Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 262 What? My mother's family is also so powerful? The hidden past of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars who became a fish-man!

The words of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars were extremely stern, yet they also implied anxiety.

It seems that, in any case, He truly didn't want to involve his cousin, Xiafa, even if it meant fleeing himself.

Princess Shark's eyes flickered, and she prepared to explain.

It was clear that her relationship with the father of Wanxing was limited to a cooperative one. Seeing that the previously agreed-upon terms had changed, she had no choice but to speak up and clarify things.

Locke turned around at this moment, looking up at the circular light hole in surprise, especially at Shafa's face, seemingly not expecting that Princess Shark would bring Shafa here.

Just as the atmosphere was about to become tense, Xia Fa spoke with a smile.

"Cousin, cousin, it's been a long time. It's not convenient to talk here, let's go inside first."

The words fell——

hum! ! !
The jet-black, spherical bubble, resembling the starry sky of the universe, expanded outwards, completely ignoring the boundary between subspace and the real world, and enveloping everything inside and outside the circular light hole.

Of course, Xia Fa was still somewhat restrained. This time, the "star bubble" was not large and did not go beyond the thatched hut, so it would not expose any information.

Princess Shark and Xiafa's own figures were naturally included in it as well.

The next moment, without any warning, Xia Fa and Princess Shark vanished from the pitch-black star bubble and entered the subspace that resembled the Emperor Suite of the Lushurui Grand Hotel.

With a "pop," the star bubble burst open, and Xia Fa landed lightly and nimbly, while Princess Shark's body flashed with wine-red light and continued to float in the air.

Above their heads, the circular portal to the subspace slowly closed.

In that instant, the father of Wanxing trembled slightly, and the pine cigar in his hand almost fell to the ground, but he was completely unaware of it. He just stared at his cousin with his majestic black eyes, his eyes slightly lost in thought.

Locke's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Clearly, he was far less composed than his brother.

As for Princess Shark, her wine-red eyes also showed a hint of surprise, obviously because she realized that she seemed completely unable to resist the transfer power of Xia Faxing's air bubbles.

"This is... a star bubble? Tefal's star bubble? My dear cousin, how do you know this move?"

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars finally recovered from his extreme astonishment. In a flash, he appeared in front of Xia Fa, leaving a faint starlight on the original peachwood armchair.

As the former most prestigious and powerful pirate emperor on the Baron Ocean, he could no longer remain calm. His large hands gripped Xia Fa's shoulders tightly, his face flushed, and his eyes gleaming. He was incredibly excited.

Clearly, although He was asking a question, He already realized something.

As a signatory to the "Gate of Stars," one of the ten hegemonic secret agreements, it would be impossible for the Father of All Stars not to pay attention to the other signatories of the Gate of Stars.

Whether it's the patriarch of the Silver Church, the incredibly powerful and extraordinary Lord Osius, or the rising star Terfalho, the Father of All Stars is keeping a close eye on them.

As one of the signatories of the Gate of Stars, Tefaro possessed the primal secret technique "Star Bubble," which the Father of All Stars naturally recognized and even secretly envied.

Unexpectedly, now... my own blood-related cousin, whom I grew up with and have an incredibly close relationship with, has actually been used?

In addition, Marshal Gaius had previously mentioned to Him the identity of the signatory to the Silver Throne of Xiafa.

Therefore, there is only one truth—

"Shafa, are you the Emperor of Mysteries? Are you the future Emperor of Mysteries? An Emperor of Mysteries like Lord Dionysius?"

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars was utterly astonished and overjoyed at this moment.

The Prometheus family has produced a future Emperor of Mystery who has signed two supreme-level secret contracts at the same time. How could He not be happy?

Locke was even more startled, his speech becoming somewhat stammering as he looked at Xia Fa with undisguised envy on his face:
"Cousin, you...you...signed both the Silver Throne and the Gate of Stars at the same time?! My God!"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:
"So, you two don't need to worry. It was my own request to participate in this operation to kill the Roaring Emperor."

