Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 156 The Divine Sword of the Puppet God, the Family Feast of the Augustus Family, and the Identity About to be Revealed?
Xia Fa immediately became very interested.

On previous occasions, he had looked at the records in Benedict's training notes more out of concern for her.

And, be ready at any time to provide support to the doll girl through this training notebook.

But this time, it must be said, Benny seems to have embarked on a very unique experience.

Xia Fa glanced at the dark red leather sofa, found a comfortable spot, and prepared to watch the show.

But as soon as he sat down, he felt that something was missing.

Hmm... lacking snacks.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa waved his hand and took out one of the paws of the Mountain Dragon Bear from the black bag.

With a thud, the bear paw landed on the ground, almost covering the entire living room floor.

Xia Fa bent down and placed one palm on the bear's paw.

A mercury-like light flowed across the surface of the bear's paw, as if it had been washed with water, and the fur immediately fell off from the roots.

Xia Fa flipped his folding knife and cut off a large piece of raw flesh with skin, then put away the bear paw, which was over twenty meters in diameter.

This time, Xia Fa took a slight shortcut and directly used the burning sensation in all the cells of his body to activate the power of the fire element in the Ether Source and inject it into the bear paw meat.

In just a moment, the bear paw meat was cooked through, inside and out, with white steam rising and an enticing aroma.

Xia Fa then went to the kitchen and got chili powder, cumin powder, and white sesame seeds, poured them all into a plate, and placed it on the tea table.
He then sat back comfortably on the sofa, dipping bear paw meat in the sauce and munching on it, while using the blue energy to flip through Benedict's training notes.

After a long day, it's the perfect time to relax and enjoy yourself.

Bear paw meat is extremely chewy and tender, tasting like large pieces of beef tendon, but with a unique and mellow flavor, and also has a fruity aroma.

The next page of the copper-bound notebook was also filled with new text, giving Xia Fa the feeling of reading a novel.

Beneath watched warily as the spirit emerged from the obsidian ring, and took two steps back in fright.

"Who...who are you?"

The spirit of the Doll Queen smiled, yet her smile carried an inherent majesty. She uttered that noble name, word by word:

"My name is... Heather Pearl!"

Unexpectedly, Benedict Cumberbatch was stunned, her delicate face filled with confusion.

"Hessepleia? Who is that?"

The expression on the Doll Queen's soul froze for a moment, then she let out a helpless sigh:

"I am the previous Puppet Queen of the Endless Realm."

[After being reminded by Him, Benedict seemed to remember:]

"Oh, it's you, sir! I think I've seen you in a book before."

As Beneath spoke, she blinked her large eyes and looked the soul that had sprung from the obsidian ring up and down.

The more she looked, the more convinced she became that it was indeed exactly like the portrait of the previous Doll Queen in the book.

"Lady Heatherpuria, you...you're not dead? How come you're living inside the ring?"

[Benise asked curiously, no longer afraid at all.]

Heather Pelia sighed.

"I've been through some things, sigh... Anyway, meeting me is a blessing destined for you. If you agree to do something for me, I'll help you become stronger."

[Benise's big, golden-red eyes immediately lit up:]

"Really? How strong can I become?"

Heather Perria said casually:

"With my help, you can become as strong as you want."

[Benise was even more excited:]

"Can I become as strong as the nine great gods?"

Heather Perria's expression froze again.

"This...this definitely won't work."

Benedict's enthusiasm was not dampened in the slightest.

"What if I became as powerful as those Outer Gods who roam the Protoss Realm?"

Heather Perria almost thought she had misheard.

"Child, I am merely the Queen of Puppetry, not the God of Puppetry..."

[Benise had no choice but to earnestly ask:]

"So... how strong can you help me become?"

Heather Perria's expression turned serious, and she said, word by word:

"If you're willing to endure the arduous training and dangerous adventures, and you have enough talent and luck, becoming the next Puppet Queen isn't out of the question."

Benedict's face immediately lit up:

"Okay! It's decided then, I agree!"

Now it was Heatherpuria's turn to be surprised.

"You didn't even ask what I need help with? And why are you so desperate to become stronger?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Benedict blurted out:

"Because I want to go on adventures with Shafa! Especially if he's in danger, I want to fight alongside him!"

Seeing this, Xia Fa, who was enjoying his bear paw, paused slightly, feeling a warm current flow through his heart and slowly spreading out.

