Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 233 The Secrets of the Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit? A Gift from Great-Grandfather!
"So my cousin's name is Hermes..."

Xia Fa's eyes flickered slightly as he remembered his cousin's name.

But immediately, he thought of a serious problem.

That is, because he had the surname Augustus, he accepted the Augustus family's invitation and joined the family.

At that time, Shafa did not know, nor could he have known, that he was actually a member of the Gilgamesh family, one of the most powerful extraordinary families in the entire universe.

Moreover, he is the great-grandson of the patriarch, Holy Emperor Sharatu.

Therefore, it wasn't a big deal that he chose to join the Augustus family, especially since Glenn and Axo were treating him so well.

But now, a problem arises.

How can I tell Emperor Sharatul that I have joined the Augustus family?
If I told Him, how would He react?
Xia Fa only hoped that Emperor Shalatu would blame him, and that he would not let his anger extend to the Augustus family.

If all else fails, he is willing to take on everything himself.

Just then, the Clown of Surprise and Laughter flew over from afar. In front of his great-grandfather, he dared not perform the magic trick of teleporting with smoke.

"Grandpa, I pay my respects to you."

As soon as the clown regained his footing, he immediately bowed deeply to Emperor Sharatu, his face showing an expression of wanting to get close but not daring to.

Emperor Shalatu was in a great mood at the moment, and his attitude towards his other great-grandson was naturally much better. He pulled him over and pointed at Shafa.

"Come, let me reintroduce you. This 'Caesar' who defeated you before is actually named Shafa. He is also a member of our Gilgamesh family, and he is my great-grandson. You two should be cousins, right? Let's get to know each other better."

Unexpectedly, the clown with the startled laughter raised his head and looked at his great-grandfather with great seriousness.

“Grandpa, I already knew. I was going to tell you when we returned to our family planet, but I didn’t expect you to find out first.”

The Gilgamesh family, as one of the most powerful extraordinary families in the entire universe, owns an entire inhabited planet as their home.

Xia Fa had also heard about this matter.

That inhabited planet is said to be only slightly smaller than Kaligi, and its name is naturally Gilgamesh.

When Emperor Sharatu heard the clown's words, he was first taken aback, then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face:

"Could it be... that you two triggered each other's bloodline healing during the semi-finals? No wonder you were able to recover so quickly."

As a transcendent ruler, He had experienced countless battles, hardships, and tribulations throughout His life, making Him extremely experienced and shrewd. Naturally, He guessed it immediately.

The clown grinned, his eyes surprisingly innocent.

"That's right. If it weren't for my cousin, I would have been dead back then. Oh no, great-grandfather, since you were already secretly lurking outside the golden barrier, you shouldn't have just watched me die."

Emperor Shalatu chuckled slightly:
"Yes, but that's good. Now that you two brothers have known each other for a long time and even gone through life and death together, I'm relieved. Alright, you can go back now. I'll talk to Xia Fa alone."

Although they were both great-grandsons, Emperor Shalatu made no attempt to hide his favoritism towards Xiafa, which immediately made the Clown of Surprise and Laughter somewhat envious, and he couldn't help but glance at Xiafa a few more times.

However, despite the envy, there wasn't a trace of jealousy in the clown's innocent eyes.

"Okay, great-grandfather."

After obediently agreeing, the clown with the startled laugh immediately flew back towards the pirate ship.

Seeing that He was summoned and dismissed at will by Holy Emperor Sharat, the group of young overlords did not find anything strange at all; some of them were even quite envious.

After all, this is the Holy Emperor of the Church of Paradox, a transcendent monarch, and the head of the Gilgamesh family!
Even just talking to such an important person would be an honor for these young people!

"It seems they are unaware that Hermes' cousin is the great-grandson of Emperor Sharatul..."

Xia Fa, sensing the situation through the envious glances of some of the younger overlords, nodded slightly.

Now that he has become the great-grandson of Emperor Shalatu, he will use this identity when the time is right. Shalatu will neither deliberately keep a low profile nor deliberately be high-profile; it will depend on the situation.

At this moment, Emperor Shalatu waved his hand again, directly blocking the perception of the young overlords in the distance.

Immediately, He turned around and looked at Xia Fa with a smile.