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars let out a long breath, seemingly to calm his overwhelming excitement, and then exclaimed with great joy:

“Good, with you here, cousin, our chances of success will increase greatly! It’s also a good opportunity to get rid of this Roaring Emperor. He has plagued the Baron Ocean for hundreds of years, and I’ve wanted to get rid of him for a long time.”

Locke sighed:
"That's great. With my cousin, the future Emperor of Mysteries, around, our Prometheus family's secret treasure might be able to be opened."

"The Prometheus family?"

Xia Fa asked with great curiosity. In fact, when he first arrived at the Worm Islands and met his cousin Hercules and cousin Locke, he had wanted to ask about his mother's family.

At the time, both of them said in unison that they would only tell Xia Fa after he became an angel-level overlord, otherwise they were afraid that he would be implicated if they told him early.

Now, I finally have the right to ask the truth.

When this was mentioned, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars sighed, but glanced at the Shark Princess floating in the distance.

Princess Shark's gaze was cold as she flew straight to the bathroom, demonstrating that she would not eavesdrop.

But the father of Wanxing still seemed uneasy. He stretched out his large hand, covered with bulging veins, palm up, and clenched it in the air.

Suddenly, the surrounding air distorted, and square crystals of varying sizes appeared, undulating in the air.

Instantly, Xia Fa realized that the space where the three of them were located, the space surrounded by these square crystals, immediately became layered and overlapping, as if they had entered a mirror world.

"This is my original secret technique as a signatory to the Gate of Stars—the Mirror Crystal. Speaking inside is like having a secret conversation inside the belly of a traveling whale; nothing will be revealed."

When the Father of Ten Thousand Stars spoke, his tone became solemn and serious.

Hearing His metaphor, Xia Fa couldn't help but feel a deep empathy.

After all, even the Mysterious Emperor Dicket chose to hide inside the belly of a traveling whale, engaging in some kind of "cultivation."

On the other hand, countless extraordinary individuals have tried to explore the treasures inside the belly of the traveling whale, using all sorts of mystical methods, but none of them have ever succeeded.

Even their own pet, the Nature Bee, can only rely on its extraordinary talent to determine if there are any good items inside.

From this perspective, there are indeed few spaces in the world more private than the belly of a traveling whale. I wonder how Dick Tudor got in.

In other words, the space within this "mirror crystal" is, of course, very safe.

“Our Prometheus family was once so powerful that it was comparable to a family favored by the gods.”

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars spoke, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes, and then said:
"I don't know if you've ever heard of the Favored Families. They are the most powerful and elite extraordinary families in the entire universe. Every head of the family serves as the Patriarch or Pope of one of the nine major churches. There are families like the Gilgamesh Family, the Secret Eye Family, the Starry Sky Dragon Family, and so on."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa immediately realized that Cousin Hercules and Cousin Locke probably didn't know the origins of their father, who was also their uncle.

Otherwise, Cousin Hercules wouldn't have brought it up at this point, asking if he knew about the divinely favored family.

Both his father and he himself were members of the Gilgamesh family...

However, Xia Fa thought about it again and realized that it was normal for the two of them not to know such a top secret. Before this, it was probably only their great-grandfather, Emperor Xia Latu, who knew it.

Just then, Hercules' cousin's voice rang out, and he continued speaking.

"Of course, although our Prometheus family was once comparable to those divinely favored families, we were not truly divinely favored families. In other words, we did not receive the favor and protection of the nine great gods."

"At the beginning of the third millennium in the universe, many of our family's powerful members mysteriously disappeared, and our settlements and businesses on various inhabited planets were suddenly attacked, leading to our rapid decline."

"No one knows why. Even the patriarch of our Prometheus family at the time, a transcendental lord, did not know who the enemy was, nor did he ever see a trace of the enemy."

