Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 23 Secret Contract! ! !

Outside St. Vivian Church, near the square next to Daniel Street.

In the center of the Snow Demon's corpse, the hexagonal ice crystal that should have been crystal clear was now unexpectedly swirling with eerie black energy.

The black mist seemed to conceal countless tiny ghost heads, each the size of a grain of rice, struggling to break free from the shackles of this extraordinary primordial substance, but they could not.

A soft sobbing sound drifted in on the breeze, carrying a chilling touch that reached everyone's ears, causing them to shudder slightly.

"As expected, just like the rumors, the bizarre second loss of control means that the extraordinary essence will be contaminated..."

Governor Ellis sighed softly. He had originally planned to purchase the extraordinary essence condensed by the snow demon from Xiafa at a high price.

He knew a master craftsman who could use this extraordinary essence to create special treasures.

As for now, it can only be left to the church.

Xia Fa was quite surprised, but not too concerned.

The main reason is that he can now get meals randomly and doesn't lack sources of supernatural power, so he doesn't necessarily need to eat the snow demon's supernatural essence.

"So, if it's contaminated, it's useless?"

He asked casually to confirm.

Governor Ellis smiled:
"No, it's just that it can't be circulated in the Extraordinary Market anymore, but it's very useful to the church, and it's also very useful to you."

Xia Fa was puzzled. If this extraordinary essence was already corrupted, what use would it be to him?

But immediately, Chestnut looked at Xia Fa with a beaming smile:
“Shafa, since you killed those two out-of-control snow demons, you also own the extraordinary essence that was condensed. But as Governor Ellis said, although the corrupted extraordinary essence cannot generally be used for trade, this is actually your opportunity!”

Xia Fa asked curiously:
"How to say?"

Chestnut was quite happy for him and said:

"Such a strangely condensed, contaminated transcendent essence at the elephant level, if handed over to the church, would earn you enough contribution to exchange for a high-level secret contract! This is because the church's great scholars have always been in great need of this kind of contaminated transcendent essence in order to explore the secrets of the out-of-control situation, and the higher the quality, the better they like it!"

High-level secret agreement!!!

Even though they had some idea in their hearts, both Governor Ellis and Archbishop Glenn showed a hint of envy when they heard it with their own ears.

As for the other extraordinary individuals from the Silver Church who had boldly gathered around after the Snow Demon's death, they didn't hesitate to show their envy.

Seemingly knowing that Xia Fa didn't know much about mysticism, Ban Li explained it to him in detail.

"There are three types of secret contracts: ordinary secret contracts, advanced secret contracts, and overlord-level secret contracts. Under normal circumstances, extraordinary individuals who pass the church's assessment can only sign ordinary secret contracts. Only by accumulating enough contributions can they exchange for advanced secret contracts."

Archbishop Glenn chimed in with a sigh:
"Yes, back then, my family donated tens of thousands of pounds to the church on my behalf in exchange for a high-level secret document unique to the church."

Tens of thousands of pounds?

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. Was this high-level secret contract really that valuable?

That's enough to buy his two-story attic a hundred times over!
Keep in mind that the average middle-class person's annual income is only around three to five hundred pounds!
In my memory, the original owner's job as a dockworker clerk paid a pitiful nine silver coins a week, not even a pound.

"Wait a minute, something's not right. Why do I feel like Glenn is showing off his wealth..."

Xia Fa suddenly realized something and muttered to himself.

I didn't realize that this elegant and cunning young man, who seemed to come from a prestigious family.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa scratched his head and said:

"Um... well... actually, I don't even know what a secret contract is. Could you explain it to me?"

He wasn't faking it; he genuinely didn't know much about this kind of occult knowledge, after all, he had only been here for a few days, and it wasn't in the original owner's memory fragments.

Chestnut smiled gently and said:
"Sure, the secret contract is said to be a manifestation of the origin of the universe, existing since the beginning of the world. Ordinary people can become extraordinary by signing the secret contract."

"The secret covenant itself takes many forms, but to be effective, it must be written with a quill pen made of pure silver and ink from the spring of the Holy Spirit."

"When signing the secret pact, one's physical structure may change, and a certain amount of extraordinary power will be infused into the body." "After adapting, one will need to draw pure extraordinary power from other sources and understand the contents of the secret pact in order to gradually master all the abilities corresponding to the secret pact."

"Only when we have complete control can we sign the next secret agreement; otherwise, it is very easy to lose control."

As Xia Fa listened, he suddenly asked:
"If that's the case, then wouldn't it mean we can freely choose the combination of our secret contracts?"

Governor Ellis chuckled beside him and said:
"How could that be? In fact, you can only freely choose the first secret contract. Once you sign the first secret contract and become a transcendent, your spiritual intuition will automatically tell you the name of the second secret contract, and so on."

Xia Fa asked with considerable curiosity:

"What if you don't follow your spiritual intuition and insist on choosing another secret method?"

Governor Ellis said almost without hesitation:

“Countless stubborn people throughout history have tried to change their spiritual intuition to a higher or even a supreme level secret contract because they were dissatisfied with the ordinary secret contract that their spiritual intuition was guiding them to. Without exception, they all lost control. In fact, some of the strange things that roam the world are the result of this.”

"All right……"

Xia Fa let out a soft breath.

He roughly sorted it out in his mind.

By signing a secret pact, one can become an extraordinary being.

Then, spiritual intuition will help the extraordinary person choose the next secret contract.

However, to his surprise, the secret contract only contained a portion of the extraordinary power, and the extraordinary individuals still needed to find ways to obtain it from other places on their own.

Drawing upon extraordinary power and gradually understanding the contents of the secret text is equivalent to cultivation.

No wonder those nobles always ate feasts cooked by supernatural creatures; it turns out that's why...

Thinking this, he looked at the chestnut:
"So what kinds of secret contracts can I choose? Oh right, and also, I don't need to exercise anymore?"

Chestnut said earnestly:

"Since you are a descendant of the Baal Beast, signing the first secret contract should be no problem, and you should be able to withstand the infusion of supernatural power. But after becoming a superhuman, you still need to continue to train your body, otherwise you may not be able to withstand the second or third secret contract due to your weak body."

Xia Fa was pleasantly surprised to hear this.

Although I still need to continue exercising, becoming a superhuman at least gives me the ability to protect myself!

For example, today, if he hadn't happened to be outside the church and Baal's Blade hadn't responded to him, he might have been eaten by the Snow Demon.

He had a premonition that the burning sensation within him was useless if it just appeared; it would only remain trapped inside his body and could not be converted into combat power.

It must be performed through something like Baal's Blade, or some other extraordinary means.

Once unleashed, its power will far exceed expectations!

Without a doubt, becoming a superhuman grants one access to a variety of extraordinary abilities.

Chestnut continued:
"There are a thousand kinds of secret contracts in this world. These are divine pronouncements made by the God of the First Church [First History] and clearly recorded in the scriptures. However, at present, the extraordinary beings have only discovered more than two hundred kinds of secret contracts."

She suddenly flipped her hand, revealing a thick book, which she handed to Xia Fa, smiling as she said:
"As for the secrets that our church can currently provide, they are all contained here."

A thousand secret contracts... only two hundred have been discovered...

Xia Fa suddenly became curious: if the extraordinary levels were classified according to fungi, insects, eagles, wolves, elephants, and whales, would signing a secret contract elevate one level?
Without much thought, he opened the book titled "The Book of Secrets".

After all, he was about to choose a high-level contract, so he was very curious about what high-level contracts the Silver Church offered.

But after just one glance, Xia Fa's pupils suddenly contracted.

"this……!"

(End of this chapter)