Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 167 Xia Fa's wealth, the rumors of the Secret Emperor, and two overlord-level secret contracts.
Even though he had eaten at the homes of nobles of all sizes many times, this was the first time Xia Fa had ever seen such a magnificent and elegant banquet hall.

The bright red carpet was elegant and grand, embroidered with laurel leaves and cornflower patterns in gold thread.

The walls are snow-white, and the paintings in golden frames are masterpieces that have stood the test of time.

Those famous paintings actually moved, and the people in the paintings... whether they were artists, emperors, or generals, all turned around in the frames and looked at him.

The dome was adorned with dazzling ukiyo-e prints, and golden candelabras hung down, their candlelight illuminating the banquet hall as if it were daytime.

Of course, what excited Xia Fa the most were the extraordinary dishes laid out on the oval table—

Truffle foie gras, Burgundy red wine steak, stuffed pheasant, meringue tart, oysters with lemon juice—all of these dishes use supernatural creatures as ingredients.

Xia Fa even faintly sensed the aura of demigod-level supernatural beings in some of the ingredients.

"Truly befitting a family banquet of the second most powerful family in the Augu Kingdom..."

Anyway, he was just there to attend the banquet. After a period of randomly freeloading meals and being trained under the spotlight in the sacred land of the desert, Xia Fa had already developed a thick skin.

He completely ignored the stares directed at him and, with Glenn's enthusiastic guidance, sat down at the south side of the oval table, among a group of blond, blue-eyed young men and women.

Xia Fa also observed a pattern: at the Augustus family's banquet, the northernmost part of the long marble oval table was occupied by a group of old men, each with an astonishing aura.

The further south you go, the more young people you'll find in those seats.

In the middle of the oval table sat a group of middle-aged men and elegant ladies. Some of them were sizing up Xia Fa, but most of them didn't seem to care and continued chatting amongst themselves.

As for those old men, they didn't even glance at him. It was unclear whether they were used to this kind of thing or simply didn't care because Xia Fa was just a mere insect-level superhuman.

Xia Fa glanced at the dining table and was able to roughly understand the attitudes of the Augustus family members. However, he didn't care, since his purpose in coming here was to kill Pompeii.

"Brother, wait a moment. The banquet can officially begin once the patriarch arrives."

Glenn was as enthusiastic as ever, whispering to Shafa with a smile. The young members of the Augustus family around them also noticed Glenn's attitude; some remained expressionless, while others raised their eyebrows.

Immediately afterwards, many people looked at Frederick, the most promising and strongest among the younger generation of the Augustus family.

Frederick was seated quite close to the middle of the oval table, next to his uncles and elders from the Augustan family, which alone showed his status in the family.

The young members of the Augustus family couldn't help but recall Frederick's words earlier. Before Shafa arrived, Frederick seemed to have looked down on Shafa, who was only at the Insect level.

Unfortunately, the head of the family hasn't arrived yet, and the elders generally don't care about conflicts between the younger generation. If Frederick suddenly attacks Shafa and things get ugly, that would be terrible.

Of course, this is the thinking of the kind-hearted younger generation.

Some people, on the other hand, were watching the show with amusement, hoping that Frederick would step forward and make things difficult for Xiafa.

This was purely out of jealousy. Xia Fa, due to good luck and his own strength, made great contributions at the Fog Carnival and actually obtained the title of Viscount. You should know that many of the young people in the Augustus family are not even the lowest-ranking baron.

They all have to wait to inherit their titles from their fathers, and who knows when that will be.

Glenn talked to Shafa to ease Shafa's tension, although he could tell that Shafa didn't seem nervous at all. At the same time, he was also sizing up Frederick.

If Frederick dared to stand up and make a move, Glenn decided that he would stop him no matter what.

As for Frederick making a sarcastic remark, Glenn can't do anything about it; at most, he can only help Shafa refute it.