"Great-grandson, when will you return to the family planet with your great-grandfather? When you do, your great-grandfather will personally host a grand family banquet to welcome you back and officially announce your return to our Gilgamesh family!"

As he spoke, Emperor Sharatul sighed to himself:

"When the time comes, if the family members find out that our family has produced a future secret emperor, they will probably be many times happier and more out of control than your great-grandfather was."

Xia Fa hadn't expected that Emperor Shalatu would start with this.

It seems that He is quite fixated on recognizing His ancestors and returning to His ancestral home.

"Hmm... Great-Grandpa, we probably can't leave Caligari Star now, right?"

Emperor Shalatu laughed:
"That's true, but the Eternal Certificate will be revealed in about half a month at most. It won't be too late to go back then. What do you think?"

Xia Fa, of course, wouldn't refuse. He still wanted to go to Gilgamesh to confirm his parents' identities, so he smiled slightly.
"Okay, I'll go back with you, Great-Grandpa, then."

Emperor Shalatu nodded with satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something and said:
"Oh, by the way, about your parents..."

Xia Fa said quite calmly:

“My cousin Hermes has already explained it to me, great-grandfather, you don’t need to worry.”

Emperor Sharatul was slightly startled, and couldn't help but glance at his other great-grandson standing on the deck in the distance, and sighed softly:
"This child is quite sensible at crucial moments. Since that's the case..."

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly flipped his hand and took out a money bag.

To be precise, this is a black bag, but it is clear at a glance that it is of very high quality. The leather used is actually taken from an angel-level supernatural creature, which even caused the surrounding space to distort slightly, but then immediately calmed down.

"Since it's our first meeting, I don't have much to give you. The whale watching festival in the Baron Ocean is about to start, right? Here, take these 20 million gold pounds as pocket money. Go and have fun, don't worry about losing money. I'll give you more when you've spent it all."

For a moment, Xia Fa even doubted whether he had misheard.

Twenty million pounds?
Wow... was my great-grandfather really that generous?

You should know that when I won those ten million acres of potato fields for the Kingdom of Augu, the reward the Kingdom of Augu gave me, a bank draft worth one million gold pounds, would not be cashed for another three months!

Unexpectedly, my great-grandfather's first move was a whopping twenty million gold pounds...

However, Xia Fa thought about it again and understood.

The Kingdom of Augu is located on the continent of Starcoin, and there are three such kingdoms on the continent.

The Star Coin Continent is located on the planet Caligi, which has a total of twenty-two continents.

The Wright Star System, where Caligi is located, is home to countless inhabited planets.

As for the entire universe, there are tens of thousands of star systems.

However, the Wright Starfield has always been one of the most prosperous starfields, as evidenced by the fact that several righteous gods have chosen to establish their earthly divine kingdoms on certain inhabited planets within the Wright Starfield.

In this situation, it seems quite normal for my great-grandfather, as the Holy Emperor of the Church of Paradox, whose sphere of influence spans the entire universe, to casually give me 20 million gold pounds as pocket money...

Xia Fa immediately felt at ease. With such a generous great-grandfather, it was only right to take the money.

The main reason is that both the mysterious Levimir and the young miner who calls himself "Absolute Defense" made him absorb as many of the three sacred metals as possible—pure white light-seeking crystal silver, star whisper secret titanium, and dreamlike deep-diving shadow gold—before becoming the ruler.

These three sacred metals are very difficult to obtain by purchasing.

Even if someone were to sell it, it's highly unlikely he would get a chance.
Extraordinary monarchs, great lords, and even secret emperors of all kinds with extremely prominent status and position would not hesitate to spend a lot of money to bid for it.

In this situation, the only option left was to try and cut it out of the traveling whale's belly.

And the most important thing to buy a traveling whale is... naturally, money!
To put it dramatically, if there were enough high-quality whales at this whale watching event, 20 million pounds might not be enough.

With this in mind, Xia Fa accepted the money bag from his great-grandfather, a genuine smile spreading across his face:
"Thank you, Great-Grandpa!"

Emperor Sharatul stroked his beard and smiled:

"We're all family, why be so polite? Oh, right, there's one more thing."

His face, which had been full of kind smiles, suddenly turned serious:

"Have you already joined the Augustus family?"

Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself that what was bound to happen had indeed come.

He was about to speak, saying that he had joined voluntarily and that it had nothing to do with the Augustus family.

