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Chapter 214 Grandfather Xia Fazu? A being comparable to Patriarch Osius! A useless great-grandson? (7K)

"It's alright. Once the Golden Beacon Scroll is released, we'll have plenty of opportunities to fight this overlord who has signed the Silver Throne."

Tefalo, clutching his exquisite scimitar, lay on a beach chair, a playful smile on his face:

"Since the beginning of recorded history, whenever the top ten hegemon-level secret contracts are mentioned, it is always said that the Silver Throne has the strongest attack power. I would like to see if it is really true."

At this point, he sighed:
"It's a pity he's only at the whale level; I always feel like he might bully people at times."

Kazimir's stern face remained expressionless, and his tone was indifferent:

"Anyway, if he faces me, he's bound to lose, even if he becomes an angel."

Tefaro glanced at his companion but did not refute him.

Even with the Celestial Lord's signature and the [Nature Monarch's] divine battle technique [Tree Realm], even He doesn't want to face Kazimierz...

"By the way, what about that 'Painter' in the Earthly Kingdom of the [Nature Monarch]? Besides the two of us and a few others, this guy is probably the biggest threat to us this time, right?"

Suddenly, Tefal thought of something and asked with a smile.

Kazimir shook his head, his expression as stern as ever:
“I don’t know. I’ve been trying to find His whereabouts recently, but I haven’t been able to.”

Tefaro sighed softly and hugged the scimitar in his arms tighter:

"According to the intelligence I've gathered, this guy nicknamed 'The Painter' has signed a top-tier secret pact with 'Fairy Tale World,' and has also mastered the 'Anti-Reality' divine combat technique of the righteous god 'Temporary Reality.' Just thinking about it makes me realize how difficult he'll be to deal with. I'll have to figure out a way to handle this..."

……

On a small island near the solar volcano.

The withered coconut tree, in a strange, half-decayed state, resembles an old man leaning on a cane.

This was clearly a supernatural plant that could produce coconuts with healing properties, but it inevitably withered and died after years of exposure to the high temperatures and toxicity of the Sun Volcano.

The sand on the island was scorching hot, and it was full of tiny, sharp pebbles. Despite the intense heat, the entire island was eerily quiet, without even the slightest breeze.

Two figures slowly appeared on the island. One had a head of long, spiky hair and exaggeratedly large mechanical arms.

The other man was a tough guy like a Western cowboy, with a resolute look on his face, but his eyes were exceptionally bright and sincere.

"Brother, this is the place. It's perfect for our base."

Alexander looked around the island, appearing quite excited.

Xia Fa always felt that the word "old nest" was a bit strange.

Is there anything special about this island?

Xia Fa wasn't very knowledgeable in this area, so he simply humbly asked for advice.

Anyway, Alexander is the young master of the Myriad Machines School, a genius from the Earthly Kingdom of the [Silver Universe], and has a teacher who is at least a transcendent monarch. His knowledge of mysticism is far broader and richer than Alexander's, so there's no harm in asking him more questions.

Alexander laughed heartily:
“Brother, you didn’t sign the Forge of All Things, so you can’t sense it. Under the influence of the golden magma over the years, a mutated brass vein has formed beneath this island. It can interfere with the mental fluctuations of superhumans. We can hide here and wait for the Golden Dao Beacon Scroll to be released tomorrow.”

While fighting Michelle near the Sun Volcano, the two of them had actually taken a general look at the situation on the sea surface above the Sun Volcano.

Several pirate ships, clearly belonging to angel-level overlords, each occupied a prime location and patrolled the area.

Furthermore, entrances to small subspaces, created by the angelic overlords, can also be seen in the seawater.

Creating a subspace is a skill that can only be mastered after becoming an angel, but it is not complicated, and the subspace created is not large.

Only by reaching the level of the Sovereign can one create a truly decent subspace.
But it's just a subspace, empty and devoid of anything; it's not an independent little world.

Creating an independent small world with an ecological cycle system... that's an ability that only the nine great gods possess.

Because the best spots around the Sun Volcano had already been taken by other angel-level overlords, Shafa and Alexander had no choice but to settle for a smaller island further away from the Sun Volcano.

"Okay, this will do. Thank you for your help."

Xia Fa carefully observed the surroundings and, after confirming that there was no potential danger, agreed.

Alexander smiled sheepishly:
"Okay, look at me!"

His massive mechanical arms plunged into the fine sand of the island, and then the gears turned and the drive belts whirred, making a rumbling sound like a pile driver.

Not long after, Alexander retracted the giant mechanical arm and laughed:

"Big brother, it's all done, let's go in."

