Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 133 Being friends isn't impossible, Venomous Tree Centipede
A mountain-like, substantial sense of oppression rolled in, the oppression of a demigod, as if to freeze the surrounding space.

Xia Fa's heart tightened suddenly, as if he had returned to the time when he first faced Tyrean before signing the secret contract.

A strange current immediately shot out from the coccyx and covered the cerebral cortex.

Although the oppressive feeling from the demigod disappeared immediately, Xia Fa was secretly alarmed.

Only now did he realize just how different the severely injured chains of restraint were from the venomous tree centipede in its normal state, despite both being demigods.

Fortunately, he had a vague feeling that he had the strength to fight back.

Although it was impossible to kill the venomous tree centipede, he didn't seek to kill it. He only wanted to fight a little longer in the Silver Throne state to greatly improve his comprehension progress.

Wow——!
A massive amount of mercury vapor emerged, engulfing the surrounding branches and leaves. Almost instantly, Rhine silver mercury surged from his entire body, and before Xia Fa could even get up, he had already transformed into a three-meter-tall silver-white metallic humanoid.

beep--!
The next moment, a highly destructive beam of mercury light pierced through the thick, viscous mercury vapor and headed straight for the venomous tree centipede!

All of this happened in an instant. The venomous tree centipede had barely turned its enormous head to spot Xia Fa when it was already met with the attack of the Destructive Silver!

Suddenly, everything within a hundred meters of it turned a chilling deep purple.

The deep purple color seemed capable of corroding or poisoning everything. The fur of the rabbits and sparrows that had fallen to the ground immediately fell off, and their muscles dissolved rapidly as if they had been splashed with sulfuric acid, with purple bubbles rising up. When the bubbles burst, toxic smoke rose straight into the sky.

Even the towering trees, dense shrubs, vines, and branches around were instantly corroded away, turning into gray-black powder that scattered everywhere.

In fact, it felt to Xia Fa that he was melting away even faster than if he had been thrown into lava!

Although the deep purple area was only a hundred meters long, my spiritual intuition was giving me a frantic warning, as if it were telling me not to step into it!

Once inside, no being below the level of demigod can escape!

It was at this moment that the mercury beam struck the deep purple area.

The next moment, an unbelievable scene unfolded!

Even though the fallen leaves and soil in the deep purple area had been corroded into poisonous water, the mercury beam directly pierced through the dense deep purple and struck the head of the venomous tree centipede!
The potent poison that can corrode everything... is actually useless against the Destructive Silver!

Xia Fa was overjoyed, only then remembering that silver is a metal that can detoxify and even inhibit fungi and bacteria.

As a superior metal of silver in mysticism, the Destruction Silver is likely to have even stronger detoxification and toxicity-suppressing abilities!
Just as the destructive silver was about to strike the Venomous Tree Centipede's head, suddenly, the unstoppable beam of mercury seemed to pass through a phantom, causing it no harm whatsoever.

Xia Fa could see clearly that the mercury beam had indeed passed through the head of the Venomous Tree Centipede, but it had indeed failed to cause any damage.

How is this going?

Seeing that the thousands of venomous tree centipede's segmented legs were about to move and attack him, Xia Fa's mind suddenly stirred, and his eyes flashed with a sharp light.

The destructive silver pillar that had just flown behind the head of the Venomous Tree Centipede and above the body of the Seven-Colored Insect suddenly seemed to "freeze," and even its enormous kinetic energy was instantly dissipated, turning into a silver pillar ten meters long and as thick as a water bucket, which fell straight down.

As it fell, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the silver pillar, from which extremely dazzling light burst forth.

boom! ! !
The next moment, the ten-meter-long silver pillar suddenly exploded, creating a violent mercury storm above the Venomous Tree Centipede!
Countless fragments of exploding silver scattered in the blast, incredibly strong and sharp, almost enveloping the giant python-like body of the Venomous Tree Centipede, threatening to injure it.

But then, something equally astonishing happened.

The venomous tree centipede's body seemed illusory, or perhaps nonexistent, as the shards of exploding silver struck it, yet they all passed right through.

The exploding silver fragments shot into the purple venom on the ground without any hindrance, even penetrating all the way underground, making clanging sounds as if they had hit solid rock or a mineral vein.

