Luxurious 100,000-Year Gift Pack

Chapter 33: The Luxurious 100,000-Year Gift Pack

Meow Meow never expected that the moment he reached 100,000 years, he would be targeted.

And what had its eyes on him was not the Black Eagle Family, nor Prince Xue Xing, and not even that purple-black aura in Martial Soul City that made a cat's fur stand on end.

It was this continent itself.

Inside the Clear Radiance Pavilion, the Calming Bell chimed softly.

Just as Meow Meow was about to lie down, a blurry scene appeared before his eyes.

The scene was not of Heavenly Dou City.

Nor was it the Sunset Forest.

It was a murky expanse of black water.

Above the black water, mist churned, and within the mist, the low roars of countless soul beasts could faintly be heard.

Those soul beasts were not like normal ones.

Some had broken wings, some were covered in black patterns, and some had eyes devoid of intelligence, filled only with the urge to destroy.

Meow Meow's expression froze.

"Is this the Black Water Great Marsh?"

No one answered.

But a very faint consciousness entered Meow Meow's primordial spirit.

That consciousness was not like a human voice, nor did it carry any clear emotion. It simply conveyed a meaning.

[Yes.]

Meow Meow blinked.

"Who are you?"

[Douluo Plane Consciousness.]

Meow Meow was silent for a moment.

Then he slowly sat up straight.

"What do you want with this Meow?"

The Plane Consciousness did not beat around the bush.

It was very direct.

[I seek aid.]

Meow Meow: "..."

That sounded very ominous.

He had just reached 100,000 years, hadn't even had time to enjoy the treatment of a powerhouse, and already someone was coming to him for help.

And it was the Plane Consciousness, no less.

That thing sounded even harder to refuse than Qian Renxue.

Meow Meow did not agree immediately.

"First, explain clearly."

The Plane Consciousness seemed to have known he would ask that.

The next moment, more scenes appeared.

Deep within the Black Water Great Marsh, a massive, broken corpse lay sunk at the bottom.

It was not an ordinary soul beast.

The corpse was like a snake and also like an insect, covered in many broken scales, each scale wrapped in purple-black aura.

The scene shifted.

Deep within Martial Soul City, a strand of Rakshasa God's divine will coiled like a thread behind a certain figure.

The figure was unclear.

But Meow Meow already had a guess in his heart.

Bibi Dong.

Another scene appeared.

In the Bloodline Chamber of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, members of the Black Eagle Family were pouring red-black liquid into the array patterns.

A White Tiger Cub struggled in pain.

Dai Lin lay on the stone platform, his face pale.

The final scene returned to the Sunset Forest.

Outside the poisonous mist, members of the Black Eagle Family were attempting to use Black Water pollution to erode the poison formation.

Meow Meow's heart sank as he finished reading.

"The Black Eagle Family isn't just doing bloodline experiments?"

[No.]

"They're connected to the Black Water Great Marsh?"

[Yes.]

Meow Meow licked his paw, forcing himself to stay calm.

"What's in the Black Water Great Marsh?"

The Realm Consciousness paused for a moment.

As if organizing an explanation Meow Meow could grasp.

[Ancient Soul Beast Grudge.]

[Rakshasa Malice.]

[A Corruption Source left behind after being rejected by the Divine Realm Rules.]

Meow Meow's head throbbed.

"Keep it simple."

[It will rob soul beasts of their intellect.]

[It will twist human hearts into obsession.]

[It will turn bloodline experiments into disaster.]

Meow Meow understood.

This thing was like a pot of spoiled evil-fire stew—grudges, malice, and pollution all dumped in together.

The Black Eagle Family using it for experiments would eventually cook themselves in it too.

"Then why don't you handle it yourself?"

The fluctuation from the Realm Consciousness was faint.

[The Divine Realm Rules stand above.]

[A realm cannot casually interfere with the fate of living beings.]

[Especially not directly erase something that has already gained intelligence.]

Meow Meow frowned.

"So you came to me?"

[You are a variable.]

[And a native lifeform.]

[You possess the Holy Fire.]

[You can purify.]

