Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 205 The Doll Girl Is Almost a Demigod? The Origin of Xia Fa!
Xia Fa maintained his tough-guy demeanor, casually chatting with Hyacinth for a few moments as a greeting.

His dignified and unyielding demeanor, so different from the other pirates' timid and hesitant manner, made Hyacinth take a few extra glances at him.

Linglong, however, began to explore the pirate ship, touching the left and looking at the right, seemingly quite fascinated by everything at sea.

Seeing that the newlyweds had gotten to know the older crew members, Captain Chainsaw Baker personally took Xiafa and the two duffel girls to choose cabins to use as bedrooms.

Xia Fa randomly chose a room, which was less than ten square meters. The bedroom could barely fit a bed, and the quilt on the bed was a little yellow and had a faint musty smell.

But Xiafa isn't picky; as long as there's a place to stay, that's fine.

Not long after, the young man in the baseball cap who was in charge of recruiting pirates, Asher, boarded the ship. He recruited two more new men, but one was only Wolf-class and the other was only Eagle-class.

As is customary on the ship, Xia Fa also came out to meet the two newcomers. One of them was quite thin, with sunken cheeks and a fierce look on his face.

The other person had a sinister look in his eyes, never smiled, and seemed difficult to get along with.

Thus, the chainsaw was officially put into operation.

Because this is the Worm Islands, it is located on the edge of the shark territorial waters and not too far from the Sun Volcano.

Therefore, the Chainsaw did not use the "Protoss Warp," a method of travel that consumes a great deal of transcendental matter.

Instead, it unfurled its sails and used a ritual array to envelop the entire ship in wind elements, allowing it to sail lightly and swiftly across the sea.

"We'll be traveling all day today, and we should be near the Sun Volcano by tomorrow morning. Everyone, take a break and do whatever you want, as long as you don't fight, haha."

Captain Chainsaw Baker was clearly an enlightened captain, giving rather casual instructions, especially telling the newlyweds not to be reserved and to relax.

Immediately, with a bottle of obviously expensive tequila in his left hand and a glistening braised ostrich leg in his right, he went straight to the captain's cabin.

"Whenever the ship sets sail from the Worm Islands to the Sun Volcano, or to other places to hunt strange creatures, it is a time for the captain to relax on his own. Of course, he doesn't mind being disturbed at this time, as long as it's not too frequent."

Asher quietly introduced the captain's habits to Xiafa and the other newcomers, mainly speaking to Xiafa and the other two newcomers.

After all, Hyacinth, being a demigod, and Linglong, being a whale-level being, could easily be the first mate and wouldn't need to strictly adhere to the ship's rules.

Rules are for the crew.

Xia Fa listened silently, then went straight back to his cabin and closed the door.

As usual, he sprinkled out a handful of live iron powder and slightly distorted space and time before lying down on the bed and letting out a long breath.

Although I slept well after a night of heavy drinking and felt very energetic this morning, the experience at the pirate convention was just too exhausting.

In particular, he risked losing control by using the "Coin of Destiny" from the "Silver Throne" to exert a fateful influence on the angel, Omega's vice-captain, nearly exhausting his physical strength, mental strength, and even his supernatural powers.

All Xia Fa wants now is to get a good night's sleep and recharge to face tomorrow's challenges.

Although he now has the ability to confront angels head-on, Captain Hook is, after all, a veteran angel with a long-standing reputation, so he still needs to conserve his energy and plan his next move.

In particular, defeating an angel is difficult enough, but killing an angel is even more difficult.

Xia Fa still remembers how difficult it was for Prince Justinian to destroy the Black Abyss Worm.

To destroy an angel, both his physical body and his spirit must be destroyed simultaneously; neither can be omitted.

If you only annihilate the spirit, the spirit will revive from the body; if you only destroy the body, the body will re-coagulate under the guidance of the spirit.

This is what an angel is; it can no longer be judged by ordinary standards. In fact, it can be said that it has far transcended the category of "living beings" and is close to the concept of "gods."

"I just exercised yesterday, and the changes in my eyes haven't completely finished yet, so exercising today probably won't have much effect, hmm..."

Xia Fa originally intended to simply take a nap, but suddenly remembered something, flipped one hand, and took out a copper-covered notebook.

It is precisely "Benise's Experience Notes"

The day before yesterday, when I was staying at the palace of the Augustus family, I flipped through Benedict's training notes at night and happened to see that because she had learned the third sword of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, the ball joint of the missing Puppet God in her shoulder was exposed, and she fell into a deep sleep.