Fortunately, I've gradually become stronger, and I'm now able to kill demigods and even spar with angels.

Both Beneath and Chestnut now have the basic ability to protect them.

Of course, that's not enough.

We need to keep getting stronger!

A determined glint flashed in Xia Fa's eyes as he continued reading.

Heather Perria asked curiously:

Who is Xia Fa?

Benedict giggled, a smug look on her face.

"He is my master."

Unexpectedly, Heather Pearl's expression brightened upon hearing this.

"You already have an owner? Not bad, very good."

Benedict immediately became alert:

"Will the thing you asked me to do involve Xia Fa?"

Heather Polija smiled and said:

"Don't worry, it won't. It's just that with a master, your growth rate will be faster, which means you'll be able to meet the requirements for helping me with that matter sooner."

Benedict breathed a sigh of relief, then asked curiously:

"So, what exactly is this matter?"

[Hesseparia's tone turned serious:]

"Right now, you're far from meeting the minimum requirements to do that job, so you need to become stronger under my training first, understand?"

[Benise was startled by His sudden seriousness and obediently nodded her little head:]

"I...I understand."

Heather Pearl's smile returned.

"Alright, now I will teach you... the swordsmanship passed down from the God of Puppets!"

[Benise was suddenly startled:]

"The God of Puppetry?"

Heather Perria nodded.

"Yes, it's the god who created the first doll girls, guided their development, allowed them to multiply, and ultimately enabled the establishment of our vast doll girl civilization."

Before Beneath could speak, He continued:

"What you're learning now is the 'Sword of the Puppet Queen' taught to you, right?"

[Benise nodded her head sweetly:]

"Yes, that's right! I'm really good at it!"

Heather chuckled.

"You're just a mere insect-level being, how powerful can you be? The Puppet Princess's Sword is a common sword technique that all puppet girls can learn and master. But do you know that the Puppet Queen... is completely different from what you've learned?"

Xia Fa, upon seeing this, also became genuinely curious.

Now that he understands this extraordinary world better and has acquired more and more knowledge of mysticism, Xia Fa understands that whether human or demi-human, everyone must sign a secret pact in order to master extraordinary power and become stronger.

Furthermore, based on the various secrets he came into contact with, it seems that even the nine righteous gods have signed a secret pact!
Those extremely mysterious entities also seem to have signed secret agreements.

Only three types of existence are accidental; without signing a secret pact, one can still become stronger.

That is, humanoid supernatural beings, non-humanoid supernatural beings, and the bizarre.

Non-human supernatural beings are understandable, after all, they are like creatures born and raised in the extraordinary world, able to absorb extraordinary power to cultivate from birth, and awaken all kinds of talents.

As for the bizarre... since its origin remains a mystery, and it is only known that some bizarre phenomena are caused by superhumans losing control, it cannot be studied for the time being.

Therefore, Xia Fa has always been curious about the way humanoid supernatural beings, who are similar to humans and demi-humans but can become stronger without signing a secret contract, become stronger.

In fact, this has been a popular occult topic for scholars and academics in various churches for a long time.

And now, it seems that I can get a glimpse of the ways the doll girls can become stronger besides training in the embers.

He pondered for a moment, then continued reading with great interest, not forgetting to take a bite of bear paw meat.

[Benise said thoughtfully:]

"It seems so. The older sisters all learned the Sword of the Puppet Princess, but Her Majesty the Puppet Queen seems to have mastered something different from what we have."

Heather Perriat gently persuaded:

"That's right, so what I'm going to teach you today is the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, which only the Doll Queens of all time were qualified to wield!"

Upon hearing this, Benedict immediately became excited:

"The Twelve Divine Swords of the End? Sounds incredibly powerful!"

Heather's expression grew increasingly kind.

"You can only learn the first two sword techniques now. Once you reach the Eagle level, you'll be able to learn the third, and so on. Come, let me teach you the first one. This sword technique is called—the Divine Sword of Law Breaking."

[Hatherpuria extended her elegant, translucent hand, touched her brow, and a long beam of light shot out.]

The light was extremely condensed, almost like crystal. He stretched out his finger and pointed it at Benedict.

Before Benedict could react, the seven-colored crystalline light instantly merged into the space between her eyebrows.

Heather immediately shouted, waving her hands repeatedly. Droplets of healing water immediately appeared around Benedict, converging towards her forehead.

