Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 270 The Puppet Girl's Generous Loot! The Secret of the Treasure Map...

"What incredibly unbelievable scene?"

Xia Fa was somewhat dumbfounded, because Benedict's training notes did not end there, although it did reach the end of this page.

But when he turned the page, he encountered the same situation as before.

Like the last time when Heather Polya took Beneath for special training, he was unable to monitor the situation due to his insufficient rank.

On the new page, there were more than a dozen lines of records that seemed to have been blacked out, making them completely illegible.

Of course, what Xia Fa didn't expect was that Benedict's training notes not only learned to record and speculate on other people's psychological activities and learned to summarize, but now... they have even learned to write out of context!
But that's exactly where it got stuck, right at the moment Benedict completed his transformation.

Fragment Dog!
Xia Fa couldn't help but mutter a curse to himself.

"Wait, something's not right. Last time, it was Heather Perria, who was a Sovereign, who took Beneath for special training. It's normal that I, being only an Eagle-level, couldn't check it. But this time, the highest-ranking person in the dog-man camp is only an Angel..."

Why can't I check it myself in this situation?
Faced with these dozen or so lines of blacked-out text, Xia Fa became increasingly curious. Fortunately, the strength and aura that Beneath displayed at the moment of her hatching were extremely powerful, so he was not so worried about Beneath's safety.

"Should we wait until Benedict gets back to ask? No, let's think of another way..."

The time when Heather Perria took Beneath to special training, Shafa wasn't particularly curious and didn't need to worry about her safety at all.

This time, however, he really wanted to know what else Benedict had on her back besides the ball joints of the God of Puppets on her shoulders.

In particular, that thing on her back was clearly positioned higher than the ball joint of the Doll God...

Xia Fa even suspected that this time, even he, who was capable of fighting against extraordinary monarchs, could not see the records after Benedict's transformation, which might be related to the thing on her back.

"Have it!"

Suddenly, Xia Fa had a flash of inspiration and came up with a clever trick.

He immediately began to try to imagine the golden heavy cavalry, the beheaded Outer God outside the Gate of Ancient Mithril, and other scenes related to high-ranking beings. Sure enough, he stirred up several strange currents at his spine.

These strange electrical currents instinctively covered his cerebral cortex, but clearly, even so, he still couldn't see the blacked-out contents of his notes.

But Xia Fayi was not there. He stretched out a finger and tried to direct the strange current to his fingertip.

Zhi——!
A sudden, electric-like disturbance appeared in the air, accompanied by the sound of a malfunctioning telegraph machine.

At Xia Fa's fingertips, a ball of transparent electricity was indeed condensed, like a translucent soybean, dancing on his fingertips.

"It's really good!"

Xia Fa's eyes suddenly lit up, and a clear look of joy appeared on his face.

The reason is simple: he had tried to control this strange current before, but it was extremely difficult and he couldn't do it at all.

Although he could inject strange currents directly into simple divination stones or brand secret texts onto living iron, it was completely impossible for him to summon strange currents from his body, attach them to his fingertips, and make contact with the outside world without touching any objects.

Once this strange current comes into direct contact with the outside world, instead of entering any other object, it will immediately dissipate without leaving a trace.

Xia Fa never expected that this time, his impromptu attempt would actually succeed!

In this way, the uses of this strange electric current became more and more numerous...

Without much thought, Xia Fa immediately maintained the concentration of transparent electricity at his fingertips, as if a drop of water was hanging on his fingertip, and wiped it across the blackened notes.

With this stroke, the blackened parts were like dust blown away by the wind, finally revealing the text underneath.

Xia Fa mobilized a full five strands of strange electricity this time, but unexpectedly, they were all exhausted, which finally revealed all the blackened content.

He didn't pay much attention and immediately continued reading.

The cracked eggshell resembled a pure white, blooming flower, within which stood Benedict's tall, slender figure.

Her exquisite and radiant face was now as indifferent as a god looking down upon all living beings, exuding an extremely terrifying aura. Even the surrounding void seemed unable to withstand it, collapsing like shattered glass.

[With a cry of "Ah!", it was Nyakoru. Although she was a demigod like Benes, she was now clutching her head, her petite body curling up on the ground, her cat ears pressed tightly against her scalp, and her tail curled up and trembling uncontrollably.]

[On her originally fair and delicate face, eerie red hair began to grow, and among the warm orange hair, individual red hairs, like thorns, also grew wildly.]

[Nyakoro... is starting to get out of control!]

[Even though she and Benedict were both demigods, at this moment, because she was too close to Benedict and influenced by Benedict's aura, she directly lost control!]

Just then, Benedict glanced at her indifferently, a glance that seemed to issue some kind of command. Meowkor's loss of control immediately stopped, and she showed signs of improvement.