But at that moment, Emperor Sharatul smiled merrily:
“That’s perfect. Our Gilgamesh family has always lacked a proxy family on Kaligi. After all, as you know, Kaligi has the earthly divine kingdoms of two true gods, the Silver Universe and the Nature Monarch. No force dares to enter it easily, but your situation is different.”

He paused, then continued:
"But don't rush. In the next half month or so, you can train hard on the Baron Ocean. Of course, you can also go to the Earth God Kingdom in the Silver Universe if you want. Once the ownership of the Eternal Certificate is completely determined and everything has calmed down, you can go and represent our Gilgamesh family to recruit the Augustus family as our agents."

Xia Fa never expected things to develop this way.

However, this is actually quite good.
Not only do I not have to worry about implicating the Augustus family, but I can also help the Augustus family rise to a higher level.

Shafa understood perfectly well how unattainable it was for the Augustus family to be able to associate with the Gilgamesh family, one of the most powerful extraordinary families in the entire universe...

This is equivalent to a family from a small town suddenly climbing up to the royal family of the Kingdom of Augustus. No, it's even more than that. Just imagine how surprised the entire Augustus family would be.

More than half a month later, when he returned to the Kingdom of Augu, he brought the good news to Glenn, Axo, and Marshal Gaius.

Oh, right, we can also invite Cardan over to witness it together.
After all, in a sense, he was already Kaldan's godfather, so he had to let his godson benefit from it.

“Okay, I’ll tell them then,” Xia Fa replied with a smile.

"Well, a small family like the Augustus family shouldn't have any reason to refuse our Gilgamesh family. By the way,"

Suddenly, Emperor Sharatu seemed to realize something, his expression turning serious in an instant, and he continued:

"Regarding the fact that you signed two overlord-level secret contracts at the same time, you'd better not publicize it for the next two weeks, especially not let that mysterious emperor of the Silver White Church know about it."

Xia Fa had long been aware of this problem, and said quite seriously:

"Grandpa, don't worry, I will be as careful as possible."

Emperor Shalatu's tone relaxed again:
"However, you don't need to worry too much. Especially when you encounter danger, use the secret power of the Gate of Stars when necessary. Preserving your life is the most important thing."

"That mysterious emperor...it is said that he has already signed thirty secret contracts, so he shouldn't see you as a threat."

"After all, that would be a bit too beneath Him, unless you're a future Holy Spirit of Destiny."

Upon hearing the words "Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit," Xia Fa's heart skipped a beat, but he feigned ignorance and asked in return:
"Heaven... Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit? Great-Grandpa, what is that?"

Emperor Sharatul sighed softly, a doting smile appearing on his face:
"Silly child, you've really suffered these past years. You don't even know about the Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit. Let me put it this way: among those who are at the Sovereign level, those who have signed one Hegemon-level secret contract are Extraordinary Monarchs, those who have signed two Hegemon-level secret contracts are Secret Emperors, and those who have signed three Hegemon-level secret contracts are naturally Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirits."

Xia Fa feigned a look of sudden realization:
"That's it..."

Sharatul nodded slightly, his tone becoming even gentler:

"If, in the more than 30,000 years of history of the entire universe, at least a few dozen Mysterious Emperors have appeared, but some have disappeared, some have perished, and some have gone mad, leaving only a handful of survivors, then the probability of the Heavenly Destiny Holy Spirit appearing is extremely small."

He took a deep breath, and said with a mixture of emotion and regret:
"For over 30,000 years, from the time when the nine great gods joined forces to destroy the ancient rulers of the entire universe until now, only two Heavenly Holy Spirits have ever appeared."

Xia Fa was quite surprised and said:
"Only two?"

This time he wasn't faking it. Xia Fa originally thought that with so many life-bearing planets in the universe, billions of living beings, and such a long period of time, if we calculate that a generation is twenty years, there should be at least a few more Heavenly Holy Spirits.

Not to mention, some demi-human races reproduce very quickly, with a generation spanning ten or even five years.

Unexpectedly, in the entire universe spanning 30,000 years, only two Divine Saints have ever appeared.

Emperor Sharatul nodded, his tone becoming even more wistful:
"Moreover, one of them seems to have lost control and fled into the Protoss Realm, and his whereabouts are still unknown. As for the other one... for some unknown reason, he suddenly went into hiding at the beginning of the third millennium of the universe, and no one has found him since."