But the next moment, Heatherpuria froze:

"You...why aren't you reacting at all?"

[Benise said blankly:]

"Reaction? What reaction?"

Heather was even more surprised:

"Didn't you feel that extreme pain, like your head was about to explode, and your mind was caught in a mental storm?"

Benedict shook her head.

"Um...no."

Heather Perria is simply unbelievable!

"This shouldn't be happening. Whether it was when I was taught the Twelve Divine Swords of the End by the previous Puppet Queen, or when I taught the Twelve Divine Swords of the End to Ruri, even with our talents, we were in so much pain that we almost couldn't bear it. Our minds and bodies were on the verge of collapse..."

Beneath, however, stared wide-eyed:

"Rumir? Isn't that the current Puppet Queen...? You also taught her the Twelve Divine Swords of the End?"

Heather Perria, still reeling from the shock, burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Silly child, who else could it be but me? Who else but me could pass on the Twelve Divine Swords of the End to Him? I am the previous Queen of the Puppet Sect."

"Oh..." Beneath nodded thoughtfully.

Heather Perria sighed softly:

"It seems that either you are special, or it's related to your master, but in the history of our Endless Domain, no one has ever learned the first sword of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End in such a calm state as you."

He then drew another line from between his brows, and this time the resulting crystalline light was even more dazzling and radiant.

"Now, I will pass on to you the second of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, the Pulse-Breaking Divine Sword."

This time, Beneath obediently stood still and let Him teach her.

[With Heatherpuria's finger pointing, the second crystalline ray pierced into Benedict's brow.]

Beneath's tall, slender body trembled slightly, and after a moment, she suddenly opened her eyes in surprise:

"Amazing! If I had mastered these two swords earlier, I could have killed Fenrir the wolf in one go, without having to fight it for so long!"

Heather's expression softened further as she chuckled softly.

"Good boy, show me these two sword techniques."

【"good!"】

Beneath gave a crisp, clear reply, gripping the hilt of the greatsword, which was almost as tall as her, behind her with one hand.

[With a casual wave of her hand, Heatherpuria conjured up a hundred spells in the dark storage room, including fireballs of varying sizes, bolts of lightning that were about to be unleashed, and even wind blades.]

Heather Pelia waved her hand again, and hundreds of spells swept towards Benedictine. Judging from the sheer force of the attack, it was something that a mere insect-level puppet girl like Benedictine couldn't possibly withstand.

Without Heather Perriam's guidance, Beneath gave a soft shout, gripped her greatsword with both hands, and thrust it forward.

Her sword strike seemed unremarkable, with not even a hint of light emanating from the blade, but in the instant she thrust it out…

[Bang bang bang bang bang! 】

[The fireballs, lightning bolts, and wind blades rushing towards her in the air all dissipated at the same time!]

Heather Pearl's smile grew even wider.

"Very good, you've mastered it very well. This is the Divine Sword of Breaking Laws. It was painstakingly researched and developed by the God of Puppets for over three thousand years. Against opponents of your rank, you can break most elemental bond abilities with this sword."

Xia Fa was quite surprised. He had already finished eating the bear paw meat, but he didn't care about making another piece. He just wanted to keep watching.

The God of Puppetry? The Twelve Divine Swords of the End?
That's really impressive!
Especially this Divine Sword of Breaking Laws, it's practically invincible among its peers!
If it weren't for his ability to overcome three ranks and two levels to finish off the critically wounded and dying angel, Xia Fazhen would have been quite envious.

"Next up is the Pulse-Breaking Divine Sword."

Heather Perriat spoke, then casually made a grabbing motion in the air.

From the corner of the storage room, a squeak immediately rang out, and a large, fat rat was instantly caught in its palm.

[Benise's eyes lit up when she saw the big rat. Every time they did a big cleaning of the Magic Castle, she and her sisters loved to get rid of these nasty rats.]

Because mice steal dried fish to eat!

These aren't ordinary rats; they possess extraordinary powers, even capable of gnawing through the stone walls of the mechanical castle!

Heather didn't say much, and tossed the fat rat into the air.

"Hey!"

Beneath gave a soft shout and thrust her sword forward again.

This sword strike was equally unremarkable; the blade remained devoid of any luster.

[But the enormous, fat rat in the air suddenly let out a piercingly miserable squeak, fell to the ground, twitched slightly, then went limp, its head lolled to the side, and it was completely dead.]