Xia Fa looked down and saw a spot about the size of a washbasin in the fine sand that had sunk deep and was imprinted with extremely complex secret characters. These secret characters vaguely formed a gear pattern, which looked quite mysterious.

Xiafa understood that, with Alexander's permission, as long as he stood on this gear pattern, he would be immediately teleported into the small subspace opened up by Alexander.

Meanwhile, others who see the gear pattern will understand that the island is now owned, and unless they want to cause trouble, they will avoid the island.

Just like how they would actively avoid those small subspace entrances near the underwater solar volcano.

"So, according to you, the chairman of your Myriad Machines School, the emperor of the ancient alchemical kingdom, and the director of the Natural Disaster Research Institute... all these important figures have come to the Baron Ocean?"

As Xia Fa asked the question, he walked towards the gear pattern and stood on top of it.

The next moment, he felt a blur before his eyes, and then looked around in surprise at the scene.

He thought he would be transported to a completely empty, dark space, because that's what the subspace is like.

But to my surprise, this place... turned out to be a machine workshop!
On the steel workbench in front, there were oil-stained wrenches, pliers with peeling and faded handles, and other machine tools, along with a large pile of machine parts.

Among these mechanical parts, some are the cheapest live iron bearings, while others are extremely expensive corundum cores.

There was a workbench next to it, filled with all sorts of novel mechanical creations and precision parts for replacement.

In addition, there are mechanical equipment such as electric saws, grinding wheels, lathes, and milling machines.

Directly in front was a large steel door, through which a faint white light shone, indicating that there was more space outside.

The next moment, Alexander appeared beside Shafa, his face full of smugness and boastfulness.

"Big brother, how's my miniature subspace? Hehe, I'll take it with me wherever I go."

This time, without waiting for Xia Fa to ask, He flipped one hand and took out two yellowed design drawings.

One of the drawings was filled with design sketches of the mechanical workshop. Xia Fa glanced at it and realized that outside the steel gate was a training ground with many mechanical dummies.

The other design drawing was completely empty; there was nothing on it.

"This is a secret treasure called 'Portable Renovation Blueprints.' It can absorb the renovation of an entire room and then replicate it in any other space of similar size. Anyone with the ability to create subspaces will basically buy one."

Alexander explained, then handed the empty "portable renovation blueprint" to Xia Fa, grinning sheepishly:
"Brother, here, you'll definitely need it someday."

Xia Fa did not refuse, and smiled slightly:
"Thank you very much."

Alexander waved his hand:
"Hey, why are you being so polite with me? By the way, speaking of that question from earlier, it's true, my teacher is here. The main reason is to prevent any Overlord or Extraordinary Monarch from going crazy and killing those Angel-level Overlords before the Golden Beacon Scroll is released, and also to guard against the appearance of those Overlord-level strange or supernatural creatures."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa nodded slightly, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes:

"I was wondering why we only saw traces of angel-level overlords near the solar volcano, but not a single ruler or transcendent monarch. They were probably all kept out."

He suddenly thought jokingly that this could be considered a kind of man-made "supernatural barrier," as it didn't even need the Golden Beacon Scroll to form itself.

Alexander exclaimed:
"Yes, that makes things convenient for us, but there are also some incredibly powerful beings in the universe who know several days in advance that the Golden Beacon Scroll is located in the solar volcano in the Baron Ocean on our planet Caligi, so..."

Xia Fa was slightly startled:
"Could it be that other angel-level overlords from other inhabited planets are trying to steal it?"

Alexander nodded vigorously:

"Yes! But not many. After all, Caligel Star has the earthly divine kingdoms of two true gods, the Silver Universe and the Nature Monarch. Not many people dare to really act recklessly. Moreover, in just a few days, people from other star regions don't have enough time. In fact, it's just some people from our Wright Star Region who have come."

Xia Fa pondered for a moment and asked:

"Do you know which of the angel-level overlords are the strongest or the most troublesome?"

Alexander sighed:
"I'm not too sure about that, but anyway, Tefalo, Casimir, the painter, the clown who makes a slapstick laugh, and the one-act actor are the ones we need to be most wary of."

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback. Tefaro, Casimir, painter, clown, one-act actor... he had never heard of any of these names before!
Oh wait, I think I've heard of Tefaro before.

Because Avalon was defeated by Tefaro, and Tefaro only used one move... Avalon mentioned this to him for a long time at the dinner table, which left a deep impression on Shafa.

Therefore, Avalon, hailed as the greatest mechanical genius of the century in the Kingdom of Augu, felt that he was being overshadowed by a group of monstrous talents in the Earthly God Kingdom of the [Silver Universe]...

