My cards can be infinitely combined.

Chapter 598 Virus

The little black cat meowed and tumbled through the air, looking somewhat flustered.

"Are they really stray cats from the starry sky?"

Zhou Nan looked at the blazing sun overhead casting its rays upon the little black cat and felt utterly astonished.

He stepped out of Chiyang Mountain and came to the little black cat. The little black cat seemed to be afraid of strangers and quickly ran away. After running a few steps, it turned its head and looked at Zhou Nan curiously.

Zhou Nan asked, "May I ask how you are addressed?"

The little black cat meowed and tilted its head, seemingly unable to understand Zhou Nan's words.

Zhou Nan, however, dared not be careless and said, "Your Excellency is able to survive in this star-beast's deep-space star system and possess a large amount of deep-space data. You must be no ordinary being. Why pretend to be an ignorant little black cat here?"

The little black cat tilted its head, still watching Zhou Nan warily.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaonan, the Black Card Angel, along with Xiao Taichong and Xiao Taiyong, flew over. Zhou Xiaonan exclaimed, "Huh, is this a cub of the Starry Sky Beast? It's so small and ugly!"

She reached out as if to stroke the little black cat, but Zhou Nan quickly grabbed her outstretched hand, shook his head, and said, "No."

The little black cat was so frightened that it ran away a short distance, only to be stopped by Xiao Taichong. Xiao Taichong looked at the little black cat with shining eyes and said, "This little thing is a stray cat from the starry sky, isn't it?"

He then looked at Zhou Xiaonan and said, "Miss, you say this little thing is ugly? How is it ugly? It's so cute!"

"Cute? It doesn't have tentacles, nor dense eyes, how is it cute!"

"Alright, we have different tastes." Xiao Taichong waved his hand, then looked at Zhou Nan and said, "Boss, this little thing looks pretty weak, why don't we adopt it?"

"I think so!" Xiao Taiyong said, "After seeing so many giant beasts, this little black cat is really cute. Maybe this little guy is the cub of some kind of star beast. Aren't there many deep-space native creatures tamed in the True Dark Dungeon? This little guy is probably a native creature too. There's no need to lock it up in the dungeon. Just put it in the camp. If it has combat power in the future, it can be a battle pet. If it doesn't have combat power, it can just be a little pet."

After saying that, Xiao Taiyong's eyes gleamed, and he actually tried to pick up the little black cat.

The little black cat lowered its body, bared its teeth, and the fur on its back stood on end.

"Stop!" Zhou Nan called out softly. He looked at the little black cat and probed again, "I know you are no ordinary creature. Are you truly unwilling to communicate with us?"

The little black cat didn't respond, seemingly unable to understand at all, and just watched Zhou Nan and the other three warily.

Zhou Nan's expression was serious. He cupped his hands to the little black cat and said, "I am the Black Card Emperor, and I have come for deep space data. Do you intend to continue pretending to be a little black cat? If you are unwilling to communicate, then don't blame me for taking action. Killing you will allow me to obtain the deep space data within you."

"Boss, stop!"

Xiao Taichong hurriedly called out. He and Xiao Taiyong addressed Zhou Nan casually. They used to call him Brother Zhou, but now, because they needed to get cards from Zhou Nan, they called him Boss.

"This little thing is so cute, how could you kill it!"

"Yeah, don't kill it, let me keep it. I love cats the most."

Xiao Taichong and Xiao Taiyong immediately stepped forward to stop them, and Zhou Nan frowned deeply at their behavior.

These two really like keeping cats?

That's impossible; it doesn't fit their image at all.

"Could it be...?"

Zhou Nan's heart stirred, and he quickly snapped his fingers, summoning a green nine-star [Divine Healer] card.

With a bang, the card exploded into a ball of light, which quickly dissipated, and the Divine Physician Ying Liu appeared.

The green card healer has only one skill: [Healing Technique].

The card's attributes describe it as follows: "【Healing Spell】is an active skill that can be cast on a single target to immediately dispel all negative status effects and increase the target's health by hundreds of thousands of times."

After the divine healer Ying Liu appeared, she immediately cast a healing spell on Xiao Taichong. Xiao Taichong was in good condition and naturally didn't need any healing, but when the light of the healing spell fell on him, he suddenly froze for a moment, then frowned, looking somewhat bewildered, and said, "What just happened? I think I was a little distracted..."

"Father, what's wrong?"

Zhou Xiaonan asked Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan said, "They were probably influenced by this little thing from the very beginning!"