Heather Amber's eyes were full of admiration.

"I didn't expect your mastery of the second sword to be even better than the first. This is the Meridian-Breaking Divine Sword from the Twelve Divine Swords of the End. As long as it's a living being with a substantial body, you can use this sword to pierce through its blood vessels, meridians, and even its heart meridian."

"This……"

Xia Fa was even more surprised when he saw this.

It should be noted that some secret abilities require the flow of extraordinary power through specific circuits within the bloodline of an extraordinary individual in order to be activated.

In this situation, if Benedict were to use the Bloodline Breaking Sword to destroy the enemy's bloodline, wouldn't that be equivalent to crippling the enemy?
Of course, compared to destroying the bloodline, directly destroying the heart meridian to kill the enemy seems to be more efficient...

"As expected of the swordsmanship created by the God of Puppetry, it's really quite powerful... I guess only doll girls can learn it?"

Xia Fa admitted that she was somewhat tempted.

The main reason is that he has a seal in the shape of a horse-slaying sword, but he is lacking some moves for regular fighting. After all, it is impossible to use "Silver Slash" every time, as that would consume too much energy.

Unfortunately, it is estimated that only doll girls or those chosen as the next doll princess can learn and master these Twelve Divine Swords of the End; humans probably cannot learn them.

After regaining his composure, Xia Fa continued reading.

Beneath a blush on her face, Beneath slung the greatsword back over her shoulder, then lifted her skirt with both hands and bowed to Heather.

"Thank you... um..."

Heather smiled kindly:

"From now on, you can call me teacher."

[Benise said obediently:]

"Thank you so much, teacher!"

[She had barely finished speaking when she couldn't help but let out a huge yawn, but she immediately realized her rudeness and lowered her head.]

"Teacher...I'm...I'm sorry."

Heather smiled gently:

"It's alright. This is because you've exhausted too much of your mental energy from mastering the first two swords of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End. Go back and get some sleep. Tomorrow... tomorrow is a very crucial day for you." What crucial day?

Xia Fa was about to continue reading when he suddenly realized that the lines of ink characters had reached the end.

He immediately started scratching his head in frustration, like someone who had been interrupted by a poor author while reading an online novel.

But Xia Fa immediately realized that the day-night cycle in the Endless Realm seemed to be different from that in the real world.

So... there are probably still records?
Xia Fa immediately turned to the next page, and his eyes suddenly lit up!
Sure enough, there were still records on the next page, but only half a page remained.

Xia Fa suddenly felt a sense of reluctance and immediately began reading.

Heather's soul shrank back into the obsidian ring, and Benedict carefully placed the floating obsidian ring onto the long, slender, white index finger of her left hand.

She yawned again, and dragged her tired body back to her bedroom.

The moment her head touched the pillow, she fell fast asleep.

Outside the magical castle, as time passed, three moons slowly set and three suns gradually rose.

"Get up! Get up!"

[Amidst the chirping of the mechanical parrot in the bedroom, Benedict rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed.]

She quickly washed up, put on a black dress and round-toed leather shoes, and prepared to set off immediately for the Land of Rising Stars to train and test the first two swords of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End that she had just learned.

But just then, the sound of bells ringing loudly rang out from inside the magical castle.

"Her Majesty the Queen has summoned us?"

Beneath muttered something curiously, but dared not delay, and hurried toward the main hall of the Ingenious Castle.

[Recalling what Teacher Heather Polya had mentioned yesterday, that something big seemed to be happening today, Benedict immediately touched the obsidian ring on the index finger of her other hand and asked in a low voice:]

"Hey, teacher, do you know what's going on?"

But after waiting for a long time, there was no response; it seemed the teacher's soul had fallen into a deep sleep.

A look of confusion crossed Benedict's face, and she had no choice but to hurry to the hall.

Upon arriving at the hall, she saw many of her sisters standing there. At the far end of the hall, there was a round platform with an ancient and weathered stone tablet on it.

Queen Lumir, the doll queen, sat regally on her mechanical throne, holding a scepter, her dignified and noble face filled with solemnity.

"Alright, our most lazybones, Benedict Cumberbatch, is here too. The rank test can begin now."

[Rank Detection!]

Beneath was startled; she realized she had completely forgotten about this!

Every doll girl must undergo a rank test every year after turning eighteen.