They've hidden themselves?

Xia Fa's heart tightened suddenly, and he inexplicably thought of the question of whether the Nine True Gods were real or fake.

Now it seems that, whether I want to believe it or not, something must have gone wrong with the Nine Great Gods, which has frightened even a Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit into hiding.

If the Holy Spirit of Heaven signs thirty secret contracts, it is virtually invincible below God, except for being unable to deal with those below God.

But God cannot get close to the real world. In other words, the Holy Spirit should have been very safe in the real world, but He still chose to hide.

Even the other Celestial Spirit who lost control and ran into the Protoss Realm might not have truly lost control; it's possible he was feigning madness to avoid trouble...

Xia Fa felt fortunate that he had received a warning beforehand from the commentator (the physical entity) and the young miner who called himself "Absolute Defense."
Otherwise, if you foolishly join the earthly kingdom of some righteous god, who knows what awaits you?

After thinking for a moment, Xia Fa raised his head and looked at Emperor Xia Latu.

"But, great-grandfather, what does this have to do with the proof of eternity...?"

Emperor Sharatu suddenly looked around, as if trying to confirm something, his eyes flashing with mysterious runes. Then, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"The Mysterious Emperor isn't nearby, so I can tell you quietly... The Eternal Proof is naturally more inclined to choose the Holy Spirit of Destiny than the Mysterious Emperor!"

This……

Xia Fa was stunned for a moment, but then he was overjoyed.

In this way, when the eternal certificate on the Baron Ocean is produced in half a month, wouldn't the probability of me getting it be much higher?

However, the thought of having to snatch food from the jaws of a mysterious emperor who had signed thirty secret contracts sent chills down Xia Fa's spine.

Hmm... It would be best to plan ahead beforehand.

Of course, if one can complete the deciphering of the Mystic Singularity, a supreme-level secret code, within these two weeks, and then find the most important supreme-level secret code, "Miracle Fantasy"...

At that time, even if we don't get to clash with that mysterious emperor, the probability of success will at least increase significantly!
"The reason is actually very simple. Eternal certificates have a spirit, and they would definitely prefer to choose the one that has signed three hegemonic secret contracts rather than two."

Emperor Sharatu explained to his great-grandson with earnest admonition, but then sighed even more:

"However, the Heavenly Mandate Holy Spirit... in this era, has almost become an ancient legend, and it is very difficult for one to appear again."

Xia Fa pretended to agree:
"makes sense……"

Emperor Shalatu laughed:
"If our Gilgamesh family were to produce a Divine Spirit, the other major extraordinary families probably wouldn't dare to treat us this way."

He suddenly waved his hand, seemingly not wanting Xia Fa to get involved in the struggle between the universe's major extraordinary families, and fearing he would ask too many questions, he quickly said:

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say, Xia Fa, my dear great-grandson. In half a month, your great-grandfather will come to pick you up and take you home."

After a slight pause, Emperor Sharatul continued with a smile:
“Your great-grandfather has some business to attend to in the next two weeks, so please be careful. However, as long as you don’t provoke that mysterious emperor or any extraordinary monarch who has signed more than fifteen secret contracts, you should have nothing to fear on the Balen Ocean with your strength.”

He seemed to say nothing, yet he said everything, his face full of profound meaning.

Xia Fa also instantly understood that his great-grandfather must know about the forbidden secret technique of critical loss of control recorded in the Golden Dao Beacon Scroll.

Having grasped the critical point of losing control, Xia Fa had a general assessment of his current strength.

Previously, having only signed three hegemon-level secret contracts and mastered a divine battle technique, he could barely withstand a few moves from a transcendent monarch.

Now, if we risk using the critical loss of control... then we can completely confront the extraordinary monarch head-on!

Of course, this is on the premise that the extraordinary monarch you are fighting against is neither a master of divine combat techniques nor on the verge of losing control.

"I just don't know if the Crimson Executor will ever go out of control. If it does, we'll have to be even more careful when dealing with it..."

Xia Fa made a decision in his heart, then looked up and smiled:
"Okay, Grandpa, don't worry, I will be extra careful in everything I do."

"Ah."

Emperor Shalatu smiled kindly, nodded, and then twirled the black and gold scepter in his hand.

