Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 189 Rules in Harmony! Entity-Based God Hunter!
Xia Fa was somewhat surprised, mainly because he hadn't expected that Princess Shark would actually ask him questions.

Among their group, the most eye-catching was undoubtedly Prince Justinian, followed by Avalon.

These two are, one is the future emperor of the Augu Kingdom, and the other is a genius from the Earth God Kingdom of the [Silver Universe]. Moreover, both are angel-level overlords, and both have signed an overlord-level secret contract.

In comparison, not to mention himself, even Captain Red Porcupine was far inferior, completely overshadowed by the brilliance of these two.

Why would someone who appears to be just an insect-level superhuman receive extra attention from Princess Shark?

Seeing everyone's gaze turn towards him, especially the various pirates on the Shark, whose eyes were filled with scrutiny and curiosity, some even showed disdain, seemingly realizing that Xia Fa was only an Insect-level being.

Xia Fa had no choice but to follow etiquette and bow to Princess Shark, behaving quite gentlemanly.

"Your Highness Princess Shark, it is indeed me. I pay my respects to you."

On the black and gold throne, the petite yet majestic Shark Princess nodded slightly, her voice still soft, like a gentle breeze rustling through ice floes in the sea:
"Hmm... An old friend asked me to give you something. Come and pick it up after the banquet."

An old friend?

This startled not only Xia Fa, but also Prince Justinian and Avalon.

You have to understand, someone who is called an "old friend" by the pirate emperor Princess Shark and is willing to help must at least be a ruler!

Or, at the very least, they would be of similar status and position.

Xia Fa... actually knows someone of this level?

Prince Justinian instinctively realized that no matter how much he had admired Xiafa before, he now seemed to have underestimated him somewhat.

Xia Fa's identity... seems to be quite extraordinary as well...

In Avalonna's lake-blue eyes, a faint light flickered as she gazed at Xiafa's profile, lost in thought.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Xia Fa bowed again, pressing his hand to his chest, still performing the proper etiquette.

Although Princess Shark said that they, as guests, did not need to be so formal, both Xia Fa and Prince Justinian understood that what the superior said was just politeness, and it would be foolish for them to take it seriously.

Princess Shark stopped answering; it seemed that in her eyes, that "old friend" was more important than Xia Fa.

Since she had already fulfilled half of her old friend's request, she was just waiting to hand the item over to Xia Fa. She didn't care about the rest.

Just then, a female official emerged from the passageway beside the Black Gold Throne, knelt on one knee before Princess Shark, and looked at her with a questioning gaze.

Princess Shark nodded slightly, her voice clear and crisp, transparent and cold like the mist in the distant mountains:
"Alright, the banquet can begin."

As soon as the words were spoken, the pirates on the Shark became excited, many of them with their eyes shining like hungry wolves.

The lady-in-waiting received permission and immediately stood up, turning to face the countless pirates inside the ship's massive, city-like hold.

She stood below the black and gold throne of the Shark Princess, on a high platform. Looking down, she saw a dense mass of heads stretching to the unseen horizon.

The female official now held a treasure map made of parchment, the patterns on which were emitting a faint glow.

The female official raised one hand, and the treasure map flew into the air, spun and grew larger, before falling straight to the ground.

In an instant, the treasure map grew to the size of the ship's cabin floor, practically covering the sky. As it was about to land, the pirates not only didn't dodge or avoid it, but instead looked up at it with anticipation.

The next moment, countless foods and wines flew out from the treasure map, and huge round tables rose from the ground, attracting the food to fall onto the tables.

The food was all cooked with extraordinary ingredients, and the wine was brewed from exceptional fruits. As soon as it appeared, the extraordinary power within almost everyone present began to stir.

But compared to the extraordinary power within his body, the alcohol worms in his stomach were lured out even earlier.

The round table was instantly filled with extraordinary food and fine wine, and an enticing aroma filled the air.

James with the golden rapier appeared beside Prince Justinian and the others at some point, smiling and gesturing towards a table that had also risen below the high platform on the left.

All the other round tables were surrounded by pirates, but this round table was completely empty, yet it was also laden with extraordinary food and wine.

"Dear guests, please come in. This is our monthly grand feast on the Shark, and we hope you will not find it too simplistic."

Xia Fa was quite surprised to see this.

He had assumed that since Princess Shark had asked the second mate to invite them aboard, there must be something they wanted to discuss or something they needed to do.

I didn't expect it would really just be a meeting, and then I would treat them to a meal?
Or perhaps it's because it just so happens to be today, and the Shark Group is holding its monthly banquet, that Princess Shark invited them up for a meal.
Of course, Princess Shark did have something to give him, which is probably why she let him board the ship.

Xia Fa couldn't help but become even more curious: who exactly was that "old friend"?
Seeing that James had personally invited them, Xia Fa and the others stepped down from the high platform and came to the round table, where they took their seats.