This is a rule that has been passed down since ancient times, established by a certain puppet queen. It seems that the original intention was to urge the puppet girls to train hard in order to prepare for potential crises such as sudden beast tides and strange armies.

[A dozen or so doll-like girls stepped forward, all of them just turning eighteen this year, like Beneath.]

Today, it's the turn of these doll girls, who have just turned eighteen, to undergo their rank test.

However, Benedict was still the youngest among them.

Beneath was filled with trepidation, unsure of the other sisters' rank, but she still stepped forward and stood with the doll-like girls.

It was only then that Benedict noticed that some distinguished guests had arrived at the Ingenious Castle.

Those are siren. In the Endless Realm, siren are the second largest race after the doll girls.

However, the sirens failed to develop into a civilization, instead living and gathering in groups as lake tribes or sea tribes.

Sometimes, the doll girl will form an adventure partnership with the sirens, and together they will go to various wildernesses or ruins in the Endless Realm to train.

However, sometimes the doll girl will fight with the siren, but of course, she won't hurt them.

Before Beneath could think any further, the first doll-like girl had already stepped onto the circular platform, extending one hand and placing it on the testing stone tablet.

[The test stone tablet flashed, and immediately the phantom image of a giant elephant appeared.]

[Fungi, insects, eagles, wolves, elephants, whales... This doll-like girl has actually reached the elephant level!]

"Megan Linda, Rank: Elephant Level!"

"Testing and evaluation: Advanced!"

Beneath was startled. An elephant-level being?

How can this woman named Megan Linda be so amazing?

The Doll Queen Lumiel smiled approvingly and nodded slightly to the doll girl named Megan Linda.

Megan Linda, her face beaming with pride, glanced at the other doll girls, gave a cheerful hum, and stepped off the platform.

[Then, a second doll-like girl with an indifferent expression stepped onto the circular platform, and similarly extended her slender, pale hand, placing it on the testing stone tablet.]

A flash of light appeared on the testing stone tablet, instantly conjuring up the phantom of a giant whale.

"Serlina, Rank: Whale-level!"

"Testing and evaluation: Advanced!"

A gasp of surprise suddenly erupted from among the group of doll-like girls!

"Serlina's already at the Whale level? Isn't she just over eighteen years old and less than ten months old?"

"My God! She'll probably become a demigod very soon!"

"I'm so envious!"

The Doll Queen Lumir smiled broadly and gave Serlina an approving look.

[Serlina's pretty face, however, remained as cold and expressionless as an iceberg, as if all of this was perfectly normal to her, and she stepped down from the platform.]

Next, one by one, the doll-like girls walked onto the circular platform to undergo the ranking test.

"Ankoconi, Rank: Wolf!"

"Testing and evaluation: Intermediate!"

"Gridwin, rank, elephant level!"

"Testing and evaluation: Advanced!"

"Annas, Rank: Wolf!"

"Testing and evaluation: Intermediate!"

Finally, it was Barnes's turn.

Beneath, her face filled with trepidation, stepped onto the platform and placed her small, fair hand on the cold testing stone.

The group of doll-like girls all looked intently at the testing stone tablet.

After all, in the Endless Realm over the past century, only Annas and Benedict have found suitable masters for their contracts.

Moreover, only Benedict's master is a boy; Anna's master is said to be a beautiful little princess from some kingdom.

Therefore, everyone is quite concerned about what rank Benedict will reach.

The testing stone tablet suddenly lit up, its light flashing, and then... the phantom image of a fat caterpillar appeared.

[Beside the inspection stone tablet, the mechanical parrot's merciless voice rang out.]

"Benise, Rank: Insect-level"

"The testing and evaluation were substandard!"

The other doll girls were genuinely surprised to see that Benedict was so weak!

The Doll Queen Lumir also sighed softly, but gave Benedict a comforting look.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a cold voice rang out from among the sea monsters who had come to witness the ceremony.

"Only an Insect-level? This Beneath is really dragging the doll girls down!"

"I heard she made a contract with a human? And a boy at that? Probably a poor boy from a not-so-well family."

"Who would dare to enter into an adventure agreement with her after this? Wouldn't that just be a burden?"

"Hmph, I'd heard before that Benedict Cumberbatch was a rising star among the doll girls, but it turns out she's nothing special!"

"Alas, a fallen genius, alas..."