【Roar--! 】

A blood-curdling scream rang out, but it didn't come from Nyakoru; instead, it came from the mercury-filled area further ahead.

At this moment, Benedict's other slender arm remained outstretched, in a loosely clenched, counter-clockwise twisting position, aimed at that mercury-filled area.

[The mercury-rich area seemed to reverse time, arching upwards to form the body of a giant. Then, the mercury-rich area began to contract, and the pure silver giant was forcibly "reversed" out!]

The pure silver giant, whose strength was clearly close to that of a Dominator, was completely unable to move, like a chick being tightly squeezed by an invisible hand.

[He was roaring in agony, but when Benedict's silent, godlike gaze fell upon him again, he could no longer even roar, and could only struggle in silence.]

Benedict Cumberbatch, however, remained unmoved and twisted her head counterclockwise once more.

The next moment, whether it was the old patriarch of the dog-man tribe lying on the ground, Granny Meow, or Meowkor who had stopped losing control and regained her senses, they all widened their eyes instantly, as if they had witnessed something extremely unbelievable.

[That was a pure silver giant. With a twist from a distance, this once invincible metal giant actually transformed into wisps of pale yellow earth vein energy, starting from its hands and right leg!]

As soon as these ley lines appeared, they immediately seeped into the floor of the straw plaza, then disappeared into the earth, or rather, returned to the earth.

The pure silver giant was not only unable to resist, but it could no longer even struggle. Its eyes, which had been shining brightly like incandescent bulbs, began to dim and go out as if the power had been cut off.

However, all the changes within it continued; after its limbs transformed into earth vein energy, its torso also followed suit.

[Through its almost transparent body, everyone could even see the fist-sized, pure white, light-chasing silver crystal, enveloped in apricot-yellow earth vein energy!]

The earth vein energy surrounding the pure white, light-chasing crystal silver was clearly extremely concentrated, which is why it appeared apricot-yellow in color. It beat continuously like a heart, channeling earth vein energy into the entire body of the pure white silver giant.

As for the pure white, light-chasing silver crystal, it remained motionless, only faintly glowing.

But then, all of this stopped.

The rich earth energy ceased to pulse, and the body of the pure white silver giant completely dissipated into the world.

[Immediately afterwards, His remaining head, the size of a house, revealed extreme terror in its eyes, glanced at Benedict, and then immediately dissipated into the earth's ley lines with a "bang."]

With a clang, the fist-sized pure white light-chasing silver crystal fell to the ground.

The moment Benedict saw the pure white, luminous silver crystal, she seemed to suddenly remember something, or perhaps her deepest emotions were awakened; a hint of emotion appeared in her usually indifferent, godlike gaze.

With a single grab of her hand, the pure white, light-chasing silver crystal flew up from the ground and into her hand.

Immediately, Benedict's eyes glazed over, and she fainted.

The old chieftain of the dog-people and Granny Meow immediately stepped forward, while Meowkor was even faster, catching Beneath before her head hit the ground.

"Sister Benedict, Sister Benedict?"

[After calling out twice, Beneath let out a soft moan and opened her eyes. Her golden-red eyes no longer held that indifferent, godlike expression, but instead held the same innocent look as before, tinged with a hint of confusion.]

"What...what did I just do?"

Benedict clearly remembered what had just happened, which made her feel particularly strange.

"How could I possess such power..."

The old patriarch of the dog-man tribe said in utter astonishment:

"Miss Benedict, don't you yourself know where that godlike power you just displayed came from?"

[Benise shook her head:]

"I don't know... I just feel pain all over my body."

[Grandma Meow pondered for a moment:]

"That's strange, but I think it's best if we don't investigate too much. Just make sure it won't harm Miss Bennett."

Upon hearing this, Nyako immediately placed one palm on Benedict's arm, and golden blood energy surged forth.

She closed her eyes and sensed for a while, then opened them in surprise:

"Sister Benedict isn't injured at all, but her supernatural power is almost depleted. Eating some supernatural dried fish will make her fine!"

As she spoke, Nyokora took out a large ice-flame ribbonfish and fed it to Benedict's mouth.

[This was given to her by Barnes. Because it was of such high quality, she had been secretly keeping it to herself, only taking out a little bit each day. But now she had fed it all to Barnes.]

[The moment Beneath the scent of the extraordinary dried fish, her bewildered eyes lit up, and without any hesitation, she devoured most of it in one bite.]

After chewing a few times with puffed-out cheeks and swallowing with a gulp, Benedict Cumberbatch actually regained her strength, stood up, and looked delighted.

"I think I'm really okay now! I guess I don't need to worry about it anymore, hehe."

Seeing this, the old patriarch of the dog-men tribe breathed a long sigh of relief. After all, Miss Benedict had become the benefactor of their entire tribe after killing the pure silver giant, and he didn't want to see anything happen to her.