The sound of the pearwood chair being pushed back suddenly rang out, and Frederick stood up abruptly, his unique demigod aura and pressure spreading out.

He turned around and fixed his gaze on Xia Fa.

Whether they were the elders of the Augustus family or the uncles and patriarchs, they were still talking amongst themselves or sitting quietly waiting for the patriarch to arrive.

No one paid any attention to Frederick, who suddenly stood up, assuming he might be going to the toilet.

Frederick casually pushed aside the pearwood chair and strode towards Shafa.

Glenn was startled and was about to stand up to block Xiafa.

He wasn't very familiar with Frederick. Frederick was his distant cousin, but Frederick had been training at sea on the planet Caligi for years, and the two had hardly ever met.

Other young members of the Augustus family showed signs of worry, fearing a conflict or argument might break out, while others waited to see what would happen, but remained calm on the surface, even feigning concern.

Frederick was incredibly fast; he bypassed Glenn in an instant and arrived in front of Shafa's seat.

Xia Fa remained calm and composed, sitting motionless on the pearwood chair.

Although he came to kill Pompeii, he wouldn't mind showing some of his strength beforehand if anyone dared to offend him.

"You must be Xia Fa? It's a pleasure to meet you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Frederick, Frederick de Augustus. From now on, we're family."

Unexpectedly, Frederick suddenly bent down, extended his hand, and smiled sincerely, seemingly eager to befriend Shafa.

This caught Xia Fa off guard. He had long since realized that this handsome and resolute young man was a demigod and thought he was about to cause trouble. He never expected him to be so polite.
As the saying goes, one shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Xia Fa stood up and shook hands with him.

Frederick's tone was full of admiration:

"I've heard about your performance at the Fog Carnival. You're a true hero among young people. When I was in my twenties, I was just indulging in pleasure all day long. Now you're a viscount, and I'm still waiting to inherit my father's viscount title. You have no idea how envious I am of you."

On the south side of the oval table, a group of young members of the Augustus family were dumbfounded.

What's the situation?
Didn't Frederick have some reservations about this guy named Shaphat before? He even thought he wasn't worthy of joining the Augustus family!
But why are they being so nice now, acting like they genuinely want to make friends?

Glenn was stunned. He sat back down, somewhat confused about the situation.

Only Axor and Cardan, located on the south side of the oval table, watched this scene from afar and exchanged glances.

Frederick has spent so many years at sea training, not only becoming a demigod, but also developing a very mature mind.

Based on their understanding of Frederick, having watched him grow up, they knew he must be very proud and looked down on Shafa.

Despite his disdain, Frederick still put on a good show and gave Xiafa plenty of face.

With this kind of mentality... Frederick certainly has the qualities to become a family elder.

To represent the Augustan family, the elders naturally had to be adept at navigating social situations, or at least avoid offending people everywhere.

In Axor's mind, Frederick was even more mature than Cardan. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Cardan became a demigod at the age of twenty-five, after all, he lacked a few years of training.

After greeting Shafa, Frederick went straight back to his seat. If the head of the family hadn't been absent and the banquet hadn't officially started, judging from his expression, he probably would have raised his glass to Shafa from afar.

Xia Fa was somewhat amused and exasperated, but this was for the best. Without any inexplicable provocations, he could better observe and pay close attention to Pompeii's actions, and then seize the opportunity to strike decisively.

"By the way, what about Pompeii..."

Xia Fa was somewhat puzzled. When he entered the banquet hall earlier, he glanced around and saw that the maids and servants had almost finished their work. Since all the dishes had been served, except for a dozen or so people who were responsible for pouring wine, the others had all left the banquet hall.

But all the maids and servants were very young, and Shafa did not see Pompeii among them.

Just then, Xia Fa suddenly noticed a familiar figure in a passageway outside the banquet hall, wiping the painting on the wall with a handkerchief.

Although the figure was only turned to the side, Xia Fa's spiritual intuition suddenly kicked in, giving him a strong warning.