Hearing these words, some mocking and some indifferent, Benedict bit her lip and clenched her small fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms. Fortunately, as a doll girl, her skin was tough, and her palms didn't bleed.

Xia Fa, upon seeing this: ...

What's with this extremely strong sense of déjà vu?

The old lady in the ring...

Stone tablet inspection...

And then there's Benedict Cumberbatch, who was described as a "fallen genius"...

"Could it be that my doll-like girl is actually the chosen one of the Endless Realms?"

Xia Fa muttered this sentence, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Mainly, this is just too classic...

"Those sirens look down on Benedict and on me. When I reach the Endless Realm one day, I'll show them what I'm made of..."

A glint flashed in Xia Fa's eyes as he made his decision and continued watching.

A defiant voice rang out in the hall of the Ingenious Castle.

"You...you guys are so disrespectful! And what right do you have to speak ill of my master!"

Beneath loudly protested, seemingly unaffected by the sarcastic remarks, showing no discouragement or willingness to give up, but instead trying to silence the sirens.

The sirens indeed fell silent. After all, they still needed the protection of the doll girls, so naturally they dared not offend them, not even the weakest of them, Benes.

But just then, among the group of sirens, one with a slender figure, a beautiful face, but extremely cold eyes, stood up.

She faced the puppet queen, placed one hand on her chest, and bowed respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Queen of the Dolls, please allow me to offer my highest respect. In one month, the 'Abyss of Rising Stars' in the Land of Rising Stars will open. May I change my partner to forge an adventure agreement?"

[The Doll Queen Lumir raised an eyebrow slightly:]

"Oh? Your name is Lugina, right? Who was your original adventure partner? I remember we randomly assigned you two last year, didn't we?"

[The siren named Lucyna, unfazed by the Doll Queen's obvious displeasure, pointed at Beneath:]

"She is the adventure partner I want to form a bond with, but I have already reached the Whale level, while she is only at the Insect level. I don't want to have to be distracted by protecting her every step of the way when we enter the Star Abyss in a month."

The Doll Queen Lumiel frowned deeply this time, and the temperature in the entire hall seemed to drop several degrees.

"Oh? Are you sure?"

The other sirens, fearing her presence, quietly tugged at Lucina's skirt, trying to get her to sit down.

Unexpectedly, Lucia puffed out her chest, her face full of defiance:

"I'm sure. I'm going to cancel the adventure contract with her and replace it with Serlina, who is also a Whale-level rank!"

Upon hearing this, Benedict immediately raised her little fist:

"Hmph, fine, I'll change you then! I don't even respect you! Besides, I already have a preferred adventure partner!"

Her gaze immediately fell upon a small sea monster among the sea monsters, whose eyes were wide open and who seemed completely bewildered.

"Cerol, you'll be my adventure partner! Let's forge an adventure contract!"

[Cerol pointed blankly at himself:]

"Me...me?"

"Perfect!"

A cold voice rang out, and everyone turned to see that it was Serrina, the highest-ranking doll girl in this test.

[Serlina also turned to the Doll Queen, pressing one hand to her chest:]

"Your Majesty, my originally designated adventure partner was Ceroll, but she seems to be only at the Insect level. In that case, may I enter into an adventure agreement with Lugina, and Beneath with Ceroll?"

The Doll Queen Lumiel stared at her intently, seeing her stubborn refusal to yield, and then glanced at Lugana, whose expression was equally unyielding, before letting out a soft sigh.

"Fine, fine, do as you please."

Xiafa: ...

This... a doll girl and a siren version of annulment?
This is so hilarious!

The main point is that this really happened inside the Ingenious Castle in the Endless Realm!
Of course, on the other hand, a month is actually more than enough time for Benedict to grow up.

I wonder what the siren Lugana and the doll girl Serlina will do a month later, when the stars rise and the Star Abyss opens, after they learn that Beneath has actually mastered the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, which only the Doll Queen can wield...

Seeing that there were only a few lines of text left, Xia Fa immediately continued reading.

[Benise puffed out her cheeks and waved her little fists:]

"Fine, then I'll enter into an adventure agreement with Cerol. Lucina, if you don't want to, I don't want to either!"

Lugina shrugged.

"That's perfect, we're both satisfied, aren't we?"

Serlina remained indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about everything except for forging an adventure agreement with Lugana, a fellow whale-level siren.

Benedict stepped off the platform, not even glancing at Serlina, and walked past her.

