Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 145 The Physical Entity Arrives! The Trial Faced by Everyone!

The light was dazzling and filled the entire mountain forest.

That light came from the bee eggs, colorful and vibrant. The purple light was terrifying, the black light was as deep as an abyss, and the red light was like lava... Rays of light burst forth from within them, piercing through the egg membrane and shooting straight into the sky.

An amazing aura was brewing within it.

Since subduing the bee egg two days ago, Xia Fa has only now noticed that its rank... is actually extremely high!
That aura was clearly at the Elephant level, and it was rapidly advancing towards the Whale level!

The Venomous Tree Centipede was equally startled, recalling how many hardships it had endured since hatching, how many times it had molted, and how many predators it had escaped from before finally becoming a demigod.

And this tiny bee egg in front of us, which has only recently been born, is already about to reach the size of a whale?
Suddenly, all the light receded and converged inside the bee egg.

Xia Fa quickly looked closely, worried that something might go wrong with the bee eggs, but he wasn't so worried about them; he was more concerned about the changes in them.

After all, this is the venom of the demigod's Venomous Tree Centipede, with a total of thirty-one types. All of it was absorbed by the bee eggs, so the changes must be significant, right?

Inside the transparent, gelatinous egg membrane, in a viscous, blurry, pale yellow liquid, the embryo, which resembled a wasp, had, apart from the two antlers on its forehead and the chains wrapped around its body, had its outer shell... transformed into a rainbow of colors!
Moreover, in terms of the vibrancy and richness of its colors, it surpasses even the Venomous Tree Centipede!

Xia Fa felt a chill run down his spine, but at the same time, he was also quite delighted.

In the biological world, the more vibrant the color of a poisonous animal, the higher its toxicity, such as the poison dart frog, the cone snail, and the blue-ringed octopus.

The bee eggs that are about to hatch are even more vibrant than the demigod-level Venomous Tree Centipede. What does this mean?
The Venomous Tree Centipede was also quite surprised and spat out a poisonous secret text:
Xiafa, your pet is amazing! I feel like even I couldn't withstand its toxicity if it hatched!
Xia Fa smiled and replied in mercury cryptic script:
What are you comparing yourself to? I'm your friend, and my pet certainly won't hurt you.

The bee eggs had now completed their metamorphosis and regained consciousness. They glanced at the dissipating poisonous gas and mercury runes in the air and immediately used honey to condense their own runes:

Yes, yes! Brother Centipede, your venom has been so helpful to me, how could I bear to poison you?
His words were clearly very effective, and coupled with Xia Fa's words, the Venomous Tree Centipede immediately narrowed its dark, round eyes and revealed a simple smile.

Xia was quite satisfied. His pet seemed to have high emotional intelligence, managing to make the Venomous Tree Centipede so happy with just a few words.

In this respect, I am quite like myself.

As the saying goes, pets resemble their owners, and that's really true.

He immediately pointed to the distant, mountain-like mountain range and the giant bear, and intuitively spoke to the bee eggs:
"Except for one leg, which is left for the Venomous Tree Centipede, the rest are yours."

The bee egg trembled slightly, conveying an overwhelming sense of joy:

"Wow, really?! Thank you, Master, I love you!"

Xia Fa paused slightly, mainly because the bee eggs he had were going to hatch into drones, and the thought of a drone saying "I love you" to him felt a bit...

However, he didn't want to dampen the bee eggs' enthusiasm, so he immediately waved his hand and, this time with a smile, said in a low voice:

"Go."

Xia Fa then looked at the Venomous Tree Centipede and teased it with a secret script:
Aren't you going? My pet is really fierce; if you're even a little late, you won't get any food.
The Venomous Tree Centipede shook its head, no longer refusing, and moved its body, crawling towards one of the Mountain Dragon Bear's arms.

Mainly, it does indeed need the flesh and blood of the Mountain Dragon Bear, which helps it evolve and increases the toxicity of its venom.

The venomous tree centipede, like a giant python, quickly slithered onto one of the mountain dragon bear's arms, its mouthparts piercing the fur and beginning to inject digestive fluids.

The bee eggs, now the size of watermelons, rampaged through the abdominal cavity of the mountain dragon bear, instantly absorbing any organs, flesh, bones, or other matter they touched.