Hearing this, Meow Meow's tail twitched.

It made sense.

But it also sounded like asking a cat to work for free.

"Just because I can purify doesn't mean I can do it casually."

"How much stuff is in the Black Water Great Marsh? Don't tell me it's a whole pool."

The Realm Consciousness didn't answer with a specific number.

That only made Meow Meow more uneasy.

He was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast now, but that didn't make him invincible.

If it turned out to be a den of Taiyi... no, a den of Titled Douluo-level ferocious beasts, then going there would just be delivering cat food.

The Realm Consciousness continued feeding him information.

[The source of the Black Water has not yet awakened.]

[The peripheral pollution can be removed.]

[If left untreated, it will invade the Sunset Forest within a century.]

Meow Meow's eyes shifted.

Sunset Forest.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Tang San's future opportunity.

And Dugu Bo.

It all connected.

"So the Black Eagle Family has its eyes on Dugu Bo's herb garden—not just for the immortal herbs."

[They want to use the immortal herbs to stabilize the Black Water.]

Meow Meow understood.

Those people weren't simply trying to steal herbs.

They intended to use the spiritual medicines from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress the Black Water pollution, then create more stable White Tiger samples, or even stronger mutated soul beasts.

This was no small-time scheme.

Meow Meow lowered his head in thought.

According to the original timeline, Tang San would later go to the Sunset Forest, obtain the immortal herbs, resolve Dugu Bo's poison, and incidentally boost the entire Shrek group.

But now the Black Eagle Family had already set their sights on that place ahead of time.

If he did nothing, Tang San's cheat-level opportunity might get contaminated by others first.

If he did intervene, would that count as cutting off Tang San's destined fortune?

After thinking for a moment, Meow Meow felt the issue wasn't actually that complicated.

Tang San hadn't arrived yet.

The Black Eagle had already made its move.

This wasn't robbing Tang San.

This was robbing the Black Eagle.

Mm.

The logic held up.

Meow Meow felt considerably more at ease.

"You came to me—surely it's not just to make me run an errand for nothing?"

The Plane Consciousness paused.

[Compensation can be given.]

Meow Meow's eyes lit up.

Why didn't you say so earlier.

He liked this kind of polite Plane Consciousness.

"What compensation?"

Before the Plane Consciousness could answer, the system prompt suddenly rang out.

[Ding, detected that the Douluo Plane Consciousness has actively requested aid.]

[Ten-Thousand-Year main quest activated: Purify the Black Water pollution, halt the aberrant bloodline experiments.]

[Current stage: Sunset Forest outskirts.]

[Quest reward being advanced...]

Meow Meow's spirits lifted.

Advanced?

Since when did this system become so considerate?

[Ding, Ten-Thousand-Year realm gift package retroactively issued.]

[Gift package contents as follows:]

[Treasure: Myriad Spirit Bloodline Atlas.]

[Treasure: Soul Purifying Holy Fire Seed.]

[Ability: Soul Ring Disguise.]

[Divine Ability: Holy Fire Judgment.]

[Manual: Spiritual Herb Identification Manual.]

[Special: Cat Net Node Expansion Card x1.]

Meow Meow stared at the panel for a long moment.

Worth it.

This haul was genuinely worth it.

[Myriad Spirit Bloodline Atlas: Allows identification of most soul beast bloodline origins on the Douluo Continent, recognizing states such as human transformation, mixed blood, mutation, and pollution.]

[Soul Purifying Holy Fire Seed: Can merge with the host's holy fire, enhancing purification effects against Rakshasa evil thoughts, Black Water pollution, and spiritual resentment.]

[Soul Ring Disguise: Conceals the host's Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast aura, disguising it as a specified age or ordinary life form aura, preventing detection by high-level Soul Masters and soul beasts.]

[Holy Fire Judgment: Locks onto a pollution source, using holy fire to examine its spiritual consciousness and soul power—light cases are purified, severe cases are incinerated.]

[Spiritual Herb Identification Manual: Identifies the effects and contraindications of heavenly spiritual herbs, immortal-grade medicinal plants, and soul beast companion flora.]