Instead, Anna quietly came up to comfort Benedict.

"Benise, don't take it personally with Serlina. She's always been this aloof."

Benedict chuckled.

"I'm not angry at all. They'll regret it someday anyway. What's that saying again? 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young girl's potential!'"

As she spoke, she touched the obsidian ring on her index finger, her golden-red eyes gleaming with confidence.

Just then, Queen Lumir of the Dolls struck her scepter, and an invisible wave rippled out from its base.

"Alright, that concludes today's testing. You can all go do what you like now. I'm sure you all understand that today's testing is for that very important exploration a month from now."

He paused slightly, took a deep breath, and said, word by word:

"An exploration in the rising stars and the abyss of stars that is of utmost importance to our entire doll girl race."

[The gaze of the Doll Queen Lumir fell upon Benedict and Anna:]

"In this situation, if possible, Benedictine and Anna, you may invite your masters to our Endless Realm."

His gaze swept over the other older doll girls and even the doll ladies in the stands.

"Similarly, those of you who have masters may also invite your masters to come."

The recording ends here.

Xia Fa let out a long breath, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

Although Beneath herself doesn't seem to care much about the injustice she suffered, if Shafa goes to the Endless Realm a month later, she will definitely have to get revenge.

Shafa remembered both the names: the siren Lugana and the doll girl Erserina.

"Stars rise into the Star Abyss... What could be inside that even the Puppet Queen Lumir is so concerned about?"

Xia Fa became somewhat curious.

A month later, I wonder how many top-level secret contracts I will be able to sign.

If by then I can possess the strength to fight against the ruler, it seems... I could still venture into the Star Abyss where stars rise.

Bang bang bang.

Just as he was thinking this, a knock on the door suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

The knocking was extremely restrained, and very rhythmic and melodious, conveying a sense of unhurried politeness.

"Who?"

Xia Fa was a little puzzled. He walked to the door and opened it.

Glenn and Axel were standing in the doorway, smiling at him.

Glenn knocked on the door, but after knocking, he immediately retreated behind his uncle, Axel.

The demigod Axo, however, spoke with a broad smile:

"Xia Fa, congratulations! I never expected you to become a viscount. I just found out."

Xia Fa also smiled in response:
"It's nothing. By the way, Lord Axo, what brings you here?"

Although he guessed that Axel's personal visit was most likely to invite him to the Augustus family's dinner party, where he would formally invite him to join the Augustus family.

However, this was ultimately obtained through divination, and as an Eagle-level transcendent being, the fact that he could casually divine matters concerning demigods involved the secret of the strange electric current at his tailbone.

Therefore, Xia Fa could not reveal his identity and could only pretend not to know.

With a single gesture, Axel beckoned Glenn, who immediately presented him with an invitation card bearing a gold-embossed cover.

Axel chuckled as he spoke. This elder of the Augustus family, a cardinal of the Church of Nature, and a demigod, was surprisingly unpretentious.

“Nephew, I won’t hide it from you. Tomorrow night, our Augustus family will be holding our monthly family banquet, and the head of the family will be there. I would like to invite you to attend.”

He paused for a moment, then said meaningfully:
"If you are willing to acknowledge your surname, Augustus."

Xia Fa accepted it without hesitation, and then gave a slight bow:
"Thank you, I will definitely attend the banquet tomorrow night."

Previously, he was unclear about the situation of the nobles of the Kingdom of Augustus, specifically whether the Augustus family and the Selene royal family were engaged in fierce struggle or had always lived in peace.

After his conversation with Prince Justinian this afternoon, Shafa understood very well.

After all, according to Prince Justinian, the head of the Augustus family, who was also the ruler, Marshal Gaius, seemed to have been personally raising Prince Justinian from childhood!

Under these circumstances, Xiafa would never believe that the Augustus family and the Selene royal family had any major conflict.

As for why Prince Areman and Cardan were at odds, Shafa wasn't quite sure.

Seeing that Xia Fa accepted the invitation without any hesitation, Axel and Glenn exchanged a glance and smiled sincerely.

"Hahaha, good! Then I'll be waiting for you outside the palace of our Augustus family tomorrow night!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the two, Xia Fa personally escorted them to the intersection of Daniel Street before returning to his own house.

He closed the door, toying with the tiger-tooth folding knife in his hand, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

"Pompeii..."

(End of this chapter)