Xia Fa watched this scene with a smile, waiting quietly while recovering his strength.

Using the "Silver Slash" technique, a secret ability of the Silver Throne, just now consumed about one-tenth of his stamina.

Considering that they have now ventured deep into the southwest of the Mist God Hunting Grounds and could encounter Mist Scale Dragon cubs at any time, Xia Fa still wants to be fully prepared at all times.

He slept until almost nine o'clock this morning, but didn't go to the coastal market to buy the Nightmare Octopus, mainly because he was afraid that the Nightmare Octopus's scent would attract the Mist Scale Dragon cubs.

After all, only a live Nightmare Octopus has a fatal attraction to a Mistscale Dragon cub. In this case, a live Nightmare Octopus cannot be put into the Black-Eyed Bag, as it cannot isolate the aura.

So Xia Fa decided early on to first help the Venomous Tree Centipede kill the giant bear, and then, while delivering the Venomous Tree Centipede to the seaside, to buy the Nightmare Octopus.

Afterwards, they returned to the Mist God Hunting Grounds and began their plan to capture the Mist Scale Dragon cubs.

Oh no, it's not called trapping, because all I need to do is lure the Mistscale Dragon cub out.

The others were crushed and given to Prince Justinian, who was an angel and had signed the supreme covenant with the fairy tale world.

"Speaking of which, Prince Justinian is truly remarkable. At just over thirty years old, he has already reached the rank of angel and signed a supreme-level secret contract..."

Xia Fa recalled Prince Justinian, whose face always wore a warm and welcoming smile, and always felt that he should not be underestimated.

After all, if He takes another step, He will become a transcendent monarch, a being similar to Dick Tudor!

"By the way, if I can really induce a Mistscale Dragon cub to appear and crush the distress candy, should I maintain my Starry Silver Throne form?"

Xia Fa thought about it. Anyway, he was born and raised in the Kingdom of Augu, and his relatives and friends were all in the Kingdom of Augu. Now that he had become a nobleman in the Kingdom of Augu, he was basically a person of the Kingdom of Augu.

So, for someone who was originally from the Kingdom of Augu, agreeing to join the Kingdom of Augu in exchange for 500,000 gold pounds was truly a worthwhile deal.

Seeing the venomous tree centipede and bee eggs feasting, Xia Fa simply sat down on the ground and quietly began to meditate to regulate his breathing.

"Exhale—, inhale—, exhale—, inhale—, exhale—"

Gradually, without realizing it, he found that his mind had transformed into a glowing sphere and floated up to the boundary between his mental body and his astral body.

At the boundary, the Etheric Source Pact had retreated to a corner, while the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars, two overlord-level pacts, were locked in a standoff, neither willing to yield to the other.

However, there are also subtle signs that they are about to merge.

Since they were already here, and Xia Fa hadn't had time to understand the secrets of the Gate of Stars yesterday because he was too tired, he immediately decided to make a little progress today!
He was very familiar with the process and first found the familiar Chinese characters in the Secret Code of the Gate of Stars.

It was the same poem, exactly the same one found on the Ether Source, a high-level secret contract, and the Silver Throne, a hegemon-level secret contract.

"Shi Lou whispered advice to its paws."

"What appears in the sunlight is a huge, gray mountain range."

"Turning around majestically between heaven and earth."

"The scorching charcoal dried the eye sockets, and the red-hot iron coagulated the blood."

"A wailing heart, a gluttonous silence, a mocking lament."

Xia Fa read it silently, still very curious.

Whom does this poem, recorded in all the secret contracts originating from the source of the universe, describe?
"How about I ask the other members, or even just His Excellency the Wise One, when the next Dream Meeting begins during the Carnival of Fate?"

The idea had barely crossed his mind when Xia Fa rejected it.

His ability to read Chinese characters is arguably one of his biggest secrets, and it's best not to reveal it easily.

Anyway, he can slowly explore information related to this poem later. As an Eagle-level being now, he might be too weak to access similar information, but what about after reaching the level of a demigod? Or even an angel?

In particular, if he could become a ruler among one in ten thousand, he would also be an extraordinary monarch, and the secrets and intelligence he could access would be on a completely different level from what he has now.

"As expected, we've only made one percent progress..."