He was clearly standing right in front of Xia Fa, but the next moment, he simply vanished into thin air.
Xia Fa was shocked. Not only did he not realize how his great-grandfather had disappeared, he also did not sense any fluctuations of extraordinary power around him!

Does this mean that if a transcendent ruler wanted to ambush him in secret, he would be completely unaware?

"So this is the Extraordinary Lord... an existence that has signed thirty secret contracts...?"

Xia Fa sighed inwardly, thankfully, this extraordinary lord was his great-grandfather.

The instant Emperor Shalatu left, the young overlords on the pirate ship crowded together in the distance all seemed to come to their senses and looked towards Xiafa.

Undoubtedly, their previously blocked senses have returned to normal.

As for Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules, they seem to have long since departed.

boom!
The next moment, a cloud of smoke burst out beside Xia Fa, and the Clown of Surprise emerged from it.

Immediately afterwards, starlight gathered, and Tefaro appeared beside him.

Then, two dazzling streaks of light flashed in the sky, and Alexander flew over. These three were relatively familiar with Xia Fa, so they immediately moved closer to him.

As for Casimir, the painter, the one-man show actor, and others, they remained on the deck, looking at this direction from afar, seemingly hesitant to come over.

"Shafa, what did the three Holy Emperors, including Shalatu, say to you?"

Tefal asked with great curiosity, his face full of gossip.

Xia Fa hadn't expected that this usually lazy and seemingly indifferent guy would be so interested in such things, so he laughed and said:
"It's nothing, they just want to get me into their church."

Tefaro nodded thoughtfully, seemingly unsurprised, and then asked:

"What else? It seems that Holy Emperor Sharatul spent a long time talking to you privately. Wait, does this mean that you have already joined the Church of Paradox?"

Without waiting for Xia Fa's reply, He sighed to himself:
"Sigh, I was originally going to recruit you into our Silver Church."

The clown with the startled laughter glanced at Tefal:
"What's so great about your Silver Church? Do you really think you're better than our Paradox Church?"

This involves a conflict of faith, and Xia Fa quickly reached out to mediate, smiling as he said:
"I haven't decided yet. I'll see when the time comes. By the way, since the three of you are all here, I have something to say at the same time."

As he spoke, he gestured to Tefaro with his eyes.

Tefal was extremely intelligent and immediately understood, gently reaching out to grasp the hilt of the curved sword he was holding.

hum-

The starlight bubble immediately expanded, encompassing all of them.

Immediately, the originally dark purple, translucent star-shaped bubble slowly turned black from the top, becoming completely black in an instant.

Xia Fa, however, was still not at ease. With a thought, he prepared to enter the Starry Silver Throne state and unleash the "Red Silver Star Shell".

With the addition of "star bubble," "red silver star shell," and "shadow gold powder," along with further interference with space and time, Xia Fa suspected that even if a god came, he wouldn't be able to overhear what they were saying inside.

But at that moment, he suddenly had a strange feeling.

It seems that I can use the Red Silver Star Shell directly without even entering the Starry Silver Throne state!

It's important to know that the most basic condition for using the various secret abilities of the Silver Throne is that you must enter the Starry Silver Throne state; this is almost a default rule.

And now, it seems that I have broken through this limitation.

"Could it be because of... Levimir?"

Xia Fa suddenly remembered the mysterious Levimir from the Super Fighting Grand Prix.

At that moment, Levimir simply pressed it against his waist, which activated the mystical living silver within his body, allowing him to directly use the Red Silver Star Shell and the Star Destroyer Silver.

Now it seems that not only did He use this opportunity to teach me those extremely valuable occult knowledge in a closed space, but He also indirectly helped me open up a new direction for developing the Silver Throne.

"Who exactly is this Levimir...?"

Xia Fa had a bold guess in his mind that Levimir was a thought or a cell of the true god of [Absolute Defense].

It's unlikely that any of the other eight true gods would know so much about the Silver Throne.

But then, the young miner who had also helped him a lot claimed to have lost his power and possessed "absolute defense," which put Xia Fa in a dilemma.

"Let's get stronger first, and then investigate slowly along the way..."

"Secrets involving the true gods..."

Xia Fa shook his head inwardly, realizing that this was something he couldn't possibly be involved in right now.

