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

Koprulu Sector, Char Planet, High-altitude orbit.

The deafening roar of the engines shattered the red clouds.

Under the watchful eye of the UED flagship Alexander, a strange fleet... or rather, a giant "flying freak," is slowly breaking free of Char's gravitational pull.

It was a severely damaged Hercules transport ship.

But at this moment, it was completely enveloped by the golden-green roots of the World Tree (Tree Demon), as if it were wearing a biological exoskeleton.

Below the transport ship hung the enormous, Swann-modified overlord "Mike."

The Ohmu's tentacles gripped the transport ship's landing gear tightly, the terrace on its back became the "lower deck," and the turbine thrusters on its abdomen spewed out eerie blue flames.

The most outrageous.

At the tail of the spacecraft, where the power core is located.

Seated inside was a high-ranking Templar warrior of the Protoss, whose entire body glowed.

Tadarin hovered cross-legged in front of the engine nozzle, looking utterly dejected.

More than a dozen thick wires were connected to his body, continuously injecting high-energy spiritual energy from his body into the engine.

"I knew it..."

Tal'darim gritted his teeth, the psionic lightning in his hands crackling.

"What 'Chief Energy Engineer'...?"

"This is a human-shaped battery!"

……

"Stop complaining, electrician."

Jiang Li's voice was broadcast throughout the entire ship.

He was sitting in the bridge (which used to be the cockpit, but is now filled with pots and pans), looking at the star map.

"Ordinary gas fuel is not enough to perform ultra-long-distance void warp."

"Only your high-level psionic abilities can tear open the spatial rift leading to Urna."

"For everyone's next meal..."

"Keep it up!"

"Slightly increase the voltage! We need to overtake!"

……

"For...spicy tofu!"

Tadarin roared.

Since you can't resist it, then enjoy it.

He suddenly activated the red oil energy in his body (which hadn't been fully digested yet).

"Buzz—!!!"

A surge of crimson psionic energy flowed into the engine.

[WARNING! Power furnace overload 300%!]

[Warp Engine...Activate!]

"Whoosh!"

This Frankenstein's monster spaceship, named the Deep Blue Ark, left a trail of gold and red light in space.

It vanished instantly into the vast sea of ​​stars.

Only Stukov remained standing by the porthole of the Alexander, holding a wine glass, staring blankly at the trail of debris.

"Those lunatics..."

Stukov took a sip of vodka and a smile played on his lips.

"I wish you... a good appetite."

……

The edge of the void: the Alterian Rift.

This is a desolate star field where even light is swallowed up.

Here, the laws of physics become distorted.

The massive meteorite belt floated like a ghost, and purple void lightning danced in the darkness.

And at the deepest part of the fissure.

A colossal man-made celestial body, so magnificent that words cannot describe it, floats silently.

It consists of countless enormous black stone slabs engraved with glowing runes, rotating in a complex geometric structure.

【Urna.】

The Temple of Xel'Naga.

The origin of all life.

……

"arrive."

Mohanda stood on the bridge, looking at the temple, his eyes flashing intensely.

"The sacred...origin."

"But all I felt was malice."

That's right.

Countless warships were moored densely around the temple.

They are neither the Protoss's golden fleet nor the Terran's steel torrent.

They were painted in black and red and emitted eerie psionic energy fluctuations.

[Moebius Legion.]

[Amon's human servants.]

And in the gaps between these warships.

Some terrifying creatures... that were neither human, nor insect, nor god, were moving about.

They possess the towering stature and psionic tentacles of the Protoss, yet they have the fangs, bone spikes, and chitinous exoskeleton of the Zerg.

Their eyes are blood red.

[A hybrid.]

……

"This is... the goods we're going to order?"

Tex looked through the observation window at the monsters flying freely in space and swallowed hard (from fright).

"That thing looks... kind of disgusting."

"really."

Swann frowned as well.

"This completely goes against the aesthetics of bioengineering."

"This is a monstrosity cobbled together by force."

……

The chef's perspective.

however.

In Jiang Li's Gluttonous Eyes.

These monsters presented completely different data.

He stared at a Hybrid Destroyer (Mage type) that was on patrol.

[Ingredients: Mixture (high-energy type)]

[Ingredients: 50% Protoss psionic flesh (energy-rich, tofu-like texture) + 50% Zerg tough muscle (chewy, tendon-like texture).]

[Characteristics: Yin and Yang in one body. Spiritual energy is Yang, physical body is Yin.]

[Review: This is more than just meat. It's a premium soup dumpling with a built-in "bursting, molten filling."]

……

Jiang Li's eyes lit up.