"Tefaro and Kazimir are both from our [Silver Universe] Earthly God Kingdom. As for the painter and the one-act actor, they are from the [Nature Monarch] Earthly God Kingdom. However, I only have a general understanding of three of them. The one-act actor is very mysterious and I can't contact him at all..."

Alexander immediately began to explain to Xia Fa in great detail.

Xia Fa listened carefully, and for the first time, he felt a heavy pressure in his heart.

The Gate of Stars plus [High-Dimensional Cutting] of Tefaro...

A Protoss Mage plus [Tree Realm] Kazimierz...

There are also painters who combine fairy tale worlds with anti-realism...

These three angel-level overlords have all signed an overlord-level secret pact and mastered a divine battle technique. Just hearing the intelligence makes it easy to imagine how difficult they are to deal with.

At the same time, Xia Fa also learned more about the Three Gates Divine Battle Techniques.

The divine combat technique of the [Silver-White Universe]: [High-Dimensional Slicing]

The divine battle strategy of the [Nature Monarch]: [Tree Realm]

The Divine Battle Strategy of "Temporary Reality" [Anti-Reality]

The first two were easy to understand, but the third one piqued Xia Fa's curiosity. He really wanted to know what the effects of the divine combat technique called "Anti-Reality" were.

Unfortunately, Alexander was unaware that this was truly top-secret information, and his teacher was unwilling to elaborate, only saying that he should encounter and explore it on his own.

I wonder if continuing to train my body and advance the transformation of my eyes will allow me to obtain one of these divine battle techniques...

If I could actually get it, that would be amazing!

Xia Fa had personally experienced firsthand just how effective the Pillar of Mindstorm, a divine battle technique from [First History], was, and it left a deep impression on him.

The other divine battle techniques, just hearing their names fills one with longing...

"As for the Laughing Clown, it's rumored that he came from the earthly kingdom of the true god [Paradox Clown]. He arrived on our planet Caligi five days early, so when the two true gods [Silver Universe] and [Nature Monarch] created the planetary barrier, he was already on this planet." After introducing the information about Tefalo and the others, Alexander emphasized the existence of this Laughing Clown, but he didn't know the specifics of the overlord-level secret contract that the Laughing Clown had signed, or whether he had mastered the divine battle techniques.

However, just from the fact that the Joker of Laughter came from the earthly kingdom of the righteous god [Paradox Joker], who is comparable to [Absolute Defense], one can imagine just how powerful and troublesome the Joker of Laughter is.

Xia Fa's expression turned serious. It seemed that obtaining the Golden Dao Beacon Scroll this time would be quite difficult.

However, another flickering fire slowly began to burn within his chest.
That was the will to fight, the excitement of finally finding an evenly matched opponent with whom he could fully unleash his potential.

And, I also want to see the young overlords of this era.

"By the way, big brother, there's a training ground outside my machine workshop with lots of incredibly tough mechanical dummies. You can go and have some fun if you'd like."

Alexander's sudden mention of this reminded Shafa of something.

Perfect timing! Now I'll absorb that soybean-sized "pure white light-chasing silver crystal" and see how much it will enhance my Silver Throne's various secret abilities!
By the way, let's further advance our understanding of the secrets of the "Gate of Stars"!

……

While Xia Fa was cultivating.

same moment.

Above the planet Kaligi, under the azure sky.

Three figures emerged, each exuding an aura that shook the void and an imposing presence that commanded the world.

They were Osius, the patriarch of the Silver Church; Heracles, the pope of the Absolute Church; and... another rather aged but imposing old man.

The old man actually looked somewhat like Xia Fa.

Or rather, Xia Fa looks somewhat like Him.

"Shalatu, you owe me a huge favor this time. Lord [Silver Universe] gave me a divine decree saying that I could only bring two people in this time, so I brought the two of you."

Patriarch Osius turned to look at the imposing old man, who, despite his usual aloofness and unsmiling demeanor when facing Dictator and Pope Hercules, was quite different.
However, when facing Sharatul, Patriarch Osius's tone was surprisingly warm, even somewhat ingratiating.

Shalatu de Gilgamesh, the Holy Emperor of the "Church of Paradox" of the Paradox Clown!

The Holy Emperor of the Paradoxical Church is the same as the popes and patriarchs of other churches; he is second only to God and above all others.

However, it is slightly different.

Because the Holy Emperor of the Church of Paradox...is said to have fought his way out of the earthly divine kingdom of the "Paradox Clown" purely through strength.

This identity alone is enough to intimidate anyone, anywhere in the universe.

With his hands behind his back, the square-faced old man with a thick, stern beard, though now snow-white, only added to his air of authority.