"That's perfect. There are many treasures hidden in the lair of that pure silver giant. Miss Benedict, you can have them all. Shall we go take a look?"

Benedict nodded vigorously.

"Yes! Perfect! Now that I've got the treasure, I need to take Meowkor back to see Shafa!"

Xia Fa was pleasantly surprised when he saw this.

Barnes... is she finally coming back?
To be honest, the last time Beneath went to the Endless Realm was just a routine training exercise, and both he and Beneath probably thought so.

In other words, the two of them are supposed to meet in a few days.

But unexpectedly, after Beneath went to the Endless Realm, she encountered so much, which led to such a long separation.

And now, Benny is finally coming back!
In fact, as long as Beneath returns safely, Shafa doesn't care whether she brings back any sacred metals or other treasures.

Especially after being apart for so long.

"By the way, the power that Benedict used after she transformed into a demigod..."

Without a doubt, the reason these dozen or so lines of records were blacked out was because of the power that Beneath displayed. It must have been a power of extremely high rank, which was why it was able to directly "reverse" the angelic-level pure white silver giant into a fist-sized pure white light-chasing crystal silver.

Moreover, it seems to be more than just reversing time; it's more like "reversal" itself.

This power is so immense that if it were used on a person, it could probably turn them into an infant or even an embryo.

However, it seems that even Benedictine herself could not control this power, which led to her fainting later. When she woke up, she did not know how she had used that move.

Moreover, the extraordinary power within her body was almost exhausted after using that move.

Of course, it is certain that this power most likely comes from that thing on Benedict's back.

"Is this the Chosen One of the Endless Realms? The missing spherical joint of the Puppet God, the old woman in the ring, and now this is another trump card..."

Xia Fa couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He could only say that she truly lived up to her reputation as his doll girl, possessing extraordinary talent and numerous secrets just like himself.

Perhaps this is the mutual attraction between geniuses?
Oh right, besides Benedict Cumberbatch, there's now another genius.

That is Meowkor, who possesses the incredibly powerful and extraordinary talent of the [Cat Clan Sacred Body].

As a demigod, Nyakoru's physical strength is so great that she can crush a pure silver giant of angelic overlord level. Her potential is not to be underestimated.

Of course, according to Xia Fa's speculation, the physical strength of the pure silver giant should not be comparable to that of the silver throne signer of the same rank.

The reason is simple: judging from the final reversal of the pure silver giant, only its heart is made of pure white light-seeking silver, a sacred metal; the rest of its body and limbs are formed from the earth's energy.

Despite being blessed with pure white, light-seeking silver, His physical strength should be several levels weaker than that of a Silver Throne Signer of the Angelic rank.

Even so, it's clear that Nyokuru has unparalleled potential.

"I wonder when they'll be back. This notebook probably wasn't written in real time, right? The ink's been dry for ages..."

Seeing that Benedict and Meowkor wouldn't be back for a while, it was perfect timing. I'd already had enough rest from reading Benedict's training notes in bed.
So, Xia Fa decided to take a shower first to wash off the sweat from his battle with the Roaring Emperor, and then change into some loose clothes.

Speaking of which, this Roaring Emperor is really something else. Even when he was seriously injured, he managed to break out in a sweat like this and almost hurt himself in the process...

……

After half an hour.

"call--"

Xia Fa let out a long breath, picked up a glass of chilled sandworm wine, and sat comfortably on the sofa in the bedroom.

Having just taken a shower, and then enjoying a glass of chilled sandworm wine, couldn't be more delightful.

However, with about a third of the flesh of the Wall of Blood still in his stomach, he couldn't eat anything for the time being.

Because this third is compared to the third when he first ate the flesh of the Wall of Flesh, in other words, the amount is actually quite large, causing his stomach to be full now, just not as full as before.

Otherwise, a plate of grilled fish belly would be the real treat.

Xia Fa also planned to save this third of the meat for the Dream Come True sea train after midnight tonight.

After all, this Dream Come True sea train might even have some veteran extraordinary monarchs coming.

Even Dionysius, the Mysterious Emperor, and the Crimson Agent might appear.

Therefore, keeping this third of the flesh of the wall of flesh and blood is just a precaution.

Thinking this, Xia Fa was about to take out a high-level secret contract and casually eat a couple of bites.

After frantically consuming seven Advanced Secret Contracts yesterday, starting today, it seems I only need to consume one Advanced Secret Contract per day, and I can't consume more than that.

This made things much easier for Xia Fa.

After mentally searching through the many black bags, Xia Fa selected a high-level secret contract called "Thunderstorm".

This high-level secret inscription is simply carved on a stone slab, and it should be some kind of supernatural creature made of rock.

Xia Fa had no other idea; he just wanted to try what it felt like to eat a stone.

Da da da!
Da da da!
Just then, the faint sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the air, growing louder as they approached.

