Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 162 The Overlord Provokes the Dominator?

The gourmet's gaze toward Xia Fa was filled with an indescribable sense of oppression, as if the heavens and earth were shaking and the palace was about to collapse.

Although Xia Fa was very flustered, he tried his best to remain calm and not give himself away.

If all else fails, he'll get up and unleash the "Starlight" from his "Starlight Body" to disintegrate his body into starlight before escaping. He doesn't believe the Gourmet can cook him in that state.

No, it seems like it can still be cooked through...

After all, the capabilities of these entities are more akin to "rules" than simple attacks.

But Xia Fa decided to remain unchanged for now, even though the gourmet looked like he was about to make a move at any moment.

Suddenly, all the pressure disappeared, and the world became calm, like a gentle breeze rustling through the grass and the lake rippling with clear waves.

The gourmet took a step back, his elegant smile returning, but this time it was far from wooden; instead, it was incredibly lively. He bowed to Xia Fa, or rather, to the glutton, with his hand on his chest.

"Thank you for your patronage and review, sir. We look forward to seeing you again."

The food critic turned around, pushed his cart, and slowly walked towards the gate.

But after taking only two steps, the entity, along with its cart, slowly faded and disappeared.

Everyone, to be precise, all the cloth bag people breathed a sigh of relief.

The food critic... is finally gone!
This terrifying and extremely mysterious entity is gone. Although the entity of Lord Gluttony remains, it is well known that Lord Gluttony is friendly to humans and demi-humans! The Bag Man is also a demi-human!

As long as you don't disturb his meal, it's fine!

Immediately, on the more than 300-meter-long pear wood dining chair, an elderly man with a flowing white beard carrying a huge platinum bag winked at a beautiful young girl next to him who was also carrying a bag.

The beautiful girl with the platinum bag, who was also carrying a platinum bag, immediately understood and, lifting her skirt, ran to Xia Fa's side.

“Your Excellency Gluttony… I… I shall serve you your meal!”

The girl with the cloth bag spoke hesitantly, not out of fear, but out of excitement and nervousness.

The arrival of the gourmet actually dampened everyone's initial joy at seeing the glutton.

But now, all the bag people present, especially the descendants of the Bronze Bag King, remembered the various legends about the entity Lord Glutton!

Lord Gluttony is friendly to humans and demi-humans, and his strength ranks among the top three of all entities—equivalent to having the power to wipe out a planet with a flick of his wrist. What does this mean?
This means that any nobles he visits will be associated with his reputation, and from then on, few will dare to offend him!

You should know that a local minor nobleman in the Augustus capital of the August Kingdom, an unknown family named Rieliro, became the governor of Riverwind City and now the sheriff of the southern district of Augustus capital, all because Lord Glutton had a meal there!

I heard that the day Little Raleigh was promoted to sheriff of the South District coincided with the day after the news broke that Lord Glutton had wiped out the army of decaying venomous insects on Dark Planet…

If even a local minor nobleman from Augustus is like this, what about their family, the Bronze Bag King?

The girl carrying the platinum-colored bag, though quite nervous, was surprisingly skilled and agile in cutting up ingredients like steak and lamb leg.

This was actually because she had been a foodie since she was a child, but Xia Fa didn't know that; she just ate with great relish.

He first ate the demigod-quality tuna belly, then comfortably waited for the girl to put the various cut dishes onto his plate.

The Cloth Bag Dynasty is separated from the Augu Kingdom by only one ocean, which is not far for extraordinary individuals.

Therefore, Xia Fa had long heard about the simplest and most effective way to distinguish these bag people.

In the Cloth Bag Dynasty, the most honorable were the Cloth Bag People who carried cloth bags woven with diamond threads.

These bag-carrying figures are the royal family of the Bag Dynasty, and also its founders.

Next are the bag-carrying figures, one carrying a platinum-colored bag and the other a gold-colored bag; they are royalty of the Bag Dynasty.

Among them, the person with the platinum-colored bag is in charge of the economy, while the person with the gold-colored bag is in charge of the military.

As for other metallic-colored bags, such as silver, titanium, and bronze, they basically represent the aristocratic status of the bag-wearing family.

On the contrary, those brightly colored cloth bags indicate that the person carrying the bag is a commoner.

The cloth bag that the people of the Cloth Bag People carry from birth is said to be equivalent to a large black bag, and it also has many other wonderful uses.

Judging from the large amount of gold, jewels, and other valuables that fell out of the bag after the noblewoman died, it's clear that the bag could indeed hold far more than its apparent size.

And now, this girl carrying a platinum-colored cloth bag is clearly a member of the cloth bag royal family.

Having a member of the royal family serving him meals... Xia Fa chuckled inwardly. In any case, judging solely by rank, his status as a viscount was far from sufficient.