"Pompeii is indeed here..."

The reason his spiritual intuition suddenly reacted was because he had divined Pompeii three times and had developed some vague mystical instincts that would be triggered when he encountered Pompeii.

Therefore, Xiafa didn't even need to see Pompeii's profile; he only needed to rely on his spiritual intuition and physical judgment to know that it was undoubtedly Pompeii!
"He probably won't come to the banquet hall during the meal, but he should come to clean up when the meal is almost over. He's probably acting as the Augustus family's cleaning servant..."

Xia Fa first withdrew his gaze, and then began to ponder in silence.

If I were to walk over there now, it would seem too abrupt and might alert Pompeii.

Pompeii must possess some life-saving treasures or sealed artifacts bestowed by that extraordinary monarch wearing the ghost mask. If he becomes alerted and escapes, things will become very troublesome later.

But after the dinner, Pompeii will definitely come over to clean up the fish bones, leftover bones, or used napkins that the Augustus family members spat out. At that time, the success rate of making a move will be extremely high!
Having made up his mind, Xia Fa stopped paying attention to Pompeii to avoid arousing his suspicion.

Anyway, until now, I've been in the dark while Pompeii has been in the light.

The extraordinary monarch wearing the ghost mask only knew that Bald and his son were killed by a signatory of the Silver Throne, but he did not know that the signatory was himself.

As for the extraordinary monarch's spiritual intuition on the Bluebeard ship this afternoon, it never once touched him in the small compartment below deck, Xia Fa was certain of that.

After all, if a ruler, especially a transcendent monarch, were to sweep over him with their spiritual intuition, the strange currents running down his spine and the burning sensation in his heart would have already surged out desperately.

But everything was quiet until that extraordinary monarch fired the Soul-Destroying Bullet.

It is estimated that He merely sensed it casually and then ignored it. There were hundreds of small compartments below deck, and there were quite a few other pirates and crew members at the time.

When he activated his starlight to escape, the starlight completely concealed his figure and face, and his body instantly disintegrated into starlight, making him even less likely to be discovered.

Thinking of this, Xia Fa nodded slightly, feeling more at ease.

Everything will be decided when the banquet ends and Pompeii comes to clean up the mess. Then I will strike and kill him with one blow!

As for what to do next, Xia Fa had already thought it all out.

Anyway, he had officially joined the Augustus family, and the head of the Augustus family, Marshal Gaius, was at least a ruler.

When his identity as the signatory to the Silver Throne is exposed, would Marshal Gaius not protect him?
If all else fails, there's always Dick Tudor.

Xia Fa felt more and more at ease and started chatting casually with Glenn.

Glenn sat to his left, while to his right was a young man with a pockmarked face. Although he was also blond and blue-eyed, he looked rather unremarkable among the handsome men and beautiful women of the Augustus family.

At this moment, the young man seemed to finally be able to hold back. He had been sizing up Xia Fa, and now he spoke with considerable surprise:

"Shafa, your suit is something special. Isn't this the latest haute couture suit that Master Sutoop just launched this year?"

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback. He didn't know that. He had just randomly picked a suit shop in the upper part of Augustus a little over an hour ago.

This suit cost more than 26,000 gold pounds. He didn't know what the price of a high-end suit was, but since he wasn't short of money, he bought it anyway.

The main thing is that I can wear it to various occasions in the future, so it's an investment.

This was certainly not an ordinary suit, but a secret treasure. It had more than a dozen functions. Xia Fa didn't listen to the old man's introduction much. After putting it on, he hurriedly went to scout out the vicinity of the Augustus family's palace.

When he first entered the suit shop, the old-looking shop owner had a cold and arrogant demeanor that kept people at arm's length. But later, it seemed that he recognized him, and his attitude immediately changed. He happily picked out a suit for him that fit him perfectly.

Xia Fa guessed that the old man must have been a spectator at the Fog Carnival, which was why he recognized him.