What's happening here?
Xia Fa was somewhat stunned. Could it be that after this Venomous Tree Centipede became a demigod, its body could also become ethereal?
How can we fight like this!
But he immediately realized something was wrong.

His spiritual intuition surged, and the scenes of the battle just now resurfaced in his mind.

The destructive silver beam pierced through the deep purple curtain, and just as it was about to strike its head, its enormous head seemed to... sway slightly.

Because it was shaking so fast, Xia Fa didn't notice it at all and thought its body had become ethereal.

As for the exploding silver ingot, the venomous tree centipede moved its body with incredible agility, directly dodging all the fragments that were shot at it!
After hiding, it calmly returned to its original spot, which created the illusion of its insect body becoming ethereal.

Xia Fa clicked his tongue in amazement... It possessed a highly corrosive and toxic zone with a radius of 100 meters, and also had such incredible speed.

He seriously doubted that even the most powerful binding chains would be devoured by this venomous tree centipede!

You can even tell by looking at the territory.

The territory of the chained imprisonment is located several tens of kilometers from the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds. It is surrounded by towering trees, with no bushes for small prey to hide in, and no complex plant maze, resulting in very few prey.

This venomous tree centipede, however, lives deep within the dense thickets of the Mist God's Hunting Grounds, a labyrinth of trees and plants, where supernatural creatures abound for it to hunt.

Of course, based on this deduction, the strongest one is still the Mist Scale Dragon cub, living in the deepest part of the southwest direction of the Mist God Hunting Ground, where there are probably more and more supernatural creatures.

Thinking this through, Xia Fa narrowed his eyes and began to ponder a solution.

Since their attacks are unlikely to be effective, should they simply flee or fight on for a while longer?
Of course, he also understood that this was because he was only at the insect level.

Fungus, insect, eagle, wolf, elephant, whale, demigod... It's really a bit too much for me to challenge a demigod-level supernatural being in its full state, having crossed four ranks and one level.

Xia Fa gritted his teeth and quietly condensed a large lump of exploding silver behind the towering tree he was standing on, replacing most of the tree trunk.

He planned to fight for a while longer, and if he really couldn't win, he would detonate the exploding silver block and hide in the Star Spirit Realm!

call out!
Just then, the Venomous Tree Centipede suddenly spat out a glob of venom in his direction.

The venom was only the size of a fist, but the moment it flew over, all the plants along its path turned black and withered instantly, even the exposed rocks on the ground rotted, giving one the feeling that it could strip away the vitality of all things.

Without a second thought, Xia Fa immediately unleashed a stream of flowing red mercury from his shoulder horns, instantly forming a dome.

With a crack, followed by a rumbling sound, the towering tree he was hiding in decayed and carbonized before the poison even got close, and collapsed with a crash.

A surge of azure energy immediately rose around Xia Fa, allowing him to take flight and avoid falling to the ground.

If I lose my balance, the danger would be too great when facing a demigod-level supernatural being in a normal state!

pat!

Almost in the blink of an eye, a fist-sized glob of venom hit his Red Silver Armor.

Zizzi——!
A toxic fumes, so strong it made your teeth ache, rose up, and the surrounding air became thick and sticky.

The mercury was rapidly consumed, and the venom was quickly neutralized as well.

Fortunately, Xiafa was able to replenish it in time, so not a single drop of venom or venomous mist entered the Red Mercury Shield until the venom was completely consumed.

"Wait, it seems like we can fight a little longer..."

This venom was undoubtedly one of the most powerful attacks from this Venomous Tree Centipede, but not only could I use Destruction Silver to break through its venomous zone, it seemed... I could also use Red Silver to completely resist its venom and poisonous mist?
Xia Fa became bolder and decided to try again.

Although it was a bit risky and there was a possibility of getting injured, he was prepared to escape at any time.

The thought that Pompeii, the demigod, might discover him at any moment, especially the mysterious ruler behind him, was unbearable.

To become stronger, to advance my understanding of the Silver Throne's secret pact, and to sign the Gate of Stars, a supreme-level secret pact with life-saving and escape capabilities...

Xia Fa decided to go all out!
But just then, with a "pop," the venomous tree centipede shook its head and absorbed the deep purple venomous ground within a hundred-meter radius around it into its body.

