Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 136 Two Overlord-Level Secret Contracts Combined, Creating a Brand New Form!
The palace was magnificent and grand, with clear wine and two lemon slices spilled on the patchwork carpet. Dictator, this extraordinary monarch, was utterly astonished.

He seemed unable to believe what he had heard, or as if he doubted that he had misheard, and asked Xiafa again to confirm:
"Did I hear that right? You...you can sign a second Overlord-level secret contract?"

At this moment, the shock in Dick's heart was like a raging storm.

Because He knew very well what it meant for an extraordinary being to sign a second overlord-level secret contract.

Moreover, He was very clear that Shaphat certainly did not know what this meant.

In short, two supreme-level secret contracts, plus the token of eternity...

However, we can't tell Xia Fa these things now. Telling him too early will only make his thoughts chaotic, and in severe cases, he might fall into wild speculation, which could even prevent him from making progress in understanding the secret agreement.

If it gets even worse, it will be completely out of control.

Dictator couldn't help but feel relieved. Luckily, he considered himself a good person, and luckily, Shafa trusted him enough to reveal the secret directly.

Of course, it's also possible that Xia Fa wanted to buy the Star Gate, a top-tier secret contract, from Him, which is why he spoke of it directly.

In any case, this also allowed Him to remind Shaphat later when to keep things secret and when it didn't matter.

Otherwise, what if some unscrupulous, unknown entities found out...?

Without much hesitation, Dick flipped his hand over, and a huge tooth immediately appeared in his palm.

The teeth were as big as fans, and at first glance they looked like enlarged fangs. The broad teeth suddenly narrowed into a curved hook at the tail, and the layers of secret runes on the fangs rose and fell like breathing.

In that instant, as a transcendent monarch, He immediately sensed that Xia Fa's spiritual intuition had surged for a moment.

It's like the water column in a test tube suddenly rising, almost overflowing the tube.

"Your next hegemon-level secret contract is indeed the Gate of Stars, otherwise your spiritual intuition wouldn't have come this way..."

Dick let out a long sigh, a look of wistful joy on his face, and sat back down on the sofa.

"Come on, cash on delivery. Actually, I could waive your money, but my men are short of working funds lately, and I also need money to buy some nice things."

Seeing this, Xia Fa felt relieved.

Although he didn't know why Dick was so agitated, he could vaguely guess a thing or two.

After all, in the entire Kingdom of Augu, only His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Prince have signed a supreme-level secret agreement, and there is only one such agreement.

This spans at least six hundred years, because six hundred years ago, His Majesty the current emperor replaced Marshal Gaius on the throne and took the throne of the Kingdom of Augus.

But now, he is able to sign two top-tier secret contracts...

Xia Fa did not hesitate. He held out his hands, and a large stack of money appeared in his arms.

He walked to the sofa and placed the full 500,000 gold pounds on it.

With a flick of his wrist, the fangs covered in layers of secret runes vanished and reappeared in Xia Fa's arms, along with the 500,000 gold pounds.

"With the Eagle level, you've also signed two Hegemon-level secret agreements, and it's a combination like the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars... You should be able to try to deal with Pompeii. Even if you can't win, you can escape using the Gate of Stars."

Dick Tudor started drinking again, this time with unusual gusto, unlike when Xia Fa had first come in, looking like he was drowning his sorrows. He continued:
"By the way, let me remind you, since you can sign two overlord-level secret contracts, your main focus now is twofold: first, to begin advancing your understanding of the Star Gate; and second, to try combining the secret contract abilities of the Silver Throne and the Star Gate. This is also one of the methods to develop the overlord-level secret contract of the Silver Throne."

After a slight pause, He added:

"Of course, in this case, you are also developing the Gate of Stars. If you have the capacity, you can also try to combine the ability of your first advanced secret contract with these two overlord-level secret contracts. This is another way to become stronger."

Xia Fa listened attentively and memorized everything.
However, he was also somewhat curious.

The Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars' secret power combine?