[Cat Net Node Expansion Card: Can establish a stable cat net node at a designated location, forming cross-city communication and sensing.]

After reading, Meow Meow's mood improved quite a bit.

The Soul Ring Disguise came just in time.

He was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast now. Though he could mask his aura with the Calming Bell and Holy Fire, there was still risk when encountering a Title Douluo.

With the Soul Ring Disguise, at least he wouldn't have to worry every day about Dugu Bo seeing through him at a glance as a hundred-thousand-year cat.

The Soul Purifying Holy Fire Seed was also crucial.

Later, he'd have to face the Rakshasa aura on Bibi Dong, the Black Water pollution, and the Corruption Source hidden somewhere—this thing was almost indispensable.

As for the Myriad Spirit Bloodline Atlas and the Spiritual Herb Identification Manual...

Meow Meow glanced toward Sunset Forest.

The stuff in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—Tang San could recognize it, but This Cat couldn't? No way.

Good thing now.

The problem of not knowing herbs was solved.

Meow Meow felt satisfied inside, but kept his expression steady.

"These things aren't bad."

The Realm Consciousness didn't respond.

Meow Meow asked again, "So how far along is the Black Water Swamp now?"

[Not yet a great calamity.]

[But a Mutated Soul Beast King has already been born.]

Meow Meow's ears twitched.

"What level?"

[Near Hundred-Thousand-Year.]

Meow Meow breathed a sigh of relief.

Not bad.

Near hundred-thousand-year, not actually hundred-thousand-year.

He'd just broken through, so this was a good chance to test his skills.

But the Realm Consciousness added another line.

[Its source pollution is dense; even an ordinary Title Douluo approaching would be corroded.]

Meow Meow: "..."

Can you not pause like that when you talk?

"So I can't fight it head-on?"

[Do not prolong the battle.]

"Then what should I do?"

[Purify the Source.]

"Where's the source?"

An image appeared again.

In a dark, murky lake, four black shadows swam.

Some looked like snakes, some like insects, some like fish, some like crocodiles.

But they all shared one trait: malformed limbs and twisted eyes.

At the deepest part of the lake, a red-black fleshy ball pulsed.

With each beat, the Black Water spread outward another ring.

Meow Meow felt a bit nauseous watching it.

"This thing is way too ugly."

The Realm Consciousness offered no comment.

Meow Meow looked closely and confirmed that none of those four black shadows were normal soul beasts.

They were things raised by pollution.

They had intelligence, but not much.

They had power, but it was unstable.

For Meow Meow, that was actually good news.

The more unstable they were, the easier it was for Holy Fire Judgment to catch their flaws.

"Fine."

Meow Meow nodded.

"I'll take this job."

A ripple passed through the Realm Consciousness.

It seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

[My thanks.]

Meow Meow raised a paw.

"Don't thank me yet."

"I have conditions."

[Speak.]

"First, I won't throw the cat clan under the bus just to purify the Black Water Great Marsh."

"Second, you can't mess with the karma of those from Martial Soul Hall just because I made a move."

"Third, you can't force me to clash head-on with the Rakshasa aura on Bibi Dong right now."

"Fourth, if I change Tang San's original opportunities, don't come crying later that fate's gone haywire."

The Realm Consciousness fell silent for a moment.

[No interference.]

Meow Meow raised an eyebrow.

"That's it?"

[No interference means permission.]

Meow Meow thought it over.

That made sense, actually.

The Realm Consciousness couldn't directly intervene.

Its statement of "no interference" was already tacit approval for Meow Meow to alter the timeline.

This was even more important than a direct system reward.

With those words, from now on, whether he intercepted immortal herbs, sought out Dugu Bo early, or influenced Tang San's path, the Realm Consciousness wouldn't treat it as external sabotage.

Of course, whether Tang San himself would have a breakdown was a different matter.

Meow Meow asked again:

"What about the God Realm?"

The Realm Consciousness was silent even longer.

[Do not stir the Divine Thrones.]

Meow Meow understood.

For now, don't touch the real high-level players like Asura, Sea God, or Rakshasa God.