Immediately, it opened its mouth and spat out ice shards carrying a cold wind, which formed a large ice platform directly below Xiafa in the air.

The ice seemed to have an antidote effect, quickly neutralizing the surrounding purple venom into clear water.

Beneath the clear water, as fallen leaves and soil dissolved away, the gray-black rocks closer to the earth's crust were revealed. The Venomous Tree Centipede raised its head, its scarlet eyes turning a calm black, and stared fixedly at Xia Fa.

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback. What... was he going to do?
Whether it was his imagination or not, he vaguely sensed a kind of... goodwill from the Venomous Tree Centipede through its spiritual intuition.

But Xiafa dared not be careless. Even ordinary wild beasts like brown bears or wolves are very cunning, let alone supernatural creatures that have reached the level of demigods.
Some of the supernatural beings with demigod status are intelligent, even far surpassing humans in intelligence. Even this venomous tree centipede and the binding chains are probably not much less intelligent than humans.

Thus, Xia Fa maintained his red and silver protective shield posture, using the blue airflow to hold himself up in the air, showing no intention of descending.

The venomous tree centipede stared at him for a long while, then suddenly seemed to sigh and opened its mouth to spit out something.

This time, it spat out a fiery bead, which flew towards the icy platform.

Xia Fa could clearly see that as the bead flew, everything around it that had been corroded by the potent poison began to purify itself automatically.

The pitch-black tree trunk turned into normal ash, the rabbit carcass, now only bones, lost its purple color, and even the air filled with purple poisonous mist became fresher.

After spitting out the bead, the Venomous Tree Centipede ignored Xia Fa and turned to the disguised giant lizard, the size of a small truck, extending its sharp mouthparts.

The mouthparts pierced into the abdomen of the disguised monitor lizard, and soon thick blood rose from the translucent mouthparts, indicating that it had begun to suck the organs and muscles of the disguised monitor lizard that had turned into blood.

As it ate, a look of pleasure appeared in its calm black eyes. It quickly sucked all the blood out of its abdominal cavity, then turned its body around, its back to Xiafa, and plunged its mouthparts into the head of the disguised monitor lizard once more.

Xia Fa was genuinely taken aback. It seemed that this demigod-level Venomous Tree Centipede wasn't planning to fight him.
Even their backs were completely exposed.

Of course, he also understood that if he launched a sneak attack, the Venomous Tree Centipede's incredible speed would allow it to easily dodge, which was why it dared to be so brazen.

Out of caution, Xia Fa thought for a moment, then flipped one hand and took out a citrine crystal, performing a simple divination.

The objects of the divination are very simple: the fiery red bead that has already landed on the icy platform, and the icy platform itself, to see if it is truly not poisonous and if it can truly be used to detoxify.

This simple divination was completed almost instantly, and Xia Fa received very clear information.

That means... none of them are poisonous!
Moreover, those fiery red beads seem to be able to neutralize most of the poison from the Venomous Tree Centipede!
For some reason, Xia Fa breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little embarrassed.

This venomous tree centipede had shown the utmost sincerity from the very beginning, yet I remained on guard at every turn.

But there was nothing he could do. After all, this was a supernatural being of demigod rank, while he was merely an insect-level being. When it came to matters of life and death, it was no big deal to be a little more cautious.

Immediately, Xia Fa dispelled the azure aura surrounding him and landed on the icy platform.

As soon as he landed, Xia Fa felt an instinctive sense of refreshment, as if the poisonous fog permeating the world could no longer penetrate him, and he no longer needed to use mercury red to protect himself.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Fa bent down and picked up the fiery red bead.

It feels heavy in the hand, warm, and slightly hot.

boom--!
The moment the fiery red bead was grasped, it suddenly emitted an invisible wave.

However, this invisible fluctuation was not aimed at Xia Fa, but instead completely cleared away the purple poisonous mist that had spread within a radius of several hundred meters.

Even the areas on the ground that had been corroded into toxic water were cleaned up and replaced with clean water.

Xia Fa suddenly felt a sense of security for no reason and looked up at the venomous tree centipede that was feeding.

He cautiously approached it.