"Nausea?"

"No, no, no."

Jiang Li wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

"You don't understand."

"This is... the ultimate fusion cuisine."

"The Protoss's flesh is too bland (like light), while the Zerg's flesh is too tough (like firewood)."

"But this thing..."

"It combines the advantages of both!"

"The outer layer is chewy and bouncy, and the filling is bursting with energy!"

"This is practically... a cosmic version of a pissing beef ball!"

……

"Enemy attack!"

Just as Jiang Li was still pontificating about the "ingredients"...

The Mobius Legion's radar detected the uninvited guest.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

Commander Mobius's cold, mechanically modified voice came through the communication channel.

"Unidentified vessel detected."

"That's... an Ohmu carrying a tree on its back?"

"No matter what it is."

"For Amon's glory! Destroy it!"

……

First wave of attack: Ghost fighters and Viking mechs.

Hundreds of ghost fighter jets activated stealth mode and pounced like a pack of wolves.

Red laser beams rained down on the shields of the Deep Blue Ark like a storm.

"Shield strength reduced to 80%!"

Alice reports.

"Tadarin! Hold on!"

Jiang Li shouted.

"I'm holding it up!"

Tadarin at the stern was already covered in sweat (although he wasn't sweating).

"But these humans have too much firepower!"

"We need to fight back!"

……

"A counterattack?"

Jiang Li sneered.

He walked to the control panel.

"Then let them see what a... biological defense system is."

"Omega!"

"Open your belly!"

"roar!"

The king insect below let out a roar.

Its massive belly hatch slowly opened.

There are no missiles inside.

But...

A row of Firebat chefs, fully equipped and ready to go, each holding a CMC-660 heavy flamethrower...

And there's Tex, lying prone at the doorway with a heavy machine gun mounted on it.

as well as……

Nezha, holding a few popcorn eggs (the raw material for popcorn) in his hand.

……

"Dinner's ready, my men!"

Tex laughed as he pulled the trigger.

"Da da da da da————"

"call----"

Machine guns and flames intertwined in space.

The invisible ghost fighters were blown out the moment they got close to the King Insect by the insect eggs blasted out by Nezha, which were imbued with Samadhi True Fire.

It was then torn apart by Tex's armor-piercing rounds.

But this is just an appetizer.

The real main force is that tree.

……

[Skill: World Tree - Void Predation.]

The roots of the World Tree that enveloped the spaceship seemed to come alive.

Under Jiang Li's control.

Hundreds and thousands of golden roots danced in space like tentacles.

At the end of each root, a small mouth covered with barbs opened.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The roots, like whips, instantly pierced through several of the closest Viking warplanes.

There was no explosion.

The fighter jets were entangled and squeezed by the roots.

The Mobius soldiers in the cockpit didn't even have time to scream before they were dissolved by the digestive fluids secreted by their roots.

Then, it was transformed into nutrients and transported back to the spaceship.

Energy Recharge: +5%

"Good heavens..."

Swan looked at the dial.

"This ship...it eats people!"

"No."

Jiang Li corrected him.

"This is called... biomass recycling."

……

The arrival of the hybrid.

Ordinary warships are clearly no match for the Deep Blue Ark.

The Moebius Legion has finally sent out their ace.

"roar----!!"

A piercing psychic scream, penetrating straight to the soul, pierced through the vacuum.

Three enormous hybrid Destroyers burst forth from the black void mist.

They floated in the air, their bodies radiating red lightning.

They spread their arms.

[Skill: Void Singularity.]

A miniature black hole formed in front of the Deep Blue Ark.

The immense gravity was pulling the spaceship, trying to tear it apart.

……

"That's interesting."

Jiang Li stared at the black hole.

"Trying to suck us in?"

"That's perfect."

Jiang Li untied his apron (combat mode activated).

"Great Sage! Mohanda!"

"Come with me... to get some meatballs."

"Everyone else, defend the base!"

……

Space Hunting: Yin-Yang Grand Array.

"Walk!"

The hatch opened.

Three figures rushed into the vacuum.

Sun Wukong, clad in golden armor, moved through space as if walking on flat ground.

Mohanda transformed into a void shadow, teleporting and flickering.

Jiang Li held Occam's Razor, his body surrounded by the black power of Gluttony.

……

Facing three hybrids.

Sun Wukong was the first to approach one.

"Monster! Take this!"

The golden cudgel grew larger, carrying the momentum to sweep away thousands of troops.

The hybrid tried to block with a psionic shield.

"Snap!"

The shield shattered instantly.

However, the hybrid's body was extremely tough, and it actually withstood the blow, only being sent flying several hundred meters.

