to repair its golden body. Countless pyramid-shaped warships formed the "Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage to the Ancestor" formation, and golden lasers poured down like a torrential rain.

On the other side was a... monkey.

A cyber god of war whose body is covered in liquid metal, whose eyes spew nuclear fusion flames, and who wields a dark matter golden cudgel.

"Take this from my old Sun Wukong's staff!!!!"

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, stands on the void.

He didn't use any fancy spells.

He simply made the golden cudgel in his hand... bigger.

"Super super ...

Buzz————

The golden cudgel instantly grew to a diameter of over 100 kilometers, and its length pierced through the galaxy.

It was like the middle finger of the universe, carrying world-destroying kinetic energy, and fiercely tangled into the formation of the Lingshan fleet.

"Crack! Boom!"

What pyramid warships, what Arhat mechs?

Compared to this stick of noodles, it's like a fragile biscuit.

With a single blow, dozens of warships were instantly reduced to brilliant fireworks.

"Is this your paradise?"

"Is this your immortality?"

Sun Wukong laughed wildly, his staff swirling into a golden storm.

"It's so crispy!"

"Too weak!"

"Crush this, Old Sun!"

……

"You monstrous monkey! Cease your arrogance!"

The electronic Buddha finally repaired the depressions on his face.

He was furious.

"Activate... the Causality Weapon!"

"Activate... the Great Millstone of Reincarnation!"

Rumbling--

The golden halo behind the electronic Buddha rotates.

A huge, black-and-white holographic millstone appeared in the void.

It does not grind grain.

It's eroding... your sense of presence.

"I'll crush you into code scraps!"

"Erase you completely from the historical database!"

The millstone pressed down on Sun Wukong.

……

"Torment me?"

Sun Wukong glanced at the huge millstone with disdain.

"Old Sun was born from a stone!"

"There is no past life, no future life!"

"I'm immune to physical irritation!"

"Furthermore...it is completely free from cause and effect!"

Sun Wukong advanced instead of retreating.

He put away his golden cudgel, and his entire body transformed into a golden meteor, crashing directly into the millstone of reincarnation.

"Bronze Head, Iron Bones, Nuclear Explosion Collision!"

boom!!!!!

A deafening roar that silenced the entire neon-lit sky.

That great millstone of reincarnation, which is said to be able to erase all cause and effect.

It was smashed to pieces by the monkey's head...

Fragments flew everywhere.

The monkey touched its forehead (there wasn't even a mark on it).

"this one?"

"It's not even enough to tickle my old man's back!"

……

And on the edge of the battlefield.

Jiang Li was extremely busy.

"Great ingredients! All great ingredients!"

He looked at the fragments of the warships that Sun Wukong had destroyed, and the mechanical Arhats' limbs flying everywhere.

"Ergou! Treant! Don't just stand there!"

"Hurry...go and pick the vegetables!"

"That's nano-gold! That's a relic chip!"

"That's a Void Engine!"

"Pick them all up!"

"yes!"

Er Gou piloted the Tree Demon, like a diligent sweeping robot, frantically picking up scraps on the edge of the battlefield.

The tree spirit's tentacles swept up piles of debris and stuffed them into the trunk.

……

"Boss, where's the main course?"

Odin raised his shield to block the stray bullets and asked loudly.

"main course……"

Jiang Li's gaze pierced through the chaotic battlefield.

It locked onto that towering, ten-thousand-foot-tall... electronic Buddha.

"Isn't that it?"

"Such a big... lion's head."

Jiang Li licked his lips.

"Nezha! Prepare your Fire-Tipped Spears!"

"Monk! Gatling gun warm-up!"

"Let's give the Great Sage a boost!"

"Okay!"

……

The center of the battlefield.

The electronic Buddha has been forced into a series of defeats by Sun Wukong.

Although his golden body was hard, it had long been dented and scarred by the billions of tons of blows from the golden cudgel.

"hateful……"

"Why can't this monkey's data be analyzed?"

"Why are my attacks ineffective against him?"

The electronic Buddha panicked.

His logic circuits began to show signs of fear.

"retreat!"

"Initiating...cloud upload!"

"Abandon the physical machine! Upload the core consciousness to the backup server!"

The electronic Buddha wanted to run away.

A golden data wormhole opened above his head.

A blue beam of light (soul data) was preparing to detach from the body and fly towards the wormhole.

……

"Trying to run away?"

"Have you asked the cook?"

At this critical moment.

A clear, cold voice rang out.

"Alice!"

"Internet disconnected!"

"yes!"

Alice, who had been waiting in the Tree Spirit, suddenly saw a surge of data in her eyes.

She regained access to the Heavenly Dao True Body she had previously devoured.

"Permissions...override".

"Global network outage!"

"WiFi... cut off!"

Buzz————

The golden wormhole that had just opened suddenly... went out.