Seeing that His Excellency the Glutton had begun to eat, many of the nobles in their sacks soon followed suit and began to eat with knives and forks.

For them, being able to sit at the same table and dine with a glutton like you is an unparalleled honor! It's something they can brag about later!
In particular, today, Your Excellency the Glutton even toyed with and drove away the Gourmet!

Many astute people realized long before the gourmet left why the glutton had specifically emphasized using sheep's appendix to stir-fry sheep intestines and eggs.

This is a demonstration, showing humans and demi-humans a second way to deal with gourmets besides refusing to eat!

Appendicitis is common in humans and clowns, but it is rarely encountered by giants.

As for the Blade People, with their stomachs capable of digesting iron and stone, they are immune to any inflammation.

Appendectomy is a surgical procedure with a very high mortality rate in the general public, as it involves the risk of bacterial infection in the abdominal cavity, and few doctors are willing to perform it.

However, for those who have signed the "Operator" contract, the "Healing Hand" advanced contract, or the Water contract, this surgery is nothing.

Therefore, many nobles of the Cloth Bag Clan have had their appendixes removed and specifically sought out extraordinary individuals from the Cloth Bag Clan.

Now, everyone realizes that the next time they encounter a gourmet, they can order a plate of stir-fried lamb intestines with eggs, just like Mr. Gluttony did, using lamb appendix as the main ingredient!

Of course, despite thinking this way, most people in Budai still genuinely believe that if they encounter a gourmet, it's best to refuse their request to order.

Only a Glutton, being a physical being, is stronger than a Gourmet and can play like this. If these humans and demi-humans play like this, it's hard to guarantee that nothing bad will happen...

As for whether Lord Gluttony has an appendix... the physical body shouldn't have an appendix, right?

Xia Fa enjoyed his meal immensely. As the meal was about to end, an old man carrying a platinum bag brought out a plate of extraordinary dried fish and a large stack of gold pounds, which at first glance looked to be more than 100,000 gold pounds.

Xia Fa didn't feel embarrassed this time, after all, he had forced the gourmet to back down, although actually, it wouldn't have been a big deal if he hadn't...

He glanced at the extraordinary dried fish, which looked like ribbonfish, but was golden, as if it were cast in gold.

He recognized this extraordinary fish as the "Golden Ribbonfish," a mutated form of ribbonfish that could only be caught in the deep sea. It was slightly inferior to the Gem Shark, but far superior to fish like the Golden-lined Silver Cod.

Xia Fa took the plate and stood up amidst the watchful eyes of the cloth bag people.

The air suddenly became turbulent, as if countless electric currents surged through it in an instant, and his extremely blurry figure vanished abruptly.

The group of cloth bag people immediately looked at the newspaper figurine hanging from the roof, which was locked in a hollowed-out gold-threaded cloth bag.

This news is so big... it's absolutely explosive, I have to share it as quickly as possible!

……

Kingdom of Augu, Rum City, Daniel Street.

In the bedroom, Xia Fa suddenly appeared from her seat, holding the plate in her hand.

This random meal-hunting trip, which started out of nowhere, had a somewhat convoluted process, but fortunately, the result was pretty good.

Not only did he receive a plate of "golden ribbonfish"—an extraordinary dried fish—but he also received 100,000 gold pounds!
"Did the food critic come specifically for me, or did he just happen to appear somewhere?"

Xia Fa casually put 100,000 gold pounds and extraordinary dried fish into his black bag, and immediately began to think about this problem.

It's strange that the gourmet wasn't there for himself, but he just happened to appear at lunchtime when the nobles were having lunch. It was obvious that no one would buy his food.

On the other hand, food critics appear in such random places that more than one person has encountered them while eating.

"Never mind, I came back after he left anyway, so he probably didn't have his eye on me..."

Xia Fa shook his head vigorously to clear his mind of these distracting thoughts and decided not to dwell on the matter any longer.

As for whether he would be targeted for eating the gourmet's stir-fried lamb intestines and eggs, Xia Fa wasn't afraid.

Because back in the palace of the Cloth Bag Dynasty, he had already mobilized the burning sensation in every cell of his body to digest that plate of stir-fried sheep intestines and eggs.

The burning sensation could even melt bee eggs, and since the Poison Patriarch Veronica's ranking in the physical world is similar to that of a gourmet, she should also be able to completely digest that plate of scrambled eggs with sheep intestines without leaving any hidden dangers.

Thinking of the stir-fried lamb intestines with eggs, Xia Fa, who was already full, couldn't help but salivate again.

I have to say, that stir-fried lamb intestines with eggs was absolutely delicious; it was simply the most delicious food he had ever eaten!
A gourmet, a gourmet... In this respect alone, this person certainly lives up to his name.

After resting for a while in a chair, Xia Fa took out the golden gemstone with a brass compass inside.