Xia Fa nodded slightly, sensing the progress in understanding the secret contract that came from finding the Chinese poem. He then began to look at the secret text on the overlord-level secret contract, the Gate of Stars, from the beginning.

To his surprise, only about six percent of the cryptic text was easy to understand this time. However, starting from seven percent, it became difficult and complex, almost like doing advanced mathematics, and a very difficult one at that.

"Could it be that because I signed three secret contracts and advanced to the Eagle level, further narrowing the gap with demigods, even killing demigod-level supernatural beings can't significantly advance my understanding of the Overlord-level secret contracts as before?"

After thinking it over, Xia Fa felt that this was the only possibility.

But he wasn't worried, because the solution was very simple.

Since killing demigods no longer significantly advances the understanding of the Overlord-level secret manual, and given the urgent desire to become stronger, then—

Why not just kill the angels?

Of course, Xia Fa also understood that it was probably impossible for someone at the Eagle level like himself to kill an angel-level being.

However, even a brief skirmish or exchange of blows can significantly advance one's understanding of the Gate of Stars.

After calming himself down slightly, Xia Fa imagined the feeling of falling, feeling as if the glowing sphere he had transformed into was rapidly falling downwards.

The next moment, he opened his eyes.

"What are you doing?!"

Xia Fa was almost startled when she opened her eyes.

Because the venomous tree centipede's rather ferocious face and its small, dark eyes were pressed against his face, as if it were observing him.

But that's not the most crucial point. The most crucial point is that the bee eggs... have actually grown to the size of a water tank!

That's right, the bee eggs that were originally only the size of a watermelon have now grown to a size of one meter in diameter, comparable to a water tank.

Floating in the air, it even exuded a touch of majesty.

The bee eggs, just like the venomous tree centipede, were positioned on either side of his face, almost right in front of him, as they were observing him.

Xia Fa peered through the gaps between them and saw that the place where the Mountain Dragon Bear's body, cut in half, should have been located not far ahead was now completely empty!
Apart from some bloodstains still wet on the rocky ground, the dragon-bear mountain, which resembled a small hill, had simply vanished!
"You...you ate it all?"

Xia Fa looked at the bee egg in surprise. At this moment, the wasp-shaped embryo in the viscous, pale yellow liquid was also rising with the water, and was almost seventy centimeters tall.

Originally, it had antlers on its head, chains around its body, and a colorful shell. Now, its wings have changed from two pairs to six pairs, and its fragile waist has turned into a gray-black stone, giving it an extremely tough appearance.

This made Xia Fa click his tongue in amazement, and at the same time, he felt a strange sense of anticipation.

It looks really weird now, but Xiafa still likes the look.

If things continue like this, what will it look like when it hatches?
I'm afraid even those eerie, unknown beings would find it eerie... The bee egg floated over, affectionately rubbing its cool, icy membrane against Xia Fa's face. Unlike before, this time it practically sank Xia Fa's face in, then happily replied with its spiritual intuition:
"Yes, Master, it's so delicious! Thank you, Master! Being able to follow you is truly a blessing I've accumulated over several lifetimes!"

Xiafa: ...

Why does it feel like my pet's emotional intelligence has improved a lot?
They've all learned how to flatter now!

However, since it is absolutely loyal to him, after all, its soul essence is with him, Xia Fa doesn't really care. In fact, in a sense, this is a good thing.

"Alright, alright, haha, I'll call you back next time I catch some prey."

Xia Fa patted his left shoulder, because he could tell that the bee eggs were a little sleepy and needed to hibernate.

"it is good!"

The bee egg, with its spiritual intuition, happily agreed, and its vat-sized body flashed and immediately crashed into Xia Fa's left shoulder.

Shafa was nearly knocked off balance by the impact, only then realizing that the bee egg seemed completely unaware of how enormous it had become...

Fortunately, after the bee eggs entered the skin below his left shoulder, just like last time, his figure seemed to disappear into the void, so he didn't have to carry such large bee eggs.

Xia Fa casually blocked its senses, allowing it to sleep peacefully. He then looked up at the Venomous Tree Centipede and communicated with it using mercury runes:
Are you ready? I can take you out now, to the sea.
The Venomous Tree Centipede shook its enormous head up and down, responding in kind with its own venomous incantation:

Okay, I'm counting on you, Xia Fa!
Xia Fa smiled, flashed forward, and mounted its back. He pointed north and then at the white clouds in the sky.