Xia Fa put away the Thunderstorm high-level secret contract, and his eyes lit up immediately.

That's... the sound of the wooden pony's hooves!

This means... Barnes is back!
Sure enough, the next moment, a rainbow bridge appeared in the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a pumpkin carriage pulled by puppet horses came down from the rainbow bridge.

"Xiafa!"

Before the pumpkin carriage even reached the ground from the Rainbow Bridge, Benedict jumped down from the air and pounced on Shafa.

"I miss you so much!"

As soon as Xia Fa stood up, he was suddenly embraced by Benedict Cumberbatch. He caught her steadily and gave her a big hug.

The two embraced, inhaling each other's scent, neither seemingly willing to let go.

"Cough cough."

It wasn't until a delicate cough rang out that Benedict suddenly realized what was happening, her face flushed, and she released her arms.

"Xia Fa, you seem to have gotten taller and stronger again. Wait, you're actually a Wolf-level superhuman now?"

Benedict scrutinized Shafa closely, her face filled with curiosity:
"I thought I'd be better than you after I came back this time, but it seems you should be able to beat Angel Ying now, right?"

"Angel?"

Xia Fa smiled and shook his head:
"more than."

Benedict was surprised:
"More than just angels? Then, can I still go on adventures with you?"

Xia Fa smiled slightly:
"If it's a safe place, then of course you can go."

As the two were talking, Meowklu jumped down from the pumpkin carriage.

Seeing this, Benedict immediately pulled Sharfa over and said with a grin:
"Xia Fa, let me introduce you—"

Xia Fa interrupted with a smile:
"I know, this is Nyakoru, right? I've been reading your training notes."

Upon hearing this, the petite and adorable cat, Koruru, immediately perked up:

"Huh? You know me? That's perfect, Shafa, I want to acknowledge you as my master, is that alright?"

Looking at the energetic little catgirl, Xia Fa couldn't help but laugh:

"Of course, but where are Chief Big and Granny Meow?"

At the same time, he also noticed that Benny wasn't wearing obsidian rings on either of her hands.

This also means that Heather Perriam did not return with Benedict.

Nyakoru answered whatever came to mind:
"Chief Big and Granny Meow are still in the Giant Egg World. After Sister Beneath and I retrieved the treasure of the Pure Silver Giant, we came right back. She said she really wanted to see you and couldn't wait. It's been so long since we last met."

At this moment, Benedict was unusually embarrassed, turning her head away, her delicate and bright face flushed pink.
"Nyakoro, you, how could you say everything!"

Miao Ke Lu's innocent words:
"Huh? Can't I say that?"

Seeing this, Xia Fa couldn't help but find it both funny and absurd.

Well, now that's even worse. Benedict was already a troublemaker, and now we have Nyakoro too.

However, Xia Fa still rolled up her sleeves and stretched out her muscular arms in front of Nyankoro.

"Come, acknowledge me as your master."

Unexpectedly, Meowkor was stunned:
"What...what is this for?"

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"Isn't it about recognizing a master?"

The cat peeks out and shakes its head like a bell:
"Our catgirl clan doesn't recognize masters like that. Come on, Shafa, let's each drip a drop of blood into it!"

She cupped her delicate white hands, and a circular contract appeared, bearing a simple sketch of Meowkor, surrounded by countless pink cat paw prints and rings of secret text.

Xia Fa then realized that it seemed only when the doll girls recognized their master did they bite him; he had just been thinking in terms of habit...

Immediately, a flash of mercury appeared on his finger, and a drop of blood dripped into it.

Miao Kelu bit her finger with her sharp little fangs, drawing a drop of blood, but her blood was golden in color.

With a hum, the circular contract trembled slightly, and then flew directly into the space between Nyakoru's eyebrows.

Suddenly, Meowkor rolled her eyes and collapsed to the ground with a thud, her petite body convulsing uncontrollably.

Xia Fa was slightly startled. What... happened?
He suddenly remembered that the last time Benedict Cumberbatch acknowledged him as her master, she bit him and immediately fainted.

Later, when she mentioned this to Heather Polivia, Heather Polivia clearly pointed out that it was his problem.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be a big deal, and Nyakoru should be fine too.

Sure enough, almost immediately, Nyako stopped convulsing and slowly opened her eyes.

But her sky-blue eyes were filled with surprise as she looked at Xia Fa:
"Master, you..."

Unexpectedly, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open when she was only halfway through her sentence.

"Cousin! A distinguished guest has come to see you!"

That was the voice of the Father of All Stars, and then the door opened completely.

Tefalo, the Laughing Clown, the Father of a Thousand Stars, Locke, and the Shark Princess were all standing at the door.

Then, they saw Shafa, the doll girl beside him, and the petite and adorable catgirl.

(End of this chapter)