He doesn't plan to exercise today. Firstly, the soreness from yesterday's workout hasn't completely subsided, and secondly, each workout almost completely depletes his physical strength and superhuman abilities.

With the plan to kill Pompeii that night, Chaphat decided it was best to conserve his energy.

Although Pompeii was only a demigod, human demigods are different from supernatural beings. Demigod-level supernatural beings, apart from their extraordinary talents, can only fight with their physical strength, and many of them don't seem to have very high intelligence.

But human demigods... first of all, they possess the ability of seven secret contracts, even the ability to fuse secret contracts, as well as all sorts of secret treasures, sealed objects, and other strange and difficult-to-defend items and methods.

In a sense, human demigods are far more powerful than demigods of supernatural beings.

Therefore, Xia Fa did not intend to let his guard down. In the afternoon, he would go to the Extraordinary Market to buy some useful secret treasures or sealing items as backup measures.

As the saying goes, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. With his eagle-level rank, he crossed three ranks and one level to kill the demigod Pompeii, and he certainly didn't want to hold back.

Without much thought, Xia Fa held the golden gem in one hand, closed his eyes, and performed a simple dream divination.

So-called dream divination is to directly enter the dream world and use it to communicate with the astral realm in order to obtain the information needed for divination.

This type of divination is usually applicable in a relatively safe environment and when the items or objects being divined are not particularly high-level. Since no extraordinary items need to be prepared, it is extremely convenient and quick.

Just a few minutes later, Xia Fa opened his eyes, which were already full of surprise.

This is a secret treasure called the "Simple Divination Stone".

Although it is called the Simple Divination Stone, it does not mean that this treasure can only be used for simple divinations such as dream divination.

Because this "simple" means that it can greatly simplify the divination process for the diviner!

Xia Fa did not hesitate. He had already closed the doors and windows. At this moment, he took out a large handful of iron powder and sprinkled it all over the bedroom.

Then, with a wave of his hand, five Star Silver Pillars, engraved with countless magical circuits and mechanical circuits, appeared.

This was created by him using the secret abilities of his Silver Throne after he stole Daponz's "mechanical divination method" to divine the whereabouts of Pompeii.

This silver pillar can obviously be used multiple times, and Xia Fa can also repair it. After using it last time, he naturally did not throw it away, but put it into his black bag.

And this time...

Xia Fa held the simple divination stone in his left hand and placed his right hand on the star silver pillar.

With a flash of light, the Star Silver Pillar disappeared. He opened his palm and saw that the Star Silver Pillar had appeared inside the Simple Divination Stone!

To be precise, it went from being over three meters tall to only three millimeters tall, and appeared quietly next to the brass compass inside the gemstone!

Following that, Xia Fa used the same trick again, taking the other four star silver pillars into the golden gem.

With a brass compass in the center and five silver pillars surrounding it, this gemstone clearly contained a divination ritual of the level of a ritual array.

Xia Fa then flipped his palm over, and with a clattering sound, he poured out all the yellow crystals from the table, piling them up almost like a small mountain on the mahogany table.

He still held the simple divination stone in his left hand, and swept his right hand across the yellow crystal on the table. All the yellow crystals were immediately collected and piled on the brass compass.

"call……"

Xia Fa let out a long sigh of relief, knowing that this would make divination easier in the future.

In particular, the strongest divination technique he currently possesses is mechanical divination, but this mechanical divination is very troublesome to use. It requires finding a secluded space that is large enough, and then there is the need to erect a star silver pillar and sprinkle yellow crystal powder... It is very inconvenient.

But now, with this simple divination stone, he only needs to activate the strange current at the base of his spine and inject it into the stone to directly use mechanical divination. It's incredibly convenient.

Xia Fa not only divined the name and function of this treasure, but also vaguely divined its origin.

He saw a blurry, indistinct image.

In the Protoss Realm, a subspecies of Traveling Slime, only the size of a fist, was wandering quietly when a crack suddenly appeared in the Protoss Realm, from which a Simple Divination Stone floated out.

The subspecies of the Traveling Slime, although also a Mystic, only possesses the instincts of a Traveling Slime. Upon seeing anything or any living creature, it wants to devour it, and thus swallows it whole.

Then, it continued to wander quietly in the Protoss Realm.

Until one day, actually this morning, it was suddenly transported to the "Traveling Slime's Bizarre Adventure" game table by a Celestial Spirit Gate that opened unexpectedly...

"So, in reality, it was a battle in the real world that accidentally created a rift leading to the Protoss Realm, and then the treasure fell in and was devoured by a subspecies of traveling slime?"

"Then, it was transmitted here by the power that the true god [Silver Universe] had set up in advance..."

Xia Fa suddenly felt that this game... seemed more interesting now, how come?