This time, he didn't communicate much with the Venomous Tree Centipede. As if they were telepathically connected, the Venomous Tree Centipede immediately floated up and flew into the sky, its form disappearing into the clouds.

Xia Fa also deactivated the Starshine Silver Throne state and transformed the Illusion Shark Suit into a black robe, covering his head and face.

He then used the soil and stones from the Etheric Source to adjust himself to a height of approximately two meters.

As a demigod-level supernatural creature, the Venomous Tree Centipede can naturally fly, but it has limitations; it is not very good at fighting when it flies.

After all, it was originally a creature that could not fly by nature, so it was not very suitable to fly by relying solely on supernatural power. The same goes for the restraining chains, which were better suited to the ground.

Xia Fa stood on the back of the Venomous Tree Centipede, weaving through the clouds, feeling a strong wind rushing against his face, and the white clouds on both sides rapidly receding.

In just about five minutes, I could hear a cacophony of voices and feel the slightly salty sea breeze; we had arrived at the coastal market.

Xia Fa patted the Venomous Tree Centipede to stop it. The Venomous Tree Centipede suddenly accelerated, soaring through the sky and quickly moving away from the coastal market. It even flew past the large island with the extraordinary market in an instant.

It wasn't until it had flown over a thousand nautical miles, and the azure sea was almost devoid of ships, that Xia Fa patted it, signaling it to stop.

Xia Fa enveloped himself in a stream of azure energy, flew off its back, and began a conversation using cryptic script:
This is pretty much it. You can fly further to choose a habitat, but going any further will bring you close to the coast of the Wave Moon Empire.

The Venomous Tree Centipede asked in cryptic language:

The Empire of the Wave Moon?

Xia Fa nodded and replied in cryptic language:
Yes, the place we're in is called the Kingdom of Augu. Bordering the Kingdom of Augu is the Wave Moon Empire, but separated by a great strait, and further away is the Cloth Bag Dynasty.
The Venomous Tree Centipede tilted its head, trying hard to understand, and suddenly asked in cryptic language:

Xiafa, you're from the Kingdom of Augu, aren't you?

Xia Fa responded with a smile and in coded language:

Yes, don't worry, you're not far from me. I'll come visit you next time. Like I said, just don't mess with humans or demi-humans, unless they try to harm you first.

The venomous tree centipede immediately spat out venomous gas, revealing the secret text:

Okay! I got it! Don't worry, Xiafa, I won't disobey you. I sensed so many of my kind in this ocean!

Its intelligence is only equivalent to that of a six or seven-year-old child, and its speech is somewhat incoherent. Fortunately, Xia Fa can understand it and can even feel its excitement.

Moreover, he vaguely guessed that what the Venomous Tree Centipede sensed was probably a supernatural creature mutated from marine life such as the Bobbit Worm, the Conrad Sea Centipede, or even a sandworm.

Judging from its appearance alone, it can be considered to be in the same category as the Venomous Tree Centipede.

Xia Fa smiled and replied in coded language:
Okay, then go ahead.

The Venomous Tree Centipede, however, was somewhat reluctant, and spat out its venomous gas, revealing a secret inscription:

How will we meet again? Last time in the forest, there was a centipede that said we could meet again, but it was eaten and never came back.

Even within the secret text, Xia Fa sensed its reluctance.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa suddenly stretched out his palm and pressed it onto its forehead.

A hissing sound rang out, and blue smoke rose. The giant centipede-like body of the Venomous Tree trembled slightly, but it endured it and did not dodge.

When Xiafa withdrew his hand, a ring appeared between his eyebrows, with ten different secret characters written on it.

This was one of the many mysterious rings formed by the burning sensation and strange electric current on the bee egg that Xia Fa suddenly had a flash of inspiration to replicate.

He could barely understand the inscription on the ring, and when combined, it could be used specifically for tracking, which would allow him to find the Venomous Tree Centipede.

Xia Fa condensed the cyan energy into a secret script:

Okay, now I can find you next time. If you want to find me, just try to activate the circle with your spiritual intuition.

He managed to imprint the mark on the centipede's forehead by drawing upon a strange current from its spine and the burning sensation within every cell of its body.

Not only could he track it, but he could also vaguely sense when the Venomous Tree Centipede influenced the ring with its spiritual intuition.