"And shortly after that, the clan chief also mysteriously disappeared, supposedly being directly annihilated by an existence far superior to Him."

"In the end, our family had to disperse, break into smaller groups, and infiltrate various inhabited planets in order to preserve our lineage and ensure our bloodline was passed down until the day of our revival. This is still the case today."

At this point, both the Father of All Stars and Locke showed deep sadness on their faces.

A powerful family, comparable to a divinely favored family, suddenly declined and eventually disintegrated. As members of the family, they felt quite lost every time they heard this history.

Xia Fa's heart was shaken once again, and he suddenly thought of many things.

It seems that... the nine great gods have been staying in their earthly kingdoms since the third ten thousand years of the universe, rarely responding to prayers and sacrifices.

At the same time, his mother's family, the Prometheus family, also suffered a devastating blow, and even the patriarch, who was a transcendental lord, was directly killed.

Is there any connection between these two?
In particular, could it relate to the authenticity of the nine righteous gods?
Could it be that someone from the Prometheus family accidentally discovered the secret of the truth about the nine gods?

Xia Fa felt a chill run down his spine, but then suddenly thought of something else.

That was what the Heavenly Destiny Holy Spirit Senior... or more precisely, the Heavenly Destiny Holy Venerable Senior, said—a part of the truth about the world.

Could the destruction of her own family be related to those bronze-armored or platinum-armored cavalry?
It might even be related to the golden heavy cavalry, which is comparable to the nine great gods?

Otherwise, he simply couldn't fathom how a superhuman clan, comparable to a divinely favored family, could be so suddenly destroyed.

"Is that so...? So, we still haven't found out who the enemy is?"

Xia Fa looked up at his cousin and asked in a rather serious tone.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars shook his head:

"No, almost ten thousand years have passed. The surviving family members have been secretly searching for them, scouring all sorts of forbidden materials and investigating all kinds of information, but they just can't find them."

After a pause, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars surprisingly smiled:

"But now that I have you, Xiafa, everything is completely different."

“I received a letter from Marshal Gaius, which was personally delivered by His confidant. It said that you are a signatory to the Silver Throne and even have the ability to kill demigods. I am very happy.”

"That's why I rushed to pass on one of our family's heirlooms, the 'Hair-Cut Face,' to you as soon as possible."

"With that legendary treasure, you will have the ability to not be hunted down at sea. I also hoped that you could quickly become strong and, as a member of our Prometheus family, have the strength to carry on the family's legacy in critical moments."

At this point, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars looked at Xia Fa with deep emotion, his expression becoming subtly excited:
"I never imagined that you were not only a hegemon, but also the future Emperor of Mystery! Cousin, you really kept this from me for a long time."

Xia Fa smiled and said:
"Just as you said, cousin, I need to have real self-defense capabilities before I dare to reveal my identity, right?"

The Father of All Stars largely agreed:

“That’s right, that’s the correct way. And with you here, there’s hope of opening the Prometheus family’s secret treasure!”

Xia Fa asked curiously:
"A family secret?"

The Father of All Stars nodded:
"Well, in fact, the legendary treasure of a face sculpted by a knife and axe is merely the most insignificant thing in the treasure trove of our Prometheus family."

"It seems that the patriarch of that extraordinary clan had a premonition before his fall."

"Therefore, all the family treasures were sealed in a secret place, waiting for a descendant with the strength to revive the family to open them."

Locke chimed in, quite excitedly:
"The descendants of the Prometheus family have waited ten thousand years, and finally, the person they have been waiting for has arrived. That person is you, Cousin Xiafa!"

The meaning behind their words was clear: Xia Fa, as the future Emperor of Secrets, who had signed two overlord-level secret contracts, was undoubtedly qualified to open the family's secret treasure.

To put it bluntly, if even a future Mystic Emperor isn't qualified, then what kind of being would be?
It's impossible that the extraordinary patriarch set up a secret ritual array that could only be activated by a Heavenly Saint. That's simply impossible.