Thirty seconds later, the divine healer Ying Liu used the [Healing Spell] on Xiao Taiyong again. Xiao Taiyong suddenly snapped back to reality, scratching his head and saying, "I was distracted. What did I say before?"

"You said you wanted to get a cat!"

Zhou Nan pointed at the little black cat, "It was you who influenced their minds, didn't you? So stealthy, such a clever trick!"

The little black cat's eyes sharpened, and it actually spoke: "I originally intended to lie in wait and get close to you for a while to see what kind of divine being you are. I didn't expect you to be unaffected by the [Intelligence Reduction Aura]."

Black Card Angel, Xiao Taichong, and Xiao Taiyong were shocked upon hearing this, and they immediately took out their cards.

Xiao Taichong said, "You little kitten, who are you? What happened just now? Are you saying I was affected by that [Intelligence-Degrading Aura]?"

Xiao Taiyong said, "So, I was also affected by the [Intelligence-Degrading Aura]?"

Zhou Xiaonan said, "Kill it!"

"Yes, kill it!"

"This thing is wicked, not cute at all, and it resorts to dirty tricks!"

Zhou Nan raised his hand to stop the crowd's discussion. He looked seriously at the little black cat and asked, "So, who exactly are you?"

The little black cat paced back and forth and said, "Guess? Let's see if you can guess."

Zhou Nan said, "In the first layer of deep space, there are nine supreme beings known as the Will of Deep Space. This is the Third Universe, and you are the Third Will!"

"Huh?" The little black cat looked surprised. "You actually guessed it."

"That's not hard to guess; you have too much deep-space data."

"Hahahaha, not bad, I am the Third Will!" the little black cat laughed. "Black Card Emperor, you're not simple. Actually, I discovered you as soon as you annihilated the Seventh Fleet of the Qiluo Starfield. As the controller of this Third Universe, all the deep space probes in this realm are under my control. At the time, I was very curious about what kind of creature you were. Later, I discovered that you could absorb deep space data to make yourself stronger and stronger, so I passed on my will and had the Thorne Empire issue an arrest warrant for you..."

"I didn't expect this wanted poster to be useless. You're really thriving in this world, growing incredibly fast. Those card techniques are quite impressive! Originally, I wanted to observe you in secret for a while, but now that you've discovered me, do you really want to face me head-on? Are you ready?"

Zhou Xiaonan and the two Xiao brothers were stunned on the spot.

The Third Will!

One of the nine supreme beings in the first layer of deep space!

That means it must be at least a thousand-level existence, right?

They must be several levels higher than those Thorne battle angels!

An opponent of this caliber should be the final boss, so how could they personally step in?

According to the usual procedure, shouldn't the enemy gradually become stronger?

There's no way the old boss appears right from the start.

Zhou Nan said, "The initiative is in your hands, isn't it? Whether to fight or not is entirely up to you. If I said I wasn't ready to fight you, would you back down?"

The Third Will laughed, "You see things quite clearly. Well, since things have come to this, let me capture you first. I'll give you two choices: first, become my servant and submit to me; second, become my specimen and display it in my collection hall. What do you say?"

Zhou Nan laughed and said, "I choose third!"

After saying that, he pointed at the little black cat, and white cards flew out from his fingertips, turning into bombs that rained down on the little black cat.

Zhou Nan has used the [Bomb Egg] card.

The [Bomb] card was originally a black card created by Zhou Nan by combining the [Bombing Ant] card and the [Turtle Egg] card. In Zhou Nan's current card pool, the [Bomb] card is automatically categorized into white, green, blue, purple, orange, and black cards, but their functions are all similar: to throw a bomb at the target and cause a physical attack.

The differences are in the level of damage, whether there is splash damage, and the egg splatter effect.

The white bombs, let alone the Third Will, could withstand the damage even from mortals. However, Zhou Nan made the white cards quickly and used them quickly. The bombs were released from his fingertips like machine guns, looking very fierce.

"I'm sorry, it seems the only option is to turn you into a specimen!"

The Third Will spoke leisurely, choosing to dodge with agility and speed, leaping around like a black ray of light, making it impossible for Zhou Nan's bombs to harm him.

"Let's do it!"

Zhou Nan shouted again, and with a wave of his hand, the Crimson Sun on the top of Crimson Sun Mountain transformed into an imperial sword and flew over.

Along with the imperial sword, a large number of cards also flew in.

The entire Chiyang Mountain area trembled, and some panda immortals and wild man kings stationed in the mountains rushed to the mountain gate.