This voyage was fraught with danger, and everyone was indeed quite hungry and nervous.

Perfect timing! Now that I'm on Princess Shark's ship, I'm very safe and can finally relax.

Immediately, a skinny, monkey-like pirate stepped forward and cleverly poured wine for Prince Justinian and his entourage.

Prince Justinian and Avalon seemed to be used to this situation, and Captain Red Boar was also quite comfortable with it, letting the pirate pour him wine.

After the pirates had poured the wine, Prince Justinian was the first to raise his glass.

"Come, let me toast everyone."

In the oak glass, the golden liquid ripples like waves, and the aroma of the wine is intoxicating.

Xiafa, Avalon, and Captain Red Porcupine all raised their oak glasses, and James, who was accompanying them, also raised his glass.

boom!
The five glasses clinked together, the golden liquid rippled slightly, and everyone smiled in unison, raising their glasses and drinking it all in one gulp.

Even Avalon finished his drink in one gulp, showing that he also wanted to relax.

As the wine entered their throats, everyone was somewhat surprised. This wine was clearly extraordinary. Even Prince Justinian was quite astonished by the quality of this exceptional wine.

James first raised his silver fork, pointed to a dish that was gleaming silver and steaming hot, and introduced it to everyone with a smile.

"Come, come, eat! Ladies and gentlemen, you absolutely must try this silver eel. It's one of the most delicious eels we can catch in our territorial waters..."

Everyone immediately began to eat with great relish, including Xia Fa.
The atmosphere at the table gradually became harmonious and lively.

……

same moment.

Outside Rum City,

The entrance to the eerie "underground cave" is located in the Paulownia forest.

beep--!
The steel sightseeing boat sounded its horn, and the boat, unable to escape, suddenly shot out of thin air, carrying waves and several swaying silver fish, and plummeted straight towards the ground.

Immediately afterwards, several figures emerged from their transparent state in the previously empty clearing of the woods, which was only covered with fallen leaves.

If Xia Fa were here, he would surely recognize them as the storyteller who looks like an old miner, the gourmet who pushes his food cart with ease and elegance, and the bard who wears a colorful, chain-strap robe!
The bard, who had been sitting on a large rock, smiled warmly as he watched the steel sightseeing boat descend, and casually plucked the strings of his harp.

As the music began, an invisible ripple spread outwards.

The next moment, the bard himself, the storyteller, and the gourmet, along with the sightseeing boat whose bow was about to touch the ground and which had no way to escape, all disappeared completely with a ripple in the air.

The entrance to the mysterious underground realm, which had long been sealed by the two churches using extremely ancient and complex ritual arrays, opened slightly for a moment before immediately closing again. Throughout the entire process, neither the powerful superhumans stationed outside the grove by the Silver Church and the Natural Church, nor the ritual array monitoring instruments deep within the churches of Rum City, detected the slightest anomaly.

The City of Giant Jaw Beasts.

The once extremely prosperous city, built over tens of thousands of years by the bizarre giant jaw beast, is now nothing but ruins and desolation.

Black ash and fine dust swirled in the wind, plunging the entire city into utter silence.

Strangely, black rain was still falling from the sky.

Raindrops formed black lines, seemingly washing away or staining the mountain-like buildings.

On the earth, the corpses of the giant jaw beasts had long been burned to ashes, leaving only their dried heads, which were engraved with patterns of roses, giant bears, lions, and other symbols, indicating their identities in life.

boom! ! !
The next moment, the sightseeing boat, unable to escape, appeared first, still falling at an angle, its bow crashing into the ruins.

A violent shockwave erupted, and countless houses that were already reduced to ruins were completely swept away into dust.

Immediately afterwards, the figures of the storyteller, the gourmet, and the bard appeared around the sightseeing boat from which there was no escape.

"A newly created entity is always a bit clumsy."

The bard smiled as he looked at the steel sightseeing boat that had crashed into the ground like an upside-down onion, made a sarcastic remark, and then continued:
"Luckily, it was 'unblocked' just now, otherwise it would have been really difficult to handle."

The gourmet's face no longer held that elegant smile; instead, he gave the bard a disgruntled look, his tone sour:

"What, do you think everyone is like you, able to break free and last this long?"

The bard wasn't annoyed; instead, he looked at the gourmet with a mixture of curiosity and amusement in his eyes:
"Speaking of this, when you met the 'Glutton' last time, were you able to make any judgments, especially whether they were worth trying to win over?"

The food critic shook his head:
"I can't tell anything. If I had to say, I feel that if we really fought, I wouldn't be able to beat him."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flickered in the weathered eyes of the storyteller:
"Gourmet, your skills are among the top ten of all our entities. How can you think you can't beat him?"