Glenn then looked at the young man and chuckled:
"Arnosper, you still love studying luxury goods so much. What, have you run out of your annuity again?"

The young man named Anospas shook his head, but his face flushed with excitement, making even his pockmarks appear darker.
“It’s not a matter of whether I’ll spend it all or not. How could I bear to buy it? My annual pension is only 50,000 gold pounds. Do you know how much this haute couture suit of Xia Fa’s costs?”

The young members of the Augustus family were all drawn to him, instinctively craning their necks and pricking up their ears:

"How many?"

Even Frederick looked over with curiosity.

Anospas said firmly:
"Thirty thousand gold pounds! And that's Master Sutop's annual member discount price! If it were your first time visiting his shop, you wouldn't even be able to buy it for fifty thousand gold pounds!"

hiss--!
A soft gasp arose around the oval marble table, and many people widened their eyes and even their bodies.

Master Suteop is a renowned craftsman of secret treasures in the Kingdom of Augu, and also serves as the president of the Augu Kingdom Suit Design Association.

His specialty is designing and crafting expensive haute couture suits. These suits are not only extremely sophisticated, elegant, and luxurious, but also possess abilities comparable to treasures of the same price.

Therefore, for nobles, a haute couture suit by Master Suteaup was extremely difficult to obtain.

"Annual membership costs 30,000 pounds? And the first purchase in the store costs 50,000 gold pounds?"

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. It seemed that the old man named Suteaup was actually quite nice to him, even though he wasn't even an annual member of that store.

A strikingly beautiful young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes couldn't help but cover her cherry-like mouth with her hand and exclaim in amazement:

"My God, 50,000 gold pounds a piece! My annuity is only 60,000 gold pounds! Xia Fa, how do you have so much money?"

Anospas also shook his head and sighed:
“My annuity is only 35,000 gold pounds. After all, my father is just a baron. I really can’t afford it even if I wanted to.”

Glenn seemed quite surprised upon hearing this, but considering the rumors that Xia Fa had been granted the title of viscount by the royal family, he accepted it without further ado.

After all, the royal family has already bestowed a title upon Xia Fa; would they not give him any rewards or anything? That's simply impossible.

Frederick also smiled and said:
"There's a saying that goes, 'A suit is a man's best weapon.' If I had the time, I'd like to have a suit made that's similar to yours, Shafa. If you ever have the chance, could you introduce me to Master Sutoop?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:
"of course can."

He was too lazy to explain that his suit only cost 26,000 gold pounds, and he figured no one would believe him anyway.

Anospa's gaze shifted, and he suddenly noticed a fruit basket placed on the wall cabinet.

That cabinet was specifically for storing gifts. Although they were all members of the Augustus family, many had long since separated from the family and moved out, some even to other countries or other planets. So, when they returned to the main house for the banquet, they naturally had to bring gifts.

Most people brought expensive wines, some even exceptional ones, while the fruit basket stood out conspicuously among the pile of fine wines.

But Anospas, with his sharp eyes, glanced at the fruit basket and said with a mixture of surprise and astonishment:

"Who sent this fruit basket? It's full of extraordinary fruits! This is incredibly generous!"

Glenn immediately laughed:

"Of course it was a gift from the Xia brothers. What do you think? Isn't it a thoughtful gift?"

This fruit basket was specially bought by Xia Fa, and it didn't cost much, only three thousand gold pounds, which is nothing to him now.

Of course, it wasn't until now that he realized that Westerners seem to bring a bottle of wine as a gift, while giving a fruit basket is a custom from his hometown...

Fortunately, this time I managed to outshine everyone else's gifts with my hometown's traditions.

The way the young members of the Augustus family looked at Xia Fa changed completely. Some were envious, some were admiring, and some even wanted to befriend him.

Putting everything else aside, it's clear to everyone that Xiafa's wealth is exceptionally substantial. For nobles, the primary consideration is status and position, but what supports status and position? Money, of course.