"Alright, I know. You just want me to take you to explore those high-risk, god-level ghost realms, right? Don't worry."

Emperor Sharatul spoke calmly, his tone cold and firm, yet Patriarch Osius's face lit up with joy:

"That's a deal!"

Pope Hercules rubbed his hands together. This ten-meter-tall giant in golden armor was now blushing like a little girl in front of Emperor Sharatul:
"I...can I come along? You guys won't miss me anyway."

Emperor Sharatul glanced at him, then turned his head back:

"Ah."

Pope Hercules was also overjoyed:
"Haha, that's great! Next time you come to our church's territory, I'll definitely give you a warm welcome!"

Emperor Sharatul did not respond further, but Pope Hercules did not care, as if he was already used to His attitude.

Patriarch Osius suddenly thought of something:
"By the way, Sharatul, isn't there some of your bloodline descendants on Caligel? Don't you want to go and take a look?"

Emperor Shalatu said calmly:

"More than ten years ago, I did a divination once. Humph, they actually changed our family name to something like Augustus. Well, I don't care anymore. Anyway, I have many sons and daughters, many grandchildren, and even more great-grandchildren. This is just one branch of the family."

Patriarch Osius seemed to be deep in thought:
"Oh, that's how it is."

Emperor Shalatu continued:
"Also, you should know that it was precisely because this branch of people were born unable to sign secret contracts that I sent them to this planet Caligel so that they could live their lives as ordinary people."

Patriarch Osius nodded; He remembered that more than sixty years ago, when Sharatul had asked Him to do this.

At that time, Sharatus held an infant and handed it directly to him, saying that this was one of His sons, and asked him to do everything he could to arrange for them to live the life of ordinary town residents, so that they could live a peaceful and uneventful life.

This was a last resort. Sharatul was one of the strongest beings among the transcendental monarchs, just like Osius himself and Hercules, and even stronger than them.

In this situation, Osius could particularly empathize with Sharatul's feelings.

Whether they are His own descendants or the descendants of Chalatu, if they cannot sign a secret covenant, living an ordinary life is the best option, especially living in a small town or even the countryside.

Because if you attract even the slightest attention and your identity is discovered, it can easily lead to disaster... especially for secretive organizations and unknown entities that want to get close to the real world.

Some unknown entities may even try to influence popes, patriarchs, and holy emperors—whose status and position are of great importance—through the bloodlines of their descendants, thereby opening the door to the real world.

At that point, it could easily become a catastrophic event on the scale of star field extinction. Sometimes, even the nine righteous gods wouldn't be able to act in time, unless they sensed it beforehand.

Patriarch Osius sighed softly, seemingly also thinking of his descendants who, unable to sign the secret covenant, had lived ordinary lives:

"Let them change their surnames. Wouldn't that make it easier for other malicious individuals to find them and influence us? After all, you know how serious the consequences can be if we are influenced."

Emperor Shalatu's tone grew increasingly indifferent:
"Yes, you're right. So, I don't want to pay attention to that branch of the family anymore. Let them fend for themselves. Anyway, it seems like there's only one great-grandson left now."

Just then, Pope Hercules asked in surprise:

"But three years ago, your grandson and granddaughter-in-law on Planet Kaligi were attacked by the Sleeping Monster. You sensed it with your bloodline and immediately saved them... It's just a pity that you were in another star field at the time, and your action across star fields was a bit too late, which resulted in them being severely corrupted by the Sleeping Monster. They should still be in a coma and haven't woken up yet, right?"

Sharatul was taken aback at first, then said with some surprise:

"You spy on me?"

Pope Hercules quickly raised his hands and waved them in front of him:
"No, no, I was just asking you to go hunting down a crippled god with me, so I did a divination and happened to see this..."

After His mention of it, Patriarch Osius suddenly realized:
"No wonder you're always collecting this sacred metal, Corrupted Creeping Rust Iron. Is it to draw out the corruption of the sleeping monster from your grandson and granddaughter-in-law to sustain their lives?"

He hadn't thought much of it before, assuming that Sharatul was trying to create some kind of secret treasure, but now everything suddenly made sense.

Emperor Sharatul sighed softly:
"You have to keep this a secret for me."

In fact, Sharatu also felt quite emotional about his descendants on the planet Caligia.

Because not only His grandson and granddaughter-in-law were attacked by the strange Sleeping Demon, His great-grandson, who seemed to be named Xiafa, was also entangled by the strange Snow Demon.

However, His connection to His descendants, especially those beyond three generations, only occurs when they face a life-threatening crisis.