Work within the scope of Douluo Continent first.

A cat had to keep a low profile.

"Fine."

Meow Meow nodded.

"Then let's start with the Sunset Forest."

The Realm Consciousness gradually faded away.

But just before it vanished completely, it sent one last piece of information.

[The one in Martial Soul City is not evil by nature.]

Meow Meow was taken aback.

"Bibi Dong?"

The Realm Consciousness did not respond again.

The vision dissipated.

The Clear Radiance Pavilion fell quiet once more.

Meow Meow sat on the cushion, his expression somewhat complicated.

Not evil by nature.

That was pretty close to what he'd thought from the start.

Bibi Dong had certainly done many wrong things.

But the obsession she carried wasn't born from pure malice.

There was the Rakshasa God's thought, old wounds, and that messy business with Yu Xiaogang.

Meow Meow had originally planned to treat Bibi Dong slowly.

Now it seemed this wasn't just about mending regrets—it was a direction even the Realm Consciousness wished to see.

"More and more troublesome things."

Meow Meow stretched.

But his tail gave a light flick.

He wasn't unhappy.

If anything, he was a little excited.

Ten thousand years.

The gift pack.

Sunset Forest.

Black Water Marsh.

Bibi Dong.

Tang San.

All these threads were finally about to converge.

Just then, Qian Renxue pushed the door open.

She had just finished handling Crown Prince's Mansion affairs and saw Meow Meow sitting still, so she asked:

"What's wrong?"

Meow Meow looked up at her.

"Qinghe."

"Hm?"

"I'm going to Sunset Forest."

Qian Renxue's expression tightened.

"Now?"

"The sooner the better."

Meow Meow said.

"The Black Eagle Family isn't just targeting Dugu Bo's medicine garden."

"There's also the Black Water pollution."

"If they bring that thing into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it'll be trouble later."

Qian Renxue's brow twitched slightly at the words "Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

She had never heard that name before.

But Meow Meow spoke seriously, so she naturally wouldn't take it as a joke.

"Need me to send people?"

"Don't send too many."

Meow Meow shook his head.

"Dugu Bo is a Title Douluo. Too many people and we'll be exposed."

"Have Gray Ear and White Dew come with me."

"Numb Tail stays."

Numb Tail, who had been sleeping in the corner, immediately lifted his head upon hearing his name.

"Mrow?"

"It's not good news."

Meow Meow glanced at him.

"You stay at the Crown Prince's Mansion and continue training."

Numb Tail lay back down.

Qian Renxue thought for a moment.

"I'll have someone prepare a merchant caravan to Suotuo City, and also chart a route to the outskirts of Sunset Forest."

"Alright."

Meow Meow nodded.

"But I won't travel openly first."

"A cat takes the cat's path."

Qian Renxue was already used to this kind of statement.

She asked again, "After you broke through a hundred thousand years, did you have any new changes?"

Meow Meow thought of the Soul Ring Disguise and moved a thought.

The next moment, the aura on his body slowly dropped.

From a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it fell to a ten-thousand-year soul beast.

Then from ten thousand years, it dropped to a thousand years.

Finally, it almost became an ordinary white cat.

Qian Renxue's expression shifted slightly. "Is this a disguise?"

"Mm."

Meow Meow was somewhat satisfied.

"It'll be much safer meeting Dugu Bo from now on."

Qian Renxue nodded lightly. "Indeed."

As soon as the words fell, the System Panel flashed again.

[Prompt: Suotuo City Line has been activated.]
[Shrek Academy is about to come into contact with Tang San and Xiao Wu.]
[Yu Xiaogang will accompany them.]

Meow Meow looked at this prompt, the corner of his eye twitching slightly.

Sunset Forest here wasn't dealt with yet, and over there, Shrek was already about to start.

The main line of Douluo really didn't wait for a cat at all.

"What now?" Qian Renxue asked.

Meow Meow sighed. "Things are about to get lively over in Suotuo City too."

Qian Renxue said, "Should we go to Suotuo City first?"

Meow Meow thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Sunset Forest first."

"Tang San's side is just a school meeting for now."