The divinely ordained holy spirit is extremely rare; in the more than 30,000 years of the universe's history, only two such individuals have ever appeared.

Xia Fa said thoughtfully:
"Besides treasures, does our Prometheus family's secret collection contain anything else?"

He felt that his cousins ​​Hercules and Locke were getting a little too excited, which meant that the family's secret treasure was definitely not just a simple treasure, but must contain something extremely important.

Upon hearing this, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars suddenly clenched his fists, his tone becoming even more excited, tinged with a hint of curiosity:
"Yes, cousin, it seems you've already guessed. Besides all sorts of treasures, according to the last words left by that extraordinary patriarch before he was eliminated, the secret treasure also contains our Prometheus family's... greatest secret!"

"The biggest secret?"

To be honest, Xia Fa was a bit dumbfounded. He thought he was going to hear some earth-shattering secret about his maternal family, but he didn't expect that this earth-shattering secret... was also a secret.

A secret within a secret?
The Father of All Stars was so excited at this moment that he was almost like a child. This was a side of Him, the Pirate Emperor, that He had never shown to the world before.
"Yes, yes! Actually, it was only after my brother and I went to sea with our father that the family came to tell us, because we hadn't become superhumans yet."

After a pause, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars suddenly remembered something and explained:
"By the way, speaking of this, that's actually another story."

“Since the decline of our Prometheus family ten thousand years ago, the remaining elders of the family have gathered together and established the strictest family rule.”

"That is, if there are descendants of the family who cannot sign the secret contract, or although they can sign the secret contract, they are unable to become extraordinary for various reasons, then it is strictly forbidden to reveal any of the family's past to these family members."

"In fact, it's quite a coincidence. Neither my aunt nor my father were superhumans, but after I went to sea with my father, he rescued an adventurer who had fainted on a deserted island during one of his sea voyages."

"The adventurers must all be extraordinary beings. It seems that the adventurer was being chased by enemies, was seriously injured and on the verge of death, barely managed to escape, but ultimately could not hold on, and died of hunger and thirst on that island."

“If my father hadn’t rescued him in time and fed him water and food, he might have really died there.”

"Later, after he regained consciousness, he stayed on the ship for a while and served as a guard for our merchant ship."

"Of course, we were doing business in the territorial waters of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars and the Princess of the Sharks, so we weren't really afraid of encountering pirates or anything like that."

"So after his injuries had fully healed, seeing that he hadn't really helped us much, he insisted on giving my father three secret contracts before leaving."

“Those three secret contracts are all ordinary secret contracts. Together they can be sold for a few hundred gold pounds, so Father can make a small profit.”

"But unfortunately, neither my father, nor I, nor my brother could resist the temptation to become extraordinary beings and took the risk."

"I never expected that we would all succeed."

"The next day, the Prometheus family approached us and told us some things about their family."

"It wasn't until then that my father and I learned that we weren't just ordinary residents of Rum City, but descendants of the legendary Prometheus family!"

"Later, when I became the Father of All Stars, my brother became an angel, and the elders of the Prometheus family came in person, they told us everything about the family."

"This naturally includes what I just mentioned, the Prometheus family's secret treasure, and the greatest secret hidden within it!"

The father of Wanxing remarked with considerable emotion at this point:

"The secret our family has guarded for tens of thousands of years, I don't know what it is either. In short, according to that elder, it is of utmost importance. Xia Fa, it's up to you to uncover everything from now on."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa's mind went blank for a moment.

Fortunately, he was very intelligent. After sorting out his thoughts, he asked the first question.

"So, back in Rum City, neither my mother nor my uncle were superhumans, and of course, the three of us couldn't possibly be superhumans either. That's why the Prometheus family never approached us?" "Later, when my uncle took you and your cousin to sea, the three of you became superhumans by chance, and that's when the Prometheus family came looking for you?"