"Wow! Its hide is even thicker than that thunder beast's!"

Wukong became interested.

"Again!"

……

Mohanda faced off against another one.

This is a battle between emptiness and emptiness.

Mohanda's green light blade collided wildly with the hybrid's red lightning in space.

"Your existence..."

Mohanda's voice was icy.

"It is blasphemy against Xel'Naga!"

"Shadow...Frenzy!"

He transformed into countless clones, each strike deadly, severing several of the hybrid's psionic tentacles.

……

The chef's "inspection of goods".

And Jiang Li.

He flew directly to the leader of the hybrid Destroyer.

This monster is bigger than the others.

It looked at Jiang Li, its eyes flashing red.

"Ants..."

It raised its hand, and a thick ray of void energy shot straight at Jiang Li's face.

"swallow!"

Jiang Li opened his mouth (the gluttony domain unfolds).

That beam was powerful enough to destroy a battlecruiser.

He actually ate it all in one bite.

"belch."

Jiang Li let out a burp.

"It's a bit salty."

"The energy purity is good, but there are too many impurities."

"Is this the power of Amon?"

"It smells like... an old, decaying corpse."

……

The hybrid was stunned.

It had never seen a human capable of eating void rays raw.

In the instant it was stunned...

Jiang Li moved.

"Instant Step".

He appeared behind the hybrid.

The razor in his hand did not strike.

Instead... it took a picture.

"Snapped!"

The back of the knife slammed heavily onto the hybrid's spine.

[Skill: Meat Tenderizing Technique - Vibration Technique.]

A subtle force penetrated his body.

The hybrid's hard outer shell did not break.

But its muscles and bones crackled and popped under the vibration.

"roar!!!"

The hybrid howled in agony.

It felt as if its body was falling apart, with every muscle detached from its bone.

……

"Stop yelling."

Jiang Li slapped it on the head again.

"I'm giving you a massage."

"The meat is too firm. If we don't loosen it up, how will it absorb the flavor later?"

Jiang Li acted like a picky diner picking at fruit at a market.

In space, he patted and pinched this terrifying hybrid from the left and right.

Each strike precisely disrupted the psionic nodes within the hybrid's body.

……

"Harmony of Yin and Yang".

Jiang Li looked at the hybrid creature that had been slapped until it was limp and lifeless, but was still alive.

"The energy of the Protoss (Yang), the physical body of the Zerg (Yin)."

"This thing..."

"It must be stored in a special container."

Jiang Li turned to look at the deep blue ark in the distance.

"Swann!"

"exist!"

"Empty out our...SCV reactor cooling pool!"

"I want to make a..."

Jiang Li grabbed the huge hybrid and flew back to the spaceship like he was carrying a chick.

"【Tai Chi Hot Pot】"

"This red (hybrid)..."

"It's... the broth for the spicy hot pot!"

……

The enemy's defeat.

As the leading hybrid was snatched away by Jiang Li like food.

The remaining Mobius Legion completely collapsed.

Their faith (that the hybrid was an invincible creation of God) collapsed.

God was eaten?

What's the point of fighting?!

The fleet began to scatter and flee.

……

New discovery.

Jiang Li carried the hybrid back to the deck.

They threw it into the energy suppression cage next to Taldarin.

"Keep an eye on it, electrician."

"This is dinner."

Tadarin looked at the hybrid creature, which was on the verge of death from being tortured by various "massage" techniques.

As a god, he deeply abhorred such blasphemous monsters.

But at the moment.

Looking at Jiang Li's fanatical eyes.

He actually felt a slight... sympathy for the monster.

"It's fallen into your hands..."

Tadarin shook his head.

"Even worse than falling into Amon's hands..."

……

Just then.

The ever-silent fragment of the Xel'Naga prophecy (that green crystal).

When approaching the Temple of Urna.

It suddenly lit up again.

A beam of light shone directly into the depths of the temple.

"Sizzle—"

The temple gate (which was a huge vortex of energy).

It actually started to open slowly, thanks to the sensing power of the fragments.

……

The door opened.

Mohanda excitedly walked to the bow of the ship.

"The interior of Urna..."

"There lies...the truth of all things."

Jiang Li wiped the mixture of mucus off his hands.

Looking at that deep entrance.

"the truth?"

"Maybe."

Jiang Li turned around and glanced at the huge pot that had already been set up, divided into red and white sections (one side was red oil, and the other side was clear soup made with high-energy gas from the Divine Race).

"But before we know the truth."

"We need to verify this first..."

"A hybrid..."

"Is braised or... stewed better?"