The bard gave a rather sunny smile, tinged with self-deprecation and disbelief:

"It seems the newspapers were right. Gluttony is indeed on par with me and you, the storyteller. Of the three of us, one of us will eventually be squeezed out of the top three in terms of physical presence."

The storyteller, however, sighed rather old:
"What's the point of striving for the top three? Don't forget, the first place will always belong to that person. He's an entity that doesn't even need an anchor point, unlike us."

The bard also sighed:
"Yeah, even if we all joined forces, we couldn't beat him by a single finger. I heard that [First History] has been looking for him everywhere lately?"

The storyteller shook his head:

"I don't know about that. The nine great gods have been acting mysteriously for the past ten thousand years. Even I can't figure out what these nine lords are up to..."

He seemed rather helpless and didn't continue speaking.

But the storyteller and the bard didn't notice that when the gourmet heard them talk about the "Nine Great Gods," a shadow of gloom immediately crossed his face, but he quickly and skillfully concealed it.

Of all the entities, excluding those that are being created, only the story teller and the bard, as well as the entity ranked first, are qualified to pay homage to the nine great gods.

Especially the one ranked first.

However, it seems that none of these three noticed anything amiss with the Nine Great Gods...

The gourmet forcibly suppressed these thoughts in his mind, lest they be recorded by the First History.

The bard smiled, seemingly deliberately avoiding the storyteller's question, and instead looked at the gourmet:
"Speaking of which, your method is quite good. In over 30,000 years, people have rarely seen a physical entity suffer a defeat. Reports about your confrontation with the Glutton have spread throughout the entire universe. Your anchor point has become much more stable recently, hasn't it?"

The gourmet suppressed his inner turmoil, looked up, and gave a helpless smile:
"Otherwise what? What else can I do? Go and take revenge on the newly born entity, Gluttony? If he happens to be in a state where he needs to be unbound, I'm afraid he'll just eat me up."

Just then, streaks of light appeared on the surface of the steel sightseeing boat, and the hull suddenly "pulled" out.

Immediately afterwards, the sightseeing boat, from which there was no escape, landed smoothly. The cabin doors opened, and hundreds of university students filed out, standing on the deck and looking at the three entities on the ground.

The bard also looked at the university students, his tone filled with emotion:

"Originally, I thought it was strange enough when I saw the House of Imagination and the Wall of Flesh and Blood, but I never expected that there would be such a entity that appears as a group."

The storyteller and the food critic also looked at the group of college students, their expressions either observing or scrutinizing them.

Just then, the hundreds of figures resembling college students appeared on the ground in a flash.

Their faces all showed varying degrees of excitement, and they curiously looked back at the three entities, including the storyteller and the answerer.

"Wow, is this the real thing?"

"This is the first time I've seen other entities."

"Haha, this is exciting! I've run into two of the top three entities today!"

"You must be the story teller, right? And you, are you a bard?"

"A gourmet! A legendary gourmet! Hey, since you're currently in a de-enchanted state, could you make us some delicious food that doesn't require any payment?"

Once these hundreds of entities resembling college students started speaking, the scene immediately became chaotic and noisy, as it was equivalent to hundreds of people speaking at the same time.

Even this once desolate city seemed to have become more lively.

Just then, the student council president-like figure suddenly raised his hand and then pressed it down:
"Everyone, please be quiet."

But it was no use; the other entities that looked like college students completely ignored the student council president.

The bard and the gourmet exchanged a glance, and in the end, it was the bard who plucked the strings of his lyre.

As the music began, all the entities resembling college students trembled in unison. Immediately, as if sensing the bard's unparalleled power, they shut their mouths.

It seems that even for them as physical beings, bards are not people they can afford to offend.

"I don't mean anything by it. Casual chatting is fine, and I love it. I can even tell you some past stories and secrets that you might be interested in. But right now, I have important business to attend to."

The bard spoke with a smile, but there was a chilling undertone to his words.

Immediately, the entity turned around and faced the deepest part of the city of the giant jaw beast.

It was a majestic, black mountain with an ancient mithril gate a thousand meters high on its cliff face, covered with all sorts of strange symbols, many of which were not even cryptic script.

Majestic, weathered, grand... this ancient mithril gate seems to have stood here since time immemorial, unshakeable.

Before the Ancient Mithril Gate knelt a headless deity, firmly bound by silver chains that emerged from the gate.

"Last time, we miscalculated slightly; we didn't anticipate those sudden appearances—"

The bard abruptly stopped speaking, his face showing extreme apprehension, something he hadn't shown even when mentioning the Nine Great Gods.

He then changed the subject, turning his gaze back to the group of college students in their physical form, and continued:

"But now, with your 'intelligence-reducing' rules, coupled with the fatal questions hidden within the stories by the storytellers, perhaps we..."

The bard's eyes shone brightly, almost frighteningly so, yet his voice was filled with unwavering confidence.

"...and we can succeed in one fell swoop!"

(End of this chapter)