The great-grandson named Xia Fa did indeed encounter a life-threatening crisis for a moment. He originally wanted to intervene, but immediately sensed that Xia Fa was safe, so he didn't interfere further.

Because before that great-grandson named Xiafa becomes completely powerful, at least until he possesses angelic-level strength, any rash contact with Him would only bring trouble upon him.

On the other hand, Shafa and his father, and even his grandfather—the branch of the family that Shalatu placed on Caligi—were unable to sign a secret pact.
Therefore, it is impossible for Shafa to possess angelic-level strength, and thus it is even less likely for Shalatu to rashly make contact with him.

Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules both noticed Sharatus's exhaustion.

Those corrupted by the Sleeping Monster, especially ordinary people who haven't signed a secret pact, can only survive by relying on the Corrupted Creeping Rust Iron to periodically draw out the contamination. Moreover, once the Corrupted Creeping Rust Iron is used up, it will also become contaminated and must be discarded.

But corrosive, rusty iron is a sacred metal! Even the nine great gods once searched far and wide for it!

One can imagine how much effort Sharatul had put into keeping his grandson and granddaughter-in-law alive on Caligi.

Even so, after the contamination is periodically extracted using corrosive, wriggling rusty iron, they still fall into a deep, slumbering coma, and it is difficult for them to wake up.

Unless, one prays to one of the nine righteous gods and asks them to intervene.

In fact, Emperor Sharatul did pray to the "Paradox Clown," hoping He would intervene and heal his two descendants, but strangely, he received no response.

So he had no other choice but to do his best to keep his grandson and granddaughter-in-law alive.

Even though He has dozens of grandchildren, He still cherishes each and every one of them.

Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules exchanged glances and nodded to each other, both deciding to keep Tishalatu a secret.

Patriarch Osius was about to say a few words of comfort when suddenly, as if sensing something, he let out a soft "Eh."

He simply reached out with one hand and grabbed at the sea below.

Beneath the feet of these three figures lay a golden sea, with wisps of golden lava floating on its surface.

This is the sea area where the solar volcano is located!

In fact, this is precisely why Emperor Sharatul came to Caligia.
The angelic overlord nicknamed "Scaring Clown" is His most beloved great-grandson. He came to protect Scaring Clown and take care of some other things as well.

The Frightened Clown, whose real name is Hermes de Gilgamesh, is the only angelic overlord among the geniuses of this generation in the earthly realm of the Paradox Clown who has mastered the divine combat techniques of the Paradox Clown.

Furthermore, He signed the supreme secret pact of "eternal conditions"... Therefore, Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules could understand why Emperor Sharatul was so fond of this great-grandson.

At this moment, seeing Patriarch Osius reach for the vast golden sea, both Emperor Sharatul and Pope Hercules were taken aback, not understanding what He was going to do.

Almost instantly, their expressions changed simultaneously.

Although Pope Hercules' expression was more exaggerated and Emperor Sharatul's expression was more composed, both of them showed a look of surprise, disbelief, and even incredulity.

As Patriarch Osius withdrew his hand, a dazzling display of starlight appeared before the three of them.

Within the starlight, there is a divination scene.

In the scene, high above the golden sea, a six-winged angel-like humanoid figure slightly raises its hand, a black sphere gathering in its palm.
Behind this six-winged angel figure... there was a three-meter-tall, silver-white metallic figure, wielding a three-meter-long saber, slashing down violently!
Whether it was Holy Emperor Sharatul, Patriarch Osius, or Pope Hercules, all three of them focused their gazes on the silver-white metallic humanoid figure, unwilling to look away for even a moment, as if they all wanted to see it clearly.

It was a ferocious figure like a demon god, yet it also carried the majesty of an emperor. But that wasn't the key point. The key point was... that his shoulders, elbows, and knees were covered with spikes and horns, and those spikes and horns had a color as deep and distant as the cosmos.

And, on the wrists and ankles of this silver-white metallic humanoid figure... there was a dazzling, almost tangible starlight wrapped around them!
Emperor Sharatul, Patriarch Osius, Pope Hercules… the vision of these three is naturally far beyond that of ordinary people, especially since they also serve three of the nine great gods: [Paradox Clown], [Silver Universe], and [Absolute Defense].

Therefore, the three of them recognized each other almost instantly.

This is……

"Simultaneously signed two hegemonic-level secret agreements...simultaneously signed the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars? And also mastered the Divine Battle Technique of the First History, the Pillar of Mind Storm? Who is this? Who is this?"

Emperor Shalatu was unusually flustered; his beard trembled, as if he had suddenly discovered an unparalleled genius among humankind!

(End of this chapter)