Xia Fa has now obtained the title of Viscount, is so rich, and is said to be an extraordinary descendant of the Baal Beast. Although he is only an Insect-level extraordinary being, his first two secret contracts were high-level secret contracts... He is already considered a very outstanding young man!

However, they still don't reach the elite level. Elites are defined by their rank; one must at least become an Elephant-level transcendent to be considered an elite.

But thinking about it carefully, aside from being too weak and having a low rank, Xia Fa doesn't seem to have any real weaknesses...

"The patriarch has arrived!"

Someone shouted something, and everyone at the oval table, whether elders, uncles, or young people, sat up straight.

The smiles on everyone's faces vanished instantly, replaced by a deep respect mixed with a profound fear.

Even the usually cheerful Axel sat up straight, his hands folded on his lap, behaving like a well-behaved student.

Xia Fa looked on with considerable surprise, but also felt a faint curiosity within him.

Finally... I'm about to meet this legendary figure from the Kingdom of Augu!

It's important to know that six hundred years ago, the people of the Augu Kingdom didn't call Gaius "Marshal Gaius."

Instead... it's His Majesty Gaius!

That change of the throne took place between Gaius and Octavian.

For generations, people of the Kingdom of Augus, whether commoners or nobles, grew up hearing various legends and stories about Gaius. Even as they grew old and turned into dust, Gaius still stood at the top of the kingdom.

despair!despair!despair!
As footsteps sounded, for some reason, the atmosphere in the once warm and lively banquet hall suddenly turned somber, as if it had dropped to freezing point.

All members of the Augustus family, whether old or young, trembled with fear, too terrified to move or even blink.

It wasn't because they were punished or scolded by Marshal Gaius when they were young that they developed psychological trauma, although such things did happen.

But more than anything, it was a deep respect and awe for Marshal Gaius.

And... the fear of being human, of being a superhuman, of being dominated by that instinctive spiritual intuition!

Among the crowd, only Xia Fa dared to turn his head and look towards the corridor.

That was the corridor through which he entered the banquet hall, not the same passageway where Pompeii had wiped the picture frames.

The corridor was carpeted in bright red with gold thread, and two rows of high-ranking servants of similar height and build stood there, all dressed in black suits, white gloves, and impeccably polished shoes.
At this moment, they all bent over at a ninety-degree angle, their hands pressed tightly against the outside of their thighs, their expressions filled with extreme fear.

At the end of the corridor, a middle-aged man wearing a military overcoat and cap, with an extremely cold and stern face, walked over step by step.

His first impression was that of a soldier: clean, efficient, decisive, ruthless, and resolute.

He wore a pair of brownish-red deerskin gloves and heavy military boots. He had long legs and an extremely upright figure, with the physique of a leopard but the majesty of a lion.

Because it was a family banquet of the Augustus family, the marshal's aura and imposing presence, which should have belonged to a ruler, were completely concealed.

Even so, it gave Xia Fa an extremely powerful feeling.

The ruler is a being close to a god, not only completely transcending the realm of humanity, but also only one step away from the immortality of gods!
Moreover, Marshal Gaius's power is no less than that of the extraordinary monarch wearing a mask with a demonic face and fangs!
“Marshal Gaius… shouldn’t be a transcendental monarch, he hasn’t signed any hegemonic-level secret pacts, Dick Tudor’s intelligence shouldn’t be wrong, but, why…”

Xia Fa was astonished, and for some reason thought of the divine land in the desert, where he saw more than nine kinds of secret contracts engraved on the body of the leader of the Mist Clan, the Mist King who had lived for countless years.

He had long suspected this. Of all the rulers he had encountered so far, or even just among the extraordinary monarchs, Patriarch Osius of the Silver Church, who was second only to God, gave him the strongest impression.

As for Dictator, he was only slightly weaker than Patriarch Osius.