[System notification: Network connection interrupted.]

Upload failed.

Please check your network settings.

……

"What?!"

The soul data of the electronic Buddha is stuck halfway.

Unable to go up, unable to come down.

"No internet?"

"I am Buddha! How could I not have internet?!"

"hey-hey."

Jiang Li rode on the Wind and Fire Wheels (stove) and instantly teleported to the front of Buddha.

"Now, this is the local area network."

"And also..."

"My kitchen."

Jiang Li raised the lightsaber (kitchen knife) in his hand.

"Great Sage! Hold him down!"

"good!"

Sun Wukong understood immediately.

The golden cudgel instantly extended, transforming into two golden chains.

The enormous body of the electronic Buddha was tightly bound.

"Make it a order for me, Old Sun!"

Immobilization spell!

Although you can only freeze a boss of this level for one second.

But in this very second...

enough.

……

"The Butcher's Skill in Carving Up an Ox - Beheading!"

The lightsaber in Jiang Li's hand suddenly grew to a thousand meters in length.

It transformed into a stunning white ribbon.

Facing the enormous, golden head of the electronic Buddha, its face filled with terror.

It slashed down hard...

"No!!!!"

"I am eternal! I am..."

"Sizzle—"

The sound stopped abruptly.

The lightsaber's high temperature instantly severed all the connecting wires and armor from the neck.

That enormous golden Buddha head.

With an expression of disbelief.

Slowly... it slid down.

……

"Catch!"

Jiang Li shouted.

"Tree Demon! Catch!"

"Woof!"

Er Gou controlled the Tree Demon, extending dozens of thick vines to steadily catch the falling Buddha head.

"It's so heavy!"

"At least several hundred million tons!"

"Boss! How do you eat this?"

"They're all lumps of iron!"

Jiang Li sheathed his lightsaber.

It landed on the Buddha's head.

"iron?"

"No."

Jiang Li tapped the surface of the Buddha's head.

"This is... nano-memory metal."

"It's also... highly compressed data gel."

"As long as the timing is right."

"It's even softer and more tender than the finest pork."

……

[Full Buddhist Feast - Main Course: Braised Electronic Lion's Head Meatballs]

Cooking begins.

Location: Ruins of Lingxiao Palace (a natural open-air kitchen).

Kitchenware: Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover (provided by Nezha as a pot lid).

The furnace of heaven and earth (using the surrounding star fusion reactor as a stove).

Step 1: Modify the knife.

Jiang Li used his lightsaber to make eighty-one cuts on the Buddha's head.

Each cut goes deep enough to reach the core, allowing the flavors to penetrate.

Step 2: Apply color.

"Odin! Lend me some of your golden blood!"

"Huh? More blood?"

"Enough talk! It's all about the food!"

Odin gritted his teeth and squeezed out a bucket of golden divine blood (the very essence of the god-king).

Jiang Li brushed the divine blood onto the Buddha's head.

Instantly, the Buddha's head turned a glossy golden-red, making it look extremely appealing.

Step 3: Seasoning.

Abyss Soy Sauce (one ton).

Void Octagon (ten pieces).

Lei Zu cinnamon (sponsored by Wen Zhong).

And most importantly—Tang Sanzang's tears (Jin Chanzi was moved to tears).

"This is called... the flavor of compassion."

Step 4: Braise.

"Put the lid on!"

The Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover was lowered.

"Nezha! Samadhi Fire! Maximum Power!"

"Tree Demon! Inject biofuel!"

"burn!"

Rumbling--

In the void, a huge fireball ignited.

This is no ordinary fire.

This is a cooking fire that combines the powers of science (fusion), mythology (samadhi), and the abyss (gluttony).

……

Ten minutes later.

(In Jiang Li's time acceleration domain, it's equivalent to being stewed for forty-nine days).

"Glug glug—"

A rich, soul-stirring aroma of meat wafted out from the gaps in the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.

This fragrance.

It's even more domineering than the previous Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

It's not just fragrant.

It also carries an aura of...completeness.

It's as if just one whiff of it could instantly grant one enlightenment and allow one to ascend to paradise.

"alright."

Jiang Li waved his hand.

"Take it off the heat!"

when!

The divine fire shield was lifted.

A beam of golden light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire dark universe.

That originally hard, cold electronic Buddha head.

At this point, it had become... rosy, soft, and trembling.

It shrank by one size.

The surface metal armor turned into a crystal clear, jelly-like substance.

The data stream inside transformed into a thick soup.

[Dish Name: Perfect Harmony - Braised Electronic Lion's Head Meatballs]

[Rank: Unnameable (Universal Treasure)]

[Description: Made primarily from the head of an electronic Buddha at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, this artifact gathers the essence of the Abyss, Heavenly Court, and Spirit Mountain.]