The venomous tree centipede was still sucking the blood from the disguised monitor lizard's head; the blood rising from its mouthparts was even mixed with white brain matter, as if the rich, mellow taste fascinated it.

As Xia Fa, in his three-meter-tall metallic humanoid form, approached, it didn't react much and continued to absorb the energy on its own.

Xia Fa finally realized that this incredibly powerful demigod-level supernatural being did indeed... have no ill intentions towards him, and even showed complete goodwill.

Otherwise, at such close range, it only needs to turn its head and thrust its mandibles to inflict a fatal wound on itself!
Of course, Xia Fa was not without precautions. He had already gathered a large amount of mystical living silver in his heart, brain and other parts of his body, ready to be converted into red mercury with extremely good defensive properties at any time.

gudu~
The venomous tree centipede suddenly raised its enormous head, swallowed the last mouthful of blood and brain matter, and went into its belly.

Then, it, which was as tall as a two-story building, turned its colorful insect body around, lowered its head, and looked at Xia Fa with its calm black eyes.

Xia Fa also raised his head and looked at it.

This venomous tree centipede may not have meant any harm, but he couldn't understand why it would suddenly act this way.

They were fighting to the death just moments ago.

Suddenly, the venomous tree centipede lowered its head, and Xia Fa immediately stepped aside. It was seen that the centipede used its colorful tentacles to carve three secret characters on the rocks exposed on the clear water surface.

These three cryptic texts all resemble children's scribbles.

But Xia Fa understood its meaning immediately after just one glance.

The first secret message was its way of saying that it no longer wanted to fight Xiafa, that Xiafa couldn't do anything to it, and that its poison was useless against Xiafa.

The second secret message invites Xiafa to become its friend. If Xiafa agrees, it will take Xiafa to a place.

Strangely, the third cryptic message directly revealed the location.

That place is about two thousand kilometers away from here, almost reaching the deepest part of the southwest direction of the Mist God Hunting Ground.

According to it, there is a giant white bear with six arms, also a demigod, and it wants to invite Xiafa to join it in killing the giant bear, and then split the bear's carcass.

Moreover, according to it, Shafa's abilities seem to be very effective against the giant bear.

After reading the three secret inscriptions, Xia Fa couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

It seems that this venomous tree centipede... doesn't actually have a very high IQ?
The second cryptic message clearly stated that one must become friends with it before it would take them to a mysterious place.

But immediately in the third cryptic message, it directly revealed where that place was and what it contained.

More importantly, it actually wants to be friends with me... This is definitely not the way an adult thinks. Adults talk about interests directly, and they wouldn't speak with such a naive tone.

Xia Fa had almost completely let his guard down when he looked up and smiled, saying:
"Alright, I can be your friend. But when do we leave?"

After he said that, the Venomous Tree Centipede tilted its head, as if trying to understand what he was saying.

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, and then realized that the Venomous Tree Centipede could not possibly understand the Putong language commonly used in the Kingdom of Augu.

He then extended a sharp, silvery-white claw and carved a secret inscription into the soil, which represented the meaning of his earlier statement.

Xia Fa chose to carve the cipher text directly in the shape of a child's doodle, rather than in tadpole-shaped or wedge-shaped cipher text.

Because he had a vague guess that these cryptic symbols in the shape of children's scribbles were something that all living beings in the world, especially supernatural beings who had reached the level of demigods or above, were born with and could understand.

If the cipher text is in a different shape, it may not be able to understand it.

Sure enough, after Xia Fa carved out the secret inscription, the Venomous Tree Centipede shook its head happily, seemingly quite pleased that Xia Fa had agreed to be its friend.

It opened its mouth again and spat out a ball of fur. Then it lowered its huge head and used its head to push the ball of fur in front of Xia Fa, indicating that he should open it.

Xia Fa was somewhat curious, but by this point he was no longer worried about what kind of trap it was. With the intelligence of this venomous tree centipede, it probably couldn't have designed such a cleverly linked trap to harm him when it had just gained his trust.

So, Xia Fa picked it up without worry and tore apart what looked like a ball of fur made up of the different colored hairs of many different animals.

But immediately, his pupils contracted, and he looked incredulously at what was inside the ball of fur, his eyes filled with immense surprise!

(End of this chapter)