However, the extraordinary monarch wearing the mask with fangs and a demonic face seemed much weaker than Patriarch Osius and Dictator.

Both being rulers and transcendent monarchs, the difference in their strength is so vast. Xia Fa doesn't believe there's no secret behind this.

Now, having met Marshal Gaius, whose strength was comparable to that of a transcendent monarch despite not being one, he felt as if he had stumbled upon a crucial clue...

Marshal Gaius glanced at Shafa indifferently, seemingly quite surprised that this little fellow dared to turn around and look directly at him from his seat, especially after looking at Shafa's black hair and black pupils.

Marshal Gaius himself had short, golden hair under his military cap, and his pupils were the color of tourmaline, exuding a tourmaline-like solemnity and nobility.

Clearly, the blond hair and blue eyes of the Augustus family originated from Him, or His ancestors.

Marshal Gaius seemed to pay little attention and walked straight to the south side of the oval table. Immediately, a frail old man stood up and pulled out a chair for him.

It was only then that Xia Fa noticed that everyone's chairs were made of pear wood, except for the one at the very head of the oval table, Marshal Gaius's chair, which was made of gold with a roaring lion engraved on the back—this was something he sensed with his spiritual intuition.

The old man's hair was pale gold, soon to turn white, and his emerald green eyes were rather cloudy, but his aura was extremely astonishing; he was actually an angel.

After pulling out the golden chair for Marshal Gaius, he wore a childlike, ingratiating smile on his face, like a child facing an elder.
"Grandpa...Grandpa, how are you doing?"

Marshal Gaius nodded:
"Hmm, not bad. But you, little Charles, how's the risk of things getting out of control lately? Are you still managing to keep it under control?"

Xiafa: ...

What's going on? He actually saw an old man on the verge of death calling Marshal Gaius, a middle-aged man, his great-grandfather!

This scene looked strange no matter how you looked at it... even though he knew there was nothing wrong with it.

A smile of concern from an elder appeared on the old man's face:
"Replying to Grandfather, I'm managing to control myself fairly well. If it really gets too bad, I'll seal myself away."

Marshal Gaius nodded slightly:
"Yeah, if you can't hold on, come find me. Don't try to tough it out on your own."

This old man with the rank of angel was clearly one of the most powerful elders in the Augustus family.

Xia Fa had long observed that among the hundreds of core members of the Augustus family on this oval table, there were only three angels and about a dozen demigods.

This is called Little Charcus, oh no, that's what Marshal Gaius called Him. This old man named Charcus is one of the three angels.

"So, it seems that the entire Kingdom of Augu has fewer than ten angels in public?"

Prince Justinian, Duke Shorsa, Duke Oberon, and angels from the families of Augustus and Selene...

Xia Fa's eyes flashed. If that's the case, wouldn't his strength barely rank around tenth in the Augu Kingdom?

After all, even though he's only at the Eagle level now, he can easily kill demigods and even spar with angels.

An ordinary demigod would never be able to defeat him, and even a very strong demigod might not be able to defeat him.

The Kingdom of Augu, on the surface, has only two rulers and about ten angels.

Marshal Gaius sat down and slowly swept his gaze over all the family members at the oval table, including Xia Fa, but did not linger on Xia Fa for long.

Even though He deliberately concealed His aura and power as the ruler, the air still seemed to freeze, and everyone felt a tightness in their chest and couldn't breathe.

But the next moment, a smile appeared on Marshal Gaius's military-like serious face, a kind smile, like the oldest grandfather in a family looking at his descendants.

The moment that smile appeared, the atmosphere immediately eased, and many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, let's begin this month's family dinner. You don't need to be reserved. If my presence makes you uncomfortable while eating and drinking, then I'd rather not have come."

Marshal Gaius spoke, his voice carrying the coldness of a soldier, yet also containing a hint of warmth from blood ties.

But no one moved, and no one even dared to pick up a fork.