The "little aunt" that Hercules' cousin mentioned was naturally his mother, a fact that Xia Fa was quite clear about.

The Father of All Stars nodded:
"That's just how it is. Fate is cruel, sigh..."

Seeing his cousin's sighing expression, Xia Fa felt even more amused and exasperated.

Because not only his own mother, who was clearly from the Prometheus family, was unable to sign the secret contract or afford it, she was unaware of the family's past and thus became an ordinary person.

His own father was a direct descendant of the Gilgamesh family, one of the divinely favored families, and because he couldn't sign the secret contract, he always thought he was an ordinary person.

If we had to put it into words, the bloodline and identity of these two could practically be described as a "marriage" between the Gilgamesh family and the Prometheus family!

However, that is not the key issue today.

A question that had been troubling Xiafa ever since he arrived at the Worm Islands, especially after attending the pirate convention, and which was also almost the biggest question in his mind about his cousin, finally rose up uncontrollably at this moment.

“Cousin, you just mentioned... that you and Uncle did business in the territorial waters of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars and Princess Shark. But aren’t you the Father of Ten Thousand Stars?”

Upon hearing Xia Fa mention this, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars and Locke's expressions inexplicably tightened, and they exchanged a glance.

But in just a moment, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars seemed to have made a decision, letting out a long sigh and saying:
"Fine, since we're about to assassinate the Roaring Emperor anyway, we should thoroughly exchange information beforehand. Besides, you've already told me about your future identity as the Secret Emperor, so I can't keep it from you anymore."

Locke didn't speak, but shook his head slightly, a hint of sadness in his expression, as if he were recalling something from the past.

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars spoke slowly, his voice inexplicably becoming weathered, as if he had experienced far too much.

"That was five years ago, the year I told you about it, when my father's merchant ship was attacked by a swarm of fishmen off the coast of the Wave Moon Empire, which led to my father's disappearance."

"Actually, my brother and I both know that our father didn't just disappear, but... died long ago in that merman frenzy."

"My brother and I should have died in that merman frenzy, but no one could have imagined it. Fate is cruel..."

His voice grew ever more distant, as if instantly transporting Xiafa back to that day five years ago, the day of that unprecedented murloc frenzy.

"I still remember that day. The sky was cloudless, the sun was shining brightly, the sea was calm and the sea breeze was gentle. The blue sea was breathtaking."

"At that time, my father transported a ship full of wine and silk, intending to sell them in the Bo Yue Empire."

"Then, just as we were about to land, the sea... suddenly began to boil."

"Even now, I can't forget that scene. Off the coast of the Wave Moon Empire, the sea seemed to have been boiled, with countless bubbles rising up, so dense that not even a gap was left on the surface."

"Later I found out that it wasn't a boiled sea, it was all..."

"...bubbles rising to the surface as the mermen army breathes underwater!"

At this point, a look of fear appeared on the face of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars.
It seems that even with his five years as a pirate emperor and his extraordinary power as a monarch, he still felt a deep fear of that day, which even left a considerable shadow in his heart.

"More and more bubbles appeared on the surface of the sea. As those bubbles rose to the surface, they burst, releasing waves of a nauseating, pungent fishy smell."

"Since there hadn't been a merman frenzy for a long time, almost several hundred years, only some extraordinary individuals and nobles who came to exchange valuable goods realized what was going on along the coast of the Wave Moon Empire."

"Their expressions immediately changed, and they urged the people on the shore and boats to flee quickly. The city gates were immediately closed, leaving only a crack. Once the people had mostly escaped back into the city, the city gates were immediately shut."

"But it was too late."

"Fishmen, countless fishmen, with their damned dead fish eyes bulging, gurgling and shouting, carrying harpoons and spears made from seabed minerals, rushed ashore."

"The overwhelming army of merfolk quickly filled the coast of the Wave Moon Empire."

"These fish-men were tearing at any human they could see like madmen. Not satisfied with that, they used the corpses of their own kind as siege ladders to build a ramp and storm into Red Pine City."