"If Sunset Forest really gets polluted by Black Water, everything will fall apart later."

"As for Shrek..."

Meow Meow's eyes narrowed.

"Have the Martial Soul Hall branch keep recording as usual."

"Especially that Yu Xiaogang."

Qian Renxue understood. "I'll arrange it."

Meow Meow looked at the Calming Bell again. "Jianbing."

"I'm here."

"This time, you stay at the Crown Prince's Mansion."

Jianbing was silent for a moment. "Because of the White Tiger Cub?"

"Mm."

Meow Meow said, "Both Dai Lin and the cub need you to stabilize their aura."

"Sunset Forest has heavy poison gas; going there now won't help much."

Jianbing did not argue.

It had already learned to hold back.

"I understand."

Meow Meow nodded with satisfaction.

White Dew walked over, and Gray Ear also jumped in from the window.

The two little cats had already heard the arrangement.

Meow Meow looked at them.

"This isn't a trial."

"Nor is it surveillance."

"There's a Title Douluo in Sunset Forest, poison arrays, and Black Water pollution."

"You follow me, and the first rule is don't run off."

White Dew nodded seriously.

Gray Ear nodded too.

Numb Tail quietly lifted his head from behind.

Meow Meow looked at him.

"Don't even think about it."

Numb Tail lowered his head again.

Qian Renxue let out a soft laugh.

But Meow Meow suddenly remembered something and opened the Myriad Spirit Bloodline Atlas he had just obtained from the gift pack.

The atlas unfurled like a faint glow.

Various spirit beast bloodlines emerged within it.

Soft Bone Rabbit.

Blue Silver Grass.

Jade Phosphorous Serpent.

Hell Spirit Cat.

White Tiger.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

When Meow Meow's gaze swept over Hell Spirit Cat, he paused slightly.

Zhu Zhuqing.

She would soon appear in Suotuo City with Dai Mubai.

The thread of the Shrek Seven Devils was finally about to formally debut.

But for now, he had no mind to deal with those people.

First, secure Sunset Forest.

Otherwise, whether it was Tang San's immortal herb thread or Dugu Bo's thread, they would all be stirred into a muddy mess by the Black Water.

Meow Meow put away the atlas and jumped onto the windowsill.

Outside, the sky was darkening.

"Depart tomorrow."

Qian Renxue nodded.

"I'll prepare identity documents."

"Don't make it too obvious."

Meow Meow said.

"Just say the Crown Prince's Mansion is sending a few attendants to purchase medicinal herbs nearby."

Qian Renxue glanced at the one cat and two little cats.

"Attendants?"

Meow Meow flicked his tail.

"Cats are attendants too."

White Dew blinked.

Gray Ear lowered his head to lick his paw.

Numb Tail let out a small meow, as if asking whether he counted.

Meow Meow looked back.

"You count as staying behind."

Numb Tail: "..."

That night, Meow Meow didn't fall into a dead sleep.

He consolidated his hundred-thousand-year cultivation while digesting the contents of the gift pack.

The Myriad Spirit Bloodline Atlas slowly unfurled within his primordial spirit.

The Spiritual Herb Identification Manual also gradually merged into his memory.

Various herb names flashed by.

Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Seeing these, Meow Meow couldn't help licking his paw.

Not out of greed.

Just that he felt these things were all very useful.

Tang San had originally used the immortal herbs to elevate the entire Shrek group by a notch.

But now, things might not go so smoothly for him.

Meow Meow didn't plan to snatch everything away.

But some herbs could no longer be casually handed out to people who might not deserve them.

Like certain individuals.

Like a certain foul-mouthed dean.

Like a certain theory master.

Thinking of Yu Xiaogang, Meow Meow's gaze turned cold.

"Let them walk their own path for now."

"When it's time to slap faces, then I'll slap."

Having said that, he finally closed his eyes.

The next day.

Outside Heavenly Dou City, a small merchant convoy quietly left the city.

On the surface, it was the Crown Prince's Mansion's medicinal herb procurement team.

In secret, a white cat and two kittens had already taken another cat path, heading toward the Sunset Forest ahead of them.