Marshal Gaius noticed this, and he took the lead by picking up a piece of steak with his fork, and instead of using a silver knife to cut it, he took a bite directly.

Seeing that the head of the family had begun to eat, everyone finally dared to use their knives and forks, and each forked at their favorite food.

Xia Fa immediately targeted a chicken leg, which was enormous, almost the size of a lamb leg. It was covered in a strong demigod aura, and despite the cooking method, the aura was not at all turbulent, but rather extremely gentle.

"Xia Fa, this is the leg of the Extreme Flame Ostrich, a supernatural creature with the demigod level. Don't eat too much, I'm afraid your body can't handle it and you'll be burst by the supernatural power."

Glenn kindly reminded him, thinking that Xia Fa didn't know that this was a dish made by a demigod supernatural being.

Xia Fa smiled:
"Don't worry, have you forgotten who I am? I can handle more than the average person."

Glenn then remembered that Shafa was an extraordinary descendant of the Baal behemoth, and his physique was definitely different from that of ordinary humans.

At that moment, Frederick poured himself a glass of whiskey and raised it to Chaphat from afar.

Xiafa also raised his glass in response, his glass containing the Sauternes wine that Glenn had just casually poured.

Since tasting this wine at Little Rilliro's restaurant, Chafal has fallen in love with the flavor of this wine, which has an extremely rich nutty aroma.

The other young members of the Augustus family also took this opportunity to raise their glasses to Xia Fa from afar, and Xia Fa responded in turn.

However, a few young people did not raise their glasses, seemingly not very interested in Xiafa.

After everyone had eaten and drunk for a while, Marshal Gaius also ate heartily. Although he was the head of the Augustus family and was in front of a group of juniors, he did not care much about the etiquette of nobles and maintained the efficiency of a soldier.

Xia Fa noticed that the Augustus family members present, regardless of age, ate quite quickly, seemingly deliberately.

Seeing this, he quickly started gnawing on the ostrich leg, feeling a gentle yet immense supernatural power slowly spreading from his stomach throughout his body, an indescribable feeling of comfort.

It must be said that the more wealthy and higher the rank of a nobleman, the better they can prepare such an extraordinary feast.

I wonder what the scale and taste of a family banquet hosted by the Selene royal family would be like...

After several rounds of drinks, the meal was almost finished, and the plates were piled high with bone fragments, small fish bones, and various spices that had been picked out.

Ding, ding, ding!
At that moment, Marshal Gaius tapped the tall crystal glass beside him three times, and the vodka inside immediately rippled.

All the members of the Augustus family immediately put down their knives and forks, and the servants in the banquet hall immediately lowered their heads, bowed, and quickly retreated.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Several large doors appeared out of thin air, sealing off all the passageways in the banquet hall. The windows were also covered with a layer of black light, sealed off using occult methods.

Marshal Gaius waved his hand, and Xia Fa immediately felt that time and space in the entire banquet hall were momentarily disordered.

What is this for?
He was astonished.

However, it shouldn't be aimed at me. After all, I'm just an insect-level superhuman on the surface. If it really came down to it, there would be no need for such trouble.

"Alright, everyone should have finished eating, right? Let's officially begin this month's family meeting."

Marshal Gaius began, then continued:
"Let's finish the meeting first, then let the servants clean up. There's some extremely important news I need to tell you first."

Xia Fa felt relieved, never expecting that all the changes just now were due to the Augustus family's upcoming family meeting.

At the same time, he suddenly understood why the Augustus family held a family banquet once a month, and why all the angels and demigods in the family had to attend, even coming from other countries or other planets.

So, it was all about exchanging information and intelligence about the extraordinary world!
This is likely one of the fundamental reasons for the strength of these extraordinary families; the highest-ranking member of the family shares crucial information and intelligence, as well as recent major events in the extraordinary world, with its members periodically.
In a world where occult knowledge is extremely valuable and information and intelligence are of utmost importance, the significance of this is self-evident.