"Red Pine City is the major coastal city of the Boyue Empire. Its prosperity is comparable to that of Augustus City and the City of Ten Thousand Stars. It is also the production area of ​​Boyue Red Pine Cigars."

"Although the city gates were closed in time, it was no use. The fishmen stepped over the corpses of other fishmen and climbed into the city. Screams and wails were heard everywhere in the city, and it seemed that a great disaster was about to befall them."

"At that time, my father was standing on the deck. He had already signed three secret contracts, becoming an Eagle-level superhuman, and also had a secret treasure that looked like a music box, which could barely deal with some fishmen."

"My brother and I each signed two secret contracts, which were only enough to shoot down the weakest fishmen who climbed onto the ship."

"Originally, whether it was Red Pinewood City, our ship, or all the other ships on the Wave Moon Coast... no one could escape death in this greatest merman frenzy in history."

"But at that moment, something I will never forget happened."

The father of Wanxing paused suddenly at this point, and took a puff of his red pine cigar.

Xia Fa immediately started scratching his head, as if he had encountered a hateful narrator who cut off chapters while reading a novel in his previous life.

He was truly afraid that his cousin might suddenly faint because he was reminded of the past or couldn't suppress the power of the Fishman Emperor within him, and wouldn't be able to continue speaking.

That would be truly agonizing.

Fortunately, my cousin only took one puff of his cigar before continuing his story, though a hint of worry lingered in his expression.

"The sea suddenly exploded, as if a supernatural bomb had been dropped."

"Countless murlocs were blown to pieces, their flesh and blood splattering everywhere. But more importantly, at that moment, both the ferocious murlocs about to climb onto our ship and other ships, and the murloc army that was attacking the city, all inexplicably stopped."

Then, they all turned around at once, and knelt down tremblingly in the direction of the exploded sea!

"Fish-men, beings that exist somewhere between humanoid and non-humanoid supernatural beings, clearly have no intelligence and can only act like wild beasts, yet they are kneeling?"

"It's like seeing a pack of hyenas suddenly kneel down; it's utterly unbelievable!"

"I have to say, at that time, I, my father, and the other superhumans and nobles who came to the rescue were all stunned."

"Then, we saw a small, thin fish-man wearing a golden crown and holding a scepter that looked like it was made of starlight rise from the exploded sea!"

"That merman... the moment it appeared, its aura and pressure as a sovereign spread out, but it seemed to be able to control its power. Otherwise, just looking at it would have made my father, my brother, and I lose control long ago."

"Without a doubt, this is a fish-man emperor, the ruler of the fish-men!"

"The fact that a ruler-level being has been born among the fish-men is almost earth-shattering news, enough to cause a sensation in the Baron Ocean and the three kingdoms of the Star Coin Continent."

"But, ironically, after this merman emperor appeared, he did not command the million-strong merman army to continue attacking Red Pine City. Instead, he waved his scepter and pointed it towards the sea."

"It's as if... they're ordering all the merfolk to go back!"

"These fishmen regard the ruler of the fishmen, the fishman emperor, as wild wolves fear their wolf king and lion cubs fear their lion king; they dare not disobey him in the slightest."

"And so, the entire army of fishmen turned around and headed towards the sea."

"Just when I thought this enormous disaster was about to vanish without a trace, something even more unexpected happened!"

The Father of All Stars took another puff of his cigar, but thankfully this time he didn't pause at all and immediately continued:
"The sea exploded again, this time creating a vacuum in the surrounding sea for several kilometers."

"Then, the second merman emperor, wearing a golden crown, emerged from the seabed!"

"As soon as this fish-man emperor appeared, all the humans and demi-humans present, whether or not they were superhumans, lost control after just one glance at him."

"Some people's heads exploded, some turned into terrifying monsters, and some simply passed out."

“My father, who is also your uncle Xiafa, died in this way.”