What strange or powerful effects would that produce?
Dicket suddenly remembered something and laughed:

"You must be hiding other secrets, otherwise you couldn't have understood the Silver Throne, a supreme-level secret contract, in just a few days. But don't worry, as long as you fully understand it, especially if you obtain the origin secret technique, there's little risk of losing control. As for the secrets..."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly, his eyes turning wistful, as if recalling some past event:
"...Everyone has their own secrets, and I won't pry into them, as long as you haven't made a deal with God or Outer God that involved selling your soul."

Xia Fa nodded seriously:

"Okay, I see."

Dictator didn't speak, but suddenly raised one hand.

A strange scene appeared.

Suddenly, countless golden grains of sand appeared on the open ground not far ahead within this vast and magnificent palace.

The golden sand instantly formed a small castle, with a rainbow shining above it and a miniature sun shining on it.

Before Xia Fa could react, the sun disappeared, the rainbow broke apart, the entire castle became dark, and ghosts could be faintly seen lingering around it.

Xia Fa raised an eyebrow, guessing that this must be the secret ability of the "Fairy Tale World" overlord-level secret contract.
But why did the castle, which was so beautiful like a fairy tale at first, suddenly become so gloomy?
Dick Tudor, however, seemed completely unconcerned, and his tone became serious:
"Go in and sign the Gate of Stars. I'll protect you. Otherwise, if you're outside signing your second Overlord-level secret contract, it's easy for some unknown entities to break through the real world and try to influence you."

Xia Fa nodded solemnly and walked towards the gloomy castle without the slightest hesitation.

By now, he and Dick Tudor had reached a stage of initial mutual trust, so even though the castle looked eerie, he didn't suspect that Dick Tudor wanted to harm him.

When he reached the sandcastle, the white ghosts opened the door for him.

It was just a sandcastle less than three meters high, but the moment Xia Fa stepped inside, it felt like he had entered a real castle.

A hundred-meter-high marble column supports the magnificent dome.

A spiral staircase leads directly to each floor, so high that the number of floors is countless.

And not far ahead is a long corridor that stretches for over a thousand meters, with blood-red candles burning on the black iron lampstands on both sides, and between every two candles is a large lacquered wooden door.

With the extraordinary monarch Dicketo as his protector, Xiafa no longer needed to make preparations such as scattering living iron powder. He went directly to a table and chairs made of sand in the middle of the castle.
With a flick of his wrist, he produced a pure silver quill pen and the water of the Holy Spirit Spring.

He unscrewed the ink bottle containing the Holy Spirit Spring, dipped his sterling silver quill in it, took a deep breath, and signed his name below the fangs.

Xiafa de Augustus.

The moment he signed the last stroke, Xia Fa suddenly realized that the hand holding the pure silver quill pen had rapidly turned into gray stone.

Even the skin began to crack.

But that wasn't the end of it. His hand suddenly broke off at the wrist, detached from his body, and quickly contracted inward, turning into... a stone ball!
No, it looks more like a miniature planet!

Then, his limbs, hands, and feet all broke off and detached from his body, even his head was separated. Xia Fa felt as if his consciousness had risen into the air, quietly watching the changes throughout his body, yet it also felt as if it had always remained inside his body.

His body transformed into a luminous star, like the sun, radiating a warm and solemn light.

The limbs and hands and feet then transformed into planets of varying sizes, revolving around the sun.

Although he knew it was an illusion, it all felt so real that Xia Fa wondered if he had truly become one of the stars in the cosmos by signing the "Gate of the Stars".

The feeling of falling suddenly came over Xia Fa, and he clearly sensed that the sun, which was his body, and the planets, which were his limbs, were all falling straight down.

He returned to that endless, pitch-black space, appearing as a planet orbiting a star.

This time, whether it was an illusion or not, the colorful ocean in the far distance of the pitch-black space seemed closer and clearer to him.

There seemed to be something inside... calling to him.

But the colorful ocean was also fleeting, disappearing in an instant.

The boundless, viscous darkness enveloped him once again.

Fortunately, this time the star his body had transformed into was shining, which gave him a little peace of mind.

Crackling, crackling...

The sound of sparks popping from the campfire startled Xia Fa.

He thought of an "old friend".

Looking towards the source of the sound, sure enough, it was the young miner again, still sitting by the campfire, poking at the flames with his iron tongs.