But immediately, Xia Fa noticed that all the other members of the Augustus family, from angels to young people who were only at the wolf level, had their ears perked up, their eyes wide open, and were looking at Marshal Gaius with tense and extremely focused expressions.

He even heard the pounding of some people's hearts.

It seems... even for the monthly Augustus family dinner, Marshal Gaius's tone suggests he is about to share some extremely important information.

This made Xia Fa feel genuinely curious and nervous.

Marshal Gaius... what exactly is he trying to say?
How could this have caused the entire family to pay such attention and become so nervous?

The next moment, Marshal Gaius spoke, his tone extremely solemn, yet containing a rare hint of excitement—an excitement that should never have appeared in someone of his rank and status:
"Our mysterious emperor of Caligi... is about to emerge from the earthly divine realm of the [Nature Monarch]!"

In that instant, almost all members of the Augustus family were jolted!
Some people even lost their composure on the spot, accidentally breaking a glass or smashing a plate in front of them.

This was all while everyone was sitting upright; it was purely due to the leakage of their own aura that the situation occurred!
Xia Fa's curiosity grew even stronger.

The Mysterious Emperor?

what is that?
Why would the angels and demigods of the Augustus family be so disoriented?
And what makes Marshal Gaius, the ruler, so excited?
Xia Fa turned to look at the younger generation around him, and saw that everyone's face was filled with great shock, as if they could not believe what they had heard.

Glenn, in particular, was stunned and stood frozen in his seat.

It seems they all know what the Mysterious Emperor is.

Xia Fa pursed his lips. In this situation, he certainly didn't dare to ask questions and could only wait for Marshal Gaius to continue speaking quietly.

Marshal Gaius continued:
"Three hundred years ago, to be precise, three hundred and seven years ago, I'm sure some members of our family still remember."

"At that time, the entire planet Calig was in an uproar. Whether it was our Augu Kingdom, the Boyue Empire, or even the Budai Dynasty, everyone was in an uproar."

"That incident... I still remember it vividly even now."

Xia Fa became even more curious. What exactly happened 307 years ago?
Why is Marshal Gaius acting as a riddle teller?

But he didn't have to wait long. Marshal Gaius looked up at the dome of the banquet hall, his eyes filled with deep reminiscence.

"At that time, I was already a ruler. Although I had never signed any hegemon-level secret contracts, my strength was no less than that of those extraordinary monarchs, because I had signed a total of fifteen secret contracts."

Xia Fa's pupils suddenly contracted. Fifteen secret contracts?
But he didn't dwell on it, because what Marshal Gaius said next caught his attention even more.

"However, I have no chance of winning against that mysterious emperor. Even though he only signed nine secret contracts, not only me, but even our current emperor has little chance of winning."

"Because, two of His nine secret contracts are of the overlord level!"

"The Emperor of Mystery... When the news spread that He had signed two overlord-level secret covenants, the entire planet Caligia was in an uproar. The [Nature Monarch] even personally issued a divine decree, preempting the [Silver Universe] to summon Him into the earthly divine kingdom."

Two supreme secret contracts?
The Mysterious Emperor?

A hypothesis began to emerge in Xia Fa's mind.

Could it be that the ruler who signed one hegemon-level secret contract is called the Extraordinary Monarch, and the ruler who signed two hegemon-level secret contracts is called the Mysterious Emperor?

And this is the same person the fat boss was talking about, the only one on Planet Calig in over 30,000 years to have signed two overlord-level secret contracts?

Xia Fa had thought that the being was very, very ancient, but he never expected that it would appear more than three hundred years ago!
And now, this Mysterious Emperor, the only Mysterious Emperor on the entire planet Calig, is about to emerge from seclusion?
Immediately afterward, Marshal Gaius spoke up and revealed an even more important piece of news that surprised Xia Fa!
(End of this chapter)