[Effect: One bite and it's all-consuming. After consumption, one directly gains an invulnerable data body and a significant increase in computing power. There is a high probability of learning the "Physical Salvation" supernatural power.]

……

"Gurgle."

The entire audience erupted in a synchronized sound of swallowing.

Even Sun Wukong.

At this moment, he put away his golden cudgel and squatted down to the side, like a little monkey waiting for its meal.

"Um... the cook."

"Is this... safe to eat?"

Sun Wukong's fiery eyes were wide open in astonishment.

"certainly."

Jiang Li took out his lightsaber and cut off a large piece of the fattest "cheek meat".

"Great Sage".

"This first bite."

"It's yours."

"Consider this my way of... welcoming you back home."

……

Sun Wukong did not stand on ceremony.

He grabbed the piece of meat that was bigger than a house.

He took a bite.

*Smack!*

Soft and chewy.

It melts at the entrance.

In that instant, the rich aroma of meat and the vast energy of data exploded in his mouth.

"Ugh!!!!"

Sun Wukong's eyes instantly turned into hearts (even though they were fiery eyes).

"tasty!"

"It's so delicious!"

"I, Old Sun, have been imprisoned for five hundred years; my mouth is full of the taste of copper balls and molten iron!"

"This bite..."

"It was worth it!"

Sun Wukong's body shone with golden light.

His previously somewhat weak aura (from being unsealed) instantly solidified.

His cultivation level skyrocketed.

From the Nascent Soul stage... he vaguely touched the threshold of the Void Refinement stage.

……

"Everyone, don't just stand there!"

"Let the feast begin!"

Jiang Li gave the order.

Er Gou, Odin, Monk, Nezha, Tang Sanzang, Alice...

Even the Treant extended its tentacles.

Everyone rushed towards the huge braised lion's head.

"Leave some for me!"

"I want to eat ears!"

"My nose is mine!"

"This broth is absolutely amazing with rice!"

A truly magnificent feast...

On the ruins of Heaven, a lively and bustling activity began.

……

At this time.

In the far-off downtown area.

In Kowloon Walled City, in the slums, in every corner.

People looked at the Buddha who had been "eaten" in the sky.

Watching that absurd yet shocking "mukbang" (eating broadcast).

They were silent at first.

Then... came the revelry.

"The Way of Heaven is dead!"

"Buddha has been eaten!"

"We...are free!"

No one needs to upload anymore.

No one needs to be a battery anymore.

The mountain (the server) that had been weighing on everyone's heads finally... collapsed.

……

We were full and satisfied.

Sun Wukong is picking his teeth (with his shrunken golden cudgel).

Nezha lay on his Wind Fire Wheels, burping contentedly.

Tang Sanzang was packing up the remaining soup (saying he would take it back to study new Buddhist teachings).

Jiang Li stood on the roof of the Tree Demon vehicle.

Looking at this starry sky that has been completely changed.

The once cold and orderly flow of data has disappeared.

Instead, what remains is a chaotic, disorderly, yet vibrant scene of everyday life...

"Boss."

Alice walked over.

Her eyes no longer flowed with code; instead, they turned a clear black.

"The Way of Heaven is gone."

"The rules of this world... are missing."

"A new administrator is needed."

"Do you... want to become the Heavenly Ruler?"

All eyes turned to Jiang Li.

He is the Godslayer.

He is the God of Cookery.

He is the most qualified person to be in that position.

……

Jiang Li smiled.

He shook his head.

"The Way of Heaven?"

"That spot is too cold."

"And... we can't cook."

"I'm just a cook."

"Or maybe he's... a fisherman."

Jiang Li took out the Abyss Fishing Rod, which he hadn't used in a long time, from his backpack.

"I've already caught all the fish (the Heavenly Dao/Buddha) here."

"We've finished eating."

"It's time..."

"Let's go to the next fishing spot."

Jiang Li pointed to the portal in the starry sky, which had been opened because of the Buddha's descent and had not yet been closed.

That is the gateway to... the depths of the universe.

"I heard."

"At the center of the Milky Way."

"There is... [the lair of the Great Old Ones]."

"There……"

"There should be bigger fish, right?"

……

"Walk!"

"Get on the bus!"

"Deep Blue Treant...Set Sail!"

Everyone cheered and jumped into the car.

Sun Wukong did a somersault and sat on the roof of the car.

"Count me in!"

"I'm going to see... whether that so-called Great Old One can withstand a blow from my staff!"

"Amitabha."

Tang Sanzang straightened his robes.

"This humble monk will also go."

"This humble monk intends to spread this 'Way of the God of Food' throughout the entire universe."

……

boom----!!!

The Treant emitted a dazzling trail of flames.

It carried this group of madmen who had just destroyed mythology and eaten Buddha.

They rushed toward that stargate leading to the unknown.

Only left behind.

A place that is being reborn, celebrating, and full of life...

Cyber ​​cultivation world.