At the same time, Zhou Xiaonan, Xiao Taichong, and Xiao Taiyong also used their cards, and instantly they ganged up on each other.

They heard Zhou Nan's conversation with the Third Will clearly and knew they had encountered a powerful enemy. They wouldn't foolishly wait for it to make the first move, so they immediately launched an attack on the Third Will.

The third will, in its black cat form, laughed heartily. It was too fast; none of the attacks hit it. With a meow, it leaped over a hundred meters away, escaping the encirclement of Zhou Nan, Zhou Xiaonan, Xiao Taichong, and Xiao Taiyong. With another meow, it pounced on Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan unleashed a palm strike using the [Boundless Compass] technique, but unfortunately, the compass was shattered by a cat's paw from the Third Universe the moment it was launched. The Third Universe then pounced on Zhou Nan, who swung his hand and unleashed the [Destruction Divine Halberd]. Before the golden halberd could appear, Zhou Nan's palm strike landed squarely on the Third Universe, sending it flying dozens of meters like a ball being bounced.

Zhou Nan also felt a pain in his palm, knowing that he must have been scratched or bitten by the Third Universe. He didn't have time to ask about it at the moment and continued to launch the bombs towards the Third Universe.

The Third Universe was not hit by any bombs. It showed a contemptuous expression, meowed, and a black vortex immediately appeared in the void behind it.

"Woohoo!"

"roar!"

Roars of beasts emerged from the black vortexes, and then, rapidly, it seemed as if a colossal celestial beast was about to burst forth from them.

"Go back to the mountain!"

Zhou Nan shouted again, continuing to use the [Bomb Egg] card at high speed.

"Back to the mountain?"

"Isn't this a battle?"

"Go back to the mountains, or run away?"

Zhou Xiaonan, Xiao Taichong, and Xiao Taiyong didn't quite understand, so Zhou Nan shouted again, "Back to the mountain, quickly, immediately!"

As he spoke, he began to retreat rapidly, silently taking a light bead and crushing it without hesitation.

The colorful orb was a life-saving item given to Zhou Nan by the Wish-Granting God, who said that it could ensure safety if used in times of crisis.

Zhou Nan had no doubts about what the Wish God King said. The colorful light bead must be precious, but right now, he used it without hesitation.

Because he understood that the Third Will was very powerful, when it acknowledged its identity, Zhou Nan collected some information from deep space. The Third Universe was actually the king of a star behemoth, one of the nine great wills of the first layer of deep space in the endless past, with a very profound foundation, and was a Heavenly Dao-level existence.

Now, within the Skard system, all the cosmic behemoths are likely under its command. He has no advantage in terms of timing, location, or popular support. Zhou Nan is not so arrogant as to believe he can now oppose the will of the endless ages of deep space.

Therefore, he must use colored light beads!

No one noticed that Zhou Nan used the colored light orb. The Third Will was still dodging the exploding egg. In the blink of an eye, before the star beast and the vortex of light mist summoned by the Third Will could fly out, a seven-colored river suddenly rushed over from nowhere. This seven-colored river was very wide, and Zhou Nan, Zhou Xiaonan, Xiao Taichong, Xiao Taiyong and the Third Universe were directly in the river.

The difference is that Zhou Nan and the others did not feel the impact. Standing in the seven-colored river, they were even quite comfortable. However, the third will was swept up by the seven-colored river. The seven-colored river seemed to have a great stickiness to him, making it impossible for him to get rid of it. In the blink of an eye, he was swept away to an unknown distance. As for the light mist vortexes it opened, they were all wiped out and disappeared by the seven-colored river.

Soon, another wave surged in the seven-colored river. Zhou Nan stood on the crest of the wave and moved forward with it. Behind him, Chi Yangshan, Zhou Xiaonan, Xiao Taichong, and Xiao Taiyong also followed Zhou Nan. Space twisted for a moment, and they seemed to suddenly rush into the void. In the blink of an eye, everything vanished, and Zhou Nan and the others found themselves in a wasteland.

"This is... Universe One!"

Zhou Nan immediately received the information that the Seven-Colored River had instantly transported them from the Third Universe to the First Universe.

Before Zhou Nan could even catch his breath, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his palm. He looked up and saw several bloody holes on it—teeth marks, the imprints of a cat's bite.

But the teeth marks had turned black, turning half of Zhou Nan's palm purplish-black.

"Oh no, it's infected!" Zhou Nan exclaimed in alarm. "It's a virus, and it managed to infiltrate my database..."

(End of this chapter)