Without much thought, he made a mental movement, and the mystical living silver within his body suddenly began to circulate faster.

Immediately afterwards, on the inner wall of that pitch-black star bubble, a layer of extremely thin but extremely strong, even indestructible, red silver slowly spread along the inner wall, covering it in an instant.

The moment the red and silver star shell took shape, both Xia Fa himself and the three angelic overlords, Tefalo, the Laughing Clown, and Alexander, felt a strange sense of palpitation spreading from their chests.

That feeling... seemed to be because the star bubble combined with the red and silver star shell directly isolated everything between heaven and earth!
Not only did it isolate the flow of information and intelligence, it even blocked out supernatural powers!
In a sense, whatever they say next inside this house-sized sphere will be difficult to get out, unless... the nine righteous gods come to investigate in person!
"Alright, now we can communicate with peace of mind."

As Xia Fa spoke, he did not stop Tefaro from scattering shadow gold dust and distorting space and time.

After all, such cautious behavior is very much to his liking.

"First of all, let me reintroduce myself. My real name is not Caesar, but Shafa. I used to hide my identity for some reasons, but I don't need to do that now."

Xia Fa looked at the three of them and spoke with a smile.

Tefaro chuckled:

"I understand. To be honest, your current appearance is actually more to my liking. Of course, I mean it fits my aesthetic standards. My orientation is normal."

The clown and Alexander gave Him a strange look, as if the more He explained, the stranger it seemed...

Immediately afterwards, Alexander turned around first and laughed:
"Big brother, no need to say anything, I believe you! No matter what you look like or what your name is, I will always be your little brother!"

The clown gave Xia Fa an innocent smile, after all, he and Xia Fa had just gotten to know each other again.

Xia Fa smiled faintly:
"I'm glad you don't mind, so what's next..."

He first looked at Alexander, and his tone became serious.

"Alexander, you must have a very strong impression of Rusconsin's performance against the one-act actor."

Alexander nodded quickly and said eagerly:

"Yes, brother, what's wrong?"

Tefalo and the Laughing Clown suddenly realized what Shafa was about to say, and their expressions both turned serious.

Xia Fa said, word by word:

Do you know what the secret technique Ruscond used is?

Alexander shook his head very bluntly:
"I don't know, it should be... some kind of divine battle technique, right?"

Xia Fa shook his head slightly in denial, his tone becoming even more solemn:

"No, that secret technique... is called Critical Loss of Control! It's a forbidden technique that the nine great gods have jointly prohibited!"

Alexander shuddered, his pupils dilated, and he exclaimed:

"This...then, brother, you still..."

He glanced at Tefal and the Laughing Clown, then looked at Shafa, as if asking Shafa whether these two were trustworthy.

Unexpectedly, Tefal spoke first with a smile, his tone laced with cynicism:
"Don't worry, Alexander. I've already mastered the complete technology for critical runaway. In other words, once you learn it, we'll be in the same boat."

The clown, however, said seriously:
"Although I can only barely lose control halfway, I have still learned this forbidden secret technique. If I am discovered, I will not escape the judgment of our Church of Paradox and the Inquisition."

Alexander suddenly breathed a sigh of relief:

"You should have said so earlier. No wonder my brother kept you two here for a private talk."

Tefalo and the Laughing Clown looked at Xiafa with curiosity, their eyes questioning.

It seems to be asking how Xia Fa learned to be on the verge of losing control.

After all, judging from Xia Fa's tone just now, he should have already mastered this forbidden secret technique.

Xia Fa understood what they meant and smiled slightly:
“Then I won’t hide it from you anymore. I learned the Critical Loss Technique from the Golden Beacon Scroll. Hermes, I’ll teach you the complete method now. Alexander, you can learn it too. As for Terfalo, you can listen in as well, just to fill in any gaps in your knowledge.”

Tefal shrugged, giving a "whatever you want" look, while the Clown of Surprise and Alexander simultaneously became excited, their eyes shining as they looked at Shafa, waiting for him to speak.

Immediately, Xia Fa began to share his understanding with the three angel-level overlords about the key techniques and methods for overcoming the critical loss of control.

Of course, the main topic is how to learn and master the critical loss of control, how to advance through cultivation, and how to perceive the risks accumulated after using this forbidden secret technique.

Tefaro wasn't initially paying much attention, since he had already fully grasped the information, but as he listened, he gradually frowned, seemingly lost in thought.