"My brother fainted immediately, while I nearly lost control. I felt my vision go black, and I heard countless crazy babbling and low chuckles in my ears."

"I collapsed onto the boat, clutching my head with both hands, writhing in agony."

"But, just before I lost consciousness, I saw... these two merman emperors fighting!"

"The fishmen were all so frightened that they lay prostrate on the ground, no longer daring to move an inch."

"These two merman emperors went straight up to the sky and fought a great battle in the starry sky."

"Otherwise, if things hadn't turned out this way, the commotion caused by their fight might have destroyed most of the Bo Yue Empire!"

"I don't know what happened after that, because I completely lost consciousness. I felt my mind was falling into an endless darkness, and there was an extremely violent force driving my body, a body that I could no longer control."

"But suddenly, I felt that extremely violent power was immediately dispelled by a much stronger and higher-ranking power."

"My mind returned to normal immediately, and I witnessed a scene that I will never forget in my life."

"That was the merman emperor holding the Starshine Scepter, slowly flying towards my ship."

"It was mangled all over, bleeding profusely, its left arm was missing, and there was a long, narrow wound across its chest and abdomen. I could even see its heart beating inside."

"And the merfolk army, whether on land or in the sea, all retreated, seemingly returning to their merfolk lairs in various parts of the Baron Ocean."

"The merman emperor... the merman emperor flew up to me. It didn't speak, but glanced at me. Its gaze was as majestic as that of a real emperor, and it carried an overbearing air that made people want to submit."

"Then, it squeezed hard and crushed the Starshine Scepter in its hand."

"The starlight scepter enveloped both me and it, and our bodies merged together in this incredible way."

"It was only at such close range that I realized that the crown on its head... was grown out, not worn. This seems to be a unique mark that fish-men possess after becoming rulers, just like the mane of a lion king."

"At the same time as the bodies merged, I also received its memories."

When Xia Fa heard this, he was completely shaken. He never expected that his cousin Hercules had such a thrilling past.

Seeing that the biggest secret about his cousin's relationship with the father of Wanxing was about to be revealed, he couldn't wait to ask:
"and then?"

The Father of Ten Thousand Stars shook his head slightly:

"Then I learned that this fish-man emperor wielding the Starshine Scepter was not a fish-man at all, but... the Father of All Stars in a semi-out-of-control state!"

"According to the memories I received, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars grew up at sea and was initially an adventurer. Before becoming a demigod, he accidentally obtained the 'Gate of Stars,' a supreme-level secret contract, in the ruins of an underwater ruin."

"Then, His seventh covenant, the one that made him a demigod, happened to be the Gate of the Stars, so it was signed, and from then on, His rise was unstoppable, and he rose rapidly until he became a transcendent monarch."

"Because He was an adventurer by origin, it was only after becoming the Pirate Emperor that he strictly forbade his pirates from plundering and harming civilians. In essence, the pirates of the Wanxing Pirate Crew are actually closer to bounty hunters and adventurers."

"But coincidentally, of the nine secret contracts He signed in His life, six of them came from fishmen of various ranks and statuses."

"This even includes that overlord-level secret contract, the Gate of Stars."

"At the same time, He has loved eating the fish-men's bellies and livers since childhood, and even whenever He needs to replenish His extraordinary power, He eats a supernatural feast made from the fish-men's bellies and livers."

"Finally, one day, six years ago, He was seriously injured in a great battle with the Roaring Emperor and could no longer control the extraordinary power within him, teetering on the brink of going out of control."

"Following his instinct for survival, he dived into the sea, but by a twist of fate, he found an ancient lair of fishmen, where he discovered the skeleton of a fishman emperor, which had not decayed at all after ten thousand years, as if it had been cast from gold and iron."

"What happened afterward was also vague in His memory. He only remembered that after He merged with the skeleton of that fish-man emperor, He became a new fish-man emperor."