Yesterday, in his cabin at sea on the Shark, he actually took it out and looked through it, but there were no new training records updated.

Shafa then deduced that Benedict must have fallen into a deep sleep that lasted at least several days, but with the soul of the previous Doll Queen protecting her, Shafa wasn't too worried.

But now, three days have passed, and Benedict should be awake by now, right?

To be honest, Xia Fa had been missing the doll girl who hadn't been around for three days, chattering away.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Fa felt a little uneasy for some reason, and slowly opened the copper-covered notebook.

Xia Fa skillfully turned to the latest page, but was slightly surprised.

What I saw above... was densely covered with records of my experiences!
Xia Fa quickly took out a large chunk of mountain dragon bear paw meat from his bag, too lazy to grill it, and started gnawing on it while looking at the food.

Everything in Benedict's room was so quiet.

Benedict lay on the pink bed, its four corners supported by snow-white pillars. A light pink veil draped over her, and her delicate, bright face was serene as she drifted into a deep sleep.

[Hatherpeare's spirit floated nearby, quietly watching over them.]

[Bang bang bang! 】

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

【"who?"】

[Hatherpelia spoke, and the former Doll Queen surprisingly mimicked Benedict's voice with remarkable skill.]

"Benise, it's Rachelie. I've brought you this month's Super Fish Treats."

"Hmm... thank you, Rachel. Leave it by the door. I want to sleep a little longer; I'll get up and get it later."

"Okay, you're such a lazybones...hehe."

Hearing the footsteps outside the door fade away, Heather Perria breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed worried about something, afraid that the fact that Benedict was asleep would be exposed.

Suddenly, Benedict Cumberbatch, lying on the bed, let out a soft moan. Before she could even open her eyes, her small, pert nose twitched, and then, still half asleep, she sat up.

"Hmm... the taste of dried small fish... it seems to be fireeye snapper?"

Heather Perria was taken aback at first, then shook her head with a laugh.

He worried about Barnes for three days and three nights, not knowing when she would wake up, but daring not to disturb her.

Surprisingly, Benedict Cumberbatch woke up the moment she smelled the aroma of the super-sized dried fish!

"If I had known this would happen, I should have taken out my most treasured, top-grade, extraordinary dried fish to awaken her..."

Heather murmured something, then looked at Beneath, a gentle smile appearing on her dignified face:

"Benise, you're awake."

Beneath opened her eyes wide in confusion:

"Huh? Did I...did I sleep for a long time?"

Before Heatherpuria could answer, Beneath glanced at the pink wall clock with its perpetual calendar, then immediately sat up.

She seemed quite eager; her porcelain-smooth hands glowed, as if she were about to unleash some extraordinary talent.

Heather was taken aback.

"Benise, what are you doing? Are you in such a hurry to go back now?"

Benedict nodded rather anxiously.

"Mmm! I didn't realize I'd slept for several days. If I don't go back soon, Xia Fa will worry about me!"

Heather Perria had spoken with Benedict before and knew that Shafa was Benedict's master. Seeing this, she couldn't help but sigh softly and chuckle.

"Have you forgotten that after you acknowledge me as your master, everything you encountered in the Endless Realm will appear in your training notes?"

Beneath was taken aback at first, then remembered and patted her head in annoyance:

"Oh right! I almost forgot about that, but... um... I still want to go back."

Heather asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Benedict lowered her head, a deep sense of loneliness appearing on her exquisitely beautiful face, and her voice became somewhat aggrieved:

"I...I miss Xiafa a little."

Heather Pelia sighed softly.

"You can't go back now. If you do, your life will be in danger."

Benedict suddenly looked up, her pupils contracting:

"Wh-what?"

what?
Xia Fa was startled upon seeing this and almost sat up in bed.

If he hadn't been so rational, knowing that since Heather Perria had brought it up, Beneath would most likely be able to resolve this life-threatening danger, he would have wanted to run straight to the Endless Realm to see for himself what was going on.

Without hesitation, Xia Fa immediately continued reading.

Heather's tone suddenly became serious, even somewhat solemn.

[Once the Queen of Puppetry, as a humanoid supernatural being of the ruling rank, even if she is only a soul now, once she becomes serious, the entire room seems to drop to freezing point, filled with a chilling atmosphere.]

"You're hiding a secret, a huge secret, one I shouldn't tell you, but I have to tell you now, because if this isn't resolved in a few days, you... will never see your Xiafa again."