Then, He actually started listening very attentively.

As for the Laughing Clown and Alexander, needless to say, they listened more attentively than anyone else.

Xia Fa's lecture lasted for several hours.

"...That's actually how it is. In my understanding, the 'Secret Contract Inscription on the Body' that every being who has reached the angelic rank can use is a technique similar to critical loss of control, but far less powerful."

"After all, just like being on the verge of losing control, this is also about putting yourself in a state of impending loss of control in order to forcibly increase your strength. However, the risk of losing control or the significant increase in combat power from imprinting secrets on the body is nothing compared to being on the verge of losing control."

"By the way, Tefaro, Hermes, after you mastered the critical loss of control, have you never used the form of the Secret Inscription on your body again?"

Tefaro laughed:
“That’s right. Just as you said, the risks and benefits of being on the verge of going out of control far outweigh those of having the Secret Code engraved on the body, so I naturally don’t need it.”

The Clown of Laughter agreed:

"Even though I had only mastered the critical half-loss of control before, it was still much, much better than the Secret Inscription on the body. After that, I focused on practicing only the critical loss of control."

But just then, Alexander, his face full of frustration, let out a long sigh:
"Big brother, I... I failed again, what should I do?"

Alexander had been trying it out since Shafa had explained how to control the critical loss of control in the first hour.

As an angel-level overlord, it wouldn't take long to initially master this forbidden secret technique; the difficulty lies in how to refine it.

Back then, it only took Tefalo less than ten minutes.

As for the Laughing Clown, he unintentionally mastered it through his great-grandfather's blood.

However, now more than five hours have passed, and Alexander has tried at least a hundred times, but he still can't figure it out at all.

Moreover, this was all under the circumstances that Alexander, as an angel specializing in mechanical contracts, had signed the "Forge of All Things," a domineering-level contract that inherently required extremely high talent and intelligence.

Although Alexander may seem a bit simple-minded, his intelligence is certainly no less than that of Avalon.

"It seems the rumors were true..."

Seeing this, Tefaro suddenly thought of something, sighed softly, and shook his head.

Xia Fa quickly asked:

"What rumors?"

Tefaro's expression became quite solemn; the group rarely saw Him show such an expression.

"That was said by my teacher who taught me this forbidden secret technique. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you who my teacher is yet. He said that the reason why the forbidden secret technique of 'critical loss of control' hasn't spread widely until now, besides the fact that the nine great gods have joined forces to prohibit it, is also due to another very important factor..."

Tefal took a deep breath and said, word by word, with utmost seriousness:

"...It cannot be mastered by anyone but those with exceptional talent."

Xia Fa and the Laughing Clown were both stunned for a moment.

Alexander, however, let out a long sigh as if resigned to his fate.

"I see, well... there's nothing we can do about it then."

Talent, even in the extraordinary world, is something that is completely inexplicable and mysterious.

For example, highly gifted individuals are far faster and better at understanding the secret texts on the secret contracts and thus advancing their understanding of them, as well as developing their abilities through the contracts, than ordinary people.

Some extraordinary individuals may never fully understand the first secret contract they sign in their lifetime, even if it is just an ordinary one.

However, those with exceptional talent can understand and sign one secret contract after another. Not only do they progress very quickly in their understanding, but they also often master the original secret techniques corresponding to each contract.

Tefal is widely recognized for his high talent, and the Clown of Laughter, as a top-tier angel-level overlord, naturally possesses considerable talent as well.

But Xia Fa and the other two did not expect that Alexander... as an angel-level overlord, who was already a genius among geniuses, still could not reach the talent threshold of mastering the critical loss of control!
"It's alright, no need to comfort me. Putting everything else aside, you two, Tefaro and the Laughing Clown, each possess a divine combat technique, don't you? But I don't, and you could have seen that from that point onward."

"And big brother, don't be sad for me. No matter what, I feel your kindness. Following you was definitely the right decision!"

After a brief moment of disappointment, Alexander comforted Shaphat, appearing utterly carefree and easygoing.

Xia Fa could only sigh softly:
"Alright, then we'll just have to go to the whale watching festival. I'll dissect some corroded, wriggling rust iron and absolute-cut copper for you later."

Alexander immediately grinned:
"Alright! We'll see what you do then, big brother!"