Could it be that this is how the so-called ability to uncover a supreme-level secret contract came about?

A being of the Overlord or even God level was killed, which resulted in the formation of a Overlord-level secret contract. It then fell into the Protoss Realm, was devoured by a subspecies of traveling slime, and was then teleported to the table.
Anyway, this game has been around for over 300 years, and no one has ever revealed a top-tier secret contract...

After calming himself down, Xia Fa took out the sealing artifact in the shape of a horse-slaying sword. Of course, without the secret unlocking, it was still in the form of a shark-tooth folding sword.

Inside the hollow cavity of the folding knife's back, the steel ball lay listlessly, as if the sealed artifact had no spirit when there was no battle.

However, after Xia Fa took it out, the steel ball still floated up and pressed against Xia Fa's tiger's mouth through the back of the knife, as a sign of intimacy.

Xia Fa smiled slightly, gently stroked the back of the knife twice, then gripped the tiger-tooth folding knife with his left hand and the simple divination stone with his right, and began to perform divination.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, but his eyes were somewhat blank.

"It didn't even come up with a result?"

This time, he used mechanical divination, and added a strange electric current from the spine. Even the simple divination stone itself had the ability to enhance the divination effect, after all, it was a treasure worth more than 100,000 gold pounds.

Unexpectedly, the divination revealed a hazy, indistinct scene with no information whatsoever.

"Could it be that I have to wait until I become a Wolf-level transcendent, or even a higher rank, before I can divine the next ability of the Horse-Slaying Saber?"

Xia Fa sighed softly and casually tucked the tiger-tooth folding knife into his waistband.

He did not intend to divine the location of Pompeii, because Pompeii clearly possessed a secret treasure or seal that countered divination, bestowed upon him by that mysterious ruler.

In this situation, too many divinations might alert Pompeii and backfire.

In any case, judging from the last divination, Pompeii had been infiltrating the Augustus family for quite some time, which is why Cardan could scold him so casually and treat him like an old servant.

Xiafa even suspected that Pompeii usually hid in the Augustus family's palace as a servant, only coming out when it was time to act.

In other words, since Pompeii was unaware that he had been targeted and that his hiding place had been discovered, Shaphat was not afraid that Pompeii would suddenly escape tonight.

"Time to head to the Extraordinary Market..."

With 2.15 million gold pounds in his pocket, Xia Fa decided to go to the fat shopkeeper of the secret trading shop to find some powerful treasures or sealed items for his own use that night.

……

The coast of Rum City was as lively as ever. The longer the Fog Carnival lasted, the more people came. The strange... well... unique demi-humans that Shafa saw were also increasing in number.

For example, there are creatures with six arms, conjoined twins, and creatures with a skeleton lower body but a human-like upper body.

All sorts of demi-humans, of all shapes and sizes, were clearly from the Wright Starfield, having traveled a long distance to participate in this Fog Carnival.

Speaking of which, the once-every-five-years Fog Carnival is about to end in just three days, and Xia Fa is a little reluctant to see it go, as she really enjoys the lively atmosphere.

As they walked and looked around, Xia Fa arrived at the familiar bay and boarded a ship bound for the Extraordinary Market.

The boatman looked rather cold and didn't speak, nor did he bow and scrape like the other boatmen. Xia Fa ignored him and began to think to himself.

Currently, although I have mastered the secret ability of "time concealment" from the Gate of Stars, I am still lacking in some aspects.

Because time hiding can only hide items in time gaps, but it cannot affect the flow of time.

But in battles involving angels, time can even be reversed. Shafa had clearly seen that the Black Abyss Worm, an angel, almost killed Prince Justinian by using the time-reversal technique.

Although this reversal of time was not a true reversal of time, because the injuries inflicted on him by Prince Justinian were clearly far from healed, he was able to take advantage of the situation.

However, this does involve methods related to the flow of time.

Therefore, this time, Xia Fa felt that he also needed to buy a secret treasure that could affect the flow of time. It didn't matter whether it was a one-time use item or not. The main thing was to be prepared that Pompeii also had one, so that he could use it to offset the effect.

As for the other treasures with different functions, Xia Fa decided to take it one step at a time and see what the fat boss had.

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, a huge shadow enveloped the entire small boat, and Xia Fa was slightly taken aback.

He looked up and saw an incredibly unbelievable scene.

It was a giant ship, a real giant ship, a full kilometer long and a hundred meters high. On its dark brown deck, huge cannons protruded, aimed directly at him and his small boat.

boom!
Gunshots rang out, and blood splattered everywhere.

But it didn't come from Xiafa, but from the boatman next to Xiafa.

The boatman stared in disbelief, clutching his chest, and collapsed. In his last moments, he looked at Xia Fa and managed to utter a few words:

"It's...it's Green Beard...Guest, run!"

(End of this chapter)