"Although his injuries have healed, he realized that he was forever in a semi-out-of-control state, and that he could never go back."

"Originally, during the fishman frenzy five years ago, He was exploring another inhabited planet, searching for a way to turn back. At the same time, He only used the Heart Envelope to contact the people of the Myriad Star Pirates to avoid being exposed."

"But, upon learning of the outbreak of the merman frenzy and the impending catastrophe for the Wave Moon Empire, He rushed back to save innocent civilians. There, He encountered the newly born ruler among the mermen, which led to the scenes I witnessed."

"I just didn't expect that when He was seriously injured and dying again, He would choose to merge with me."

"It was during the time He merged with me that the extraordinary talent from our Prometheus family was activated in my bloodline, and I finally understood why He chose me."

Hearing this, Xia Fa was even more surprised:

"What extraordinary talent?"

According to the great-grandfather, Emperor Shalatu, the Gilgamesh family, apart from the extraordinary talent of "Bloodline Divine Healing," seems to have members who are more likely to sign overlord-level secret contracts.

For this reason, the Gilgamesh family is known as the most noble extraordinary family in the entire universe.

Xia Fa understood that he also possessed the extraordinary talent of [Bloodline Divine Healing]. So, if the Prometheus family also had extraordinary talents, could he inherit them as well?
Just then, Locke's cousin, who had been silent all along but wore a wry smile, spoke up:

"That extraordinary talent is called 'Fire Stealer,' one of the three extraordinary talents of our Prometheus family. The more a family member with this extraordinary talent is willing to dedicate themselves to humans or demi-humans, the stronger they will become, and the more stable their spirit will be."

The Father of All Stars nodded:
"Clearly, the former Father of All Stars had contact with other members of our Prometheus family. Therefore, the ever-selfless God took a liking to my talent and chose to merge with me."

Xia Fa asked in surprise:
"So, cousin, you are now... actually half of the former Father of Ten Thousand Stars?"

The Father of All Stars slowly shook his head, a hint of sadness on his face:
"No, after the fusion was successful, it seemed to realize that its spirit might corrupt me as well, so it chose to dissipate its soul and will into the world."

"At the same time, the overlord-level secret contract signed at the boundary between His mental body and Astral body, namely the Gate of Stars, also disappeared."

"I essentially obtained a half-human, half-fish body with the rank of an angel. Fortunately, this body came from the former Father of All Stars, whose contributions to humans and demi-humans on the Ocean of Baron are beyond question."

"Therefore, not only did I not show any signs of losing control, but I was even able to control my body and turn back into a human again thanks to the extraordinary talent of the [Fire Stealer] family."

"But coincidentally, my spiritual intuition immediately guided me to the Gate of Stars, a supreme-level secret contract. In addition, I had already fully understood the eight secret contracts in this body, which means I can sign the Gate of Stars immediately."

"Later, under the identity of the Father of All Stars, I returned to the Stellar, found the Gold Rush Merchant Guild, and secretly spent more than 15 million gold pounds to buy a Gate to the Stars. I successfully signed the agreement and became a transcendent monarch."

A deep sense of emotion suddenly appeared on his resolute and dignified face:

"However, five years have passed. Before the Crimson Agents suddenly launched their attack, I maintained the maritime order that the Father of All Stars had personally established very well for Him. So, you could say that I and the Father of All Stars have become one."

Xia Fa could see that, for Cousin Hercules, inheriting the will of the Father of All Stars, and at least ensuring that everything in the Father of All Stars' territory maintained fairness and justice, had become the most important thing in His life.

"So that's it, I understand."

Xia Fa also sighed softly, seemingly moved by the spirit in this past event, especially by the perseverance of the former Father of Ten Thousand Stars.

He raised his head, looked at his cousin, and his tone became more resolute than ever before:
"In that case, whether it's the Roaring Emperor or the Thousand-Faced Prophet, especially that Crimson Executor, they all..."

"...must be eliminated."

(End of this chapter)