But then Tefal suddenly remembered something:
"By the way, speaking of the whale watching festival, we'd better hurry over there. It starts the day after tomorrow morning, and it's already afternoon. Do you know what the prize is for this whale watching festival?"

The whale watching event is organized by the "Gold Miners" Chamber of Commerce, a global chain.

The Gold Miners' Guild and the Secret Traders' Guild are almost identical behemoths, and are said to have powerful backers.

At the annual whale watching festival, the Gold Miners' Guild offers a very generous reward to anyone who can extract the most valuable treasure from the belly of a traveling whale.

However, the exact prize is only revealed a few days before the whale watching event begins.

Therefore, when Tefalo brought it up, both Shafa and the other two immediately became interested.

"What is it?"

"Tefaro, tell me quickly!"

Tefaro gave a mysterious smile:
"This time, the Gold Miners' Guild... has offered a Privileged Eternal Overlord-level Secret Contract, as well as a Dream Deep-Diving Shadow Gold the size of a lychee, as the prize for this year's Whale Watching Festival!"

Conditions are eternal?

A dreamlike deep-sea goldfish the size of a lychee?
Xia Fa's heart suddenly stirred, and he almost wished he could go there immediately tomorrow and attend the whale watching event!
After all, having already decided to collect all the unsigned overlord-level secret contracts, he naturally wanted the "Eternal Conditions" overlord-level secret contract that had appeared!

In this day and age, any of these top-tier secret contracts are extremely rare and highly sought after.

Not to mention, there's also a dreamlike deep-sea gold disc the size of a lychee!
Xia Fa had no doubt that the Dream Deep-Sea Shadow Gold alone was worth at least 20 million gold pounds!

And right now, I urgently need to advance my understanding of the Arcane Singularity, this supreme-level secret treatise.
If one could absorb such a large piece of Dreamy Deep-Diving Shadow Gold and fully explore the various mysteries of the Mystic Singularity, it would greatly help one's progress!

"I think I've heard that all kinds of hotels, inns, and guesthouses on the Worm Islands are almost fully booked right now! Of course, they're fully booked every year."

Alexander also got excited; he loved nothing more than joining in the fun.

The Clown of Laughter suggested:
"Then why don't we... set off now? We can rest for a day in the Worm Islands tomorrow to recharge, and then carefully select the best-quality whales for our trip the day after tomorrow!"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:
“Okay, that’s exactly what I was thinking too.”

He and Tefaro exchanged a glance, and with a thought, they both dispelled the star bubble and the red-silver star shell.

By this time, it was almost evening, and the other young overlords seemed to have gotten impatient and left one after another in their pirate ships, leaving only Kazimierz behind.

It is unclear whether He was waiting for Haphat or Tefal.

Xia Fa and the others immediately flew back to the pirate ship. Kazimierz remained silent, got up quietly, and went straight to the cabin.

Before stepping onto the gangway below deck, He silently turned his back to everyone and left with one sentence:

"I'll go with you."

As he watched His figure disappear into the depths of the gangway, Tefaro smiled and explained for Casimir:

"That's just his nature. He's actually a very good person. It's perfect that we're all traveling together. It's like we've gained an extremely powerful partner on our pirate ship."

The clown and Alexander both looked at Xia Fa, one being Xia Fa's cousin and the other Xia Fa's younger brother, and naturally they followed his lead.

Shafa smiled slightly, recalling how Kazimir had helped him conceal information.
"Okay, then let Him join us."

Tefal suddenly joked:

"So, does that mean our pirate ship... is one of the strongest pirate ships on the Baron Ocean?"

The three top-tier angel-level overlords, plus Xia Fa and Alexander... everyone smiled knowingly. They could only say that anyone who dared to rob them would be unlucky.

After chatting with everyone for a while, Xia Fa chose a cabin, went inside, and closed the door.

He was just getting ready to rest when an unexpected, petite figure appeared in the cabin.

The petite figure wore a platinum gold dress, making her appear slender and graceful. She wore a mask adorned with delicate gemstones, and a few strands of wine-red curly hair playfully peeked out from beside the mask.

She sat on Xia Fa's bed, her snow-white little feet dangling slightly, looking up at Xia Fa.

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, because the person who came was... none other than Princess Shark!
(End of this chapter)