[Benise recalled how she had inexplicably fallen into a three-day coma after learning the third of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, and couldn't help but feel frightened. She shrank back and timidly said:]

"Teacher, wh...what secret?"

Heather Perria said seriously:

"Your body... has ball joints resembling those of a puppet god!"

[Benise was suddenly startled:]

"The God of Puppetry...the ball joints?"

Heather Perria nodded.

"Hmm, do you know what this means? This is something that should only appear when a member of our Doll Girl clan truly becomes a new Doll God, due to a complete transcendence of their life level. But you... you were born with one."

After a slight pause, He took a deep breath and continued to explain to Benedict:

"This kind of talent only appears once every ten thousand years in our doll girl clan. What you should possess is an extremely high level of talent that no other doll girl, even the current Doll Queen and I in the past, can reach."

"With the ball joint of the Puppet God present, your chances of becoming the master are far greater than others, and the risks you encounter are also far less."

"You can learn and master the Twelve Divine Swords of the End even faster, and... you might even become a god or an outer god!"

"However, the ball joint of the puppet god on your body... has been removed."

[Benise was confused upon hearing this:]

"Dug...dug it up? Who dug it up?"

Heather Polivia looked somewhat helpless.

"I wanted to ask you something too, but I knew you wouldn't know. To be able to sever the spherical joint of the puppet god in your shoulder while preserving your life—that's something only a being of the supreme level could accomplish."

Beneath was suddenly startled:

"Ah...could it be..."

Heather Pearl shook her head.

"It's not Rúmir. As His former teacher, I have complete faith in Him. He wouldn't do such a thing, or rather, if He did..."

[The soul of this former doll queen suddenly turned ruthless for a fleeting moment:]

"...He won't spare your life."

Beneath's tall, slender body trembled slightly, as if startled, but seeing that it wasn't the Doll Queen Lumir who was responsible, her worry and fear lessened considerably.

"Then... what should I do now?"

Heather Perria said firmly:

"It's simple, just special training!"

[Benise asked in surprise:]

"Special training?"

Heather Polija said:

"That's right. You should know that it was you, the doll girl, who grew the ball joints of the God of Dolls. Although they were removed, you can certainly grow them back, as long as you meet one condition."

[Benise asked curiously:]

"What are the conditions?"

Heather Polija said:

"Master the first seven swords of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End! If you can master them, you will ascend to the demigod level and achieve your first transcendence in the realm of life. At that time, the spherical joint of the Puppet God on your shoulder will grow back!"

Benedict shrank back.

[“But teacher, I… I’m only at the insect-level, and I’m already struggling to learn the third sword technique. What if I…”]

Heather Perria raised her hand to interrupt:

"No, that's because I didn't know your situation before. I didn't know you were born with the ball joints of the Puppet God. If I had known earlier, I would have given you special training long ago."

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

"Because even though the spherical joints of the Puppet God in your body have been removed, you still retain a portion of your divinity. This allows you to learn the first six swords of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End with almost no cost. The only difficulty lies in the seventh sword."

At this point, Heather Perria changed the subject:

"But even in the history of our Endless Domain, those two doll girls who possessed the ball-jointed puppet gods needed at least several days of practice to master the Twelve Divine Swords of the End. Yet you mastered them instantly every time. This means..."

His face showed a mixture of emotion and even envy.

"...The seventh sword should not be difficult for you either."

[Benise exclaimed in surprise:]

"Wow, does that mean I'm a genius among geniuses?"

She suddenly became confident and waved her little fist:

"Hmph, let Lugana look down on me, I'll make her regret it later!"

[Mentioning the siren who had severed her bond as an adventurer, she was furious, her face full of resentment.]

Unexpectedly, Heather Pearl shook her head.

"No, it's not your talent. Mastering one of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End within a few days is already the fastest you can do. The reason you can master it instantly every time is probably... largely due to your master, Xia Fa."

[Benny's eyes widened:]

"Xia Fa?"

Heather Perria nodded.

"When you first learned the first two sword techniques almost instantly, I had this suspicion. Thinking about it these past few days, I'm even more convinced that this is the only possibility."

Heather Perria raised her head and looked out the window. A look of utter confusion and deep contemplation appeared on her usually dignified and elegant face.

"Your master's background... is perhaps even more significant, complex, and far-reaching than you imagine. If I have the chance, I'd really like to meet this young man."

(End of this chapter)