The young miner seemed to sense something and slowly turned around.

Xia Fa saw his face again, which was as flat as an egg and had no features.

But the next moment, the young miner suddenly froze, and the iron tongs in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp "clang" in the dark space.

"It's you again? It's only been a few days."

The young miner was clearly taken aback:
"Are you the illegitimate child of [Absolute Defense]? How could you understand such a supreme-level secret contract as the Silver Throne so quickly? That's the Silver Throne!"

Xia Fa remained steadfast in his beliefs, resolutely refusing to speak in this unknown, pitch-black space.

The young miner was even more incredulous, as if he had seen Xia Fa's current "state," where his body had become a star and his limbs and hands and feet had become planets.

"You also signed with Stargate? Interesting, very interesting..."

The young miner didn't even bother to warm himself by the campfire anymore; his face, devoid of features and resembling a sheet of skin, conveyed a sense of profound感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or wistfulness).
"It's been 30,000 years, and I haven't seen a young person with such potential as you in a long time..."

He suddenly reached out with one hand and grabbed the fallen iron clamp, his voice becoming ethereal and distant:
"Since that's the case, I'll do you a favor and prevent those unknown entities from coming here just because they smell it."

"By the way, remember, before you become a demigod, never reveal in the Protoss Realm that you have signed two overlord-level secret contracts. As for the real world... it depends on your background, so there's not much to be afraid of."

As soon as he finished speaking, the iron pliers in his hand suddenly clamped down on Xia Fa.

Xia Fa suddenly felt his body being gripped by incredibly large, invisible pincers. Then, the pincers, holding him, lifted him up rapidly, about to escape this pitch-black space.

The young miner's voice came from far, far below, carrying a hint of admonition:
"By the way, remember to visit my brother when you have time, or find [Absolute Defense]. In this world, only a few of you have signed the Silver Throne, and those two can teach you."

The huge floor-to-ceiling windows were edged with gold, and the dim sunlight shone through the clean glass. Xia Fa suddenly realized that not only had he returned to the real world, but even the sand castle had disappeared.

He had stood once again on the marble floor of the magnificent palace of Dictatoria.

But Xia Fa could still hear the young miner's last words echoing in his ears.

In the entire universe, how many have signed the Silver Throne, a supreme-level secret pact?

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. Although he understood, he still couldn't fully trust anything that existed in that dark space.

But this time, the young miner did indeed help him, allowing him to escape that dark space sooner.

In this situation, is it still possible to believe it to some extent?
Perhaps because it was his first experience, Xia Fa always felt that the dark space was extremely dangerous.

Before he could think any further, starlight suddenly appeared before his eyes, as if the cosmos was floating in front of him.

Then, two meteor-like orbs of light shot out from the cosmos at high speed, trailing long tails, and entered his brow.

Xia Fa instinctively wanted to stay calm and grit his teeth.

Because he understood that this was knowledge and information related to the secret abilities of the overlord-level secret contract, the Gate of Stars, which had entered his mind in this way.

It might trigger another intense mental storm.

But immediately, he was surprised to find that his mind was completely calm, with only knowledge about the two secret abilities slowly emerging.

This surprised Xia Fa, but also pleased him.

Could it be that... such a violent reaction only occurs when one obtains the secret power of the Silver Throne?

Fortunately, the Silver Throne had already understood everything; he had acquired all ten secret abilities, including the original secret techniques.

Xia Fa suppressed his excitement and immediately checked the two abilities of the overlord-level secret contract he had just obtained, the Gate of Stars.

【Starry Body】

[Bending Maneuver]

"You've already signed it so quickly? Then you must have already obtained the [Starry Body] secret contract ability, which is the same as the [Rhine Silver Mercury] of the Silver Throne, and is the core secret contract ability of the Gate of Stars."

Dick Tudor's voice suddenly rang out, and he walked over with a smile, now holding a bottle of whiskey.

"I only have a basic understanding of the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars, but I know a secret."

He walked up to Xia Fa, casually leaned against a Roman-style white column, took a sip of his drink with a smile, and then said:

"You can combine [Rhine Silver Mercury] and [Starlight Body] to create your own... unique Silver Throne form!"

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(End of this chapter)