But this feeling is not necessarily immediate; it may take a long time, or even appear when he dreams of it.

The Venomous Tree Centipede was overjoyed, shaking its head up and down as if nodding, and said in secret script:

Okay! It's settled then!
Xia Fa waved his hand, indicating that it could dive into the sea, because he could tell that the Venomous Tree Centipede was already quite eager for this new environment.

Unexpectedly, the Venomous Tree Centipede did not dive into the sea, but suddenly flew below him and pushed him onto its back.

This time it didn't spew out the poisonous gas inscription, but Xia Fa understood that it was trying to send him back, so he could only smile and pat the carapace on its head to show his agreement.

Soon, the Venomous Tree Centipede transported him to a spot not far from the Mist God Hunting Grounds. Xia Fa signaled that he could stop and then, riding the azure air currents, slowly landed.

The Venomous Tree Centipede watched his retreating figure until it saw him standing firmly on the ground and turn around. Only then did it stand upright in the air, waving its carapace-like forelimbs as if to say goodbye.

It learned this from secretly observing the movements of the fog people when it was in the forest.

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, not expecting the Venomous Tree Centipede to have this trick up its sleeve, so he waved goodbye to it.

The Venomous Tree Centipede reluctantly turned away, its carapace glowing, and finally disappeared into the distance.

However, Xia Fa failed to notice that the ring with the secret runes engraved between its brows was faintly glowing, and was beginning to show signs of merging with it...

……

"After all that fuss, it's already noon..."

Xia Fa touched his empty stomach, a wave of hunger washing over him.

He began to consider whether to roast and eat the bear paw of the Mountain Dragon Bear, or to go and randomly freeload a meal.
He had brought the Venomous Tree Centipede back before, but he didn't want it to stop in crowded places, so he hadn't had time to buy the Nightmare Octopus yet.

Perfect timing! After dinner, I'll take a walk to the Coast Market to digest my food.

Seeing that the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds was just a few steps away, Xia Fa had an idea: why not go and check out the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds?
If there's another barbecue feast, it's worth going for a meal.

In terms of effect alone, it's pretty much the same as randomly getting a meal—provided it's a meal at the home of an ordinary nobleman like Little Ridley.

Even the grand luncheons hosted by nobles and church elites couldn't compare to the lavish barbecue feasts organized by noble students and church elites.

The place where the Venomous Tree Centipede landed was not far from the exit, located on the edge of the Mist God Hunting Grounds, where few people approached.

Xia Fa first infiltrated the Mist God Hunting Grounds, reverted to his usual attire, and even changed into a set of clothes he had specially bought that were the same as when he entered. Only then did he leave the Mist God Hunting Grounds and head towards the exit.

With a hunting license for the Mist God Hunting Grounds, neither he nor anyone else can freely enter or leave any boundary of the Mist God Hunting Grounds.

Even before getting close, Xia Fa could smell the aroma of barbecue, which seemed to be even larger than the one last night.

It seems that even noble students and church elites need to replenish their diet with extraordinary ingredients three times a day, otherwise they would not be able to withstand such high-intensity hunting.

If a superhuman's supernatural power is completely depleted, there is a possibility of them losing control.

The aroma of the roasted meat made Xia Fa's mouth water, and he quickly walked to the exit.

But he immediately realized something was wrong.

At the exit of the Mist God Hunting Grounds, a large group of people had gathered, all of them noble students and church elites. After last night, Xia Fa had even gotten to know most of them.

But now, everyone is standing frozen in place, trembling with fear, and completely silent.

Xia Fa could see clearly that even whale-level powerhouses like Poincaré, Daponz, and Ianse didn't dare to move, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at the huge campfire ahead.

Even the usually carefree Auf had fear on her young face, her gaze fixed on the huge campfire that was supposed to be used for roasting meat.

Only Levimir, this 2.5-meter-tall human, remained silent, his eyes lowered in thought, but he too did not move an inch.

Since everyone was at the exit, facing the campfire, Xia Fa was facing their side and couldn't see what was next to the huge campfire.

So he quickly walked over and came to the edge of the crowd.

With just one glance at the huge campfire, Xia Fa's face revealed an extremely strange expression.

"It turns out it was him..."

(End of this chapter)